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[wuvvum]

14 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

My mate just bought this after we went to view a few. 10k seems like a lot of pennies for a 15 year old people carrier but it's very well specced and tidy. 

Things like this aren't really on my radar but it was what he wanted/needed now he can only drive autos and sometimes needs to take 6 or 7 people out. 

Paint is pretty cool having a green/purple flip over black. RWD/4X4 as required and 3.5V6 out of the 350Z

 

Wasn't there one of those for sale on here a month or two back?

[N19]

Coming back from work, neighbour asks me 'how many cars do you actually own?' before going on a mini rant about parking.

I reassured her that I normally have 2 at the flats, of which 1 is always left on the street so only 1 takes up a space. She seemed to mellow rather after that when she realised I'm generally human and reasonable about things. Phew.

[cort1977]

Pretty biblical rain in Aberdeen this morning.  We were in Houston for hurricane Harvey where it rained 50" in a weekend and even by those standards it was quite impressive.  

[N19]

25 minutes ago, cort1977 said:

Pretty biblical rain in Aberdeen this morning.  We were in Houston for hurricane Harvey where it rained 50" in a weekend and even by those standards it was quite impressive.  

The news from Stonehaven is pretty tragic - 3 people dead now.

I've friends in Banchory and usually either go via the Cairn or the Slug Road - lovely on a springs day but I imagine a pretty remote part of the world in bad weather.

[Agila]

53 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Wasn't there one of those for sale on here a month or two back?

Yes. Originally sold by @colc to @NorthernMonkey to @Robson3022

Think it was a 2001 around the £1200 figure. A bit older but a lot cheaper.

[trigger]

Dolly progress! So last week I retrimed the parcel shelf as it was full of holes and fitted some rear belts. 

I then changed all the under bonnet fuel pipes as they were perished and of them was even leaking. 

After all that I got the transmission tunnel of to investigate this clutch problem... 

What a mare, I decided that removing the gearbox was too much work for me so farmed the job out to a local mechanic I know, a friend was kind enough to deliver the car to the garage for me as he was passing. 

And then the garage got the box out, found the fault, replaced it all and finished in a day! 

It ended up being a snapped £9 cross shaft pin meaning the shaft was moving about so the fork wasn't working properly 

Costed £300 to sort so I'm not complaining, collected it this morning and drove it for the first time, it's brilliant! It goes like a train and is great fun, it needs some more work, the timing is well out, carbs need balancing, and the interior needs putting back together again but for now I'm happy to have a working classic again! 

[NorthernMonkey]

1 hour ago, wuvvum said:

Wasn't there one of those for sale on here a month or two back?

There was...it was an E50 model though rather than the E51 above.

That one is also 4wd which mine wasn’t but £10k does seem towards the higher end of the price range. Bloody nice looking thing though...

[NorthernMonkey]

2 minutes ago, trigger said:

I’m not normally a massive fan of British stuff but that does look the absolute mutt’s ?

[Tadhg Tiogar]

2 hours ago, wuvvum said:

Would many Dedra oily bits fit a Tempra?

Could keep other Dedras going.

[wuvvum]

1 hour ago, N19 said:

The news from Stonehaven is pretty tragic - 3 people dead now.

Looks like it was an HST that derailed.  Must have been quite a landslide to knock one of those over as they are heavy bastards.

[stuboy]

Just fixed a Honda civic that had starting problems and guy bought new  battery,  think its wrong as terminals are tiny he done them up thinking it was sorted then tonight he went to start it and was not eager to go, so without effort I was able to pull off the clamps without undoing them??‍♂️, and so undid them wrapped wire and tap on with a hammer and tighten up, nearly started but battery was low in charge, so quick jump start and he's away...he'll let me know if starts again..lol

[Tadhg Tiogar]

8 hours ago, Spurious said:

We'd a decent dose of rain and thunder last night. ....

Rain? What rain? Nothing in the City of London, and nothing in this part of Barnet.

[BorniteIdentity]

12 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Looks like it was an HST that derailed.  Must have been quite a landslide to knock one of those over as they are heavy bastards.

Class 43 - 43030.

[nomiST]

On 8/10/2020 at 4:16 PM, holbeck said:

 

Mrs h's Dacia had its first service today.  12 year old beige Modus was a surprise courtesy car.

You're just around the corner from me! 

[Robson3022]

1 hour ago, Agila said:

Yes. Originally sold by @colc to @NorthernMonkey to @Robson3022

Think it was a 2001 around the £1200 figure. A bit older but a lot cheaper.

All mine now muhahaha

 

I think it’s worth a lump more than I paid. Going to use it as a bit of a camper over the summer then do some bits of tidying. Paint bumpers etc. 

[N19]

31 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Looks like it was an HST that derailed.  Must have been quite a landslide to knock one of those over as they are heavy bastards.

Yes, from what's been reported it left Stonehaven at 0650ish, came across a blockage, then ran wrong road before crossing back to the down line, so it had already passed the scene of the accident earlier on. Apparently the first report was at 0945, from the surviving crew member who ran to the nearest signalbox; must have been pretty elongated whatever was happening. Must have been very unpleasant for all concerned.

[lanciamatt]

2 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Could keep other Dedras going.

Dedra and tempra same car really, along with tipo, fiat coupe, alfa 155, 145, 146, gtv,spider,90s delta,. I tried offering it free, no body was interested, and that was before the roof damage. 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

7 minutes ago, lanciamatt said:

Dedra and tempra same car really, along with tipo, fiat coupe, alfa 155, 145, 146, gtv,spider,90s delta,. I tried offering it free, no body was interested, and that was before the roof damage. 

Is the Dedra so undesirable? I remember it as the last RHD model Lancia built. 

[Slowsilver]

4 hours ago, stuboy said:

Just fixed a Honda civic that had starting problems and guy bought new  battery,  think its wrong as terminals are tiny he done them up thinking it was sorted then tonight he went to start it and was not eager to go, so without effort I was able to pull off the clamps without undoing them??‍♂️, and so undid them wrapped wire and tap on with a hammer and tighten up, nearly started but battery was low in charge, so quick jump start and he's away...he'll let me know if starts again..lol

Some of the modern batteries for Japanese cars have smaller terminals. You can buy metal sleeves to adapt them to the older-style larger clamps. Just search for "Japanese Car Battery Terminal Post Adaptors".
 

[lanciamatt]

2 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Is the Dedra so undesirable? I remember it as the last RHD model Lancia built. 

That and thema were last rhd ones.dedras were never that popular, good cars in my eyes. 

[mitsisigma01]

6 hours ago, Robson3022 said:

All mine now muhahaha

 

I think it’s worth a lump more than I paid. Going to use it as a bit of a camper over the summer then do some bits of tidying. Paint bumpers etc. 

Roffle with the dog included ??

[brownnova]

After spending 4 days in 30 degree plus heat the drive home tonight would have been better done in a boat! Many many floods on the A41 through Shropshire and Cheshire... 

But the 9000 took it all in its stride. What a car! 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Another starter motor has arrived. Could this be the correct one....?

[Robson3022]

10 hours ago, mitsisigma01 said:

Roffle with the dog included ??

Would be £50,000 a ticket but worth every penny! 

[puddlethumper]

I went down to Dorchester to visit a mate a couple of days ago and decided to go to Weymouth for a Rossi's 

ice cream, large, because they make it every day and it's seriously lush. Real fruit in the flavours. Mango,

Raspberry, Strawberry, Fruits of the forest, Lemon, etc,. I'm salivating just typing this. 

A pic of the beach at 11 ish. Room enough to socially distance at that time but a large steady horde clogging

the street from the car parks. Second pic, not v/good, of the bay showing the cruise ship parking zone.

[Datsuncog]

Standard fucked Transit seen dumped at the side of the road outside work this morning. My first thought on clocking it was 'catastrophic suspension failure'

Errr...

Hang on, is this A Thing now?

A scratty ten year old Transit on bags?

Blimey. Just when you think you've seen it all, hey?

[xtriple]

Been a bit clumsy with the car the last couple of weeks: managed to get the passenger door pretty dented, dog hit the inside like a rhino trying to get out in record time and the door hit a post... and just now, driving to the same bloody park, some twat has been cutting down trees on the roadside and a bloody great branch fell and hit the car as I passed. Sod it.

Sounded like I'd taken the side of the car off but couldn't see anything but when I got home saw a scrape on the front wing, Not too bad, could have been worse (insert other platitudes here).

[00833827]

oil and filter change on the Volvo v50 today - also an air filter, plus the satisfaction of turning off the "Service Due" message on the display.

Also checked the fuse for the aircon as the button does nothing - i would expect the revs to dip when i turn it on but it stays as is and air does not get cold.

Any suggestions where to start on debuging that one?

 

 

[wuvvum]

Is there any gas in the system?  A lot of aircon systems are set up so that if there is insufficient refrigerant pressure the compressor won't engage.  I know the Rover 75 has something called a "trinary switch", I'd imagine most modernish cars have something similar.

[Jazoli]

5 minutes ago, 00833827 said:

oil and filter change on the Volvo v50 today - also an air filter, plus the satisfaction of turning off the "Service Due" message on the display.

Also checked the fuse for the aircon as the button does nothing - i would expect the revs to dip when i turn it on but it stays as is and air does not get cold.

Any suggestions where to start on debuging that one?

 

 

Take it for a regas, it's probably that, most places do a no fix no fee service.