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So what have you done to your car today?

Started by Loo-knee, 28 April 2011, 21:20:22

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VXL V6

Quote from: RumpelStiltSkin on 22 March 2017, 21:02:53
Quote from: RumpelStiltSkin on 20 March 2017, 21:00:31
until this morning when the EML came on after it went swimming through an awfully big puddle.  No loss of power, and it went out next time I started it. No code reader up here to see what it was.
Yesterday, EML came on in exactly the same place, again no loss of power. Went off at next restart.

Today, I purposely took a different route, no EML.

Weird.

Must be crossing a geomagnetic field....

Alternatively, if you hit 88 MPH do the tyres catch fire followed by bright flashes of light then where Tiffins should be is replaced with two pine trees?

TheBoy

Quote from: VXL V6 on 22 March 2017, 21:10:31
Quote from: RumpelStiltSkin on 22 March 2017, 21:02:53
Quote from: RumpelStiltSkin on 20 March 2017, 21:00:31
until this morning when the EML came on after it went swimming through an awfully big puddle.  No loss of power, and it went out next time I started it. No code reader up here to see what it was.
Yesterday, EML came on in exactly the same place, again no loss of power. Went off at next restart.

Today, I purposely took a different route, no EML.

Weird.

Must be crossing a geomagnetic field....

Alternatively, if you hit 88 MPH do the tyres catch fire followed by bright flashes of light then where Tiffins should be is replaced with two pine trees?
We are talking about the Battlebus :P
Grumpy old man

VXL V6

Quote from: RumpelStiltSkin on 22 March 2017, 21:12:19
Quote from: VXL V6 on 22 March 2017, 21:10:31
Quote from: RumpelStiltSkin on 22 March 2017, 21:02:53
Quote from: RumpelStiltSkin on 20 March 2017, 21:00:31
until this morning when the EML came on after it went swimming through an awfully big puddle.  No loss of power, and it went out next time I started it. No code reader up here to see what it was.
Yesterday, EML came on in exactly the same place, again no loss of power. Went off at next restart.

Today, I purposely took a different route, no EML.

Weird.

Must be crossing a geomagnetic field....

Alternatively, if you hit 88 MPH do the tyres catch fire followed by bright flashes of light then where Tiffins should be is replaced with two pine trees?
We are talking about the Battlebus :P
Absolutely, probably got better acceleration than that hateful engine they flung in the Delorean

Lazydocker

Whatever it is... I didn't do it

Andy H

"Deja Moo - The feeling that you've heard this bull somewhere before."

Lazydocker

Whatever it is... I didn't do it

Andy H

"Deja Moo - The feeling that you've heard this bull somewhere before."

Lazydocker

Quote from: Andy H on 22 March 2017, 22:30:11
Quote from: Lazydocker on 22 March 2017, 22:20:11
Quote from: Andy H on 22 March 2017, 22:18:22
Quote from: Lazydocker on 22 March 2017, 22:16:26
Wrote it off...  :o
Bugger. Are you OK?

Yeah... The stag won!!
You didn't manage to drag it home to make venison sandwiches then?
I hit the bugger at 60 but, being dark, couldn't see where he went! ::)

I'll do pictures tomorrow but it has done a good job ::) Biggest concern was it coming through the screen to be honest.
Whatever it is... I didn't do it

Doctor Gollum

Ouch. Hopefully you're all ok. Car is fixable/replaceable  ;)
Onanists always think outside the box.

Lazydocker

Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 22 March 2017, 22:57:18
Ouch. Hopefully you're all ok. Car is fixable/replaceable  ;)

Yeah, I'm all good and nobody else in car with me at the time. Whilst everything is fixable, I don't think it's going to be worth the hassle. Pictures tomorrow :y
Whatever it is... I didn't do it

VXL V6

Quote from: Lazydocker on 22 March 2017, 22:20:11
Quote from: Andy H on 22 March 2017, 22:18:22
Quote from: Lazydocker on 22 March 2017, 22:16:26
Wrote it off...  :o
Bugger. Are you OK?

Yeah... The stag won!!
Did exactly the same with my first Omega, only wing and mirror damage but I thought the Antlers were going to come through the screen and finish me off!

As long as your ok. Car can be replaced.

Nick W

After six years and 52k miles in my use, plus whatever the previous owner who paid for them did, I've finally had to fit new front discs and pads. Did that when I got in from work.


NSR wheel bearing tomorrow.

TheBoy

Quote from: Nick W on 24 March 2017, 18:44:25
After six years and 52k miles in my use, plus whatever the previous owner who paid for them did, I've finally had to fit new front discs and pads.
Sounds like the Zaffy's brakes need doing again.  I'm sure I only did them last month ;D
Grumpy old man

TheBoy

Today I have been abusing the Battlebus on steep, narrow roads.  Mullered the brakes, and knackered the economy, but its behaving remarkably well.

Could definitely have used those missing horses today though, so need to have a poke around the turbo when I get home, along with grinding down the caliper mounting bracket to make the pads sit a little better on the back.
Grumpy old man

tunnie

Quote from: RumpelStiltSkin on 24 March 2017, 20:16:35
Today I have been abusing the Battlebus on steep, narrow roads.  Mullered the brakes, and knackered the economy, but its behaving remarkably well.

Could definitely have used those missing horses today though, so need to have a poke around the turbo when I get home, along with grinding down the caliper mounting bracket to make the pads sit a little better on the back.

You know you could just get something decent and new and not spend 80% of your time repairing 3 rusting wrecks  ;D