smellypoo Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Haha! I forgot you had those dodgy angel eyes, but you've disconnected them so it's not so bad. Excise the evil when you have the chance/motivation. Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRi05 Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 So........ brown Laseraligningfoofooflanges, BorniteIdentity and Pat Earrings 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted April 26, 2018 Author Share Posted April 26, 2018 It seems the fluid and filter were original. The transmission is now much improved but its still a bit slippy for the 1st minute or so from dead cold. Seems fine after that. Was certainly worth doing! Im much happier with it and I still cant park. Split_Pin, egg, RobT and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 ... oi, m8! You Caant!! *stealth C**T Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 So nice! Keep watching the ATF level (BMW still had a dipstick for that back then right?) just to make sure everything's in spec. That gearbox service definitely was needed. Should you need any parts for it eventually (looking at those inner door rubber seals), make sure to join the UK E39 Club group on facebook, I dont think you'll get them cheaper anywhere else. Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted April 26, 2018 Author Share Posted April 26, 2018 So nice! Keep watching the ATF level (BMW still had a dipstick for that back then right?) just to make sure everything's in spec. That gearbox service definitely was needed. Should you need any parts for it eventually (looking at those inner door rubber seals), make sure to join the UK E39 Club group on facebook, I dont think you'll get them cheaper anywhere else. No theres no dipstick man, just an up and over filler hole jobbie so the ATF had to be pumped in with a diesel priming pump and a length of flexible pipe. Thats how it was described to me anyway. No way to check the level visually though.Cheers for the Facebook tip. I'll join immediately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Because a German chap decided that LHD was better. was too lazy and thought it was too expensive to change it for a different market. FTFY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Reassuringly Brown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 I keep saying to her that she should get an auto but when she drives mine she keeps one foot on the brake ALL the time and the other one on the accelerator so I'm not sure if its a good idea either. if she did this in a renner it would throw an injector fault warning up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 e the towbar. It never ceases to amaze me that you'll see a £50k motor with a permanent towbar. The owner would spunk all that wedge on a Q7 or something and not pay the extra £100 for a removable towbar. No offence but I think they spoil the look of the car. My c70 cabby even has a removable one and the v70 and the leon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Could be that they want it as a bumper protector. Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted April 27, 2018 Author Share Posted April 27, 2018 Thats a towbar?I thought it was an analogue reverse parking sensor. SiC, rml2345, privatewire and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted May 1, 2018 Author Share Posted May 1, 2018 Whelp, done a full tank now. 26mph on almost all local driving. The onboard computer seems pretty accurate. Shows mid thirties on a run which is pretty decent for a boat. Dont you hate it when the tailored mats slide and bunch up? Well I do. So lets do an tiny improvement. Pokeh boi. Small mat hole is unacceptable. Bring on the Stanley. Mate the two. So the answer to the question that nobody asked "What kind of prick used mat grips on old cars?" Is, er. Me. Its practical and effective. Dick Longbridge, RobT, djimbob and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted May 1, 2018 Author Share Posted May 1, 2018 Shonky. puddlethumper, The Moog, Supernaut and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted May 1, 2018 Author Share Posted May 1, 2018 When it needs a clean, the colour almost looks maroon. Ive an eye on some jap tat and a Daewoo on the way in so the Brown Trout may be up for grabs in the not to distant future. Gr8 for fitting in with the toffs at the clays. Schaefft and Conrad D. Conelrad 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRi05 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Killer boots man BorniteIdentity and Jim Bell 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted May 1, 2018 Author Share Posted May 1, 2018 10000 bonus points for shit shoes in shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
83C Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Get the roffle going WW, it’ll probably sell out faster than anything ever roffled before. Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted May 1, 2018 Author Share Posted May 1, 2018 Im morally obliged to offer it to all the people that said they wanted it, in order, untill theyve all said that they dont want it any more. Then roffle. Its the gentlemanly thing to do. 83C, The Moog, jumpingjehovahs and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Im morally obliged to offer it to all the people that said they wanted it, in order, untill theyve all said that they dont want it any more. Then roffle. Its the gentlemanly thing to do.I can see this brown beast becoming the new Bollox Rover slagmobile. It’ll have had over 20 owners within the next 18 months, mark my words. Hopefully one of them will be me. Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Drawing pin stuffNo I'm with you, I'm forever pulling the mat from under the clutch pedal whilst driving. Too lazy to do anything about it though... But their bloody good mats, so I haven't frizbied them yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatharris Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 I have some of those mat clips in the garage man, could have popped some into an envelope! Ah well, next time! Sent from my ONEPLUS A3003 using Tapatalk Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Whelp, done a full tank now. 26mph on almost all local driving. The onboard computer seems pretty accurate. Shows mid thirties on a run which is pretty decent for a boat. Dont you hate it when the tailored mats slide and bunch up?20180427_180326.jpgWell I do. So lets do an tiny improvement. Pokeh boi.20180427_180142.jpgSmall mat hole is unacceptable. 20180427_180423.jpgBring on the Stanley. 20180427_181414.jpgMate the two. 20180427_181621.jpgSo the answer to the question that nobody asked "What kind of prick used mat grips on old cars?"Is, er. Me. 20180427_181627.jpgIts practical and effective.I had the thick, factory Proton drivers mat [from my 1.5 Mpi] but my heel wore it through. I have another, tough rubberish mat in there now.... and, yes, it marches forward into the pedals *securement is planned* Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Loving the jaunty angle AA badge. Its saying that "Hey car observer,yes I have THE membership,I have the yellow card,I probably have home startbut yet I am a fun guy....with a back up plan." Slartibartfast, Jim Bell, Brodders and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted May 2, 2018 Author Share Posted May 2, 2018 Its saying that: Hey car observer, I tried to put this badge on in Asda car park when it was windy and didnt I drop one of the spin on securing bars and watch it bounce down the drain? The Moog and egg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 But are you a fun guy? Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted May 2, 2018 Author Share Posted May 2, 2018 But are you a fun guy? Fun like a log flume. The Moog and Slartibartfast 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 But are you a fun guy? Jim Bell, egg, The Moog and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Im morally obliged to offer it to all the people that said they wanted it, in order, untill theyve all said that they dont want it any more. Then roffle. Its the gentlemanly thing to do. I have been offered. I am scared of my wife, who said she hates brown cars, so I'll be buying one roffle ticket, number 28 for the same reason as before. The Moog and Jim Bell 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted May 2, 2018 Author Share Posted May 2, 2018 Okay then! I have had an offer accepted on something big(ger) and wafty that I really fancy. Theres a Lanos also incoming. Thats too many cars. This means the Brown Trout will be up for grabs. I have contacted the parties that expressed early interest in the old trout, and received the mixture of lack of response interspersed with understandable reasons why purchase is not such a viable option a month later down the road. Which is really good news for everyone else, as it means we can have a good old Roffle. Before we begin, some reminders; The good - drives lovely, is a lovely lovely place to be, brakes lovely, plenty of power, rides lovely, interior is amazing and very tidy, new ish good tyres, one years MOT (check the history), taxed and insured to get you home. The bad - tape player not functioning (but has aux in), drivers rear electric window no functional (taped up currently), passenger side electric mirror not functioning (adjusts manually), Boot struts dont hold the boot up, transmission serviced with new filter but still not perfect. Seems to slip a bit for the first minute or so when cold (kick down grips straight away and creep are fine from cold though). So, car is located North East England NE34. Near everywhere as long as you dont mind travelling. Roffle is as Roffle does. £8.00 a pop. Below will be some numbers in a moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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