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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13200 on: 24 September 2016, 19:22:14 »
First bit of service work on the VW, oil and filter change, new air filter and new pollen filter. All nice and straight forward, so pleased basic service work can be done by me.

Next need to get VAG software to do rear brake pads and fuel filter change.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13201 on: 24 September 2016, 19:42:45 »
Two new tyres on the Panda ( shopping trolley 😀😁😂) £50 so cheap, if only I liked small cars I could save a fortune !
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« Reply #13202 on: 24 September 2016, 20:35:30 »
Gave the 3.0 MV6 a workout,up to SLady bitshorpe and back again in under 8 hours including a 30min hold up on the M25 for the smallest of fender benders,that is one shite road! total distance 430 miles and still around a quarter of a tank of squirt left :y
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13203 on: 25 September 2016, 09:11:41 »
Quote from: tunnie on 22 September 2016, 20:57:21
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 22 September 2016, 20:49:17
Bet TBs fuel pence per mile is still substantially less than yours... ::)

 ;D ;D ;D ;D

Bet you it is not.... considering KW said his is 12p and TB is no way near that. My last tank had me at almost get sub 9p mile.

Also considering his last tank of gas got him 200 miles, I seriously doubt he is getting any were near mine. I bet you it's more like double mine
Your total costs per annum, including fuel, insurance, servicing, depreciation.... ;)

And obviously, I drive fast enough not to be as annoying as a caravan ;D.

Actually, the reason for my lower mpg recently is because the little bastids have gone back to school and the usual dumb-arsed must-drive-20mph-below-the-speed-limit retards are back to driving, I am having to drive too slow to get acceptable mpg.  I supposed I should go into the correct office, when even driving quite briskly, I get > 22mpg @48ppl (probably cheaper at Asda, but those useless mongrels aren't worth the 800yrd detour off the M40).  The only way you'll get that out of a detuned VAG 2.0 diesel is to get in everybody's way ;)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13204 on: 25 September 2016, 09:15:26 »
Quote from: tunnie on 22 September 2016, 22:01:45
I need to buy a Galaxy/Zafira soon as well. do I care about deprecation? No.
Nooooooo. Plleeeeeaaaasssseeeeee!

Just get a proper car, unless you need a van, in which case, get a transit.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13205 on: 25 September 2016, 09:18:42 »
Quote from: Tilbo on 24 September 2016, 19:42:45
Two new tyres on the Panda ( shopping trolley 😀😁😂) £50 so cheap, if only I liked small cars I could save a fortune !
I'm wearing out one of the plastic tyres fitted to the shitbox.  Its outside edge. I'm tempted to fit another cheap plastic tyre for £50, simply because a) I hate it, b) it doesn't go quick enough to need any form of grip, c) I hate it, d) it needs to go because I hate it
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13206 on: 25 September 2016, 09:21:09 »
Drove said shitbox over to bro's to get the network cables terminated and new switches fitted, as part of this shop's refit.

Actually managed to squeal the tyres on the way home, so they must be finding some grip as they approach the bald as a badgers arse state.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13207 on: 25 September 2016, 15:38:59 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 25 September 2016, 09:21:09
Drove said shitbox over to bro's to get the network cables terminated and new switches fitted, as part of this shop's refit.

Actually managed to squeal the tyres on the way home, so they must be finding some grip as they approach the bald as a badgers arse state.
Woven canvas provides traction :o

And on that bombshell... ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13208 on: 25 September 2016, 20:38:58 »
Bloody lawn mower giving me trouble today, started fine but ran smokey and died. Removed float chamber, checked the  nut thing was clear. Reassemble  and start, ran then died straight away. 

Not been run in months, suspect water in the fuel or clogged carb.  :-\
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13209 on: 25 September 2016, 21:12:19 »
Quote from: tunnie on 25 September 2016, 20:38:58
Bloody lawn mower giving me trouble today, started fine but ran smokey and died. Removed float chamber, checked the  nut thing was clear. Reassemble  and start, ran then died straight away. 

Not been run in months, suspect water in the fuel or clogged carb.  :-\

Drop a fuel injected V8 in it. No need to worry about the carb then. :)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13210 on: 25 September 2016, 22:23:00 »
Quote from: tunnie on 25 September 2016, 20:38:58
Bloody lawn mower giving me trouble today, started fine but ran smokey and died. Removed float chamber, checked the  nut thing was clear. Reassemble  and start, ran then died straight away. 

Not been run in months, suspect water in the fuel or clogged carb.  :-\

Worth a try with some fresh fuel.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13211 on: 25 September 2016, 22:51:19 »
Just topped it up with fresh fuel  :-\

I'll drain the tank and leave it to dry out I think, annoying I have one strip of cut grass now  ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13212 on: 25 September 2016, 22:53:28 »
Quote from: Doctor Opti on 25 September 2016, 21:12:19
Quote from: tunnie on 25 September 2016, 20:38:58
Bloody lawn mower giving me trouble today, started fine but ran smokey and died. Removed float chamber, checked the  nut thing was clear. Reassemble  and start, ran then died straight away. 

Not been run in months, suspect water in the fuel or clogged carb.  :-\

Drop a fuel injected V8 in it. No need to worry about the carb then. :)

Want to lend me your Jag  ::)  :D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13213 on: 26 September 2016, 18:01:20 »
Quote from: tunnie on 25 September 2016, 20:38:58
Not been run in months
Bet the neighbours love you lowering the tone. First a Passat, now a jungle ;D

Petrol does go off, so not a bad idea to drain, and go and buy fresh from Tesco.  If the 3.2 is fairly full, chuck the old stuff in there :y
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13214 on: 26 September 2016, 18:06:20 »
Quote from: tunnie on 25 September 2016, 20:38:58
Bloody lawn mower giving me trouble today, started fine but ran smokey and died. Removed float chamber, checked the  nut thing was clear. Reassemble  and start, ran then died straight away. 

Not been run in months, suspect water in the fuel or clogged carb.  :-\

If it ran smokey, it could be too rich a mixture and its being stared of air.
Might be worth taking the sponge air filter out.....giving it a wash with washing up liquid, let it dry, re-oil it and refit  :)
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