dozeydustman Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 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….. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N19 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOtherStu Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 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 Steviemillar, Justwatching, Minimad5 and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 My car is worth exactly twice what I paid for it in scrap... @gnomeot got an amazing price for his fucked mazda5 too richardmorris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isopon Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 7 hours ago, Asimo said: But what is the white car, bottom left? Maybe early / mid-80s Mk2 fwd Cavalier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 45 minutes ago, TheOtherStu said: 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 Well there goes Adrian Flux's business model! Angrydicky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOtherStu Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 2 minutes ago, Zelandeth said: Well there goes Adrian Flux's business model! Ah, here's the thing. I've had this with my current insurer. Specialist insurers like Flux all use the same underwriters. I was told that they couldn't give me a quote, because the only one that came close to what I was already paying was with the same underwriter. So basically Flux, Chris Knox, Greenlight and so on are a cartel of brokers. There's fuck all you can do, because it's the underwriter that is doing the price walking. Flux (etc.) simply add on their commission. Annoyingly, the underwriters won't deal with you directly either. This isn't about those types of insurers. It's like the insurer that price walked an older couple's house insurance so that it was over £1000 a year, because they simply paid the renewal every year over 40 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 1 hour ago, TheOtherStu said: 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 I can’t help thinking that rather than stopping existing policy holders being ripped off it will just increase all prices to match. Crackers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 MoT underway. Mr Walton the tester is pleased to see it again. danthecapriman, Stevebrookman and Yoss 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 56 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: MoT underway. Mr Walton the tester is pleased to see it again. Hopefully he wasn’t thinking “ ooh, I get to use the yellow crayon again”! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 5 minutes ago, richardmorris said: Hopefully he wasn’t thinking “ ooh, I get to use the yellow crayon again”! VOSA site shows a clean pass. Yoss, richardmorris, danthecapriman and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MondeoBlues Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 Took the Porsche on a jolly Steviemillar, Barry Cade, gm and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 7 minutes ago, wuvvum said: VOSA site shows a clean pass. Can't be. Bad bits that I have been alerted to are: - both front tyre walls cracking (changing those tomorrow anyway) - front exhaust pipe and flexi are leaking. New ones needed. You can hear the leak quite clearly. Need to see who can make up a new front pipe, etc..... richardmorris and anonymous user 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 22 minutes ago, HarmonicCheeseburger said: Wanting to wire brush some surface rust from the sills, anyone able to recommend a good rust converter/sealer? Buzzweld Rust Encapsulator, a paint of your choice and then something lanolin-based or Dynax on top. Minimad5 and HarmonicCheeseburger 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOtherStu Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 2 hours ago, richardmorris said: I can’t help thinking that rather than stopping existing policy holders being ripped off it will just increase all prices to match. Clearly, as the FCA say, that will indeed be the case if you're one of those who change their insurance every year to get the "New customer deal". But at the same time, it's not really fair on poor old Dora and Bert who always trusted their broker (who used to pop round for tea and cakes) to get them the right price. Those people no longer exist and the best prices are those online. MoneySavingExpert led this as I said when they found old people paying over £1000 for house insurance because they didn't know any better. I can imagine it was the same with their car insurance. richardmorris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 2 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: Can't be. Bad bits that I have been alerted to are: - both front tyre walls cracking (changing those tomorrow anyway) - front exhaust pipe and flexi are leaking. New ones needed. You can hear the leak quite clearly. Need to see who can make up a new front pipe, etc..... No advisories. But as the garage says, you are advised of the issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 I thought I wouldn't be able to get a gasket for the Cavalier's thermostat housing but @Eddie Honda has shown me I need to up my searching game as he found one for me. However it wouldn't be delivered until 2nd September so tonight I made my own. I drew round the housing and measured the thickness of the walls and around the bolt holes. Drew it on paper first and cut it out. Test fit showed the prototype was acceptable. I then transferred this onto gasket paper of a similar thickness to that on the thermostat cap and cut it out with a Stanley knife. Not bad! The housing on the car has about 8 different pipes coming out of it. I had to cut some off as they were fused on but the replacement housing comes with all the pipes anyway. Hopefully I'll get this all sewn up by some time next week. LightBulbFun, Dick Longbridge, juular and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 I decided to bite the bullet and order a set of number plates from that 'Retroplates' fella of Instagram on Monday, Tuesday he had already drafted up a set on his computer. And by Thursday they were sat on my door mat. I have to say I was very impressed, yes they are bloody expensive really, more than DMB cost (£60 delivered) but they look so much better than the wanky modern scene tit ones I had before. danthecapriman, stuboy, mercedade and 26 others 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 Unfortunately I've no idea which dealer supplied my CX when new. But I bet it's closed down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 Went to my parents house today and watched a few planes at the Sidmouth Airshow.Wildcat displayPittsSpitfiresAnd the Red ArrowsAlso picked up my Grandads Christmas scene that I'll refurbish. My parents very nearly threw this out too! They don't really do sentimental. It's about the only thing of substance that we've got left to remember him when he does pass away.Done about 7 hours of driving over two days and a good 500 miles. Tomorrow going to Northampton to see my Grandad (first time in 2 years). That'll be another 6 hours and 300 miles. May be further as probably detour through the Cotswolds to pick up a Morris Minor boot lid. A4 soaks up the miles pretty well but still tiring. Think I'll have a rest from driving on Sunday!Finally, have a picture of an old lamppost in Sidmouth. grizgut, LightBulbFun, richardmorris and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 10 minutes ago, SiC said: A4 soaks up the miles pretty well but still tiring. Think I'll have a rest from driving on Sunday! Do you have a tame Osteopath? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 5 minutes ago, High Jetter said: Do you have a tame Osteopath? No, why? BorniteIdentity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 I had the tracking done. A good thing too because it was 10 degrees out! mercedade, richardmorris, LightBulbFun and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angrydicky Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 Number plates look great Trig, a huge improvement! You just need to sort out that suspension now, I'm guessing the usual muppet has fitted coilovers? Must ride horribly if so. trigger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohdearme Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 Weekend road trip ahoy so I finally gave the big bus a wash for the first time since purchase in April (well, I payed the locals to do it). I’d found a clay bar kit in the garage I hadn’t used so decided to give her a going over with that. I realised the enormity of the task once I’d started, it was like giving Bella Emberg a sponge bath but at least she’s looking respectable enough for the wife to be seen in now. Also Hoovered out the palatial inside ready for the kids to filthy it up again. Asimo, mitsisigma01, CGSB and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 25 minutes ago, Ohdearme said: ..., it was like giving Bella Emberg a sponge bath ... Miriam Margolyes, surely? Ohdearme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 So Wifey used my Passat for her night shift then list my only car key. So I've had to travel to Glasgow Clwyd to rescue her (good old Volvo to the rescue). Thanks to @Dave_Q who is cutting a spare for me after a visit to his a week or two ago I am expecting a spare in the post for mere pennies! Well, pounds but definitely not what VW would want, that's for sure. I was waiting to having an the keys arrive before worrying a review, but it turns out he's rescuing me in an emergency just now, so I'll say it now, Top bloke, highly recommend for spare keys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 3 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: Miriam Margolyes, surely? Nah. She's rotund but she's only about 4' tall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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