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I’m no big fan of this issue either.

Got a couple more hours on the merc over the weekend, managed another liner out rear arch clean up and also under the back end.

I'd love to get the rear subframe out as it's looking a bit flakey around the welds, but it's a big solid unit, looks considerably heavier than the BMW units I've done before.

The exhaust cleaned up well, I'd like to do the aluminium heat shield above it too, but that would mean dropping the whole exhaust which seems to be one piece from the downpipes back, which again, is more involved than I want to get at the moment!

integrale_evo wrote: Tue Apr 21, 2020 3:35 pm Lotus carltons have wheels which sweep the wrong way on one side

Why would you say that

Dave!

V8Granite wrote: Tue Apr 21, 2020 7:41 pm

integrale_evo wrote: Tue Apr 21, 2020 3:35 pm Lotus carltons have wheels which sweep the wrong way on one side

Why would you say that

Dave!

Isnt that the same with series 2 rs turbo escorts?

Boxster has done 100 miles this this month fetching crap for my parents. Even so the short amount of time spent in it makes the day a lot better

Foz wrote: Mon Apr 20, 2020 9:11 am I think its time for my 911 to go and get a full repsray

[mention]Foz[/mention]

Coaster1 wrote: Thu Apr 23, 2020 3:51 pm

Foz wrote: Mon Apr 20, 2020 9:11 am I think its time for my 911 to go and get a full repsray

@Foz

Yeah I saw that the other day, £1700 I think it is, the pcm is so bad it’s crazy

Adverts which make you want to put pins in your eyes

We are now up to our 5th Chevy/Daewoo Tacuma - only three of the previous ones were scrapped, one was sold My wife was hit yesterday by a chap in a Dodge Durango (you don't see many of those in the UK) which took the front end off her car but left his unscratched. So we have just bought a 28k miler and brought it home. The seller was very keen on the selling the mileage, but the lack of a cambelt change, non-working air-con and haywire remote locking etc meant we got 20% off the 'no offers' asking price as a result.

She had better not kill this one, because the country is running out of Tacumas. I have suggested she does one of those Facebook posts where you share photos of your car history because not only are they all the same model, they've been the same colour on the same wheels

Footnote for RichB: she delivers for Hermes and having a fairly worthless, reliable but spacious car is the prerequisite. I'm just pleased she has no real interest in cars and simply wants the same thing each time!

Have you considered buying her a Durango ? I’ve heard they’re a lot more sturdy than her last car.

Rarer, though a good suggestion

Pfft, you’ve only owned 0.2% of the registered Tacumas in the country. There’s plenty more for her to go at yet.

Jobbo wrote: Fri Apr 24, 2020 2:01 pm she delivers for Hermes

I’m going to need proof that Hermes actually employ delivery drivers.

Mrs Jobson is to Tacumas what old, new Top Gear was to Caravans and Morris Marinas

NotoriousREV wrote: Fri Apr 24, 2020 2:53 pm Pfft, you’ve only owned 0.2% of the registered Tacumas in the country. There’s plenty more for her to go at yet.

I've owned a larger proportion of 545i Tourings than that! Nearly 2% (2 of 106, taking the maximum number registered in any year of each variant). I'll have to tell her to get on with it, she's got 45 more to kill before she reaches such a high target

ZedLeg wrote: Fri Apr 24, 2020 3:05 pm

Jobbo wrote: Fri Apr 24, 2020 2:01 pm she delivers for Hermes

I’m going to need proof that Hermes actually employ delivery drivers.

Not strictly 'employed' but that's not the point you're making. If you have a good local delivery driver Hermes are fine.

Plus Mrs Jobson has a good yeeting arm

To be fair my local Hermes chap is pretty good. Friendly, usually on time, respects distancing etc. It's odd that he uses his own Zafira for deliveries though.

Loads of them use their own vehicle. Our local lady is excellent and uses a mk5 golf.

Ours uses a 406 Estate.

Machine polisher and attachments and masking tape all primed and ready for tommorow.

Will do the Peugeot first as I don't care if anything happens to it, it's a DA polisher and I've machine polished both 924s and my Saxo in the past with a normal non DA polisher so I'm not particularly worried.

Will snow foam both cars in the morning then have a load of G3 Farleca compounds and Meguiars Wax to use with the polisher.

Is it worth getting the Meguiars Ceramic Wax to finish it off over a layer of the normal Meguiars tech wax?