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[Leyland Worldmaster]

Just seen this on my feed of news:

https://www.maronline.org.uk/norev-march-releases/

[RobT]

Keeping the French End Up.

Espace is still wonderful, although I need to start using it more to prevent things seizing up.  Shatis turned 279k the other day so that's 7,000 miles in my ownership so far.  I'm toying with the idea of getting the AC fixed, unless a previous owner can confirm whether the system is completely bolloxed.  I'm lazy these days and haven't done any basic checks yet.  The easier and cheaper solution would be to summer daily the Xedos instead as the AC works well in that.  I can't imagine the VS would take too kindly to being laid up though...

[andyberg]

How is the Xedos doing?

[RobT]

1 hour ago, andyberg said:

How is the Xedos doing?

Going well thanks Andy.  The ABS light appeared a few times, but I'm hoping it was dirt on a sensor or something as it's been fine this past few weeks.  MoT in a few weeks time but I can't see it needing much, if anything.

[junkyarddog]

My beloved 205 had its NCT today,the Irish equivalent to the MOT.

Its quite strict,but I'm happy to say it passed

Its had a wee bit of a makeover during the winter,glow plug relay has stopped working,so that's the next item to sort.

Also just clocked up 120k today,so two milestones in one day.

Not bad for a 36 year old flimsy French car.

 

 

[andyberg]

Brilliant, it's always a worry that a car will stay as reliable as it was. I do miss the smoothness and the seats😂

[junkyarddog]

This beauty was at the test centre too,it's a recent import and was being inspected prior to being registered on Irish plates.

 

[cort1977]

Loving that Alfasud.  Those people who go on about how revolutionary the Golf GTI was should be made to take a proper look at one of those.

[wuvvum]

That is fantastic - pretty much the spit of my old one, albeit with a bit more black plastic.

[richardmorris]

Visited my parents for the weekend seeing as it was Mothering Sunday.

my sister has jetted off to Belize for a few weeks work and I picked up her car on the way home to get my mechanic friend to do the cambelt and a drive shaft on her car. Renault quoted £2400!

I have driven it from oxford, vacuumed, autoglymed the interior cloth and plastic and washed the outside and dragon breathed the wheels. Looks presentable now. 

Date code on the rear tyres is 0115, could be original! They are on the list to be replaced with the rest of the work.

[hairnet]

22 hours ago, STUNO said:

Wellington man's 1993 Toyota Corolla racks up 2 million kilometres (msn.com)

There's not much to add to that story, just the power of regular servicing and no salt on the roads !

maximas on that no?

 

[artdjones]

7 hours ago, junkyarddog said:

This beauty was at the test centre too,it's a recent import and was being inspected prior to being registered on Irish plates.

Like 

 

Like a lot of cars, nicest in base trim.

[Fumbler]

Checked the BX's oil level after the long drive. None lost so far which is encouraging.

[hairnet]

8 hours ago, junkyarddog said:

This beauty was at the test centre too,it's a recent import and was being inspected prior to being registered on Irish plates.

 

 

zv plate ftw - how nice is that

 

[Ghosty]

I've booked the Civic saloon in for £900 worth of bodywork and paint correction. Then it's getting ceramic coated. 

We're going concours. 

[STUNO]

5 hours ago, hairnet said:

maximas on that no?

 

AAH the Maxima, 2 years on and I haven't even had to top up the radiator. Passed it's test with no advisories a week ago now on only 270,000 km. Only done 7000 k's in the last year though. Oh yeah, I had to buy a new battery 6 months ago. 

[Ghosty]

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.4648931,-0.4928068,3a,43.2y,273.05h,81.57t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sjDyqQ13ZadgU04XF_WQ-lg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

I found a Tata Gurkha on Street View  alas the image is from 2009, so it's probably dead now. 

[Rustybullethole]

Boom another years grace. So glad I bought a welder years ago it’s paid for itself many times over and had become one of the many bits of kit I couldn’t live without. 

[cobblers]

What kind of a nonce gives an advisory for underseal?  

[New POD]

9 minutes ago, cobblers said:

What kind of a nonce gives an advisory for underseal?  

One that thinks it's covering a repair made of chicken wire and expanding foam, but isn't allowed to drill into it and send the material off for analysis.  

Daily mail from 1997 is probably what he thinks. 

[Barry Cade]

Due to overpopulation, they are starting to control numbers in Scotland.

[hairnet]

2 hours ago, cobblers said:

What kind of a nonce gives an advisory for underseal?  

this.

does the screwdriver of tap/death go through?

then its fine

also see - components rusty - yeah they live under the car - as do you mot man - are you rusty too?? ffs /rant /gripe

/calms down /drinks tea /preps for drive through salop

 

[hairnet]

8 hours ago, STUNO said:

AAH the Maxima, 2 years on and I haven't even had to top up the radiator. Passed it's test with no advisories a week ago now on only 270,000 km. Only done 7000 k's in the last year though. Oh yeah, I had to buy a new battery 6 months ago. 

pics of knackered bus you drive please

pics of STUNO poking scrap somewhere would be good @Jons house? (joke jon  )

 

[hairnet]

1 hour ago, Barry Cade said:

Due to overpopulation, they are starting to control numbers in Scotland.

arent they supposed to be aware of polis before they put the stickers oan?

 

[RoverFolkUs]

4 hours ago, cobblers said:

What kind of a nonce gives an advisory for underseal?  

If I was testing a transit and it was covered in underseal, I would be advising it as such to cover my ass, especially when it looks to have had a repair.

Transits are prime fodder to be bodged, get an MOT, sold on, then the new owner is furious about how a "rotten" transit got a clean MOT pass and subsequently puts the test station and tester under scrutiny 

[HillmanImp]

Yay! 

[MR SCRUFF]

Delivered a trailer today to a chap with similar interests. "You like your old Austins... Have these I think they are A35"

 

I've no idea if they are but I couldn't let them go in the bin. Any ideas? 

[Mr Pastry]

1 hour ago, MR SCRUFF said:

Delivered a trailer today to a chap with similar interests. "You like your old Austins... Have these I think they are A35"

 

I've no idea if they are but I couldn't let them go in the bin. Any ideas? 

Takes me back a long way, but yes they do look like A35 sills.

[wuvvum]

Great success!

[Sunny Jim]

Popped out at lunchtime to get some new rear tyres for the Puma. Good service from a tyre place shocker:

"If you're replacing the rears shall we put the new ones on the front and move the fronts to the rear?"

Yes please, saves me having to do it later.

They then asked me what I wanted the wheel nuts torqued to and checked the pressure of the tyres they moved to the rear.

Took the two guys ten minutes and they were the cheapest in the area. Andy's Tyres, Llandygai Industrial Estate, Bangor - I'll certainly be going there again.