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[Dannyk]

12 minutes ago, GBJ said:

Why aren't you allowed to jet wash it?

i didn't think that was 'essential'? Plus  my local petrol station is twice as busy as usual and people seem to think the two metre rule also applies to cars in the que to get in there

[mitsisigma01]

8 hours ago, dollywobbler said:

One week since I last went for a drive. The G fired up straight away once the fuel got through. Sadly not a very long drive, but staves off the madness for a little longer.

Supplies and a Post Office visit. Roads largely, but not completely deserted. 

Holidayed up there many a time, great scenic drives out through the reservoirs area, should of got a 10 foot whip aerial and flag for the Mx5, had many a close call because we were lower than the walls, grasses and undulations and couldn't be seen. Also in my old Rover 420 we were sat at the side of the road watching this crusty old Landrover bouncing through the landscape then a load of sheepdogs come steaming out of the back bombing off up into the hillside until they were near on out of site, a minute later shitloads of sheep come flying down the hill closely followed by those sheepdogs, the bloke didn't even get out of his Landrover. We were so struck by this amazing sight I didn't notice a horse had come up on my blindside, head and neck up to the shoulders straight into the car pinning me to my seat straight across to the Mrs who had the snacks on her lap, he got what he wanted until I told the Mrs to get the fk out with the food, eventually he got out leaving the Rover and me covered in horsehair and dribble!!! An interesting drive, made the 420 seem quite small 

[brownnova]

Took the Saab to Aldi on my way home from work.

 Very quiet, there was pasta, bog roll and everything! 

Was well behaved and drove straight home, despite the sunshine. 

[17-Coffees]

I was made redundant today, considering I work(ed) in a now 'essential' industry and was only told last Wednesday that redundancy were taking place...

7 and a half years working there and I never even got a "so long", let alone a good luck.

And right in the middle of a national lock down, global pandemic and start of rescission in the oil industry(and all that befitted from it) in Aberdeen, and no doubt global recession in general.  

 

Fucking yay. 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

11 hours ago, dollywobbler said:

One week since I last went for a drive. The G fired up straight away once the fuel got through. Sadly not a very long drive, but staves off the madness for a little longer.

Supplies and a Post Office visit. Roads largely, but not completely deserted. 

That looks very like New Quay. Just along the way from my friends in Rhydowen.....

[Noel Tidybeard]

On 3/24/2020 at 3:28 PM, xtriple said:

I have been asked on three separate occassions today if I need any help with food shopping. Once by a woman I have never spoken to before. Is this because I am an obvious cripple (in which case, thank you all very much) or because I look like an old bastard (in which case you can all fuck off!     ).

probably the latter

[Amishtat]

Blinking in the daylight after about five months. Possibly my shopping cart later on today,might as well try to enjoy essential travel. 

[egg]

9 hours ago, Noel Tidybeard said:

probably the latter

I always thought our @xtriple was the resident silver fox, lol ?

[High Jetter]

2 hours ago, Amishtat said:

Blinking in the daylight after about five months. Possibly my shopping cart later on today,might as well try to enjoy essential travel. 

That is lush!

[egg]

From the Egg AS archives, July 2017 - when we could freely mingle with rusty Jags and Saab's of many shiters. Oh and eat and drink in public!

[Bren]

Knackers to coronavirus.

 

I've been busy.

[GBJ]

18 hours ago, Dannyk said:

i didn't think that was 'essential'? Plus  my local petrol station is twice as busy as usual and people seem to think the two metre rule also applies to cars in the que to get in there

Ah, sorry, I thought you meant jet wash it on your drive with a pressure washer.

[Fat_Pirate]

I was hoping to roffle this next month, but that seems extremely unlikely - at least it's very clean now.  I'd like to get on with replacing the cambelt but it means ordering parts - and that's not really on just because I'm bored, is it?  Alfaworkshop sounds eager for business though.

[Cavcraft]

1 hour ago, Bren said:

Knackers to coronavirus.

 

I've been busy.

 

Thought you'd sold the Passat, M8?

[Bren]

16 minutes ago, Cavcraft said:

Thought you'd sold the Passat, M8?

Its my SD1 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

1 litre of Castrol 10w/40 lobbed into the CX. Still no reading on the dipstick. By contrast, dipping the dipstick directly into the Castrol bottle gives me nice clear indication between the markers, so I'm not going mad. The battery needs a recharge anyway, so I couldn't start the car.

[Pete-M]

3 hours ago, Bren said:

Knackers to coronavirus.

 

I've been busy.

I thought this would have been done by now!

 

 

[Amishtat]

Bouyed by using a 61 year old car for getting the shopping, I tried to get some life into the next oldest thing I have (six weeks younger). Would it start? Would it fuck.. I see a tow-rope figuring large in its future. 

[320touring]

56 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

1 litre of Castrol 10w/40 lobbed into the CX. Still no reading on the dipstick. By contrast, dipping the dipstick directly into the Castrol bottle gives me nice clear indication between the markers, so I'm not going mad. The battery needs a recharge anyway, so I couldn't start the car.

Have you checked that the dipstick tube is actually in the block?

[Cord Fourteener]

I've got my BMW running! I suffered lots of mall things coming to a head at once. Crankshaft position sensor was on its way out, the plugs and one ignition coil pack, there was a massive hole in the intake rubber hose behind the MAF and the crank case breather hose was goosed, Pink gaffer tape dealt with the latter. I ordered the intake hose which came today. The sensor was seized in place and had to be ripped out by an actual real mechanic and then presumably re-tapped. No wonder I had a few symptoms for a while!

Oh and both of my key fob batteries have died.

But we are running smooth and driving. I had a little drive as far as I dare, probably about 3 miles to test it today. I think that was a necessary journey?

[SiC]

Emptied the garage today and pressure washed it. Not sure what I'm going to do with the appliances when I get around to painting it. Might have to paint around it, wait for it to dry and then paint where the appliances are.

Everything that was in the garage has ended up in the shed. In clearing out the shed, I found a can of floor paint. Handy!

[Bren]

36 minutes ago, Pete-M said:

I thought this would have been done by now!

 

 

So did I - life just keeps getting in the way. Changing jobs and having kids slows things.

I need to find somebody to paint it - some of the quotes I have had have been somewhat unrealistic.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

31 minutes ago, 320touring said:

Have you checked that the dipstick tube is actually in the block?

It's the same dipstick that the car has always had, and the tube hasn't shifted. The  dipstick is always fully inserted. Before the oil and filter change,  the oil level always registered on the dipstick marks without fail. After the change, there was still a reading. In the last few weeks there's been no reading,  i.e. virtually dry.

I r mystified 

[stuboy]

First day off got bored, cracked out the disc cutter chopped up the old door cards outta the mondeo to go in green bin, popped out to get diesel for the galaxy and central locking stopped working and had locked petrol flap, had to force the flap open, .. guess I'll look tomos

[mitsisigma01]

1 hour ago, SiC said:

Emptied the garage today and pressure washed it. Not sure what I'm going to do with the appliances when I get around to painting it. Might have to paint around it, wait for it to dry and then paint where the appliances are.

Everything that was in the garage has ended up in the shed. In clearing out the shed, I found a can of floor paint. Handy!

Move the appliances first, paint where they sit first ?

[SiC]

Move the appliances first, paint where they sit first

Problem is that the paint reportedly takes a week for it to fully set in warm weather. As it's cold out at the moment, it'll maybe even longer. So might be until after lockdown until they'll move.

[Cavcraft]

Found this on Photobucket yesterday, bought it from Liverpool and met the vendor (probably from VXON or Migweb) somewhere near where Liverpool 1 is now. He was a serial Omega licker and I can't help wondering if it was you @omegod?

 

 

Obvs. like Photobucket are still complete wankspangles, hence the enormous water mark.

[omegod]

Not me cav, you picked up the Rover 220 from me a while back though. Fingers crossed I may have an absolute peach of an Omega coming in soon though 

[mitsisigma01]

 

54 minutes ago, SiC said:

58 minutes ago, mitsisigma01 said:

Move the appliances first, paint where they sit first

Problem is that the paint reportedly takes a week for it to fully set in warm weather. As it's cold out at the moment, it'll maybe even longer. So might be until after lockdown until they'll move.

Some dry quicker than others, some you can walk on within hours, time is something we are all going to have, time to Google what system suit you best, ie cracked, dusty, already soiled can you heat the garage to assist with curing etc etc, leave the cars out for a week is probably a common theme for most though. 

My garage has got so much shite in it you can't even see the floor let alone walk on it ???

[Pete-M]

2 hours ago, Bren said:

So did I - life just keeps getting in the way. Changing jobs and having kids slows things.

I need to find somebody to paint it - some of the quotes I have had have been somewhat unrealistic.

I know a chap in Kirkby who restores 911s. He might be able to help, if you aren't in a mad rush. He's a brilliant painter.