The new news 24 thread

[anonymous user]

I hadn't chopped up any Borgward for such a long time that yesterday I decided that it was about time I did some again.

 

What you're really doing, but don't want to admit, is cutting it up into small enough pieces so that you can post all the bits to another location to save sending a whole car via shiply because it will be too expensive.

[Cleon-Fonte]

Laguna Expression? Surely 'Explosion' would be more apt?

[brickwall]

During routine maintenance I noticed the swivel ball wiper seal are pretty much shot. Weeping has now become  a slow dribble.

Time to order parts.

[twosmoke300]

Thicker grease in swivels reqd

[anonymous user]

During routine maintenance I noticed the swivel ball wiper seal are pretty much shot. Weeping has now become  a slow dribble.

Time to order parts.

another one for the double entendré thread

[anonymous user]

News 24 hours and 48 hours out of date. On Saturday I discovered I am now officially too fat and crippled to get out of the driver's seat of a Morgan, with the hood up. On Sunday I found that it is impossible to find anywhere local that would do a nice cooked breakfast "because it's mother's day lunch".

I did, however, manage to get one of the sliding rear cab windows on the Land Rover to slide, not the one I wanted to, but you can't have everything. This meant I could slide timber through into the cab, unfortunately the truck cab now stinks of Pledge as I used this to free up the runners.

[holbeck]

I seem to have bought an unplanned car.

 

Anyone want to buy an Audi 80?

[ShiteRider]

I'm picking up my new shite tomorrow night, no epic collection thread as i work in Blackburn and the new motor is in Rossendale.

Current daily fiesta is fucked after 2.5 years and 40k miles of abuse, shame as it's been a good workhorse but it'd need £3-400 spending on it at least to see the year out and as it only cost me a weekend of campervan welding it's time to go.

New car should score well in autoshite bingo.

* pogweasel prone red

* CVT auto

* Volvo

* Most undesirable Volvo, a 440/ renault 19 in a cardigan

* Giffer owned
* Costs less than the monthly payment on most modern dross

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1993-Volvo-440-SE-retro-73k-miles-rare-reliable-collectible-classic-/281949670452?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&nma=true&si=U7E9ZvmO3pEggKGdQp2kHGwqnjU%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

[Kiltox]

BOLL TO TEH LAGUNALINE PLZTHNKSBYE

'Kinell, they really are worthless aren't they

 

Need another facelift Lag II in my life, needs to be petrol though

[dollywobbler]

I'm picking up my new shite tomorrow night, no epic collection thread as i work in Blackburn and the new motor is in Rossendale.

Current daily fiesta is fucked after 2.5 years and 40k miles of abuse, shame as it's been a good workhorse but it'd need £3-400 spending on it at least to see the year out and as it only cost me a weekend of campervan welding it's time to go.

New car should score well in autoshite bingo.

* pogweasel prone red

* CVT auto

* Volvo

* Most undesirable Volvo, a 440/ renault 19 in a cardigan

* Giffer owned

* Costs less than the monthly payment on most modern dross

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1993-Volvo-440-SE-retro-73k-miles-rare-reliable-collectible-classic-/281949670452?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&nma=true&si=U7E9ZvmO3pEggKGdQp2kHGwqnjU%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

 

They're not CVT are they? Thought it was a ZF 'box.

[Cleon-Fonte]

You could get a conventional auto or a CVT on a 400 series IIRC.

[dollywobbler]

Indeed. Blimey. From the Wiki.

 

 

Not all 440s or 460s fitted with automatic transmission had the CVT (constantly variable transmission) version, the majority having a conventional 4-speed automatic. The CVT transmission, as fitted to the last generation 440/460 series, used steel belts (as opposed to rubber belts used in the 300 series) and was known asTransmatic, although cars equipped with this auto box were renamed HTA (short for High Tech Auto).

This differs from the rubber belt-driven system in the 340, which was known as 'Variomatic'. The HTA gearbox was subsequently used in Rover's Metro redesigned model (last generation) and carries the VT-1 model component number.

[dollywobbler]

Anyway, in Citroen news, a friend came to visit today.

 

That's a BX 19TRS, so a posh one with the extra rear side windows. An auto too. I've known of the car for a good while now, but never got a chance to drive it in previous ownership. Made up for it today and wow, well worth the wait. Lovely gearbox, surprisingly quiet and refined engine, nice, floaty ride. Very pleasant.

 

But it did remind me what I don't like about BXs so much, namely the doors that seem to clang when you shut them, and the el-cheapo interior plastics and switchgear. I don't regret the move up to XM Class. They do look good together though.

 

Interestingly*, you could get XMs in this Olympic Blue, though I've never seen one in the metal.

[320touring]

I awoke the slumbering beast after 4 months..

 

[Bear]

Sunny day today.

 

 

[Barry Cade]

V40's gone. Snapped up by a dealer, now carless for the first time in years! Volvo cost £12,298 in loss of value in 2 and a half years and 18,481 miles. Averaged 52MPG. 2 free services. Would have needed 4 new tyres come MOT time in Sept. No warranty claims. No faults.

 

Why the hell do people do it?

 

over 5 grand a year to own a fancy Focus.

[Tickman]

I awoke the slumbering beast after 4 months..

 

That steering wheel is minging!

[320touring]

Ayebit has a certain hoach aboot it!

[andrew e]

So it's a few weeks old news, but Mrs E has a new (to her!) car, in proper beige with steel wheels.

 

TAKE THAT 21ST CENTURY!

 

[LC Torana]

And tyres with a decent amount of sidewall.

 

It might even ride (relatively) comfortably.

[Ghosty]

So it's a few weeks old news, but Mrs E has a new (to her!) car, in proper beige with steel wheels.

 

TAKE THAT 21ST CENTURY!

 

 

Interesting spec for a Cuntyman in that it doesn't seem to have many boxes ticked. 

How is it?

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Have to say, that is seriously gopping

[andrew e]

Ghosty, outside bog standard bar a electric full sunroof. Does have electric everything, air-con, dab/Bluetooth/whatever standard mind. Drives quite pleasantly, excellent space inside and very airing indeed, far better driving postion than a regular MINI #Turning into my Dad. Her money her choice, but it is growing on me more than I thought. Mr _B I take that as a compliment!

[dollywobbler]

Beige is pushing it a bit isn't it? Getting on for turd brown that. I do like the steel wheels, but that's about it. 

[dave21478]

That mini is shocking. The designers could at least have got the rear window to line up with the window line of the doors, no? 

 

Makes the original Bini look positively refined and tasteful by comparison.

[Lacquer Peel]

Bloated imposter.

[trigger]

I'd sooner have a Maxi.

[Angrydicky]

Horrible modern rubbish. Good to see some sensible wheels for once, but that's its only redeeming feature.

[xtriple]

Relatively productive day on the Mazda. When bought, the noise from the hardtop was horrendous and it was moving around so much, I gave myself a blood blister in my pinky when I stuck it in the gap twixt roof and screen. It made me cry....

 

So, hardtop adjusted and generally fiddled with and taken for a drive and.... success! All is quiet on the roof front, but, the wipers kick up a dreadful racket, and of course, it's fucking raining. So I went to Halfords (after walking mutts - Chester is not a fan of the lack of comfort!) and bought complete new wipers (set 51 for any sad bugger that cares!) and two tins of 'Waxoyl' to keep the wheel arches/sills pretty and perfect. I even remembered my trade card and got a decent discount, which cheered me right up.

 

Fitted wipers in their carpark and it was, amazingly, a veritable 'piece of piss!' no more than 89 seconds for both sides and 45 of that was opening the box they came in! Normally there's fiddling with adaptors and stuff. No, these were spot on.

 

No more horrible squeaky wipers and a clean windscreen. The pair of wipers (after discount) were under a tenner (£18 without) and the drivers side.... wait for it...... has a 'spoiler!'

 

How cool is that/am I?

 

          

[oldcars]

SCB in Newbridge Edinburgh have a Rover 800 in.

 

http://www.scbvehicledismantlers.co.uk/parts-breaking-tyres/#list_top