loserone Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 You need to get shot of that Chevy PDQ DoctorRetro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djoptix Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 That's not so bad, if you cut back to the adjacenct car you'll find fresh metal to weld to. Cord Fourteener, Rusty Pelican, CaptainBoom and 18 others 1 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted September 29, 2021 Author Share Posted September 29, 2021 10 minutes ago, djoptix said: That's not so bad, if you cut back to the adjacent car you'll find fresh metal to weld to. Brilliant 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 23 minutes ago, DoctorRetro said: Yay Oh. Oh well. Did you park it next to a Transit? Poor ol' Chevy. DoctorRetro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted September 29, 2021 Author Share Posted September 29, 2021 Shite Ron, CaptainBoom, privatewire and 8 others 3 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sham Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 www.webuyanycar.com DoctorRetro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted September 29, 2021 Author Share Posted September 29, 2021 8 minutes ago, Sham said: www.webuyanycar.com Nah, better to run it into the ground then scrap it. WBAC saying £175, CTB saying £214. MOT is till Jan, I'll see how long I can make it last without spending any money on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sham Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 1 minute ago, DoctorRetro said: Nah, better to run it into the ground then scrap it. WBAC saying £175, CTB saying £214. MOT is till Jan, I'll see how long I can make it last without spending any money on it. It will torture you by lasting longer than a Fray Bentos pie. Fumbler, Liggle, Low Horatio gearbox and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted September 29, 2021 Author Share Posted September 29, 2021 Just now, Sham said: It will torture you by lasting longer than a Fray Bentos pie. Yep, you know it. 🤣 It'll probably pass another MOT knowing my luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted September 29, 2021 Author Share Posted September 29, 2021 Aargh. Tested some paint on the grille and it was a good match, so bought some more. Miles out this time. 🙄 At least it's painted now I guess. Mrs6C 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 5 hours ago, HarmonicCheeseburger said: WIth how tiny it's engine is, would it not be a hilarious conversion for a Invacar? Or in a Field of Dreams lawnmower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busmansholiday Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 7 hours ago, DoctorRetro said: Nah, better to run it into the ground then scrap it. WBAC saying £175, CTB saying £214. MOT is till Jan, I'll see how long I can make it last without spending any money on it. Stick it on eBay/ Autotrader for £995. Given the current stupidity you will seriously walk away with that, possibly more. At £175 I'll be asking my mate if I can stick it on his drive.... loserone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 7 hours ago, DoctorRetro said: Nah, better to run it into the ground then scrap it. WBAC saying £175, CTB saying £214. MOT is till Jan, I'll see how long I can make it last without spending any money on it. I know which £214 I'd be having right now. That's like finding a pear in the bottom of the fruit bowl that's been there for 3 weeks and there's fruit flies crawling over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainBoom Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 8 hours ago, DoctorRetro said: That's giving me the twitch! 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted September 30, 2021 Author Share Posted September 30, 2021 Yep, this 'drive it until it dies' strategy may not last as long as I first thought... Cord Fourteener and AxWomble 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 40 minutes ago, DoctorRetro said: Yep, this 'drive it until it dies' strategy may not last as long as I first thought... Uh oh... Still, might just be trivial thing. Best ignored until you get symptoms. Maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 3 hours ago, DoctorRetro said: Yep, this 'drive it until it dies' strategy may not last as long as I first thought... I looked it up for you and apparently it's Daewoo Chevy for 'My engine mounts are quite crispy'. It'll be fine*. * It may not be fine. DoctorRetro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted September 30, 2021 Author Share Posted September 30, 2021 I did the Vauxhall fix of turning on and off a few times and the light didn't reappear. I may have disturbed something earlier today when I changed* the air filter, which was filthy and looked to have never been changed since 2007. *bodged on an old cone filter, making the car have hilarious 'induction' noise. Cord Fourteener, The Moog and GrumpiusMaximus 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sham Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 You've probably just blown the bulb. It's fine* DoctorRetro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted October 1, 2021 Author Share Posted October 1, 2021 Chevy will be off soon hopefully. Peugeot 309 due in tomorrow, see separate thread. AX will move up to daily duties. Picture of how far out the front bumper is now. At least it's not hand painted Hammerite anymore. GrumpiusMaximus, AxWomble, Dyslexic Viking and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxWomble Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 Wow, saviour of old French chod! Can't wait for arrival of 309 - AX bumper looks a lot better now, I couldn't work out what had been done to it previously but mechanical stuff always took precedence on occasional days off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted October 1, 2021 Author Share Posted October 1, 2021 I'm tempted to do the whole lower half in the off-white, like a bad two tone effect.... Which reminds me @AxWomble, what is the brake cable thing in the passenger grab handle for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 With a 309 incoming here, I reckon it's about time @richbraithtells us what's just replaced *his* 309 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxWomble Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 8 minutes ago, DoctorRetro said: I'm tempted to do the whole lower half in the off-white, like a bad two tone effect.... Which reminds me @AxWomble, what is the brake cable thing in the passenger grab handle for? Not a bad shout, or maybe a fetching shade of beige? Ah, I wondered when that would come up again! It’s a patented* remote boot release, of my own invention. The clamp/cable slack might want taking up again but if you stick your hand in the grab handle as normal and then pull down on the cable, the boot catch should release. Handy when you’ve got no central locking and you want to be opening the boot frequently or with the engine running or whatever, which had been driving me mad! DoctorRetro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 Oh. Not the ejector seat then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 3 hours ago, DoctorRetro said: I'm tempted to do the whole lower half in the off-white, like a bad two tone effect.... Which reminds me @AxWomble, what is the brake cable thing in the passenger grab handle for? do the rear bumper then it will look period correct for when they did colour coded bumpers rather than body coloured DoctorRetro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxWomble Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 8 hours ago, High Jetter said: Oh. Not the ejector seat then? As soon as he asked I did think of saying that, but then the baby had a nappy incident and my mind was drawn elsewhere 😕 great minds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted October 5, 2021 Author Share Posted October 5, 2021 Ax has a bit of a cough, and sometimes a bit hesitant. Trying to diagnose 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 Cheaper than Redex these days... Six-cylinder, Dick Longbridge and DoctorRetro 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 Have you filled it up with E10 perchance? Friend's Toyota Starlet is hesitant and coughs on the new fuel. Otherwise, it could be a dirty injector. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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