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[juular]

Happy new year 1989.

 

[Parky]

48 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

@Parky @Austat How's 2022 looking so far?  Any less shit than 2021?

Looks pretty much the same as yesterday to be honest!

[camryv6]

On 12/29/2021 at 2:42 PM, LabRat said:

Well, we're back. To be fair to it, apart from a comedy respray on one door, it's tidy and seems to be a decent steer. The main thing is, she's happy with it. 

It just about kept up with the mg on the way up the m62, apparently it can feel a bit flat if you let the revs off but soon picks up again. Think I'll give the spark plugs a check once I've got 10 minutes spare. 

Which door has been resprayed ? 😏

[Rod/b]

4 hours ago, dozeydustman said:

Is this normal for a cupholder?

I once went on some prop driven aeroplane from London City to Edinburgh that vibrated so much that my coffee cup rotated just like that in the little tray divot thingy. 

[somewhatfoolish]

It's supposed to do that for stirring the covfefe.

[stuboy]

21 hours ago, fatharris said:

Herman's battery has been weak for the last couple of years.



At the moment, I've got the BX's battery in the boot in case a jump is required - only really required if the car hasn't ran in more than a week and a half

leads on back seat, new battery in footwell.... just not found enthusiam from getting up at 4am for work

[Leyland Worldmaster]

[holbeck]

Remember this?

I won this lovely saab in a roffle a few months ago. 

Since then it's been my daily drive.  And it's been great. 

 

Until today.   

 

Sad times.

 

 

 

 

 

Anyone got a car for sale?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh, and happy new year.

[Austat]

On 1/1/2022 at 3:26 AM, wuvvum said:

@Parky @Austat How's 2022 looking so far?  Any less shit than 2021?

It went off with a good start for me, had a nice chat with two Albanian girls after the fireworks which was fun.

[High Jetter]

Define 'chat'?

[SiC]

13 minutes ago, holbeck said:

Until today.   

 

Sad times.

What happened to it?

[holbeck]

13 minutes ago, SiC said:

What happened to it?

Expired in Waitrose car park with (I think) an ignition fault,  however it has developed such a voracious appetite for coolant,  I  decided it was borrowing time. 

[Minimad5]

52 minutes ago, holbeck said:

Remember this?

I won this lovely saab in a roffle a few months ago. 

Since then it's been my daily drive.  And it's been great. 

 

Until today.   

 

Sad times.

 

 

 

 

 

Anyone got a car for sale?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh, and happy new year.

Ah bollox.

Sorry to hear that 😪

Don't forget to take the Grundig radio out, before you get rid !!

Worth seeing if our Saab lickers on here have a spare engine ?

[holbeck]

4 minutes ago, Minimad5 said:

Ah bollox.

Sorry to hear that 😪

Don't forget to take the Grundig radio out, before you get rid !!

Worth seeing if our Saab lickers on here have a spare engine ?

Touché. 

I will pull the radio if it comes to it.  

Actually I am going to have a fiddle with it to see if I can coax in to further service,  but the spectre of hgf is lurking in the background. 

[richardmorris]

Arriva aren’t running buses on the wrexham to chester route today, so there’s a charity service with 15 old coaches.

[Cord Fourteener]

After a while out of action due to covid, then delayed family Xmas then a very late night (for me) donning the kilt and playing bagpipes in for the new year at our local castle (for cash) I'm out tinkering. 

Checked the oil in all the cars; pug too low. Mondeo; too high.

Volvo just right, but the oil is due a change anyway. 

The main job is to flush the coolant after the garage put radiator sealant in; not what I asked them to do but we'll see if it helps. 

I have the proper coolant to go in but it's getting a water flush first. 

 

[richardmorris]

And more.

[richardmorris]

[richardmorris]

Another London transport 

[brownnova]

53 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Another London transport 

Saw a Routemaster pounding down the A55 yesterday… may well have been this one to do these runs. 

[brownnova]

I took part in a photo shoot with Bonk the Magic wagon for Cheshire Life Magazine a few months back, article was published today! 

[Fumbler]

I put the BX away (again) at the unit last week while the weather was still nice. The frankenalternator's done super well but the funny coating Lucas has put on it is turning white super duper fast and I need to remove 1mm from the spacer I have installed on the pulley. On the plus side, at least the new pulley has removed all the glazing on the belt. I'll take it off again, paint it and repack the front bearing with fresh grease. Ideally it needs replacement but I don't have a puller. It'll also give my the opportunity to put some grease on the hinge bolt, tensioner bolt and the hanger itself.

[Yoss]

4 hours ago, richardmorris said:

Another London transport 

 

4 hours ago, richardmorris said:

And more.

 

5 hours ago, richardmorris said:

Arriva aren’t running buses on the wrexham to chester route today, so there’s a charity service with 15 old coaches.

You seem to have captured every bus except this one. 

Just pinched these off you tube. Thing is I used to own this one until 2006. It wasn't this shiny when I had it. It now lives in Wrexham but three weeks ago came down to London for an RM road run. These are my pictures, not pinched off the Internet. 

[LightBulbFun]

7 minutes ago, Yoss said:

 

 

You seem to have captured every bus except this one. 

Just pinched these off you tube. Thing is I used to own this one until 2006. It wasn't this shiny when I had it. It now lives in Wrexham but three weeks ago came down to London for an RM road run. These are my pictures, not pinched off the Internet. 

as you might already know the Chap/company that owns RM2213 now has a youtube channel which I binge watched recently  

https://www.youtube.com/c/Routemaster4Hire/videos

I was a bit skeptical at first but they have a fun sense of humour which rare these days, especially so given he is representing his company after-all LOL  

since they are in Wales I wonder if @dollywobbler can arrange a Routemaster road test?  

[MJK 24]

3 hours ago, brownnova said:

I took part in a photo shoot with Bonk the Magic wagon for Cheshire Life Magazine a few months back, article was published today! 

The Scirocco dude is a familiar face on the Scirocco Facebook pages.

[MJK 24]

5 hours ago, Cord Fourteener said:

 

Volvo just right, but the oil is due a change anyway. 

The main job is to flush the coolant after the garage put radiator sealant in; not what I asked them to do but we'll see if it helps. 

I have the proper coolant to go in but it's getting a water flush first. 

 

We’re all looking forward to seeing what the Volvo can do when you’re on top of its needs and wants…

 

[dozeydustman]

On 31/12/2021 at 15:56, mitsisigma01 said:

Intriguing ..,but no picture 🤔

It's a video, Dave

[mitsisigma01]

9 minutes ago, dozeydustman said:

It's a video, Dave

Not worky either 😕 

[Yoss]

17 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said:

as you might already know the Chap/company that owns RM2213 now has a youtube channel which I binge watched recently  

https://www.youtube.com/c/Routemaster4Hire/videos

I was a bit skeptical at first but they have a fun sense of humour which rare these days, especially so given he is representing his company after-all LOL  

since they are in Wales I wonder if @dollywobbler can arrange a Routemaster road test?  

I didn't know that. I don't go to you tube very often because I know once you do you can be there for hours but I shall definitely go and check that out. 

I hadn't met the owner, Alan, until that London run on December 11th but I spent 10 hours on the bus then and he does indeed seem like a decent guy. It's nice to see it go a good home and it works for a living now too. 

[dozeydustman]

5 minutes ago, mitsisigma01 said:

Not worky either 😕 

weird. Worked when I uploaded it! Works on my phone. But not laptop.