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[Stanky]

And so it does... as I was pushing the car out of the garage I felt a "snap". off to minor injuries after waiting a couple of hours for the 111 people to ring back and giving up.... so I have ripped my calf muscle which means crutches for a few days and phyiso   blah blah blah...... fuckstiks.... It seems the 1100 wants to stay where it is....

 

Sorry to hear that Doobie, you've missed one crucial detail though. With one leg damaged you are now compelled to go and buy a shite automatic to keep mobile.

 

Hope you get better soon!

[holbeck]

Went to look at a Citroen ZX today, drove 30 miles to get there under a blue(ish) sky. No sooner did I step out of the car than the heavens opened.

 

1 owner, 12 mths MOT,  save for a couple of dents it's not too bad.

 

I find myself hesitating as I am drawn to Wuv's Volvo.

[Tetleysmooth]

Anyone know the correct size of a Mitsi Pajero 2.5 TD fanbelt with a small pulley alternator?

 

Spares shops keep selling me the wrong size - too big.

[greengartside]

Little update on the Zetec-S

 

Got round to fitting a replacement indicator/wiper assembly as the indicators didn't self-cancel, right hand side did when it felt like it but nothing else. Now both sides work perfectly. Whilst I was in the mood, I also adjusted the drivers' sunvisor as one of the securing screws was missing, due to the little securing metal clip being pushed back into the slot in the roof. Just a matter of pulling that clip in line and fitting another screw and that was another job jobbed. Small thing but a big difference to me. The list of jobs is becoming smaller now.

 

Also fitted a Fiesta Ghia interior light with map lighting and a Fiesta Ghia clock with external temperature display which concludes any modifications to the car.

 

 

Still love driving this little thing, everything about it is spot-on. I think Ford got it right.

 

Next job is to bin the carpet-like insulation under the wheelarches and slap plenty of rustproofing agent everywhere.

[wuvvum]

getting someone to even quote to do the drive and the garage base is a mission in itself! 

[Christine]

Anyone know the correct size of a Mitsi Pajero 2.5 TD fanbelt with a small pulley alternator?

 

Spares shops keep selling me the wrong size - too big.

Tetley our paj alternator pivot bolt hole was worn and alternator sat  at an angle , and wore belts out really quickly obviously. It took a B 39 . Now i've    repaired it, it takes a B40 .Bearing boys on ebay sell then for a few quid.. cheap enough to buy several like a 39 ,39.5 and a 40 ..good luck its a bustard job in the cold ! Soaked mine  in boiling water and stretched it over top pulley with baler twine ! Local 4x4 garage said they can be various sizes anyway..see if yours has a number and buy next size down. The number is the length in inches

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/B40-17x1016-Li-V-Belt-/140980778626?hash=item20d31bf682:g:AHAAAOSwyQtVycuH

[crapcarcollector]

Exactly!

[richardmorris]

I've got new neighbours moving in at the moment. Not spoken to them yet, but there's a 58 reg five series estate in the parking and an M reg mx 5 (real one, not an import) in dark green next to their wall. Any info on mx 5s I can impress them with?

[vulgalour]

Charles Darwin owned an MX-5 and claimed it inspired his Theory of Evolution.

 

Barbara Cartland sold 500 MX-5s at launch to promote her 1200th book.

 

The Renault 20 was used as inspiration with Mazda buying one to reverse engineer.  In the end, only the headlight filament from the Renault was used in the Mazda to serve as the filament in the cigarette lighter.

 

In Japan they are known as My Little Rocket Pony, for no reason anyone can understand anywhere.

 

The first MX-5 sold in the UK was bought by a retired farmer in Leeds who wanted it to view the annual crane festival.

[richardmorris]

Well I've been drinking too this evening, so don't believe a word

[DeeJay]

MX5 stands for 1100cc 5hp

[richardmorris]

Oh I see everyone's drinking!

 

It looks tidy actually, but given that they're moving into somewhere that's costing them £400 a week in rent they can probably afford to keep it smart,

[vulgalour]

I'll have you know I've only had one drink tonight.

 

[omegod]

Bub2006 is in the shit again somewhere in Matlock if anyone can help the poor bastard out . If ever a man was cursed !!!

[richardmorris]

I have this framed in my kitchen.

[DeeJay]

£400 PER WEEK!

If my house could rent for that I'd have a tenant in before you could say "Get the sleeping bags love, we're going camping".

[richardmorris]

£400 PER WEEK!

If my house could rent for that I'd have a tenant in before you could say "Get the sleeping bags love, we're going camping".

Ridiculous isn't it, but it's not overpriced for the area. Oh, and it's far, far, bigger than my apartment.

[Pillock]

You should definitely* refer to it as a Eunos Roadster, and then ask how much for just a short back and sides.

[richardmorris]

Having an X1/9 I am in no position to make hairdresser jokes.

[Lankytim]

That's sound who did the recon of the starter? I swear by marks auto electrical in Burslem, he's an honest fella who is straight talking, good work that's fully backed up, his prices are reasonable as well, if you didn't already know about him it might be worth keeping him in mind for repairing starters and alternators in future

 

 

Yep, it was Mark..

 

Had issues today though, broke down on the M6 with a perforated fuel filter priming button (fixorated by bypassing the filter) later the headlights failed. BASTARD.

[philibusmo]

Sounds like fairly standard xm ownership to me Tim. Try wiggling the relays behind the drivers side headlight, that usually kicked mine back in to life if they decided to no longer emit light.

[richardmorris]

Oh I see everyone's drinking!

It looks tidy actually, but given that they're moving into somewhere that's costing them £400 a week in rent they can probably afford to keep it smart,

Seen plate now- last mot exp. june2014 and 36,000miles, no advisories.

[dollywobbler]

Must concede that I have been wondering if I should sell my XM while it's still generally behaving. Problem is, I still like it. After 13 months. That just doesn't happen!

[Lukas]

I would only think about that after the Volvo is sorted and running well. 

 

Don´t be to sure about the Volvo. Ok, it´s an old Volvo and everyone loves it, but first check it thoroughly and run it a few weeks to see how reliable it is and in which condition it really is. Tide-mark = rust?

 

If the Volvo proves to be a good one, sell the XM if you get a decent amount of cash for it. 

[hairymel]

I nicked this off FB but it made be chuckle!

 

 i lube up my beard/head trimmers with wd40 , and therefore end up smelling strongly of said fish based stuff when  I am looking my smartest.

 

horrifyingly i much prefer this workshop odor to actual aftershave   

 

[richardmorris]

Well at least they picked a scenic spot for it. Winterfold wood on the Greensand Way this morning....

 

That big crane is building a new mansion at alderbrook park for billionaire Lakshmi

Mittal.

[Matt]

building a new mansion [...] billionaire Lakshmi Mittal.

 

 

 

steel magnate

 

Interesting timing.

[michael t]

DaveSpencer32 on YouTube has some fantastic footage of buses and lorries from various places around Europe and the UK from the past 25 years. It's great for old chod a sort of UK town centers on Dave. Iv been throwing in loads of old registrations into the DVLA website and so far I've only found 1 car still taxed and MOT'd in 2015 (a blue Renault Scenic seen in a 2004 video). Here's some links to his videos.

 

 (01:39 for the Scenic)

 

 

[drum]

OMGSNOKAOS has struck this part of the world. When I set off this morning with a trailer loaded with scaffold, cement mixer etc it was starting to sleet, but this quickly turned to snow and there was a good 3 or 4 inches by the time I got to where I was going. Managed to get stuck in field of snow and mud but thanks to godlike off road skills this was only a temporary hold up.

I badly need new tyres for the disco though.

[richardmorris]

Interesting timing.

Indeed. Planning was given ok in 2011. It's supposed to be 100% carbon neutral, with solar panels, heat pumps and biomass generators powered by wood from the 360acre estate and costing £40million. Just a little place in the country though. The main house is apparently Kensington palace gardens which he bought from Bernie eccleston for £57million.