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[Eddie Honda]

*****HOT NEWS ACTION******

 

SAXO IN RUSTY BOOT FLOOR SHOCKER!!!!!!!

 

Ballsacks

 

Offt

 

I can feel your  pain. Been there, done that, go the shite triple-skinned water trap T-shirt.

 

DSCF5758.JPG by E Honda, on Flickr

 

DSCF5759.JPG by E Honda, on Flickr

 

2013-02-02_19-17-27_904.jpg by E Honda, on Flickr

 

 

Is it my imagination or does the driver's side always get it worse?

 

I really, really, really, should finish that car...

[lincolndanny]

This'll be the 3rd one Ive welded up now to be fair Eddie. As you say, really bad moisture trap. Left it at this stage before packing away for the day.

 

 

Hopefully glue some repair plates in tomorrow.

[beko1987]

Just leave it like that, built in drain hole!

[spike60]

A couple of days after I posted pics of a dented ferry we have moored at work there was another more chilling accident on the dock road this afternoon. A wagon coming in has struck the trailer of a another wagon parked under the bridge, sending it into the bridge support on the central reservation hard enough to completely tear the cab off. I was told the driver got out unaided, I hope so.

[Christine]

Drivers side often rots more coz puddles tend to wash of any mud under the arches.. on the near side .

Drivers doors suffer too, from cars going the opposite way lobbing up grit  as they pass, and  sand blasting the paint off .

[R9UKE]

Have the opportunity of ticking a very big want off my list quite cheaply. Not strictly shite but the Nissan Murano was designed for the Americans and only came with the lively 3.5 V6, big squishy seats and a Bose stereo. I love them.

 

This one is very hesitant with acceleration and this has very little drive (reaches about 10 MPH). Fault code is P0749. Here's a YouTube clip. Anyone had experience of these?

 

[Eddie Honda]

Drivers side often rots more coz puddles tend to wash of any mud under the arches.. on the near side .

Drivers doors suffer too, from cars going the opposite way lobbing up grit  as they pass, and  sand blasting the paint off .

 

But this Pug rot starts from the inside...

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Have the opportunity of ticking a very big want off my list quite cheaply. Not strictly shite but the Nissan Murano was designed for the Americans and only came with the lively 3.5 V6, big squishy seats and a Bose stereo. I love them.

This one is very hesitant with acceleration and this has very little drive (reaches about 10 MPH). Fault code is P0749. Here's a YouTube clip. Anyone had experience of these?

http://youtu.be/rZ-eBI0pK3I

I think Cheggers has got one of these, aren't they Variomatics or summat?

[John F]

The Autoshite Wikipedia page has been deleted...

[R9UKE]

Indeed, CVT. I'm finding it hard to believe its gearbox related though when it is reluctant to rev in Park.

[xtriple]

I  now have a full compliment of pinstripes! Bloke just turned up, pitch dark, blowing a gale and with the aid of an extension lead and angle poise lamp, job jobbed!

 

He was saying that Mike (the painter, or Mr fucking unreliable to those that know him!) only contacted him today to say the car was back, and was in a panic to get it done tonight. It is a perfect job - size, thickness and most importantly, colour! It's a sort of faded red/orange colour and not standard at all, but he's matched it spot-on.

 

Really nice bloke and gave me a spare stripe just in case....

[beko1987]

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201512059241206

 

Having naughty thoughts about swapping the zx with this, just the ropey mot history that puts me off, and the current lack of said mot...

[320touring]

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201512059241206

 

Having naughty thoughts about swapping the zx with this, just the ropey mot history that puts me off, and the current lack of said mot...

swap for taxi instead?

[beko1987]

I'd like my next car to not need new fuel lines though, and not be 500 miles away from home. I'm just not as hardcore or rich as you to travel the length of the country buying cars.

 

Plus, the guy selling it is the guy who we bought a mates CRV off, and he commented on the zx saying he could sell the engine for £150 all day long. It's just all the suspension work, really really good tyres, minty interior and my attachment to it that is stopping me, but the pending needing of rear brakes, exhaust and engine bay leaks that sway me for a potential swap...

 

I should start a whole new thread about the pro's and cons of laguna 1's and clutter up the main board with yet another pointless thread...

[cort16]

I've been on the look out for a mid-life-crisis mobile and spotted that central car auctions in Glasgow had a 2.5 Z4 up for auction today.

I skived off work early only to find the flipping thing had already gone through the block. I enquired and found it didn't sell and they said what would buy it. I'd done the trade valuation already and their price was favourable so after a bit of faffing someone found it in the car park and took me to it,

 

It looked really tidy on the outside until I unlocked and the drivers door wouldn't open. I opened it from the inside,closed it and it wouldn't open so that's that burst. Not a deal breaker.

As a private buyer I then worked out the fee's would be 325 quid! With the door fix + fee's + general risk of buying a 13 year old car from the auction it kind of negated any saving I'd get from buying one privately that I could have a proper poke around with. I went home. I hadn't even brought enough money for chips.

[320touring]

central have always charged like wounded rhinos..

[320touring]

I'd like my next car to not need new fuel lines though, and not be 500 miles away from home. I'm just not as hardcore or rich as you to travel the length of the country buying cars.

 

Plus, the guy selling it is the guy who we bought a mates CRV off, and he commented on the zx saying he could sell the engine for £150 all day long. It's just all the suspension work, really really good tyres, minty interior and my attachment to it that is stopping me, but the pending needing of rear brakes, exhaust and engine bay leaks that sway me for a potential swap...

 

I should start a whole new thread about the pro's and cons of laguna 1's and clutter up the main board with yet another pointless thread...

you're nae fun:)

 

seriously though, the zx you have is in "better the devil you know" territory now due to all the work.

 

I'd keep the zx.

[beko1987]

That's the big BIG thought in my head. A weekend worth of spending next year will have it sorted bar the wing which can GTF as far as I care

[spike60]

I said earlier there'd been an ugly accident on our dock road, it seem it was right and the driver is ok. Must be quite some ride when the cab leaves the wagon at speed with you still in it.

 

http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/amazingly-lorry-driver-walked-away-10576545

[MarvinsMom]

bloody hell fire....

 

there is a guy who NEEDS to buy a lottery ticket this weekend.

[dollywobbler]

Ouch.

 

Aside from some twat in a Doblo tying to drive into me on the M5, no drama getting the XM to Devon. What a machine.

[vulgalour]

there is a guy who NEEDS to buy a lottery ticket this weekend.

 

I disagree!  He's clearly used up all his good luck, he doesn't want to go throwing money away on the lottery.  Buy himself a stiff drink instead, that's what he wants to do.

[phil_lihp]

Ouch.

 

Aside from some twat in a Doblo tying to drive into me on the M5, no drama getting the XM to Devon. What a machine.

That's the traditional 'welcome to Devon' greeting, nothing to worry about.

[dollywobbler]

More Bristolian actually! Hadn't realised that the link road is one way at the moment. That'll make getting home interesting on Friday. I'm visiting a Citroen specialist on the way back and hoping for a day of interest and a new centre sphere at the back.

[phil_lihp]

I meant to tell you about that!

Although actually as long as you're not stuck behind a slow driver or lorry, the diversion takes you on a rather good road and it doesn't make much difference to the journey time either. It comes back out at the Tiverton roundabout.

[Honey Badger]

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201512059241206

Having naughty thoughts about swapping the zx with this, just the ropey mot history that puts me off, and the current lack of said mot...

 

Better version for not a lot more cash here

 

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201510308297537?page=1&price-to=500&radius=1500&onesearchad=used%2Cnearlynew%2Cnew&engine-size-cars=2l_to_2-5l&postcode=NN8%204SA&make=renault&sort=locasc&search-target=usedcars&model=laguna&logcode=p

 

Isnt the Monaco the the posh version?

[DeeJay]

I disagree!  He's clearly used up all his good luck, he doesn't want to go throwing money away on the lottery.  Buy himself a stiff drink instead, that's what he wants to do.

And a new pair of Y-fronts.

[RayMK]

For an occasional dose of terror, I drive my 1961 Reliant Regal around the local lanes.  This happens about once per month and surprisingly it has proved quite reliable for the roughly 12 trips x 35 miles per year.  That is, until 14th August this year.  It was a gloriously sunny day and my noisy steed was heading home, when the engine stuttered briefly then died.  Momentum was used to pull in to a layby, with the last 10 metres on the starter and 2nd gear.  Feeling confident that I could soon fix the thing and be on my way (I am after all a retired engineer, equipped with a full toolkit), I fiddled around checking ignition connections, continuity, gaps and functions.  All was fine, but no trace of a spark at the plugs or the king lead. Wondering whether the bright sunshine was preventing me from seeing the sparkery, I tried to start the engine.  Not even a cough. I checked for fuel flow.  It was fine. I removed jets and blew through them.  They were all clear anyway.  After an hour of checking and rechecking and confidence being eroded, I decided to phone for assistance.  My phone went flat as I dialled the last digit.  Now, Plan C was risky as it involved walking home.  I have arthitic hips and walk with two sticks.  Pace is thus agonizingly slow and range somewhat limited. I have also tripped over twice this year, causing much bruising, making me walk even more slowly and carefully.  Logic suggested that if I kept placing one foot in front of the other I would eventually get home.  A few hours later, and barely able to apply the logic I arrived home. The distance was about 2.5 miles. In due course,  my son was roped in to tow me home in the Reliant.  Fast forward to yesterday.  Some enthusiasm to fix the car returned.  I fitted a new condenser, cleaned all connections and renewed wires that looked iffy.  Still no sparks despite the ignition switch, coil and points all receiving 12V when checked.  Fitted the new coil I had ordered.  Still no fucking sparks. Bollocks. Maybe the new condenser was faulty.  Modified the distributor to carry an external condenser (new) raided from my Hyundai Stellar's glovebox.  Still no sparks.  Ran a lead direct from the battery to the coil. Still no sparks.  Somewhat baffled, I closely examined the points to ensure the moving contact was not earthing prematurely e.g. spring touching the body.  It was awfully close, so I tweeked it away. This of course made no difference to the lack of sparks, even though manually parting the points caused a normal looking weak spark. The same result was achieved after dismantling and cleaning/checking all of the HT bits - leads, terminals, carbon brush, spring etc.   I have a spare knackered engine with a totally worn out distributor.  I removed its filthy rotor arm and compared it with the reasonably pristine rotor arm on the car.  They were not identical, but all important features had the same measurements and orientation.  What the hell, I tried the filthy rotor arm anyway. Nuts.  Full sparking was resumed and the damned car started instantly.  Thinking this was a fluke result, I checked the removed rotor arm for continuity, evidence of tracking and security of the rivet.  It was absolutely fine.  I put it back in the car.  No sparks. Filthy rotor arm back in, normal running.  I did this a couple more times because I could not believe that there was anything wrong with the sodding rotor arm that gave no sparks.  A tentative drive around the block confirmed that all was working normally, so I did another circuit, successfully again.  Last night I went to sleep relieved that I had fixed the car but perplexed that I could not find a reason for its non sparkiness.  Today, reasonable weather beckoned, and I got in the Reliant, it started instantly, and drove around the block a couple of times.  This was my intention i.e. no trip, just a confidence booster.  The car ran so well that I thought "lets go through Silverstone village, up to Whittlebury, then Potterspury, on to the A5 then home."  All was fine until passing the racecourse (horse) near home - well about a mile.  The engine sputtered and died.  I used momentum to pull off the A5 into a residential street where I started poking about, thinking all my ignition fiddling may have caused a spade connector to fall off or whatever.  This time, all was well and full  sparks were present.  Further checking indicated that the fuel tank was empty. The gauge has not worked since I bought the car in 1992......that bit seemed to escape my refurbishment efforts.  Bum.  No worries, I carry 5 litres in the boot.  Ummm.  Yes, the can (plastic) was indeed there, but completely empty. I had  forgotten to refil it after the August drive when I had put a bit in the tank for good measure.  Another walk was undertaken.  Eventually I got home, drove my 205 to the Reliant, collected the petrol can, drove to the garage, back to the Reliant, shoved the fuel in, started it easily after re-priming, drove the Reliant home, sat on my mobility scooter, struggled with its 7 year old batteries to get up the hill (but just made it), dismantled it and chucked it in the Peugeot, drove home and had a coffee.  Bloody old cars      ! 

[Six-cylinder]

I will keep an eye out for you and not just pass by if I see you stopped on the road side. I have friends at Silverstone and Whittlebury who I visit regularly!

[vulgalour]

Look at it sat there on the verge all "try and use me like a normal motorcar will you".  Vindictive blue bastard.