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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #5205 on: 09 June 2013, 23:11:25 »
Was just considering that very point ::)

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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #5206 on: 09 June 2013, 23:12:21 »
Quote from: ex taxi al on 09 June 2013, 23:11:25
Was just considering that very point ::)

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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #5207 on: 10 June 2013, 17:54:43 »
Received a rollicking after she filled it today. Her economy is 19.9mpg, and apparently its all my fault as I did 70 miles in it Friday.

Personally, I think 19.9mpg is very respectable.
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« Reply #5208 on: 10 June 2013, 18:10:38 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 10 June 2013, 17:54:43
Received a rollicking after she filled it today. Her economy is 19.9mpg, and apparently its all my fault as I did 70 miles in it Friday.

Personally, I think 19.9mpg is very respectable.

It is...




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« Reply #5209 on: 10 June 2013, 21:31:04 »
went and saw a guy about the bottom balljoint for rover-wow-he had 1936 wolseley 16hp and a 18hp too -plus 3 p6 rovers /4 morris minors and 2 land rovers oh forgot 2 studebakers-should have taken camera :-[ But he gave me complete leg assembly for rover-fitted it little while ago :y and he charged me nothing :o said it was a pleasure to keep an oldie on the road-he meant the car not me--I think?
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« Reply #5210 on: 11 June 2013, 14:10:06 »
Fitted door strap on the rear door , no more flingy open and it will please mot man  ::) Got the mechanism a car jack and few other bits for £4 from scrapy  8)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #5211 on: 11 June 2013, 18:52:43 »
Nearly buried it into a Mondeo. oppswit tosspot.
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« Reply #5212 on: 11 June 2013, 19:00:02 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 11 June 2013, 18:52:43
Nearly buried it into a Mondeo. oppswit tosspot.
That's not good :-\
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #5213 on: 11 June 2013, 19:02:24 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 11 June 2013, 18:52:43
Nearly buried it into a Mondeo. oppswit tosspot.

Those airfresheners can be quite distracting you know....  :-\
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #5214 on: 11 June 2013, 19:03:26 »
Quote from: Ex-Sir Tigger on 11 June 2013, 19:02:24
Quote from: TheBoy on 11 June 2013, 18:52:43
Nearly buried it into a Mondeo. oppswit tosspot.

Those airfresheners can be quite distracting you know....  :-\

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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #5215 on: 11 June 2013, 20:33:36 »
Droplinks, handbrake adjustment, reverse sensors, photochromatic mirror and swapped out the basic intermittent wiper stalk for the variable one
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #5216 on: 11 June 2013, 21:35:17 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 10 June 2013, 17:54:43
Received a rollicking after she filled it today. Her economy is 19.9mpg, and apparently its all my fault as I did 70 miles in it Friday.

Personally, I think 19.9mpg is very respectable.

Average I assume, so you probably got about 15mpg out of it in the 70 miles you did in reality!
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #5217 on: 12 June 2013, 00:47:33 »
Cleaned the interior. Twas absolutely minging. Now fairly shiny, shiny, shiny 8)

Also swapped the front seats out.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #5218 on: 12 June 2013, 12:14:49 »
Quote from: RobG on 11 June 2013, 20:33:36
Droplinks, handbrake adjustment, reverse sensors, photochromatic mirror and swapped out the basic intermittent wiper stalk for the variable one
Did you have to fit a delay/variable timer relay too  :y
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #5219 on: 12 June 2013, 16:22:49 »
As we were becoming drowsy inside the car , thought id check the exhaust manifold ... all the bolts were loose  :o :o :o All tightened up now and no more exhaust fumes in the car  :)
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