Im moving closer to your house. I'd have moved closer to @holidaychicken but it would have cost me more than £4k in dresses, high heels and gaffer tape, so false economy
I’ll put the kettle on
Suppose I’ll have to cook dinner as well , lol
I’ll put the kettle on
Suppose I’ll have to cook dinner as well , lol
gold rover
Well-Known Member
Weeeellllllll, as you're offeringI’ll put the kettle on
Suppose I’ll have to cook dinner as well , lol
gold rover
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2005 , wishbones we’re indeed in terrible state , all the paint peeled off on the wishbones , but chassis is all good and sound
Even the old drop links were also bad, all now replaced
Datatek
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Rust comes as standard on the newer RR's, just like the Classic & Defender. The P38 seems to be an aberration as underneath they seem to stay reasonably rust free.
Is it the steel they are using and its Chinesium/Indianium content rather than good old South Wales/Corby Steel perhaps?
Datatek
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Corby steel rusts just as well as Chinese or Indian. Long before Chinese or Indian steel came on the market, BMC were producing rust buckets from British steel. It's all down to how the steel is treated to prevent rust during and after production.
Ahhhhh.... so it must be intrinsic in the design to have "in-built obsolescence" so that MORE cars are required in a shorter time-frame.
We can't have vehicles actually lasting 40+ years now can we? A bold plan to boost the economy indeed.
Datatek
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Planned obsolescence, something else to thank the Yanks for as it was they who introduced the concept.
Cars can be made to last, usually by accident, wife's Renault 11 is 34 years old and fairly rust free. My MR2 is also rust free, but that is due to extensive anti rust treatment before the rot set in.
I wonder why the P38 is so blessed? Not that I am complaining of course.
sheriff
Active Member
Wow good job
Used to do all my own until I got my sport now scared to death of all the electrickery thingemibobs, that said just replaced front brake pads today, p**s easy
Wow good job
Used to do all my own until I got my sport now scared to death of all the electrickery thingemibobs, that said just replaced front brake pads today, p**s easy
Thks , Indeed learnt a lot and just takes abit longer to do the jobs but not really a hardship, suppose it’s the things u need to do to keep these vehicles well maintained , just take my time and it’s done when it’s done
I did find having the diagnostics , ref an iid made by gap a fantastic bit of kit, not only telling u the fault codes but also live data , really does help with the electronics
There’s a great brake guide , if u haven’t got it let me know and can put up the link for u , it also deals with the EPB shoes
holidaychicken
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It would cost you more than that L405 you are leaning towards by the time you had paid the fees for my entourage but if you want to get your people to talk to my people I’m sure we can work something out. People sounds a lot like peep hole I have just realised but for legal reasons I request you neither acknowledge nor respond to that observation.Im moving closer to your house. I'd have moved closer to @holidaychicken but it would have cost me more than £4k in dresses, high heels and gaffer tape, so false economy
