Your fleet running reports
- Sundayjumper
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How wide are the ickle ones ? My first car was a 2CV, standard tyres were 125. I upgraded them to a whopping 135. You may well laugh, but as a % that's a big difference.
MOT time for the Cayenne today (295/35/21 FWIW). It's been off the road for almost a year due to reasons* and although I've tried to air it regularly I discovered this morning that the nearside corner of the boot is very damp. Nothing in the spare wheel well though so probably not the rear light leaking. And it doesn't have a sunroof so it's not that either. Odd.
* mostly laziness, and lack of actual need to get it sorted, and buying various other stuff was a lot more exciting than fixing what I already had
MOT time for the Cayenne today (295/35/21 FWIW). It's been off the road for almost a year due to reasons* and although I've tried to air it regularly I discovered this morning that the nearside corner of the boot is very damp. Nothing in the spare wheel well though so probably not the rear light leaking. And it doesn't have a sunroof so it's not that either. Odd.
* mostly laziness, and lack of actual need to get it sorted, and buying various other stuff was a lot more exciting than fixing what I already had
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@integrale_evo at first so thought you had extremely shiney shoes on - then looked closer and realised they are trainers - change of colour looked like a reflection!
- Sundayjumper
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FAIL !!!
Knackered propshaft centre bearing. I knew it was occasionally knocking a bit and I have actually got a replacement in stock already. I've just not got around to it as it's an absolute arse of a job crawling around under the car.
That's my Saturday sorted out then
- integrale_evo
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From memory the metro ones are massive 155 65 13, x5 are 315 35 20
Cheers, Harry
- Sundayjumper
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"B7" is also the code for the 2004-2007 Audi A4 & the 2011-2015 VW Passat. So I've taken a chance and it's now up for sale. If it sells and covers the £80 retention plus some petrol money on top I'll be happy.integrale_evo wrote: ↑Sun Mar 26, 2023 10:32 pm The alpina B7 is a thing isn’t it? And the other three letters aren’t horrible. Might actually be worth a few quid if you can be bothered.
- Explosive Newt
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A busy day at work was punctuated by a 'car alarm activated' alert on the tesla app. Mangaged to get to the multi-storey about 20 minutes later to discover someone had driven across the front right of my car as they turned too tightly out of their parking space. Fortunately left details so insurance will sort out the dented wing and scratched/bent bumper. It still drives but a pain in the arse nontheless.
What's interesting is how much you get out of insurance for this stuff. Appointment at the body shop, car collected and taken there, rental car delivered to your door (of equivalent type). No wonder insurance is expensive!
What's interesting is how much you get out of insurance for this stuff. Appointment at the body shop, car collected and taken there, rental car delivered to your door (of equivalent type). No wonder insurance is expensive!
- Sundayjumper
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I’m on a frikkin’ roll ! Cayenne up in the air and old propshaft off in 45 mins This, according to the internet, is a massive job that takes hours. The bearing is totally shot. Perfectly fair to fail the MOT for that.
Big shout out to my impact drivers here. The little Sealey one is a new addition to my fleet and it’s brill. Compact and easy to handle. It wouldn’t touch the big bolts either end of the prop but on all the brackets etc. it buzzed them off no problem. It seems to spin much faster than the DeWalt.
Big shout out to my impact drivers here. The little Sealey one is a new addition to my fleet and it’s brill. Compact and easy to handle. It wouldn’t touch the big bolts either end of the prop but on all the brackets etc. it buzzed them off no problem. It seems to spin much faster than the DeWalt.
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I need to do the prob locating bush on the x5, just the little one in the end where is sits on the transfer box output.
Access is good, I’m just too lazy and the weather’s miserable here
Access is good, I’m just too lazy and the weather’s miserable here
Cheers, Harry
- Sundayjumper
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Weather was horrendous here yesterday, decent today but the ground is pretty wet. I have a soggy bottom.
As for lazy - I’ll have to check when I bought the new prop, but it must be 18+ months ago
Edit - that was easier than I expected. It was 7th March 2021. Over two years ago.
As for lazy - I’ll have to check when I bought the new prop, but it must be 18+ months ago
Edit - that was easier than I expected. It was 7th March 2021. Over two years ago.
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That's a bummer but at least they left their details.Explosive Newt wrote: ↑Sat Apr 01, 2023 10:59 am A busy day at work was punctuated by a 'car alarm activated' alert on the tesla app. Mangaged to get to the multi-storey about 20 minutes later to discover someone had driven across the front right of my car as they turned too tightly out of their parking space. Fortunately left details so insurance will sort out the dented wing and scratched/bent bumper. It still drives but a pain in the arse nontheless.
What's interesting is how much you get out of insurance for this stuff. Appointment at the body shop, car collected and taken there, rental car delivered to your door (of equivalent type). No wonder insurance is expensive!
Doesn't Tesla have that thing where it uses the external cameras to record incidents like this?
The artist formerly known as _Who_
- JonMad
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Sort of an ownership anniversary this month
Fabia - 4 years
Yeti - 8 1/2 years
Swift - 2 1/2 years
Must be the longest I've ever gone not changing a car.
Fabia - 4 years
Yeti - 8 1/2 years
Swift - 2 1/2 years
Must be the longest I've ever gone not changing a car.
Left over crest; tightens.
- DeskJockey
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Can anyone recommend an online number plate place? Plates on the Galaxy are looking distinctly tired and the rear one is curving out.
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Driving a Galaxy far far away
- Sundayjumper
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I bought plates from these folk recently:DeskJockey wrote: ↑Sat Apr 01, 2023 3:41 pm Can anyone recommend an online number plate place? Plates on the Galaxy are looking distinctly tired and the rear one is curving out.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/353664601207
The manufacturer's name is nice and discrete. They don't come with screws / sticky pads so order those separately.
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I went to my favourite shop yesterday - Machine Mart - and upgraded my tools a bit.
Bought these suckers for dealing with rusted up/rounded bolts
And this air ratchet in 3/8" and 1/4" sizes
Out on a training ride this morning, but hoping to finally get the rear disks and pads done on the Mondeo this afternoon with the aid of these.
Bought these suckers for dealing with rusted up/rounded bolts
And this air ratchet in 3/8" and 1/4" sizes
Out on a training ride this morning, but hoping to finally get the rear disks and pads done on the Mondeo this afternoon with the aid of these.
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Still not had word from the supplying dealer that they have arranged for the VW dealer in my village to do the Haldex service, another email or phone call on it's way!
Car makes a really weird creak, not quite a knock, from the front, usually under mid acceleration and often on a corner. I believe MQB platforms often do but keen to have someone who know have a go and reassure me it is nothing else.
The ditchfinder tyres do no have rim protectors they are so cheap so at least two of the mint alloys now have wee scuffs on the outside of the rim.
Catch for the passenger side lock for rear seats is stuck in the red/up position despite the seat being locked so will need to get them to look at that too.
Still like the car overall and the shape really works very well for a mid size estate.
Car makes a really weird creak, not quite a knock, from the front, usually under mid acceleration and often on a corner. I believe MQB platforms often do but keen to have someone who know have a go and reassure me it is nothing else.
The ditchfinder tyres do no have rim protectors they are so cheap so at least two of the mint alloys now have wee scuffs on the outside of the rim.
Catch for the passenger side lock for rear seats is stuck in the red/up position despite the seat being locked so will need to get them to look at that too.
Still like the car overall and the shape really works very well for a mid size estate.
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Not running 3D gel hex plates?Sundayjumper wrote: ↑Sat Apr 01, 2023 4:38 pmI bought plates from these folk recently:DeskJockey wrote: ↑Sat Apr 01, 2023 3:41 pm Can anyone recommend an online number plate place? Plates on the Galaxy are looking distinctly tired and the rear one is curving out.
The manufacturer's name is nice and discrete. They don't come with screws / sticky pads so order those separately.
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Similar to this, does anybody have any experience / links to replace old dealer branded plates ? Want to tidy up an old Volvo as the plates are milky and cracked but don't want shiny new non logo'd stuffDeskJockey wrote: ↑Sat Apr 01, 2023 3:41 pm Can anyone recommend an online number plate place? Plates on the Galaxy are looking distinctly tired and the rear one is curving out.
Cockwobble
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- JonMad
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A fun day autosoloing at Dalton Barracks, Abingdon.
23rd out of 37th (or out of 40 if you count withdraws). 5th in class. Normally I'd like to finish in the top half but not to worry.
Fairly fine margins though - 44s average per run. If I were 1.5s on average faster, per run, I'd have finished 12th overall and got a trophy for 3rd in class.
23rd out of 37th (or out of 40 if you count withdraws). 5th in class. Normally I'd like to finish in the top half but not to worry.
Fairly fine margins though - 44s average per run. If I were 1.5s on average faster, per run, I'd have finished 12th overall and got a trophy for 3rd in class.
Left over crest; tightens.
- Explosive Newt
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They do and it did. The cameras are constantly running and if the alarm is triggered it will save the 2 minutes before and 1 minute after the alarm going off. You can download to a USB stick plugged into the glovebox. Would have been useful if there had been any contest over fault but as she already admitted, it's fortunately not necessary.Simon wrote: ↑Sat Apr 01, 2023 2:54 pmThat's a bummer but at least they left their details.Explosive Newt wrote: ↑Sat Apr 01, 2023 10:59 am A busy day at work was punctuated by a 'car alarm activated' alert on the tesla app. Mangaged to get to the multi-storey about 20 minutes later to discover someone had driven across the front right of my car as they turned too tightly out of their parking space. Fortunately left details so insurance will sort out the dented wing and scratched/bent bumper. It still drives but a pain in the arse nontheless.
What's interesting is how much you get out of insurance for this stuff. Appointment at the body shop, car collected and taken there, rental car delivered to your door (of equivalent type). No wonder insurance is expensive!
Doesn't Tesla have that thing where it uses the external cameras to record incidents like this?