bub2006 Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 bizarely early sierrors had an digital clock and went analogue later (maybe for mk2)I've only seen mk1 except ghia with analogue,mk2 with digital clock and a mk2 diesel which had an analogue clock with the glow light above it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 catsinthewelder and Tamworthbay 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVee8 Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 o EmocionHonda today unveiled plans to introduce EMOJI registration plates for car buyers in the UK, releasing images of the world’s first official emoji number plate on the Honda Civic Type R.Honda’s plans for emoji registration plates are in response to demand from younger car buyers across the UK, and initial talks are planned with the Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency in an endeavour to exclusively launch the new plates in early 2017.In research conducted with UK consumers earlier this year, 96% of respondents aged under 30 indicated a preference for emoji plates over the traditional car license plate. 97% of those questioned admit they now use emoji faces as their main method of expressing an emotion or idea in texts and instant messages. Skizzer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengartside Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 All this talk of Sierras has got my sentimental head on. I was brought home from the hospital in FATHA's Sierra pictured (rather blurry) here. Was a 1.6L Mills-o-matic with dangly mirrors. Lasted until 1996 according to the DVLA. Maestro next door was a VDP. A very very badly made one. Also I've stumbled across another Mk1, in red - this time it's an estate. It's parked up in a garden about a minute's walk from mine. Pictures to follow! fordperv, HMC, Skizzer and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveb47 Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Got a new geni for workshop,wondering if i have overdone it....... Cavcraft, doobietoo, Coprolalia and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Round one in my (minor) RFL war with the DVLA a success, round two to hopefully follow soon. outlaw118 and greengartside 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Honda Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 I was walking past R J Gough's (tools) in Dublin city centre this morning and popped in to see if they sold individual Imperial spanners.They replied "what size?" (First grin). "1/4" AF". Duly served and after parting with 3 yoyos, I go on my way. Outside I look at the no-name spanner: (Second grin). "W GERMANY". I love shops that time forgot. outlaw118, privatewire, Sealtainn and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 It's raining and generally a shitty day so I can't do anything outside, usually this would be a grump but I've been sat watching the wildlife that visits my garden, it's a hive of activity today the various visitors are taking it in turns to visit my feeders which is nice to watch greengartside, M'coli, Cavcraft and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratdat Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Just saw a white Jaguar in my village with the registration number Y 6 MPG Vehicle make: JAGUARDate of first registration: 28 September 2012Year of manufacture: 2012Cylinder capacity (cc): 5000cc nacho man, xtriple, myglaren and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengartside Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Also I've stumbled across another Mk1, in red - this time it's an estate. It's parked up in a garden about a minute's walk from mine. Pictures to follow! It's slowly been piled high with junk - been there for absolute years.... Cavcraft, fordperv, Banger Kenny and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 The rain stopped so I popped to a mates to fit electronic ignition and a new coil to his mk3 cortina, i had a jolly good drive out in it to test it. Cheggers, Banger Kenny and eddyramrod 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Today, me and a chap I used to work with went to the Hovercraft museum in Lee-on-Solent and ha da facinating afternoon looking at all sorts of modes of obsolete mass- and personal transportation. Well worth the £7 entry fee with loads of knowledgable and enthusiastic volunteers on hand to talk to without having information forced down my throat. Here are some highlights: Gas Turbine Engine Austin 3 litre? Original Portsmouth - IOW hovercraft Coupe Windmill Interservice Something-or-other. Nice man told me lots about it. Twinny 2-stroke deathtrap Also gr8 way to kill yourself Suck this VTEC boys. Redline at 20,000 rpm They bought all the sundry gauges from halfords This one runs apparently Shite smiley transit and vectra engine donor for hovercraft (seriously) Scrapheap challenge hovercraft Engine rape a mini for its engine to fit in a Metro City X, then do this with the shell. Win at life For Sale, £5k earth pounds. Very tidy, runs, though handles like a bar of soap apparently. A Reliant Scimitar had one, you know (???) Military one, the floor was awash with diesel for reasons unclear. I still smell of it. Don't make me use the 'very pistol' on you, you'd regret it. Hope its not too pic-heavy, I'd really recommend going as they are being threatened by developers as it occupies some very lucrative real estate on the seafront and its very interesting. Would be worth a visit by the Solent Shiters and can arrange if anyone is interested, plenty of free parking and open 10-4 every saturday this year, instead of practically never as in previous years. I wish I'd gone earlier as I only got 2 hours (its way bigger than I thought) and had to rush past a few things. A shame I didn't get a pic of the Vauxhall Ecotec powered shite-r-craft which is capable of 52 knots (!) apparently. Ratdat, TagoraSX, Nyphur and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skattrd Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Today I drove a variomatic Volvo (oops forgot to take pics) Mk1 Espace and an Accord Aerodeck ... Each one made me grin. The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Who needs an espace! Bucketeer, Banger Kenny, dollywobbler and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Who needs an espace! Too bad they've got an absurdly high loading height. How bodged are the parcel shelf strings on yours? Had the joyful task of replacing a rear bulb yet? The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Too bad they've got an absurdly high loading height. How bodged are the parcel shelf strings on yours? Had the joyful task of replacing a rear bulb yet?Rear bulbs are a doodle. Did the indicator which wasn't too bad. Missing one of the parcel shelf lugs so wobbles all over the place so haven't got the strings attached. Oh and the scanguage doesn't work on it. Got a suspicion that being 1999 it isn't obd2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Rear bulbs are a doodle. Did the indicator which wasn't too bad. Missing one of the parcel shelf lugs so wobbles all over the place so haven't got the strings attached. Oh and the scanguage doesn't work on it. Got a suspicion that being 1999 it isn't obd2. I guess you're lucky then; I find on mine that the clips that hold the bulb holder to the housing a total pain in the ass. The nearside is way worse for some reason. The parcel shelf on these seem to be woefully inadequate, even the silver one I had with 16k miles only had one of the original strings left and even that was frayed quite badly. The little lug/hinge things always seem to look as though they've come off and have been reattached with way too much glue. In 1996 OBD2 was mandatory for all cars made in the US that were to be sold in the US and likewise in 2001 in the UK. With these being so similar to the Geo Metro (many other names available) it might have translated to EU models by 1999. On my 2002 it's under the dash by the drivers knee. Kneel on the ground with the door open and stick your head under the dash. It's black in a dark space so easier to find that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 In 1996 OBD2 was mandatory for all cars made in the US that were to be sold in the US and likewise in 2001 in the UK. With these being so similar to the Geo Metro (many other names available) it might have translated to EU models by 1999. On my 2002 it's under the dash by the drivers knee. Kneel on the ground with the door open and stick your head under the dash. It's black in a dark space so easier to find that way.Got the connector but it won't talk to scan gauge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Got the connector but it won't talk to scan gauge. Did you follow the instructions exactly and what exactly is it doing? If it's got the connector I don't see any reason for it not to work as it's a standardised system. Contact the help team, they were great with me when I had a bad motherboard. http://www.scangauge.com/support/ The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Some manufacturers were putting the connector in but speaking their own language down it until they had to conform.Mk3 Golfs from about 1994 had the connector next to the ashtray, but they weren't OBD. The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Barbara Cartland dog? http://www.wimp.com/dogpiano/ fordperv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 There are loads of cars that use that connector for their own system. The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 That dog is awesome and I dare say more tuneful than the manufactured crap in the charts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Looking online it has obd2 connector but doesn't. They put it in to comply with USA but didn't wire it in. Bumhats. Probably same as v40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 We've all been there I think at some point. Buy a car and realise you haven't seen another in a long while then while driving you see loads. I honestly can't say in the miles I've covered so far in the Volvo have I seen another early shape 440. Seen facelifted ones but can count them on one hand. Still see a fair few 200 and 700 series knocking about too. Not such a grin though when scrapyards haven't had one in for years! rantingYoof and Skizzer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doobietoo Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Following a day working on the PPEs suspension I have woken up this morning with a useless left arm, a back that wont work properly and legs that feel like someone has beaten them with a stick. normally this would be a post for the Grumpy thread but I had so much fun fixing the car and the sense of achievement in doing something that would have cost £100s if a garage had done it that I am happy to put up with the after effects. eddyramrod, xtriple and Coprolalia 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Bought an old bike from a very nice local eBay gent a good while back. He messaged me this morning to ask if I wanted a 'few old bike bits for nothing' and was kind enough to bring them round... spike60, andrew e, Bucketeer and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 On top of that (stupid computer/phone playing up hence separate post, sorry) the Fiesta went to a local lad and I cleaned the Laguna, which has come up a treat after cleaning all the shit from behind the exterior rubber bits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Cavcraft sell that wooden box of shite as a "Hipster gift set" for max-winnage. Tayne and Cavcraft 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheggers Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 That's the funniest thing I've seen in ages...brilliant!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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