Shitting in the shallow end. *scrap sadly*

[loserone]

With those diddly little tyres it'll probably be 500 miles up to there?

[garbaldy]

3 hours ago, Jim Bell said:

I should have a drive up next time I need a full tank!

Man maths right there 😁

[yes oui si]

23 hours ago, garbaldy said:

Just as cheep to run as your old veg bus then.    Mind our fuels over 10 ppl cheeper than that up here 

Coldstream still the cheapest? It's been months since I last had to put fuel in something... 

[Jim Bell]

Panda has been relegated to back up car/drive way ornament but was pressed back into use recently. 

The breather pipe had always leaked a bit and even I can't fuck up something that easy so decided to change that while it was at the front of the queue (Foreshadowing)

[Jim Bell]

Wrestled the air box off and had a look. 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes, that has holes in. Let's order another. 

[Jim Bell]

Ding dong. Hello it's the eBay parts delivery man with your eBay parts. 

 

 

This is probably fine. 

[Jim Bell]

*narrator voice*

Little did he realize that it was in fact, not fine. 

 

 

 

[Jim Bell]

Her main hole is too big. 

(Insert innuendo here)

[Jim Bell]

While I was failing along merrily, I happened to check the oil. 

 

Is oil meant to be this far up the dipstick and is it supposed to smell a bit like petrol?

I wasnt sure so I asked my friends and they said no. 

[Jim Bell]

So it's probably got a dodgy injector or two. Would explain the odd and intermittent poor running that's occasionally occurred. 

 

I found I didn't have a sump plug key so settled for pumping out some oil to a less terrifying level. 

 

Up down up down up down up down grunt. 

(Insert innuendo here)

 

 

 

At least the level is within the indicator area now. 

[Jim Bell]

Back to eBay but be better at eBay. 

Now this looks more promising. 

 

Yeeeees. Much better. 

 

 

Fixed. 

 

I fixed. I fixed something. Kind of. Right. Quick. Sell the car. 

[Jim Bell]

Well the Panda went off to Weardale long ago and I've been using the A2 as a daily without incident since. It's been an absolute reliable and dependable do all car, so we decided to upbadge and remap it.

*Foreboding music*

 

[Jim Bell]

Central Scotland's premier ghetto remapper doing magic things to push the 75hp up to 105ish up.

[Jim Bell]

Took it for a few 0-60s and man maths confirmed that it had shaved several seconds off the best score. 

Result. 

So I headed home. 

 

 

[Jim Bell]

........ Aaaaaaand after about 30 mins driving I lost all boost and thought I must have blown a boost pipe off. Limped home with zero boost like an ABSOLUTE CHUMP. 

When I was almost home I tried a key reset (HAVE YOU TRIED TURNING IT OFF AND TURNING IT BACK ON AGAIN) and all boost returned to FULL HEALTH. So it's not a blown off pipe. 

The remap must be pushing something slightly out of spec enough to cut boost as a precaution. 

Still drivable but not ideal. 

 

 

[Jim Bell]

The MOT was also due so in true SPIRIT OF THE BLITZ MAKE DO AND MEND GOTTA SAVE THEM ALL fashion, I parked it and decided to bang a bag of cans and start bidding on other shit on eBay. 

A2 will have the original map reinstalled and may see an MOT or for sale add yet. It's been a great little nugget. Averaging over 60mpg and never been a bother since that one time it tried to kill me. 

 

 

[Supernaut]

Just now, Jim Bell said:

decided to bang a bag of cans and start bidding on other shit on eBay. 

[Jim Bell]

So today I will be attempting a 20 mile, 20 toilet, top trumps colectioneering challenge (tm)

The collection police will tell you that this is not possible. I plan to prove them wrong. 

[Jim Bell]

Start the clock. 

 

First toilet of the day is guarded by Moo Deng.

Location: Horden Rail Station. 

I challenge Moo Deng for Dominance. 

 

Horden Rail toilet Stats. 

Cleanliness: 5

Panelling: 5

Seat comfort: 1

Narrowness: 1

Description: like having a Swedish prison experience.

 

Jim Bell plays Metrocentre business park Greggs staff toilet. 

 

Metrocentre business park Greggs staff toilet stats. 

Cleanliness: 5

Paneling: 0

Seat comfort: 5

Narrowness : 5

Description: narrower than Kylie Minogue 

JIM BELL PLAYS NARROWNESS

 

[Jim Bell]

Move to next location. 

Watch out for dangers at the roadside. 

 

[Jim Bell]

Breakfast shot has two stages. 

Stage one. 

 

 

 

 

 

Stage 2, when I think about the car I'm collecting real hard. 

[Jim Bell]

"Hello hello hello. 

What's going on here then. Someone isn't trying to post another toilet related thread on a car forum like, again, are they?"

[Jim Bell]

 

[Jim Bell]

LEVEL 2

 

This toilet is guarded by Gary Barlows big son. 

Gary Barlows big Son plays Keilder Water Visitor Centre Toilet. 

 

 

 

Keilder Water Visitors Centre Toilet Stats:

Cleanliness: 2

Seat Belt: 5

Seat Comfort: 3

Handlebars:0

 

 

 

 

 

Jim Bell plays York Rail Station disabled facilities platform 5.

Stats:

Cleanliness: 4

Handlebars: 5

Soap dispenser mounted to mirror: 10. 

Seat comfort: 4

 

 

Jim Bell plays Handlebars. 

 

 

[Jim Bell]

I Wonder what happens if you select P. 

 

 

Jim Bell selects P. 

 

 

JIM BELL LOSES 1050 HEALTH. 

 

[Jim Bell]

Enough silliness.

For anyone interested in what this new car is. Here's a pic of it. 

I've always fancied one but never thought I'd be able to afford one. 

 

 

 

[timolloyd]

Nice Prius!

[Jenson Velcro]

Nice* Caddy

[Jim Bell]

I'll have to do something about that gaffer tape on the back bumper though. 

[Jim Bell]

2 minutes ago, timolloyd said:

Nice Prius!

Can't fool any of you, clearly!