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General Car Chat / Re: Astra J held to Ransom by Eden Vauxhall over failed MOT

« on: 21 March 2022, 12:41:53 »

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.  (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 …..

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!   

No engine tho...    Would something like this fit?   

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

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General Discussion Area / Re: Genuine or fake?

« on: 14 March 2022, 13:59:59 »

I think any Rolex is assumed to be a fake these days, I treated myself to a Tudor Black bay a couple of years ago and am terrified of wearing it in case it gets scratched

I had to google this.

Around £3000 .....Probably best just to keep it in it's presentation case.

Tudor and Rolex have same parent company

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General Discussion Area / Re: Whats Your Current Fuel Price?

« on: 14 March 2022, 13:56:42 »

Speaking of petrol and derv.

I passed 2 petrol stations yesterday.

One had derv at 20p a litre more 159.9 to 179.9 for derv.

At the other derv was only 6p a litre more.

One for Mulder and Scully.

yes, around 15p differnce between the two down this way whereas it used to be a couple of pence.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Whats Your Current Fuel Price?

« on: 12 March 2022, 00:43:04 »

Paid £1.59 for diesel today. Little Pierre has averaged 63mpg since I started driving it again over the last couple of days.
Ive always loved that little car. 

You need my lads Seat Toledo,just averaged 68.5 from cornwall to Portsmouth then on to Kent at motorway speeds,(he's23 and doesn't hang about) car is 15 plate Toledo 1.6 tdi 

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General Discussion Area / Re: Whats Your Current Fuel Price?

« on: 10 March 2022, 09:33:42 »

Texaco local to me is £1.94 lt diesel

Is that the one near Tescos?  I was in there last November on a trip down, and there was a queue at Tesco.

Jeez.

No, its Treluswell near Penryn, Helston Texaco £1.84, they aint busy with Tesco next door at £1.59

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General Discussion Area / Re: Whats Your Current Fuel Price?

« on: 09 March 2022, 14:57:31 »

Texaco local to me is £1.94 lt diesel

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General Discussion Area / Re: AN225 no more...

« on: 05 March 2022, 10:40:35 »

Wings might go again on the unfinished one, although no idea where that one is

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General Car Chat / Re: Laptop based diagnostic software

« on: 02 March 2022, 09:50:23 »

Just ordered Henry's Autel dongle.
See how it goes ............
Thanks 

Oi , don't blame me

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General Car Chat / Re: Oil proof sealant...

« on: 02 March 2022, 09:47:58 »

While I'm plodding through my rebuild I'm going to need some suitable sealant for the sump, the oil cooler, etc.

Any recommendations for a biiiig cartridge that I can use with a sealant gun rather than me messing about with un-Pete-friendly little tubes? I'm figuring it will work out better value and more importantly I can control it better with my fists of ham...

This is very good   https://www.wynns.eu/product/black-gasket-maker/

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General Car Chat / Re: Laptop based diagnostic software

« on: 27 February 2022, 20:10:53 »

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B01ABWEIHM/ref=sspa_mw_detail_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9kZXRhaWwp13NParams

This is similar to mine but probably newer version ,no updates to pay for as all covered by initial purchase

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General Car Chat / Re: Laptop based diagnostic software

« on: 27 February 2022, 20:05:33 »

The Autel Maxiscan tablets seems to be pretty well received. At a price.

Autel also do a phone app based set up and a dongle to plug into diagnostic socket,you download a manufacturer of your choice in the initial price and can add more for more outlay,I use one for Saab as my Snap on scan tool doesn't cover Saab well, it works well and access to all modules

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General Discussion Area / Re: Well, come on, let's do Ukraine

« on: 25 February 2022, 13:32:47 »

The other thing is that there have been suggestions that he is not well and has Parkinson's disease.  I noticed last night on the news, that as he walked across a room to a podium his right arm was completely still, as if he has had a stroke or something. 

Maybe he thinks time is not on his side....

An old uncle of mine suffered with Parkinson's. He was never still and shook like a shitting dog most of the time.

Yes, the RE teacher at school had Parkinsons.  We called him The Shaking Budda!  

It comes in many different forms, my sister has it but no shakes just everything slowed down

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General Car Chat / Re: Honda CR-V 2.2 cdti v-tec 07 ish

« on: 19 February 2022, 13:44:51 »

The other consideration with some XC90s and most CRVs is that they are wwd not awd*, so not so great for towing.

* I know the R280Cdi is only two wheel drive, but at least it is the back wheels.

All XC90's are permanent 4x4

Not quite true...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_XC90

Must be bloody rare then as I have never seen one on the originals ,current generation does do wrong wheel drive on some models

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General Car Chat / Re: Honda CR-V 2.2 cdti v-tec 07 ish

« on: 18 February 2022, 19:13:36 »

The other consideration with some XC90s and most CRVs is that they are wwd not awd*, so not so great for towing.

* I know the R280Cdi is only two wheel drive, but at least it is the back wheels.

All XC90's are permanent 4x4