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15 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Errm....what exactly is that thing?

That is the plenum that is *supposed* to fit between the offside heater blower and the heater matrix enclosure in the Jag.

It sitting not attached at either end behind the trim panel explains the continual cold draught in the vicinity of my left knee.

I've just spent nearly four hours wrestling with it...still no closer to having it fitted.  As far as I can tell they fitted it before installing the steering column, dash top, or any of the wiring loom...

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It needs to attach to the three arrowed bits of duct.

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Today we have done a super-lockdown-no distance collection of the new* every day car.

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We ventured a massive 3 miles to go and collect it, so no petrol station picture cos i have not been and bought any fuel for it, yet.

Mostly i will be driving it, as we got it to take me too and from the new job that starts on Monday.

The commute is mostly over the moors, as Kerry is working too we needed another vehicle. Kerry will use the Rover as her drive isn't very far, and it will be a kinder drive on the elderly Rover.

So, what is it? Well its a 2006 Toyota Avensis, 1800 pez with 71k on the clock. So that is the reworked engine which shouldn't have the oil burning naughty-ness that early versions of the engine have a reputation for.

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Its had 2 elderly owners, the service history is somewhat patchy, BUT the cars condition implys that its been looked after. Its clean MOT history would support that theory.

There are some scratches on the back bumper, which have been painted back in and a few other marks on the cars body. It is though a 13 year old car, so that is to be expected!

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So what do you get..... well its got a cd-radio, leccy windows, central locking and all the other usual bits including the power folding mirrors. Nice.

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Also, its got a spare wheel! OK so its a dustbin lid, BUT at least there is a wheel there in the boot! The rather fetching alloys are unmarked and shod in tires with plenty of tread.

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That interior, while not been the most inspiring thing to look at is very well put together and while the switchgear may not be as swish as we had in the Lexus, it all works and has a pleasant feel to it, It has, i think a good driving position, with a comfortable and supportive seat, which is nice. And the visibility all round is pretty good too for a modern. It has one good sized boot too, no wonder the estate versions of this car cost so much money!

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So, its an inexpensive family car, which i'm really taken with.

Yes the materials used are not a flashy as they could be, but, as these things are engineered down to a cost, i think Toyota have spent the money they didn't spend on the interior elsewhere on the car.

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29 minutes ago, MarvinsMom said:

Today we have done a super-lockdown-no distance collection of the new* every day car.

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We ventured a massive 3 miles to go and collect it, so no petrol station picture cos i have not been and bought any fuel for it, yet.

Mostly i will be driving it, as we got it to take me too and from the new job that starts on Monday.

The commute is mostly over the moors, as Kerry is working too we needed another vehicle. Kerry will use the Rover as her drive isn't very far, and will be kinder too the elderly Rover.

So, what is it? Well its a 2006 Toyota Avensis, 1800 pez with 71k on the clock. So that is the reworked engine which shouldn't have the oil burning naughty-ness that early versions of the engine have a reputation for.

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Its had 2 elderly owners, the service history is somewhat patchy, BUT the cars condition implys that its been looked after. Its clean MOT history would support that theory.

There are some scratches on the back bumper, which have been painted back in and a few other marks on the cars body. It is though a 13 year old car, so that is to be expected!

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So what do you get..... well its got a cd-radio, leccy windows, central locking and all the other usual bits including the power folding mirrors. Nice.

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Also, its got a spare wheel! OK so its a dustbin lid, BUT at least there is a wheel there in the boot! The rather fetching alloys are unmarked and shod in tires with plenty of tread.

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That interior, while not been the most inspiring thing to look at is very well put together and while the switchgear may not be as swish as we had in the Lexus, it all works and has a pleasant feel to it, It has, i think a good driving position, with a comfortable and supportive seat, which is nice. And the visibility all round is pretty good too for a modern. It has one good sized boot too, no wonder the estate versions of this car cost so much money!

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So, its an inexpensive family car, which i'm really taken with.

Yes the materials used are not a flashy as they could be, but, as these things are engineered down to a cost, i think Toyota have spent the money they didn't spend on the interior elsewhere on the car.

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While not the most inspiring of cars, you can almost guarantee that it will do an excellent job of simply being "a car" and doing everything that you ask of it in an extremely competent manner. 

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7 minutes ago, Zelandeth said:

While not the most inspiring of cars, you can almost guarantee that it will do an excellent job of simply being "a car" and doing everything that you ask of it in an extremely competent manner. 

which is EXACTLY why we bought it!

i had a Fiat 500  in mind for the next car. But the ones we saw were either not that great and dear, mint but a fortune or just crap, and also a fortune. I have to say too that i think the Toyota does feel a more substantial vehicle than the baby Fiat does.

it was out of desperation that i cast the "what cars are for sale close to home for not a lot of money" net wider to see what was about, and almost straight away a couple of these Avensis's popped up.  

the tax of £240 a year ia a bitter pill, but considering we have spent not a great deal of money on a car that i hope will give us a good few years service then in the long run i think i will be the winner. 

The Rover has given us nearly5 and a half years service, and is still going strong. i think this one will do that too.

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Finally managed to open a parcel from Malaysia. A pair of NOS front signal/marker light units for the CX:20201108_164410.thumb.jpg.2827022548289ab41df2dd6192c3892d.jpg

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These are like feckin' hens' teeth, and CX-Basis charges 320+ Euros for each side, so £120 for the pair from Malaysia is a bargain, even with import duty.
 

Meanwhile, it's mostly normal stables service for the CX:

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So far running well, although there was a mysterious fail-to-start when I was about to go home. That cleared after using one of those pocket jump-start packs. No idea *shrugs* - hope the alternator isn't failing again.

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Well it was a beautiful weekend weather-wise, but I didn't get as much done as I'd've liked due to a combination of my inability to get up early and the fact it now gets dark half way through the afternoon.

I removed the rear bench seat from the Granvia, to give a bit more space for stuff - I'm unlikely to ever need to carry seven people at once.  It's a bulky bastard and I don't really have anywhere to put it at the moment, so I've tipped it upside down and laid it on top of the middle row of seats as a temporary solution until I find somewhere permanent for it.  The sliding mechanisms are still in place on either side, but I've parked them next to the wheelarches so they don't intrude too much on the load bay.  I also fitted another stereo - there was a perfectly decent stereo in it when I bought it, but I've had this double din touch screen cheapo Chinese eBay special lying around for a couple of years and I wanted to try it out - it actually sounds surprisingly decent so it might stay for a while.

I stuck it up on the ramps so I could crawl underneath and work out what gearbox it has.  Helpfully, the maker's sticker is still on there so I was able to ascertain that it's an Aisin-Warner 30-40LE, which translates to an A340E in Toyotaspeak.  Unfortunately that didn't really help with trying to find a filter, as there appears to be at least three different filters for that 'box, one of which only seems to be available in Australia.  There are also more sensors on the 'box than I'd anticipated - half a dozen of the buggers, although I assume one of the ones at the tail end of the 'box is the speedo pickup.  I did a quick assessment of the grot situation whilst I was under there - for a 24-year-old JDM import that's been in this country for 16 years it's not fared too badly, partly due to the fairly industrial build.  The inner sills by the front door steps are going to need attention for the next MOT (I pulled on a bit of loose underseal and the metal underneath came away with it) but the chassis and outriggers etc all look sound - at least down the front end, I haven't been under the back yet.

The Rover 75 suffered an odd FTP - went to it yesterday and the battery was completely dead.  I'd used it on Wednesday to jump start the Scudo so it's not like it'd been sat for ages.  I jumped the Rover using the combined efforts of my big spare van battery and the C2, and took it for a drive to put some charge in.  I went back to it this afternoon and it started fine, so no idea what happened there.  The sat nav has packed up though - it still brings up a map but it doesn't move.  I'm not sure whether it's the disc that's getting tired (it was a knock-off anyway) or the DVD drive itself which has died - if it's the latter then it's going to be an expensive fix.  I'm going to try an updated disc first and see if that helps.

I still can't get the brakes on the Volvo to work.  I tried bleeding them again, this time using a Visibleed thing as it has a clear tube so I could see what was happening - it's pushing some fluid out the nearside front caliper (although I don't know how much of that is due to gravity) but nothing is coming out of the rears on either side.  So I'm wondering whether the master cylinder has had it.  It's rather annoying given that I've spent quite a lot of money on brake parts but so far have bugger all to show for it...

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An expensive morning!

I have my Mondeo back, £372 lighter.

I know there's folks who would have done this themselves, even my neighbour, but it would have taken me two weeks with a lot of swearing. I don't have the time and patience, and I need it for work. So there 😜

 

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53 minutes ago, Tim_E said:

An expensive morning!

I have my Mondeo back, £372 lighter.

I know there's folks who would have done this themselves, even my neighbour, but it would have taken me two weeks with a lot of swearing. I don't have the time and patience, and I need it for work. So there 😜

 

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There are times in life when it's just not worth the hassle to DIY. I do the the same on my dailys all the time. You just need one bolt seized to loose a whole afternoon trying to get it done. 

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Replaced the coil, points and condenser on my Cortina yesterday.  Was trying to be methodical and test after each change to work out which had failed but it's hard to 'hold the lead close to a clean contact while checking for a spark' when trying to turn the ignition key at the same time.  My assistants wandered off to play minecraft and bridging the contacts on the starter solenoid is a little scary so i ended up swapping all of them without working out exactly which was the problem.  

Came to the conclusion that the starter might not be turning it over quick enough, a boost pack got it going for a couple of seconds before family duties stopped play for the day.  It will run next time.

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26 minutes ago, SiC said:

There are times in life when it's just not worth the hassle to DIY. I do the the same on my dailys all the time. You just need one bolt seized to loose a whole afternoon trying to get it done. 

I had money set aside for potential whel bearing issues at mot time, a job I'd not like to try at home, I remember @dollywobbler s zx wheel bearing fun, and my car is still a zx in an ugly frock! 

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5 hours ago, Tim_E said:

An expensive morning!

I have my Mondeo back, £372 lighter.

I know there's folks who would have done this themselves, even my neighbour, but it would have taken me two weeks with a lot of swearing. I don't have the time and patience, and I need it for work. So there 😜

 

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It’s understandable that you may have not wanted to do the job, but that’s expensive!

Mk3? The bearings are about £30 each and it’s 4 torx bolts to remove and the ABS sensor to unplug.

It seems pretty cheeky from the garage. Unless I’m missing something?

I’ve never had to change them on any of my mk4’s, but I’m fairly sure it’s the same approach.

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23 minutes ago, Out Run said:

It seems pretty cheeky from the garage. Unless I’m missing something?

Looks like they replaced the whole hub assembly as one piece. Probably a lot less hassle for them to do that than fannying around trying to press out rusted up bearings. 

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10 minutes ago, SiC said:

Looks like they replaced the whole hub assembly as one piece. Probably a lot less hassle for them to do that than fannying around trying to press out rusted up bearings. 

Yeah, I would imagine they have stuck a couple of these on.

I’m not being a dick. I just think they have charged a fortune, considering the job.

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I’ve done a couple of these on the wife’s focus. Access to the torx screws or whatever they supply is difficult.  It’s from behind and on the focus there’s a dome shaped bit of metal covering it.It’s not too bad if they undo ok like my first one did, but the second ones screw# would not undo and I had to cut it off with a grinder. Also depends on whether an expensive or cheap replacement.

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1 hour ago, Stevebrookman said:

I’ve done a couple of these on the wife’s focus. Access to the torx screws or whatever they supply is difficult.  It’s from behind and on the focus there’s a dome shaped bit of metal covering it.It’s not too bad if they undo ok like my first one did, but the second ones screw# would not undo and I had to cut it off with a grinder. Also depends on whether an expensive or cheap replacement.

I dare say they used the top priced part, they are a bit like that.

It's done now anyway...

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2 hours ago, Out Run said:

Yeah, I would imagine they have stuck a couple of these on.

I’m not being a dick. I just think they have charged a fortune, considering the job.

The conversation probably went to the local motorfactors

"Need some hubs and bearings for a Mondeo"

"Yeh got 'em on the shelf. 80 quid each."

"Ta, send 'em round now."

Then two to three hours labour on top of that. 

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