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[MrBiscuits]

2006 was a good year. I was still young and I had this - not a real Alpina but it had the proper wheels & body kit as dealer fit extras I believe. Otherwise it was an early 325i Auto, with the pre-vanos iron block engine. Never much more than 25mpg but I've not owned anything that's sounded that good since.

 

[Split_Pin]

1 hour ago, stuboy said:

bit the bullet and ordered this, be usefull for mrs stuboys seat and my ford galaxy in drag ( vw sharan really ) i did try using free vcds but i just got too confused.

I bought that for my 2005 A8 and it was really good but it will not connect to most things on my A4s for some reason.

[Zelandeth]

Do I *need* random readouts on the power supply here above my desk via proper industrial style panel meters?  Of course not.  Was I going to let boring logic like that get in the way?  Hell no!  My workstation is all about silly nonsense like this.

Bought these years ago and have been meaning to make up a panel for them to live in ever since.  These has been a good deal of rage tidying going on here over the last week or so as I ran out of patience with causing random avalanches every time I so much as walked across the room too quickly.

The logic here was if they're screwed to the wall they're not taking up space in a precarious pile on the shelf above the desk.

There is a 10A current meter as well which will be added to an enclosure with all three at some point, but that wouldn't fit in this enclosure that was laying around (also in the way) and wiring that in will involve cutting in to the supply to my whole workstation...and I can't even remember where the heck that's plugged in to.  I suspect behind the printer that weighs as much as a small moon.  So that's a job for another day.

[Datsuncog]

In 2006, I was driving this:

A 1985 Toyota Corona Avante - shabby enough, but rust-free and pretty reliable.

The same year, I joined Facebook when it was a new, hip and happening thing for groovy cats, and some time after that - while trying to find groups dedicated to the appreciation of Jalopy magazine - happened across the Autoshite FB group. In time, that led me to the forum proper.

I lurked for about four or five years before actually creating an account, which meant I never managed any contemporaneous posts about these assorted old nails:

Ah, for the days when you could buy a Laguna with a fortnight's MOT left for £50... all gone, like tears in the rain...

[catsinthewelder]

17 hours ago, grogee said:

one was assessing ADAS things 

 

All Dacias are shit?

Well done on the new job, sounds interesting.

In 2006 I was running the worlds least reliable mk1 Megane and failing to restore a Wolseley 16/60.

[Split_Pin]

In 2006 I was back living with my parents after selling my flat in Glasgow the previous year, moving to Inverness to live with my long term girlfriend and then her deciding about a month later that I wasn't for her. Not before she'd stripped me of a grand to go towards her new car. 

'06 was kind of a recovery year for me. I was driving a 3 year old 1.8 Astra Coupe which I actually kept until 2018, well after I'd started buying proper shite. I was part of a few Astra Forums, all now long dead and no Facebook or Bebo for at least a couple of years either.

I was however buying plenty of Shite in Miniature.

I discovered the front desk and some archives on here that same year but I didnt know about the 'Messageboard' as it was called then until I had a week off work in April 2008. I worked my way through the entire You Tube moments thread, watching all the old Italian car chases from the 1970s.

[Leyland Worldmaster]

In 2006 whilst driving a Scania Omnitown (with Esteem front and rear panels) around Catford and Lewisham, I spotted a BMW 735 from the year 1988.

I fucking had to buy it. It was absolutely knackered but it was my first rear wheel drive car.

Extremely economical* too! The display showed 12.8mpg on the drive back to base! No pics sadly, but it looked a lot like the second one I bought years later:

 

[brownnova]

On 25/11/2024 at 11:31, wuvvum said:

Speaking of anniversaries...

 

18 years ago was my second/third year of Uni, so I was driving a VW Polo 6n1 1.0… with a stick on Sport badge on it. Must have been late 06 or early 07 I swapped it for a Peugeot 306 diesel for starting teacher training. 

I missed my own anniversary last week, I’ve officially been here 10 years. I like others came via retro rides and the practical classics forum where I was for a couple of years and then started lurking here for a couple of years reading before starting to contribute in 2014. 

[junkyarddog]

2006 and this was my daily driver.

Still own it in 2024.

[barefoot]

In 2006 we were using the 944 and the T2 that still appear in my signature as our daily drivers. I joined this site, fell in with bad company and immediately thought that I needed more, and more cars...

[egg]

£12 for the pair new i10 boot struts, buy cheap, buy twice? Maybe, fit is 'ok', a little bit looser at the bottom than I'd like.

[egg]

In 2006 I had an aging mid-size Ford. In 2024...

(yes crooked number plate is an abomination)

[hairnet]

are the patches on the floor cos you were all excited

[reb]

Who knew.

[BorniteIdentity]

28 minutes ago, reb said:

Who knew.

The sort of shit my son would hand in for year 10 homework having used Chat GPT - thinking he’d been clever 

[plasticvandan]

For those that saw the tree that fell on my dad's Somerset last weekend,he's now been able to cut the tree up (next years wood burner fuel,he will enjoy burning that!) and assess:

Good news is he is going to save it.I think seeing how it stood up to the tree,and saved it from hitting his house has made him more determined,plus a good old fashioned British will not be beaten attitude. Fortunately it appears the whole nose cones,inner and outer wings are all bolted together like Meccano (good old separate chassis) and attached to the bulkhead and chassis. The engine is so low in these that only the air filter housing got dented,so far as can be seen,the rad etc is untouched,amazing where it landed has avoided damage to the lamps,grill,even the flying A.

[ruffgeezer]

There are a couple of these not far from me that might glean useful spares. Not a million miles from Cadwell Park.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

On 27/11/2024 at 13:02, grogee said:

I'm starting a 12m contract as a "Vehicle Evaluation & Customer Experience Engineer" whatever that is. 

AFAICT it's someone who looks at competitor vehicles and qualitatively/quantitavely assesses ease of use for certain features. 

When I was interviewed there were two positions open: one was assessing ADAS things and one was for HMI usability. I don't yet know which one I'll be doing, there's a possibility it'll be split between the two. 

On the downside it's an hour's commute each way three days a week. But it sounds interesting enough to be worth it. 

Congrats, fella. What sort of prerequisites do you need to get into something like that? 

[egg]

3 hours ago, hairnet said:

are the patches on the floor cos you were all excited

Only time I washed it! It was off to Norn Iron  (had just sold it)

[grogee]

1 minute ago, Dick Cheeseburger said:

Congrats, fella. What sort of prerequisites do you need to get into something like that? 

Thanks. 30 years in the motor industry and in motor journalism, plus a smattering of tech authoring I think. 

And an automotive engineering degree, although I learned more working in a garage than I did at Coventry 'University'. 

Basically, a varied CV and an ability to talk well in interviews. 

It might be a total disaster, I haven't started yet. Keep getting anxiety dreams about getting lost/missing a bus. 

I'm also a bit worried I've 'forgotten' how to work. The last few months have been really quiet and I've been at home a lot so I hope my brain can cope with corporation manoeuvrings. 

[Hawkeyethenoo]

Went to start a Dacia Logan MCV which has been left for dead for months, out in all weathers and generally totally ignored. Wee shame.

N/S door lock cylinder was seized as when was the last time that was used, cause remote central locking. Spurt of DBX & the stuck lock was unstuck, door unlocked  Bob's yer uncles fancyman, bonnet open and up on the strut, quality car this I'm thinking and connect up yon Topdon JS2000 start you bastard and usually they do. Drivers door unlocked from the inside 'andle and we're in Jim! Couple or three glowplug preheat cycles, cause Scotland; and the little Renner 1500cc diesel clattered into life, first touch of the key.  Respect.

Reinflated the tyres which were all at 26psi, so still driveable almost and whacked on the 6amp charger for a couple of hours and then a quick razz round the backroads and only obvious fault, O/S dipped beam out, this later turned into both dipped beams when it went dark and I was left with the choice of,  sidelights which are less bright than the DRLs, but no rear lights. Went with sidelights as was only going from work, supermarket and home all in the toon, ken.

Hope it's just a couple of H4s and nothing more serious required. More on that story, later. Honest to goodness car is a Dacia Logan MCV, I'd go as far to say a - modern-day, Car of the People. The thinking man's Skoda Superb Estate!

[Jazoli]

37 minutes ago, Hawkeyethenoo said:

Went to start a Dacia Logan MCV which has been left for dead for months, out in all weathers and generally totally ignored. Wee shame.

N/S door lock cylinder was seized as when was the last time that was used, cause remote central locking. Spurt of DBX & the stuck locck was unstuck, door unlocked  Bob's yer uncles fancyman, bonnet open and up on the strut, quality car this I'm thinking and connect up yon Topdon JS2000 start you bastard and usually they do. Drivers door unlocked from the inside 'andle and we're in Jim! Couple or three glowplug preheat cycles, cause Scotland; and the little Renner 1500cc diesel clattered into life, first touch of the key.  Respect.

Reinflated the tyres which were all at 26psi, so still driveable almost and whacked on the 6amp charger for a couple of hours and then a quick razz round the backroads and only obvious fault, O/S dipped beam out, this later turned into both dipped beams when it went dark and I was left with the choice of,  sidelights which are less bright than the DRLs, but no rear lights. Went with sidelights as was only going from work, supermarket and home all in the toon, ken.

Hope it's just a couple of H4s and nothing more serious required. More on that story, later. Honest to goodness car is a Dacia Logan MCV, I'd go as far to say a - modern-day, Car of the People. The thinking man's Skoda Superb Estate!

My mother has one in Spain and it’s been a fantastic car €10k brand new 5 years ago, a yearly service and no issues apart from a couple of bodywork repairs (typical Spanish bumps) and it’s actually quite pleasant to drive, you really can’t go wrong.

 

[richardmorris]

Which one of you is this guy?

 

[Dyslexic Viking]

Big bang on the main road outside my house half an hour ago. 

The poor guy had hit a moose but luckily he was unharmed, it wasn't his VW Caddy where the front is totally destroyed.

This is the second animal collision in front of the house this year.

[Schaefft]

36 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Which one of you is this guy?

 

The YouTube algorithm let me to this channel as well. Great example of how you can create years of content without anyone noticing and then one video suddenly blows up. Seems like he's doing some great work though, I enjoyed watching this one.

[richardmorris]

10 minutes ago, Schaefft said:

The YouTube algorithm let me to this channel as well. Great example of how you can create years of content without anyone noticing and then one video suddenly blows up. Seems like he's doing some great work though, I enjoyed watching this one.

Exactly - not flashy, not shouty, but an interesting ( I think) vid on a cheap classic. 

[MJK 24]

Slipped disc 

 

 

[Wibble]

2 hours ago, Hawkeyethenoo said:

Went to start a Dacia Logan MCV which has been left for dead for months, out in all weathers and generally totally ignored. Wee shame.

N/S door lock cylinder was seized as when was the last time that was used, cause remote central locking. Spurt of DBX & the stuck locck was unstuck, door unlocked  Bob's yer uncles fancyman, bonnet open and up on the strut, quality car this I'm thinking and connect up yon Topdon JS2000 start you bastard and usually they do. Drivers door unlocked from the inside 'andle and we're in Jim! Couple or three glowplug preheat cycles, cause Scotland; and the little Renner 1500cc diesel clattered into life, first touch of the key.  Respect.

Reinflated the tyres which were all at 26psi, so still driveable almost and whacked on the 6amp charger for a couple of hours and then a quick razz round the backroads and only obvious fault, O/S dipped beam out, this later turned into both dipped beams when it went dark and I was left with the choice of,  sidelights which are less bright than the DRLs, but no rear lights. Went with sidelights as was only going from work, supermarket and home all in the toon, ken.

Hope it's just a couple of H4s and nothing more serious required. More on that story, later. Honest to goodness car is a Dacia Logan MCV, I'd go as far to say a - modern-day, Car of the People. The thinking man's Skoda Superb Estate!

I agree, these are amazing value but I’ll stick with my Superb estate and not think about it to be honest😉

[Hawkeyethenoo]

2 hours ago, richardmorris said:

Which one of you is this guy?

 

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[stuboy]

On 27/11/2024 at 20:26, stuboy said:

bit the bullet and ordered this, be usefull for mrs stuboys seat and my ford galaxy in drag ( vw sharan really ) i did try using free vcds but i just got too confused.

It's arrived, managed to update it i think, agm battery purchased.. plan to swap battery over weekend.