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[brownnova]

29 minutes ago, artdjones said:

Depending on how much you like the car, this is the time to do some tidying.

Love the car. Had it 8 years and 60k now… agree on the tidying! 

[stuboy]

9 hours ago, vulgalour said:

Officially diagnosed with ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. 

i suspect my stepdad has this

[richardmorris]

2 hours ago, brownnova said:

Testing times for the 9000… 

Result is the first clean pass since 2008!! It’s always a relief to see it’s still solid underneath, even if the bodywork is starting to show signs of rot now. 

Rock on!

[richardmorris]

17 minutes ago, stuboy said:

i suspect my stepdad has this

It’s probably a lot more common than appreciated, and obviously misunderstood and undiagnosed.  First disparagingly called yuppie flu.

[artdjones]

2 hours ago, brownnova said:

Love the car. Had it 8 years and 60k now… agree on the tidying! 

It's a lovely car, I've always liked them in this and other incarnations. Thema, Croma, and 164.

[Lord Sterling]

Well, the Vectra of tiredness has made it to Dover with absolute aplomb. This car is definitely a motorway cruiser without a doubt.

I'm afraid it desperately needed a clean, so I washed it at a Dover petrol station as I'd got here so early, it looked horrid after being parked up for a week and being quite dirty before that due to the rain we'd been having.

The last time I did this journey in this car, it wasn't yet mine and was being kindly lent to me. Now it's all mine and so far, it's been a useful cruiser.

[New POD]

19 hours ago, vulgalour said:

This isn't exactly a grump or a grin, and it's not car related... but I've posted about it in here before so here's the end of the story, kinda.

Finally found out why I've had health issues and been unable to hold down a regular job for the last twenty years.  Officially diagnosed with ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.  Neurologist was of the opinion I've been living with this for twenty years undiagnosed and apologised on behalf of the medical community for letting me down so badly.

I have... feelings... about this.  Very mixed feelings.  There's no treatment, no cure, it's just how it is.  My life doesn't really change, I just rather hoped I'd find out it was something else so I'd be free of it.  Recovery rate is incredibly low and given I've gone so long with this, very unlikely in my case.  It will probably get worse as I get older.

I'm just going to live the best life I can for now.  Maybe it'll get the Job Centre off my back.  Maybe I can claim PIP and still continue with my self employment (the only job I've ever been able to hold down as I can fit it around my bad days as needed).  I don't know.  All I know is I'm not giving up.  It feels a bit like finding a user manual I didn't know existed.

My wife was diagnosed in 2006 shed probably had it 5 years by that time, and was making it worse by trying to power through.  

One thing to beware of is snake oil sales men. 

The other thing is post excertional Malaise. 

My wife can power through say Christmas using the adrenaline that her body creares and then 3 days after boxing day it will hit her as the adrenaline wears off and she'll be pretty much bed ridden for 2 or 3 days. 

Can't really advise on PIP.  My wife wouldn't claim anything. Because at the time she was diagnosed our local councillor was charged with benefit fraud after he was seen running up the steps to the council chamber.  Some days she can play tennis and climb mountains. The next she can't. If someone only videod the good days (1 in 4)  she'd look like a fraud too. 

[comfortablynumb]

9 hours ago, richardmorris said:

It’s probably a lot more common than appreciated, and obviously misunderstood and undiagnosed.  First disparagingly called yuppie flu.

We've still had doctors that refused to admit it exists!!🤦

[grogee]

Moving day. 

The most embarrassing hoarded stuff is well hidden in a storage container in a different county, so the removals men will think I'm normal. 

[S2000]

3 minutes ago, grogee said:

Moving day. 

The most embarrassing hoarded stuff is well hidden in a storage container in a different county, so the removals men will think I'm normal. 

Good Luck, enjoy the obligatory moving in fish and chips tonight to welcome in this new Chapter of your life.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

4 minutes ago, grogee said:

Moving day. 

The most embarrassing hoarded stuff is well hidden in a storage container in a different county, so the removals men will think I'm normal. 

Hope it all goes ok for you, chap. 

[Tickman]

5 hours ago, grogee said:

Moving day

Good luck.

[grogee]

I have achieved Cup of Tea. 

The garage is a cluster fuck, I will have to pull everything out and rearrange it so I can get to things. But it fits, sort of. 

Living room looks nice but that will soon change once I've been living here for a while. 

[Split_Pin]

Lovely window.

[Sunny Jim]

Hope the place is a happy home for you and Master G, all the best to you both.

[comfortablynumb]

Now, a bit of careful undoing of stuff like bay windows there @grogee, and it looks to me as though there's  just enough room to squeeze a maestro into that front room....😁

I'll get my coat 

[grogee]

1 hour ago, comfortablynumb said:

Now, a bit of careful undoing of stuff like bay windows there @grogee, and it looks to me as though there's  just enough room to squeeze a maestro into that front room....😁

I'll get my coat 

You're not far off the truth. Outside the bay is a front garden but it's sort of half-bricked and half planted. 

It's car-sized so I'll be parking the Maestro there, plants be damned

[richardmorris]

Bangers and cash on u something. Nice singer chamois, and Peugeot 205 xld with 29 miles. Plus some bikes that reminds me of the meme - when I die don’t let my wife sell the bikes for what I told her I paid.

[Leyland Worldmaster]

Yesterday:

 

[Leyland Worldmaster]

Today, having cleared out loads of shit I don't need, now on way to see Family and friends for a street Carnival!

Alison hit 288,000 miles on the way to Dover. No pics as we were (ahem) making progress:

 

[Lord Sterling]

2 hours ago, Leyland Worldmaster said:

Today, having cleared out loads of shit I don't need, now on way to see Family and friends for a street Carnival!

Alison hit 288,000 miles on the way to Dover. No pics as we were (ahem) making progress:

Where abouts you headed? I was in Dover yesterday:

[hairnet]

not a boast is it mo ?

 

[barefoot]

I followed a Citroën Ami the other day. It was very small and very slow. So I overtook it.

[Leyland Worldmaster]

2 hours ago, Lord Sterling said:

Where abouts you headed? I was in Dover yesterday:

I'm in Belgium! 😃

[Lord Sterling]

8 minutes ago, Leyland Worldmaster said:

I'm in Belgium! 😃

😲! That's where I am. Diegem to be exact.

If your free soon, let me know, we could probably do a quick AS Belgium meet up?

[crad]

what a find

[SiC]

After nearly 2 years of back order, the rear shock absorbers for Mrs SiC Civic estate have come back in stock. Hnnnnnnngh at the price.

No idea why but Honda decided to put adaptive suspension on the back of a bland estate but they have. Base spec doesn't have them (conventional shocks) but anything above has. Disconnect them and you get a dash warning that you can't code out afaik. 

The problem is, like every adaptive suspension I've known, the shocks blow out by 100k miles. We're currently on 116k and there is a lot of squeaking coming from HR back end, so suspecting they maybe failing. 

 I've bitten the bullet and bought a pair. Even if it doesn't need it now, there will be a very high chance in the future it will. These used to be £150 a piece until Honda ran out of stock and had to get ZF specially make a batch. Given how long they've been NLA, I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of owners will be snapping these up and go out of stock again. Plus with the world leaders fighting with tariffs, there is a good chance prices could rise again. 

[captain_70s]

Honda parts in general never seem to be cheap. When I had my Civic everything seemed to cost double what a comparable Ford/Vauxhall part would...

[Metal Guru]

8 minutes ago, captain_70s said:

Honda parts in general never seem to be cheap. When I had my Civic everything seemed to cost double what a comparable Ford/Vauxhall part would...

Their lawn mower parts are even worse. Four times comparable parts on other makes.

 

 

[SiC]

13 minutes ago, captain_70s said:

Honda parts in general never seem to be cheap. When I had my Civic everything seemed to cost double what a comparable Ford/Vauxhall part would...

The big issue I find with Honda is there isn't much in the way of aftermarket parts for a lot of it. Presumably because there is often not enough volume in both number of cars made and number of cars failing to be viable. 

These shocks are also only available as OE Honda - no one else makes them apart from ZF 😕

It was very tempting to figure if there was a way to make standard non adaptive work. There must be some module that can be replaced with a lower spec car that doesn't do it.  Problem is that no one else has done it and I'd be the one spending out experimenting - possibly spending more than just buying the parts.

There are modules to by-pass them for the Civic Type R (they have them all round) but those modules are the same price as one of these shocks. Plus it'd be a conversation with the insurance company on every renewal with none understanding why I fitted shocks from a lower model or thinking I'm running it as a bargain basement budget.