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+1 to that. I have 22 & 23 year old P38's, a 20 year old Transit and a 37 year old Toyota all still going strong and I expect them to still be running when I have popped my clogs :)

People need to understand that cars, just like all else, are disposable items these days. Technology is such that components can be designed to last for a specific period of time. I have a RRC that is 36 years old & BMW at 25 .. so I guess I'm...

Welcome. I'm not techy enough to advise. But, I have to admit to being in shock at the "easily lasted 150, 000 miles, if looked after".What happened to 150k being 'just run in' for higher marques? This is a sad reflection on modern, so called...

Range Rover Sport, 2015 diesel hybrid. Battery has been diagnosed as failed, new replacement more than the value of the car. So I will have to scrap a beautiful car with only 59,000 miles on the clock, a car that would easily have lasted for...

Sorry to hear that, battery cars are a big con even hybrids.

My first two cars were both Minis. 850 de luxes, the first one was bought on my behalf by my mother as I was working antisocial hours so couldn't go looking. she paid half as much again as I said was my max, and bought a Mini that had just had a...

And that is the difference between tratterers and freelanderers. Tratterers don’t get unexpected movement in their bush 😳

Eye last seen wot eye fink was me friendly squirrel yesdi. While eye were avvin me breakfust it climbed me fence and sat on top and looked at me. Then went on me garage but went arf way along the apex. He seemed aware of somefink. Eye went out...

Fire up the bbq and wrap the bugger in tin foil before cooking cos if you try and cook it in a bin bag it will spoil the meat

Thanks! All you lovely folks are so encouraging and helpful. I last "spannered" over 50 years ago and only simple stuff like valve regrinding/lapping, no engine or gearbox rebuilds. Just trying to keep junkers on the road as a 18..20YO with...

Glad you got it done The bolt holes usually go all the way through, they get crusty at the bottom due to rusty water and block up below the bolt. Yours may not be drilled and tapped all the way though, not sure if all were the same

Knew you'd have trouble wiv the helicoil. They is a total pain. I have had the bolt go round and round taking the helicoil with it so you couldnt get the blasted thing out to remove whatever you want to remove, without cutting the head off the...

Well I was gonna say...

And no yer not avvinit for yer tea.

Wasnt too much bother tbh, apart from the security cams which the camera has to scan the QR code & wouldnt reset so I had to reboot the system, camera scanning camera scanning, connection failed connection failed for 1/2 n hour :mad::mad: nearly...

Eye has just found a deaded squirrel at the bottom ov me garden. Lay onnits back. Gorra black bin bag and me glove and picked it up viv bag inside out. It had one front toof missing. No damage so not sure if attacked. Were out in the open where...

Just goes to show how full of crap you all are.

So just an update - I got the OEM hinges and am painting them 😂

.... that the helicoil repair was eventually successful. :D 1st go would not let the bolt thread in. :eek: Managed to prise the tip of the coil up and pulled it back out. Phew! Recut the thread for the helicoil and washed the hole out with...

Tis for the scrap man.. 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

Time to stop prevaricating, get changed, get out and get under that infernal machine.;)

It's a balmy spring day here in Linkinshushire. But we are closer to the equator than yous on the other side of the Wall.

I has a queezy morbid fascination with Merkin pollytiks.

No it isn't :p

We got one too, works fine. The password, as you've probably already found is on a removable plastic tab on the back so at least you take it away and sit down with your machines and do the biz. Unless the noo model don't have it in which...

Both me and the sewing machine repair man checked the pedal out, it isn't that. Originally he agreed that it might be a capacitor in there. He has had it a few weeks and when I talked to him he told me he had spent two days trying to find out the...

Tis cats n dogs here, hope yous have better weather than us. Got a noo bt hub to fit so better be off & see how many swear words it takes me to link everything back online.