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[horriblemercedes]

16 hours ago, Cavcraft said:

For the first (and no doubt last) time in my life I can genuinely say I've been to Mercedes to pick my car up.

 

Expectations

 

Vs reality

 

 

It's been in for one recall that turned out to be three: Cruise control (they've been known to stick on), front seat belt clips and some sort of pipe brackety thing.

 

Disappointingly, it's not the worst they've seen ('far from it') and they didn't give me a full tank of petrol or £85,000 off a new AMG. They had some absolutely MEGA motors in the showroom: hate new cars all you like, but if I had the spondulicks I'd be in Merc's showroom first. 

I had one very similar. Absolutely fantastic car. I wish I still had it

[aldo135]

My S70 has pissed power steering fluid everywhere 🙈 it knows I’ve been looking at other cars… to be fair I’m always looking at other cars 😂. Can’t complain it’s a great car, haven’t had to spend money on it in ages. 

[RoverFolkUs]

20 hours ago, Rust Collector said:

Bollocks

Worst part of it is that I actually quite like the fucker so I’ll have to spend the money on fixing it 😅

Looks like your average Citroen Xsara Picasso when they get run around for that last year or two after the torsion bar has snapped and the rear arm bearings are holding on for dear life 🤣

[stuboy]

Turd polishing....

Yeah it's only the spare and no one will see it but I felt bad so lazy wire brush up and some smooth rite, liquid gold tyre paint and will be ready to go back under the galaxy soon.

[stuboy]

At work one of the acas kissed a earth mound...and it looked crappy on first impressions so while we wait for repairs I tugged and pulled.... ohh err missus... and its a 50 yarder now...

[Fumbler]

23 hours ago, Rust Collector said:

Air suspension… who’d buy a car with it 🤣

Brother's old P38 did something similar in a hot carpark. We were see-sawwing for ages before the engine decided to work.

[Rust Collector]

1 hour ago, Fumbler said:

Brother's old P38 did something similar in a hot carpark. We were see-sawwing for ages before the engine decided to work.

This one just goes arse up face down whenever you start it - luckily it settles down once you move off! It just has that embarrassing ‘look, another fucked disco 3’ look when it does it 😅

[Rust Collector]

It’s my birthday tomorrow so I went and saw my family this eve.

Youngest brother got me this:

Middle brother got me this:

🤣

[wuvvum]

17 minutes ago, Rust Collector said:

It’s my birthday tomorrow so I went and saw my family this eve.

Youngest brother got me this:

 

A Japanese car with slammed suspension?  How very apt.  

[Joey spud]

One job I really detest is changing suspension bushes so wasn't looking forward to replacing the absolutely buggered ones on the recently purchased Yaris t sport.

They came out after fighting them with a cutting disc,drill and hack saw.

The new one's pushed in ok with a hammer and blunt drift.

My son had these Lexus rear lamps kicking around and thinks they look good (not so sure myself but I'm old) anyway it's all irrelevant if I don't get under it and repair the axle mounting point.

Better look at that exhaust pipe while I'm at it.

[egg]

a cousin of mine has bought this TDI A4 with 174k on the clock. Is this 'one of those generic Audi's we don't like but should give good service' or a ticking timebomb?

[Wibble]

I see Kelsey Publishing are still using old photos of my car:

[dozeydustman]

Fitter at work plugged the workshop’s all-singing all-dancing code reader into the Saab this morning to find the cause of intermittent EML.

18 codes cleared, including the fault, which is something to do with the wastegate actuator vacuum pipe. Located a tiny pipe from the vacuum pump with a very frayed and perished end. Cut back to good, it’s a bit of a squeeze, but no more EML.

Some of the faults were unusual - cooling fan open circuit, which is weird as it certainly runs in hot weather, and passenger door pack reversed. No idea, the window button works fine.

Will be interesting to see if any of the oddball codes come back

[Zelandeth]

5 minutes ago, dozeydustman said:

Fitter at work plugged the workshop’s all-singing all-dancing code reader into the Saab this morning to find the cause of intermittent EML.

18 codes cleared, including the fault, which is something to do with the wastegate actuator vacuum pipe. Located a tiny pipe from the vacuum pump with a very frayed and perished end. Cut back to good, it’s a bit of a squeeze, but no more EML.

Some of the faults were unusual - cooling fan open circuit, which is weird as it certainly runs in hot weather, and passenger door pack reversed. No idea, the window button works fine.

Will be interesting to see if any of the oddball codes come back

If the battery has ever got even vaguely low that can trigger all kinds of nonsense codes on cars this modern.  So long as the light stays out I'd not worry too much!

[SiC]

1 hour ago, egg said:

a cousin of mine has bought this TDI A4 with 174k on the clock. Is this 'one of those generic Audi's we don't like but should give good service' or a ticking timebomb?

Ours was solid until it wasn't. Generally tough but the fuel injection pumps implode and take all the fuel rails/injectors out. Can happen 50k+ at any point. 

Really solid cars otherwise and gave virtually no issues in the 210k miles between us and my parents before it killed itself. Far better built and stronger interiors than the B7 before.  

[Rust Collector]

It’s been a good birthday. We took the Disco and went to Brede woods. The boot of that thing just looks right when it’s got a couple of retrievers in it 😅

Seeing as it was muddy I decided to leave the pram and transform my son into a backpack.

Much easier to transport him that way, even if he did decide to occasionally bite chunks out of me.

We stopped at the model shop too and my mrs bought me this:

Now I definitely need to dig out all my old model making kit. Is there a thread on here for this sort of thing? Last time I made a model was an airfix kit when I was a kid, I painted it with a brush and it looked shit 🤣 I have an airbrush somewhere and I’d like some advice from a responsible adult…

 

[Split_Pin]

6 minutes ago, Rust Collector said:

It’s been a good birthday. We took the Disco and went to Brede woods. The boot of that thing just looks right when it’s got a couple of retrievers in it 😅

Seeing as it was muddy I decided to leave the pram and transform my son into a backpack.

Much easier to transport him that way, even if he did decide to occasionally bite chunks out of me.

We stopped at the model shop too and my mrs bought me this:

Now I definitely need to dig out all my old model making kit. Is there a thread on here for this sort of thing? Last time I made a model was an airfix kit when I was a kid, I painted it with a brush and it looked shit 🤣 I have an airbrush somewhere and I’d like some advice from a responsible adult…

 

@Spottedlaurel to the 1/25 scale beige courtesy phone please.

[dozeydustman]

1 hour ago, Zelandeth said:

If the battery has ever got even vaguely low that can trigger all kinds of nonsense codes on cars this modern.  So long as the light stays out I'd not worry too much!

We tested the battery as well, it’s still in good order as is the alternator. Which for a Fiat 1.9JTD is unusual

[4wheeledstool]

End of an era today - got all my crap out of the unit I've been in the last 12 years.

Still a fair bit of work to do in the new one before its all up and running.

[Rustybullethole]

Not driven the focus in a while. Mrs gave me a lift home from Greenwich the other day. Soon as we pulled away it felt like it should be in the circus on the heath. Up to speed and its rattling my tits off. How does she not notice this shit? She did say her brother has asked why hers cars so bouncy the other week and had just replied its always like that.

Got a couple of spare 17's shall chuck one on when i get a sec. Might have a go with hand tools though have never done a low profile that way guess it'll be a little more tricky. Lost my access to tyre machines though have a friendly local place that would probably let me lose on theirs. 

Currently rolling on the biscuits spare.

[Matty]

On 8/9/2023 at 6:43 PM, Bren said:

Washed. Clayed. Polished.

Probably up for sale this weekend - only because I need the money for my wagon course. However if I don't get the asking price it stays.

I really wouldn't sell tbh.

[Matty]

3 hours ago, Rust Collector said:

It’s been a good birthday. We took the Disco and went to Brede woods. The boot of that thing just looks right when it’s got a couple of retrievers in it 😅

Seeing as it was muddy I decided to leave the pram and transform my son into a backpack.

Much easier to transport him that way, even if he did decide to occasionally bite chunks out of me.

We stopped at the model shop too and my mrs bought me this:

Now I definitely need to dig out all my old model making kit. Is there a thread on here for this sort of thing? Last time I made a model was an airfix kit when I was a kid, I painted it with a brush and it looked shit 🤣 I have an airbrush somewhere and I’d like some advice from a responsible adult…

 

Just do what I did and build them poorly and unpainted.

#half arsed 

[Bren]

16 minutes ago, Matty said:

I really wouldn't sell tbh.

Don't really want to. All the little niggles I have lived with are sorted - just as I sell. But I need the money for my HGV course.

[Matty]

2 minutes ago, Bren said:

Don't really want to. All the little niggles I have lived with are sorted - just as I sell. But I need the money for my HGV course.

It's a shame. But needs must, know where you're coming from.

[Rustybullethole]

Guess what ill be doing this afternoon.

Been up since 6 and busy shall make some breakfast first i think. 

[andyberg]

Went to the excellent* Frome flea market and classic car meet today. Not many highlights but here are a few. The P6 was my favourite, I am really starting to REALLY like these cars.

[andyberg]

And finally some rear twin wiper goodness 

[SiC]

37 minutes ago, andyberg said:

Went to the excellent* Frome flea market and classic car meet today. Not many highlights but here are a few. The P6 was my favourite, I am really starting to REALLY like these cars.

Darn, I meant to go and completely forgot!

[andyberg]

20 minutes ago, SiC said:

Darn, I meant to go and completely forgot!

I haven't been before, I wouldn't rush back TBH. Lots of over priced tat. Maybe 20 cars there. 

[SiC]

48 minutes ago, andyberg said:

I haven't been before, I wouldn't rush back TBH. Lots of over priced tat. Maybe 20 cars there. 

I think the crap weather might have put people off. Did you go to the radstock classic car show last weekend? I wanted to go but decided instead to crack on with the Midget. But kinda wish I went.