Crispian_J_Hotson Posted October 11, 2018 Author Posted October 11, 2018 Number sent m8 Cheers for that, I'll give it a go. In other news... MOT on the 19th. Exciting* times ahead.
Tadhg Tiogar Posted October 12, 2018 Posted October 12, 2018 ....In other news... MOT on the 19th. Exciting* times ahead. Much the same for me when I put the CX in for its first MoT under my ownership. Was very surprised when it passed with no advisories (other than an informal comment about a leak). The joy proved short-lived as the gearbox FTP'd not long after. I now have a nice car which is insured, MoT'd and taxed.....and awaiting repair likely to take weeks. stonedagain and Crispian_J_Hotson 2
Crispian_J_Hotson Posted October 12, 2018 Author Posted October 12, 2018 Ahh, now you see, this has been broken for a year and now it's all fixed*. WCPGW?
Tadhg Tiogar Posted October 12, 2018 Posted October 12, 2018 ....WCPGW?Rust coming out elsewhere? When's the next trans fluid and filter change due?
Crispian_J_Hotson Posted October 12, 2018 Author Posted October 12, 2018 Oh, that was done by me last year. Should be guud for another 60 billion miles. There's always rust, it's part of the ownership. Structurally... No/ not yet/ will be soon. I have found a strange drip from the rear screen area into the boot, someone's been there before with some extremely sticky putty mastic type stuff and wedged it up in the parcel shelf underside. What could it be?!? Oh, the mystery of it... The wonderment! Believe me though, right now... I couldn't give a rats arse about that.
Crispian_J_Hotson Posted October 19, 2018 Author Posted October 19, 2018 THE DAY IS HERE! MOT O'CLOCK BITCHES! 1) Car been off the road for a year and a half... CHECK2) Car been fixed in loads of places and repairs on vital systems without even so much as a road test... CHECK3) Car has no fuel.... CHECK4) Picked an MOT place a half hours drive away, using the M11... CHECK I think we're ready! Laseraligningfoofooflanges, Skizzer, Ghosty and 9 others 12
mk2_craig Posted October 19, 2018 Posted October 19, 2018 Number 4 isn't compatible with number 3. I hope you fixed that first! Crispian_J_Hotson 1
GrumpiusMaximus Posted October 19, 2018 Posted October 19, 2018 Chodspeed, fine sir. Crispian_J_Hotson 1
Crispian_J_Hotson Posted October 19, 2018 Author Posted October 19, 2018 The beast awaiting to be tamed... Magnificent Rustbucket, Laseraligningfoofooflanges, Six-cylinder and 2 others 5
Crispian_J_Hotson Posted October 19, 2018 Author Posted October 19, 2018 Having a serious discussion at the centre with another piece of shite... Laseraligningfoofooflanges and Six-cylinder 2
Crispian_J_Hotson Posted October 19, 2018 Author Posted October 19, 2018 ANNNDDD.... SHES A KEEPER (until the next catastrophic breakdown...) andy18s, Magnificent Rustbucket, hennabm and 28 others 31
dome Posted October 19, 2018 Posted October 19, 2018 Yes. Well done! Love to see these old landsharks roaming the countryside terrorising lesser cars Magnificent Rustbucket, Laseraligningfoofooflanges and Crispian_J_Hotson 3
Crispian_J_Hotson Posted October 19, 2018 Author Posted October 19, 2018 Eff me, that was terrorisingly hard work and I shouldn't let it go into that state again... (Said that before). Got a lot more confidence in it on the way home. Getting a tracker for it today which should be fun* to sort out. If they can be bothered lifting wrecks out of peoples front gardens then I need some extra protection. I have my eye on a couple of tracking devices but any suggestions are welcome. alf892, SierraMikeHotel and AMC Rebel 3
Rocket88 Posted October 19, 2018 Posted October 19, 2018 Hurrah.well done that man Crispian_J_Hotson and AMC Rebel 2
GrumpiusMaximus Posted October 19, 2018 Posted October 19, 2018 It's amazing how much presence that car has. Sure it has a bit of size to it but compared to moderns it's not that big. Yet it has enormous presence. An absolute beauty - and I'm not a particular BMW guy. AMC Rebel and Laseraligningfoofooflanges 2
AMC Rebel Posted October 19, 2018 Posted October 19, 2018 It's amazing how much presence that car has. Sure it has a bit of size to it but compared to moderns it's not that big. Yet it has enormous presence. An absolute beauty - and I'm not a particular BMW guy. Totally agree I loathe most BMs but these (and a few others) have a nice look to them. Talbot and GrumpiusMaximus 2
GrumpiusMaximus Posted October 19, 2018 Posted October 19, 2018 Totally agree I loathe most BMs but these (and a few others) have a nice look to them. I'd be driving it with a huge grin on my face, that's for certain. My mate recently offered to lend me his '08 6-Series for a year (he's going to New Zealand) and I would have happily have accepted his offer if I could have afforded the insurance on it but one of these 6 Series might have made me bankrupt instead... Conclusion? I need a better-paying job!
Exiled_Tat_Gatherer Posted October 19, 2018 Posted October 19, 2018 Top job fella - makes me regret walking away from the 628csi even more now....... but probably financially advantageousThey do command the road don't they! Crispian_J_Hotson 1
Crispian_J_Hotson Posted October 19, 2018 Author Posted October 19, 2018 Cheers all. I've put a few miles on it today and done a shopping run and it's ok. I noticed a little clicking noise from the rear 'in disc drum shoe area' as the wheel goes around. It all works, just this noise so I'll need to look into that. Probably some fixings have come adrift due to age. It's not an area I've visited in the last 6 years or so. Now, trackers... It now has one but I was a bit miffed as to why there was no warning type stickers with it. But then I thought, why would you advertise the fact it has one so that the teefs could look for it, you'd want it left alone as long as possible, but then there is no visible deterrent so far as that's concerned. What's best? Warning stickers or no warning stickers? Life is just so confusing sometimes...
mrbenn Posted October 19, 2018 Posted October 19, 2018 Thats bloody lovely. Congrats on the MOT pass! Tracker warning stickers would likely act as a deterrant to the average opportunist scrote at least, which must be a good thing. Crispian_J_Hotson 1
timolloyd Posted October 20, 2018 Posted October 20, 2018 These look so menacing anyway, surely no-one ever tries to pinch them?
Liggle Posted October 20, 2018 Posted October 20, 2018 ANNNDDD.... IMG_20181019_105919504.jpg SHES A KEEPER (until the next catastrophic breakdown...)Pwhoar, looking good
Tadhg Tiogar Posted October 20, 2018 Posted October 20, 2018 ....Now, trackers... It now has one but I was a bit miffed as to why there was no warning type stickers with it. But then I thought, why would you advertise the fact it has one so that the teefs could look for it, you'd want it left alone as long as possible, but then there is no visible deterrent so far as that's concerned. What's best? Warning stickers or no warning stickers? Life is just so confusing sometimes...There are also inexpensive* devices that can suppress tracker signals, GPS, etc.
Crispian_J_Hotson Posted November 18, 2018 Author Posted November 18, 2018 She blew a hunnet mph today for the best part of 8 miles over that private land there... Takes baws of steel in this car! This is my test speed. If a car can do this speed and stop hard without shitting itself then all is well. Confidence is building. Brake warning light came on at random points. This is an old issue and I think* is due to fluid coming up into the reservoir cap and shorting out the level sensor. It needs a new cap anyway. Sunroof seal is toast though, wind noise is terrible.Pleased with that really. Done a good hour around built up areas too but I'm still not fully confident about leaving the temp to go right up without a new pump on there. Twoz an excellent day to just go for a drive! (One of those rare moments when the car actually works) dome, Exiled_Tat_Gatherer and Dick Cheeseburger 3
Matty Posted November 18, 2018 Posted November 18, 2018 Lovely lovely lovely. One of the bosses at work has an M6 on BBS beautiful thing (he also has an mcoupe and a Z1 the lucky twat). Such an imposing car yours is quite the stunner Crispian_J_Hotson 1
Tadhg Tiogar Posted November 18, 2018 Posted November 18, 2018 She blew a hunnet mph today for the best part of 8 miles over that private land there... Takes baws of steel in this car! This is my test speed. If a car can do this speed and stop hard without shitting itself then all is well. ....Remember that E24 brake fade isn't unknown. I experienced it at least once, and it wasn't funny.
pandamonium Posted November 18, 2018 Posted November 18, 2018 I do that too, once I've built a bit of confidence in a car. Flippin brilliant looking car, bet you get many jealous eyes. Crispian_J_Hotson 1
Crispian_J_Hotson Posted November 18, 2018 Author Posted November 18, 2018 Remember that E24 brake fade isn't unknown. I experienced it at least once, and it wasn't funny. Oh yes. 635 drivers double their stopping distance and pre plan an emergency escape route everytime when braking... It becomes second nature, like looking for holes to avoid in the road! These cars tho...
fordperv Posted November 20, 2018 Posted November 20, 2018 I thought of this thread when I spotted this 635 of win yesterday The Reverend Bluejeans, spike60, Sir Snipes and 3 others 6
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