Twosmoke300 buys a sportyish Ford

[twosmoke300]

To be fair I’ve got to keep you and your MG in headgasket radius - I’ll meet you at home 😂

[sierraman]

Just now, twosmoke300 said:

To be fair I’ve got to keep you and your MG in headgasket radius - I’ll meet you at home 😂

Below the belt that… 😂

[Matty]

Oi @twosmoke300 have you done owt at this yet? Been lanoguarding mine today and it set me thinking.  

[RoverFolkUs]

On 17/10/2024 at 12:59, twosmoke300 said:

To be fair I’ve got to keep you and your MG in headgasket radius - I’ll meet you at home 😂

Somehow missed this.. rude! Professionally* repaired I'll have you know, without a skim 😂

[twosmoke300]

7 hours ago, Matty said:

Oi @twosmoke300 have you done owt at this yet? Been lanoguarding mine today and it set me thinking.  

In for Mot on Thursday and hopefully on the road 1st Dec .

[Matty]

3 hours ago, twosmoke300 said:

In for Mot on Thursday and hopefully on the road 1st Dec .

Take it it didn't need much? Or is that for Thursday to tell?

[twosmoke300]

8 hours ago, Matty said:

Take it it didn't need much? Or is that for Thursday to tell?

Brake pipe , the fuel pump it was initially dragged in for , coolant expansion tank and a hood service and lanoguard . 
Hopefully be ok on the mot . Tyres will be advised but I want to make sure I like driving it and it’s ok before I put 4 decent tyres and a wheel refurb on it 

[Matty]

1 hour ago, twosmoke300 said:

Brake pipe , the fuel pump it was initially dragged in for , coolant expansion tank and a hood service and lanoguard . 
Hopefully be ok on the mot . Tyres will be advised but I want to make sure I like driving it and it’s ok before I put 4 decent tyres and a wheel refurb on it 

Well I hope you like it. Weird sort of validation for my choices I suppose 🤣

[twosmoke300]

She’s all motd now . Ready to go on the road on the 1st Dec . Can’t afford to waste tax at that much a year . 

[twosmoke300]

@RoverFolkUs how’s the the MG ?

[RoverFolkUs]

4 minutes ago, twosmoke300 said:

@RoverFolkUs how’s the the MG ?

Just back on the road this week! Just the welding and headlining left to do, but it's on the road. Need to drop the coolant again and get some more antifreeze in there, it's currently running a weak mix of dishwasher tablets 😂

[twosmoke300]

33 minutes ago, RoverFolkUs said:

Just back on the road this week! Just the welding and headlining left to do, but it's on the road. Need to drop the coolant again and get some more antifreeze in there, it's currently running a weak mix of dishwasher tablets 😂

Motd before the welding ? Sounds legit 😂

[beko1987]

1 minute ago, twosmoke300 said:

Motd before the welding ? Sounds legit 😂

"it'll deffo get done m8" 

[RoverFolkUs]

32 minutes ago, twosmoke300 said:

Motd before the welding ? Sounds legit 😂

I bought it with an MOT!!!!! Never had an advisory in its life, they just got written in pen on the back of the certificate 🤣🤣

[Matty]

Go on then @twosmoke300. You been out in it today?

[twosmoke300]

Yeh only 10 miles or so . Seems nice . Bit of a worrying rattle at idle and a noisy aux belt . Hoping it’s a noisy alternator not a timing chain . Will investigate this week at some point 

[Matty]

1 hour ago, twosmoke300 said:

Yeh only 10 miles or so . Seems nice . Bit of a worrying rattle at idle and a noisy aux belt . Hoping it’s a noisy alternator not a timing chain . Will investigate this week at some point 

Good stuff. Drive it's bollocks off and it'll get under your skin. Very tip of your toes driving experience.

[twosmoke300]

Juicy bastard ! I could genuinely run a defender for less !

Managed to eek it up up 28mpg by driving it so slowly I may as well have a 1.25 fiesta 😂

I know it needs a stat but Jesus wept . 

[Matty]

1 hour ago, twosmoke300 said:

Juicy bastard ! I could genuinely run a defender for less !

Managed to eek it up up 28mpg by driving it so slowly I may as well have a 1.25 fiesta 😂

I know it needs a stat but Jesus wept . 

32 round the doors for ours. Includes regular kicking it's teeth in.

[twosmoke300]

1 minute ago, Matty said:

32 round the doors for ours. Includes regular kicking it's teeth in.

I’m hoping a decent thermostat will help . 
Gotta say so far it’s not as involving a drive as my old puma was . 

[Matty]

3 minutes ago, twosmoke300 said:

I’m hoping a decent thermostat will help . 
Gotta say so far it’s not as involving a drive as my old puma was . 

Yeah but that's a bloody high bar 🤣

[twosmoke300]

2 minutes ago, Matty said:

Yeah but that's a bloody high bar 🤣

True . 

[RoverFolkUs]

4 hours ago, twosmoke300 said:

Juicy bastard ! I could genuinely run a defender for less !

Managed to eek it up up 28mpg by driving it so slowly I may as well have a 1.25 fiesta 😂

I know it needs a stat but Jesus wept . 

It's ok, I've averaged 26.7mpg on the MG by driving it properly* 😬

[twosmoke300]

30 minutes ago, RoverFolkUs said:

It's ok, I've averaged 26.7mpg on the MG by driving it properly* 😬

Coming from a c3 1.4 hdi that I couldn’t get to do less than 60mpg it’s hurting man ! 
 

[beko1987]

Got to he careful now your a retired pensioner 😂

[twosmoke300]

1 hour ago, beko1987 said:

Got to he careful now your a retired pensioner 😂

Every pound is a prisoner 

[RoverFolkUs]

@twosmoke300 bang out of order mate, street racing/tailgating me in the MG. And you complain about shit fuel economy!!

 

 

[Matty]

21 minutes ago, RoverFolkUs said:

@twosmoke300 bang out of order mate, street racing/tailgating me in the MG. And you complain about shit fuel economy!!

 

 

He will destroy you. Once he's saved up for the petrol 😄

[twosmoke300]

9 hours ago, RoverFolkUs said:

It's ok, I've averaged 26.7mpg on the MG by driving it properly* 😬

Is that miles per gallon of coolant ?

[twosmoke300]

1 hour ago, Matty said:

He will destroy you. Once he's saved up for the petrol 😄

Super unleaded in and it’s up to 33,6 on the child shuttle this evening. That I can live with