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[HMC]

Took DOY out to a country retreat to mainly drink booze and have sex with a russian bird

Verdict: would recommend 

[HMC]

PS- i can delete if needed the above post, im afraid im drunk, although it it stays i can search old posts when im old and reminisce

[wuvvum]

1 hour ago, richardmorris said:

Remind me of the engine and where you are. It’s not the air cooled 652 is it?

Yep, 652.  I'm in Norfolk.

[barefoot]

56 minutes ago, HMC said:

Took DOY out to a country retreat to mainly drink booze and have sex with a russian bird

Verdict: would recommend 

 

[Bear]

Got to build a fing

[wuvvum]

Replacement shock more or less fitted to the MG.

Just needs a retaining nut for the top mount - I've ordered some nuts online as couldn't find any the right size.  Mildly annoying as I would have liked it to be usable for the MG centenary this weekend but hey ho.

[Stanky]

10 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Replacement shock more or less fitted to the MG.

Just needs a retaining nut for the top mount - I've ordered some nuts online as couldn't find any the right size.  Mildly annoying as I would have liked it to be usable for the MG centenary this weekend but hey ho.

Drive it anyway, just go a bit* slower over big bumps. Gravity FTW

[High Jetter]

2 hours ago, HMC said:

Took DOY out to a country retreat to mainly drink booze and have sex with a russian bird

Verdict: would recommend 

Share her number?

[EspenO]

On 25/05/2023 at 16:37, Stanky said:

Anyone ever gambled on a 'special' hire car?

I did the «dealer’s choice» thing with Hertz in Gothenburg a few weeks ago. I think the smallest car I could’ve gotten was a Yaris or similar.

Ended up with a brand new, 2 - yes, two - km on the clocks, Citroën C5 Aircross hybrid. Lovely car, but a bit thirsty as it hadn’t been charged.

Of course, this being Volvo Town, it was one of about three non-Volvos in the entire parking lot 😄

 

Best free upgrade I ever got was with Sixt in Frankfurt 7-8 years ago. I had booked a 3-series or similar, which turned out to be a VW Tiguan. A bit meh I thought, but fair enough.

However, the «Refill Adblue, or I won’t start in *** km» message was showing. After a while of them trying to refill it from a 20 litre tank into the worst filler location possible (beside the spare wheel istr) they gave up and asked if I’d like the BMW 4-series Gran Coupe next to it instead.
 

Only too happy to! However, some tapping at a tablet later, it was already spoken for. Would I take the black, dull looking 5-series Touring across the aisle? A rather less enthusiastic yes.

It turned out to be a 530d X-drive with dark brown full leather and ALL of the toys. Fantastic thing. 

 

[PhilA]

Spent a good chunk of the day pfaffing with the car.

Pulled the clutch master off, wasn't overly optimistic.

Well, there we go. The bore is perfect. Put a new seal kit in and buttoned it up.

Stuck that back in place and hooked it up.

Took the wheel off for better access to the slave, that's seen better days.

Still, replaced the slave cylinder, which was 110% stuck solid in place. Got it all bled up which returned a good pedal.

Stuck a new solid state fuel pump on and flushed the lines through. Net result, it'll move by itself now. Still starts really nicely too.

 

Phil

[Tickman]

That looks lovely 

[PhilA]

It's a little* smoky.

 

Just put some Slime in the tyre that keeps going down, that should help.

Oil change pending. Diff sounds horrible.

[wesacosa]

@LightBulbFun

[stuboy]

Popped too work as I wanted to clean the wheels on the mighty mondeo( I don't live near for a hosepipe),  I had great idea to put my new wheel brush in my drill ( i get chronic cramp/pain )and some mixed up tfr, think it did an OK job and water was manky.. 

 

[17-Coffees]

Many words stuck with F....

Such as Fuck...

Bonnet blew open while doing 70. Fuuun.  

Looks worse than it is, just bonnet and windscreen. 

And awaiting recovery of now. 

[RayMK]

15 minutes ago, 17-Coffees said:

Many words stuck with F....

Such as Fuck...

Bonnet blew open while doing 70. Fuuun.  

Worse than it looks, just bonnet and windscreen. 

And awaiting recovery of now. 

Not the driver's seat as well?

Hope it can be fixed without too much excess/insurance hassle.

[17-Coffees]

And sorted*...

Race car now innit.

 

Now to see what route to take with thr windscreen 

[Matty]

19 hours ago, PhilA said:

Spent a good chunk of the day pfaffing with the car.

Pulled the clutch master off, wasn't overly optimistic.

Well, there we go. The bore is perfect. Put a new seal kit in and buttoned it up.

Stuck that back in place and hooked it up.

Took the wheel off for better access to the slave, that's seen better days.

Still, replaced the slave cylinder, which was 110% stuck solid in place. Got it all bled up which returned a good pedal.

Stuck a new solid state fuel pump on and flushed the lines through. Net result, it'll move by itself now. Still starts really nicely too.

 

Phil

When did this happen? Missed you getting a Sprite. Looks a brilliant candidate for do not paint. Smart little thing 👍

[hairnet]

19 hours ago, PhilA said:

 

is this why youre a fan of them - messed with them when younger?

(i remember folsom )

[17-Coffees]

14 minutes ago, Nyphur said:

Are the bonnet catches known to fail on those Civics @17-Coffees or was it just bad luck/accidentally not closed properly?

I'll be the first to put my hand up, and say it was the latter part! 😅

I can laugh about it, and got travel arrangements made for work.  But car will be sitting till June till the windscreen can be done! 

[PhilA]

2 hours ago, Matty said:

When did this happen? Missed you getting a Sprite. Looks a brilliant candidate for do not paint. Smart little thing 👍

It's my father's car, I was brought home from maternity hospital in it in 1980, and it last saw the road in 1982.

It's been something of a fixture around here.

[PhilA]

2 hours ago, hairnet said:

is this why youre a fan of them - messed with them when younger?

(i remember folsom )

Yup, always had a soft spot for them.

[hairnet]

24 minutes ago, PhilA said:

in 1980

really?

REALLY?? 

[Matty]

47 minutes ago, hairnet said:

really?

REALLY?? 

No need. Have some finer feelings 😁

[HMC]

Busy but fun day

Woke up with a hangover here

SpOtted a typical looking (for west devon)  well worn RM combo from my bedroom window

and went to my first concert (muse at the Plymouth Argyle stadium. )

 

[paulplom]

No wonder there was a shortage of bogroll.

[320touring]

Got the 182 back yesterday. Fair bit of work done to it, and was driving brilliantly.

Went out later to it, and its developed two new faults - a Misfire and the passenger outer door handle doesn't work.

This means that- 

Current fleet of legal cars is:

182 - misfiring

807 - no reverse, noisy wheel bearing

Elgrand - front end knocks like a junkie at his dealers door, screenwash pump inop

Golf - light misfire and no blower motor 

Oxford - new points fitted, won't fire.

 

So it looks like a Sunday of investigation for me..

 

Old cars, just don't!

[loserone]

7 minutes ago, 320touring said:

it looks like a Sunday of car shopping for me..

 

Old cars, just keep buying more!

Ftfy

[PhilA]

Re-flashed the field on the dynamo and cleaned the points in the regulator.

Got it adjusted up.

That'll work. I don't know why people are afraid of these control boxes, they work okay.

[RoverFolkUs]

The public at car boot sales: 

I overheard an encounter today, a chap was selling what looked to be a bathroom extractor fan for £1. Guy comes along and opens it up, but there were a couple of screws missing, apart from that it looked brand new. 

He asks the seller if he has the screws, he says no but they're only self tappers and it's a quid. 

Guy starts saying about how it might be no good, puts it down, asks more questions, "Would you take 50p" ... then says if it's all there I might have taken it, but if it's got missing screws I might as well buy it from the shop.

For fuck sake, it's an extractor fan for a quid 😆😆 they're £20 in Screwfix, add a couple of self tappers which anyone much surely have lying around and you've saved yourself £19! 

He says he'll have a think about it, puts it down and walks off. The seller then mutters to his other half "why did we even bother coming here, some people are such hard work" and I don't think truer words have been spoken 😅