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Mito Man wrote: Mon Aug 24, 2020 8:14 pm So the old bastards who sit at the entrance to the village wasting their lives measuring car speeds are not as powerless as I thought. Apparently it’s a community speed watch program and they refer offenders details to police. I’ve been sent a letter as I’m a repeat offender and apparently if I get a few they will investigate further. Luckily I like to drive a different car each time and they haven’t clocked that the 3 different reg plates belong to the same cunt.

Don't speed in a village you knobber! No need.

It’s a bypass road that cuts around the village, speed goes 60-40-60 as opposed to me being a cunt through the village centre where there’s kids playing.

Mito Man wrote: Mon Aug 24, 2020 8:38 pm It’s a bypass road that cuts around the village, speed goes 60-40-60 as opposed to me being a cunt through the village centre where there’s kids playing.

But you were still speeding?

The village next to ours has just started doing the same; it’s a 30 limit and basically a small country lane, but due to a road closure for the next year it’s taking more traffic than before. Having an 8yr old boy wave a speed camera at you when you’re doing 28mph is amusing.

Jobbo wrote: Mon Aug 24, 2020 10:41 pm

Mito Man wrote: Mon Aug 24, 2020 8:38 pm It’s a bypass road that cuts around the village, speed goes 60-40-60 as opposed to me being a cunt through the village centre where there’s kids playing.

But you were still speeding?

The village next to ours has just started doing the same; it’s a 30 limit and basically a small country lane, but due to a road closure for the next year it’s taking more traffic than before. Having an 8yr old boy wave a speed camera at you when you’re doing 28mph is amusing.

He must be strong, those things are bloody heavy!

Jobbo wrote: Mon Aug 24, 2020 10:41 pm

Mito Man wrote: Mon Aug 24, 2020 8:38 pm It’s a bypass road that cuts around the village, speed goes 60-40-60 as opposed to me being a cunt through the village centre where there’s kids playing.

But you were still speeding?

The village next to ours has just started doing the same; it’s a 30 limit and basically a small country lane, but due to a road closure for the next year it’s taking more traffic than before. Having an 8yr old boy wave a speed camera at you when you’re doing 28mph is amusing.

Yeah, just saying I’m not that guy who blasts past a school or the village hall!

Mito Man wrote: Mon Aug 24, 2020 8:38 pm It’s a bypass road that cuts around the village, speed goes 60-40-60 as opposed to me being a cunt through the village centre where there’s kids playing.

Then when word your posts a little better please.

Simon wrote: Mon Aug 24, 2020 11:01 pm

Jobbo wrote: Mon Aug 24, 2020 10:41 pm

Mito Man wrote: Mon Aug 24, 2020 8:38 pm It’s a bypass road that cuts around the village, speed goes 60-40-60 as opposed to me being a cunt through the village centre where there’s kids playing.

But you were still speeding?

The village next to ours has just started doing the same; it’s a 30 limit and basically a small country lane, but due to a road closure for the next year it’s taking more traffic than before. Having an 8yr old boy wave a speed camera at you when you’re doing 28mph is amusing.

He must be strong, those things are bloody heavy!

I wonder if they use a lightweight replica? Saw him a few times with it, since it was passed round people in the village. Only saw real police once.

They’ve done the same at Billinborough, Oundle and the village between Stamford and Tallington.

Really annoyingly there is one guy who if he suspects you’re speeding will do a slow hand wave while shaking his head in despair. He has done this numerous times when I’m in the Landy and not once have I been speeding.

I understand the reasoning behind it but it seems mainly a certain type of person actually wants to do it.

Dave!

Jobbo wrote: Tue Aug 25, 2020 6:37 am

Simon wrote: Mon Aug 24, 2020 11:01 pm

Jobbo wrote: Mon Aug 24, 2020 10:41 pm

But you were still speeding?

The village next to ours has just started doing the same; it’s a 30 limit and basically a small country lane, but due to a road closure for the next year it’s taking more traffic than before. Having an 8yr old boy wave a speed camera at you when you’re doing 28mph is amusing.

He must be strong, those things are bloody heavy!

I wonder if they use a lightweight replica? Saw him a few times with it, since it was passed round people in the village. Only saw real police once.

Terrible.

I approve.

Simon wrote: Tue Aug 25, 2020 9:47 am

Jobbo wrote: Tue Aug 25, 2020 6:37 am

Simon wrote: Mon Aug 24, 2020 11:01 pm

He must be strong, those things are bloody heavy!

I wonder if they use a lightweight replica? Saw him a few times with it, since it was passed round people in the village. Only saw real police once.

There are other types of speed camera

I think coppers refer to those more as speed detectors don't they?

In fleet running report news, I opened the front door on Saturday when we were going to go and order new flooring for the kitchen, to see the back tyre on the Yeti was low. I had a look and sure enough my wife has picked up a screw in it. Took it to the local tyre place yesterday and whilst they were happy to fix that, when we removed the wheel we noticed a long nail had made its way into the inside shoulder which is impossible to repair. So new tyre time.

Luckily of the 4 tyres on her car, that was the odd-one-out ling-long cheepy tyre so I'm not sad to see the back of it. Of what they had in stock I had a Goodyear stuck on. I'll try and get the others swapped out of the next year or so.

Simon wrote: Tue Aug 25, 2020 10:21 am

I think coppers refer to those more as speed detectors don't they?

The ones without cameras, yes (or speed guns, or hairdryers) but this lad had something a bit more sophisticated. I don't know if it was an LTI 20:20 like the one above; whatever, it was probably an expensive bit of kit to let a kid play with in the road for hours

There’s another weird thing the council do, they have what I believe is a fake camera van. It’s always unattended with the rear windows closed, it doesn’t actually have any police stickers on it, just camera signs with the yellow and orange hi vis stickers. A chap just moves it between 4 or so local villages and it’s always by the pub car parks so I assume he just parks it, goes to the pub for a few hours and then goes to the next spot

First bit of tinkering with the Elise. The throttle pedal had an unpleasant dead bit of slack at the top of the travel. There's a popular upgraded throttle linkage on Eliseparts so I got that, half an hour fitting supposedly. After a fair amount of hanging upside down in the footwell (more than half an hour and a fair bit of back ache) I had the new linkage fitted. Only to find the issue was still there!

After a bit of head scratching I noticed that where the linkage met the cable it was snagging and not in a nice looking resting position. So after a little assistance from SELOC I found that the issue was in the cable adjustment at the engine end and pedal pullrod adjustment and I needed to take it apart and set up the whole system starting from pedal position, through the various parts of the system to the engine.

All sorted now (although I'm yet to drive it, the dims all look as per manual and the pedal feels good) so I'm confident it's sorted. It's also nice that I now understand how the system works, so if for example I do something with the breaks and the break pedal operation changes, I know how to adjust throttle position to keep it in a good spot for H&T and now I've taken it apart and put it back together a couple of times I can do it pretty quickly too.

I'd totally forgotton you'd bought an Elise! We've not had much of a summer to enjoy one TBH.

Matty wrote: Wed Aug 26, 2020 10:48 pm I'd totally forgotton you'd bought an Elise! We've not had much of a summer to enjoy one TBH.

I've managed to drive it quite a bit, I've had other plans lately while we've been having crappy weather so wouldn't have been able to drive it then anyway. Hopefully we get a decent spell in September!

Matty wrote: Wed Aug 26, 2020 10:48 pm I'd totally forgotton you'd bought an Elise!

Same. You need to post more updates Duncs !

Sundayjumper wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2020 8:05 am

Matty wrote: Wed Aug 26, 2020 10:48 pm I'd totally forgotton you'd bought an Elise!

Same. You need to post more updates Duncs !

I hadn’t forgotten, but we would forgive you a few more “excited new owner” posts

Didn't think anyone would be that interested! Plus with a couple of resident S1 experts, I'm kind of the new kid in town that doesn't know anything.