Shitting in the shallow end. *Arse friends electric*

[Jim Bell]

Bonny Glasgee. 

 

 

 

 

 

And here's the car. Not bad for £400. 

 

Only joking. That's just my Taxi. 

 

I'm early so pit stop. 

 

Gerrin they've got Gregg's in Scotland. 

 

I've tried all the medicine to make me better so I'll take the one that makes me ill. 

#notfartogonow

#pc4

[jumpingjehovahs]

Hoping this is a sign of you driving home in a grand old bus


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[Jim Bell]

Last train. Getting excited. 

[Spiny Norman]

Happy to report JB is now the custodian of this fine automobile, which I feel is destined to become another AS bike, having been owned by three of us already, with #4 having first dibs when Jim decides to sell.

It was down to me to supply the obligatory pez  station shot. The expression on the face is, 'Is there a fucking hole in this thing?' as somewhere as close to £70 got sloshed into a tank that was already 1/4 full. 

I checked, it holds 70 litres, or 15 1/2 gallons in old money.

Chodspeed Sir. It was good to meet you again, if only briefly, hope you enjoy the old jalopy as much as I did. ?

[Jim Bell]

Can you guess which one it is?

[Jim Bell]

Nice 

38 minutes ago, Spiny Norman said:

Happy to report JB is now the custodian of this fine automobile, which I feel is destined to become another AS bike, having been owned by three of us already, with #4 having first dibs when Jim decides to sell.

It was down to me to supply the obligatory pez  station shot. The expression on the face is, 'Is there a fucking hole in this thing?' as somewhere as close to £70 got sloshed into a tank that was already 1/4 full. 

I checked, it holds 70 litres, or 15 1/2 gallons in old money.

Chodspeed Sir. It was good to meet you again, if only briefly, hope you enjoy the old jalopy as much as I did. ?

Great to see you again man. We nearly sold it to some Peugeot employees in that filling station. It was very popular. 

 

[tooSavvy]

Err... Morrisons does Greggs [like Iceland]?

[Jim Bell]

I've just made it to Abingdon services? Still in Scotland. It is indeed a lovely day for it and the m74 is lovely. 

 

 

Cruises lovely. 

 

bad parking. 

[Jim Bell]

I've also reminded myself why I don't buy cars with sunroofs. 

 

 

[Jim Bell]

Woolards!

 

 

 

 

 

I'm off to hit the road again do more later. 

[barmatt]

1 hour ago, Jim Bell said:

 

 

 

I'm off to hit the road again do more later. 

 

Well bought Sir, I was admiring one of these the other day thinking how well they have aged. 

Nice write up too, always a fan of a W2/JB collecshun fred, wud read again. 72.6/10

[Jim Bell]

Well, 178 miles later and I'm home. 

High on the a69. 

 

Had an interesting drive home. At the first services (after about 50 miles) I noticed coolant on the ground as I reversed out of the parking bay. 

Not a great deal, but some. 

So I stopped at the next services to buy a load of h2OHMG water just in case. The car behaved impeccably at the second services.

I stopped again up on the A69 just to check it and noticed straight away it was leaking again. 

 

 

 

Again, not much, but dropping. 

I had about an hour to go at this point soldiered on. 

Ran at normal road speed, straight back home. 

Left it running for a while when I got home and had a look underneath. Bone dry. 

Not sure what's going on. It never got hot, stayed bang dead level on the gauge the whole way. I couldn't see where it was leaking from but dropping near the inside of the driver's side wheel. 

It's a mystery to be investigated.

 

 

Made it home safe anyway.

It rides amazing, the seats are very very comfortable and it breaks well enough. 

The steering is light enough and feels great. 

The 1.6 is a bit underwhelming (think it was in the 205) but it gets you there. It's revy enough and never feels too laboured getting up to cruising speed. 

Was a lovely drive down the m74 and over the a69 in this fine weather and I really enjoyed the run. 

 

 

 

 



[Shirley Knott]

Love a Sunday collection thread, add bingo craic to that and it's good times all round.

That 405 looks mega, full bravery marks for the sunroof too.

[Jim Bell]

2 minutes ago, JoeyEunos said:

Full bravery marks for the sunroof too.

It was already open when I got there.

I wouldn't have touched the fucker, but as it happens it operates flawlessly in both slide and tilt modes. Handy on a day like this. 

[Spiny Norman]

Glad to hear you had a good run back, although the dripping coolant's a surprise, I've never noticed pools of anything underneath it, and I have looked.
Maybe a long fast run of the sort it never got with me is forcing a dribble out somewhere?  ISTR reading the Haynes manual these things take 4-5 litres of coolant so it probably won't miss the odd cupful.

The sunroof got a blast of silicone spray when I first got the car and it gets used fairly regularly.

[Schaefft]

Excellent purchase, can we expect to see this fine steed at the meet in 2 weeks?

[Jim Bell]

6 minutes ago, Schaefft said:

Excellent purchase, can we expect to see this fine steed at the meet in 2 weeks?

Possibly. This or the S70 depending on which way the wind blows. 

What are you bringing dude?

[Schaefft]

1 minute ago, Jim Bell said:

Possibly. This or the S70 depending on which way the wind blows. 

What are you bringing dude?

I'd be happy to see either of them tbf! Probably the Lincoln, unless I have the Merc reassembled in time which is pretty unlikely at the current pace.

[Jim Bell]

Just now, Schaefft said:

I'd be happy to see either of them tbf! Probably the Lincoln, unless I have the Merc reassembled in time which is pretty unlikely at the current pace.

Ah sweet! 

I've still never had a go of THE BIG DOG. 

 

[Schaefft]

Feel free to take it for a spin at the meet. As in go for a drive, not spinning it. I've done that in one before, didnt end so well!

[Jim Bell]

The only thing I spin is wheels baby (but only in my own car on private roads with the emergency services present and with the correct insurance in place)

[Lacquer Peel]

I've also reminded myself why I don't buy cars with sunroofs. 
 

 

You were warned. The 405 looks canny.

[Jim Bell]

4 minutes ago, Lacquer Peel said:

5 hours ago, Jim Bell said:

I've also reminded myself why I don't buy cars with sunroofs. 
 

 

You were warned. The 405 looks canny.

I never listen man. I think I have situation specific altziemers or something. 

[busmansholiday]

Air con drain?

Panicked Mrs BMH many a time.

Although it could be an actual working sun roof drain.

[SiC]

Water leaking from the footwell from you getting too excited that you're a 405 owner again?

[Split_Pin]

A handsome purchase indeed.

Possibly the waterpump leaking only when it cools? Being French hopefully driven off the aux belt.

 

[Jim Bell]

31 minutes ago, busmansholiday said:

Air con drain?

Panicked Mrs BMH many a time.

Although it could be an actual working sun roof drain.

No air con man. 

Even I got that far doing my idiot diagnosis. 

[Jim Bell]

1 minute ago, auld_ALS said:

A handsome purchase indeed.

Possibly the waterpump leaking only when it cools? Being French hopefully driven off the aux belt.

 

That would make sense, but it doesn't leak every time. Which is puzzling . I'll keep an eye on it/investigate further. 

[Eyersey1234]

Chodspeed JB glad you got back safely 

[Isaac Hunt]

7 hours ago, Jim Bell said:

Woolards!

 

 

 

 

 

I'm off to hit the road again do more later. 

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