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Author Topic: So what have you done to your car today?  (Read 3087840 times)

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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #24270 on: 28 August 2022, 23:26:56 »
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 28 August 2022, 23:19:04
A nice, reliable Mercedes...  ;D
:o
you've spent most your spare time in the last 5 years fixing the 3 Mercs you've had DG  :P
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #24271 on: 29 August 2022, 02:59:39 »
Quote from: dave the builder on 28 August 2022, 23:26:56
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 28 August 2022, 23:19:04
A nice, reliable Mercedes...  ;D
:o
you've spent most your spare time in the last 5 years fixing the 3 Mercs you've had DG  :P
Maintaining is not the same as fixing as you well know, having spent the same time not fixing your fleet of Vauxhalls ;)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #24272 on: 29 August 2022, 08:57:41 »
Still filling, rubbing and painting panels for the Austin. Will be soooooooo glad when its all painted as I hate body work. Then its back on the Omega running gear .
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #24273 on: 29 August 2022, 18:14:22 »
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 28 August 2022, 23:19:04
A nice, reliable Mercedes...  ;D
Too old for me.... ;)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #24274 on: 29 August 2022, 18:17:31 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 29 August 2022, 18:14:22
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 28 August 2022, 23:19:04
A nice, reliable Mercedes...  ;D
Too old for me.... ;)


Too Mercedes for me.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #24275 on: 29 August 2022, 18:57:06 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 29 August 2022, 18:14:22
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 28 August 2022, 23:19:04
A nice, reliable Mercedes...  ;D
Too old for me.... ;)
Are you suggesting that modern Mercedes' are merely parts bin cars?  ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #24276 on: 30 August 2022, 12:13:42 »
Quote from: STEMO on 29 August 2022, 18:57:06
Quote from: TheBoy on 29 August 2022, 18:14:22
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 28 August 2022, 23:19:04
A nice, reliable Mercedes...  ;D
Too old for me.... ;)
Are you suggesting that modern Mercedes' are merely parts bin cars?  ;D
Are you suggesting otherwise?
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #24277 on: 30 August 2022, 13:01:51 »
Woooohooooo - Elsie through the MOT for another year. Slight whinge about the handbrake reserve travel - but the handbrake has always been close to useless on it.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #24278 on: 30 August 2022, 13:21:34 »
Quote from: LC0112G on 30 August 2022, 13:01:51
Woooohooooo - Elsie through the MOT for another year. Slight whinge about the handbrake reserve travel - but the handbrake has always been close to useless on it.
Always a good feeling.  Assuming you always use the handbrake, just a spot of adjustment needed ;).  Omega handbrakes are useless for doing U-turns in the road, but plenty good enough to work as a parking brake :)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #24279 on: 30 August 2022, 20:34:27 »
Finally found out how long the fuel light stays on for :-[

Annoying it doesn't flash. On the plus side I was just about able to get it, sort of, out of the way.

Needs to go on a diet though, couldn't move it for trying.

Fortunately, it eventually restarted with a gallon added.  :-[

Also should be the last time it gets run that low as after this week my commute drops to about ten times a month rather than five days a week.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #24280 on: 31 August 2022, 10:52:20 »
Looking forward to getting the car back this afternoon :)

Bit sad, I'm excited about a broken car turning up ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #24281 on: 31 August 2022, 13:31:19 »
Car now on driveway.  Battery as flat as a witches tit, so suspect thats shagged
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #24282 on: 31 August 2022, 14:09:45 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 31 August 2022, 13:31:19
Car now on driveway.  Battery as flat as a witches tit, so suspect thats shagged

What made it break down in the first place ?
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #24283 on: 31 August 2022, 15:01:17 »
Quote from: henryd on 31 August 2022, 14:09:45
Quote from: TheBoy on 31 August 2022, 13:31:19
Car now on driveway.  Battery as flat as a witches tit, so suspect thats shagged

What made it break down in the first place ?
Have a look at warranywise's reliability index.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #24284 on: 31 August 2022, 19:42:24 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 31 August 2022, 13:31:19
Car now on driveway.  Battery as flat as a witches tit, so suspect thats shagged

That'll be all that electricity you insist on cramming into the poor thing.  ::)  :P
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