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[SiC]

45 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

Here's the Euro 4, which is the minimum standard for Scotland:

And here's my V5

As you can see it's well within Euro 4.

I wonder if BMW would help?

Looks like it should be compliant and okay according to the V5. Maybe an email to the Scottish ULEZ scheme to ask what the craic is when it's below the limits on the V5?

https://lowemissionzones.scot/contact

It's not showing as compliant on the English CAZ checker either. There is a contact form on there which you could query too. I suspect a data processing cock up. 

English CAZ contact here: https://contact.drive-clean-air-zone.service.gov.uk/

 

This is the Scottish legislation and it's limits according to the links from the above:

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2021/177/schedule/2

Which actually appear above Euro 4 for CO limits. (Rest are the same)

[SiC]

28 minutes ago, JakeT said:

BMW will issue a CoC, but I think they cost a bit.

They don't charge according to this if originally registered in the UK:

https://faq.bmw.co.uk/s/article/How-do-I-get-a-Certificate-of-Conformity-NsbOb?language=en_GB

 

[Split_Pin]

So apparently it's a common enough thing to have a specific FAQ:

Ive sent them an email as requested. I was sure I checked ULEZ before I bought it and it was fine, the plate change will explain why.

[goosey]

1 hour ago, Stinkwheel said:

I only really have one question, why?

 

Probably because of the mess it made and the hassle 

[Stinkwheel]

15 minutes ago, goosey said:

Probably because of the mess it made and the hassle 

OK, good reasons for why not to again, but why in the first place?

[goosey]

20 minutes ago, Stinkwheel said:

OK, good reasons for why not to again, but why in the first place?

Sometimes things just don’t play out as you expect, you rehearse things in your mind over and over etc 

[goosey]

Just ordered some parts for a job at work, the supplier emailed me asking if I would collect or want it put on a Karrier. Don’t think it’s a spelling mistake so assume he means one of these 

[stuboy]

23 hours ago, alcyonecorporation said:

Great idea

I have a middle man who can buy from any of the big auction sites and I've not ruled them out if I really can't get anything here. I got my mega curry mats from them and keep looking out for some antimaccassars. 

In the gap between posts I found a specialist in Bristol that a friend knows who 'has a few' and can get them refurbed locally. 
Apparently it's the carbon brushes that fail; Amayama spordically has stock and I can get them from the Australian specialist if I need to. 

He was over recently and we stripped that white car in Windley's bare

David Bowie?

[Snake Charmer]

On 21/10/2024 at 00:12, alcyonecorporation said:

A couple of US SVX NATION members are also, shall we say, taking the piss with certain NOS parts and their supply.

I know little about Subaru, one of the guys in our yard has a couple and a scrap 2nd generation Legacy if any parts might help. 👍

[alcyonecorporation]

1 hour ago, Snake Charmer said:

I know little about Subaru, one of the guys in our yard has a couple and a scrap 2nd generation Legacy if any parts might help. 👍

Great offer, shall bear in mind. 

[plasticvandan]

The clutch pedal on my berlingo effectively did this on the way to work this morning

 

The fork attached to the pedal had become unscrewed from the rod in the little master cylinder,managed to limp home in third when I could see what had happened,managed to screw it back on and lock it tight with some mole grips,as there is no locknut or enough thread for one.inrerestingly changes gear nicer now,must have been getting loose for ages!

[vulgalour]

Well that was a surprise, got an opportunity to see the doctor early due to a cancellation and since I'm having a moderately good day, I was up to walking over (Princess shat its clutch slave cylinder today and is now having a rest) so I did.  After a nice discussion with the doctor she agreed it seems very likely I've got either ME or fibromyalgia, though with the lack of pain it's more likely the former.  Referred to Neurology for some further investigation.  If it is ME that's a real bugger as there's nothing you can do about it, nobody really understands it, and it's unlikely to ever go away.

[Wibble]

20 minutes ago, vulgalour said:

Well that was a surprise, got an opportunity to see the doctor early due to a cancellation and since I'm having a moderately good day, I was up to walking over (Princess shat its clutch slave cylinder today and is now having a rest) so I did.  After a nice discussion with the doctor she agreed it seems very likely I've got either ME or fibromyalgia, though with the lack of pain it's more likely the former.  Referred to Neurology for some further investigation.  If it is ME that's a real bugger as there's nothing you can do about it, nobody really understands it, and it's unlikely to ever go away.

Glad you got to see the doc quickly and hope Neurology see you soon. My wife has fibromyalgia and chronic ITP but has the pain with it. ME not good but neither of the others are curable either. She was given a 60 week waiting period to be seen by neurologist for suspected Parkinson’s, on top of the other two. We’re looking at cost for private consultation now. I wish you the best of luck.

[stripped fred]

My new purchase, 2001 Audi TT, is at the garage having some new brake pipes and an arb done to get out through the MOT. A few advisories but I'm pleased with that as it was stood still for 2 years.

I should be collecting it tomorrow but I won't tax it untill November as my total car tax bill is getting a bit high and this is the same as the jaguar at £415. I can't really keep this and my S type, and 3 other cars, so might be putting it up for sale at some point, unless further man maths is completed.

I can't wait to take the TT out for a run. I drove it about 15 miles to the prearranged MOT and it felt more fun than the reviews I had read. Not a sports car but still interesting and it squealed nicely around one particular roundabout I tried. Nice interior too.

[stripped fred]

I changed the wiper blades for Bosch ones, and will get a new part worn for the rear. I plan to rub it down and rustproof as I think it's just surface corrosion underneath. Hopefully the brake discs with de-rust themselves with use.

[andy18s]

On 21/10/2024 at 02:12, alcyonecorporation said:

I recently flattened the battery in the SVX by leaving a door ajar (cue Bill Hicks joke). 
The smart charger wouldn't bring it back; I revived it by boosting from the Leon for 20 minutes. That did enough to get an initial charge into the plates, and for a spare CTEK I had to take the matter seriously. 
Ally Koyorad still looks smart, as it should for the bloody wedge it stung me for (and it was bloody second hand!)

I never really went into the minor nightmare than erupted over the battery - it's a a recent Yuasa that has the posts on the correct side of the battery, as opposed to the old dogshit Lion that was about the right size and CCA but had the posts on the other side, meaning that the cables were stretched to hell and straining on the clamp.
It didn't help that *so many* parts books have the wrong battery listed for an SVX (see also: rear brake discs); to make doubly sure, I checked with a Japanese Yuasa catalogue, cross referenced the number it gave, and ordered the correct unit from Tayna. It wasn't even that expensive. People online were still telling me that it was wrong, and wouldn't accept that their database was at fault. 

My Impreza also needs another wash - after two months of Fenland dust coated it (again). 
JDM bonnet prop (pictured) on the SVX also doubles as a start stick. Both parts are on order, though I'm up to my 6th wrong starter: recon places keep sending me starters for either 1.8 Imprezas or 2.2 Legacys. 
It did a racism the other night: I ordered a Chinese meal with @TheXUDfiles and it refused to start ahead of collection. The start stick persuaded it, however. 

It got through another test, too, though there's a growing list of parts I need, some of which are having to come from Australia. A couple of US SVX NATION members are also, shall we say, taking the piss with certain NOS parts and their supply. UK stock is all over the place, particularly where gaskets are concerned. I did a bulk buy for future use. 



Bonus pic from when I went to the tip. I don't even live in Northamptonshire, lol. It's since had a slightly less fucked steering wheel fitted. 
I lost a load of images recently when my phone finally died. I'll have to take it to my usual place when I'm back up north to retrieve the numbers, recordings and photos I took. 

Are you on the UK Legacy  Facebook group @alcyonecorporation? There's a member in Japan sourcing new or used parts to ship over.

[mat777]

Progress breaking down the dead RR is progressing very slowly, and - in the case of the arch liner fixings - at the expense of my knuckles 🙃

However, I did find what was a fairly nice ratchet spanner hiding in the scuttle trim. Shame it's been there long enough for the ratchet end to fill with water and rust solid! 

[goosey]

unblocked the scuttle drains, cleaned out the scuttle then went a bit mad with cavity wax,

oh and fitted some pop out rear windows 

[somewhatfoolish]

1 hour ago, mat777 said:

Progress breaking down the dead RR is progressing very slowly, and - in the case of the arch liner fixings - at the expense of my knuckles 🙃

However, I did find what was a fairly nice ratchet spanner hiding in the scuttle trim. Shame it's been there long enough for the ratchet end to fill with water and rust solid! 

Submerge it in a jar of vinegar(other derusting liquids from the kitchen are available) for a few days, you may get lucky.

[richardmorris]

[stuboy]

My sack barrow has a small footplate and is a pain in the ass with anything bigger than A4 paper... so some random scrap metal , my lidl arc welder that seems too randomly thermal cut out [ think I need a 150 amp one ], and probably snap in half... lol

 

https://youtu.be/vWiaeqIdmMU?si=8MCMYJ1GyZb_p2ic

[richardmorris]

Earlier today I was quoted £690 from fiat at Thames motor group for a service on my three year old TIPO. I passed on that obviously and they said they do a low mileage service ( it’s on 23,000 at the moment) for £288. Basically an oil and filter and a check over. I again passed.  Oh and they could do it in five weeks anything they found - like brake pads, discs , etc would be extra.
Then, phoned stoneacre who did last years in Wrexham. £159, plus I opted for a key fob battery change (£14) and choose a date from Monday 28th oct. So phoned mum and told her I was coming up for her birthday for a few days and would take them out for dinner.  I was reluctant to go to stoneacre again as last years service was £288 for the stamp in the book under warranty, but who pays £700 for oil and plugs? It wasn’t that much having the merc serviced by Mercedes!

[Alusilber]

Planning on changing the oil on my 924 this weekend so ordered a Bosch oil filter from my local Euro Car Parts. Went along to pick it up today, box looked a bit battered and felt strangely light, so I opened it up before I left. There was a filter in there, but it was some random cartridge filter that wasn't even Bosch. Cheers, lads...😡

[richardmorris]

16 minutes ago, Alusilber said:

Planning on changing the oil on my 924 this weekend so ordered a Bosch oil filter from my local Euro Car Parts. Went along to pick it up today, box looked a bit battered and felt strangely light, so I opened it up before I left. There was a filter in there, but it was some random cartridge filter that wasn't even Bosch. Cheers, lads...😡

ECP, never knowingly correct.

[somewhatfoolish]

3 hours ago, stuboy said:

My sack barrow has a small footplate and is a pain in the ass with anything bigger than A4 paper... so some random scrap metal , my lidl arc welder that seems too randomly thermal cut out [ think I need a 150 amp one ], and probably snap in half... lol

 

https://youtu.be/vWiaeqIdmMU?si=8MCMYJ1GyZb_p2ic

👌🍆

TBH you could have stitch-welded it and still have more than enough strength; one for the "what have you fixed lately?" thread.

[stuboy]

1 hour ago, somewhatfoolish said:

👌🍆

TBH you could have stitch-welded it and still have more than enough strength; one for the "what have you fixed lately?" thread.

great idea

[stripped fred]

10 hours ago, goosey said:

unblocked the scuttle drains, cleaned out the scuttle then went a bit mad with cavity wax,

oh and fitted some pop out rear windows 

What model is it, a Nissan?

[SiC]

7 hours ago, stripped fred said:

What model is it, a Nissan?

Seat Arosa by the looks of it. Bonnet badge is the biggest giveaway. 

[stripped fred]

4 hours ago, SiC said:

Seat Arosa by the looks of it. Bonnet badge is the biggest giveaway. 

Oh yes, didn't spot that. 

[Yoss]

On 24/10/2024 at 12:32, goosey said:

unblocked the scuttle drains, cleaned out the scuttle then went a bit mad with cavity wax,

oh and fitted some pop out rear windows 

I do like a nice Lupo (I know it's not a Lupo, but it is if you know what I mean). If I had to replace one of the Škodas, they are on my list. You can get some with nice colourful interiors. There was one on one of my old deliveries in a dark metallic green that had a lot of yellow in it when the sun caught it and yellow facings on the seats. Not practical but certainly colorful. 

How is the 1.0? Probably no worse than the 1.3 in blue Favorit, that's only 61hp anyway. My other Favorit has the 1.6 from the Lupo/Polo GTI so I know they'd be fun but Lupo GTIs are silly money.