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[richardmorris]

3 hours ago, Snake Charmer said:

Lovely.

It was very elegant. The door handles alone are a work of art. 

[Snake Charmer]

19 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

It was very elegant. The door handles alone are a work of art. 

I looked at the blurb and saw the car was supplied by James Young, they used a similar handle with a square button. 

[Dyslexic Viking]

There was a car chase with the police in the county here tonight, but it is the car that was involved that I am interested in.

I'm guessing 1980s Mitsubishi Lancer estate? Which is a shame as they are rare.

[artdjones]

10 hours ago, mat777 said:

Heartbreaking news from one of the preservation projects I'm involved with. We've had petty vandalism in a lot of the exhibits before, but now the feral little cunts have stepped up a gear 😡 

Even if the parts can even be found nowadays, I highly doubt we can afford to replace all the glass, especially for it just to happen again in the near future 😢 

Even replacing with perspex will be difficult and expensive I suspect, as well as looking totally shit. 

This is why we can't t have nice things.....

Bad news, but I think you should still be able to find s/h glass. And I would think Autoglass might dig up a screen.

[gm]

7 hours ago, Popsicle said:

I've decided to tidy the study, I thought I had every Viz annual produced, they were spread around various different bookcases so I thought it best to put them together on one shelf. Other than a new one thats just been relaesed I'm missing 'On The Bone' from 1998, just ordered it from ebay for £3.50, so I'll have the full set again.

Trouble is my eyesights getting so poor for reading I have to hold the books at the end of my bloody nose to read them, I feel a trip to the opticians coming on again.....

an impressive shelf full, but is it as funny as it used to be ?  

[junkyarddog]

Changed the gearbox in my shit heap Jetta diesel today.

Diff bearings were worn and there was considerable play on the output flanges.

Replacement was from a diesel golf I'd bought years ago,the box was an unknown quantity,as the engine had gone bang I figured it must have been working at the time,engaged all gears ok,and had no play in the diff.

Gave it a degrease and fitted new seals to the output flanges.

Fitted,did a quick and dirty swap,didn't even look at the (VAG  branded)clutch,as it was working well.

Glad to say it's all ok,and the annoying noise is gone.

Old box,

See where there was movement on the driveshaft flanges.

I may open this up,as aside from the diff wear it was a good gearbox.

Will see.

 

[paulplom]

16 hours ago, Popsicle said:

I've decided to tidy the study, I thought I had every Viz annual produced, they were spread around various different bookcases so I thought it best to put them together on one shelf. Other than a new one thats just been relaesed I'm missing 'On The Bone' from 1998, just ordered it from ebay for £3.50, so I'll have the full set again.

Trouble is my eyesights getting so poor for reading I have to hold the books at the end of my bloody nose to read them, I feel a trip to the opticians coming on again.....

Get some +1.5 glasses from the pound shop or try a few different strengths to see what works best.

I used them for a few years then went to the opticians. He examined my eyes and told me I need +1.5s. I said I buy them already from the pound shop. He said just continue to do that. What have I just given you £30 for then?

[Merryck]

1 hour ago, paulplom said:

What have I just given you £30 for then?

To make sure you didn't need +2.5

[richardmorris]

[richardmorris]

[UltraWomble]

Finished carving the pumpkins

[Popsicle]

5 hours ago, paulplom said:

Get some +1.5 glasses from the pound shop or try a few different strengths to see what works best.

I used them for a few years then went to the opticians. He examined my eyes and told me I need +1.5s. I said I buy them already from the pound shop. He said just continue to do that. What have I just given you £30 for then?

Cheers for the info mate - I wish it was so easy for me, I'd save a fortune, but its more complex than that.

I've had specs since I was a nipper and as I get older the prescription becomes more complex, I've a blind spot, astigmatism and need varifocals, some long term drugs I'm having also fucks things up too. The opticians want me to have yearly tests but as it tends to cost over £500 each time I tend to leave it a bit longer, its been a while and I'm going again soon.

[richardmorris]

[Yoss]

Came out this morning and the roof of the car looked like this. What is this, a slug party? 

Except they are a bit narrow for normal slugs, so baby slugs?

Or is it just somebody coming in and doing it with their finger to confuse me, in which case it worked. 

Or some sort of atmospheric phenomenon that I'm not familiar with?

[artdjones]

5 hours ago, paulplom said:

He said just continue to do that. What have I just given you £30 for then?

I'm sure you give lots of plumbing advice for free.

[wuvvum]

17 hours ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

There was a car chase with the police in the county here tonight, but it is the car that was involved that I am interested in.

I'm guessing 1980s Mitsubishi Lancer estate? Which is a shame as they are rare.

Is that the shape with the funky back lights with the diagonal reversing (?) lights?

[artdjones]

18 minutes ago, Yoss said:

Came out this morning and the roof of the car looked like this. What is this, a slug party? 

Except they are a bit narrow for normal slugs, so baby slugs?

Or is it just somebody coming in and doing it with their finger to confuse me, in which case it worked. 

Or some sort of atmospheric phenomenon that I'm not familiar with?

Slug trails are weird. The residue they leave behind is some sort of nanocompound, invisible until the right conditions obtain. I see it on glass when I'm washing it, you see the trail after squeegeeing off the suds, but then it just fades away to nothing.

[Dyslexic Viking]

1 minute ago, wuvvum said:

Is that the shape with the funky back lights with the diagonal reversing (?) lights?

Don't know, as there are no pictures of it from the back. But now you made me curious and I think it is.

[Burnside]

After some pre Mot work [ pair of wishbones and tyres ] the Stilo passed it's Mot today with flying colours. Bloody relief I can tell you!

[stuboy]

For almost 9 days an ambulance has been off the road with a banging noise.. Mr AA couldn't find fault, the repair people came too base.. couldn't find nothing... well I said let me look.... 

And what do we have here is a loose air suspension tank... tightened up and on its way...

 

[richardmorris]

6 hours ago, artdjones said:

Slug trails are weird. The residue they leave behind is some sort of nanocompound, invisible until the right conditions obtain. I see it on glass when I'm washing it, you see the trail after squeegeeing off the suds, but then it just fades away to nothing.

I occasionally forget I’ve left walking boots  / cycling shoes outside to dry and find trails in the morning like that. They are very interesting creatures. 

[brownnova]

425 miles covered in 48 hours including the 4 hour run back from Newcastle to North Wales done in one go.

Despite the first 75 miles or so of the return journey being roofless, only half a tank of fuel used. 


No issues and good economy. Plus… so so comfortable! Couldn’t believe how even after 6 1/2 hours on the way up (including 2 hours stuck on the M56) and just over 4 back I didn’t get uncomfortable once.

I really rather like this car… 

[richardmorris]

1 minute ago, brownnova said:

425 miles covered in 48 hours including the 4 hour run back from Newcastle to North Wales done in one go.

Despite the first 75 miles or so of the return journey being roofless, only half a tank of fuel used. 


No issues and good economy. Plus… so so comfortable! Couldn’t believe how even after 6 1/2 hours on the way up (including 2 hours stuck on the M56) and just over 4 back I didn’t get uncomfortable once.

I really rather like this car… 

90litre tank?

[brownnova]

60 IIRC

[eifion]

After over twelve months of reliability my C6 has had its first FTP. It started up then stopped dead about 20 seconds later and refused to fire. I immediately wondered what potentially expensive thing might be up with it and lifted the bonnet for a look to find this. Some fucking rodent had chewed through the primer pump. At least it happened at home rather than while I was out somewhere.

[Rust Collector]

9 hours ago, Yoss said:

Came out this morning and the roof of the car looked like this. What is this, a slug party? 

Except they are a bit narrow for normal slugs, so baby slugs?

Or is it just somebody coming in and doing it with their finger to confuse me, in which case it worked. 

Or some sort of atmospheric phenomenon that I'm not familiar with?

You’ve just reminded me that I took some similar pics of my Lada recently - I assumed they were trying to eat the green stuff that was growing on it, in order to save me from having to wash the car

[Fat_Pirate]

It looks like the mighty roffle E220CDI is condemned, it needs an injector and the bolt securing it has stretched and damaged the thread - having it fixed at my friendly garage is approaching 4-figures and then there's the ongoing gearbox issue, and now an ABS fault.  I don't really need a car any longer (my wife's does everything and I WFH), but I'm not comfortable with the thought of not having my own - so am monitoring the shite-for-sale page hourly (I can't be arsed to do battle with the public on ebay, etc).  PM me if you have anything interesting you'd like to move on, budget variable.

 

[Split_Pin]

2 hours ago, Fat_Pirate said:

It looks like the mighty roffle E220CDI is condemned, it needs an injector and the bolt securing it has stretched and damaged the thread - having it fixed at my friendly garage is approaching 4-figures and then there's the ongoing gearbox issue, and now an ABS fault.  I don't really need a car any longer (my wife's does everything and I WFH), but I'm not comfortable with the thought of not having my own - so am monitoring the shite-for-sale page hourly (I can't be arsed to do battle with the public on ebay, etc).  PM me if you have anything interesting you'd like to move on, budget variable.

 

Aye sometimes there's that line that has to be drawn. Had my E46 not been otherwise excellent, the gearbox issue would have seen it dispatched to a breakers or similar.

[andy18s]

6 hours ago, Fat_Pirate said:

It looks like the mighty roffle E220CDI is condemned, it needs an injector and the bolt securing it has stretched and damaged the thread - having it fixed at my friendly garage is approaching 4-figures and then there's the ongoing gearbox issue, and now an ABS fault.  I don't really need a car any longer (my wife's does everything and I WFH), but I'm not comfortable with the thought of not having my own - so am monitoring the shite-for-sale page hourly (I can't be arsed to do battle with the public on ebay, etc).  PM me if you have anything interesting you'd like to move on, budget variable.

 

The clamping bolts are very close to the coolant passageways in the head,and very easy to break into by whilst being helicoiled..

[IronStar]

Thirteen fourteen dead (so far) in canopy collapse over at Novi Sad railway station. 😔
The building was reopened, to much fanfare less than 6 months ago, just ahead of the elections.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9wrp7g05xro.amp

Call me cynical, but no one will ever be held responsible for this monumental tragedy.

EDIT: Government officials are now saying that this canopy is over 60 years old, despite news when it was reopened , photos, and anyone who ever saw the fucking place can tell - that it was changed in reconstruction. What a bunch of fucking cunts. Words fail me.