Jim Bell Posted March 18, 2023 Author Share Posted March 18, 2023 Other than messing about with keys, not much has been happening. It's still my daily and only car. I'd still hop in it and drive it anywhere (I really fancy trying to drive it to the Arctic circle on veg oil) It's done almost a year on straight veg oil now without grumble or complaint. Here are some recent pics from various points between Newcastle and Central Scotland. With another 290 Rexton and SEXY ALFA @320touring even put a code reader on it, and it only came back with one historical code which doesn't seem to relate to anything. Brakes work and all the lights work so God knows what that relates too. Mot looms soon. Can I make it to a full year in continuous ownership?! Let's find out. Lacquer Peel, Supernaut, Cookiesouwest and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted March 18, 2023 Author Share Posted March 18, 2023 13 minutes ago, loserone said: And now with those pictures, so can we all! Best of luck with the Disclock lads! dome, PicantoJon, Matty and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 51 minutes ago, Jim Bell said: Best of luck with the Disclock lads! Thanks man, it's not really luck though It's toys sdkrc, Matty, PicantoJon and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Q Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 1 hour ago, loserone said: And now with those pictures, so can we all! If you can make one from that side on picture and the fact it's a Toyota blank then you can be the new key wrangler Jim Bell, Momentary Lapse Of Reason, Stanky and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted April 12, 2023 Author Share Posted April 12, 2023 Well it's anniversary time. Its been a year in the loving arms of a Rexton. Apparently you get a happy anniversary letter from the government if you keep a car for a year. Who knew?! Which also meant it was time for a test. Completed it m8. After a year, I'm still happy with it. I miss doing collection threads and trying new cars, but if you're on a budget, 290 Rextons make so much sense. Update ends. Dan_ZTT, Dyslexic Viking, Ian_Fearn and 31 others 33 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbaldy Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 Is that less than 6k miles in a year ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted April 12, 2023 Author Share Posted April 12, 2023 7 minutes ago, garbaldy said: Is that less than 6k miles in a year ? Probably. Sounds about right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbaldy Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 2 hours ago, Jim Bell said: Probably. Sounds about right. I expected more than that as you pictured it doing collection runs and scenic drive outs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted April 12, 2023 Author Share Posted April 12, 2023 26 minutes ago, garbaldy said: I expected more than that as you pictured it doing collection runs and scenic drive outs. Well, some scenery is small. And some scenery is far away. Sometimes it can be difficult to tell the difference. N Dentressangle, Dave_Q, garbaldy and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradders59 Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 Only just spotted this thread. Off to read it start to finish now. Might tempt me back into veg motoring. That number plate is superb by the way. Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 2 hours ago, Jim Bell said: Well, some scenery is small. And some scenery is far away. Sometimes it can be difficult to tell the difference. Ah, now, are ye shure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted April 30, 2023 Author Share Posted April 30, 2023 On 4/30/2022 at 12:05 PM, Jim Bell said: It's officially the one year anniversary of fine silvery green Rexton ownership. In the 12 months that it's been regularly zooming but not travelling very far, it's generally been a very good boy. One issue with the nearside front caliper sticking is the worst issue it's thrown up until recently. Of course, even Rextons occasionally require some *squints* main-tain-ance, and very recently it began starting like some type of grumpy french bastard. This of course, will not do. I tried changing fuels, thinking it might have been a bad batch of veg oil, but the issues remained. I tried changing the fuel filter but the issues remained. Frankly, that was me 100% out of ideas so I consulted with a real grown up. @Jimbob McGregor kindly scanned it with his olde worlde diagnostic device (eyes and hands) and diagnosed glow plugs what have got too bad at hotting and rotten old leak off pipes. Fast forward through a good few hours of fucking around and the old slut is back in fine form again. Field report from the lift, post fixing: Back on song and starting like a petrol engine again, even on the veg. While it was getting attention, the dogshit LED headlights were yanked and replaced with good old fashioned analogue bulbs. Bin. Back on form, with a clean MOT pass, the old hound is ready for another years veg hauling. Only one thing left to do........ Popsicle, 320touring, PicantoJon and 26 others 23 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted April 30, 2023 Author Share Posted April 30, 2023 Bonus pics from scenery that's deceptively not that far away. sdkrc, privatewire, greengartside and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 I honestly think it's between this one and @Lacquer Peel's one for best car bought by a mate in the last year. @Supernaut's one would have been in with a chance, but it was too grumpy too soon (I'm telling myself this so I don't buy it!) Lacquer Peel and Jim Bell 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted July 29, 2023 Author Share Posted July 29, 2023 It's been more than Seven Hours And Fifteen Days, since I bought a car ok. I sleep well all night, and work all day. Since I turned ebay away. (Aaaah, aaaah, aaah, aaaahh) But noooooothing compares. No THING compares, to buying a car blind off the internet then going to get it. Please note: Every time I do something stupid. A shrew will scream. I'd done so well not buying a car for 18 months. That's 18 months IN A ROW. I'd saved a bit of money, had no real issues and generally had quite a nice time. Then like a pure junkie, 18 years clean and remembering the smell of methadone I thought well I'll just have a little look on eBay. Just a look. Flat4, Dyslexic Viking, greengartside and 28 others 5 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted July 29, 2023 Author Share Posted July 29, 2023 Browsing eBay seemed fine, so I started popping a few daft small bids in on things. Just small bids. Not gonna win owt. Tickman, 320touring, Shirley Knott and 10 others 3 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted July 29, 2023 Author Share Posted July 29, 2023 Bids got a bit higher, because they do dont they? That's not my fault. Bids just get higher. That's just a fact of life. You can't deny it. Bids just get higher. Until. YOU ARE THE WINNING BIDDER. PLEASE MAKE PAYMENT. RayMK, Datsuncog, rainagain and 23 others 6 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted July 29, 2023 Author Share Posted July 29, 2023 Well I've won it now. I can't let the seller down so I'll have to book a ticket to collect. It's only about 4 hours round trip so it's barely even half a day's work. Lacquer Peel, privatewire, 320touring and 7 others 4 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted July 29, 2023 Author Share Posted July 29, 2023 Tickets booked, up with the larks and out to the rail station. Got some support from my support team. Tickman, Lacquer Peel, dome and 14 others 11 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted July 29, 2023 Author Share Posted July 29, 2023 Out on the train. You meet the best people. This gentleman was browsing the actual physical Wetherspoons food menu. This lad seemed like he was a bit peckish as well. PC up one to one. Dave_Q, Schaefft, Floatylight and 20 others 4 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted July 29, 2023 Author Share Posted July 29, 2023 Half way there. MorrisItalSLX, Tickman, Lacquer Peel and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted July 29, 2023 Author Share Posted July 29, 2023 Change of trains and a swoop out to the coast. 320touring, Tickman, Shirley Knott and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted July 29, 2023 Author Share Posted July 29, 2023 I arrived and the car looked great. Mot history was good. One keeper from new. privatewire, Lacquer Peel, Dave_Q and 6 others 4 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted July 29, 2023 Author Share Posted July 29, 2023 Oh fuck. It's a Vauxhall lads. aldo135, Lacquer Peel, Tickman and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted July 29, 2023 Author Share Posted July 29, 2023 Checked the levels, ran it round the block and it seemed fine. It had been sitting for two years but had a recent MOT Let's hit the road!! Shite Ron, Popsicle, 320touring and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted July 29, 2023 Author Share Posted July 29, 2023 Filled the cunt up. Threw it over the moors and everything was fine.......... .............. For about 50 miles. Then I noticed a funny smell. Shirley Knott, Tickman, MorrisItalSLX and 6 others 5 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted July 29, 2023 Author Share Posted July 29, 2023 Smell got worse. So I pressed on. Ignore it. It'll go away. I'd did not go away. It got worse. Then smoke started coming out of the wheels. privatewire, PicantoJon, sdkrc and 12 others 3 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted July 29, 2023 Author Share Posted July 29, 2023 Is it bad if some of the smoke escapes from some of your wheels lads? Tickman, Flat4, somewhatfoolish and 7 others 1 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted July 29, 2023 Author Share Posted July 29, 2023 Front brakes were dragging bad. Which is to be expected really. I was hoping to get away with the drive home, but they really dug in. Foot the the floor in 4Th to maintain any kind of road speed. I limped into a Coop and grabbed some water. Which will fix everything. somewhatfoolish, Tickman and Lacquer Peel 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted July 29, 2023 Author Share Posted July 29, 2023 Spoilers. Water did NOT in fact fix everything. Shirley Knott, dome, Popsicle and 13 others 14 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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