Steve79 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 I had a '93 club estate when i was at uni in cardiff around 2002. Picked it up as a Cat-C for about £250. Bloody brilliant car but had its issues! The rear diff was very worn and kicked out a right stink. I tried all of the local breakers but no luck. Didn't help that almost all of the taxi's in Cardiff at the time were Carltons! All in black with white bonnets. Sold it on after a year for about £400 Burnside and Shite Ron 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted December 9, 2020 Author Share Posted December 9, 2020 While I had time I got it on the pit at work. Peter C, rusty998, BorniteIdentity and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted December 9, 2020 Author Share Posted December 9, 2020 She’s been misbehaving recently. Now she knows she has a potential new carer. I moved it round the driveway at the weekend to hear a rather pronounced “tap tap tap tap” from the engine. It sounded chainy, and metaly. My heart sank, as I know it’s petrol derived brothers can suffer from chain guide failure causing the same noise. I spent a few days cursing and depressed thinking I’ve got start stripping the engine down..... turns out it’s the alternator belt and or pulley . What a prick. Never known a belt to make that noise, but it does! A bit of wd30 sprayed on while engine running shut it up. New belt going on very soon. Split_Pin, Peter C and Lacquer Peel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Normally belts like that make a squeak when they start wearing out, I remember my Yaris was doing that until I could get it replaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted December 10, 2020 Author Share Posted December 10, 2020 11 hours ago, Richard_FM said: Normally belts like that make a squeak when they start wearing out, I remember my Yaris was doing that until I could get it replaced. It’s weird, because it’s not a squeak. I’ll try and get a video before I replace the belt. Very weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted December 10, 2020 Author Share Posted December 10, 2020 There’s the culprit Peter C, theshadow and Split_Pin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horriblemercedes Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Hard to tell from the picture - is it a split tooth making a slap/tap noise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted December 10, 2020 Author Share Posted December 10, 2020 2 hours ago, horriblemercedes said: Hard to tell from the picture - is it a split tooth making a slap/tap noise? Large amount of teeth missing. Probably cheap Chinese belt I put on 18 months ago. she purrs like an overweight walrus again! Dan302, Coprolalia, Talbot and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted December 11, 2020 Author Share Posted December 11, 2020 Well. She’s clean and mostly empty ready for her new owner. Cavcraft, scdan4, Split_Pin and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 1 hour ago, sutty2006 said: Well. She’s clean and mostly empty ready for her new owner. The Diplomat wheels but without the fussy detailing of up spec models, fog lights, lamp wipers extra badges etc, makes for a handsome looking car. I like that a lot, if I could live with the performance* is a different matter entirely. mk2_craig and sutty2006 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter C Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 1 hour ago, sutty2006 said: Well. She’s clean and mostly empty ready for her new owner. Have you formally advertised this yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horriblemercedes Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 1 hour ago, sutty2006 said: Well. She’s clean and mostly empty ready for her new owner. Very cool. Years ago I wanted the 3000 GSi but I think that something like this would suit me better now On 12/10/2020 at 4:13 PM, sutty2006 said: Large amount of teeth missing. Probably cheap Chinese belt I put on 18 months ago. she purrs like an overweight walrus again! I see it now! That'll teach me for reading the forums on a tiny screen sutty2006 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted December 11, 2020 Author Share Posted December 11, 2020 32 minutes ago, NorfolkNWeigh said: The Diplomat wheels but without the fussy detailing of up spec models, fog lights, lamp wipers extra badges etc, makes for a handsome looking car. I like that a lot, if I could live with the performance* is a different matter entirely. The diplomat wheels are the only thing I changed. I wanted the plastic sill covers as found on dips and cdx models but never got round to finding any. Still a handsome brut. Performance isn’t bad, the engine has bags of torque so she wobbles along quite spritely. 29 minutes ago, Peter C said: Have you formally advertised this yet? nope. Never advertised it. I had a friend who I’ve met through the VBOA shows message me asking if it was force hail. And the rest is history. He’s a serial carlton botherer and his son (who’s learning to drive) has fallen for my diesel powered land yacht so wants it for his first car! Cavcraft, Peter C, mk2_craig and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted December 19, 2020 Author Share Posted December 19, 2020 Well, the day has come. Collection of Carley the carlton is imminent. The new owner will be introduced to this beige forum of much greatness. And with the mercury going the other week, today will be a sad day. Please send virtual hugs, because I R mostly be cryin later. Split_Pin, chodweaver, Peter C and 12 others 7 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted January 14, 2021 Author Share Posted January 14, 2021 After parting ways with the carlton, the new custodian wishes to seek refuge in the very walls of this establishment, but his membership approval is still under investigation with border patrol immigration officers......... HINT HINT. Low Horatio gearbox and Floatylight 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 shame to see it being sold.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sham Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 53 minutes ago, sutty2006 said: After parting ways with the carlton, the new custodian wishes to seek refuge in the very walls of this establishment, but his membership approval is still under investigation with border patrol immigration officers......... HINT HINT. Subtle. Nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 10 hours ago, sutty2006 said: After parting ways with the carlton, the new custodian wishes to seek refuge in the very walls of this establishment, but his membership approval is still under investigation with border patrol immigration officers......... HINT HINT. @Mrs6Cis head bouncer. She'll give him a frisking and a little raffle ticket for his coat soon enough. What name has he registered under? Mrs6C 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangernomics Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Wormhole alert.http://vauxpedianet.uk2sitebuilder.com/vauxhall-v83---carlton-mk2 sutty2006 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 1 hour ago, BorniteIdentity said: @Mrs6Cis head bouncer. She'll give him a frisking and a little raffle ticket for his coat soon enough. What name has he registered under? I’ll find out and pass the paperwork over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgRocker Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 26 minutes ago, bangernomics said: Wormhole alert.http://vauxpedianet.uk2sitebuilder.com/vauxhall-v83---carlton-mk2 My parents had a velour-tastic navy blue 1986 (D) Carlton 2.2i CD. I loved that car, was lucky enough to have driven it a few times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 3 hours ago, BorniteIdentity said: What name has he registered under? Diplomat2.6 is his registered name Mrs6C 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs6C Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 7 hours ago, sutty2006 said: Diplomat2.6 is his registered name Frisking done and raffle ticket issued. Please ask him to try logging in. As with all new members, the first ten posts will be hidden until a Moderater approves them. sutty2006 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted April 8, 2021 Author Share Posted April 8, 2021 For those of you that were following the saga of the insurance mither I had with this, great news was received yesterday! I had a court date set for around 20th of April. Yesterday I received an email from my litigation team to say the third party have agreed to pay up, which means they have given in and finally admitted fault. 2.5 years after it happened! theshadow, BeEP, Mrs6C and 20 others 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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