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[Noel Tidybeard]

On 14/07/2022 at 22:06, SRi05 said:

Glasgow - - > Manchester Airport and back (with a holiday inbetween ) in the Civic. That's not bad for a 1.8 Pez! 

no they are quite astonishingly good considering the decend amount of "go" they have

[loserone]

2 hours ago, AnnoyingPentium said:

Lovely big barges. 1.0 tce is good for wafting.

Is it? My 1.5dci 4x4 is definitely a bit undergeared for cruising at 80

 

[stuboy]

9 hours ago, Supernaut said:

Is that in the Mondeo?

If so, those V6 Mondeos are 6 speeds. My one was, anyway.

early ones and me being a pauper NON ST220 means 5 speed

[stuboy]

1 hour ago, stuboy said:

Christ sake the mondeo started making a whirly noise on higher revs... some say alternator... 

 

bloody things parked up until i can strip down and see whats wrong.... 

[SiC]

36.6c outside here earlier. Half way between Weston super mare and Bristol.

[AnnoyingPentium]

32 minutes ago, loserone said:

Is it? My 1.5dci 4x4 is definitely a bit undergeared for cruising at 80

 

I didn't take it over about 65mph as I wasn't used to it, which is about 2600rpm. Don't have the same need to as I do with the Fabia.

[loserone]

5 minutes ago, AnnoyingPentium said:

I didn't take it over about 65mph as I wasn't used to it, which is about 2600rpm. Don't have the same need to as I do with the Fabia.

Amazing.  

 

I would regard not being able to cruise at 130kph within 5 minutes of getting into a car for the first time a significant deficiency for anything made in the last 20 years or so!

[AnnoyingPentium]

8 minutes ago, loserone said:

Amazing.  

 

I would regard not being able to cruise at 130kph within 5 minutes of getting into a car for the first time a significant deficiency for anything made in the last 20 years or so!

I could travel at 80, but I stuck to A and B-roads mostly.

[Popsicle]

Nice run down to Bristol and Exeter today.

Started off hot.

Then got hotter.

And never really cooled down much.

Thankfully this works!

[RoverFolkUs]

3 hours ago, stuboy said:

Christ sake the mondeo started making a whirly noise on higher revs... some say alternator... 

 

Could be alternator, but sounds a bit like a PAS pump running dry. I'd check the PAS fluid level first. 

[Split_Pin]

I was at Blair Drummond Safari Park yesterday and got a call from my window cleaner at about 6pm which I thought was strange. He has a Saab 93 diesel estate and said that the SiD was giving him a battery not charging message.

I popped over with the wee voltmeter that came with my red 93 and the alternator was putting out 11v when running so it was definitely goosed.  I also tried to get the bonnet open as the cable had snapped on one side but the undertray would have needed to come off so fuck that. The car only just made it to the garage a mile down the road this morning before the battery died. 

[stuboy]

10 minutes ago, RoverFolkUs said:

Could be alternator, but sounds a bit like a PAS pump running dry. I'd check the PAS fluid level first. 

there plenty of fluid in it

[mitsisigma01]

3 hours ago, stuboy said:

Christ sake the mondeo started making a whirly noise on higher revs...

Sounds like the radio isn't loud enough, fit a bigger amp and speakers , fixes all strange engine noises 😬😬😬

[Wibble]

15 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

I was at Blair Drummond Safari Park yesterday and got a call from my window cleaner at about 6pm which I thought was strange. He has a Saab 93 diesel estate and said that the SiD was giving him a battery not charging message.

I popped over with the wee voltmeter that came with my red 93 and the alternator was putting out 11v when running so it was definitely goosed.  I also tried to get the bonnet open as the cable had snapped on one side but the undertray would have needed to come off so fuck that. The car only just made it to the garage a mile down the road this morning before the battery died. 

Blair Drummond safari park, we’ve had some great days there. Such good value compared to anywhere down here.

[stuboy]

9 minutes ago, mitsisigma01 said:

Sounds like the radio isn't loud enough, fit a bigger amp and speakers , fixes all strange engine noises 😬😬😬

it has loud enough upgrade sounds... i had a strop transferred( insert chucked/slung)  everything into the galaxy and swapped parking spaces to use the galaxy as daily

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Took someone into Central London this afternoon and was surprised to only see 35c, it was 37 in MK.

Looked plenty warm enough for the occupants of the LT I passed going North near Hemel, pretty sure it was @mat_the_catwith dog standing on the dash!

[Ghosty]

Today was my last day at my old job. This week in the intervening time, the Civic saloon is off for its second MOT in my ownership (that's a first!) and the MX-5 is getting a new windscreen and a strut brace. I'll probably take the sill covers off the CRX too and cry at the state of the sills. 

[New POD]

12 hours ago, wuvvum said:

38 here at the moment, was 39 earlier.  The house is coping surprisingly well though - it's probably nearly 15 degrees cooler in here than out there, I've just got a little USB fan going and I'm fine.

In wife's car this week.

It looks like I picnic on the front window. 

Aircon is excellent. Not excellent is the fact that when it's really hot one of the calipers is obviously sticking. It's fine when the weather is 20 degs and not 40. 

I shall try to drive home from work today less enthusiastically and use the brakes less.  

[Dyslexic Viking]

10 hours ago, Popsicle said:

Nice run down to Bristol and Exeter today.

Started off hot.

Liked for working AC and not the temperature.

[Pat Earrings]

The E60 has had the swirl flaps done today thankfully. Mind at ease and once again I have got to say, Marc’s Independant BMW in Aldridge is brilliant. Well priced and an expert.

[MondeoBlues]

Adrian Flux just quoted me £2851.47 to insure the Porsche!! And that's with 5 years no-claims! 😂😂

Think I'll be sticking to Lancaster

[J W Pepper]

On 7/18/2022 at 3:15 PM, puddlethumper said:

32 degrees here in Noocassle. How's everyone else ? Sweatsville ?

35 degrees now in Bolton, but 30 degrees in the house, sat with a cider watching the Battle of Britain memorial flight from RIAT with a fan to keep me cool

[grogee]

There have been Developments. 

A long-awaited project looks like it has financial backing (from my stepmother) and a green light for Works to commence. 

I don't want to jinx it and I am also conscious that I have to sort and sell the 9000 (any interest? It will have 12m test, sorted headlining, new brakes and a service).

But... let's just say it's British, it's shite, it's about 100 miles away and it almost certainly needs welding. 

[Bren]

Replaced the pollen and diesel filters on the vectra in anticipation of going to Devon on Saturday.

After the holiday the likelihood is we will be looking for a replacement.

[brownnova]

Heatwave shiting. Yesterday used the Aircon-tastic 940, luuurvely.

Today I went topless in the MG.

Took precautions… 

 

Ungrateful shit paid me back with a flat tyre at the end of the working day! No idea why… seems to be holding air again now, but time will tell in the morning. 

[Popsicle]

7 minutes ago, Bren said:

Replaced the pollen and diesel filters on the vectra in anticipation of going to Devon on Saturday.

After the holiday the likelihood is we will be looking for a replacement.

Give us a shout when you're getting rid of the Vectra - might be interested in another!

[Popsicle]

Another hot day being a steering wheel operative, started off too hot:

And as I'm sure you're all aware it kept going up.

How high will it go?

Playing havoc with my mpgeees using the aircon all day.

Thankfully started cooling down later........

[Bren]

11 minutes ago, Popsicle said:

Give us a shout when you're getting rid of the Vectra - might be interested in another!

I thought you still had yours?

[Popsicle]

1 minute ago, Bren said:

I thought you still had yours?

Yea its still going strong, 212k on it now, manifolds warped so it sounds like a cat being shagged when its cold, but it keeps plodding along, I know it sounds perverse but another would come in handy!

[stuboy]

Hottest day dropped of 13 large packs of bottled water to 2 other bases, the skoda superb is a great car but good the cabin resonance is awefull its light shouting into a bucket.