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[wuvvum]

It must be spring - I had a little visitor in the porch this afternoon. 

[Schaefft]

2 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

First wash and vacuum in my ownership. Apart from the front bumper this is my nicest condition car by a mile.

The keyless entry and start has stopped working for some reason. I wondered if it was the fob battery getting low, but not enough that it throws a message on the dash, and just enough to open the car with the button.  So I bought a new CR3032 battery. If that doesn't work well no big deal, it doesn't affect anything, I just felt aloof and cool AF getting into my car and driving away without the key!

I was worried I wouldn't enjoy the 75 any more but I drove it today and still enjoyed it just as much as I did before.

Interesting, I don't think I had that issue. Might really just be a battery getting low, keyless entry and start is what makes this car still feel like a new car to me!

[Split_Pin]

Same here, I'm sure I'll get it working again but it has so many other good qualities anyway.

[richardmorris]

3 hours ago, Zelandeth said:

That's a really early Monaco.  First one I can recall seeing with the GTX badging still on the pillars and just the Monaco badge on the bootlid.

Hanging or not, hopefully that doesn't get cubed.  Or at least if it does it's stripped of a hell of a lot of parts first, R25 bits definitely don't grow on trees these days.

Looks to have far less clear coat peel than mine!

One for @Six-cylinder?

[richardmorris]

3 hours ago, brownnova said:

In good news my only currently fully working vehicle passed its MoT today! (Well… after a new tyre) 

Is a child seat an advisory now?

[SiC]

57 minutes ago, Schaefft said:

Interesting, I don't think I had that issue. Might really just be a battery getting low, keyless entry and start is what makes this car still feel like a new car to me!

My 2005 Laguna II V6 had keyless entry and start 🙃

Fully worked too! 🤣

[RoverFolkUs]

Is that A8 the forum slag which was the catalyst of bumpergate?

It must be racking up the owners now. Replacement for the Vel Satis? Hopefully doesn't recreate the inferno death.. 

[Split_Pin]

15 minutes ago, Nyphur said:

 

[wuvvum]

I accidentally fixed a car at the weekend.  Took the Visa for a spin on Sunday, and on a deserted bit of road I decided to try an emergency stop to find out just how shite the brakes are.  It pulled up from 40mph reasonably quickly - certainly not the worst brakes I've ever experienced, but I'd rather they were better.  I decided to give it another try with handbrake assistance, and bugger me if that didn't bring the brake pedal up to where it should be.  And it's stayed there since.  So I assume the excessive travel was due to the rear shoes not having adjusted themselves and yanking the handbrake on while hard on the footbrake woke them up.

So that's one major job ticked off the list - now I just need to find someone who knows what they're doing to give the engine a service and tune-up and it'll be ready for regular use.

I also took the Volvo for a quick drive, just far enough to get it up to temperature.  I popped the bonnet when I got back to see whether the new gaskets I bought from Skandix at great expense have managed to stop the radiator cap leaking.  They do appear to have done the trick (touch wood), but the coolant level was still very low - fortunately it was obvious where it was going, the Jubilee clip holding the radiator top hose onto the thermostat housing had rusted away and snapped.  I had a new clip the right size in my stash so that was another easy fix.  Unfortunately the Volvo needs rather more TLC than the Visa before it's properly sorted - it's mechanically OK now but needs several bits of welding and the brakes sorting (I'm probably going to renew the remaining steel brake pipes this year as well).

Then I went round the block in the Innocenti.  That drove perfectly, as it always does (couldn't go far in it though as it's not MOT'd).  Actually I tell a lie, the brake warning light flashed up a couple of times going round corners, but that's a result of me fitting a standard Mini master cylinder which is not designed to sit at the jaunty angle it does in the Innocenti.  I need to take the car to the garage at some point and get a quote for the welding it needs, which is quite fiddly and would be much better done up on a ramp.

[Split_Pin]

2 minutes ago, RoverFolkUs said:

Is that A8 the forum slag which was the catalyst of bumpergate?

It is indeed. 

I had to replace a couple of missing tyre valve dust caps today. 

I didn't need to remove the bumper.

[wuvvum]

3 minutes ago, RoverFolkUs said:

Is that A8 the forum slag which was the catalyst of bumpergate?

It must be racking up the owners now.

Indeed.  Every time it comes up for sale I think "Ooh, I like that", then I remember that it's in too high an insurance group to go on my trader's and I feel sad.

[EyesWeldedShut]

 

11 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

I didn't need to remove the bumper.

Bet you cheated and cut a hole in it instead?

[Six-cylinder]

58 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

One for @Six-cylinder?

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

[hairnet]

4 hours ago, brownnova said:

 

too close to @Cavcraft you sure thats wales

 

[D.E]

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!

 

 

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, SiC said:

My 2005 Laguna II V6 had keyless entry and start 🙃

Fully worked too! 🤣

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

[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?