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[DVee8]

[stuboy]

Changed bulbs in back of an ambulance and the fixing hold the unit on are just the cheapest crap I've ever seen..

[clayts450]

It's recommended to change the oil on the Multijet/CDTi 1.3 every 10,000 miles, which I have stuck to religiously with the van since I got it in February.

Problem is in my line of work the miles stack up quick, last oil/filter change 31 August 2020.  That was 5 weeks ago.....

The next 10K was achieved yesterday. Another oil change/new filter done today.

Good job Tesco have cheap oil at the moment (fully synth stuff going for 6 quid for 2 litres...stocked up)

[320touring]

Maybe look at getting the mannol 20L drums off eBay? @clayts450

[clayts450]

Thanks mate, I'll look into that.

[wuvvum]

1 hour ago, DVee8 said:

We had a ride out today, can you guess where

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm going to assume that Iveco isn't a 3.5-tonner...

[Lord Sterling]

When I got paid from work I decided to sort out the constantly deflating tyre on the 407. Unfortunately the side corner where the side wall meets the tread had a puncture and couldn't be repaired. I bashed on another tyre, Michelin tyre which replaced the "FGX" tyre or whatever it was.

It actually drive a bit nicer after that.

Also, Vectra apparently doesn't have a broken spring, but still sits slightly lower one side than the other. It'll be fixed. Then the Peugeot is going in for MoT and some  work.

[Popsicle]

2 hours ago, clayts450 said:

It's recommended to change the oil on the Multijet/CDTi 1.3 every 10,000 miles, which I have stuck to religiously with the van since I got it in February.

Problem is in my line of work the miles stack up quick, last oil/filter change 31 August 2020.  That was 5 weeks ago.....

The next 10K was achieved yesterday. Another oil change/new filter done today.

Good job Tesco have cheap oil at the moment (fully synth stuff going for 6 quid for 2 litres...stocked up)

+1 for the Mannol stuff @320touring mentioned. Normally around the £42 mark for 20 litres 5/30 lows saps fully synthetic, keep an eye on it though as it drops to £33 once every month or so. I feel your pain with the 10k services I'm doing one every 5/6 weeks - 344k miles so far. Similar engine to yours but in 1.9 flavour.

[Stanky]

40 minutes ago, Popsicle said:

+1 for the Mannol stuff @320touring mentioned. Normally around the £42 mark for 20 litres 5/30 lows saps fully synthetic, keep an eye on it though as it drops to £33 once every month or so. I feel your pain with the 10k services I'm doing one every 5/6 weeks - 344k miles so far. Similar engine to yours but in 1.9 flavour.

+2 for the mannol, I got a drum in the summer and changed oil i. 3 cars and have enough left for 2 more changes.

For £35 delivered it's a no brainer

[High Jetter]

3 hours ago, DVee8 said:

We had a ride out today, can you guess where

 

 

 

 

 

 

Um, tricky. Got any more clues?

[xtriple]

Merc was siupposed to be having new brakes yesterday (yes, this is the same new brakes it's been supposed to be having for about 4 months!) and once again, the bloke let me down. That's it, no more chances even with covid busy shit. So I'll have to fins another garage to fit some sodding discs and pads or just get rid of the bloody car. Yes, it's proper pissed me off and even though I like the SuLKy little bugger, I am seriously considering just getting shot.

Please someone (everyone) tell me I'm being a childish fuckwit who needs to grow the fuck up!

However, I have been looking at XK8s and XFs (wich are really cheap - £5-6 thousand for a 10 plate 3 litre petrol) and also other Mercs... I really need to get a life.

[paulplom]

Sell it to me really cheap. You'll feel loads better.

[DVee8]

My Daimler was registered 52 years ago today 9/10/1968. It was delivered to  it's first owner tomorrow 10/10/68.

It's also MrsV8's birthday tomorrow, not 52 though and i have owned her 13 years.

[richardmorris]

very early targa?

[egg]

the infamous Top Gear Porsche 928 H982 FKL is still on the DVLA, even though it never came back to the UK, and 'some say' it was scrapped in an agreement between Argentina and local officials.

I guess someone, somewhere still has a V5 for it - but can neither mark it as exported or get a COD?

It's in eternal limbo.

[Jamie]

Turning into @loserone

 

[loserone]

FUCK YES.

 

Dibs to @sdkrc

[Jamie]

@loseroneplay much? 

[loserone]

Oh shit that's you? I'm commenting on facebook

 

[Jamie]

4 minutes ago, loserone said:

Oh shit that's you? I'm commenting on facebook

 

Yeah haha 

[loserone]

9 minutes ago, jamiechod said:

Yeah haha 

to be fair that last 206SW you picked up looked like it might have had a bit of unfortunate camber to the back end too.   @davehedgehog31 has put a new axle on the back of a pug in the street, and as you say you're fairly handy with spanners so expect you should be OK.  Might even turn a nice profit if it's otherwise OK.

[dozeydustman]

I passed my second Hiab test. I am now licensed for Clamshell buckets up to 20t/m using remote controls. Work hasn't got the necessary paperwork and personnel in place (yet) to officially use it on the road, so until then I'll keep my hand in by playing with it in the yard.

 

Plus it's 4 months old and our instructor has found faults with it, so FASSI need to come and remedy their crane..

[clayts450]

Streetshite road legal for another year. Work all done by local indie, first time I've used them - very impressed. One of the co-owners did all the work and talked me through it. And he happily used the CV boots/hubnuts I supplied. I shall use them again. He did say that the CV boots were a complete bastard, and there was no way I could have done it at home - my gut feeling paid off.

[Jamie]

22 minutes ago, loserone said:

to be fair that last 206SW you picked up looked like it might have had a bit of unfortunate camber to the back end too.   @davehedgehog31 has put a new axle on the back of a pug in the street, and as you say you're fairly handy with spanners so expect you should be OK.  Might even turn a nice profit if it's otherwise OK.

No profit in this one unfortunately paid too much for it to start with hoping it would be a good winter runabout. Sold the clio off here to my mate with the BMW specialist (again) for another courtesy car. I never make owt on anything 😂 it's too much of an arse ache of a job for me so I'll just get him to do it. Seen a refurbed gti axle on ebay for 220 posted 

[clayts450]

In other news, whilst I was waiting on the Streetwise getting fixed, I thought I'd sort out* one of those annoying jobs on the coupe. The bonnet release.  It opens fine, but the secondary catch sticks and doesn't pop back down when the bonnet is lifted, so the bonnet remains on the secondary catch rather than fully closed when you shut it.

The mechanism was full of gunk (and, bizarrely, moss) so took it all off and cleaned it all out, lubed where appropriate and put it back together. I also took the liberty of detaching the bonnet alarm sensor, which can cause the alarm to go off when the battery is low.  This is recommended in Accord Coupe owner circles !

Anyroad, did the secondary catch now pop back down ? Did it bollox. Luckily there is a workround, involving the prodigious poke of a finger on the mechanism, which I'll have to show the MoT tester.  Previously it required a stab with a screwdriver, so that's an improvement, I guess.

Looks like the cable has stretched, so that'll need replacing, assuming the cable isn't unobtainium.

[omegod]

Bit of a worry this morning,  bought car via ebay and arranged a pick up via shiply, paid the seller direct via a bank transfer which my bank flagged up as something being a bit fishy but I went ahead anyway ........ message received from ebay this morning to say sellers account has been suspended due to dodgy activity but not to worry as I hadn't paid for the car yet  I couldn't get an answer from the seller so thought I'd been stung

Fortunately the transporter arrived with it this afternoon, I asked him if the seller seemed dodgy, he said he didn't meet the seller personally as he texted he'd left the car in a field with the keys in!  

Avoid "repossessedcarsukltdcheshire" should you come across them at any point

 

 

 

[clayts450]

36 minutes ago, omegod said:

Avoid "repossessedcarsukltdcheshire" should you come across them at any point

 

 

 

Crumbs, not exactly a confidence-filling name that is it ? 

[loserone]

1 hour ago, omegod said:

left the car in a field with the keys in! 

Seems legit. Have you run an HPI check on that?

 

[17-Coffees]

Got annoyed of fuckwits while trying to sell the Astra. Getting offered £100 or less and I just know that if I said yes they'd try haggle down more as no doubt never read the ad.  So decided to just scrap it for £100. No hassle and free uplift. Sorted. 

I was happy to take £100 from friends and fellow Shiters, but chancers and fuckwits can get in the sea. 

She will be missed that car, did a good service! 

[Jamie]

Can't drive it (cos dangerous) but at least it makes a, nice drive ornament