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[320touring]

Ahh fuck, after oil change the car now emits a little puff of smoke at start up. I would like to think it is a car version of a good morning kiss but I think it may be something else.

 

I used 0-30 fully synth to do the change (supplied by neo bortherers) . I wonder if it is better off on 10-40 seeing as it has done 200K?

 

Also found a few more niggles, car cut out a couple of times yesterday randomly and after google fu it looks like CPS change. The ACC is showing the dreaded 08 and 14 faults which would explain why there arent breezes to the face.

dont put thicker oil in it-it'll sludge up like fuck

[fordperv]

Barn find!!

Lake find will be the new craze with ebay mongs

[Jerzy Woking]

Went to see the surgeon that did the operations on my knees yesterday - he showed me all the photos of the damage and the repairs taken from the arthroscopy. And says that he "tidied" up the arthritis wear where he could- but it is no worse than it would be for anyone my age. He said I should be back to fully working condition in 6 weeks if I take things gently and just slowly build up my movement.

 

He made it sound like i am a car that he has just recommissioned.

[oldcars]

 

Can't see any reason why it shouldn't pass, probably just stale fuel etc...

Lake find on ebay in 20 mins up at £150148541 

[oldcars]

My new shite for commuting. Hopefully will see me right.

 

60k or so, full Nissan history. 1.3 16v.

Lots of little giffer touches such as fucked nissan wheel trims, a back bumper which doesn't quite fit right, and the odd car park dings here and there.

 

Plus its in Primrose Yellow, the best colour on these

 

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Nice, whats the front crossmember like, they like to go on the wee k11's

[EssDeeWon]

Can anyone recommend some budget temporary car insurance cover?

 

My insurer (AXA) wants 88 sovs for 1 month on the blue 75, No thanks.

[Richard]

Finally got the timing belts and water pump changed on the 850. It looks as if the belts were actually quite recent but the water pump was buggered. I like the car so it had to be fixed.

 

On the plus side the service schedule stops at 200k so I won't have to service it again after the next time.

[vulgalour]

Primrose Yellow

 

Looks green from here.

[EssDeeWon]

My new shite for commuting. Hopefully will see me right.

 

60k or so, full Nissan history. 1.3 16v.

Lots of little giffer touches such as fucked nissan wheel trims, a back bumper which doesn't quite fit right, and the odd car park dings here and there.

 

Plus its in Primrose Yellow, the best colour on these

 

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These K11's are great little cars and not bad to drive either. I used to enjoy buzzing around in my GF's 1.0 Auto which was surprisingly light and nippy, and just goes on and on...

 

That looks like primrose green to me. Make sure you bugger about selling it (when you do)

[Noel Tidybeard]

 

Other shite credentials are the indicator and wiper stalks on the steering column echo design and feel of a Rover and the fuel tank release is on the floor in the drivers footwell - a la Rover.

 

 

 

 

that would probably be cos the rovers used honda equipment 200/400 onwards

[Ghosty]

On my way over to Sheffield today I encountered a massive Dutch banger rally consisting of roughly 50% Volvos passing through Glossop, headed eventually to Aberdeen via Glasgow.

Anyone else seen that?

There were a lot of Yank minivans and all sorts, highlights including an E23, a '70s S-Class, a  Jeep CJ, and one minivan giving off more white smoke than I've ever seen.

 

Sheffield is also the world capital for B5 Audi A4s apparently, from the amount I saw. Old Man's was registered over there too.

[stillOrange]

This revelation is newsworthy

 

[The Moog]

Checked oil and it was overfilled a bit. So took some of it it.

 

Saab decided to thank me by new lights

 

[LabRat]

Got to put Mrs_LabRat's alfa 156 up for sale- she's bored of it and wants a Saab 900.

 

Suppose I'd better wash it as well!

 

Its going up on Mongtree soon, whats the odds on me getting stellar offers such as a mega drive and a half chewed Bounty?

 

 

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[Rusty_Rocket]

 

My 1975 Mini 1000 passed its MoT today.  It's been off the road since 2011 after a head gasket failure.  I did the repair and then promptly pushed it back into the garage where it sat untouched for four years.

 

A 'flick of the points' (not as exciting as it sounds) and it passed with no work needed at all!  I may adopt this technique for all future MoTs.

 

It drives ok.  You do feel very vulnerable in a Mini on modern roads though.  A modern Fiesta towers over it and weighs nearly twice as much.

[Slappy]

Its going up on Mongtree soon, whats the odds on me getting stellar offers...

 

 

If you get offered a Stellar, I'd take it tbh...

[320touring]

On my way over to Sheffield today I encountered a massive Dutch banger rally consisting of roughly 50% Volvos passing through Glossop, headed eventually to Aberdeen via Glasgow.

Anyone else seen that?

There were a lot of Yank minivans and all sorts, highlights including an E23, a '70s S-Class, a  Jeep CJ, and one minivan giving off more white smoke than I've ever seen.

 

Sheffield is also the world capital for B5 Audi A4s apparently, from the amount I saw. Old Man's was registered over there too.

loike dees?

[Ghosty]

Them's the ones!

[Lord Sterling]

My new shite for commuting. Hopefully will see me right.

 

60k or so, full Nissan history. 1.3 16v.

Lots of little giffer touches such as fucked nissan wheel trims, a back bumper which doesn't quite fit right, and the odd car park dings here and there.

 

Plus its in Primrose Yellow, the best colour on these

 

Nice one Nyph, looks great. I love these K11s, Ma has had hers forever since buying it in 1999 and it's so far only ever been off the road once (stored in a garage for a year or so whilst she was abroad) amazing to think she bought it when I was about 17 and I'm now 32, it's even stood up to the abuse I gave it, it truly is a soldier.

[purplebargeken]

Most Micras are actually indestructible (apart from rusty cross members), they will be right there alongside the cockroaches after thermonuclear war. 

[320touring]

Most Micras are actually indestructible (apart from rusty cross members), they will be right there alongside the cockroaches after thermonuclear war.

My Brother and I have the theory that after the end of days, giant cockroaches will drive k11 micras on pirelli p6000s, but when the k11 breaks, the courtesy car will be my dad's '97 Avensis 2.0 cdx auto.

[cort16]

I just saw all those Volvos north bound on the m8 in Glasgow. I guess they're heading to Loch Lomond then up Glencoe.

[beko1987]

Can anyone recommend some budget temporary car insurance cover?

 

My insurer (AXA) wants 88 sovs for 1 month on the blue 75, No thanks.

Our insurance goes up by £27 a month with the roffle rover added on... May do a tpft quote if needed though, see if it brings it down a bit!

[dollywobbler]

I'm having a dose of democracy on my Facebook page. Which car should I write about next? Will's 205 or Semi-C's Cortina Mk3 estate? You could help decide. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ian-Seabrook-Writer/362329277237811

[panhard65]

Spent the last few hours cleaning the hearse ready for a show at Powderham castle tomorrow with the classic hearse register. They are a bloody big old car !!, but the paint is really good and the quality puts my Rolls to shame. The only bit that lets it down is the lower half of one front wing has been resprayed and although it is good it's nowhere near as good as the factory finish. It had better not rain between now and sunday afternoon.

[RobT]

Are there any shiteists going to the VBOA do at Billing Aquadrome this weekend?  The sister-in-law is staying and she's a royal pain in the butt, so I'll probably need a day out on Sunday to escape.  I'll have to take something non-Vauxhall as the Cavalier will be in use, but I need a few bits for the Cav so the autojumble will come in handy.

[Skizzer]

I'm going on a speed awareness course this afternoon.  I was caught on camera doing 46 in a 40 zone (on a more or less deserted dual carriageway, I might add in mitigation).

[RobT]

Enjoy Skizzer.  4 hours with no break IIRC when I did mine, after getting papped doing 37 through the Limehouse tunnel at 11pm.  It was a fair cop guv as the limit is 30.  The worst bit, apart from the lack of movement, is sitting amongst lots of know it all Daily Mail readers.

[Skizzer]

4 hours with no break [with] Daily Mail readers

 

   Am I too late to take the points and pay the fine?

[RobT]

May have been 3 hours, can't remember.  Still a long time to endure though!