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[stuboy]

Fil happy I found his old front chin spoiler from his old imp

[Dobloseven]

On 6/29/2022 at 5:26 PM, stuboy said:

Had a few pence for my  birthday so went and bought this thing, as I want to clean the seats mainly in the galaxy, missus has some dubious stains in her seat leon and i need few bits at home.

 

Anyone used one before?

We've got one, bought for dog "accidents". Seems pretty good really. Done car seats with it as well. Would recommend. We've got one of the upright Vax carpet washers which does a great job on bigger areas, but it's such a heavy, clumsy thing that it puts you off getting it out. The spot washer is very user friendly. 

[stuboy]

13 hours ago, Dobloseven said:

We've got one, bought for dog "accidents". Seems pretty good really. Done car seats with it as well. Would recommend. We've got one of the upright Vax carpet washers which does a great job on bigger areas, but it's such a heavy, clumsy thing that it puts you off getting it out. The spot washer is very user friendly. 

im thinking of unboxing it tomorrow, been too busy clearing deceased garage

[High Jetter]

2 hours ago, Cord Fourteener said:

I've been lending my 740 to a friend while his V70 undergoes a lot of mot work, and he only went and got married in it!

 

She looks thrilled*

[MJK 24]

If you like all the revs, and then some more on top, listen to this old Ferrari working hard against a new Kia EV ❤️
 

 

[Cord Fourteener]

32 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

She looks thrilled*

That's not the bride!

[SiC]

On 6/28/2022 at 12:52 AM, alcyonecorporation said:

Finally got this piss bag sorted thanks to Pete-M and his friend, Paul. 

 

 

What was causing the cutting out issue in the end?

[SiC]

Been away in Jersey for the last week.
Saw a lot and went to a very good museum on the island. Small but plenty of interesting stuff.


A lot of random WW2 paraphernalia is deposited around the island.


Including tunnels dug during the war.




Saw this beauty.


But the highlight definitely was the hire car that I had for the day. That though, belongs in a more appropriate thread:
https://autoshite.com/topic/48871-bmcbmhbl-readers-wives/?do=findComment&comment=2560868

[stuboy]

Rescued some bits were heading for the scrapyard

[AnnoyingPentium]

Bodgetacular, innit.

[HMC]

Well it started up fine this morning and wasn’t sagged onto its bump stops so that’s a win for my first morning with a flakey old Mercedes coupe.

[bunglebus]

I'm sure there was an early Mondeo thread but I can't find it. Stole this from FB

 

[neil1971]

11 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

I'm sure there was an early Mondeo thread but I can't find it. Stole this from FB

 

K reg Mondeo topic is here, headed Mondy rather than Mondeo so probably makes it tricky to search for

[Schaefft]

14 hours ago, HMC said:

Something big and flakey….

 

 

Flakey in a number of senses! Yes I have purchased. 

Oof, I've considered these for a while and eventually decided that it's just not worth it. Still great looking cars though. Was it cheap?

[cort16]

8 minutes ago, Schaefft said:

Oof, I've considered these for a while and eventually decided that it's just not worth it. Still great looking cars though. Was it cheap?

I've had one and they definetely are if you can get one cheap enough with no ABC lights on! I see HMC's has got the weird boot hinge/spring issue my was also afflicted with. 

[Rust Collector]

I’m off to go and see the man from the ministry:

Countdown to the disappointment…

[3VOM]

2 hours ago, AnnoyingPentium said:

Bodgetacular, innit.

You can get single DIN "pockets"/"shelves" to fill the gap, e.g. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284819624615?hash=item42509292a7:g:xMEAAOSwGI9ihNZp

[AnnoyingPentium]

1 hour ago, 3VOM said:

You can get single DIN "pockets"/"shelves" to fill the gap, e.g. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284819624615?hash=item42509292a7:g:xMEAAOSwGI9ihNZp

I have a nice drawer from the posh spec model that goes in there, but I wanted to run the iPod which requires the cable to be attached at the back of the unit. It's only a temp unit anyway, I'm waiting for another cassette one so I can use the already wired CD changer.

[JJ0063]

3 hours ago, bunglebus said:

I'm sure there was an early Mondeo thread but I can't find it. Stole this from FB

 

Have you seen what he’s done to it? I’ll try and find a pic 

 

EDIT:

😥

[Low Horatio gearbox]

Tidied up the garage, took a load of oil the tip and made ready for the mustang to come back for welding Monday.  Then gave the Rover some massively long overdue love - an oil and filter change, topped off all fluids and even cleaned out the fire traps. Rewarded myself with a bath in the afternoon. Then cleaned the bath as it was dirtier than the garage floor 🤪

[EightMegs]

On 6/30/2022 at 10:42 AM, 320touring said:

Tayinloan waiting on the Gigha ferry. 121 miles, 45.4mpg reported average speed 42.2mph. cheeky wee breakfast in Inveraray on the way down.

The 172 is pretty bloody adept at fast A road work - shift down and fuck off.

Beats working for a living 😀

I wonder how Inverary's council would react if you painted your house in a colour that isn't white...

[MJK 24]

F - O - R - D

[beko1987]

7 minutes ago, MJK 24 said:

F - O - R - D

Is it a Vauxhall 🤔

[reb]

One of the reasons I've not been doing much work on the 205 lately is the fact that so much of my 200 piece Halfords advanced socket set is either missing or fucked. In the first step to rectifying this I ordered a 38 piece 3/4" Bahco set. I'll be getting a 1/2" set once my tax refund comes through.

Prices seem all over the place with Bahco sets, I could have got a similar set but without the imperial sockets (which are a bit ??? as it's supposedly a metric set) and with some 1/4 stuff for significantly less for some reason, but that didn't have as many accessories and I already have a 1/4" set anyway.

As for why I chose Bahco? Simply because it reminds me of dad.

[Fumbler]

8 hours ago, Rust Collector said:

I’m off to go and see the man from the ministry:

Countdown to the disappointment…

Good luck mate

[wheel nut]

My mothers garage roof is badly rotten and close to collapsing so I’m trying to clear out everything before we decide what to do about the roof. Got to the back corner today where I uncovered a jag engine and gearbox. I thought they were bolted together so I was pleasantly surprised to find that the gearbox was just pushed into the engine but not actually bolted together.

Moved the gearbox from where its been sitting for almost 40 years. I’ll need to return with my engine crane to move the engine - it’s a really heavy lump of a thing. 

[loserone]

Do you have something appropriate like a lawnmower or an MX5 to fit it in?

[SRi05]

Gave the Saab a pro valet today with some old cloths and a bottle of polish from 1987. I felt a bit sorry for it as it hasn't been used much since buying the Civic. Cleaned up well, then it pished down. Great success. 

Certainly hasn't been floppytop weather up here recently 

[Yoss]

9 hours ago, Rust Collector said:

I’m off to go and see the man from the ministry:

Countdown to the disappointment…

Has this happened yet then? 

[wheel nut]

33 minutes ago, loserone said:

Do you have something appropriate like a lawnmower or an MX5 to fit it in?

It’ll be getting sold. It has been kept for around 40 years just in case we found a use for it, but I think the time has come to admit that my family has hoarded more than I will ever use so sensible to move some stuff on.