Dyslexic Viking Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 22 minutes ago, New POD said: I'm going to need blue tablets to be hard at all. It sucks to get old. Lacquer Peel and stripped fred 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 8 minutes ago, Flat4 said: Collection mission a success I'm going home in a car! No, not the Vauxhall - this! D5 manual, 3 pedal, love it already! Stopped for derv and a McDs before I attempt to brave the M6. Air con is bliss! The cat is oot the bag. Thank fuck, I'd been trying to keep schtum for ages. 😆 Ghosty and big_al_granvia 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 Well done ma’am. Now put the pedal to the metal and bring it home! AnnoyingPentium, stripped fred and big_al_granvia 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 Jim Bell and horriblemercedes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 i do love a volvo estate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_al_granvia Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 1 hour ago, AnnoyingPentium said: The cat is oot the bag. Thank fuck, I'd been trying to keep schtum for ages. 😆 i only found out last night when i asked when did she want picking up from gla... oor netti has previous tho, granvia turned up on a trailer, northerrn monkey arrived with the bmw, the focus just appeared, a boy delivering dog food delivered a ferret and once she went out for milk and came back with 2 rats.... aff her efffin heid Mrs6C, GMcD, Popsicle and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat4 Posted June 15, 2022 Author Share Posted June 15, 2022 Carnforth achieved. Fucking Tesco I was aiming for was shut tho :/ Need to find some where else for snacks. Volvo is doing well on that front tho Lacquer Peel, Jim Bell, AnnoyingPentium and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs6C Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 A quick glance at the word 'Average' on the MPG readout and I thought it said 'Awesome'... which it is, rather, considering the size and weight of the car! Hope the rest of the journey home goes just as well and just as frugal! St.Jude, Flat4 and LightBulbFun 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat4 Posted June 15, 2022 Author Share Posted June 15, 2022 I spoke too soon - it's just cut out, potentially out of fuel and my cards aren't working in the pay at the pump :/ Now waiting on hold to the AA coz the tax isn't showing up yet I don't suppose anyone is near Morecambe atm with a card that works in the pumps? Lacquer Peel, AnnoyingPentium, Jim Bell and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_al_granvia Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 Gerry, thanks a million mate St.Jude, Floatylight and GMcD 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat4 Posted June 15, 2022 Author Share Posted June 15, 2022 Got fuel thanks to a knight in shining armour but still no start Trying to figure out how to bleed the fuel system now, in case air has gotten in. Mrs6C, AnnoyingPentium, Dyslexic Viking and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMcD Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 I hope you get it sorted ☹️ The AA is run by a bag of dicks. Mrs6C, Three Speed and AnnoyingPentium 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_al_granvia Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 The bastard has started again and Netti is heading home, Gerry I can't thank you enough mate, you will get paid back and a bottle of your favourite malt. You are a ducking gent wuvvum, Popsicle, Mrs6C and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_al_granvia Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 That is what makes this forum special, a guy I met once got us out the shite bigtime, and aye we would do the same. Three Speed, St.Jude, Floatylight and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMcD Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 It's nae bother. I'm just glad to hear @Flat4 is back on the road again! Rust Collector, mk2_craig, Flat4 and 5 others 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat4 Posted June 16, 2022 Author Share Posted June 16, 2022 Scotland has been achieved! And I am in desperate need of a coffee! But I dare not switch it off in case it doesn't restart, so I'm leaving it running and locking it with the 2nd key On the plus side, the radio appears to be bloody strong. It was picking up BBC Wales while passing Tebay! sdkrc, Andy F, Three Speed and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat4 Posted June 16, 2022 Author Share Posted June 16, 2022 Coffee and Kit Kat also achieved Next stop HOME! Dyslexic Viking, LightBulbFun and Mrs6C 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Radio Wales .....Tom Jones and programming on rarebit recipes ? .....seriously glad you got the old girl going Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat4 Posted June 16, 2022 Author Share Posted June 16, 2022 The big blue bastard is home! Need to figure out wtf is going on with the fuelling system as it fired up once the fuel pump had been cycled a few times on position 2. Air getting in some where? Fuel filter looks old and nothing recent in the history that explicitly says it was done, may have been as part of a service but seems like a logical place to start. Final scores on the doors, it's now claiming an average of 52.9mpg! No pics yet, coz knackered, but I'll be chuffed if it's getting any where near that! It runs and drives REALLY well, despite the hiccup. I have now been awake more than 24 hours but I'm reasonably confident it will be worth it BeEP, AnnoyingPentium, dome and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_al_granvia Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 think it has a name now, the bbb... tits of steel hon, keeping going when faced with a night out. at least a volvo is comfy to doss in... love you loads xx think we will both be on intravenous caffeine today GMcD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieInExile Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 52.9MPG?! Bloody HELL. Petrol at nearly £2 a litre has me thinking I should punt my 850 T5 now and get myself one of these bad boys instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat4 Posted June 16, 2022 Author Share Posted June 16, 2022 44 minutes ago, GeordieInExile said: 52.9MPG?! Bloody HELL. Petrol at nearly £2 a litre has me thinking I should punt my 850 T5 now and get myself one of these bad boys instead. Personally I'd just stick an LPG conversion on the T5 but the D5 is a fabulous engine, when it's not being strangled by a Chinese auto box! Even that did an average of 45mpg. This one was showing 50.2 average mpg when I collected it so hopefully the nice long run to stretch it's legs has helped, aside from the possible air lock. Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat4 Posted June 16, 2022 Author Share Posted June 16, 2022 You know you've repatriated a Volvo to Scotland when you realise the amount of dead midges you collected on your last 100 miles 😆 Incidentally, if anyone sees chrome versions of these corner trim pieces for sale, can you give me a shout? I'm also looking for colour coded bump strips for the doors, and a front passenger door if it's the right colour. It has a dent in the lower half and some scuffs and scratches on top that I missed when I initially viewed (because it was wet at the time 🙄) which I think would be easier to tidy up with a replacement door rather than trying to pull the dent, fill, paint, etc. In other news, the big blue bastard just started first go after being sat slightly downhill all day! I was going down hill when it cut out this morning so it's a relief it's behaving, for now. Also... 😁 Lacquer Peel, Floatylight, AnnoyingPentium and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_al_granvia Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 for once she bought a car that isnt a project, only needs towball swapping or a alko (ugga dugga) swap 2 wheels and give a good decontamination, wash and polish... well bought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat4 Posted June 16, 2022 Author Share Posted June 16, 2022 1 minute ago, big_al_granvia said: for once she bought a car that isnt a project, only needs towball swapping or a alko (ugga dugga) swap 2 wheels and give a good decontamination, wash and polish... well bought Err swap all 4 wheels once you've painted the black pair silver again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 check fuel system for jubilee clips- they have no business being on an diseasel car Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 On 6/15/2022 at 6:40 PM, Dyslexic Viking said: It sucks to get old. Sucks to be on SSRIs. Dyslexic Viking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyslexic Viking Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 4 minutes ago, Lacquer Peel said: Sucks to be on SSRIs. If that's what I think it is then I can imagine it is. I have no experience with it. Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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