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[bramz7]

Some better photos of the new Lancia  Chrysler 

Some things to report:

Probably should get the cambelt done. 

It's got a rocker cover oil leak.

The underneath is really clean.

I think the interior vent flaps are stuck facing the windscreen (probably the best way to stick).

The handling is actually really agreeable when you get used to the weighty self centering steering. 

The seats are far better when you finally get it adjusted perfectly. But it's annoying until you do. Typical Italian. 

The blanking buttons on the dash are backlit.

First car I've ever owned to brighten it's headlights when turning slowly around a bend, it seems to work off of an angle sensor in the steering wheel. Yet it doesn't have auto wipers or automatic headlights. Curious. 

 

It's really a very intriguing car and unfortunately I'm beginning to like it more than I want to like a car to be used daily.

[Hawkeyethenoo]

When parking have some thought for your surroundings... 

 

[Hawkeyethenoo]

CLEARLY! not much happens in Inverness.

And since when was it ever fecking warm in Inverness other than the statutory 4.6 days of summer?  Those plucking birds, grrr, arrgggghhh, middle aged old man shouting at the clouds and corvids! 

[Metal Guru]

6 minutes ago, Hawkeyethenoo said:

CLEARLY! not much happens in Inverness.

And since when was it ever fecking warm in Inverness other than the statutory 4.6 days of summer?  Those plucking birds, grrr, arrgggghhh, middle aged old man shouting at the clouds and corvids! 

Birds have always “dug” for worms in the ground. I don’t suppose many are fussy enough to pass up any insects they find there too, but let’s make it about climate change.

[Hawkeyethenoo]

5 minutes ago, Metal Guru said:

Birds have always “dug” for worms in the ground. I don’t suppose many are fussy enough to pass up any insects they find there too, but let’s make it about climate change.

Yes it's state sponsored shite, I really must just stop visiting our national broadcasters portal of miss-information it's not good for my bloody pressure or mental health.  

[Lacquer Peel]

8 minutes ago, Metal Guru said:

Birds have always “dug” for worms in the ground. I don’t suppose many are fussy enough to pass up any insects they find there too, but let’s make it about climate change.

It's a rapid change in behaviour. The environment and climate is changing. 

[Lacquer Peel]

1 minute ago, Hawkeyethenoo said:

Yes it's state sponsored shite, I really must just stop visiting our national broadcasters portal of miss-information it's not good for my bloody pressure or mental health.  

It's such an inoffensive article man, get a grip. 

[Momentary Lapse Of Reason]

1 hour ago, Lacquer Peel said:

It's a rapid change in behaviour. The environment and climate is changing. 

Rapid change in behaviour my arse.

I remember watching the crows digging out the moss to get at insects etc over 55 years ago.🙄

 

[Hawkeyethenoo]

1 hour ago, Lacquer Peel said:

It's a rapid change in behaviour. The environment and climate is changing. 

More likely a downturn in waste fast food being available due to everyone being skint; so the corvids* are going back to basic food types of the kind that environmentals would like us all to be eating. 

*Or are being out competed by the other winged dinosaurs, rabid town centre seagulls. That's my theory although I'm not an EXPERT or behavioral ecologist specialising in fuck all. 

[Hawkeyethenoo]

4 hours ago, Lacquer Peel said:

It's such an inoffensive article man, get a grip. 

Sorry for caring when so called experts talk a load of shite. I should just have nodded my head doffed my cap and agreed. Better now? 

[stuboy]

Went to a car meet today..  took many pics...  will upload later ... just too bore you all..

[dozeydustman]

The Hyundai failed MOT on blown brake bulb, knackered drop link and a damaged tyre valve. I can do the drop link and the bulb but I can't change the valve. They should be able to get this sorted by close of play this afternoon. Advisory for rear tyres but recent expenses means BOMAD cannot bail madam out on those as well, but she gets paid next week so we'll order a pair online and have the fronts thrown on the back.

[dozeydustman]

Garage will have the Hyundai done by 4pm. The tyre with the damaged valve had 2 nails in it and some cracks so they're changing it with a 'mid range' and doing the drop links and bulbs for £248 all in with a year's ticket. TBH getting the bits, tyres and potential of a retest fee would have been more if I'd picked it up and done the work myself, as it'd have been £80-100 for a decent tyre, £30 for a branded drop link, £50 for the test fee and a few quid for bulbs, with no guarantee the parts I obtained would actually be correct!

Anyone near Bognor I certainly recommend Darbon Motors.

[JohnK]

Think I’ve officially lost my mind. I used to be a massive LR fan and had plenty of  Defenders/Disco’s in the past etc.

Those of you who are long standing members might recall the last dabble I had with an LR product back in 2016 with a drug dealer spec P38 4.6 that shit its engine in spectacular fashion when I gave it hell down a motorway slip road. It put me off for life.

A few weeks back, I decided to buy an X6 35d and quite enjoyed the driving position etc. It is well known that I’m a BMW man, so yesterday I bought another BMW engined runaround. Placing bets now on how long it lasts 😬

In reality, I paid £1000 for the L322, as long as the engine remains healthy the M57 is worth most of that back if the rest of it decides to fuck up 🤷‍♂️

Here is both of them anyway 🤣

[Schaefft]

The X6 certainly is quite a departure from any Land Rover. What's the L322 forum count at this point? Must be close to 10!

[andy18s]

37 minutes ago, JohnK said:

Think I’ve officially lost my mind. I used to be a massive LR fan and had plenty of  Defenders/Disco’s in the past etc.

Those of you who are long standing members might recall the last dabble I had with an LR product back in 2016 with a drug dealer spec P38 4.6 that shit its engine in spectacular fashion when I gave it hell down a motorway slip road. It put me off for life.

A few weeks back, I decided to buy an X6 35d and quite enjoyed the driving position etc. It is well known that I’m a BMW man, so yesterday I bought another BMW engined runaround. Placing bets now on how long it lasts 😬

In reality, I paid £1000 for the L322, as long as the engine remains healthy the M57 is worth most of that back if the rest of it decides to fuck up 🤷‍♂️

Here is both of them anyway 🤣

If it does all go south the BMW will make great running gear donor vehicle..

[JohnK]

1 hour ago, Schaefft said:

The X6 certainly is quite a departure from any Land Rover. What's the L322 forum count at this point? Must be close to 10!

Minus 1 tomorrow morning knowing my luck with LR branded motors 👀🤣

[JohnK]

46 minutes ago, andy18s said:

If it does all go south the BMW will make great running gear donor vehicle..

X Drive L322 anybody? 🤣😬

[Split_Pin]

Those L322s are a spectacular amount of car for the money, especially at that price. Plus it's bigger than even the newer models and X5 looks small in comparison, I enjoy the lofty driving position in mine. 

[JohnK]

58 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

Those L322s are a spectacular amount of car for the money, especially at that price. Plus it's bigger than even the newer models and X5 looks small in comparison, I enjoy the lofty driving position in mine. 

It drives very well. Funny you say about the X5 though…. I took this picture an hour ago to send to a mate of it next to the X6. They’re actually huge cars. Perfect dog carrier!

[Lacquer Peel]

On 05/10/2025 at 17:07, Hawkeyethenoo said:

Sorry for caring when so called experts talk a load of shite. I should just have nodded my head doffed my cap and agreed. Better now? 

Why are they talking a load of shite?

[Metal Guru]

1 hour ago, Lacquer Peel said:

Why are they talking a load of shite?

Because everything has to be linked to climate change. I’m not a denier but it’s just a lazy stock reaction from journalists who don’t bother doing any research. 

[Lacquer Peel]

57 minutes ago, Metal Guru said:

Because everything has to be linked to climate change. I’m not a denier but it’s just a lazy stock reaction from journalists who don’t bother doing any research. 

It's an observable thing. I lived in Inverness shire for most of my life - the article mentions Inverness - and I've observed the climate changing in my lifetime (nearly 40).

The climate is changing and animal behaviours change in response. 

For all the things to get mad at the genocide apologists at the BBC for this is pathetic. 

[cpjitservices]

I so need an L322! 

[Fat_Pirate]

Have been using the ex-@r.welfare Qashqai quite a lot, only job to do was handbrake adjustment.  My wife rang our local garage to book an MOT for it, and he asked 'has he been buying rubbish off that Autoshite again?'  The cheek!  I've given it a good going-over and can't find any issues - it's clearly been very well maintained and the engine/box are totally bone-dry.  It's hard to believe that mileage-wise, it's now past the moon, and is 14000 miles into it's journey to Mars.

Decided to replace the growly lift pump in the 607 too.  The trouble with this car is I can never find any guidance online on how to do jobs - I spent a lot of time getting frustrated trying to remove the old one, until it dawned on me that the big arrow on the top of it might have some meaning - it had a slot I hadn't noticed... spilt plenty of diesel inside the car, naturally.

I was planning to sell the 607 but it looks like the market for big wafty cars is a bit flat, at least on here.  I do like it, compared to the Nissan it's a majestic sea turtle of a car, serenely gliding along the motorway.  The Nissan's smaller footprint and hatchback are proving very useful though.  Dunno.  Seems excessive to run 2 cars when I do so few miles.

[stuboy]

Some stuff to entertain or bore u..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[bramz7]

@Fat_Pirate

607 you say?!

 

In Delta news, in what is perfect timing, the gearbox has started whining. Whilst it is tempting to assume it's just a characterful transmission noise, it probably isn't. I've made contact with a local gearbox place to (hopefully) get it looked at. Maybe just a fluid change? Maybe the oil leak I am aware of is actually also the gearbox. 

Bastard thing. 8 days and 200 miles or so. Why do I do this?!

 

Good thing I have a K11. 

[Fat_Pirate]

2 hours ago, bramz7 said:

@Fat_Pirate

607 you say?!

indeed - still undecided on whether to sell it though.  Be warned it's a bugger to park - it has sensors but the system is entirely dead, and I can never determine where the boot ends.

[bramz7]

@Fat_Pirate

If you do, let me know and I may be willing to take it off you. I loved my old one, albeit it had (working) parking sensors! 

[Yoss]

I've just come back from a few days in CZ as some of you may have noticed on other threads. But I think this was my highlight as it was so unexpected. I'd just got off the Metro station at Opatov to go and look at the paneláks and I could see this interesting looking truck just the other side of some grass. I wondered if it might be a Liaz (old Škoda truck division) but as I got closer I realised it's only a bloody Tatra 815.

Then as I was stood there basking in its air cooled two stroke V8 goodness when another one came creeping round the corner. 

Bloody hell. 

What they were doing was reversing one in to a big hole filling it with dirt then driving up to this point where the second one would take its place and the first one would then reverse up a big pile of dirt and dump its load. 

A job for which they would be perfect with their six wheel drive and legendary off road capabilities. 

I could have watched this all day but unfortunately had other places to be but of all the times I've been to CZ this is first time I've ever seen any proper Tatra action.