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Author Topic: So what have you done to your car today?  (Read 3894461 times)

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05omegav6

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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #11235 on: 22 October 2015, 14:21:18 »
Wasted two gallons of fuel driving to my local Vx dealer to collect some bits that I had ordered last Friday...

Produced two bags of completely different parts, and then got all arsey when I pointed out that they were all wrong because he couldn't tell the difference between lower cross memberand crash bar on the EPC >:(

Apparently that branch only sells retail, so 5w30 is £42+vat for 5 litres... No offers or deals... So i politely laughed in his face and told him what I thought of his abilities...

Be interesting to see what parts arrive on Monday, but I suspect his manager might be getting an earful if they're wrong a second time.

But clearly customer loyalty counts for shit... I have bought six cars from them over the last 9 years :-\
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #11236 on: 23 October 2015, 14:01:39 »
On the road again....   well, almost....  top-end rebuild on both heads after CHG failure (on cylinder 3 oddly enough), heads are back on, engine timed, exhausts on, coolant system filled and pressure tested, just the electrics, fuel and inlet to put back.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #11237 on: 23 October 2015, 18:13:07 »
Took it back for re-test which it passed[I should hope so after spending £100 on it!]Gave it a celebratory wash/leather/hoover.Must steady up I think that's the 2nd time this year I've washed it ;D Now got to save up again for cam belt change,just hope it doesn't go bang before I've saved up :o
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #11238 on: 29 October 2015, 19:32:15 »
Took us to the Lake District & back no problem.  :y
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #11239 on: 30 October 2015, 22:29:13 »
Just been down to the New Forest, round town 27 mpg on this motorway run 36.9 mpg. 17 years old almost 140k on the old girl and she still can do that ding dong :D and she can pick up her skirts with a press of the right foot :y
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #11240 on: 31 October 2015, 06:47:34 »
Replaced knackered scuttle with an nice unbroken one, sealed it in and also fitted a pair of Insignia washer jets whilst I was there...

Also had the black one running for about four hours... Just about started off my 'dead' battery. I had charged it overnight about a month ago. No charge light, and started off charging at 14.4v, before gradually dropping down to 13.45 at idle. Will check voltage again when I get home as it will then have been off the car for 24 hours, so should have settled.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #11241 on: 02 November 2015, 18:11:19 »
Quote from: Monsieur Guffer on 21 October 2015, 23:56:23
Quote from: Kevin Wood on 21 October 2015, 23:46:15
Wondered why the roller skate was leaking coolant.. until I found the hole in the radiator. ::)

Was there a piece of ditch twig in the hole?  ::) ;D
You know how to win friends :P ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #11242 on: 02 November 2015, 19:24:20 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 02 November 2015, 18:11:19
Quote from: Monsieur Guffer on 21 October 2015, 23:56:23
Quote from: Kevin Wood on 21 October 2015, 23:46:15
Wondered why the roller skate was leaking coolant.. until I found the hole in the radiator. ::)

Was there a piece of ditch twig in the hole?  ::) ;D
You know how to win friends :P ;D
I'm sure we were all thinking it though :-X ::)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #11243 on: 02 November 2015, 22:44:11 »
Took the belts off the TD preparatory to removing the steering pump. The new one should arrive tomorrow. :y
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #11244 on: 03 November 2015, 09:47:03 »
Not my motor but helped a mate with the wiring on his Opel Manta Exclusive :)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #11245 on: 03 November 2015, 19:36:44 »
Walking to HS2 event - that colossal waste of money - I found where I'd left the battlebus ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #11246 on: 03 November 2015, 19:37:36 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 03 November 2015, 19:36:44
Walking to HS2 event - that colossal waste of money - I found where I'd left the battlebus ;D
It hadn't been stolen then?  ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #11247 on: 03 November 2015, 19:48:14 »
Quote from: STEMO on 03 November 2015, 19:37:36
Quote from: TheBoy on 03 November 2015, 19:36:44
Walking to HS2 event - that colossal waste of money - I found where I'd left the battlebus ;D
It hadn't been stolen then?  ;D
No effer wants it, clearly ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #11248 on: 03 November 2015, 19:51:07 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 03 November 2015, 19:36:44
Walking to HS2 event - that colossal waste of money - I found where I'd left the battlebus ;D
I thought everybody in Oxfordshire,Buckinghamshire, and londinum,wants hs2 to connect them to the poorer north.
Or is that Dave talking crap again :D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #11249 on: 03 November 2015, 21:27:18 »
M1/M25/A40 then A40/M25/M1   :y
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