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General Car Chat / Re: Project anyone?
« on: 01 May 2024, 08:22:17 »Astonishing how prices like that are being paid for fords😱Boyhood aspirations or boyhood memories.
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Astonishing how prices like that are being paid for fords😱Boyhood aspirations or boyhood memories.
As I'm planning to give the rear donut bushes a go is it better to do this while I've got the diff lowered for the rear springs or should I put that back up and then do the bushes?
Wasn't that the original 1.0/1.1/1.3 Fester lumpDoes the Ecoboom last long enough to actually require a new belt?Or just avoiding the ecoboom in the first place.
Any mileage in retrofitting a 1.0 pinto in it's place
That's the one
What the hell is a 1.0l Pinto? And don't forget, the normal 1.6 or 2.0l Pintos are long, tall and heavy when compared to similar capacity 4 cylinder engines. Not to mention expensive now that the cars they came in are well over thirty years old.
The question has to be - Why !!!
Does the Ecoboom last long enough to actually require a new belt?Or just avoiding the ecoboom in the first place.
Any mileage in retrofitting a 1.0 pinto in it's place
Staggering !!! Seen a few youtube videos, literally cannot believe a rubber belt would be intentionally immersed in used engine oil!! Bonkers.
Hence I always suggest people with GM ones refurb them, rather than replace with crap. Its a bit extra work, but cheaper and will last longer.
Is there any easy to spot tell tale that they are original GM? GM logo somewhere?
You could get around expensive technology failure by buying a 'half decent' Morris Minor Woody from the fifties or sixties .......for about £10,000.
Let me know when you come back to your senses 🤣😱
Any car in that class is going to cost more, no different to Jaguar etc. If you want a car to spend minimal money on you go for a simple shopping car with nothing in it except the minimal equipment to drive it - steering wheel etc.
Assuming that someone ordered the spec you want and it's available for you to buy at a price and in a condition that meets your requirements.Yes, although in ten years I may have carked it so won't be an issue!I think the 5 Series in all generations (except perhaps the E60/61 at the time) has the most tame styling of all the vehicle ranges they make.Yeah, but in 10yrs when the prices are better....
If I had the cash i'd happily go from my F10 to a G30 or G60 but I don't so that's the end of that!
The main problem I found when looking for a used 5 series is getting the options you want in a decent example of the model you are after. I mean you can retrofit a lot of the kit but it's a lot of work which £ for £ you may as well just pay more in the beginning imho.
It's a trend started by those dickheads at Vag who couldn't package a car if their lives depended on it.
What I don't get is...The pharmacists' job appears to be counting. Not sure when it became a requirement to have a university degree to count up to 14 (or multiples thereof)
So it takes at least 2 people 15 minutes to move a pre-sealed box of pills about 3 feet from the shelf where they were stacked to the "customer". You get home, take that day's pills and wash them down with a nice single malt.
That's a very kind offer to do the work, and I'd be more than happy to assist in any way I can. Do you have any recommended brands/suppliers for the springs/top mounts/bump stops? I'll try and do some shopping and get all the parts together in the next couple of weeks