NorfolkNWeigh Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 That Jag is weird looking thing, at first I thought it might be armoured from the stance, but I think it’s just those silver sills and possibly slightly too large tyres. The mascot and tints suggest US spec, but no rear marker lights cancel that out. Knowing the sort of stufff your neighbours have in , possibly Middle Eastern, but then unlikely in black. It’s an odd one. 1 hour ago, richardmorris said: Y reg Stevebrookman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince70 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 I managed to wire up my Wipac spots today on my R50 Cooper and they look great and got it done just as it started raining but I did cheat and will get scolded I know as I did use a scotchlock as I found my 50 year old pifco soldering iron was a bit crap but it might of been a operator error more than the soldering iron. Aston Martin, HMC, paulplom and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 and the hairdryer ? Vince70 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince70 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 4 minutes ago, gm said: and the hairdryer ? For shrinking the heat shrink that I put over the solder joints as it’s no connection blocks for me lol gm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 News from Garages Dubois-Loizou: OMGHGF confirmed. Replacement and repairs authorised. Big bill anticipated. Very big bill. Think I might get some spare cylinder head bolts in. I've a nasty feeling one might snap. BL Bloke, Ghosty and Shite Ron 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 On 6/1/2020 at 9:08 PM, Split_Pin said: I cannot tax the 75 as there has been some sort of foul up at the DVLA yet again. I have the new V5 in my name and on the original plate. It all appears hunky dory but a call to the DVLA by the previous owner confirms the tax has somehow not changed over with the ownership and the system won't recognise the V5 reference number. I also can't tax it by phone because don't get the option to as it's saying it's not due until November. Finally, the website says I must absolutely not phone customer services because I am not a key worker(TM) or essential member of society. However the car was taxed by the previous owner and as that hasn't changed over, it is still showing on the system as taxed till November. So it's effectively on the house until they finally sort it out. DVLA, what a bunch of wallies. Can you tax it using the reference on the green slip? Apols if this is what you're trying to do. Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Failing that you should be able to tax it at a post orifice - their system is less fussy than the DVLA website. Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 I ordered a tyre for the Mondeo last week as I was convinced the nearside rear was going to fail the MOT. It turned up today - nice enough tyre for a cheapie, but it was the wrong size - I'd ordered a 215/55 16, they'd sent me a 205/55. As it happened the Mondeo tyre scraped through with an advisory (although other bits didn't). I emailed the tyre seller to complain and they processed a full refund within minutes and haven't asked for the tyre back. So I have a free 205/55 16 tyre. I don't actually have any cars at the moment that take that particular size, but I'm sure I will sooner or later... The Mondeo failed on a front balljoint and a rear trailing arm bush. You can buy the balljoints separately but they're riveted onto the arms from the factory, so I'd have to take the arm off anyway to grind / drill the rivets out. So I've ordered a complete arm - being Ford it wasn't expensive. I've also ordered the trailing arm bush but I'll probably get the garage to do that as it looks like it'd be a bit of a tit to do without the proper tool. It's not a bad car really given its 200K+ miles. It's been well looked after - there's a replacement DMF and at least two replacement cambelts in the history, the other side front wishbone was replaced last year and the MOT tester mentioned there's a new DPF in there as well, so it's not the usual shagged out old banger. Given that I got it cheap I don't resent splashing out 150 quid or so to get it through a test. Saabnut, puddlethumper, BorniteIdentity and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 5 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: News from Garages Dubois-Loizou: OMGHGF confirmed. Replacement and repairs authorised. Big bill anticipated. Very big bill. Think I might get some spare cylinder head bolts in. I've a nasty feeling one might snap. Are they not one use stretch bolts ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 I'm worried, Autotrader on facebook has started recommending cars to me. 3 Bentley Arnarge, a Bentley Continental, a TVR Chimera, a Jaguar, a Fiat 124 Spider and a MINI Cooper. They probably realise that I'm both bored and suggestable. What they don't realise is that I'd rather have a Morris Minor traveller or another Morgan HMC, Tickman, BL Bloke and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 40 minutes ago, mitsisigma01 said: Are they not one use stretch bolts ??? Apparently not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 2 hours ago, dollywobbler said: Can you tax it using the reference on the green slip? Apols if this is what you're trying to do. I tried that as soon as I had it before I got the new V5 in my name but apparently the tax part of the ownership has somehow been 'left behind' if that makes sense. As long as it's showing as taxed then I'm happy to benefit from the DVLA's foul up until November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 16 minutes ago, Split_Pin said: I tried that as soon as I had it before I got the new V5 in my name but apparently the tax part of the ownership has somehow been 'left behind' if that makes sense. As long as it's showing as taxed then I'm happy to benefit from the DVLA's foul up until November. But keep checking in case they suddenly sort it out and untax it. wuvvum, BeEP and Split_Pin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 On 6/1/2020 at 5:30 PM, barefoot said: 'Taxed' the T2 at the post office this morning. Chap gave me a receipt, which I read when I got home. It says that it was taxed from today and it's also for the retained document, the V5c, which the post office bloke gave me back. Does anyone think this will cause me problems later on? Everything seems to be OK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Out again today. BL Bloke, flat4alfa, dome and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Have you put an offer in yet? richardmorris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 13 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: Apparently not. Porous head ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 12 minutes ago, mitsisigma01 said: Porous head ? Not as bad as a batch of the DTR T2s, which had porous blocks..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Not mine though. Despite being a battered old heap mine has behaved impeccably throughout my ownership. I still haven't put any LHM in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 I changed the vectra's oil and filter a few weeks ago - today air and pollen filter. hoovered air box and cleaned the MAF. The old filter was filthy. New one in. On to the pollen filter. Again minging. It was a crossland item. Dyson used again. New filter in. Job jobbed. I will do the fuel filter tomorrow weather permitting - it is a bit more of a faff. LightBulbFun, Split_Pin, Skizzer and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Hopefully an excellent landing at RAF Northolt: paulplom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 5 hours ago, wuvvum said: Not mine though. Despite being a battered old heap mine has behaved impeccably throughout my ownership. I still haven't put any LHM in it. What flavour is it? Posh pallas or bASe of some kind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 It's a DTR Turbo 2 so not posh but not really bASe either. It's got electric windows and aircon and shiz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston Martin Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 A bloke pointed and laughed as I was driving the Alessi home. Carlosfandango 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstraight6 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 I did a job today, new boot lid seal for the Zodiac. It turned out to be a more difficult job than I’d anticipated as the seal is glued to the boot lid and I got more of the glue on myself than the to items that needed bonding together, I spent a considerable time trying to scrub my hands clean to not much avail! Skizzer, Austat, BorniteIdentity and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlosfandango Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Mini collecktshun report. Bagged the MGF today. Borrowed the beavertail and managed to get it back to the workshop. It’s a ropey piece of shiiiiiite but kind of endearing at the same time. Had a short spin in it and it’s no where near as bad as I was expecting. It also has leather, which is a bonus and while there’s a bit of tidying there’s nothing (besides the OMGFHGF) alarming. The seller was simply an unpleasant chap to deal with, I guess that’s what owning an MGF does to a man.. He decided to keep the stereo because of being a cock and was decidedly unhelpful regarding the collection. There now follows a series of pictures. Because we like pictures. CFD RobT, gm, dome and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlosfandango Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Aston Martin said: A bloke pointed and laughed as I was driving the Alessi home. He was crying on the inside. CFD Skizzer and richardmorris 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 He's secretly jealous of you having AN ORANGE CAR. That MGF is a pretty spiffy colour too. BL Bloke, Skizzer, BorniteIdentity and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 I was feeling a bit glum today so thought I'd cheer myself up by taking the Megane off sorn. I'd planned to swap my Citroen over with the Megane so I could use it for going out for shopping and stuff but the Citroen's too fat to get in the garage. I did get to take it for a drive though for the first time in 3 months and it still drives great (for a megane with 200,000 miles on it). I'll get it up to the house at the weekend and give it a good clean. RobT, paulplom, dome and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_lihp Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Loving the colour of that MGF, shame about the seller but on the other hand, you've got his car and will never have to deal with him again! Carlosfandango 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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