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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: Today at 08:05:55 »

Talking of cocks, an x351 Jag XJL owner pulled into Sainsburys carpark yesterday, and put it right in the middle of 2 spaces. 

Now, owning the SWB version, I know they are big cars for small parking spaces, but, I mean, REALLY?  It wasn't an old duffer either.

One of my many intrusive thoughts is to buy an original smart car  or similar just so I can park it in the 3/4 of a space some drivers insist on leaving next to their car.   

Fitted with a Hayabusa engine - obviously.

One of my Bro's worked for a company where he could choose any company car from Mercedes, and usually chose a Smart.  Partly because he could park it anywhere

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Omega General Help / Re: Recommissioning a barn find mv6

« on: Today at 08:01:33 »

Another 3l roars into life

I believe the 3.0l is the best of all petrol engines fitted to the Omega-B.  The 3.2 is compromised by penny pinching, resulting in approximately similar performance but with woeful economy (as is the 2.6 compared to the 2.5), and all others are a little underpowered, yet don't give a significant increase in economy.  The 3l is surprisingly economical given its age, assuming you don't hoof it everywhere.

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Omega General Help / Re: Oem Lower control arms ( Wishbones )

« on: Today at 07:57:59 »

We found that some pattern wishbones use a different rear bush to OE, making changing the rear bush a problem.  I'm sure even DG will confirm that ATP's shitty arms need replacement balljoints after a year or 2.

Hence if you have genuine GM arms in good condition, refurbing is the better, long term cheaper option. And short term cheaper as well

Indeed

Which is why is say to treat them as service items And whilst alignment cost is a consideration, the state of the roads means you're probably getting the alignment done the often too.

Which makes ATP junk quite expensive to use all the time, assuming the damn things ever turn up in the first place.

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General Discussion Area / Re: King Charles uses the same words as Biden.

« on: Yesterday at 15:04:15 »

I quite like France, and the French.  Obviously I don't include Paris or Parisians, or Calais and whatever the meatbags their are referred to (Somalians, I think).

Paris is just like London, only smells more, as the Seine is much dirtier than the Thames.  And central London is a monumental shithole.

The rest of France is generally nice and mostly rural, and the French are friendly and helpful.

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General Discussion Area / Re: King Charles uses the same words as Biden.

« on: Yesterday at 15:00:59 »

I have never set foot in the place and never will. It used to be full of French people, which is bad enough, but now it has millions of other undesirables too.

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Drove to Eurodisney many years ago when the kids were young, the whole place was shite the people were shite & the food was shite, vowed never to go back.

Well, what do you expect? An American theme park just outside Paris?  Of course its going to be shit, full of shit people - both the staff and the customers - and overpriced american style shitty food.

Its bad enough going to theme parks in america.  Whenever I went to Universal nearly 10 years ago, I think it was something like $30 for a 4 slice pizza, and $10 for a soft drink.  And the rides are beyond shite, with just 3 proper roller coasters across the entire park, with everything else being VR.  Did I mention it was shite?

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: Yesterday at 14:56:16 »

Talking of cocks, an x351 Jag XJL owner pulled into Sainsburys carpark yesterday, and put it right in the middle of 2 spaces. 

Now, owning the SWB version, I know they are big cars for small parking spaces, but, I mean, REALLY?  It wasn't an old duffer either.

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: Yesterday at 14:54:29 »

I learnt something during my week away.  I'd assumed that the Mercedes drivers universally being cocks was a UK thing, but it does appear to be global.

Present company (possibly!) excluded, of course

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Omega General Help / Re: Oem Lower control arms ( Wishbones )

« on: Yesterday at 14:51:39 »

We found that some pattern wishbones use a different rear bush to OE, making changing the rear bush a problem.  I'm sure even DG will confirm that ATP's shitty arms need replacement balljoints after a year or 2.

Hence if you have genuine GM arms in good condition, refurbing is the better, long term cheaper option. And short term cheaper as well

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Omega General Help / Re: Recommissioning a barn find mv6

« on: 08 July 2025, 13:16:37 »

Whilst in there, might be worth cleaning the tank out, if its sat for a decade and a half.

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Omega General Help / Re: Recommissioning a barn find mv6

« on: 08 July 2025, 13:08:14 »

Like all GM's of the era, fuel pump relay.  I just check it's not immobilised (flashing EML).

If not immobilised, start by checking power to fuel pump, and they work back electrically, or forward on fuel system from there.

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 08 July 2025, 10:29:48 »

I assume by now you've put it upside down into the scenery somewhere picturesque 

Mrs TB had some choice swearwords during some of my antics 

But I did go slow when she was flying the drone around it...
https://youtu.be/a2xXAW6T2iw

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 08 July 2025, 09:02:37 »

This

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 08 July 2025, 08:58:09 »

Swapped the little shitbox for the day, for something with 650cc, two wheels and significantly quicker

Did I fix that right?   

No

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 07 July 2025, 17:25:34 »

Swapped the little shitbox for the day, for something with 650cc and significantly quicker

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 06 July 2025, 19:39:47 »

If it's 1.0l lightly blown, either the engine is shagged, or the car weighs about 3t

On the upside, it would appear to be staggeringly frugle on fuel