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[artdjones]

2 hours ago, egg said:

Thought this was interesting from the home of the automobile

The plan is working.

[wesacosa]

[alcyonecorporation]

@dollywobbler has a drone. 

He inadvertently ended up making something that looked like a late nineties grunge video. 

I got the filters out. 
 

Well, fuck you, I liked it. 

[AnnoyingPentium]

On 14/01/2024 at 20:19, grogee said:

Went to BiL's house today for a family gathering. He rents his garage out to a mate who is a car dweeb like us and previously there was some JDM saloon in there that he's now done up and sold. 

Now he's got this Celica GT-4 which has just been in for bodywork and it looks the bollocks. I'd love one of these. 

Very very nice. Reminds me of my Dad's one.

[wuvvum]

Excellent!  Had one of those, they're great little things.  Manual or auto?

[Vantman]

27 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Excellent!  Had one of those, they're great little things.  Manual or auto?

Auto--1.3 Hopefully!

[wuvvum]

Same spec as I had then.  Not that great on fuel (as is normal for a small petrol engine with a torque converter auto) but nice and easy to drive, apart from slightly heavy steering.  Also way ahead of their time styling wise.

[MJK 24]

American car buying advice above is interesting.  They will claw a bit back compared to use with the cost of petrol?  Well, the ones driving 1600cc Kia’s will.  The others driving huge V8’s, less so.

[MJK 24]

Does this belong to someone on here?  Seems really familiar, but annoyingly, I can’t place it!

G reg Renault 5 in Liverpool.  Red with white wheels.  Brilliant photo of it leaving Aldi in miserable winter weather!

 

[omegod]

I'd heartily recommend the  Costco experience for tyres , had 2 Bridgestones fitted to our Qashqai for a not too bad price  whilst scoffing cheap hot dogs and pizza !  Beats sitting doing fuck all at Kwikshit and the likes 

[Split_Pin]

MOT day for the Rover 75. I know it needs 2 new bottom arms and 2 back discs, all of these are in the boot. The 2 front tyres are approaching 2mm as well so might be advised upon but I didn't want to replace them in case the car turns out to be a wreck 😅

The biggest challenge will be getting into the car though, its -7 out there!

[grogee]

1 hour ago, Split_Pin said:

MOT day for the Rover 75. I know it needs 2 new bottom arms and 2 back discs, all of these are in the boot. The 2 front tyres are approaching 2mm as well so might be advised upon but I didn't want to replace them in case the car turns out to be a wreck 😅

The biggest challenge will be getting into the car though, its -7 out there!

May the force be with you, SP. Fingers crossed for the MoT 'OAP health check' 

[Split_Pin]

Not bad! Failed on exactly as I predicted. Only the OS was knocking badly but I knew the NS was on its way so I'm glad I ended up just buying a pair plus a new rear Bush.

 

[EyesWeldedShut]

3 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

Not bad! Failed on exactly as I predicted. Only the OS was knocking badly but I knew the NS was on its way so I'm glad I ended up just buying a pair plus a new rear Bush.

 

Congrats - that's not too bad.
Two balls and a bush I mean

[Bren]

I realised today how fooked the insignias glow plugs are. And how strong the battery is.

 

[egg]

my 'spending too much time scrolling online' spot of the day, thanks to Sion Hudson on Twixter.

https://twitter.com/sionhudson/status/1747548051579760877/photo/3

[Zelandeth]

1 hour ago, egg said:

my 'spending too much time scrolling online' spot of the day, thanks to Sion Hudson on Twixter.

https://twitter.com/sionhudson/status/1747548051579760877/photo/3

I think that's one I used to see back around 2013-14 in Banbury.  Don't think I ever got a photo of it back then sadly.

[Split_Pin]

I phoned the garage at 4 to see how much I owed them but the car isn't ready yet as they are having a bit of trouble getting the old bottom arms off. I didn't even need to ask if it was the inner ball joint as they are notorious for seizing solid.  Exactly why I didn't attempt thos job myself! A completely ludicrous design that Rover need a slap for, why could they not just have used a normal horizontal cylindrical bush and through bolt like everyone else.

Anyway even if it takes them 4 hours to get off, their labour's only £40 an hour and it's the only thing the car needs.

[stuboy]

not keen on this cold weather my mpg has dropped below 17 mpg..

[junkyarddog]

6 hours ago, egg said:

my 'spending too much time scrolling online' spot of the day, thanks to Sion Hudson on Twixter.

https://twitter.com/sionhudson/status/1747548051579760877/photo/3

I once dropped a Ford Fiesta Mk2 on one of those by accident🤣

[andyberg]

4 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

I phoned the garage at 4 to see how much I owed them but the car isn't ready yet as they are having a bit of trouble getting the old bottom arms off. I didn't even need to ask if it was the inner ball joint as they are notorious for seizing solid.  Exactly why I didn't attempt thos job myself! A completely ludicrous design that Rover need a slap for, why could they not just have used a normal horizontal cylindrical bush and through bolt like everyone else.

Anyway even if it takes them 4 hours to get off, their labour's only £40 an hour and it's the only thing the car needs.

My 75 failed on the same thing. My son was tasked to replace it ( he's the apprentice at the garage) he said, and I quote " it was a bastard of a job to get it out. "

[RoverFolkUs]

Just like Binis, those downward facing ball joint things on R75 arms instead of a bush are indeed cunts to remove.

I'd wager saying it's actually BMW's design fault 😁

[Split_Pin]

18 minutes ago, RoverFolkUs said:

BMW's

I blame them too!

I'd never have managed this on the driveway.

[Split_Pin]

A pass with no advisory items for the 75

 

[Split_Pin]

[wuvvum]

The snow arrived in Norwich earlier. 

Didn't last long mind.

[barefoot]

Isn't the rear suspension Z1?

[Split_Pin]

9 minutes ago, barefoot said:

Isn't the rear suspension Z1?

The Z1 was the pioneer of BMWs Z axle and although the 75s is loosely based on it, there is almost no resemblance and definitely no parts interchangeability.

[barefoot]

So much for reading half arsed American motoring articles on the interweb!

[Split_Pin]

15 minutes ago, barefoot said:

So much for reading half arsed American motoring articles on the interweb!

Did they say they had Honda engines 🤣