The new news 24 thread

[DeanH]

On 25/07/2024 at 00:24, Wibble said:

Apparently I’m a very important customer to Skoda:

They’re going to be hugely disappointed by my absence I’m sure😆

I got a similar thing from Volvo yesterday. Considering leaving my 940 d24 idling on the forecourt whilst they unveil the latest electric gizmo.

[SiC]

2 hours ago, cort16 said:

Other people have pictures of their family and friends as memories on facebook. 

I'm glad I'm not the only one who gets these!

 

Depressingly that's one of my Dolomite Sprint which is buried away in storage still...

[worldofceri]

On 24/07/2024 at 20:48, Datsuncog said:

Skoda always did have a spectacular range of giffer-oriented accessories.

I wonder how many whisky decanters they sold, at £141?

Where do I order? I’ll take a brolly and a rugby shirt size L please!

[wuvvum]

5 hours ago, cort16 said:

Other people have pictures of their family and friends as memories on facebook. 

I hope you're prepared for the PTSD 9 years from now when it starts bringing up photos of the 320SI...

[Split_Pin]

5 hours ago, cort16 said:

Other people have pictures of their family and friends as memories on facebook. 

If Facebook cared about you they'd delete that 😂

[cort16]

5 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

If Facebook cared about you they'd delete that 😂

The hammer's still going strong unlike the car.

[Fat_Pirate]

I had the injector seals replaced on the roffle E220CDI earlier in the week (noticed a little leak on one when I took the engine cover off, was imperceptible with the bonnet shut).  Unexpectedly, this has sorted the performance/gearbox issues - it now revs to the red line and it could almost be described as quite fast.  Garage did say a couple of the old seals were undersized, and some leak-off pipes were also replaced - could that really have this much impact?

[EightMegs]

I've just been speaking to a breaker who has a 4A-GE with 59,000 miles on it for sale for £300. Since I'm planning on plonking an F cylinder head on it and keeping my carburettor, I'm not sure if I'll need to replace the pistons in it as well since the GE pistons are domed so I'll gain compression. The Toyota forum consensus is that I'll be jumping from 9.4:1 to 10.5:1 and I'm not sure if that'll lead to pinking on premium.

[wuvvum]

10.5:1 doesn't sound too outrageous.  You could always back the timing off a bit if need be.

[Christine]

New tires  and battery yesterday  , new windscreen  today , new wing  a minute ago.. piss easy !  8 bolts, 3 self tappers  genuine Honda wing,   fits good . Mot monday 11.00

 

 

[junkyarddog]

^^Paint match is a bit shit though😄

[EightMegs]

Just had a look on the usual suspect car parts sites and apparently I'll need to pay roughly £50 per piston if I want brand new 4A-F pistons. I've also just discovered that they're common to the 1.3 litre Starlet/Corolla engine for some reason along with the 1C diesel engine? I would've thought pistons would need to be a lot stronger to hold up to diesel compression ratios but sure enough the part numbers match.

[High Jetter]

30 minutes ago, junkyarddog said:

^^Paint match is a bit shit though😄

So? 🤣

[Christine]

Scrape the cheep satin black off   and its bright metallic blue!   £ 2.99 can of paint , and everyone thinks its a brand new panel  from Honda   whereas it cost 40 quid ..

[Dyslexic Viking]

Bad picture but fairly fresh I think moose footprints not far from the house.

[Christine]

Elton John farted on your jeans mate..

[ruffgeezer]

20 minutes ago, Christine said:

Elton John farted on your jeans mate..

Sorry, I don't get it?

[richardmorris]

Took the x1/9 down to winkworth arboretum for a walk this morning.  Several mx5 about, 1 moggie traveller, a very old skoda in Compton.

[Christine]

[dozeydustman]

205 is on display at the 80s day at Amberley.

There’s a Bitter SC here also. More photos later.

[Joey spud]

The farmer has been Harvesting here this weekend and I nearly forgot to close the bedroom windows before he passed close by.

It's my first summer here and the old grape vine that I amateurishly cut back last year hasn't been detered and is fruiting up nicely too.

[Ghosty]

Golf’s kettled. 
 

50/0/75/130. 
 

I’m not even surprised at this point. 

[richardmorris]

One of my neighbours appears to have a new car. There’s what I think is a Ford GT in gulf racing colours in one of their spaces. He’s just come in in the red v8 cobra but didn’t get a chance to ask about it. It could be something else though, as it looks tiny ( about the size of my x1/9) and doesn’t have a front numberplate.

he also has a Porsche as a daily and this is his wife’s little runaround.

[richardmorris]

And further along the driveway 

[junkyarddog]

On 27/07/2024 at 16:03, Dyslexic Viking said:

Bad picture but fairly fresh I think moose footprints not far from the house.

 

[brownnova]

Went to a local tractor gathering/classic car show with the local 2CVers including @eifion

Some belting cars there: 

But car of the show for me was this 1924 Renault. 

[eifion]

Good news: the C6 passed its first MOT since I bought it 11 months ago.

Bad news: it was pointed out to me that some of the pipework underneath's looking a little crusty.

[stuboy]

10 hours ago, dozeydustman said:

 

gonna need a minute with the XR3i..

[ruffgeezer]

On 27/07/2024 at 17:20, Christine said:

Yep, those are the same words, with worse grammar.

[Rust Collector]

6 hours ago, Ghosty said:

Golf’s kettled. 
 

50/0/75/130. 
 

I’m not even surprised at this point. 

Not good, however if it is any consolation they are a piece of piss to do the HG on.