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[DS20]

The DS and I had a long* drive to and from Norfolk today.  I had to fill up with petrol, and it turns out that the DS managed 30mpg on the last tank - astonishing, given a] the engine is a tired and noisy item, b] the carburettor REALLY needs to be replaced, and c] I was using much accelerator to overtake trucks and tractors.  Maybe the answer is to drive everywhere a bit more quickly

 

 

 

* If you've seen the roads connecting Lincolnshire and Norfolk, there's no quick journey between here and there.  See also point c] above, re. trucks and tractors.  

[ruffgeezer]

You should pop over to where I work at some point, ex citroen main dealer, we may have some useful bits. What engine is yours?

[HillmanImp]

Been in northern Cyprus for 3 hours and have seen 5 Renault 9s. They seem to be the vehicle for the discerning man about town.

[stuboy]

popped into charity shop and got this..

 

no updates if sills welded yet..

 

so washed mate diesel 75

[DS20]

You should pop over to where I work at some point, ex citroen main dealer, we may have some useful bits. What engine is yours?

 

It's a 2-litre model, with the semi-automatic gearbox - she's a bit tired and could do with refreshing, so any bits you might have could be of interest

[Alan_Green]

So, last Sunday this happens.

 

 

.........On the way back there's a slight tinkling sound that quickly becomes a horrendous death-rattle and we grind to a noisy halt................

 

Sounds like a Beetle flywheel working loose.

[Lord Sterling]

Ma's Micra has been taken off the road and is supposed to be SORNd but due to DVLA SITE MELTDOWN I can't SORN it. I parked it on a mates drive and it'll stay there until Ma can accumulate some revenue to pay it to go through MOT and be retaxed.

 

I'm trying to convince her to drive the Coupe but seemingly she won't.

[dollywobbler]

Gosh. You get a lot of options for vehicle tax now don't you?

[Slappy]

11PM last night, Girlfriend applies for job in Scotland. The absolute 1st thing I thought when she said that was "Ooo, I need a Volvo".

 

10AM today: Girlfriend texts to say that she was "not the candidate they were looking for".

 

Good thing too, she hates Volvos...

[bub2006]

Surprising that tax for 6 month is cheaper by direct debit. Yearly though is more bit not much in all honesty

[dave21478]

An extra seven quid for monthly payments - I am pleasantly surprised.

[Bren]

Took my vectra to local bodyshop for an estimate - previous owner had taken a rattle can to the back bumper. You can get decent results with rattle cans, but not when a half wit is pressing the nozzle.

 

Gave a very reasonable quote, the subject then got onto a price to paint both sides and bonnet of the SD1.

I explained that I had replaced quite a few panels, bizarrely I was then asked if I did foreigners? I replied that I did'nt.

[worldofceri]

To ‘do a foreigner’ means to take a job on the side, cash-in-hand, sometimes in your employer's time or with their tools. They obviously took your work to be highly professional!

[worldofceri]

Sounds like a Beetle flywheel working loose.

O RLY? Interesting. Not sure how that would account for loss of oil though.

[Cavcraft]

Hey, Vauxhall bashers, at long last, the MONEY SHOTS of Dick(head)o's real deal:

 

 

Bought in the dark and crashed (by me) into a car park barrier 11 yards from where I picked it up. Went to the MOT station today to see how it got on. It failed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On the handbrake cables and that was it! Deal with that one, jelly beans!

[dugong]

One of my colleagues bought some tasty GM shite which had a couple of very minor fails. It'll be on the road tomorrow!

[DSdriver]

To ‘do a foreigner’ means to take a job on the side, cash-in-hand, sometimes in your employer's time or with their tools. They obviously took your work to be highly professional!

 

We used to call them KDs in the print - as in keep dark.

[andy18s]

Chap at work has just spent 860 getting his 99 V70 estate through its yearly service, mot,new brakes and cambelt done.

He stopped off on the way home to top up his washer bottle but didn't check he'd shut the bonnet properly

Resultant bonnet opening at 80 mph has written it off..........

This guy came into work in his wife's Corsa today

I steered the conversation around to me maybe buying the wheels and stuff off it

He'd already scrapped it in his anger........

Local yard gave him £145 for it.........

[cms206]

Fella in work planning to scrap his Calibra 16v because "it'd cost too much to clean it up to sell it". Is it wrong that I suddenly feel the need for a Calibra?

[trigger]

Not at all, Is Billy still after one?

[AlabamaShrimp]

Fella in work planning to scrap his Calibra 16v because "it'd cost too much to clean it up to sell it". Is it wrong that I suddenly feel the need for a Calibra?

Think we needs it's details before it dies, just in case

[cms206]

Think we needs it's details before it dies, just in case

It's a kinda mid metallic blue 2.0 16v on an R-reg with wanky wheels. Slight crease on the drivers door and apparantly the dipstick tube is missing. May have to make an offer when the time comes.

[dollywobbler]

I have reached level 2 on the desperation scale. So, the Rover has now been advertised on Gumtree. I'm hoping it doesn't come to level 3. I have to pay for level 3.

[Bren]

I have reached level 2 on the desperation scale. So, the Rover has now been advertised on Gumtree. I'm hoping it doesn't come to level 3. I have to pay for level 3.

For christ's sake dont.

 

Thats why I am using gumtree - the mouthbreathers come f.o.c, as opposed to having to pay for them on mongbay.

[twosmoke300]

^^^^ someone's gonna get a stomp pit bike . Or an x box360 ( red light on - natch)

[Cavcraft]

It's a kinda mid metallic blue 2.0 16v on an R-reg with wanky wheels. Slight crease on the drivers door and apparantly the dipstick tube is missing. May have to make an offer when the time comes.

 

Details wanted PLS. 

[skattrd]

Could this actually be the month that Cavette gets a Calibra & DW gets a car he wants ....

 

Keep tuned for further AS updates

[Cavcraft]

If it were a white, pre-facelift one I'd have been up there before he'd finished typing the message.

[The Moog]

Had a look at the broken drivers door handle that I have been ignoring for a week.

 

Fucking shit French plastics had snapped. Date stamped 1993.

 

Swapped it for the rear passenger one (cause I am billy not many mates) for now. Seen an identical blue one being broken on ebay so tempted to order a few bits from it.

 

Trouble is I want to fix all the niggles but it isn't worth it unless I completely renovate the car as the golden shower from the windscreen surround happens daily.

 

But then I do love the car.

[trigger]

Here's a strange one, I had my new log book for the Mercedes arrive about a month ago then today I receive another identical copy of the same log book through the post? WTF DVLA?