Shitting in the shallow end. *Arse friends Electric*

[loserone]

Seems like a good idea.  You should keep it until at least you buy another car.

[Lacquer Peel]

They do go through wheel bearings at a fair rate.

[davehedgehog31]

A run up to Crail for French Car poking and then fish and chips in Anstruther would be a good test... 

[Mrs6C]

7 hours ago, Jim Bell said:

Well. 

Reasons to be cheerful. One. Two. Three.

Also a tidy-looking chimney stack, still standing...

[chancer]

7 hours ago, davehedgehog31 said:

A run up to Crail for French Car poking and then fish and chips in Anstruther would be a good test... 

Anstruther fish and chips are so over rated. We are up there a couple of times a year and never ever forget to visit the wee chippy in pitenweem..

[Split_Pin]

I'm guilty of just turning the radio up a wee bit where unidentified noises are concerned.

Could it br disc/pad related? The Mini I bought recently had a rubbing noise from the NSR and the discs and pads are well past their best and being replaced next week.

[Jim Bell]

9 minutes ago, auld_ALS said:

I'm guilty of just turning the radio up a wee bit where unidentified noises are concerned.

Could it br disc/pad related? The Mini I bought recently had a rubbing noise from the NSR and the discs and pads are well past their best and being replaced next week.

Could be man. 

[Jim Bell]

As seen in the EPIC COLLECTION FRED and thanks to LoserOne and HpiMate-rix I am now up to my nuts in another Japanese warm-hatch. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I finally drove it today. It drives about as youd expect. Willing little revpot up the front. Snicketty-snick gearbox, sharp brakes. Quietly competent chassis. Bland interior. 

If you've driven a MK1 Yaris, it's like that but 30% sprots on top. 

Just what I'm looking for at the moment. 

 

Today I changed all the wiper blades (Haynes manual one star competency rating) as they were literally falling apart/decomposing/recycling themselves. 

Gave it a good wash and hoover out, put some air in the tyres and took it for a blast. 

Verdict: I like it. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The S70 is still making a whir and occasionally light scraping noise from the driver's side wheel area and think it's gonna be up for sale. I only need one car and the little Yaris is stepping into the spotlight for a while. 

 

 

 

Next to a yellow fella. 

 

[Joey spud]

These little Toyota's are the Mutts Nuts.

Square front plate for extra cool points.

[loserone]

I have already called dibs 

 

I have absolutely no need for such a car

[schonker]

What are the mats like?

[Jim Bell]

12 minutes ago, loserone said:

I have already called dibs 

I have absolutely no need for such a car

Needs and wants man. Different things. Wants are stronger than needs though. 

[Jim Bell]

1 minute ago, schonker said:

What are the mats like?

Poor. But I've just bought some OEM PEUGEOT rubber ones. Vastly incorrect but at least practical. 

[loserone]

Go and buy some proper Toyota ones please.

[Stanky]

Vatican Domestic Market Yo?

Looks like a tidy little car that does - top marks. Is it a Japanese-built one with the non self-destructing seat belt buckles?

 

[hpi_matrix]

10 minutes ago, Stanky said:

Vatican Domestic Market Yo?

Looks like a tidy little car that does - top marks. Is it a Japanese-built one with the non self-destructing seat belt buckles?

 

Still has the made in Japan sticker on the windscreen ?

[Jim Bell]

1 hour ago, Stanky said:

Vatican Domestic Market Yo?

Looks like a tidy little car that does - top marks. Is it a Japanese-built one with the non self-destructing seat belt buckles?

 

Yes its a superior JDM one.  Made In Japan sticker are in effect. 

[Jim Bell]

S70 now listed for sale. 

 

 

[Jim Bell]

Well the Volvo has returned to the Home Country with a TOP SHITTER so the Yaris is on the full time dailly grind. 

I'm not a fan of the idiot light system that Yari dashes sport (blue light coolant too cold, no light (shrugs) and red light too late) so I hooked up a live OBD2 MAGIC BOX that I think I got off Mrbenn. 

 

 

 

Now have a digital speedo to argue with the needle, live coolant temp and live charging volts. That's better. 

Also has econmeter style green to red bar at the bottom to indicate when you're having a great time. 

 

It's such a fun little thing to chuck around, even if you're only going as far as the shop. It sticks far better than it has any right to really. 

 

 

 

 

There's some (black)comedy paint repairs on the bonnet and it's wearing about the right amount of scratches, small dents and wheel paint flaking for its miles and age. 

 

The (manual) sunroof steals enough headroom inches to make it just the wrong side of comfort for my obscene length. I've had loads of Yari but never one with a sunroof. Im surprised at the difference in headroom but while you're living, you're always learning eh? I really must stop buying cars with sunrooves. 

I've seen something else (yellow) that a crave so the Yaris might be up for sale soon. 

The world keeps turning. 

[Tickman]

That does look fun.

No dibs, cannot buy

[loserone]

I had dibs, cannot buy.  Undibsed. This should fly out.

[GeordieInExile]

On 2/25/2019 at 7:04 PM, GeordieInExile said:

One random please, I rather like these Minis but have never tried a Cooper S. My Cooper was a nice thing to drive but always felt underpowered.

Why win a ROFFLE when you can just wait six months and swap your megafast Saab for it instead? Am pleased to report that @loseronewasn't lying when he said this isn't underpowered. 

I fucking love this little car and I hugely appreciate all the bits @Jim Bell did to it in his ownership. The gears are still stiff as Ian Watkins in a crèche but otherwise it's absolutely bob on. I think I might like chucking it about even more than my old Pumas, it's grippy and the supercharger is hilarious (I've never had a car with one before).

[SiC]

I desperately wanted a t-sport or a fiesta zetec-s back when they were nearly new, not long after passing my driving test. Got neither but wished I did. 

[Jim Bell]

3 hours ago, SiC said:

I desperately wanted a t-sport or a fiesta zetec-s back when they were nearly new, not long after passing my driving test. Got neither but wished I did. 

Well what better time than now man?

Think this is the cheapest non-fucked with, non fucked one in all the internet. 

[Jim Bell]

Now OFFICIALLY for sale. 

 

Check link below

 

 

[Jim Bell]

Now available as a delicious roffle. See link above or saunter to the For Sale Sub Board. 

[Jim Bell]

Well the car I planned to replace the T Sport with sold before I could make my derisory offer, so the little Yaris stayed. Obviously I regularly almost buy something else on a whim but I'm glad I didn't sell it in the end now. It's the kind of car that you don't really think about until you get in it again and drive off. Then you think *oh yeah. This is really fun isn't it? I'd forgotten it was this fun*

Then you get out at the end of your journey and forget about it again (and jump on eBay looking at more expensive, worse cars). 

It's been ran to work and back, to the shops and back, up through the next county and back regularly and I'm getting a Ballance of about 40 real world Miles Per Gallon. Which is nice. It's a naturally aspirated 1.5 so its not gonna win any drag races (even against a 1.6 Ford StreetKa, I tried) but it digs it's toes in around corners and sticks like a sticky bogey flicked at a piece of velcro. 

 

On the way to work the other morning it did an EML.

 

Luckily I have my OBD2 box of Trix hooked up on the permanent so issue was quickly diagnosed, noted and ignored. 

 

 

 

 

Oh no! The Cat is past its best!

 

 

 

 

 

That's better. It's not come back on since and in previous Yari this code has been successfully ignored with Mots and emissions specifically being passed so it's not an urgent concern. 

Thought I'd check the live data just to make sure. 

 

 

 

Might want an 02 sensor as well. Eventually. DOS NOT AFFECT THE DRIVE though so again, I'm not rushing out for one. 

 

As it's been a generally great little fuckabout, rather than spend money on a cat, I decided to treat it to a bit of rubber. 

Not tyres though. And not even floor mats (this time, though I'm looking for some).

No, I came across (not literally) a VERY REAR OEM MK1 Yaris boot tray, which I couldn't resist. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fits up a treat. Now the shit boot carpet is protected from me looking at it. 

 

It's has its knocks, but it wears them well and it's a generally a great little nugget. 

Ongoing verdict: Keeping it for now. 

 

 

 

[loserone]

*buys completely inappropriate car*

[Jim Bell]

1 hour ago, loserone said:

*buys completely inappropriate car*

Attacks of this can happen at any time and there seems to be no effective treatment. 

[Jim Bell]

No collection thread I'm affraid as collection/delivery was put out for tender and the most competitive and friendly quote came back as Bucketeer/Mr Fluffy Balls Logistics Services. 

The car was a horrible (mostly) blue Skoda Fabia 1.2 three pot on the south coast. 

By SVM standards I think it was 'a way away' but not 'a long way away'. 700 miles ish, round trip. 

 

 

 

Mr FB was amused at the prospect.