The new news 24 thread

[richardmorris]

5 minutes ago, Lankytim said:

It doesn’t work with the ignition off so I’m guessing there’s no permanent live.

should have one obviously.

2cvs after 1985 originally had a bracket on the side of the battery for the regulator. Before that there’s a metal bracket on the bulkhead. It’s easy to wedge it to the side of the battery between the battery and holding rod thing.

[Mr Pastry]

25 minutes ago, Lankytim said:

It doesn’t work with the ignition off so I’m guessing there’s no permanent live.

I think so, in that case.  IIRC the hazards are supposed to work with ignition on or off but I'd be surprised if an MOT tester made an issue of it.  You could disconnect the live feed (black) at the switch, then take a new live feed direct from the input of the ignition switch..

 

[Rust Collector]

1 hour ago, GMcD said:

A collection of sorts.

Brought baby gmcd home from the hospital this afternoon.  To say I'm buzzing is an understatement.  Mrs gmcd is a superstar. 

Not sure I can justify having a brace of two-seaters now 😆. 

Congratulations mate! We have a toddler and just recently had our second baby, life will be different but you won’t look back! Enjoy as much time with your new arrival as you can possibly squeeze in 😁

[Mrcento]

Why do so many cars on the road right now sound absolutely knackered?, absolutely tons going about sounding like they've got no oil in, all sorts of rattling and knocking.

Not even old stuff either (Although a disproportionate amount of the really knackered sounding stuff does seem to be Corsas from around 2011, including a neighbours that sounds like it's on its final death rattle, top end sounds like it's in bits), But todays 'oooft' was a Mercedes Sprinter. 21 plate. Sounded like a rod was trying to get through the block.

[AndyIggs]

4 minutes ago, Mrcento said:

Why do so many cars on the road right now sound absolutely knackered?, absolutely tons going about sounding like they've got no oil in, all sorts of rattling and knocking.

Not even old stuff either (Although a disproportionate amount of the really knackered sounding stuff does seem to be Corsas from around 2011, including a neighbours that sounds like it's on its final death rattle, top end sounds like it's in bits), But todays 'oooft' was a Mercedes Sprinter. 21 plate. Sounded like a rod was trying to get through the block.

People seem to be holding onto their cars for longer now. The old cost of living excuse but its absolutely true! For some people, as mad as it may seem, a 2011 Corsa is an old car.

[Popsicle]

As mentioned the other week our 1.5 dci Qashqai crankshaft pulley decided to fall to bits. ECP wanted a staggering £198 for a INA one. Parts In Motion on Ebay had the same one for £56 with an extra 20% off, so £45 delivered. Due to postal cock ups it took forever to turn up, no big deal as the Qashqai isn't being used much, but it arrived a few days ago so time to get it done.

The original crank pulley bolt needed some serious effort to remove it, several extension bars to clear the wheel arch and my big breaker bar managed to crack it off. I did let my new Parkside impact gun have a go, but yea it wasn't having any of that.

For something I was doing it remarkably all went well, no swearing at all, just a little fiddly getting the belt back on.

One shiny new pulley.

[High Jetter]

2 hours ago, GMcD said:

A collection of sorts.

Brought baby gmcd home from the hospital this afternoon.  To say I'm buzzing is an understatement.  Mrs gmcd is a superstar. 

Not sure I can justify having a brace of two-seaters now 😆. 

Swinging it,so cash... Congrats!

[lesapandre]

Spent some time in the big Lotus showroom in Piccadilly London. Very friendly.

Right next door to the old Rootes showroom at Devonshire House.

The Evija (sounds like a character from Star Trek) is £2.5 million and made of carbon fibre. Very beautiful but it should be at 2.5 million. Electric.

I thought it looked £250,000. But I'm not their target customer...

The big SUV things at the back seemed to belong to another company even though they were Lotus - great big whale-like things. Electric.

There is a 'cheaper' sports  car at under £100,000 - petrol - the car in red which I did not snap.

I liked the Evija - the SUVs seemed a bit clunky and over-designed IMHO. Bit too big for UK roads

Nice to see something happening though - and Lotus not joining the long long list of defunct car brands.

Worth a visit if you are down that way. I even got given a brochure after a very interesting chat.

They are planning a smaller electric sports car.

[meshking]

13 hours ago, Lankytim said:

It was cable tied to the battery clamp when I got the the 2cv and I didn’t know what to do with it so stuck it under the batter handle.

You need one of these :

https://ecas2cvparts.co.uk/products/clip-bracket-screws-onto-bulkhead-to-fix-voltage-regulator-vrb1

 

 

[Dyslexic Viking]

A picture has appeared from the Arctic Circle in Norway in 1982 with a UK reg pre war Rolls Royce with caravan on holiday. Can anyone find out anything more about the car or know it? @Saabnut is this similar to the ones you own?

[SiC]

1 hour ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

A picture has appeared from the Arctic Circle in Norway in 1982 with a UK reg pre war Rolls Royce with caravan on holiday. Can anyone find out anything more about the car or know it? @Saabnut is this similar to the ones you own?

That would be like driving @Weird Car RR Shadow up there nowadays. Actually that RR in that picture was 2 years younger then,  than weirdcars is now...

AGU 790 looks still to be on the road in the UK going by the DVLA car checker.

[Dyslexic Viking]

10 minutes ago, SiC said:

That would be like driving @Weird Car RR Shadow up there nowadays. Actually that RR in that picture was 2 years younger then,  than weirdcars is now...

AGU 790 looks still to be on the road in the UK going by the DVLA car checker.

Nice to see that the Rolls Royce still exists, but I really wonder what the story is with that trip in 1982 because a  1930s Rolls Royce with a caravan on holiday in Norway is not exactly a common thing.

And a Shadow to the arctic circle has already been done.

 

[SiC]

4 minutes ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

And a Shadow to the arctic circle has already been done.

Not with a Caravan though! At least not filmed.

[vulgalour]

Just back from my second job interview.  I had a bad feeling all morning about this one and the interview itself felt really clunky and off.  Don't know if that's because I just wasn't feeling it or because I messed up somehow.  I'll know in a couple of weeks, they said they reply to all applicants regardless so that's nice.  I'll find out about job interview one in a couple of days, should get a response by the end of this week.

Princess' new headlights don't appear to be of any concern to local law enforcement, drove past a couple of woowaas and I might as well have been driving a modern hatchback for all the attention they paid, which is nice.  I don't mind a bit of attention, so long as it's the right sort.

[Dyslexic Viking]

There was a car crash 1 hour from me this evening and there were no injuries but a 1980s Mazda 626 has met its end.

[barefoot]

The five are abroad...

Well, just the four then.

[grogee]

Some Maestro bits came today. A Man turned up with a tailgate for the Maestro. This has been a convoluted saga starting with top parts sleuth @vulgalour. The part was in Lincs but despite me trying to collect it twice while visiting family, it didn't work out.

Anyway in the end the fella brought it to me for £40. Can't really complain for that, they're like hen's teeth anyway. 

Unfortunately the lower left corner is pretty crumbly. It's the wrong colour anyway (red, but my car is white) so as well as a paint person I will be needing a bodywork person to patch it up. 

I would say I'd have a go myself - it's a flat section and not too fiddly - but I have an impending move to consider and could really do with farming this job out so that it'll be a quick* bolt on job to replace. 

[JJ0063]

Spotted a cheap clean looking Honda Izy mower on Facebook so decided to treat myself to an upgrade. What a difference in the cut! Mountfield always used to leave a trail of cuttings too, Honda picks the lot up.

[dozeydustman]

Took the 205 out for a blat at lunchtime down to Littlehampton and back picking up some old tat I found on Freecycle.

Had it cocking its hind leg at the big roundabout near Bognor hospital without booting it. My previous XS and XL did exactly the same without being provoked.

I think it’s covered more miles in 2 and a half weeks than the last 2 and a half years, I’m up to 320 since I first sat in it in the Midlands.

[EyesWeldedShut]

On 16/05/2024 at 07:34, lesapandre said:

The big SUV things at the back....

Sorry - that's just Fugly to me. (I bet I wouldn't send it back if I won it in a roffle though?)

[MrGTI6]

1 minute ago, EyesWeldedShut said:

Sorry - that's just Fugly to me. (I bet I wouldn't send it back if I won it in a roffle though?)

Looks like it's been involved in an accident.

[vulgalour]

4 hours ago, grogee said:

Some Maestro bits came today. A Man turned up with a tailgate for the Maestro. This has been a convoluted saga starting with top parts sleuth @vulgalour. The part was in Lincs but despite me trying to collect it twice while visiting family, it didn't work out.

Anyway in the end the fella brought it to me for £40. Can't really complain for that, they're like hen's teeth anyway. 

Unfortunately the lower left corner is pretty crumbly. It's the wrong colour anyway (red, but my car is white) so as well as a paint person I will be needing a bodywork person to patch it up. 

I would say I'd have a go myself - it's a flat section and not too fiddly - but I have an impending move to consider and could really do with farming this job out so that it'll be a quick* bolt on job to replace. 

It's been a while since I saw that tailgate, didn't remember it being crumbly like that on the corner.  Like you say though, just about the hardest bit of a Maestro to find and at least with it off the car you can get it fixed hopefully fairly easily.  Glad it finally got to you!

[EyesWeldedShut]

1 minute ago, MrGTI6 said:

Looks like it's been in an accident.

Looks like it's ready to gobble up these:

[lesapandre]

10 minutes ago, EyesWeldedShut said:

Sorry - that's just Fugly to me. (I bet I wouldn't send it back if I won it in a roffle though?)

There was not much enthusiasm coming from the visitors to the showroom. They are worse in the metal. 

But it's a good place to visit for the sports cars. I was given a warm welcome even though I was upfront about not being a buyer. I did not get to sit in one. The 2.5M car is very beautiful.

I get the impression they are trying to rebuild the brand - and we had a long chat about British design DNA. They do factory tours I understand and you can pick up a new sports from the factory. 

Jaguar should be doing this - it's all such a pity.

[EyesWeldedShut]

News just in:
Most single marque car forums on t'interweb are full of fake news (or well intentioned bollocks)

2007, 2.1 Mercedes CLK diesel with engine fan on full blast: all.the.time.from cold start.
MB car owners forums
.........
Needs new fan £££££
Needs new fan controller £££££
Needs new ECU ££££
Needs new MAF ££££
Needs new aircon compressor ££££
..........

Mercedes Sprinter forum "check the inlet temperature sensor, M8. They fuckup".
My dodgy Ali express scan thing says 'non, you have no engine in this car' @95 quid Peugeot's scanner thing - "You have an inlet manifold temperature of 149 degrees centigrade".

£8.90 Chinesium part rocked up this morning. No more hovercraft noises.
Happy Days  

 

[richardmorris]

I am hoping to swap fiats around next month and dad has booked the x1/9 for a quick oil change service at Allitalia in Wrexham on the 7th. I had thought we’d last had it serviced before I brought it to Bicester last year but it seems to have been 2021 ( although that wasn’t 1000miles ago). Now just need to get the 2cv fixed to use as the daily car.

[stuboy]

15 minutes ago, EyesWeldedShut said:

Sorry - that's just Fugly to me. (I bet I wouldn't send it back if I won it in a roffle though?)

bloke in my close works at a dealer and brought a yellow one home is gopping

[EyesWeldedShut]

Just now, stuboy said:

bloke in my close works at a dealer and brought a yellow one home is gopping

Did his missus tell him to park it around the corner?

[richardmorris]

3 minutes ago, EyesWeldedShut said:

News just in:
Most single marque car forums on t'interweb are full of fake news (or well intentioned bollocks)

2007, 2.1 Mercedes CLK diesel with engine fan on full blast: all.the.time.from cold start.
MB car owners forums
.........
Needs new fan £££££
Needs new fan controller £££££
Needs new ECU ££££
Needs new MAF ££££
Needs new aircon compressor ££££
..........

Mercedes Sprinter forum "check the inlet temperature sensor, M8. They fuckup".
My dodgy Ali express scan thing says 'non, you have no engine in this car' @95 quid Peugeot's scanner thing - "You have an inlet manifold temperature of 149 degrees centigrade".

£8.90 Chinesium part rocked up this morning. No more hovercraft noises.
Happy Days  

 

I think @richykitchy mentioned a good scanner on his YouTube , and had said he would do a video on it…..

[EyesWeldedShut]

3 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

I think @richykitchy mentioned a good scanner on his YouTube , and had said he would do a video on it…..

I have a Delphi ds150e knock off which does everything on this car bar the engine - it's probably US software - so it's only got specific links for two pez engines.  It will give me generic OBD engine data on the engine (OM646) though.
95quidpug's scanner is an iCarSoft, Mercedes specific thing which does read out engine data on this car. Between that & the Delphi I can get access to more data/information that I think I'll ever need (or want tbh   ).

A younger me would have spent hours, days, weeks fiddling and tweaking the computational aspects of this sort of car. Older me is quite happy just to troubleshoot and fix the obvious problems.