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[Kiltox]

8 hours ago, Ohdearme said:

Actually did a car thing for the first time in ages...battery had died on the Espace and buggered if I could find the radio code.

Turns out you can pay Renner £10 or much better, just register with your reg number for their 'My Renault' app/account and you can get the code for free, although it insists on fat too much personal info for my liking.

No doubt I'll now get a gazillion piles of marketing guff through the door although the postman might wonder who the hell Mr Twatoff Pinkterton* is... (Don't tell 'em your name, Pike)

https://github.com/Joyez/renault-radio-code-list

 

[egg]

New board added to my trigger's broom of a shite shed. The day when I just have to say 'we need a new shed' is coming ever closer. Particularly as some rats had a right good chew through it last Winter. 

[danthecapriman]

Took the Volvo for its MOT first thing this morning. Don’t know why but I dread MOT’s!

Phone call an hour later - ‘it’s passed no problem, ready for you to collect!’

Nice! Not bad for a nearly 34 year old car. All sorted for another year.

[omegod]

I had an independent Vaux guy round last night to replace the cambelt and water pump on my Omega V6, looked an absolute twat of a job that ran on till 21:45. I wasn't able to start it as I'd done some of the prep removing the masses of air pipes which I will reinstall later. I've seen that the timing was absolutely spot on prior to the covers going back on but have still had a growing anxiety and worry sweats  all day about it's first start tonight....top tip ......don't ever do things this way  

[brownnova]

Nissan fwend! 

Pub lunch with bonus Micra action… 

[tooSavvy]

Not in 'sales/parts' threads... cos I don't know!

A guy looks to be breaking TWO. XJS in his front garden 🧐

*Jag spot is now 2nd XJS.

Station Road, Wallsend - just north of coast rd rbt.

No idea if these are anywhere on t'Web, as parts....

[EightMegs]

Fiesta's gone.

[stuboy]

Nothing exciting whilst doing the exhaust last Sunday I thought the lambda didn't look in its first flush of youth so splash out out on a new one, post cat, price was good..and no idea if make any improvements but hey ho..

[beko1987]

2 hours ago, brownnova said:

Nissan fwend! 

Pub lunch with bonus Micra action… 

Fuck me where did they go so wrong? 

Your numberplate says woof to me as well... 

[brownnova]

1 hour ago, beko1987 said:

Fuck me where did they go so wrong? 

Your numberplate says woof to me as well... 

It’s definitely the woof wagon! 

[High Jetter]

Flasheart lives!

[wuvvum]

I spent a few days visiting my parents earlier in the week and my Mum was going through a load of old photos.  She found a couple of the Sandglow Marina estate we had from early 1982 until the autumn of 1983 when Dad gave up and replaced it with a 4 year old Renault 6.

Here is a rare photo of it actually working - this was taken at my grandparents' bungalow in Devon in July 1982.

Bonus Series 1 Beta and 2002 Touring background chod.

[Asimo]

But what is the white car, bottom left?

[richardmorris]

4 minutes ago, Asimo said:

But what is the white car, bottom left?

GS?

[3VOM]

12 hours ago, brownnova said:

It’s definitely the woof wagon! 

Sounds like a dog coughing halfway through a woof.

[wuvvum]

2 hours ago, Asimo said:

But what is the white car, bottom left?

Mk1 Cavalier Sportshatch I think

[Spurious]

Dad got a rather good deal on a Corolla saloon don't you think? €695/£590 for a 2004 model with less than 60k miles. Plenty of life left in it. 

[Fumbler]

23 hours ago, dozeydustman said:

Demonstrator vehicle in.

 

For the refuse vehicle fans it’s a DAF 45 LF 12t with a rotary body designed for bio waste.

Is that similar to the Rotopress systems they use in Japan? They're rather good at swallowing lots of refuse for the small size.

[Crackers]

When I was working from home I saw one of those rotary jobbies on a big 6x2 Merc chassis running around, I'd never seen them on general rubbish duties before that. I've only ever seen a couple used for waste paper/shredding companies? 

[Soundwave]

In the office today, there's a huge fire in a nearby unit. We've had ash raining on the car park, we've heard and felt explosions... this was at 11am, still burning now. Like something out of a movie. Just hoping everyone is OK. 

 

 

[dozeydustman]

On 26/08/2021 at 12:14, Tadhg Tiogar said:

One thing I've always wondered about these dustcarts: do any of them ever get an internal washout during their service lives, or does that rotting smell just get progressively worse over the years? 🤔

We wash ours internally. Part of driver’s end of week duties. These rotary bodies are very good at expelling liquid at unloading time, as there’s a helix on the inside of the drum which channels the dregs and leach out the back.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

7 minutes ago, Soundwave said:

In the office today, there's a huge fire in a nearby unit. We've had ash raining on the car park, we've heard and felt explosions... this was at 11am, still burning now. Like something out of a movie. Just hoping everyone is OK. 

 

 

This got onto the news!

[dozeydustman]

1 hour ago, Fumbler said:

Is that similar to the Rotopress systems they use in Japan? They're rather good at swallowing lots of refuse for the small size.

Indeed it is the original Rotopress maker who supplied this one. Well, the company who took over KUKA, who designed them in the 1930s.

[dozeydustman]

1 hour ago, Crackers said:

When I was working from home I saw one of those rotary jobbies on a big 6x2 Merc chassis running around, I'd never seen them on general rubbish duties before that. I've only ever seen a couple used for waste paper/shredding companies? 

We have 3 on our green waste service and hopefully a full size 4th is on its way, this is 1st time we’ve had a mini version. Hopefully it’ll be good when it goes out on Tuesday.

We have used them on general waste and mixed recycling. They make a racket when they’re full of glass…..

[richardmorris]

1 hour ago, Soundwave said:

In the office today, there's a huge fire in a nearby unit. We've had ash raining on the car park, we've heard and felt explosions... this was at 11am, still burning now. Like something out of a movie. Just hoping everyone is OK. 

 

 

Leamington Spa fire: reports of explosions as residents evacuated | UK news | The Guardian

[N19]

Renewal quote for the Capri's insurance came through today - £230 including an 'arrangement fee'. Online quotation done, same cover, same insurer, same everything... £112.

Rang them up just now. They put it through as £112 without an argument, just said "oh well we have to do it like that for renewals". So basically hope that people don't notice, and send the renewal back with a larger-than-needed cheque...

[TheOtherStu]

20 minutes ago, N19 said:

Renewal quote for the Capri's insurance came through today - £230 including an 'arrangement fee'. Online quotation done, same cover, same insurer, same everything... £112.

Rang them up just now. They put it through as £112 without an argument, just said "oh well we have to do it like that for renewals". So basically hope that people don't notice, and send the renewal back with a larger-than-needed cheque...

The law is about to change.....

Comes in in January

https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/fca-confirms-measures-protect-customers-loyalty-penalty-home-motor-insurance-markets

[beko1987]

My car is worth exactly twice what I paid for it in scrap... 

@gnomeot got an amazing price for his fucked mazda5 too

[Isopon]

2 hours ago, Soundwave said:

In the office today, there's a huge fire in a nearby unit. We've had ash raining on the car park, we've heard and felt explosions... this was at 11am, still burning now. Like something out of a movie. Just hoping everyone is OK. 

 

 

Been past this a few times today and the smoke cloud is enormous, looks to have calmed down slightly in the last 5 or so hours.

[JeeExEll]

7 hours ago, Asimo said:

But what is the white car, bottom left?

Maybe early / mid-80s Mk2 fwd Cavalier?