hairnet Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 6 hours ago, NigeT said: Got round to replacing Ypsilon's rear spring which it failed MOT on, only to discover aforementioned spring had absolutely nothing wrong with it. At least I now have a spare stashed away. so if they failed it on broken fucked rusty whatever seeing as theres nothing wrong can you tell them they made a mistake Fumbler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 13 hours ago, jamescarruthers said: I think this makes the BX a keeper now as it’s crossed an investment frontier?! I’m hoping that’s nearly everything fixed now? It's staying for the forseeable unless something in the family or to me happens etc. It should be mechanically sound, or, at least, close to it. I am frequently reminded of the sage words the Xantia owner who parked up to say hello said: that I should expect a few months to a year of pain while all the niggles show themselves and get fixed. I'm leaving the bodywork to myself and it's probably going to remain tatty with the wrong paint touch-ups and stuff like that. The front bumper seriously needs work doing to it, though. 6 minutes ago, jamescarruthers said: I do wonder if they had a few people on it at once too if they did all of your tasks quickly? They may have, but over the phone they only made mention of one whom I've spoken with during my previous visit. It's possible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 My wife's mum and brother are both horrible pieces of work, but she'd always keep in touch with them because they were family, and it would consistently upset and drag her down. They say blood is thicker than water - That's total bollocks. If anyone treats you like shit, get them out of your life completely, whoever they are. If family treat you like shit, then that's even worse! The best thing my wife did for herself was just walking away from her entire family and ignoring all contact. BorniteIdentity, myglaren, AnnoyingPentium and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigeT Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 9 hours ago, hairnet said: so if they failed it on broken fucked rusty whatever seeing as theres nothing wrong can you tell them they made a mistake Naturally I pointed out the error. To their credit they’ve apologised & are pressing in and out the bearings on my CLK hub for no charge to make up for it. myglaren, Sunny Jim, wuvvum and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 12 hours ago, Fumbler said: 68 full fat English pounds. When I put the Volvo in for a pre-MOT they said it'd just cost an hour's labour. Me being 200 years old thought that it'd be about £45. Nope, £66. OOF. I was actually disappointed with the tiny list of things to repair given the amount it'd cost to get it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 I fucked my sister off about twelve years ago. Not because she acted the cunt like yours but because she was an interfering cunt and always sticking her nose in my business. I once didn't see my eldest daughter for six months because of something she had said to her mother. I started speaking about seven years ago when I split with my other two kid's mother. I got myself another girlfriend and within a week or two my sister had messaged her behind my back warning her off me for some fucking reason. I fucked my sister off again after that. She just can't fucking help herself. iirc we'd only been speaking about two months. She had to get people in to do her kitchen and bathroom, I wasn't even asked as she would have known I would've told her to fro. My mother thankfully just keeps out of it. carburettor, sdkrc and AnnoyingPentium 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 3 minutes ago, paulplom said: I fucked my sister of about twelve years ago. Isopon, HarmonicCheeseburger, grogee and 19 others 21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 Dramatic spelling error!! Edited accordingly! Sunny Jim, AnnoyingPentium, barefoot and 11 others 1 1 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 Left my earphones at home... and I'm on the train. myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 ...aaaaaaand there's a guy listening to music without earphones in. myglaren, Remspoor and adw1977 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 2 minutes ago, AnnoyingPentium said: ...aaaaaaand there's a guy listening to music without earphones in. Are you sure it's not a mirror? AnnoyingPentium, dozeydustman, Yoss and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 On 2/8/2022 at 7:44 PM, Fumbler said: Had some work done on the car... dropped it off at midday Friday and most of the work was done at the end of the day. I've just received the invoice thinking it'd be £200 or something. Well nope Fuck. Only 18% of that is parts. The rest is labour and VAT. I don't know the full story but that feels expensive. Particularly if you didn't have an estimate to work on beforehand, even verbally. I am a 'casual' mechanic and do stuff for friends and neighbours. I charge £50/hr because a) I'm careful b) if I said the job will take me 2 hours, I charge for 2 hours, even if it took me 4 c) they don't have to pay VAT and can supply the parts if they want. £1000 labour would be 20 hours for me, I could get a lot done in that time. If Chevonics charge £65+VAT that's fine, but I'd expect their knowledge and experience to reduce the total time spent doing Citroen-only jobs which they should know about. Most of all I'd expect a phone call before the work to say, "it's going to be a big bill. Do you want us to carry on or not?" With our sensible hats on I think we'd all be questioning the value of a BX versus this bill. But if it's paid then yes it's a keeper and good luck with it, I hope it brings you much happiness. FWIW I'm desperate to scratch that Citroen itch and these stories don't put me off at all. AnnoyingPentium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead_E23 Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 40 minutes ago, grogee said: I am a 'casual' mechanic and do stuff for friends and neighbours. I charge £50/hr because Do you have (or need) public liability insurance to cover that? I'd be wary of charging the neighbours to change their brake pads on their shitheap and then the very next thing they do is stick it into the back of someone's Ferrari Enzo. twosmoke300 and Remspoor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 It's fucking freezing in my house today. It's supposedly 6° in the nearest town, but I'm up a big hill from there. It's also windy and that seems to suck all of the heat out despite there being no noticeable draughts. I could stick the utterly ineffectual storage heater on boost, but that would just be burning money because it doesn't actually seem to make it any warmer. I do love this house, it's a shame it's so poorly insulated. Maybe it's time I revisit the idea of double glazing with the landlord. Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 Same here, there seems to be strange draughts coming from everywhere. The fire is doing weird things to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 Todays mind bender Booked in for a non start issue Like fuck am I road testing that . Let her know in my special diplomatic way and this was her response. Yeh fucking top lolz love . Until you kill some fucker Lacquer Peel, adw1977, D.E and 6 others 2 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 10 hours ago, captain_70s said: When I put the Volvo in for a pre-MOT they said it'd just cost an hour's labour. Me being 200 years old thought that it'd be about £45. Nope, £66. OOF. I was actually disappointed with the tiny list of things to repair given the amount it'd cost to get it... 4 hours ago, grogee said: If Chevonics charge £65+VAT that's fine, but I'd expect their knowledge and experience to reduce the total time spent doing Citroen-only jobs which they should know about. Most of all I'd expect a phone call before the work to say, "it's going to be a big bill. Do you want us to carry on or not?" The OOF size was definitely large when I initially looked at the bill, but upon driving home I also remembered Chevronics go through the (expensive and headache inducing) process of asking OEMs in France and places to drag out old tooling and manufacture parts Citroen obsoleted. Octopus return pipes come to mind. So, in reflection, I was very lucky with the £45.00 labour charge previous garages have invoiced me and Chevonics' pricing is, luckily, not the end of the world even if it was a surprise. When I called them up today they very kindly offered to pick me up from the station and he said he wants to wash it as well, free of charge. I can definitely credit their customer service- it's very, very good. 4 hours ago, grogee said: With our sensible hats on I think we'd all be questioning the value of a BX versus this bill. But if it's paid then yes it's a keeper and good luck with it, I hope it brings you much happiness. FWIW I'm desperate to scratch that Citroen itch and these stories don't put me off at all. I'd say it's worth it to have one, but if you buy one that's been neglected or has been recently recommissioned, you'll have a few decent-size headaches for the first year or two. Fortunately, I can afford the bill but it does mean the car's a keeper whether I like it or not. It's probably a good thing! LightBulbFun, somewhatfoolish and myglaren 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpiusMaximus Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 On 2/7/2022 at 10:14 AM, Metal Guru said: It is a Timothy Oulton! ( no ? me neither) Maybe they've just misspelled Timothy Dalton and have a Licence to Sell. myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 13 minutes ago, Fumbler said: The OOF size was definitely large when I initially looked at the bill, but upon driving home I also remembered Chevronics go through the (expensive and headache inducing) process of asking OEMs in France and places to drag out old tooling and manufacture parts Citroen obsoleted. Octopus return pipes come to mind. So, in reflection, I was very lucky with the £45.00 labour charge previous garages have invoiced me and Chevonics' pricing is, luckily, not the end of the world even if it was a surprise. When I called them up today they very kindly offered to pick me up from the station and he said he wants to wash it as well, free of charge. I can definitely credit their customer service- it's very, very good. I'd say it's worth it to have one, but if you buy one that's been neglected or has been recently recommissioned, you'll have a few decent-size headaches for the first year or two. Fortunately, I can afford the bill but it does mean the car's a keeper whether I like it or not. It's probably a good thing! What exactly did they do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 42 minutes ago, artdjones said: What exactly did they do? Replaced steering rack gaiters Replaced hydraulic pump and alternator belts Replaced distributor O ring Replaced bronze bush in rear H/C linkage Replaced instrument binnacle bulbs Replaced brake flexis Replaced handbrake cables Pressure tested coolant system to investigate coolant loss. These are all jobs I could have done myself in time, but I didn't have the time or the patience to fight with flimsy French plastics or stuck tensioner bolts, didn't have the know-how to fix the rear suspension linkage nor the space to leave the car immobilised for potentially weeks as I can only work on it during weekends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegod Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 On 2/9/2022 at 5:35 PM, Bren said: When I had my xantia there was a chap in Widnes who was ex citroen. I had water pump timing belt and spheres replaced. I paid £350 for the lot. Sadly he is no longer with us. I used him for my xantia, sadly he only put one bolt back in the height corrector which caused me a few problems days later and I had to drive it back with no suspension which was a filling rattling journey. I recall he had a CX prestige out the back...phwoarrrrrr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 1 hour ago, omegod said: I used him for my xantia, sadly he only put one bolt back in the height corrector which caused me a few problems days later and I had to drive it back with no suspension which was a filling rattling journey. I recall he had a CX prestige out the back...phwoarrrrrr Was it C&T? The chap I used was called Gary Ball - sadly no longer with us. He had a little unit on Tanhouse Lane in Widnes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakebullet Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 3 hours ago, twosmoke300 said: Todays mind bender Booked in for a non start issue Like fuck am I road testing that . Let her know in my special diplomatic way and this was her response. Yeh fucking top lolz love . Until you kill some fucker Pay now before they get killed driving to the cashpoint. twosmoke300 and Remspoor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Fumbler said: Replaced steering rack gaiters Replaced hydraulic pump and alternator belts Replaced distributor O ring Replaced bronze bush in rear H/C linkage Replaced instrument binnacle bulbs Replaced brake flexis Replaced handbrake cables Pressure tested coolant system to investigate coolant loss. These are all jobs I could have done myself in time, but I didn't have the time or the patience to fight with flimsy French plastics or stuck tensioner bolts, didn't have the know-how to fix the rear suspension linkage nor the space to leave the car immobilised for potentially weeks as I can only work on it during weekends. Still seems a bit expensive to me. The handbrake cables can be awkward, and of course only Citroens have a height corrector linkage of that type, but the only stuff in the rest that is specialist is bleeding the front brakes, which is no harder than on conventional braking systems, just slightly different. grogee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 7 minutes ago, artdjones said: Still seems a bit expensive to me. The handbrake cables can be awkward, and of course only Citroens have a height corrector linkage of that type, but the only stuff in the rest that is specialist is bleeding the front brakes, which is no harder than on conventional braking systems, just slightly different. The cables were a healthy £50.00 each, as the nearside was seized and the offside was old and likely to break if a strong new nearside replacement was put in. It took two hours so that was an additional £146.00 on top. Ultimately, it came down to the time I had to fix stuff on it, which I didn't have. I also needed to send it back to them anyway because they hadn't finished fixing the oil leak (distributor O ring didn't arrive) last time I was there, so adding the MoT jobs, especially the hateful rack gaiters, was a convenient way of getting niggly bits done. If this has taught me anything it's to just stop dawdling and worrying about what ifs etc and just get on with fixing things. Even if stuff breaks, things are still cheaper. mitsisigma01, The Moog and myglaren 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegod Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 36 minutes ago, Bren said: Was it C&T? The chap I used was called Gary Ball - sadly no longer with us. He had a little unit on Tanhouse Lane in Widnes. Just checked and it was indeed C&T I used Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 16 hours ago, paulplom said: Same here, there seems to be strange draughts coming from everywhere. The fire is doing weird things to. Ghosts, definitely ghosts. reb, paulplom and AnnoyingPentium 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 1 hour ago, anonymous user said: Ghosts, definitely ghosts. My house is at least 200 years old and not once has anything happened that has made me think "ghosts", I'm quite disappointed to be honest. AnnoyingPentium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 17 minutes ago, reb said: My house is at least 200 years old and not once has anything happened that has made me think "ghosts", I'm quite disappointed to be honest. I'll come round for the weekend and make weird noises in the loft and you can charge tourists big bucks for a "haunted house". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 7 minutes ago, AnnoyingPentium said: I'll come round for the weekend and make weird noises in the loft and you can charge tourists big bucks for a "haunted house". Unfortunately upstairs is a flat, so no loft, people would just say "that's your upstairs neighbor you twat" AnnoyingPentium, myglaren and chaseracer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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