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[Split_Pin]

Not too bad a result on the TT MOT today but I'm slightly confused about the steering arm fail as I dont understand what part that could be?

 

[Split_Pin]

Spoke to the garage, it's the inner tie rod. Just going to get them do do all of that and they can get the tracking done too. £270 all in including VAT, I cannot grumble at that at all.

[alcyonecorporation]

31 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

Spoke to the garage, it's the inner tie rod. Just going to get them do do all of that and they can get the tracking done too. £270 all in including VAT, I cannot grumble at that at all.

Yeah, for 'back on the road and sorted' bill that's not offensive for an older car. 

[grogee]

59 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

Not too bad a result on the TT MOT today but I'm slightly confused about the steering arm fail as I dont understand what part that could be?

 

Track rod end? Inner or outer, hopefully outer.

[wuvvum]

3 hours ago, chadders said:

They weren't Rheas then?

"Twelve rheas, which are large flightless birds distantly related to ostriches and emus, escaped from a farm near Stalham on June 21."

"A mob of runaway rheas which escaped a Norfolk farm three weeks ago are still on the loose – and now a woman is claiming to have seen one almost 30 miles away from where they first went missing."

https://www.northnorfolknews.co.uk/news/23645220.norfolk-runaway-rheas-spotted-30-miles-stalham-farm/

Could well be actually.  They looked like emus in the semi-darkness.

[meggersdog]

7 hours ago, alcyonecorporation said:

A rhea (not from a die) escaped near @meggersdog's patch, too - except that one came back because it was a bonded pair and missed its partner. 

Where was that farm again, fam? 

Ridgeview farm Belmesthorpe. The Rhea was gone for a few months, spotted in the surrounding villages though. Every time Rufus, the owner, went to where the bird was spotted he'd gone. Eventually he just turned up at the farm one day and has never escaped since.

[Dyslexic Viking]

A little more work done on the Yaris today. Have applied Fluid Film to it everywhere under and in cavities. And used Fluid Film black on the visible parts. Also had the wheels changed from the other Yaris with better tires and got the front brakes cleaned and lubricated. Painting of the front wing is next.

[artdjones]

8 hours ago, chadders said:

He died the best part of 15 years ago.

 

 

[hairnet]

1 hour ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

A little more work done on the Yaris today. Have applied Fluid Film to it everywhere under and in cavities. And used Fluid Film black on the visible parts. Also had the wheels changed from the other Yaris with better tires and got the front brakes cleaned and lubricated. Painting of the front wing is next. @Datsuncog are you jealous yet

[wesacosa]

someone spotted on Facebook

 

[cobblers]

Shit the bed which absolute baller owns that visa with what look like original serck plates on it? MAMMA MIA!!!!!!!!!

[HMC]

Works car park, Engineering innovation in changing gears; and a DSG audi.

[davehedgehog31]

Yesterday BIG BLUE recovery services  were called to my mates Corsa van which seemed to have lunched it's gearbag about a mile from my door.

Tow rope on and dragged it to my lockup where it was swapped with the Kangoo to let him get to his work today. 

The Rexton genuinely offers exactly the same sparkling* levels of performance regardless of whether it has another vehicle hanging off the rear of it or not. 

[andy18s]

Legacy went in for its Pregled today.

That's been a quick year since we bought it..

[Ghosty]

I'm on a train. 

 

[reb]

2 minutes ago, Ghosty said:

I'm on a train. 

 

Can you complain?

[HMC]

22 minutes ago, Ghosty said:

I'm on a train. 

 

Is there a horse approaching?

[grogee]

33 minutes ago, Ghosty said:

I'm on a train. 

 

Is it a love train? 

[Ghosty]

Nah, but I saw something on Marketplace this morning, and I thought 'Thats a perfect daily' so I'm on a train to somewhere I promised myself I'd never go again, fucking Wolvo. It's worth it though, good price and ticketed over winter - driving a modern car is actually depressing me (?!) so I'm getting a fun* interesting* daily. I love driving so I don't see the point in driving a boring car, especially one that's actively causing me stress thanks to warranty claims. 

It's not Japanese in fact it's something I've not had before. I've got strong memories of them though... I've been meaning to buy one for a while and it's not the first I've tried to buy. 

[Lankytim]

I’ve added a nice silicone 45 degree elbow to the Laguna to replace the last section of factory pipe, looks pretty nice and I’m sure it’ll provide another 000.2BHP and torques. 

[Split_Pin]

MOT pass for the TT today but when I picked the car up it had developed a significant coolant leak on the offside behind the inner wheelarch. 

I got the car home and took off the charge pipe and found this pipe from the header tank to the front coolant rail to be badly perished.

Quite a few pipes are in fact.

A plea on the FB groups with a picture saying "that one" seems easier than sifting through ten million part numbers for now.

An ungrateful bastard TBH as its getting to stay on fleet while another perfectly functioning car has been sold!

[SiC]

1 minute ago, Split_Pin said:

An ungrateful bastard TBH as its getting to stay on fleet while another perfectly functioning car has been sold!

#TTLife

Mine has a constant traction control light on now (brake pressure sensor). The exhaust blow isn't getting any better either (flexi). 

I've ignored both but I think it'll need another trip up to Panhard65 workshop soon. Ideally rather wait till the Boxster is sold and at least I can use a bit of cash from that sale to pay for yet another car bill!

[stuboy]

The mighty mondeo passed its mot with some bits to attend too...

 

Very happy as last night started looking at automatic jaguars..

[Split_Pin]

4 minutes ago, SiC said:

#TTLife

Mine has a constant traction control light on now (brake pressure sensor). The exhaust blow isn't getting any better either (flexi). 

I've ignored both but I think it'll need another trip up to Panhard65 workshop soon. Ideally rather wait till the Boxster is sold and at least I can use a bit of cash from that sale to pay for yet another car bill!

It's been very reliable in all the time my wife has been driving it but now that its passed to me the car has changed its tune!

[somewhatfoolish]

2 hours ago, Ghosty said:

I'm on a train. 

 

 

1 hour ago, grogee said:

Is it a love train? 

🤔

[grogee]

3 minutes ago, somewhatfoolish said:

 

🤔

 

[stuboy]

2 hours ago, grogee said:

Is it a love train? 

 

[Cavcraft]

Anyone who puts a Passat in the sea is ok with me

 

How two men crossed the Atlantic in floating CARS: Italian adventurers spent more than 100 days traversing 3,000 miles of ocean between Canary Islands and Caribbean… as man making trip in giant hamster wheel is arrested (msn.com)

[somewhatfoolish]

49 minutes ago, grogee said:

 

This is AS, so the APT has FTPed and the rail replacement bus is...

[Bren]

Heading back along the A562 home to Warrington when I spied a beautiful fox bodied mustang heading opposite way towards Widnes. Dark metallic green with grey wheels.

 

Much want.