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My mate had a zt, thought he'd had it lowered, nah, probably just the amount of water in it, front scuttle drain, rear light seals, rear window seal, all seats n carpets out, took days taking it apart and drying it. Reassembled, quick test drive, lovely. Next day he lends it to a dick, that obviously couldn't /shouldn't of been driving, straight thru, up and over a roundabout bouncing of the trees like a bowling ball off skittles. Zt dead! 

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Happened to be doing a delivery next door to the Saab specialist 2-Stroke to Turbo in Hertfordshire this morning, so I popped in to have a look at their Saab hive on my 45 minute driving break:

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These three 99s really grabbed my attention. I've not seen early 99s like the first two for many years:

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However, my favourite car of the three was the brown one, as not only was it more 'me' (cellular foam bumpers, big indicators and original paint/patina FTW), it was the same age as me :grin:

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All three cars are for sale, but they're far too expensive for the likes of me :-(

Pawnote: The 96 Anniversary in the background is a very well-known car in Saab circles and is in the midst of being fettled.

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22 hours ago, somewhatfoolish said:

Sit-on mowers, certainly those built within the last 4 decades or so, will have a dead man's pedal which if you lift your feet off the blade stops. 

My sister's old one also required someone's weight on the seat before you could start it, bloody annoying as the engine stopped everytime you got off it.

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On 3/3/2020 at 5:57 PM, SiC said:

Exchanged today. Completion and moving house tomorrow! ?

All moved in and everything clicked into place without any hitches. Surprising for us! 

Really glad to have a removal company doing all the hard grunt. It did feel wrong just sitting around watching them do all the work. 

View out the back bedroom window is a bit nicer than last one. Rather have sheep looking at us than a neighbor always in his dressing gown.

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16 minutes ago, egg said:

lots of space there to park rusty hulks on wet grass!

Glad you're in.

I'm hoping longer term I can put a door through the back of the garage on the left and put a hard standing out the back. Then put a carport type area over it to keep the worst of the elements off. 

Basically overflow area for excess cars in progress :D

Garage floor needs sealing and a roller door put up first. Then kitchen replacing. 

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1 hour ago, anonymous user said:

My sister's old one also required someone's weight on the seat before you could start it, bloody annoying as the engine stopped everytime you got off it.

Rideons are great if new,but once they're a few years old you spend an hour fixing them before every mow.One of the main reasons for that is because the microswitches in the safety interlocks lose continuity.As there are 5 or 6 of them it becomes time consuming to find out which one is in trouble.

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On 3/3/2020 at 7:38 PM, Tubbo said:

So. After buying a Rover 75 blind off EBay with no MOT and viewing it in the dark in the pissing down rain! Once I got it home and had a good look at it in the light I had one of those ‘oh fuck’ moments what have I bought. The foot wells were like duck ponds, the airbag light was on and the ABS light, the boot was full of water and it stank! Also once I got under the car it had rust! Lots of ‘surface rust’. So after many weeks work changing the side impact sensors, replacing all the wires and connectors under the seats, taking out all the carpets to dry them out and having a dehumidifier on the go for days on end, clearing out the sunroof drain holes and plenums. Then tackling the rust by wearing several wire brushes down and various wire wheels with my drill while inhaling and blinding myself with the resulting dust! I have finally got around to getting an MOT. I then spent all day yesterday cleaning and polishing it.

I only ever wanted a 75 if I could find it in this particular colour combo- old English white with Aubergine interior. I think it is the best (or worst) whichever way you look at it.

 

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Stunning. What a honey!

All very normal 75 ownership problems, you got off lightly!

I'd love another, need to shift my Clio 172 first if that's to happen though!

 

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7 minutes ago, artdjones said:

Rideons are great if new,but once they're a few years old you spend an hour fixing them before every mow.One of the main reasons for that is because the microswitches in the safety interlocks lose continuity.As there are 5 or 6 of them it becomes time consuming to find out which one is in trouble.

Well I had to have a go starting it today. Removal guy was distracted helping me too. :D

Anyway battery was dead so I resorted to pulling the cord. Got it going after 6 or 7 pulls with it revving it's tits off. Engine speed control didn't make any difference, even though it is moving something on the carb. Reverse doesn't work but forward did on the hydrostatic gearbox. I put the leaver a bit too far forward and slipped off the clutch. This led me wheeling it and shooting off towards the back wall in the garage!?

Looks like it'll need a bit of tinkering. No idea why reverse isn't working. 

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Noticed a bit of the rubber underseal on the sill of the Audi hanging down today so I investigated when I got home.

The underseal on the whole length of the sill was peeling at the bottom. I got a Stanley knife and sliced off the material just above where the rust stopped, about 2 cm up. I had to remove quite a bit.

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Being a pre A series Audi,  it was only slight rusty blemishes rather than proper rust, 30 seconds with my bandfile and some stonechip later and its fixed.

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That apparently unpainted bit on the right is actually a rubber pipe, not sure what it's for as the fuel and brake lines are further under and smaller in diameter.

Had this been my Corsa (which it usually is) it would be branflakes in the driveway.

It's a handsome bugger even in the sleet last weekend.

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2 hours ago, SiC said:

Rather have sheep looking at us than a neighbor always in his dressing gown.

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Those sheep look suspiciously like they're wearing dressing gowns.

Are you quite sure one of them isn't your neighbour? It wasn't a white dressing gown by any chance was it?

And they are looking at you...

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On 3/3/2020 at 10:37 PM, Alan_Green said:

Saab handed over to new custodian. 

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New custudian looks sooo happy about his new acquisition his hands are shaking with the excitement!

As well they should?

I learned to drive in a black G-reg SAAB 900 and was very fond of it. Each door weighed the same as my mum's 2CV, I especially loved the hiss from adjusting the ventilation controls and the way the ignition switch would get drowned when I left the rainroof open. Such a hefty charismatic handsome barge.

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10 hours ago, barefoot said:

Looks like I'll be moving to Superunleaded then.

Won't help you - looks like they're planning to just lump it into everything as they have with E5 as of six months or so back.  It's why I used V-Power for several years as it used to be the one fuel that was guaranteed to be ethanol free until it was forced into everything.

At least I don't have a car with a complicated fuel system that will need converting as a precautionary measu...oh...wait...

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So the E10 will save 350,000 car's worth of Co2. Let's put that in context - that's 1% of the total cars on the road.

A far more effective strategy, in my opinion, would be to tax the worst polluting SUV's out of the market...

'Growing demand for SUVs was the second largest contributor to the increase in global CO2 emissions from 2010 to 2018, an analysis has found.'

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2019/oct/25/suvs-second-biggest-cause-of-emissions-rise-figures-reveal

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1 hour ago, egg said:

So the E10 will save 350,000 car's worth of Co2. Let's put that in context - that's 1% of the total cars on the road.

A far more effective strategy, in my opinion, would be to tax the worst polluting SUV's out of the market...

'Growing demand for SUVs was the second largest contributor to the increase in global CO2 emissions from 2010 to 2018, an analysis has found.'

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2019/oct/25/suvs-second-biggest-cause-of-emissions-rise-figures-reveal

You and your sensible ideas! 

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First really annoying thing happened the v50 this morning. Was dropping little one ro the creche i had run the car to move it and also defrost. When i drove it subsequently the window would not wind down on drivers side. I presumed that it had re froze. I got to my destination and delivered the precious cargo. Got back to car and central locking was not happening. I investigated and it seemed to be the drivers side only affected. I also noted the temp display  for outside was accurate. It had until now been hovering at about minus 10. It aint that cold out surely. So it all seems related. The wiring connectors in the door need greasing up it seems. I will be tackling this at lunch time

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On 2/28/2020 at 3:53 PM, Sir Chocolate Teapot said:

I am a hypocrite, i think jeff amazon will ruin the world, But 4 brand new pirelli 205 55 16 for Euro 46 each delivered next day !. That is less than 40 of your uk pounds each. I can't get decent part worns or linlongs for that here in italy.

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I've recently had a pair of those tyres fitted to the front of the daily and they're great...

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