Barry Cade Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Just been to see a Seat Mii at a local dealer. £5295. 2013. looked great until I looked closer (it was black met and raining) It had Mk1 Ka levels of corrosion round the filer cap. Everything I'm seeing at dealers for 5k ish is rough. Looked at a Panda Twinair the other day and the rear quarterlight was smashed, and it had obviously been sitting a while. Did notice a Toyota IQ though.. That's today's infatuation. A Hyundai i20 came up this morning on Gumtree at 10am. 09 plate, overheating... looked good otherwise so I sent a polite message to ask when I could come and view. got a message back a little later with a phone number. Checked listing again and the price had gone up by £50, then the advert dissapeared as I was reading it. I despair, I really do.Everything under a grand that is not quite scrap goes in minutes... do these people not work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 19 hours ago, Yoss said: Once there I was riding round on old buses, as some of you will have seen, some of which were going inside ULEZ but my observation is that are still plenty of non compliant cars both sides of the boundary. In Bristol we are getting CAZ. Not ULEZ but a similar sort of thing. The old busses have been upgraded to be Euro 6 compliant. I've seen 2006 plated ones with Now EURO6 compliant stickered on the side. Presumably something like a fleet of busses, it makes sense to spend out to get then approved. 19 hours ago, Yoss said: So how does it work if you are parked inside the zone and stay there? If it doesn't move, then it won't pass a camera. Thus no charge. A colleague is having a debate what to do about his non compliant 2007 Civic Diesel. He walks into work usually and only uses the car for visiting family/friends outside the city or shopping. He figured the £9 per day charge (with fuel costs) is enough that it's probably cheaper for him to just catch a taxi when he needs to bring shopping home. Given his annual mileage is well under 3k per year and cars parked on the road in cities get ruined, it doesn't make sense him replacing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 19 hours ago, Yoss said: These two were in the same road in Golders Green, well inside the zone. Shirley these aren't compliant if my Škodas aren't. Forgot to say that Petrol Punto is complaint. Many petrol cars are compliant that are near the 2005 cutoff when everything became Euro 4. My 2003 TT is compliant too. If it was diesel then it wouldn't be. Yoss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeT Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Did a trip to Belgium over the weekend, for Spa activities and to start off the (enjoyable) process of stocking up on goodies for Christmas. We took my 2005 330i. On 188,000 miles now It’s definitely in shite territory on mileage. Final scores. Fuel economy is Impressive from a ~260HP, 24 valve six that’s not in the first flush of youth. One fuel stop was needed, 508 miles covered and 59.7 litres added. Funicular from the hotel to thermal spa. Very novel, even if the hotel is a little costly. Most of the spots were while on the move, including an Opel Ascona. Did see the real hallmark of a French speaking region, though. Finally, the current Bavarian MoronWagen outside Franchimont castle. The old one, in 2019. still missed. It has a couple more trips to do, and then it’s service time. If the ports hold up, we’re also off to Berlin in it before Christmas too. coachie, Austat, Dyslexic Viking and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 23 minutes ago, JakeT said: Did a trip to Belgium over the weekend, for Spa activities and to start off the (enjoyable) process of stocking up on goodies for Christmas. We took my 2005 330i. On 188,000 miles now It’s definitely in shite territory on mileage. Final scores. Fuel economy is Impressive from a ~260HP, 24 valve six that’s not in the first flush of youth. One fuel stop was needed, 508 miles covered and 59.7 litres added. Funicular from the hotel to thermal spa. Very novel, even if the hotel is a little costly. Most of the spots were while on the move, including an Opel Ascona. Did see the real hallmark of a French speaking region, though. Finally, the current Bavarian MoronWagen outside Franchimont castle. The old one, in 2019. still missed. It has a couple more trips to do, and then it’s service time. If the ports hold up, we’re also off to Berlin in it before Christmas too. That’s impressive economy, is it the auto or manual? barefoot and JakeT 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeT Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 1 hour ago, HMC said: That’s impressive economy, is it the auto or manual? This one’s a manual, when I bought it I was doing 25,000 miles a year and I get scared of high mileage autos breaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 My drivers license was up for renewal and I’m now in the golden age between 21 and 44 so I can get a 10 year license in New South Wales. I’m now all good to drive until the 20th of December 2032, that feel like a lifetime away. Dyslexic Viking and Eyersey1234 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyberg Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Prius, preii or just shit 🤷 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 22 minutes ago, andyberg said: Prius, preii or just shit 🤷 Sanctimonious git wagons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Must resist.... doug, Yoss, Rust Collector and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3VOM Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 On 11/18/2022 at 10:09 PM, hairnet said: not making obvious comment *runs Now hairnet has said that, I am getting Gomez Addams vibes about trains and railway lines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMcD Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Get in! One advisory for balljoint cover. I'll take that. SiC, juular, Ghosty and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 17 minutes ago, andy18s said: Must resist.... Go on. Do it. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rust Collector Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 31 minutes ago, andy18s said: Must resist.... That definitely needs purchasing! Yoss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OM646 Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Meanwhile, the Merc yesterday LightBulbFun, horriblemercedes, w00dy and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cade Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Even though I am a confirmed Anti Vagger, I seem to have just purchased a Seat Mii. Euro 6, 60mpg, group3 insurance.. I am future proofed as much as possible for now. Focus wheel bearing has begun to groan in protest.. It knows its going. MJK 24, OM646, Rust Collector and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 9 hours ago, andy18s said: Must resist.... It’s ok, but it’s no Alvis Stalwart… Ghosty and puddlethumper 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OM646 Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 2 hours ago, Barry Cade said: Even though I am a confirmed Anti Vagger, I seem to have just purchased a Seat Mii. Euro 6, 60mpg, group3 insurance.. I am future proofed as much as possible for now. Focus wheel bearing has begun to groan in protest.. It knows its going. By curiosity, is it a pre or post-facelift? facelifted cars get the fancy stereo with the tiny color screen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cade Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 4 minutes ago, OM646 said: By curiosity, is it a pre or post-facelift? facelifted cars get the fancy stereo with the tiny color screen Pre facelift I think- sat nav dock on top of dash... Just been reading, they have slightly triangular camshaft pulleys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Barry Cade said: Pre facelift I think- sat nav dock on top of dash... Just been reading, they have slightly triangular camshaft pulleys Deliberately or accidentally after a short time because VAG? Barry Cade, RoverFolkUs, Rust Collector and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadders Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 14 hours ago, Barry Cade said: Even though I am a confirmed Anti Vagger, I seem to have just purchased a Seat Mii. Euro 6, 60mpg, group3 insurance.. I am future proofed as much as possible for now. Focus wheel bearing has begun to groan in protest.. It knows its going. We've had an Up! for over 10 years now and the only unscheduled work was when my youngest son went through a flood and ripped the undertray off. We've had our Citigo for over 4 years with no problems. Barry Cade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Boring but sensible, nothing wrong with that. A friend bought a 1.4 pez 2018 3 door golf a few years ago as a 'last for bloody ages' car. Says he gets it serviced with the mot every year and it's not put a foot wrong. If something breaks it should be reasonable to fix because popular. chadders 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeT Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 15 minutes ago, beko1987 said: Boring but sensible, nothing wrong with that. A friend bought a 1.4 pez 2018 3 door golf a few years ago as a 'last for bloody ages' car. Says he gets it serviced with the mot every year and it's not put a foot wrong. If something breaks it should be reasonable to fix because popular. My grandfather bought a 1.2 Mk7 Golf a few years ago after writing his Volvo V50 off. He got it ex-demo. He has it serviced regularly and nothing has gone wrong. It’s 50 shades of silver now, due to his bodywork repairs, mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Just did the vectras's leaking injector. I bought a seat cutting kit to do it this time. Did it just in time - took car for a test drive and the weather has completely changed - throwing it down with strong winds. Shite Ron, Stevebrookman, goosey and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Best mate contacted me earlier to say that he booked in his 2015 Focus mk3.5 into the local dealer as this happened. Local dealer diagnosed it as a faulty headlamp. £1200 to replace and a deposit needs to be given to order it in. I had a quick Google and it appears TADIS. Shit design in the light where the wires break to a connector as it moves up and down work hardening it. Considering the designers knew this was move, it's crap there is no proper strain relief. Presumably his being a petrol ST is worse as it'll be going up/down more from the hard suspension. These guys sell a made up replacement harness for £9. Looks like I'll be one fixing it for him. https://adaptivefix.com/guide/ He was livid that a Ford dealer wouldn't fix the light and would replace it. I tried to explain that's how they work. A dealer has comeback to Ford if a new light fails again whereas a repair they won't. Still ridiculous really. MiniMinorMk3, Barry Cade, Coprolalia and 3 others 2 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 If all goes well a replacement for our vectra should be here tomorrow. HMC, andy18s and Wibble 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Used my 940 for the commute for the last time today. Was nice to see my colleagues Volvos came out to perform a Volvo guard of honour… Lacquer Peel, LightBulbFun, Yoss and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 16 minutes ago, brownnova said: Used my 940 for the commute for the last time today. Was nice to see my colleagues Volvos came out to perform a Volvo guard of honour… id still want the 940. Shite Ron, brownnova, Dyslexic Viking and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyberg Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 My last day as a coach driver. And look at the quality* vehicle they have given me. My designated coach has already been reallocated 🙄 MJK 24, GMcD, Eyersey1234 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGTI6 Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 On 11/18/2022 at 12:47 PM, MrGTI6 said: FFS!!! Failed my Mod 1 again this morning. It was going great right up until the very final section (hazard avoidance). This is where you have to accelerate to 50kph through a speed trap then swerve between two cones immediately afterwards. Got up to the target speed no problem this time on both the emergency stop and hazard avoidance, but on the latter I managed to clip the inside cone with the outside of my left foot. Feeling so pissed off with myself, not least for wasting another day's holiday. I wasn't even feeling particularly nervous this time round, and the weather/conditions couldn't have been better. Afterwards, I found out up until that point I had one minor for doing one of my figure-of-8s a bit wide. Third time lucky as the saying goes. At this point perhaps I should change my username to Maureen... I am relieved to say that I passed the Mod 1 on my third attempt! Going to celebrate with a Burger King on the way home. Stanky, scdan4, MiniMinorMk3 and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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