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320touring Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

320touring

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Managed to get the 335 running just about servicably

 

mild progress at least:)

phil_lihp Rank: Lancia Gamma

phil_lihp

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I think my mechanic meant it wasn't available from any of his usual sources, I did find one on eBay for about £170, that Amazon one is cheaper but I'm happy with the used one if it works.

twosmoke300 Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

twosmoke300

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Just measure the resistance before you fit it . Should be somewhere around 1000 ohms

phil_lihp Rank: Lancia Gamma

phil_lihp

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I don't have any kit to do that unfortunately so I'll have to trust the seller's word, doesn't look too hard to fit so fingers crossed it'll fix the problem.

xtriple Rank: Renault 16

xtriple

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I will have my heap back tomorrow. I will be very poor indeed, but, my car will now have a winged flying 'B' on the radiator grill! It was a necessity!

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anonymous user Rank: Isuzu Florian

anonymous user

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 my car will now have a winged flying 'B' on the radiator grill! It was a necessity!

You mean after all that you've bought a Chrysler?

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oldcars Rank: Lancia Gamma

oldcars

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Just been to the Autosmart truck. When the 75 comes back it will be getting the biggest deep clean ever  :-D

xtriple Rank: Renault 16

xtriple

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Just been to the Autosmart truck. When the 75 comes back it will be getting the biggest deep clean ever  :-D

Wanna come and do my Honda? The back seat area is, er, not pleasant!

Noel Tidybeard Rank: Lancia Gamma

Noel Tidybeard

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Is there a roofrack to fit the Rover R8?  I realised today that it might be the first car I've owned I can't put a roofrack on.

YES you need

Thule Rapid Fitting Kit 1061

and the rest of a thule bar/foot combo with bars at around 120cm length (fleabay is your friend)

 

 

and if these fit they got rover emblems on and all

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Roof-bars-for-Rover-200-400-/121811959179?hash=item1c5c8efd8b:g:NjcAAOSwI-BWI3sJ

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oldcars Rank: Lancia Gamma

oldcars

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Wanna come and do my Honda? The back seat area is, er, not pleasant!

No bother  :mrgreen:

cms206 Rank: Lancia Gamma

cms206

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MIGHTY PRIDE pre-MOT tomorrow with my tame mechanic. All going well, MOT at the weekend.

hairnet Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

hairnet

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dont think itll be a prob no?

 

 

 

My foray back into my childhood is now finished -



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^^ saw an old loveljoy she was in and i didnt know she was that old.............. <3

DeeJay Rank: Renault 16

DeeJay

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Is there a roofrack to fit the Rover R8?  I realised today that it might be the first car I've owned I can't put a roofrack on.

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Sloth in a bowl Rank: Renault 16

Sloth in a bowl

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MIGHTY PRIDE pre-MOT tomorrow with my tame mechanic. All going well, MOT at the weekend.

 

 

Not a single advisory last year, so shouldn't be too bad this year.

omegod Rank: Renault 16

omegod

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Spotted an early top spec XM on a recovery truck heading into Liverpool this morning, at the lights I tried interrogating the Chinese driver as to what was happening with it but just seem to have scared him witless, from my hand gestures and shouting squashed it appears it isn't going to be. Last MOT ran out 2012 G743 UJA    

barefoot Rank: Lancia Gamma

barefoot

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As you may be aware, the Porsche in for a bit of an engine rebuild...

 

 

...and there's more

 

Apparently mine is one of (insert small number) that came from the factory with 0.48mm oversize pistons.

Consequently, the rings are not £29 each, but £93 each and available only from Porsche in Germany.

Christine Rank: Lancia Gamma

Christine

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MOT for the T4 at 3pm ...bricking it ,only slightly..so i gave it a wash to kill some time. Mot testers must get pissed off going under a dirty vehicle..Number plates cracked ..

vulgalour Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

vulgalour

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Oh I'm so ill and full of snot today but IT'S OKAY because I've got this ace commission of a mustard coloured ZAZ Zaporozhets I'm working on that's cheering me right the fuck up.

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Dave_Q Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Dave_Q

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I ran out of fuel on the M62 yesterday like a MASSIVE KNOB.

 

Was on an entry slip with no hard shoulder but space to get round luckily.

 

The emergency phone people were helpful and sent some traffic officers down to assist.

 

I was hoping they might just tow me to the services which was half a mile away, but they actually closed a lane and rolled me back onto the hard shoulder by a junction.

At least they didn't berate me for being a MASSIVE KNOB, I would if I was them and spent my time sorting out idiots that can't manage to put fuel in their cars.

 

My low-rent breakdown cover told to me to GTF unless I paid them £75 so I had a quick walk to fetch some diesel in a can.

God bless Citroen hand priming bulbs.

 

Verdict: Put fuel in your car you MASSIVE KNOB.

oldcars Rank: Lancia Gamma

oldcars

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I was thinking about where we used to stop and eat on long journeys when i was young. Anyone remember Happy Eater? Sure we stopped at one in England a few times.

Bren Rank: Talbot Tagora

Bren

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I was thinking about where we used to stop and eat on long journeys when i was young. Anyone remember Happy Eater? Sure we stopped at one in England a few times.

The only one I ever saw was in Widnes - now demolished to make way for a travelodge.

vulgalour Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

vulgalour

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YES you need

Thule Rapid Fitting Kit 1061

and the rest of a thule bar/foot combo with bars at around 120cm length (fleabay is your friend)

 

 

and if these fit they got rover emblems on and all

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Roof-bars-for-Rover-200-400-/121811959179?hash=item1c5c8efd8b:g:NjcAAOSwI-BWI3sJ

 

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANT

 

At a fiver it's worth the risk to see if they fit but it's not worth the nearly 600 mile round trip it would be for me to collect them.

 

Shiteley available on this item?

Clanger Rank: BL Wedge

Clanger

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I was thinking about where we used to stop and eat on long journeys when i was young. Anyone remember Happy Eater? Sure we stopped at one in England a few times.

The Crappy Eater - yep remember them well.

dollywobbler Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

dollywobbler

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Spotted an early top spec XM on a recovery truck heading into Liverpool this morning, at the lights I tried interrogating the Chinese driver as to what was happening with it but just seem to have scared him witless, from my hand gestures and shouting squashed it appears it isn't going to be. Last MOT ran out 2012 G743 UJA    

 

I've got good news for you. A Club XM member has saved it!

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lincolndanny Rank: Austin Maxi

lincolndanny

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Did a full 8-7 day at work yesterday, legged it home, got changed, filled the car up and did a 180 mile round trip for some £25 Saxo doorcards.

 

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I swear the seller must of thought I was a nutter.....

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