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[Lord Sterling]

Stokey bloke and wife turned up, all good and as predicted were lovely, wee bit of nice person, thanks for not being a knob discount given and they are well happy with the car. They told me their current car ( 53 reg Focus with 67k )was making a funny noise so they were scrapping it,I had a look and it's just an idler pulley, I guess you know what happens next.................

They raffled the car off at the local Joan and Darby?

[Richard]

 

200 ish miles yesterday in a new Transit, the hi-top, long wheelbase sort with rear wheel drive.

A nice drive most of the time but boy, is it easy to stall! No warning, just suddenly nothing. As if the engine controller just decides to give up.

I am very kind to clutches normally but this just had to be revved or - clunk - nothing; and don't try lugging along in 2nd either, again, - clunk- nothing.

 

Are they all like this? Fault or feature?

 

It's programmed to do that, to preserve the DMF I think. It's bloody dangerous, it can leave you stranded half way across a junction if you're not careful.

[Lord Sterling]

200 ish miles yesterday in a new Transit, the hi-top, long wheelbase sort with rear wheel drive.

A nice drive most of the time but boy, is it easy to stall! No warning, just suddenly nothing. As if the engine controller just decides to give up.

I am very kind to clutches normally but this just had to be revved or - clunk - nothing; and don't try lugging along in 2nd either, again, - clunk- nothing.

Are they all like this? Fault or feature?

Feature. I have one tonight and have delivered them before. Stalled this current one twice today. Nice to drive otherwise, like a car.

[omegod]

They raffled the car off at the local Joan and Darby?

 

Nope but i'm off to eurocarparts tomorrow 

[hairnet]

eyeyey its billy in disguise

[AlabamaShrimp]

So before I forget how's about a lovely post about changing the bulbs on the Frontera.

 

Side light on the drivers side has been out for ages. Tuesday the main beam went as well just as Mrs Shrimp was going to take it to work.

Of course the bulb is hard to get to, not as bad as modern stuff, but still not great as the air filter blocks most of it.

 

So housing for that all taken off at least let me get most of my hand in.

Both the plug for the bulb and the rubber bit were stuck solid and pulling it just pulled the retaining clip.

 

Eventually came free after I shoved a small screwdriver be terry the bulbs pins. Sprayed the plug with WD-40 to make sure it doesn't happen again.

 

The side light was another thing that just couldn't be reached

Managed it by unscrewing it with pliers and then hooking it out with a big screwdriver.

 

Side light bulb looked OK on first look but not when seen closer. The main beam was more obvious

 

Two new bulbs for about £8 quickly purchased from the small car parts shop near by and then put it all back together.

 

Side light was a twat to get back in but luckily the wire wanted to be back where it had spent the past 20odd years so it helped. Main was easy now the plug wasn't seized.

 

All in all an exciting hour and a half spent messing and me forgetting to take a pic of it all working again.

[drum]

I've been moving the earth.

 

 

Patina

 

[skattrd]

So is that 2 people now on here with JCBs?

[richardmorris]

What sort of money is he looking for? Nearly bought another Megane CC this week but got pipped to the post...

I'll ask next time I see her.

[dollywobbler]

I'm waiting for a train. This caper is a bit fake though, as I'm borrowing a car, not owning it. More once I land in The East this afternoon. It's going to be a long weekend though. I'll be covering 350 in my new steed. Via Yorkshire and an appointment on Monday to see work start on the 2CV's bodyshell.

[dave21478]

Not one, not two, but three different courier deliveries are supposed to arrive today.

 

I might be on the news this evening. Something about a "bloody rampage".

[andy18s]

How many will arrive?

 

 

[richardmorris]

I'll ask next time I see her.

Close to £3k really- she's just spent £1500 on a new steering rack, brakes, and ac pump.

She says everything works and has a full service history. As far as I can see there are no parking marks on it at all. The new range rover sport comes next week!

[Supernaut]

Saw a tempting Citroen Xsara estate in Ayrshire. 2.0 HDi with 130k miles and 10 months MOT. Nice and tidy condition and they only wanted £475 for it.

 

I ask the seller what the service history is like, as in how old the clutch and timing belt are. They tell me they don't know as they didn't do the work and they couldn't ask the previous owner as they passed away.

 

AH'M OOT.

 

EDIT: They just texted me back again saying they have 'all paperwork present' and would take £400 for it. I haven't even mentioned price to them at all yet. LAWL. Desperate to offload it much? I'm RUNNING AWAY now.

[Lacquer Peel]

Are you likely to find a £475 car with a recent clutch and timing belt change?

[Supernaut]

Are you likely to find a £475 car with a recent clutch and timing belt change?

 

No, but at least a record of when it was done would be nice.

[dave21478]

Not one, not two, but three different courier deliveries are supposed to arrive today.

 

I might be on the news this evening. Something about a "bloody rampage".

 

 

People say you only hear the bad stuff going on and nobody ever comments saying "everything went ok".

 

Well, everything went ok. 3 out of 3 delivered intact.

 

 

*puts gun away*

[hairnet]

200 ish miles yesterday in a new Transit, the hi-top, long wheelbase sort with rear wheel drive.

A nice drive most of the time but boy, is it easy to stall! No warning, just suddenly nothing. As if the engine controller just decides to give up.

I am very kind to clutches normally but this just had to be revved or - clunk - nothing; and don't try lugging along in 2nd either, again, - clunk- nothing.

Are they all like this? Fault or feature?

Your driving

 

We have no prob

[Supernaut]

Run round to mine and buy a rorty Japanese sports saloon.

I'll give you £7.50 for it.

[eddyramrod]

200 ish miles yesterday in a new Transit, the hi-top, long wheelbase sort with rear wheel drive.

A nice drive most of the time but boy, is it easy to stall! No warning, just suddenly nothing. As if the engine controller just decides to give up.

I am very kind to clutches normally but this just had to be revved or - clunk - nothing; and don't try lugging along in 2nd either, again, - clunk- nothing.

 

Are they all like this? Fault or feature?

 

 

 

It's programmed to do that, to preserve the DMF I think. It's bloody dangerous, it can leave you stranded half way across a junction if you're not careful.

 

 

Feature. I have one tonight and have delivered them before. Stalled this current one twice today. Nice to drive otherwise, like a car.

All of the above.  Mine is the last of the previous model (63 plate) and does the same.  It can, has and no doubt will again leave me halfway into a junction with no engine!  Most annoying.  However it's nicer to drive than most of the cars I've owned, and more comfortable, so I forgive it quite a lot...

[Kiltox]

Viewing a MOT failure W168 A Class tonight - are they really that bad?

[SiC]

Do they even still have a 2nd hand market? I'd imagine they'd be a fashion item type car, that is well out of fashion now.

[Kiltox]

Anything with a year's MOT that isn't too buggered has a second hand market - just like I'll manage to shift a fucking 154k auto Scenic II if it passes next month

[Ghosty]

Do they even still have a 2nd hand market? 

 

Early As are scrap value without MOT.

[MarvinsMom]

and i thought them early A-class merc's were worth scrap all even with an MOT?

[Kiltox]

Heh it was literally worth scrap (I wasn't planning on paying much more anyway though) - hell of a tapping from the top end and the oil filler was full of sludge

 

Nope!

[Bren]

I have painted, flatted and polished the side skirts for the A6.

 

 

Trial fitting with tape - fitting will be a bit of a challenge.

 

I have bottled out of fitting the spoiler- job for a bodyshop.

[Supernaut]

Sideskirts and spoiler?

BARRY!

Good work though, as Nyphur said, definitely a good colour match.

[dollywobbler]

After many hours of train tedium, I arrived in the borough of Peter. There followed some work meeting stuff, before I drove away in my new temporary steed. It's in this photo.

 

Sadly, not the utterly fantastic Mondeo automatic, of which I am very fond, but the mildly Pogweaseled XJS 4-litre just sneaking a buttress into the shot. Average fuel reading is 13.3mpg at the moment. I'm now very scared about the 350 miles I need to cover in it over the next few days...

[hairnet]

i bought a ticket for something at the albert hall

 

im northern

 

i dont do kulcha

 

that london

 

feck