ETCHY Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 I think a Vauxhall Zafira A is the way forward for DW.. (well based on his latest video anyway ! ) BertiePuntoCabrio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
They_all_do_that_sir Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 I also had a free 740 which was also a pile of shit. Maybe I should try to find a nice one...This. Buy a proper volvo in good fettle and you'll never want another car. Leftfield option here would be a 90s V40 estate. Getting thin on the ground but still fairly cheap to pick upSent from my SM-A202F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 5 minutes ago, They_all_do_that_sir said: This. Buy a proper volvo in good fettle and you'll never want another car. Leftfield option here would be a 90s V40 estate. Getting thin on the ground but still fairly cheap to pick up Sent from my SM-A202F using Tapatalk Even the S40 with the clattery Renault diesel isn'ta bad car. Comfortable and based on a focus, it's a good steer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 The first S40 was based on a Mitsubishi Carisma. The Mk2 was Focus based, but I don't think that got the Renault engine. Spurious 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted July 16, 2020 Author Share Posted July 16, 2020 Drove both these today. I'm back in love with the GSA again. Didn't drive far enough to aggravate my knee. It's such a lovely car to drive. Yes, it needs revs occasionally, and the steering is hellishly heavy at parking speeds, but it floats so majestically, in a way small cars just don't, and swallows an impressive amount of shopping. 2CV is fun, but I need to get rear seatbelts sorted so it can be used more. MiniMort, Six-cylinder, brownnova and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 Good to see you have full confidence* in your cars' handbrakes... Sidclark96, Isaac Hunt, Eyersey1234 and 13 others 7 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted July 17, 2020 Author Share Posted July 17, 2020 I just don't like parking cars up with the handbrake on, so they're in gear, with rocks. 2CV hadn't moved for a week. MJK 24, Isaac Hunt, loserone and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 14 hours ago, dollywobbler said: 2CV is fun, but I need to get rear seatbelts sorted so it can be used more. Still not a conundrum I’ve made any progress on... if you do please let me know! Although the baby was fine in the front for her maiden 2CV jaunt this weekend. chaseracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 43 minutes ago, brownnova said: Still not a conundrum I’ve made any progress on... if you do please let me know! Although the baby was fine in the front for her maiden 2CV jaunt this weekend. Was she driving? ? brownnova 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteersWithThrottle Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 3 hours ago, dollywobbler said: I just don't like parking cars up with the handbrake on, so they're in gear, with rocks. 2CV hadn't moved for a week. Fair point. If I may ask a personal question, why don't you like flat wiper blades? Granted, they'd look out of place on a 2CV or other classic, but on something as modern(ish) as a Meriva Zafira (yes, I recently watched that video and it prompted the question) it seems perfectly acceptable. I use them on my 56 plate Veccy and they are pleasingly quiet and effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted July 17, 2020 Author Share Posted July 17, 2020 2 minutes ago, SteersWithThrottle said: Fair point. If I may ask a personal question, why don't you like flat wiper blades? Granted, they'd look out of place on a 2CV or other classic, but on something as modern(ish) as a Meriva (yes, I recently watched that video and it prompted the question) it seems perfectly acceptable. I use them on my 56 plate Veccy and they are pleasingly quiet and effective. Purely aesthetic. If a car was designed for them, then fair enough, but if it came from the factory with traditional blades, I prefer to see that. SteersWithThrottle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 I find aero blades do work better, but it depends on the car/wiper arm strength. 2 of my 3 Zx's liked them, but the most recent one just couldn't push down hard enough, so it got an older style. Xsara is wearing them now as it hated the aero wipers I fitted to it. 406 hated them, both lagunas loved them, xm had them, xantia didn't etc I do find they smear less though, especially in fine mist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 3 hours ago, brownnova said: Still not a conundrum I’ve made any progress on... if you do please let me know! Although the baby was fine in the front for her maiden 2CV jaunt this weekend. I heard a rumour she is planning on buying a new Dacia Sandero on finance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 On 7/14/2020 at 10:02 AM, dollywobbler said: Our route on Sunday was not really cruise control compatible. no such thing- spaceship wears its cruise any time, any place, anywhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimH Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 On 7/16/2020 at 11:15 PM, dollywobbler said: I've just twigged how late that GS is. Why was there such a big overlap between GS and BX production? Asimo and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Can you trace a build date on the GS? My Sigma was built in June 93 but not registered until March 96, probably sat in a field in Australia for a couple of years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted July 18, 2020 Author Share Posted July 18, 2020 11 hours ago, JimH said: I've just twigged how late that GS is. Why was there such a big overlap between GS and BX production? Because French. Because it's been resprayed, I've lost the RP number so I don't know when it was actually built. It would have been 1985 I suspect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 On 7/17/2020 at 2:13 PM, brownnova said: Still not a conundrum I’ve made any progress on... if you do please let me know! Although the baby was fine in the front for her maiden 2CV jaunt this weekend. saw a 2cv with green wings and white body between bala and ruthin on thursday dw's not bought another?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 3 hours ago, dollywobbler said: Because French. Because it's been resprayed, I've lost the RP number so I don't know when it was actually built. It would have been 1985 I suspect. Do Citroen do like a birth cert thing? I know VAG do, send them the chassis numebr, you get stuff like what factory it left, options list and the date of build. It's the guts of €100 though, presume someone has to delve into the basement of Wolfsburg and sift through a few files for the price of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Found the Sigma build and options sheets under the carpet under the back seat... and 23p and some sweets SteersWithThrottle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 On 7/18/2020 at 6:59 PM, hairnet said: saw a 2cv with green wings and white body between bala and ruthin on thursday dw's not bought another?? No, but Brownnova has... LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 In other news, had the Invacar out for a run yesterday, which was nice. Video to follow on that. I was meant to be working on the 2CV, but meh. Sometimes you have to have a bit of fun. But the Delica really does have to go. I can't face pouring more money into it, and my insurance renewal isn't helping there. Especially as it's about twice what the rest of the fleet is to insure. A last-ditch attempt will be made to shift it, or it'll just go to the unit and stay there. Eyersey1234 and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 On 7/18/2020 at 6:59 PM, hairnet said: saw a 2cv with green wings and white body between bala and ruthin on thursday dw's not bought another?? 28 minutes ago, dollywobbler said: No, but Brownnova has... We’ve not braved going that far in it yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 1 hour ago, dollywobbler said: In other news, had the Invacar out for a run yesterday, which was nice. Video to follow on that. Yay! happy to see TWC getting some attention did you finally adjust the pulley distance to 10.25 inches? im really curious to see what effect that has on TWC's performance/driving feel, I know it helped a lot for Zel with TPA edit: I see the video is already up, best watch it then! Eyersey1234 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 Honestly, I've not touched her other than to check the engine oil level. I've had precious little time for tinkering. LightBulbFun and Eyersey1234 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prote Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 On 7/16/2020 at 11:15 PM, dollywobbler said: Drove both these today. I'm back in love with the GSA again. Didn't drive far enough to aggravate my knee. Interesting - my Xsara Picasso really gave me serious leg and backache when I first owned it. Think it's the funny angle of the pedals... Certainly not an ergonomic position. A year and a half later and it's now ok - and I've been on some long trips and long stints in London traffic. I assume my body has adapted to the hunched monkey position and I'll find a 'normal' car uncomfortable to drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted July 25, 2020 Author Share Posted July 25, 2020 Suspect it doesn't help that I haven't really been spending that much time at the wheel what with lockdown. That said, I spent about seven hours driving on Thursday, a mix of Delica and 2CV, and no knee ache. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Just watched the video about inappropriate comments. Sorry DW I know it is slightly off topic. I am sorry you had to make such a video. What I do not get is YT offering me further watching related content. One about a male masturbator machine and another about smoking/feet fetishes. Why YT, why? Maybe this should go in the grump section? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Remspoor said: Just watched the video about inappropriate comments. Sorry DW I know it is slightly off topic. I am sorry you had to make such a video. What I do not get is YT offering me further watching related content. One about a male masturbator machine and another about smoking/feet fetishes. Why YT, why? Maybe this should go in the grump section? They reset viewing preferences every once in a while. Recently my feed is being clogged up with bigfoot-like conspiracies and kids TV. It really is weird sometimes. Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 4 hours ago, Remspoor said: Just watched the video about inappropriate comments. Sorry DW I know it is slightly off topic. I am sorry you had to make such a video. What I do not get is YT offering me further watching related content. One about a male masturbator machine and another about smoking/feet fetishes. Why YT, why? Maybe this should go in the grump section? The YouTube recommended viewing algorithm is a complete mystery; it's machine learning and computer guesswork. Also the reason why kids who watch cartoons on YouTube end up getting occasionally creepy and adult versions of the same cartoon. Tom Scott, who's channel is worth a proper good look and watch has a great video explaining it. Basically we don't really know. Fumbler and Remspoor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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