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[Bear]

Today I R mostly driving a Citroën C6.

 

Funny how the little details throw you (early multiplex = manual wheel adjustment, relay for indicators rather than electronic with 3-flash mode). Funny how yes, the predictions of bagginess suspected at 22K are definitely there at 122K. Funny how very little of that matters when you remember how incredibly well it deals with crammed dual carriageways.

 

Really wish mine had been black with sunroof rather than grey without. On a car where it's all about the looks, that shit is important.

[Eddie Honda]

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.

 

Of course there is. It's just they are of an age where they aren't catalogue application friendly.

[Bren]

Took some pepto bismol for my digestive issues.

 

A warning on the bottle states your stools may be somewhat darker.

 

They weren't kidding.....

[Christine]

Too many Oreo biscuits have the same result

[Eddie Honda]

Standard issue Guinness logs.

[Inspector Morose]

Today I R mostly driving a Citroën C6.

 

Funny how the little details throw you (early multiplex = manual wheel adjustment, relay for indicators rather than electronic with 3-flash mode). Funny how yes, the predictions of bagginess suspected at 22K are definitely there at 122K. Funny how very little of that matters when you remember how incredibly well it deals with crammed dual carriageways.

 

Really wish mine had been black with sunroof rather than grey without. On a car where it's all about the looks, that shit is important.

Wanna CX to play with?

[phil_lihp]

The Prelude is in need of a front wheel speed sensor to make the ABS happy.  New part only available from Honda, £230 and a 2 week lead time!

 

Secondhand one off a breaker on eBay, £32 with p&p.  Better.

[320touring]

Managed to get the 335 running just about servicably

 

mild progress at least:)

[Eddie Honda]

New part only available from Honda

ORREAALY?

 

Honda 57450-SS0-950 (OSF), 57455-SS0-950 (NSF)

 

Blueprint ADH27111 (OSF) and ADH27112 (NSF). Pricey, but not Henry Honda only: e.g. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Blue-Print-ADH27111-ABS-SENSOR/dp/B00B8UAW6S

 

Honda European parts prices compared with Honda USA - that bit is 118 bucks.

[phil_lihp]

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]

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

[phil_lihp]

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]

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!

[anonymous user]

 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?

[oldcars]

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

[xtriple]

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

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

[Noel Tidybeard]

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

[oldcars]

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

No bother 

[Bren]

My foray back into my childhood is now finished -

 

 

 

[cms206]

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

[hairnet]

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]

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.

[Sloth in a bowl]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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.

[Dave_Q]

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.

[Bear]

Wanna CX to play with?

 

Always, you know that

[oldcars]

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.