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Come Inside... => Petrol/Diesel/Red Diesel/Aviation Fuel Head Zone => Topic started by: apc2010 on September 04, 2024, 11:02:51 AM
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Right …as much as I love the battlebus …huuuge space etc ..cheap road tax ..(taxed today 94 euro for a year ) cloud9:….
It is a pain for fixing …took it today to replace a headlight bulb ….after taking out the front grill and about a gillzion screws and fixtures …the holder is burnt out … rubschin:… oh and water resovoir for screen washers …
Guy in “shop” says this is a 2 to 3 hour job as he has to remove half the front of the car … noooo: so going back tomorrow … Banghead….
Bet I get pulled tonight by old bill … l Angry9:
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Right …as much as I love the battlebus …huuuge space etc ..cheap road tax ..(taxed today 94 euro for a year ) cloud9:….
It is a pain for fixing …took it today to replace a headlight bulb ….after taking out the front grill and about a gillzion screws and fixtures …the holder is burnt out … rubschin:… oh and water resovoir for screen washers …
Guy in “shop” says this is a 2 to 3 hour job as he has to remove half the front of the car … noooo: so going back tomorrow … Banghead….
Bet I get pulled tonight by old bill … l Angry9:
Did you fix the wheel bearing yet...? whistle:
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Right …as much as I love the battlebus …huuuge space etc ..cheap road tax ..(taxed today 94 euro for a year ) cloud9:….
It is a pain for fixing …took it today to replace a headlight bulb ….after taking out the front grill and about a gillzion screws and fixtures …the holder is burnt out … rubschin:… oh and water resovoir for screen washers …
Guy in “shop” says this is a 2 to 3 hour job as he has to remove half the front of the car … noooo: so going back tomorrow … Banghead….
Bet I get pulled tonight by old bill … l Angry9:
Did you fix the wheel bearing yet...? whistle:
Not an MOT fail …..so you guess …. whistle:
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Right …as much as I love the battlebus …huuuge space etc ..cheap road tax ..(taxed today 94 euro for a year ) cloud9:….
It is a pain for fixing …took it today to replace a headlight bulb ….after taking out the front grill and about a gillzion screws and fixtures …the holder is burnt out … rubschin:… oh and water resovoir for screen washers …
Guy in “shop” says this is a 2 to 3 hour job as he has to remove half the front of the car … noooo: so going back tomorrow … Banghead….
Bet I get pulled tonight by old bill … l Angry9:
Did you fix the wheel bearing yet...? whistle:
Not an MOT fail …..so you guess …. whistle:
What about the tyres? whistle:
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Right …as much as I love the battlebus …huuuge space etc ..cheap road tax ..(taxed today 94 euro for a year ) cloud9:….
It is a pain for fixing …took it today to replace a headlight bulb ….after taking out the front grill and about a gillzion screws and fixtures …the holder is burnt out … rubschin:… oh and water resovoir for screen washers …
Guy in “shop” says this is a 2 to 3 hour job as he has to remove half the front of the car … noooo: so going back tomorrow … Banghead….
Bet I get pulled tonight by old bill … l Angry9:
Did you fix the wheel bearing yet...? whistle:
Not an MOT fail …..so you guess …. whistle:
No... facepalm:
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Nicole needed a new wiper motor. Similar tale.
£600 sad24:
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Nicole needed a new wiper motor. Similar tale.
£600 sad24:
Papa, j'ai besoin d'un nouveau moteur d'essuie-glace...
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She’s a good gerl usually
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Right …as much as I love the battlebus …huuuge space etc ..cheap road tax ..(taxed today 94 euro for a year ) cloud9:….
It is a pain for fixing …took it today to replace a headlight bulb ….after taking out the front grill and about a gillzion screws and fixtures …the holder is burnt out … rubschin:… oh and water resovoir for screen washers …
Guy in “shop” says this is a 2 to 3 hour job as he has to remove half the front of the car … noooo: so going back tomorrow … Banghead….
Bet I get pulled tonight by old bill … l Angry9:
Did you fix the wheel bearing yet...? whistle:
Not an MOT fail …..so you guess …. whistle:
No... facepalm:
We have a winner ….. Thumbs:
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Finally fixed …..took them over an hour with two guys working on it ….ridiculous …..
Gave the guy a tip ..every time he thought the headlight was free something else was attached …
On the plus side …learnt a few new Greek swear words …. Thumbs:
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Finally fixed …..took them over an hour with two guys working on it ….ridiculous …..
Gave the guy a tip ..every time he thought the headlight was free something else was attached …
On the plus side …learnt a few new Greek swear words …. Thumbs:
Shocked:
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Finally fixed …..took them over an hour with two guys working on it ….ridiculous …..
Gave the guy a tip ..every time he thought the headlight was free something else was attached …
On the plus side …learnt a few new Greek swear words …. Thumbs:
Shocked:
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Finally fixed …..took them over an hour with two guys working on it ….ridiculous …..
Gave the guy a tip ..every time he thought the headlight was free something else was attached …
On the plus side …learnt a few new Greek swear words …. Thumbs:
Shocked:
eeek:
it is really Apey or are there pod people in Cyprus now... scared2:
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Tomorrow it goes in for brake pads ..and new boot struts …. Thumbs:
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Tomorrow it goes in for brake pads ..and new boot struts …. Thumbs:
Wheel bearings...? rubschin:
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Tomorrow it goes in for brake pads ..and new boot struts …. Thumbs:
Wheel bearings...? rubschin:
noooo:
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Wow ..got my money out those old brake pads … ;) …the rear ones weren’t much better …..I think giving BM a lift did it … rubschin:
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Now new boot struts ..the dry bollox had gone he said …or was hydraulics… rubschin:…
So no more broom handle to keep hatchback open …. cloud9:
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Now new boot struts ..the dry bollox had gone he said …or was hydraulics… rubschin:…
So no more broom handle to keep hatchback open …. cloud9:
At this rate it's going to be Trigger's battlebus.. whistle:
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Now new boot struts ..the dry bollox had gone he said …or was hydraulics… rubschin:…
So no more broom handle to keep hatchback open …. cloud9:
At this rate it's going to be Trigger's battlebus.. whistle:
lol: lol: lol:
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Now new boot struts ..the dry bollox had gone he said …or was hydraulics… rubschin:…
So no more broom handle to keep hatchback open …. cloud9:
At this rate it's going to be Trigger's battlebus.. whistle:
lol: lol: lol:
;D ;D Thumbs:
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Forgot about the new boot struts …nearly knocked myself out opening the boot … noooo: note to self ..it opens on its own now … redface:
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Forgot about the new boot struts …nearly knocked myself out opening the boot … noooo: note to self ..it opens on its own now … redface:
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The new boot struts make the hatchback come up quick ..smashed me in the ribs … evil:
Air con to be recharged next …then maybe wheel bearings … rubschin:
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The new boot struts make the hatchback come up quick ..smashed me in the ribs … evil:
Air con to be recharged next …then maybe wheel bearings … rubschin:
So how long before the only original things will be the chassis and furry dice? whistle:
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The new boot struts make the hatchback come up quick ..smashed me in the ribs … evil:
Air con to be recharged next …then maybe wheel bearings … rubschin:
My ribs are killing me … noooo: think I broke them … rubschin:
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Battlebus ..engine warning light on … scared2: going to mechanic ASAP … noooo:
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Battlebus ..engine warning light on … scared2: going to mechanic ASAP … noooo:
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Brake light out.
I consult the manual scared2:
It reads like IKEA self assembly instructions.
What can possibly go wrong? scared2:
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Brake light out.
I consult the manual scared2:
It reads like IKEA self assembly instructions.
What can possibly go wrong? scared2:
You can usually download manuals in pdf form so you can more easily search them for what you need to know and store them on your phone.
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I have a paper manual/encyclopedia
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I have a paper manual/encyclopedia
Useful should Andrex go out of business but not for much else now cars are so complicated.
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All car spares places shut Banghead
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All car spares places shut Banghead
On Easter Sunday? Surely not.. whistle:
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cussing:
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cussing:
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Got the bulb from Halfrauds. They offered to fit it for a tenner. I said OK.
After 15 minutes the spotty yoof admitted defeat. Got my tenner back.
Taking it to my regular garage in the morning.
Will this never end?
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Got the bulb from Halfrauds. They offered to fit it for a tenner. I said OK.
After 15 minutes the spotty yoof admitted defeat. Got my tenner back.
Taking it to my regular garage in the morning.
Will this never end?
Should have kept the owld Sierra... noooo:
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Got the bulb from Halfrauds. They offered to fit it for a tenner. I said OK.
After 15 minutes the spotty yoof admitted defeat. Got my tenner back.
Taking it to my regular garage in the morning.
Will this never end?
noooo:
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Took two guys 15 minutes!!
Professional pride kicked in. No charge cloud9:
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Took two guys 15 minutes!!
Professional pride kicked in. No charge cloud9:
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Took two guys 15 minutes!!
Professional pride kicked in. No charge cloud9:
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Thankfully both our cars are LED lighting, changing bulbs is a right bugger. On the Mazda I had it said it needed a special tool.