The new news 24 thread

[alcyonecorporation]

2 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

Pfft! My Mk 1 Cortina had that! (LUU 139D, I just remembered)

it was just called 'stealing' then 

[High Jetter]

9 minutes ago, alcyonecorporation said:

it was just called 'stealing' then 

'borrowing' is the legal term IIRC, in the short term - though I paid something like £30 for that estate, in a state.

[alcyonecorporation]

4 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

'borrowing' is the legal term IIRC, in the short term - though I paid something like £30 for that estate, in a state.

i think you and I are pondering very different types of keyless entry/ignition m9 

[High Jetter]

1 minute ago, alcyonecorporation said:

i think you and I are pondering very different types of keyless entry/ignition m9 

Indeed. Or, perhaps, different types of 'key' - mine was a stubby flat-blade

[alcyonecorporation]

Some random offered a straight swap on my Amazon. 

He has a fucked L322 Range Rover worth about £1500 on a good day. Yeah, how about no and get the fuck out of my garage, blud?

I fucking hate L322s anyway; they're too fucking big and drive like wobbling fat cunts. 

[Split_Pin]

Today I have to say goodbye to my Dad.

I already miss not being able to show him my latest car purchase.

We didn't order a car to transport us to the Crematorium as I felt the 75 was a perfectly fitting vehicle. It was also the last car he took a ride in.

I have made sure that April is a packed month with 2 holidays and a new car to be attending to.

[High Jetter]

Take your time today, it's a day you'll remember for years. The others around you will give you strength.

[Joey spud]

I found this little union jack flag and bunged it on the Minor yesterday. When that black dog is constantly looking over my shoulder little tasks like this brighten my mood.

[mercedade]

4 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

Today I have to say goodbye to my Dad.

I already miss not being able to show him my latest car purchase.

We didn't order a car to transport us to the Crematorium as I felt the 75 was a perfectly fitting vehicle. It was also the last car he took a ride in.

I have made sure that April is a packed month with 2 holidays and a new car to be attending to.

That's a beautiful photo.

Exactly the kind of thing you and your family will take the time to remember today.

[Mr Pastry]

11 hours ago, D.E said:

One chapter in this 1970s book ("The Small Business Casebook", S. Birley) is about the (mis)management of Gilbern. The price and specs of the Invader are being compared to other cars, but this list doesn't seem to make much sense? Cars in a totally different price and performance league (AC, Aston, Dino), the Citroen DS and GS, floppytop Cortina... Also, according to sir Google the Crayford William is a microcar!

 

 

Looking at those prices though, the Gilbern was a serious amount of money for what it was.  It's surprising they sold any when you look at some of the competition. 

[Noel Tidybeard]

On 24/03/2024 at 15:11, grogee said:

Do you like screwing things to other things at least 500 times? 

Can you decipher poorly drawn Chinglish instructions? 

Do you like slicing your hands on sharp metal edges? 

Build a metal shed and be like me!

(Ably assisted by the ever-obliging @Cluffy. Model's own clothes) 

you would've thought he'd learn not to answer the phone when your number pops up!🤣

[Noel Tidybeard]

On 24/03/2024 at 22:24, SiC said:

This story certainly escalates quickly!

https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2024-03-24/man-loses-home-after-spending-thousands-on-novelty-private-number-plate

Man buys a numberplate for his wife and pays £15k all from inheritance that he has been told is worth £30k.

Wife dies.

Tries to sell plate and finds out it's not worth anywhere near what he thought.

He gets cancer.

Loses home with everything in storage and now on benefits. 

 

 

I mean poor guy but at the same time I'm always amazed how gullible people are. Why would someone be selling something at a massively cut price if it's "worth more"?

i would imagine who he bought from didn't "own" the plate and simply did all the complicated* paperwork for a smoll* fee

[Noel Tidybeard]

13 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

Mrs6C would never speak to you again if you encourage me to bring that home!

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must not comment "would that be a bad thing?"😲

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sorry Claire

 

[Popsicle]

While idly looking at some vans for sale last week I noticed a Caddy van for sale that had extra door seals compared to mine. As mine has Dumbos ears for mirrors, causing some wind noise at motorway speeds, I decided to look into it . So as I'm a sad twat I did some googling and apparently a 'comfort equipment level' spec was available from new, managed to find the part numbers and did some looking around.

Item number 9, ouch at £51 per door though.

Hmm £7.99 for 16 feet of the stuff - thats more palatable.

Looks just the job, thanks auto x bert.

Quick wipe round the vans door frames.

Comfort equipment level achieved 👍.

Remarkably it makes a noticeable difference to wind noise at 70mph, well pleased with that.

Although I'm sure it will detach itself within a week and resemble a 2015 Ford Focus - why do they always look like that?

 

[grogee]

14 minutes ago, Popsicle said:

While idly looking at some vans for sale last week I noticed a Caddy van for sale that had extra door seals compared to mine. As mine has Dumbos ears for mirrors, causing some wind noise at motorway speeds, I decided to look into it . So as I'm a sad twat I did some googling and apparently a 'comfort equipment level' spec was available from new, managed to find the part numbers and did some looking around.

Item number 9, ouch at £51 per door though.

Hmm £7.99 for 16 feet of the stuff - thats more palatable.

Looks just the job, thanks auto x bert.

Quick wipe round the vans door frames.

Comfort equipment level achieved 👍.

Remarkably it makes a noticeable difference to wind noise at 70mph, well pleased with that.

Although I'm sure it will detach itself within a week and resemble a 2015 Ford Focus - why do they always look like that?

 

That's a good tip, may work well on other cars and vanz too. 

I remember seeing a Focus TSB (service bulletin) explaining how to 'fix' the floppy seals but it was basically more of the same: 3M adhesive tape and OMGKLEEN surface. 

My mind is still slightly boggled by bits that are stuck onto car panels. Surely it's just stuck to paint so you're relying on the paint not falling off? 

[Popsicle]

15 minutes ago, grogee said:

That's a good tip, may work well on other cars and vanz too. 

I remember seeing a Focus TSB (service bulletin) explaining how to 'fix' the floppy seals but it was basically more of the same: 3M adhesive tape and OMGKLEEN surface. 

My mind is still slightly boggled by bits that are stuck onto car panels. Surely it's just stuck to paint so you're relying on the paint not falling off? 

If 3m tape is an official fix then I'm happy with that! I went proper on the cleaning, alcohol wipes and a microfibre cloth. TBH I'm not convinced that they will stay attached with the 3m tape, like you say, it doesn't add up in my mind either that it can stay attached 🤷‍♂️.

[Wibble]

12 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

Today I have to say goodbye to my Dad.

I already miss not being able to show him my latest car purchase.

We didn't order a car to transport us to the Crematorium as I felt the 75 was a perfectly fitting vehicle. It was also the last car he took a ride in.

I have made sure that April is a packed month with 2 holidays and a new car to be attending to.

I hope all went to plan today. That is a great photo and using your car I think was a lovely touch.

It will have been a tough day, I know but I think you’re right, keeping busy is probably best. I’m still struggling to acknowledge that mine have both gone now and just keep myself very busy with work. Haven’t really got my car mojo back yet. Best wishes to you and yours.

[wuvvum]

1 hour ago, Popsicle said:

If 3m tape is an official fix then I'm happy with that! I went proper on the cleaning, alcohol wipes and a microfibre cloth. TBH I'm not convinced that they will stay attached with the 3m tape, like you say, it doesn't add up in my mind either that it can stay attached 🤷‍♂️.

It seems to vary from supplier to supplier.  The stuff I bought for the Renault 4 stayed firmly attached throughout my ownership, but I bought a roll from a different supplier to do the Toyota and that wouldn't stick for love nor money.

[Low ontime]

3 hours ago, Popsicle said:

While idly looking at some vans for sale last week I noticed a Caddy van for sale that had extra door seals compared to mine. As mine has Dumbos ears for mirrors, causing some wind noise at motorway speeds, I decided to look into it . So as I'm a sad twat I did some googling and apparently a 'comfort equipment level' spec was available from new, managed to find the part numbers and did some looking around.

Item number 9, ouch at £51 per door though.

Hmm £7.99 for 16 feet of the stuff - thats more palatable.

Looks just the job, thanks auto x bert.

Quick wipe round the vans door frames.

Comfort equipment level achieved 👍.

Remarkably it makes a noticeable difference to wind noise at 70mph, well pleased with that.

Although I'm sure it will detach itself within a week and resemble a 2015 Ford Focus - why do they always look like that?

 

It’s anything Ford from 2009 onwards….. the entire door seal is stuck on by double sided tape only no plastic pegs or anything to hold it on…. It’s a six Monthly  chore to reattach the top half 

[artdjones]

10 hours ago, Mr Pastry said:

Looking at those prices though, the Gilbern was a serious amount of money for what it was.  It's surprising they sold any when you look at some of the competition. 

Yes, 50% more than a TR6.

[artdjones]

On 24/03/2024 at 15:11, grogee said:

Do you like screwing things to other things at least 500 times? 

Can you decipher poorly drawn Chinglish instructions? 

Do you like slicing your hands on sharp metal edges? 

Build a metal shed and be like me!

(Ably assisted by the ever-obliging @Cluffy. Model's own clothes) 

I built one once where I worked. It was about 3ft wider than that and about 5ft longer, the instructions weren't very intuitive, and I was sick of the sight of pan head self tappers by the end. It all came in one very heavy cardboard box. Tbf, I see it regularly and it's still a good shed after 10 years.

[grogee]

4 minutes ago, artdjones said:

I built one once where I worked. It was about 3ft wider than that and about 5ft longer, the instructions weren't very intuitive, and I was sick of the sight of pan head self tappers by the end. It all came in one very heavy cardboard box. Tbf, I see it regularly and it's still a good shed after 10 years.

Yeah we've got another one as shown in the pic. Mrs Grogee thought she'd bought the same one but it's nowhere near as tall. Never mind it's only for bikes. 

People can get quite snobby about sheds but this is purely for storage and it's behind a wall so you can't even see it. Also it's by far the most cost-effective solution. 

But yeah, it came with approx 500 pan head self tappers... I'm still not finished but on the home stretch now. 

[Popsicle]

3 hours ago, wuvvum said:

It seems to vary from supplier to supplier.  The stuff I bought for the Renault 4 stayed firmly attached throughout my ownership, but I bought a roll from a different supplier to do the Toyota and that wouldn't stick for love nor money.

I'm hopeful that Bert from Auto X has used the finest genuine 3m tape, not some inferior copy.

I did about 40 miles this evening and its still attached, so its off to a promising start.

[Split_Pin]

I think I read somewhere that the A8 had a few dead glow plugs. My brother in law was visiting from Stockton yesterday and I was showing it to him. It slightly embarrassed me by doing a particularly hard start for me, with some smoke and rich diesel smell 😅 Thankfully his diesel Jaguar X Type is the same plus he is a mechanic so he didn't bat an eyelid.

NGK items are just over a tenner each so an inexpensive improvement to make to the car 😀

[SiC]

19 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

NGK items are just over a tenner each so an inexpensive improvement to make to the car 😀

Just be careful not to snap them! Might become a more expensive improvement. 

[Split_Pin]

41 minutes ago, SiC said:

Just be careful not to snap them! Might become a more expensive improvement. 

I'm leaving this particular job to my local garage!

[andyberg]

The Safrane is in for the MOT, I'm quietly confident.

[andyberg]

1 hour ago, andyberg said:

The Safrane is in for the MOT, I'm quietly confident.

Bollocks

[Split_Pin]

I did an oil change on the A8 today.

No idea how the last person used an oil extractor because the lance on mine wouldn't go all the way into the sump. Similar to the Saab, there is some kind of baffle at the bottom and I wasn't confident. So as there was no undertray I just dropped it out the bottom. The sump plug is huge! Just as well I did as there was at least 8.5 litres in the sump and I'd have been pumping for ages and got drenched when the heavens opened shortly after. Thankfully I was all done in half an hour, the tidying up took the same again.

I think I need a code reader to reset the service indicator.

[Wgl2019]

Another years ticket for the Volvo...... Has had the same advisory for 3yrs, thought I had sorted it before this test but may* have misremembered offside and nearside 🫢.. Cambelt and swirl flap replacement will be next on the cards.