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[Bobthebeard]

Define 'ok.' Personally, even in a shite old car, I like to stop nice and quickly. The Kleber's I've fitted to the BX seem very good in that regard, and when hanging on in the bends (I don't tend to chug anywhere, regardless of what I'm driving!).

Ok, as in round and legal. Fine for 'chugging around' etc. Not so good for 'hanging on in the bends'

Horses for courses etc!

[Micrashed]

C8 has been for its yearly service and encounter with the Man from the Ministry

£454 later and it has a new MOT certificate.

 

£39 (+VAT) of which was for a borked OSR cart spring.

[dollywobbler]

Most of the time, you might as well be running around on jellied eels and it's no bother. It's the emergency situations that can catch you out. As I discovered many years ago when an old lady scuttled across the road in front of me, and the tyres on my Peugeot 306 suddenly seemed to have been coated in Teflon. When you really need decent rubber is a bad time to discover you haven't got it.

[Bobthebeard]

Most of the time, you might as well be running around on jellied eels and it's no bother. It's the emergency situations that can catch you out. As I discovered many years ago when an old lady scuttled across the road in front of me, and the tyres on my Peugeot 306 suddenly seemed to have been coated in Teflon. When you really need decent rubber is a bad time to discover you haven't got it.

True enough. I have never, so far been in a situation where my tyres caused concern in 'a situation' but can appreciate your point. Probably just lucky so far!

[vulgalour]

Princess booked in for welding next Wednesday to make it as MoT proof as possible.  Pray for me.

[320touring]

Summons up prayer to St Isopon

 

May thy grace still the flakes of rust,

And smite the tester with a hammer of toffee,

Make my underseal stout in the face of any screwdriver

And keep my pizza boxes in the position intended by the father.

Amen

 

 

Good luck!

[derskine]

Need a bit of shite advice here.

Yesterday I discovered mayo in the filler cap of the polo, having recently changed the HG but not getting the head skimmed.

I check again today and the mayo had disappeared.

It's not been driven much, only to my girlfriends and back (with 6 hours between the trips there and back) which is about 6 miles away.

There's no mayo on the dipstick either.

I've just done another 6 mile trip and the mayo has returned slightly, would I be right in thinking this is simply condensation?

[jonathan_dyane]

Sounds like condensation to me

[vulgalour]

Sounds like it, and whatever moisture is left in the system after doing sorting the HGF out.  Keep an eye on the water level and check regularly, it should clear up if you're not just pootling in it.

[derskine]

Excellent, that's what I wanted to hear.

I'll wipe off the mayo if it hasn't already disappeared and take it to college tomorrow (20 miles) and see if it returns after that journey.

Having the temperamental 18 as my only working car sat a little uneasy with me.

[dollywobbler]

Certainly can be an issue. PSA petrol engines of the 1980s were rather notorious for mayo in cooler weather.

[Barry Cade]

Airhead BMW which came from a fellow 'shiter in many parts is MOT'd and on the road as of today

 

 

[nigel bickle]

That's nice.

 

I had a naked one, briefly. Really liked it. Got a wet wipe version in the shed; probably due a dig out.

[Barry Cade]

In other news, last nights tat collection from Newcastle went well. The little Clio, which is the replacement for the G*lf seems fairly fit, apart from some comical electrical niggles, which have now been sorted. All the dials died when you pressed the passengers window switch, and random relay noises, as well as a question at out first service station stop...

 

"How fast were you going Dad?"

"About 50, don't want you getting a ticket,why?"

"Well I was going 140 and you were getting further away..."

 

Gotta love the French.

 

 

 

Volvo did 62.3 MPG up and down the A1.

[Richard]

I've started tackling the important jobs on the Volvo. I've got all the switches lighting up and removed the stick-on plastic Aluminium* from the dashboard. A previous owner spent something like £50 on that.

 

 

 

The bonnet safety catch was operated by a bit of bent welding rod so I got the mechanism from an early S70 at Upullit for £3. It didn't fit. I dropped into a proper old-school scrappie in Aberdeen when I was passing and got the right mechanism for £0.00. He doesn't seem to charge for small stuff.

 

 

 

 

[dugong]

Kingpins are terrible, you might as well fit jellied eels.

Fuck it, go to the scrapyard. 'Tis the Autoshite way.

[Richard]

I've never worked out what it's called. It's on the hill on the road up to Bridge of Don and seems to be in two parts, a private bit in a massive quarry hole and the public bit up top.

 

Edit- this one https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@57.179882,-2.150574,3a,90y,327.21h,91.71t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sOG1kM8l9iWh55LHN5y4SSw!2e0?hl=en

[Lord Sterling]

As I now live and work in France, I live in shared accommodation in a village and share this car:

 

 

It's no Rover Sterling comfort and power-wise and I don't half miss my Sterling, but it does us to get to and from work and takes us around the local area. I have taken it upon myself to keep it clean. It's had a wash and hoover courtesy if me as no one else bothers.

 

The company I work for has some deal with the local Skoda firm so all the cars supplied to workers are these '13 Fabias TDi's, the managers get Octavia Estates.

 

In other parts of France and Europe, the company might use different firms.

[dugong]

DANCE

[Lord Sterling]

No thanks Jon, I'm a little tired

[vulgalour]

*insert vague comment about new project here*

[twosmoke300]

While I live in Cornwall now I used to live near Aberdeen and used to go in there with my dad. When I go up there on holiday now I'm always surprised the scrappy is still there and not been built on. Surprised and glad .

[crapcarcollector]

Spotted dolly at sainsburys. Nothing to do with you is it Mr Wobbler?

 

 

Sent from my Nokia 3310 using the force.

[Junkman]

As I now live and work in France, I live in shared accommodation in a village and share this car:

It wouldn't take a week until I'd have sorted me my own set of shite.

And if it was a Velosolex.

[richardmorris]

Spotted dolly at sainsburys. Nothing to do with you is it Mr Wobbler?

 

 

Sent from my Nokia 3310 using the force.

Not a Dolly, it's a normal 2CV Spécial. Now all Dolly's are spécials, but not all spécials are dollys!

[barefoot]

Not a Dolly, it's a normal 2CV Spécial. Now all Dolly's are spécials, but not all spécials are dollys!

 

Pendant

[Angrydicky]

Pendant

 *Pedant.

[vulgalour]

I appear to have booked the beige one's MoT for tomorrow afternoon.  Gave me the kick up the arse to sort the handbrake, fix the foglight (blown bulb) and get the front number plate screwed back on which has been off the car for most of the last year.  I'm going to fail on rust that I already know about, but at least the welder next Wednesday will then know how much of a crash diet he needs to put my wallet on.

[Bobthebeard]

Spotted a really 'used' looking Vauxhall Viva this morning. In glorious white with brown streaks. Seems to be in daily use as it is taxed and parks up in slightly different place. No pics as had no camera, but will try again in the morning.

Looked dreadful, so full marks to the owner!

[barefoot]

*Pedant.

There's always one!