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[rusty998]

On 11/6/2021 at 11:01 AM, wesacosa said:

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Might well be a Community first responder who are completely voluntary and have to supply their own car and equipment other than the A,E,D defibrillator which is rather expensive

[brownnova]

The irony of a Petrol car meet being organised at a Tesla dealership was not lost on me… but it was and it was well attended.

Highlights… 

 

Some non brits too…. 

plus ferraris, pop and bang BMWs and Tesla’s aplenty

And in the forecourt next door… 

I did pop in to enquire if it was some kind of trade in they wanted rid of… but it was the managers personal car! 

[Spurious]

Got a nice little torque wrench and spigot end on eBay. The spigot end alone seems to be £40. Whole thing was 35. 

 

Now got a torque wrench for 6-300Nm. Covers almost all bicycle and car jobs really. 

[Split_Pin]

I phoned the garage about the Audi exhaust on Friday.

Previously,  he had said the problem was that it wasn't just a case of unbolting the old parts and installing the new ones as some fabrication was involved.

As noted on Thursday,  I made it so, now every part is there to do a simple exhaust change.

He said on Thrusday when I dropped these parts off that he would look at getting that done on Friday. 

I phoned at 4.30 Friday, yet more excuses as to why he hadn't touched it.

The car has been there since October 5th. There is absolutely no need for that kind of delay and his communication has been non existent. He could have told me the next day that fabricating repair to the exhaust wasn't possible and I could have taken it back. At the end of October I offered to take it away but he promised me he would get it done.

I can't collect it until Wendesday but I will be doing so, together with all the bits I tried to give him to make it easier for him. 

Another garage will have this simple bolt on job done in an hour.

Worse still is the car has been lying outside all that time despite his assurance that it was inside.

 

[juular]

34 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

I phoned the garage about the Audi exhaust on Friday.

Previously,  he had said the problem was that it wasn't just a case of unbolting the old parts and installing the new ones as some fabrication was involved.

As noted on Thursday,  I made it so, now every part is there to do a simple exhaust change.

He said on Thrusday when I dropped these parts off that he would look at getting that done on Friday. 

I phoned at 4.30 Friday, yet more excuses as to why he hadn't touched it.

The car has been there since October 5th. There is absolutely no need for that kind of delay and his communication has been non existent. He could have told me the next day that fabricating repair to the exhaust wasn't possible and I could have taken it back. At the end of October I offered to take it away but he promised me he would get it done.

I can't collect it until Wendesday but I will be doing so, together with all the bits I tried to give him to make it easier for him. 

Another garage will have this simple bolt on job done in an hour.

Worse still is the car has been lying outside all that time despite his assurance that it was inside.

 

Name and shame! That's really poor..

[GMcD]

2 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

I phoned the garage about the Audi exhaust on Friday.

Previously,  he had said the problem was that it wasn't just a case of unbolting the old parts and installing the new ones as some fabrication was involved.

As noted on Thursday,  I made it so, now every part is there to do a simple exhaust change.

He said on Thrusday when I dropped these parts off that he would look at getting that done on Friday. 

I phoned at 4.30 Friday, yet more excuses as to why he hadn't touched it.

The car has been there since October 5th. There is absolutely no need for that kind of delay and his communication has been non existent. He could have told me the next day that fabricating repair to the exhaust wasn't possible and I could have taken it back. At the end of October I offered to take it away but he promised me he would get it done.

I can't collect it until Wendesday but I will be doing so, together with all the bits I tried to give him to make it easier for him. 

Another garage will have this simple bolt on job done in an hour.

Worse still is the car has been lying outside all that time despite his assurance that it was inside.

 

First time using this place? I hate using any garages other than my "go to". Everytime I go elsewhere I feel like I get messed about. 

[Split_Pin]

I've used them a fair bit and they've been grand. They welded my green Cavalier, did the belt on it, MOTd and did the belts in the blue one and MOTd the Bini.

He's taken the piss on this one though, once I get the car back I'll be posting up the name of the place as one to avoid. 

[SiC]

Went to Haynes Breakfast Meet this morning with Mrs SiC. Usually she doesn't go but I've been feeling shite from a cold and she was a useful backup driver. So despite a 70s theme in the paddock, I took the Boxster as she will happily drive that unlike the MGB GT. Tbh probably the right choice given the cracking soft-top weather we had. Saw Panhard65 too with his Dodge Hearse but didn't manage to get a photo before he left.

Given salt on the roads, there was quite a larger amount of Moderns that went this time. I'll give you one photo of one as I desperately wanted one of these when I passed my test. Probably many others too and hence why they are quite expensive for what they are.



Anyhow, some more pictures of stuff that interested me. There was other stuff like modern McLarens and the like but they don't interest me as much. Didn't get photos of everything either - missed the lovely condition DB6.









I'm not a classic European Ford fan by any stretch but I will admit, this looked nice.












Unfortunate engine choice in this scmiter. Admittedly probably quicker than the original lump.







I do absolutely love these. Harry's Garage has put me off though with the amount of grot in his. This had some breaking through too.




Finally this heap of shit. Actually didn't look too tragic underneath.



Then we stopped off at Stourhead for a bit.


Unfortunately this meant I was out of phone coverage and missed out bidding on this bargain.


Then filled up with petrol.


Hrrrrngh

[wuvvum]

Fantastic spread of cars at that show.

If you're after a Mk2 there's always this one.  Bit* more of a project, but it is cheap.

[SiC]

No more projects. At least big ones.

[richardmorris]

Forgot it was the London to Brighton run today. Would have gone down to watch.  Oh well.

[EightMegs]

The brake shoe springs on a Toyota LiteAce have destroyed my fingers. Surely they don't need to be that stiff.

[High Jetter]

2 hours ago, SiC said:

Went to Haynes Breakfast Meet this morning

Wow, some crackers there. Despite the BL chod am drawn to the Hondas, especially the S600 (800?). IIRC scary to drive but pretty quick.

[brownnova]

Genuinely considering taking the 2CV off the road for the winter this year to preserve it as there are just a few small areas of corrosion finding their way to the surface. The MoT runs out this week, so it would be a natural time to put it on SORN and leave it till the spring has sprung.

Also definitely want to reduce the Pontiac usage over winter. The back axle is fine for now, but I reckon a few winters heavy usage and I’d need a new one… which I don’t really fancy shipping over!

Will avoiding the winter in them really help that much? I’ve never done it before… 

[Fumbler]

8 minutes ago, brownnova said:

Genuinely considering taking the 2CV off the road for the winter this year to preserve it as there are just a few small areas of corrosion finding their way to the surface. The MoT runs out this week, so it would be a natural time to put it on SORN and leave it till the spring has sprung.

Also definitely want to reduce the Pontiac usage over winter. The back axle is fine for now, but I reckon a few winters heavy usage and I’d need a new one… which I don’t really fancy shipping over!

Will avoiding the winter in them really help that much? I’ve never done it before… 

Generally, yes. But undercoating with something non-setting and regularly washing underneath helps them along.

[GMcD]

5 hours ago, SiC said:

Went to Haynes Breakfast Meet this morning with Mrs SiC. Usually she doesn't go but I've been feeling shite from a cold and she was a useful backup driver. So despite a 70s theme in the paddock, I took the Boxster as she will happily drive that unlike the MGB GT. Tbh probably the right choice given the cracking soft-top weather we had. Saw Panhard65 too with his Dodge Hearse but didn't manage to get a photo before he left.

Given salt on the roads, there was quite a larger amount of Moderns that went this time. I'll give you one photo of one as I desperately wanted one of these when I passed my test. Probably many others too and hence why they are quite expensive for what they are.

X914VSF in Imperial Blue. August 2005.  2nd car I owned. Worked every hour I could to make the ££££ to upgrade from my Ka. It felt like a rocketship in comparison. I was obsessed with it and could probably still list all the differences between a "phase 1" and "phase 2" car. 

[wuvvum]

Weather was quite nice this weekend so I got a few bits done, not all fleet related though.  The new voltage regulator for the 164 turned up so I fitted that yesterday - it's improved matters somewhat in that the battery light now comes on when the ignition is switched on, but it doesn't go out when the engine is started.  I tried flashing the field as suggested on the Ask a Shiter forum, but that hasn't made any difference.  So it looks like I'm going to have to fork out for a new alternator - I might wait until after Christmas though, the car won't be going any further than a battery-charge's worth over the next few months.  I also taxed the car, for the first time in nearly 10 years.

This afternoon was the big annual garage changeover - the Innocenti has come out of the garage and is residing on the driveway for now, and the Renault 6 and the boat have gone away into the dry for the winter.  This necessitated a lot of rearranging of junk, and the Picasso has taken on the role of temporary shed for the time being.  The Volvo is currently parked on the road until alternative arrangements can be made.  At the moment there are three pushbikes in the garage where the Spacy normally lives - I may find a new home for those or I may just leave the Spacy on the patio for now with the bargain £3.99 motorbike cover I picked up from the Middle of Lidl the other day.  I really do need another van though...

Also had a nice chat with my neighbour down the road who's recently bought himself a 1970 Austin 1100.  It'd been stood for a while and needed a good polish and a new set of tyres, but it's a surprisingly solid old thing and he reckons it drives nicely.  He'd just had the suspension pumped up by a garage in the next village that has a Dalek.  He paid £1200 for it which sounds pretty reasonable to me.

[Split_Pin]

I phoned the garage again today about the Audi exhaust.

Again, he didn't get to it. Said one of his mechanics was off as his wife had Covid so they were short staffed.

Bullshit. I got that same excuse when I had the green Cavalier stuck at Automec for a month. 

I'm working away tomorrow so there was no point in telling him to shitcan it but I said I'll phone again tomorrow whence I will tell him to fucking forget it and I'm collecting it on Wednesday.

Unlike since October 5th, unless he's got a really thick skin, he would have been able to tell that I gave no shit about his excuse and that I was audibly becoming quite pissed at him.

 

[richardmorris]

In a superb* bit of coincidental timing, I have two cars to MOT next week. X1/9 booked in for Monday at the usual place in hengoed and the 2cv is being serviced and motd by my friend rick on Friday.  Plus a funeral on Tuesday means it’s all fun, fun, fun.

The fiat has done so few miles in the last two years I think it’s over £10 a mile cost!

My dad’s DS4 is also being motd on Thursday.

[Spurious]

Spotted on faceache

 

[loserone]

AN SPOT or two from the weekend

[somewhatfoolish]

1 hour ago, Spurious said:

Spotted on faceache

 

Dog needs kidnapped and put on a strict diet; owner needs a shoeing.

[sierraman]

On 11/7/2021 at 11:59 PM, wuvvum said:

Weather was quite nice this weekend so I got a few bits done, not all fleet related though.  The new voltage regulator for the 164 turned up so I fitted that yesterday - it's improved matters somewhat in that the battery light now comes on when the ignition is switched on, but it doesn't go out when the engine is started.  I tried flashing the field as suggested on the Ask a Shiter forum, but that hasn't made any difference.  So it looks like I'm going to have to fork out for a new alternator - I might wait until after Christmas though, the car won't be going any further than a battery-charge's worth over the next few months.  I also taxed the car, for the first time in nearly 10 years.

This afternoon was the big annual garage changeover - the Innocenti has come out of the garage and is residing on the driveway for now, and the Renault 6 and the boat have gone away into the dry for the winter.  This necessitated a lot of rearranging of junk, and the Picasso has taken on the role of temporary shed for the time being.  The Volvo is currently parked on the road until alternative arrangements can be made.  At the moment there are three pushbikes in the garage where the Spacy normally lives - I may find a new home for those or I may just leave the Spacy on the patio for now with the bargain £3.99 motorbike cover I picked up from the Middle of Lidl the other day.  I really do need another van though...

Also had a nice chat with my neighbour down the road who's recently bought himself a 1970 Austin 1100.  It'd been stood for a while and needed a good polish and a new set of tyres, but it's a surprisingly solid old thing and he reckons it drives nicely.  He'd just had the suspension pumped up by a garage in the next village that has a Dalek.  He paid £1200 for it which sounds pretty reasonable to me.

£1,200 is cheap if it’s not 65% ferrous oxide. Those 1100/1300 used to hide loads of rot, obviously most of it would be picked up on the annual MOT, now that they are mostly exempt if imagine a lot are running about with the kickboards, floors and trumpets full of wob. 

[sierraman]

19 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

I phoned the garage again today about the Audi exhaust.

Again, he didn't get to it. Said one of his mechanics was off as his wife had Covid so they were short staffed.

Bullshit. I got that same excuse when I had the green Cavalier stuck at Automec for a month. 

I'm working away tomorrow so there was no point in telling him to shitcan it but I said I'll phone again tomorrow whence I will tell him to fucking forget it and I'm collecting it on Wednesday.

Unlike since October 5th, unless he's got a really thick skin, he would have been able to tell that I gave no shit about his excuse and that I was audibly becoming quite pissed at him.

 

Can’t be arsed to get shit done in 2021? Blame COVID. I might ring HMRC and explain I’m 24 months behind paying them anything due to COVID, they’ll be fine with that. 🤣

[grogee]

On 11/7/2021 at 10:37 PM, Gerrymcd said:

X914VSF in Imperial Blue. August 2005.  2nd car I owned. Worked every hour I could to make the ££££ to upgrade from my Ka. It felt like a rocketship in comparison. I was obsessed with it and could probably still list all the differences between a "phase 1" and "phase 2" car. 

They are amazing. I drove a new one back in 2001ish, what a willing little car. Never mind that it didn't have loads of power, it was ace to drive. Not long after I had a 1.6 Ghia for a weekend and I remember travelling down the A303 at three figures. Absolutely loved it. These memories were what prompted me to buy and restore a Puma - basically the same thing with a nicer, less practical dress.

All these MK4 Fiesta derivatives (Ka, Puma) like to rust, which is a shame. Get one while you still can, even the 1.25 Fiesta is a laugh. 

[aldo135]

Finally got my S70 back with an MOT. Took it to a local specialist as I wasn’t organised enough to get booked at my usual place, and said specialist had space and was walking distance from the house. Happy with the service but got stung with a £700 bill! This was also sorting a coolant leak to be fair but thought it would be £500 ish 🙈

[bunglebus]

Friend of mine is in Germany and hired a Trabant. Looks like there were a few to choose from!

 

[brownnova]

Anyone want a 3-Series? 
 

This one in Rhyl looks good*

Yes that is the only picture of it on the ad. Surrounded by police cars with the front stoved in. Only in Rhyl eh… 

[bobdisk]

11 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Friend of mine is in Germany and hired a Trabant. Looks like there were a few to choose from!

 

Did he do the Trabi-Safari around Berlin? I did, Its the best drive around a city there is!!😃!!

[Cord Fourteener]

I'm doing a few hours with a tree surgeon, I get to drive this