Cord Fourteener Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 26 minutes ago, sutty2006 said: I can’t be without one now. Memory card failed in the landrovers camera and I hated driving it without a working camera. As for it’s effectiveness, well, it depends what you catch. That Audi that side swiped me his Reg wasn’t visible, and we are now 2 years into the claim and a court date is inevitable. Damned if you do, damned if you don’t 😢 It's a back up, not a guarantee. But yes useful to have, for sure. Good luck with that rigmarole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Crap seat out, new one about to go in, hopefully before I have to go to work 🤣 davehedgehog31 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 When you deposit your 204,000 mile Saab at the garage and get given a higher mileage loan car!! Never driven a 9-3 before... it’s quite nice. Cord Fourteener, dome, Coprolalia and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 11 minutes ago, brownnova said: When you deposit your 204,000 mile Saab at the garage and get given a higher mileage loan car!! Never driven a 9-3 before... it’s quite nice. Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Seat is in! It's so much better, the old seat was very broken, much more than the photo can show. This one is sweet! Passenger seat to go in another day. I did strip a bolt hole thread putting one of the six bolts back in though, so I'm on 5 until I can do something about that. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N19 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 1 hour ago, sierraman said: I used to get 40-45mpg on the motorway on the 2.0 Mk3 petrol. The old petrol Mondeos are giveaway money these days so if you don’t mind the fuel economy they can be a bargain. Incidentally I found the Mazda units in the Mk3 much more economical than the Zetec in the Mk2. It's odd - of course I don't expect a 20 year old engine in a 160k car to be as new, but it's odd that it should have a consumption lower than both the Bluebird and the Capri - carbed cars, the latter of which runs points and condenser ignition! I'm going to stick some premium petrol in, give it a blast up and down the motorway, then see how things are. Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 4 minutes ago, N19 said: It's odd - of course I don't expect a 20 year old engine in a 160k car to be as new, but it's odd that it should have a consumption lower than both the Bluebird and the Capri - carbed cars, the latter of which runs points and condenser ignition! I'm going to stick some premium petrol in, give it a blast up and down the motorway, then see how things are. Drive it like you stole it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 39 minutes ago, N19 said: It's odd - of course I don't expect a 20 year old engine in a 160k car to be as new, but it's odd that it should have a consumption lower than both the Bluebird and the Capri - carbed cars, the latter of which runs points and condenser ignition! I'm going to stick some premium petrol in, give it a blast up and down the motorway, then see how things are. The EU Ford petrols of the late 90s/00s have never been particularly good on fuel. Focus 2l both in normal and ST170 tunes is particularly atrocious given their relatively low power output figures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camryv6 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 2 hours ago, wuvvum said: You should have just bought a panda - that would soon have sorted it for you. Maybe @Kiltoxwill lend you his ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 1 hour ago, Tim_E said: I did strip a bolt hole thread putting one of the six bolts back in though, so I'm on 5 until I can do something about that. Any ideas? It’ll be alright, I’ve stripped a few of them and it’s been ok. So long as it’s one of the two at the back... Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 19 minutes ago, sutty2006 said: It’ll be alright, I’ve stripped a few of them and it’s been ok. So long as it’s one of the two at the back... No it's on the front!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 2 hours ago, SiC said: Who's his mate? 5150mxVW https://youtu.be/fNimoM_tcyM SiC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 2 hours ago, N19 said: It's odd - of course I don't expect a 20 year old engine in a 160k car to be as new, but it's odd that it should have a consumption lower than both the Bluebird and the Capri - carbed cars, the latter of which runs points and condenser ignition! I'm going to stick some premium petrol in, give it a blast up and down the motorway, then see how things are. Is it a Mk2 or a Mk3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 55 minutes ago, Tim_E said: No it's on the front!! Oh. Balls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Oh FFS. Just found out that the work that's going on in the back garden now is literally "strip down, nuke the bamboo, install the root barrier, tidy up a bit, bugger off." No reinstatement of any of the patio, retaining walls they've pulled up, the lights or wiring they've dismantled etc...That's *entirely* on us. So what's already a sodding expensive job has now probably more than doubled. Plus the place is going to be left looking like the surface of the moon, so we'll now HAVE to get it landscaped, rather than planning to get it done "soonish." Would it really have hurt to make it really clear that this was the case at the outset? I didn't even remotely expect them to return everything to how it looked when it was installed originally, but I guess I kind of expected some effort to return it to something vaguely resembling the state the area was in when they arrived, especially given the six grand price tag for what amounts to two guys for three to four days and a mini digger. Guess it does only boil down to somewhere around £50 an hour each (including plant) which isn't out of the ballpark for tradesmen these days, but even so it stings. I'm not even the one who arranged the work - but I know full well I'm the one who's going to get it in the neck for the state the place will be left in - and who will probably wind up being tasked with sorting out the now obliterated landscaping. If I'd known this were the case I'd probably have pushed towards holding off getting the work done until next year when we'd hopefully have a bit more of a financial buffer to work with. Oh what fun home ownership is. brownnova, egg, richardmorris and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Well, there we go. First day of cold this year (2°C) and there's a light frost on things. Sun through the trees just starting to melt the frost away. Forecast says we going to be back to 20-ish by next week. Phil Mike D, egg, Cord Fourteener and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 16 minutes ago, Zelandeth said: Oh FFS. I get the same thing from my neighbor, but it's ornamental ginger. The stuff grows like bamboo- in a couple days there's a foot tall shoot poking up, and it grows to about 8 feet tall with big leaves. Only good thing is the mower put over it smells really nice... Phil CGSB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike D Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 @PhilA That Challenger is flipping lovely 😍 PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayMK Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Had a pleasant local drive in the Tipo today and stopped for a walk. Walking is not something I particularly enjoy - I use two sticks - but good weather and an excuse to get out of the house for exercise* at 1mph over a few metres at least enabled me to take photos of my distinctly grubby car. Although I've yet to get underneath to inspect the recent welding work out of curiosity (not nitpicking), the two areas I have seen at the rear of each sill inside the rear wheel arches look very neat and solid. 320touring, LightBulbFun, barefoot and 23 others 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Makes me happy @RayMK that you decided to spend the money and give that Tipo another few years. LightBulbFun, BorniteIdentity, RayMK and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N19 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 3 hours ago, sierraman said: Is it a Mk2 or a Mk3? Mk2, black top zetec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 14 minutes ago, N19 said: Mk2, black top zetec Yeah they’re shite on fuel, good back in the 1990’s when getting 30mpg from your carbed Sierra 1.8 on a run was an achievement. Sometimes on those the CTS can cause crap fuel consumption or a lazy stat. Change it for a 92 deg one, they did 2 different stats on the Zetec, changing it for the hotter one meant it would show more central on the temp gauge as well but in truth the Zetecs always ran on the cool side compared to the later Mazda based Duratec units in the later Mk3. N19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 3 hours ago, PhilA said: Well, there we go. First day of cold this year (2°C) and there's a light frost on things. Sun through the trees just starting to melt the frost away. Forecast says we going to be back to 20-ish by next week. Phil PhilA, Cord Fourteener and Cavcraft 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Orange Scomadi passed it's first MOT today. Got there a bit late as the battery was flat on the van, the interior rear lights are staying on, so I'll probably just take them right out. Cord Fourteener and strangeangel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 On 11/28/2020 at 12:32 PM, High Jetter said: Agreed. Better pics would be helpful. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 40 minutes ago, stuboy said: . Can you do a sort of brass rubbing with some pencil or crayon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 11 hours ago, richardmorris said: Can you do a sort of brass rubbing with some pencil or crayon? ummm i can try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Pastry Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 8 minutes ago, richardmorris said: Can you do a sort of brass rubbing with some pencil or crayon? Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, and I think the building is the Royal Brompton Hospital. tooSavvy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 9 minutes ago, Mr Pastry said: Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, and I think the building is the Royal Brompton Hospital. Could be a Victorian nursing medal? 1844 is all I can really see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Pastry Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 31 minutes ago, richardmorris said: Could be a Victorian nursing medal? 1844 is all I can really see. I think it's a commemoration of the opening of the hospital. that sort of thing. Probably white metal rather than silver, but you never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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