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integrale_evo wrote: Fri Aug 19, 2022 1:19 am I would imagine Porsche paint is probably tougher than lotus paint it.

That’s fightin’ talk….

For sure modern paint is less robust than stuff used on older cars due to restrictions on additives, but other than that….. ?

integrale_evo wrote: Thu Aug 18, 2022 11:48 am Has definitely put me off buying a more expensive Bremen sqr for the e30.

Unfortunately it does look nice so I’m reluctant to swap it for anything different

I'm halfway through the Bremen install on the 928. I'll let you know what it's like once I've tried it out.

Jobbo wrote: Fri Aug 19, 2022 6:08 am

Broccers wrote: Thu Aug 18, 2022 7:30 pm

Jobbo wrote: Thu Aug 18, 2022 8:33 am
Unwarranted and bizarre, thanks Rich. Go and bait Broccers.

Can't you cope Jobbo?

Triggered?

You possibly were, yes

mik wrote: Fri Aug 19, 2022 7:16 am

integrale_evo wrote: Fri Aug 19, 2022 1:19 am I would imagine Porsche paint is probably tougher than lotus paint it.

That’s fightin’ talk….

For sure modern paint is less robust than stuff used on older cars due to restrictions on additives, but other than that….. ?

Painted by a man with a spray gun vs multi million pound precisely controlled robots in a sealed spray process I guess. Same reason resprays are rarely as good as factory paint.

I’d guess there’s more paint on something hand sprayed, which is good for future polishing, but that alone tends to mean it’s softer.

Broccers wrote: Fri Aug 19, 2022 9:16 am

Jobbo wrote: Fri Aug 19, 2022 6:08 am

Broccers wrote: Thu Aug 18, 2022 7:30 pm

Can't you cope Jobbo?

Triggered?

You possibly were, yes

I don't think a measured reply indicates any sort of triggering on my part, but your engagement speaks for itself

Jobbo wrote: Fri Aug 19, 2022 10:14 am

Broccers wrote: Fri Aug 19, 2022 9:16 am

Jobbo wrote: Fri Aug 19, 2022 6:08 am
Triggered?

You possibly were, yes

I don't think a measured reply indicates any sort of triggering on my part, but your engagement speaks for itself

Quite right - it shows I dgaf just curious how you got so would up by Richard and your piles issue?

Sundayjumper wrote: Thu Aug 18, 2022 12:49 pm Clubman - utterly tearing my hair out trying to get cruise control to work.

Done it ! Every write-up says that the radio controls will work immediately when you fit the multifunction wheel and just the cruise needs coding in. Not so. The SZL needs MFL coded to aktiv. And THEN it works.

Not quite hypermileing but 66 miles down to my parents’ place today with the cruise mostly set @ 65mph and we have a new high score.

Blimey. Is it downhill all the way?

It’s south. South is always downhill.

Tillet seat arrived today. Now I just have a bit of a wait for the rails and padding to go with it.

Sundayjumper wrote: Sat Aug 20, 2022 1:52 pm It’s south. South is always downhill.

And bizarrely, it was downhill on the way home too. Round trip result:


I need to do a brim-to-brim to validate this, it seems too good, the published extra urban is only 78.5mpg. I’ve filled it today and we’re off to Cologne via Bruges on Monday. That’ll be a good test.

(the display goes a bit squiffy when it’s hot, it’s a common problem)

^ I was going to ask if you'd brim checked it, and say that even in the unlikely event of it being 10% out it's still v. good
You're cheating only having the cruise at 65.

Sundayjumper wrote: Sat Aug 20, 2022 4:09 pm I’ve filled it today and we’re off to Cologne via Bruges on Monday. That’ll be a good test.

It'll be a good test of many things, Bruges is a shithole.

Had an absolutely crap day. Wanted to change the rear attachment on the tractor from lawn mower collector to chipper. Usually a 5 minute job but one of the pins had rusted solid on the 3 point hitch. Fuck me. Used a hammer, fire, clamp, sledge hammer, bent 2 pry bars into bananas, used a 3 tonne digger one end and winch on the other. Fucker didn’t budge at all
Then tried to get smart and fashion something like a flywheel puller but that was also a waste of time.

This only left me with 2 options, A) cut the 3 point hitch or B) cut the pin on the mower collector implement.

A is the smart thing to do as usually it’s easy to get a replacement arm, and the ball joint is already pretty fucked so needs changing anyway but the agricultural parts shortage is about 5 times worse than what’s happening with cars right now. Go to the dealer and they can’t even give me a date, they don’t even have spare pins or the right grade of hydraulic oil ffs

Guess I’m butchering the collector. It’s redundant anyway and it can always be welded back I suppose. Cut the pin off and start removing it from the tractor side only to find that pin is also rusted in place. Fortunately it is a replaceable pin and I can fashion one out of a threaded bolt so cut that fecker out too and I can finally start the arduous task of drilling the main pin out.


3 broken drill bits later and it’s finally out …


12 hours that took me. Just need to drive 30 miles tomorrow to get some hydraulic oil for the chipper…

Need to pay more attention to lubing your balls. Hth

nuttinnew wrote: Sat Aug 20, 2022 4:48 pm ... Bruges is a shithole.

Oh ? We're only doing an afternoon & overnight there to break up the journey, my wife didn't want to do the drive to Cologne in one hit. It's 400 miles, I'd be happy to do it non-stop but I'll concede it's pretty boring spending that long in a car with me.

Wife is mainly excited about going here: https://choco-story-brugge.be/en/

I like Brugge, what’s wrong with it?
It has the common problem of pretty crap food which is vastly overpriced but that’s basically the same with the whole geographic area.

Mito Man wrote: Sat Aug 20, 2022 9:10 pm I like Brugge, what’s wrong with it?
It has the common problem of pretty crap food which is vastly overpriced but that’s basically the same with the whole geographic area.

It's a fairytale town, isn't it? How's a fairytale town not somebody's fucking thing? How can all those canals and bridges and cobbled streets and those churches, all that beautiful fucking fairytale stuff, how can that not be somebody's fucking thing, eh?

I like the beer.

Rich B wrote: Sat Aug 20, 2022 9:17 pm

Mito Man wrote: Sat Aug 20, 2022 9:10 pm I like Brugge, what’s wrong with it?
It has the common problem of pretty crap food which is vastly overpriced but that’s basically the same with the whole geographic area.

It's a fairytale town, isn't it? How's a fairytale town not somebody's fucking thing? How can all those canals and bridges and cobbled streets and those churches, all that beautiful fucking fairytale stuff, how can that not be somebody's fucking thing, eh?

Surprised to hear that from you, Rich. I'd expect it from integrale_evo.
Anyway...what I think I meant to say was