motorpunk Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Halford - sign up for their emails and get a 10% discount, bought a new battery for the 525d from them and had it fitted for 151 quid, 5 year warranty. Great service and a nice lad who did the job on the driveway. Battery was original, 15 years old and nearly 200k on the clock, still worked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 6 hours ago, NorfolkNWeigh said: I’m glad I looked at Twitter today. Not that wor Dan is one to hold a grudge or owt... 🤣 NorfolkNWeigh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Oh yes CaptainBoom, Vantman, MorrisItalSLX and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Equalizer Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 10 hours ago, DSdriver said: Sneaky government don't tell you when you have made max contributions and just let you carry on paying. As I understand it you have to continue to pay National Insurance until state pension age even if you've made 35 years worth of contributions (the number required to claim full state pension.) DSdriver and Remspoor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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New POD Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 15 hours ago, The_Equalizer said: As I understand it you have to continue to pay National Insurance until state pension age even if you've made 35 years worth of contributions (the number required to claim full state pension.) Yes, but if you are thinking of retiring early, knowing you'll get a full pension at 68, can be factored into your sums. All your figures can be downloaded from the internet. If you have to do self assessment, you'll already have a log in. The_Equalizer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 Retire she said , have a rest she said, 2 days ,1 brush and 6 litres of wood stuff later.... myglaren, DSdriver, Remspoor and 4 others 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 our fences need doing if you're at a loose end now MikeR, AnnoyingPentium, myglaren and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorpunk Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 https://www.motorpunk.co.uk/features/motorsport-for-the-poor/mazda-mx-5x4-spotted/ Datsuncog, privatewire and cobblers 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Equalizer Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 3 hours ago, New POD said: Yes, but if you are thinking of retiring early, knowing you'll get a full pension at 68, can be factored into your sums. All your figures can be downloaded from the internet. If you have to do self assessment, you'll already have a log in. Indeed. As you point out, it's all available online and I found it well worth the effort checking my NI payment record. In reality I'll be in harness until state pension age despite making a decent effort with my work pension. I know friends who have no private provision. Madness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 Just got the rolling junk heap home ( Focus ) and a rear brake is running warm and making a whishing sound ..... 30mm hub nut stopped play .. the addition of a clean air filter has knocked a few guage needle widths off the trip fuel usage and is back under 1 segment on the guage for the round trip of 140 miles .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 How dirty was the air filter ? 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakebullet Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 Disco had rusty brake discs on the back, which I initially put down to only done 200 miles since MOT in December. Planning on going a bit further soon so dropped it off at local garage for his opinion. Slider pins are fucking fucked, both calipers seized and needs a set of pads as one has 1mm left due to being stuck on. In grin section as total cost to fix was only £120. Does make you think about genius idea of 2 year MOT's though. Reckon disco passed due to tapley meter use. myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 Shitpart parts ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 31 minutes ago, jakebullet said: Disco had rusty brake discs on the back, which I initially put down to only done 200 miles since MOT in December. Planning on going a bit further soon so dropped it off at local garage for his opinion. Slider pins are fucking fucked, both calipers seized and needs a set of pads as one has 1mm left due to being stuck on. In grin section as total cost to fix was only £120. Does make you think about genius idea of 2 year MOT's though. Reckon disco passed due to tapley meter use. £120 for two calipers, set of pads, and labour? Might as well hang the spanners up if I could be paying someone else to do jobs for that money! myglaren and twosmoke300 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakebullet Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 14 minutes ago, RoverFolkUs said: £120 for two calipers, set of pads, and labour? Might as well hang the spanners up if I could be paying someone else to do jobs for that money! £120 for pads, sliders & strip / free off calipers. Pistons not rusty where it counts apparently. RoverFolkUs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 2 hours ago, jakebullet said: £120 for pads, sliders & strip / free off calipers. Pistons not rusty where it counts apparently. Oh I thought it had new calipers, my bad 😅 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 AnnoyingPentium, RoverFolkUs and Banger Kenny 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Article in today's daily mirror - Nick Pope, journalist and ex MOD investigator believes it is possible seagulls are spying on us on behalf of aliens. The ones I have seen are either too busy shitting on my car or trying to steal my bastard chips on Teignmouth seafront to be collating anything useful for an invasion. DSdriver, Sunny Jim, RoverFolkUs and 4 others 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny Jim Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 It was started as a joke but it seems Mr Pope and others didn't get it. Birds Aren't Real Wikipedia HillmanImp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 4 hours ago, Bren said: Article in today's daily mirror - Nick Pope, journalist and ex MOD investigator believes it is possible seagulls are spying on us on behalf of aliens. The ones I have seen are either too busy shitting on my car or trying to steal my bastard chips on Teignmouth seafront to be collating anything useful for an invasion. They wheel him in for 'credibility' on Ancient Aliens sometimes. A fascinating documentary series that definitely* never* comes to anything other than absolutely logical and indesputible conclusions. Well worth a watch if you want to pass some time. It basically follows this formula: Question > possible answer > possible evidence > MASSIVE LEAP OF LOGIC > Aliens Supported by a load of total crackpots who have never ever had sex. I quite like it. RoverFolkUs, cobblers, wuvvum and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinmasters Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Living the dream. Crackers, loserone, privatewire and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warch Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Another tale of Landrovery woe followed by a hopeful fix. As vouchsafed on here my dad’s diesel developed a severe running problem that turned out to be caused by a shattered camshaft thrust plate which resulted in the camshaft attempting to leave the engine via the timing cover. This also moved the drive on the diesel pump so it was horribly out of time. Aaanyway fixing all this improved matters but it was still badly down on power. My dad found upon removing the head that a hotspot had escaped and ended up trapped between the piston and the inlet valve bending the latter and cracking a valve guide. That’s probably the issue then. The piston top was quite badly scored but serviceable, the bore was undamaged. I reckon he could rebuild that for £50 quid or maybe a bit more if the valve guide needs an engineering company to do it. At least my dad has avoided at least two months of £1.75 a litre. Tickman, Remspoor, rainagain and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 I saw a great land rover plate today L4NDY Looks like they've had enough of their shit though BorniteIdentity, AnnoyingPentium, LightBulbFun and 7 others 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheefag Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Floatylight, AnnoyingPentium, Sunny Jim and 7 others 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMLsTUhCX/ warch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Tenmil Socket, Remspoor, RoverFolkUs and 5 others 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 @barefoot I have found a company you should apply to for a job... AnnoyingPentium, horriblemercedes, adw1977 and 9 others 2 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Charmer Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Skip dive! 😁 Shite Ron, privatewire, Tenmil Socket and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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