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[RobT]

Very sorry to hear that Andy, losing a friend so young really hurts, happened to me a few years back so I know how it feels.

[trigger]

That's sad mate. Really sorry to hear that.

[EssDeeWon]

Blimey that is shocking and so so sad, 29 really is no age.

[Craig the Princess]

Sorry to hear that, really sad news.

[cms206]

Cheers guys... His kids are only 2 and 3, more or less the age we were when we met. Had to stop on the M6 'cos the tears were too much to drive through. 18 months older than me.

 

I know it happens to the best of us but death is shit.

[myglaren]

We never know who he is going to be next, small child, my mother, my mother's carer, or me (although he struggles with deep bass voices).

On one occasion he asked one of my wife's friends (in the voice of my mother's carer) "do you want the toilet?" which caused much embarrassment and hilarity.

It's a bit like taking your small child to the doctor's. You never know what they are going to say when they have got an audience in the waiting room.

My dad had an Assam Hill Mynah like that.   "Vera Lynn" was who it shouted for most and did an excellent telephone bell imitation - anyone's guess where that came from as we didn't have a 'phone.

 

When it went on a rant we had to move to another room as you couldn't hear yourself think for it.

[mat_the_cat]

Shit, 29 is so young Were there no signs at all? Sorry to hear about it.

[Skizzer]

That's awful Andy, really sorry to hear.

[dieselassist]

my condolences cms206 RIP your mate - my brother passed away in 2002 @ 22 years of age - he woke up and got up, but had a seizure in our kitchen about 10 mins later ;  27th decemeber - RIP - was devastating at the time; hard to make of sense of n can be very hard to deal with; I lost it for a bit, but eventually pulled myself together as I realised he wouldn't have wanted me to self destruct like I was doing .... the good folk 'stay with you' whether they are still here or have passed on, if they are 'any good', as a wise aul codger relative said me me a few months after my bro's passing... ...didn't know what he meant at the time, but theres a lotta truth in it...

[greengartside]

Goodness me, that's around my age - so sorry to hear of your friend cms206. Makes you realise how precious life is and how much we should embrace it.

[myglaren]

Very sorry to hear of your friend's early death cms

 

Im thinking a simple oil change might do it some good; brother looked at it (he has decent mechanical knowledge but shys away away from getting too involved these days) - said it sounded very very tappety ' like a 1970's menopausal 140wpm typist woman whos lunchtime coffee had been spiked with speed)...er, typing, before the engine started to knock n jiggle about like a washingmachine with the concrete brick removed, drowning out the tappet/speed-typing sound...

 

My previous C5 had these symptoms and after much investigating and fitting a new DMF and clutch it turned out to be a dud injector.

 

The electric wonkiness is almost certainly due to low voltages - they are hypersensitive.

Giving the battery a full charge - assuming the battery isn't kippered - will restore normal service but be aware of the 'procedure' - it can be shortcut but there is always a risk it won't work - don't ask how I know this

 

The Procedure!

[320touring]

Sorry to hear that cms

[beko1987]

Shit that's 2 years older than me. Deepest condolances

[Cavcraft]

So sorry to hear that, Andy.

[cobblers]

Very sorry to hear of your friend's early death cms

 

 

My previous C5 had these symptoms and after much investigating and fitting a new DMF and clutch it turned out to be a dud injector.

 

The electric wonkiness is almost certainly due to low voltages - they are hypersensitive.

Giving the battery a full charge - assuming the battery isn't kippered - will restore normal service but be aware of the 'procedure' - it can be shortcut but there is always a risk it won't work - don't ask how I know this

 

The Procedure!

 

 

Fuckin ell I remember changing a battery on a C5 when I worked at Halfords about 8 years ago when it was a relatively new car. The fucker wouldn't start, the windows wouldn't work etc etc. I was at a bit of a loss really, so while clutching at straws I took the positive lead off and shorted it to ground for a minute, and when I plugged it back on it was all sorted.

 

Only then did the owner tell me about the last time a garage took the battery off while fitting his towbar, and the fucking thing had to be recovered to Citroen on a low loader where it spent three days and cost the original garage about £400 in "diagnostics". CHEERS 4 THE WARNING MATE!

[M'coli]

Sorry to hear that, Andy.

[Inspector Morose]

Sorry to hear the news, Andy. Things like that sideswipe your head without warning and really make you think about life. 29 is no age.

[M'coli]

Righto, onto the ramps we go...

 

Here are the lumps of wid, diagonally cut to provide a small rampette:

 

These are the notches at the other end:

 

 

Then these are placed on the second-last rung of the ramps:

 

 

...and so it begins!

 

[Craig the Princess]

After telling me by text the windscreen had smashed and letting me stew for an hour actually the Saab's rear screen is in and seems to be water-tight.

 

 

[vulgalour]

I know it happens to the best of us but death is shit.

Yes, yes it is.  

[bub2006]

I too agree. Today is my mums birthday. If she was here she would be 52. Passed away in 95 aged 32,12 days after my 8th birthday. Still expect her to come home if I'm honest.

[Lord Sterling]

CMS - My condolences. Not nice.

 

Just been out and met Will 'The Moog' and Mrs_TheMoog. Picked up my Merc wing, it is almost like new condition, so scarily better than most of the car. Now I have pretty much everything I need to get this car sorted except for "STOP OIL LEAK FROM ENGINE" and "STOP COOLANT LEAK" though I might have a go at coolant leak stopping. Merc wing fittage will happen at so e point in the next few days.

[Cavcraft]

Just shaken hands on an offer for my daughter's FIAT. A car trader I've dealt with before, so all being well it'll be going tomorrow morning.

[barrett]

Just drove this back from Bordeaux! What a freakin' great car

[skattrd]

For someone who's only had his licence 5 minutes Barrett you're doing pretty well with the list of cars you've driven.

[dollywobbler]

Electric dreams come to an end tomorrow, so I think I must get the 2CV out of the garage. It's been sitting in there for a couple of weeks now. Mind you, the weather has been shite lately, so that's probably a good thing.

 

Also need to have a tinker with the XM. There's some play in the offside front wheel. I need to identify the source. A failing balljoint would be a fairly undesirable discovery - though better to find on the driveway than while hurtling along at 60mph!

[fordperv]

Made a deal on a replacement car for my dad today, I'm really chuffed that I can send his old car over the bridge

[garbaldy]

Just shaken hands on an offer for my daughter's FIAT. A car trader I've dealt with before, so all being well it'll be going tomorrow morning.

 

Old owt your and

[saucedoctor]

Lobbed yet another coat of wax on the Brick Lozenge today. It looks OK-ish, but I can't get it close to how the Rover looks.

[Cavcraft]

I saw a Mk3 Capri and a G reg Rover 214 today! I'll go back with my camera when I get chance.