Project (n+1): a Haunted Rover production

[Toledo71]

Done with trains, now to kill a couple of hours.

 

 

 

Nearest station to Toledo71 HQ from which its occupiers have been known to venture on to that whole peculiar public transport thing.  Egg is right, the Thai opposite the station is good.  The town has many other worthy eateries.

 

Unfortunately I am having to work stupid hours this week otherwise I would offer to help.  Good luck with whatever it is you're doing.  If this involves collecting a car and driving it across or around London to some destination to the north or west, my sympathies.

[Toledo71]

You're just around the corner from my sister's place. Surprisingly pleasant round there, for London.

 

 

A lot of people locally are very determined that they live in Kent and not London at all.  Despite being in a London borough, Oyster zone 4, well inside the M25 and all the phone numbers starting with 020.  Some of them even get quite annoyed when you point these things out.

[RobT]

^^I know, ridiculous isn't it. Beckenham is quite pleasant despite being in London, although I would like to move further out to somewhere quieter at some point. That involves being arsed and getting organised, something I don't excel at!

[Junkman]

After getting in a giant bean can that subsequently got pushed along a pipe eating one of my photos in the process,, I'm now on a different railybox that's going to take me out of this poncy nonsense hive to somewhere slightly more civilised...

 

Yar back oop narf yet?

[SierraMikeHotel]

A lot of people locally are very determined that they live in Kent and not London at all. Despite being in a London borough, Oyster zone 4, well inside the M25 and all the phone numbers starting with 020. Some of them even get quite annoyed when you point these things out.

I've come up against this as well (being from Bromley). Problem is, if you tell people you're from London they say Bromley? That's not proper London, is it, it's Kent really.

[egg]

Well, I think until the early 1970s as far in as Beckenham was actually Kent until legislation changed all that. As Kent cricket still play in Beckenham, I think we can claim it as 'Kentish'...if not 'deep' Kent.

[Guest Hooli]

The locals are often very 'Kuentish'

[Mr Bump]

The boundary changes happened with the formation of the London Borough of Bromley on 1 April 1965, and absorbed lots of bits of what was Kent. The Post Office forgot to change at the time so people continue to write Kent as an appendix to these newly created London addresses

 

This is a regular pub conversation round our way. Evenings in the Spoons just fly by....

[Ghosty]

I am not in the North yet. ):

It's breakfast time. That weird thing is apparently bread (well, toast).

[Ghosty]

Off we go. It seems the GGG is watching:

[Mr Bump]

Tram to Croydon then what??!!

[Ghosty]

Nope, not Croydon. I walked to my steed:

[RobT]

And he's off.  Chod speed Ghosty!

 

 

As always there's stuff to attend to (grotty arches for one thing) but it's gone to the right person.  

[mrbenn]

Those lights really remind me of a "better" time for some reason.

 

Good luck with the journey home, you massive winner.

[Ghosty]

Greetings from er, Stratford or something.

 

It's got the same hot starting issue as my GSi, so I'm waiting for it to cool a bit. Only ever happens to me filling up from empty in petrol stations. I've also found that the NOS main relay provided with it doesn't fit the plug on the car.

[Guest Hooli]

Ahhh Rover, bringing you traditions and experiences you only otherwise get with 1920s cars.

[bramz7]

I remember that happening to my 216 and thinking I'd bought a broken car, looking it up and being told TADTS. Bit embarrassing hearing it turn and turn when it was a rusty heap though.

 

Looks sweet. Nicely bought.

[Ghosty]

Well it looks like FTP, either it's not charging or the relay is kippered. It doesn't sound like it's spinning over that fast so battery perhaps? The light is flickering when it cranks and the oil light is dim.

I've summoned the AA.

 

I'm at Asda in Stratford (the Olympic Park one, not Avon) if anyone is local.

[Guest Hooli]

Buggerations.

[RobT]

Oh bugger, not like at all, so sorry about that.  It did stall on me a few weeks ago and I thought a new alternator had fixed it, as the battery light was dim/not at all but is now back to being bright.  It also hasn't done the hot start problem for ages, flippin' typical.

 

If you're stuck for a while I'll try and pop over, just waiting for another shiter and another collection at the moment.

[rainagain]

These don’t have a crank sensor do they? When the one went in my mk1 Punto it would start cold ok

It not hot.

[Ghosty]

No, don't think there's a CPS. Not much to the ECUs on these.

AA estimated arrival: 13:15-30

[Rod/b]

Can’t your mum fix it?

[Rod/b]

Is there nobody in that garage with a set up jumpleads on board though?

[Ghosty]

Faster cranking, still no fire.

[Guest Hooli]

Bumhats.

[Guest Hooli]

Has it got any warranty?

[mrbenn]

Probably a daft idea but do you have a spare key you could try? I’m assuming there is a transponder in the key.

[Richard]

Get all SOGA on the seller's ass.

[Ghosty]

Probably a daft idea but do you have a spare key you could try? I’m assuming there is a transponder in the key.

Nope, key is just a blade. No I mobiliser etc.

 

Main relay is out and being investigated again.