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General Car Chat / Re: Decision time soon
« on: 20 April 2022, 12:35:15 »
It still runs fine, pulls fine, and feels tight, despite never having any steering or suspension work. But that may be an upcoming kick in the nadgers at MOT time.

Chuck it in for a ticket so you'll know what it needs then make a decision :y

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 20 April 2022, 09:41:24 »
Discos eat the 2.7 for fun.
Not sure, as said earlier, if its a stressed part of the chassis.

Its not *that* common, BTW, but obviously when it happens, its splattered over forums. Said engine - crap plastic mouldings aside - is considered pretty bombproof in Jags. And economical.

I think it's common in badly maintained Disco's and not just the Disco 3's 2.7TDV6, but the 3.0TDV6 found in the Disco 4 as well.  ;)

Have a look through the ads for Disco 3's and you'll see plenty with interplanetary mileages   :)

The 3.0 seems to have many more issues than the 2.7 ???

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 19 April 2022, 09:31:53 »
Well Ive done about a 1000 miles in the newly acquired V70 and its averaged 43mpg, well pleased with that and although I miss the Saabs get up and go the Volvo does very well as very torquey

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General Discussion Area / Re: EASTER
« on: 17 April 2022, 20:24:28 »
Easter was like a second Christmas when I was growing up. Gatherings of the clans usually at the Grandparents, loads of food and drink, with a big sit down roast turkey dinner on Easter Sunday.  :y

Today I went to the supermarket and was perplexed to find it closed.... Ah yes it's Easter Sunday!  ::)  ;D

Happy Easter!  :)

Same here. However, I was able to fill up with diesel. £114 !!  :o and i wasn't even completely empty  :-\

Either you have an exceptionally large tank or derv is exceptionally expensive. :)

£172.9.  I don't acyually know how big tank is ???   Volvo V70

15 ish gallons from memory :y

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Yesterday I changed the rear nearside brake caliper on my Mondeo, and due to a schoolboy error spilt loads of brake fluid on my drive, leaving a nice black stain in the tarmac.  ::)

Later feeling a bit stiff and achy from my exertions and a bit pissed off with spilling the brake fluid, I decided to have a long hot bath which was nice.  When I pulled the plug, I thought that the draining noise sounded unusual so checked in the crawl space/void under the house and saw that the waste pipe had disconnected itself and was pouring water everywhere and all over stuff stored there.  :(  Due to the wet, damp and mould growing over everything it looks as though the pipe came apart ages ago, but as I usually shower I didn't notice anything strange going on.  :-\

This morning I went to move the Mondeo and it was as dead as a Dodo!  >:(  Don't know what happened, but I think I may have left the ignition on last night with the wipers on intermittent judging by the position of the wipers this morning. Cursed the Ford designers, who thought it was a good idea to tuck the battery behind the air box, so you have to remove the air box to get the battery out.  >:(  ::)

How's your weekend going?  ???  ::)  ;D

On the upside water will wash away the brake fluid as the stuff absorbs moisture

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 16 April 2022, 13:01:10 »
Up early this morning for my first speed awareness course ::)
You'll love it, Henry, it's very informative  ;D

Wasn't too bad actually as the guy doing it wasn't a Dick :y

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General Discussion Area / Re: Loss
« on: 16 April 2022, 07:47:40 »
Very sorry for your loss,thoughts are with you.

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 16 April 2022, 07:42:54 »
Up early this morning for my first speed awareness course ::)

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 11 April 2022, 17:39:15 »
Stuck a new nearside mirror glass onto the V70 this morn,nothing exciting  :(

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General Discussion Area / Re: The gap is growing.
« on: 04 April 2022, 16:09:12 »
I wouldn't mind a Volvo V70 T6, but I was crunching some numbers the other day and I reckon it would cost 10p a mile more to run than my current V70 D5, plus the addition VED.  :-\

I've just bought a mk3 V70 2.0 diesel, been re-mapped and goes well but brilliant on fuel here locally :y

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General Car Chat / Re: Sports car for an old git
« on: 02 April 2022, 10:13:23 »
Pug 306 convertible it is then... :D

Next...

I have one of them and actually quite like it :y

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Sorry for your loss Steve, thoughts with you :'(

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 23 March 2022, 11:13:41 »
Immobiliser stopping me starting my master van been dodgy for weeks, this is going to be fun🙁

On older Renaults if you disconnected battery then switched ignition on, reconnect the battery while still switched on and you could start them

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I have to be quite straight here, putting a car in with tyres on the legal limit is asking for trouble, you are into measuring with a 5 quid DIY checker to a 10th of a mm, not surprised it failed to be quite honest.  :y (you may be surprised at the tyre price, nothing to lose by asking)

Corroded rear spring from my understanding is an advisory, its only a fail if broken, there are a few weasle words relating to 'seriously weakened' which is very 'wooly'

I don’t remotely disagree with you Mark. I share your view. Sadly, in the time I was given to check it, there wasn’t enough time to get tyres before the MOT.

You’re not entirely correct about a £5 device being used to measure it, though. It was the type that would hold up in court ….. :y

Its still a £5 tool they use though ::)

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General Car Chat / Re: Project anyone?
« on: 16 March 2022, 17:41:51 »
I've always liked these!  8)  :y

No engine tho...  :-\  Would something like this fit?  ???  :y

It might fit but most of the Dub boys goes Subaru as its physically similar

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