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Well, that should be Saturdays clean car, when it came back from the bodyshop... I never wash the car, so it hasn't been this clean, or this integral, in years :) It is already dirty again from two days driving in the muddy lanes around here :)
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Spotted some dust on the dashboard (wipes finger clean):p
Is that a diesel or petrol Hann?
Diesel Steve... good little car... Old, and now done 90.000miles, but still a good car... Managed to save it from the breakers yard twice the last 3 years, as rude blokes in towny 4x4's keep driving into it :(
I happily fitts 3 bikes in the back, as well as 3 people :)
It needs a new cambelt though :-(
After one of them as a second car so I can get up the lakes more, my mate Crumblydown has one, done over 100,000m and still going strong, the car that is, not Crumblydown, he's still going strong but I don't know his mileage?
LOL re Crumbly :)
2 lt HDi, should be good for another 50.000:) If it doesn't get smashed to smithereens before that is...
Oh I really must wash my car :o
What do you do to your cars Hann? A 2.0 HDi, sensibly driven and serviced, should be good for 300,000 miles, surely? It's what I'm looking to get out of my Peugeot Expert 2.0 HDi van.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hanneke
I don't do anything with them other than drive them... it is *them* that do unspeakable things to my poor car :w00t:
I am treating it to a new cambelt tomorrow and some new brake fluid, so it should do me another 90k at least :)
Bits of plastic have a tendency to fall off it though :rolleyes::thunbdown:
We have a Fiat Scudo 2lt JTD van and it has done about 250.000 and still going strong!
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Originally Posted by wheezing donkey
Missus has a little 206HDi, had Peugeot deisels for years (used to have the Estates, till the Missus forgot to put the handbrake on :o) they keep going for ever - so long as you don't wash them, that's what ruins them and makes other drivers crash into them.
Are you hinting it is the dirt that holds them together?Quote:
Originally Posted by molehill
I agree Moley, I never wash mine!
But looking at it all shiny and new back from the bodyshop, I could not resist recording it for posterity and sharing it with you all :) Little pleasures in life... It is well covered in muck again already so hopefully, no-one will drive into it now :)
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Originally Posted by molehill
No, it's the zip ties and gaffa tape that hold them together.... Still got that dent in the rear sill?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike T
How.....? It is being repaired as we speak, as is it's twin next to it, which enabled me to work out how/who caused it. Mrs T denies all knowledge, but has agreed to pay!Quote:
Originally Posted by dominion
No more zip ties and gaffa tape Dom, the bumper is integral :w00t:, it even has a grille again :w00t: The dent in the rear sill is still there though...and I even bought yellow gaffa tape not so long ago, to colour match the superior technique of keeping the bumper from falling off...
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Originally Posted by dominion
Now I just have to avoid badgers and big, bullish, rude men in big bullish towney shiny 4x4's that don't know how to negotiate country lanes in their BIG p***s extensions :woot:
Sorry, cross threaded post - Han's car was held together with gaffa tape and zip ties!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike T
Phew!Quote:
Originally Posted by dominion
I have a 4x4........ but don't need a penis extension ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Hanneke
You are also not a big, bullish rude man Stolly :D and I suspect you know how to drive a 4x4... 4x4's can actually move to the side of a lane, they don't need to stay in the middle of the narrow tarmac strip! Had said bloke moved over like I did, we would probably not even have knocked each others mirrors... in stead he lamost wrote off my car FFS!
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Originally Posted by Stolly
Wash!? Car!? I'm confused....
Oh! By the way! Whats the m.p.g. of those various vans? I'm guessing they're all very reliable and cheap to run and/or are there any geeky car types could tell me what is the best van (2nd hand!) re: m.p.g.
I was thinking of Merc Vito or Renault Traffic (as Vauxhall/Nissan one)
Cheers!
My Scudo does about 40 mpg if that helps? It is the higher spec 2.0 16V JTD engine, so not the most frugal but powerful enough to tow two horses in a horsebox safely...
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Originally Posted by that_fjell_guy
My Peugeot Expert HDi does between 39 & 42 m.p.g. according to the journey / terrain and how I drive it ( I clock then average out every tankful ). Avoid Vitos like the plague - the bodywork is not that clever and spares ( particularly engine & transmission parts ) need a mortgage.Quote:
Originally Posted by that_fjell_guy
What Hann, expect a poser in a 4x4 to get his 150 m.p.h. motorway tyres and alloy wheels all slutchy? From bitter experience I've concluded that the best technique in a narrow lane is to stay in the middle until the oncoming traffic has slowed almost to a halt, then pullover. If you pullover too soon, the oncoming driver sees that as a green light to coming barrelling throught at an unabated speed; hence 2 offside mirrors gone at £100 apiece ( without fitting charges - did that myself ).Quote:
Originally Posted by Hanneke
Our Octavia was only properly clean on the day we bought it.
Whilst I'll give it a 'once over' & scrub all the brake-dust off the wheels, I won't spend hours 'detailing' it like some of the contributors to 'Briskoda' do.
Having said that, I'll vacuum it out each week & clean the windows, as I like it to be clean inside.
It could have a 'crust' on the exterior, but I don't sit out there.
My Land Rovers only ever got washed when it rained, barring a couple of wedding atttendances in the Discovery:rolleyes:
On the flip-side, when we had the XKR it was polished..... by me too;)
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Got home insurance with esure a few months ago and the other day received 12 vouchers to have a 'Level 3' car wash at an IMO car washing place, one a month. That means it'll be being washed roughly 11 more times this year than last! Bonus.
Yeah, this is exactly what happened, only, it wasn't just the mirror, it was half the front of the car, twice in 3 years! Similar level of tosserdom in a similar car :(
Never a problem with the locals, we slow down, push ourselves into the hedgerow and pass each other, ususally winding the window down asking: how is it going... To which the answer is: 'not so bad', or 'middling' or more ferquently these days: I wished it would bloody stop raining!
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Originally Posted by wheezing donkey
My car had its first wash of the year when I lent it to my friend to go and see his mates in Wales. It came back looking like new and he had had one of my brake discs replaced and paid £50 towards the £130 bill (he refused to accept me refunding him). He also gave it a mini service. Hope he borrows it again because it needs a good vacuum inside and I reckon he's the man for the job!;)
Oh ekkk... brake discs replaced? I don't keep my car clean, however, it is always up to date on its services and mechanically sound! As we speak it has been serviced and is being given a new cam belt!
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Originally Posted by Hes
Don't worry Hann, I have mine serviced every year and unfortunately have had to have loads of work done this year. I bought it second hand and some damage from the previous owner's crash came to light after two years of me having it. I used to share it with my friend and his girlfriend and then I bought them out when it became apparent that we both needed it more than one week in every two.
The disc was weird, just one had worn a lot and my friend noticed it when he was swapping my tyres around (I have winter wheels on the front in bad conditions but ordinary ones on the back and he was swapping them over for me). The mechanic that deals with my car couldn't see a reason why it had worn so much and has now given it the all clear. Got to get some clonky bit changed soon too...he did tell me what it was but I've forgotten. Thank god its economical fuel-wise because it certainly costs a lot to maintain!
Oh phew :)
Yes, they do cost a lot... especially when they get older. Mind, mine has been good. Only ever had to pay for normal wear and tear stuff like tyres and the like. I knew the cam belt needed doing this year, so reserved some funds for that. Should be good for a fair while yet again now :)
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