Founding Member PaulS Posted December 15, 2023 Founding Member Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 Your new suspension work looks lovely. But I guess you sweated buckets getting all those old rusty bolts undone... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jang Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 On 12/15/2023 at 5:15 PM, hughezee said: Nice work 👍 Thank you On 12/15/2023 at 6:04 PM, PaulS said: Your new suspension work looks lovely. But I guess you sweated buckets getting all those old rusty bolts undone... Impact wrench was helpful but still needed few stitches on my finger after spanner slipped 🤣 On 12/15/2023 at 10:01 AM, PTR200S said: Very smart 👍👍👍👍👍 Thank you 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Laird_Scooby Posted December 17, 2023 Moderators Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 26 minutes ago, jang said: needed few stitches on my finger after spanner slipped 🤣 Your neighbours learned some (more) new swear words then? My neigbours vocabulary has grown over the years for similar reasons! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jang Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 Advantage of being foreigner - you can shout whatever you like🤣 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Laird_Scooby Posted December 17, 2023 Moderators Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 57 minutes ago, jang said: Advantage of being foreigner - you can shout whatever you like🤣 I can't always get away with that though as some of my (not quite next door) neighbours are biligual and/or multilingual - sometimes it's hard enough to understand their normal "English" as Americans use different words for many things - for example, we call it a "bum-bag", they call it a "fanny-pack". The list is endless and causes great confusion (and often comedy!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jang Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 3 hours ago, Laird_Scooby said: Your neighbours learned some (more) new swear words then? My neigbours vocabulary has grown over the years for similar reasons! 1 hour ago, Laird_Scooby said: I can't always get away with that though as some of my (not quite next door) neighbours are biligual and/or multilingual - sometimes it's hard enough to understand their normal "English" as Americans use different words for many things - for example, we call it a "bum-bag", they call it a "fanny-pack". The list is endless and causes great confusion (and often comedy!) Haha. I think I am safe swearing in my language as I believe am only the one foreigner in the village 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PTR200S Posted December 20, 2023 Moderators Report Share Posted December 20, 2023 Yesterday was a great ride out in the Coupe, probably the last one this year, as of the end of the month it will be off the road, safe from the salt fairies 😡 Next job, today, tomorrow, is a full wash and underbody clean, re Bilt Hamber the underside , discon the battery, couple of dry bags inside... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Laird_Scooby Posted December 20, 2023 Moderators Report Share Posted December 20, 2023 2 hours ago, PTR200S said: safe from the salt fairies 😡 Evil entities! Salt fairies need to go and live somewhere else and make the car owners of that country worry instead! While they're at it the sunshine fairies can move in to take their paces here! Would be quite happy to have 20C winters with plenty of sun and 35C summers............ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PTR200S Posted December 23, 2023 Moderators Report Share Posted December 23, 2023 Coupe got a good wash yesterday...went out in it this morning.. Needs ANOTHER wash now, the roads are awash with dirt, mud and salt 😭 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member PaulS Posted December 23, 2023 Founding Member Report Share Posted December 23, 2023 if only my coupe problems were related to it being dirty.... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PTR200S Posted December 23, 2023 Moderators Report Share Posted December 23, 2023 49 minutes ago, PaulS said: if only my coupe problems were related to it being dirty.... How is it going?? Getting any further since the last report ?? Might be selling mine in the new year, or Elly... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member PaulS Posted December 25, 2023 Founding Member Report Share Posted December 25, 2023 On 12/23/2023 at 6:13 PM, PTR200S said: How is it going?? Getting any further since the last report ?? Still not sorted the brakes, but more worryingly, the eccentric rotation of the drive shaft inner end which unless sorted will cause severe vibration at road speeds although OK whilst jacked up on my path. Out of ideas on that one.... all suggestions welcome as it is at least 1" out of true Had more than a few issues with my C240 that have sopped up time (and not much chance to do anything with our continual rain over the last 2 months....) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PTR200S Posted December 29, 2023 Moderators Report Share Posted December 29, 2023 Surely the inner shaft must be bent then ???......is there a centre shaft bearing on that side ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PTR200S Posted December 29, 2023 Moderators Report Share Posted December 29, 2023 Today was a sad day, Declared Sorn on the Coupe.... It will be up for sale towards the end of February, probably with a new mot although the current one doesn't expire until April. It has to go as it no longer fits in with my life duties and I can't afford to keep it as a total toy 😭 ..other vehicles will need to go too I think although currently Elly has had a reprieve so I will still be "Yo, Vtec" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted December 30, 2023 Administrators Report Share Posted December 30, 2023 MOT has expired on my coupe now 🫣 I should probably sorn it as well, oddy has been solid on daily duties and lugging speakers and equipment around...🤨 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PTR200S Posted December 30, 2023 Moderators Report Share Posted December 30, 2023 That's the trouble, as big as the Coupe is and it's been working for its living, on and off , the Elysion is so much more useful with daily life as it is now. I do miss the nimble response of the Coupe though, due to the lighter weight its much easier to chuck it around than the van 🤣🤣🤣🤣 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry93 Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 On 12/29/2023 at 2:20 PM, PTR200S said: Today was a sad day, Declared Sorn on the Coupe.... It will be up for sale towards the end of February, probably with a new mot although the current one doesn't expire until April. It has to go as it no longer fits in with my life duties and I can't afford to keep it as a total toy 😭 ..other vehicles will need to go too I think although currently Elly has had a reprieve so I will still be "Yo, Vtec" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I can understand with everything being costly these days and at the same time with changes in life priorities. But can't you just put a cover on it, and let it sit and gather dust somewhere on the drive, until the interest and time comes back 🥲 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Laird_Scooby Posted January 2 Moderators Report Share Posted January 2 1 hour ago, Harry93 said: But can't you just put a cover on it, and let it sit and gather dust somewhere on the drive If it's just a month or two that would be a good idea. However, i could be wrong but i think Petes life/priorities etc have changed so much it won't just be a few months at the most and to be honest, that would be unkind to the car, not to mention expensive to recommission afterwards. Hopefully things will change back for him before he has to take a permanent decision though! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PTR200S Posted January 2 Moderators Report Share Posted January 2 22 hours ago, Harry93 said: I can understand with everything being costly these days and at the same time with changes in life priorities. But can't you just put a cover on it, and let it sit and gather dust somewhere on the drive, until the interest and time comes back 🥲 I would like to do that but not practical under the current situation but I may have a new home for it with the SIL as the Honda Civic semi auto we bought earlier in the year is not really cutting the mustard..Downside is that I will still be looking after it but not driving it for my pleasure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PTR200S Posted January 2 Moderators Report Share Posted January 2 20 hours ago, Laird_Scooby said: Hopefully things will change back for him before he has to take a permanent decision though! Just possible if it goes to the SIL as it would be a stop gap for him...maybe six months or so...but the ved is the real killer.........if it was doing a lot of daily miles I could probably justify keeping it at the 400 quid tax. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PTR200S Posted January 4 Moderators Report Share Posted January 4 Good clean up today, this weather is atrocious at the moment but a nice sunny interlude, no wind, today allowed a good wash of the exterior and a cursory inside removal of the bits required for daily living in a vehicle !! Lifted the bonnet too, looks OK, bit of a clean and it's good to go. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welland99 Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 What is SIL? 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PTR200S Posted January 4 Moderators Report Share Posted January 4 27 minutes ago, welland99 said: What is SIL? Son in law !!! Problem comes in when you have a sister in law too !!! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted March 5 Administrators Report Share Posted March 5 Clean coupe 😍 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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