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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #17340 on: 23 November 2018, 17:04:02 »

Got rid of the Jaaaagggg and now bombing around in a corsa

With your driving style and your recent indiscretion it's probably for the best.  ;)  Although something tells me it's a short term thing such as a hire car/courtesy car.  ::)

Poor hire company, that Corsa will be handed back with it's engine life severely shortened.
Said Corsa has not been above 40mph yet. Mrs TB says she quite likes it, so thumbs up there.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #17341 on: 23 November 2018, 17:05:26 »

Got rid of the Jaaaagggg and now bombing around in a corsa

With your driving style and your recent indiscretion it's probably for the best.  ;)  Although something tells me it's a short term thing such as a hire car/courtesy car.  ::)
Like you, I’m a reformed character, and deeply sorry for doing 80mph on an empty, downhill dual carriageway. How dangerous was I being
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #17342 on: 24 November 2018, 09:23:36 »

Got it through M.o.T. :y
well done young man  :y
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #17343 on: 25 November 2018, 11:24:31 »

Got rid of the Jaaaagggg and now bombing around in a corsa

With your driving style and your recent indiscretion it's probably for the best.  ;)  Although something tells me it's a short term thing such as a hire car/courtesy car.  ::)
Like you, I’m a reformed character, and deeply sorry for doing 80mph on an empty, downhill dual carriageway. How dangerous was I being
What did they charge you with? Dawdling? ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #17344 on: 25 November 2018, 18:34:43 »

Got rid of the Jaaaagggg and now bombing around in a corsa

With your driving style and your recent indiscretion it's probably for the best.  ;)  Although something tells me it's a short term thing such as a hire car/courtesy car.  ::)
Like you, I’m a reformed character, and deeply sorry for doing 80mph on an empty, downhill dual carriageway. How dangerous was I being
What did they charge you with? Dawdling? ;D
Madness, isn’t it.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #17345 on: 27 November 2018, 18:08:35 »

The mighty Corsa



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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #17346 on: 27 November 2018, 19:03:13 »

Discovered its battery was flat as a pancake this morning for some reason.  :-\
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #17347 on: 27 November 2018, 20:51:07 »

Is that someone breaking into the blue car in the background?Or are they going to take a leak down the side of it? :D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #17348 on: 28 November 2018, 17:58:56 »

Is that someone breaking into the blue car in the background?Or are they going to take a leak down the side of it? :D
Looks like a dodgy character to me.  In fact, seeing as its my eldest bro, I know its a dodgy character ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #17349 on: 01 December 2018, 01:49:37 »

Went to view it's potential replacement.

However being a jlr product it was composed almost entirely of rust. So I didn't buy it.

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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #17350 on: 01 December 2018, 11:48:41 »

After I'd finished using the V70 as a tow truck for the step daughters Meriva I took the Omega for a run round and got a puncture >:( and of course it was raining >:( >:(
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #17351 on: 01 December 2018, 12:56:13 »

Yesterday - put my good spare battery on the Omega is the one fitted had given up the ghost. Drove sons Punto to the shop to get a paper then realised I had forgot to take money with me - Albseimers.  :-[
Drove back home to get money, but fuel light came on  so decided to do the return journey in the 190. Took the long scenic route to  warm the engine up, and it decided to run out of chip oil half a mile from home. Fuel gauge is stuck at half way point, and my powers of mathematic calculation, evidently aren't what they used to be.
Had some chip oil in the boot, so tipped it in, but I wasn't surprised that the battery started to run down before it started. Its a bastard to start after running out, or changing the fuel filter.
Walked the half mile home (purchasing paper on the way), collected the Omega and jump leads and drove back to the 190.
Once connected up to the Omega I was able to just turn it over for as long as it took to get it started.
Drove the Omega back home, noticing range of 7 miles showing on the display.
Walked (uphill this time) the half mile back to the 190 and drove it home.
Drove swmbo in the Omega the 7 miles to Sainsburys in a state of quiet panic hoping it wouldnt run out before we got there. It didnt. It was showing 0 miles as we drove into the petrol station, where it took 62.5 litres to fill it up. I was expecting it to take more than that. :-\
Could have been worse, at least it didnt rain. ::) ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #17352 on: 01 December 2018, 13:12:11 »

probably a stray battered sausage or onion ring holding the fuel sender unit arm up in the 190  :D ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #17353 on: 01 December 2018, 14:11:52 »

Possibly.  ;D
You wouldn't believe how sticky that stuff gets when it dried out. I imagine the sender is gummed up with it. I plan on removing it and soaking it in petrol soon to hopefully cure this.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #17354 on: 01 December 2018, 14:34:15 »

All that to get your copy of the Daily Express!  ;D
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