What have you done to your car today?
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I have got all the paperwork / service history documents / parts invoices and garage invoices together
This weekend i need to give it a hoover and a clean on the outside
Prepping it to be part ex'd next week (Sob sob
)
However, looking forward to picking up the replacement car hopefully.
This weekend i need to give it a hoover and a clean on the outside
Prepping it to be part ex'd next week (Sob sob
) However, looking forward to picking up the replacement car hopefully.
Lubricated my clutch pedal spring/whatever else is there with some lithium spray grease.
Has fixed the annoying squeak I've had for a couple of weeks, but as a bigger bonus has made the clutch pedal feel much better and less "notchy". Wish I'd done it months ago
Has fixed the annoying squeak I've had for a couple of weeks, but as a bigger bonus has made the clutch pedal feel much better and less "notchy". Wish I'd done it months ago
Sigh, garage I use a bit used to be owned by 2 old school gentlemen types, the surviving one especially was very hot on being organised and reasonable prices, etc. at the end of last year stepped away from the business (probably like 90+ now) and it has gone downhill massively, no one cares to be organised and price gouging. Sadly prices wise seems to be the way everywhere now though - the dealer I used a lot used to be a bit higher on labour costs than the smaller garages but much better for communication and customer service but this year they've jacked their labour rates right up
and the complete lack of physical buttons to do anything has already annoyed me
One of the reasons I've stuck so far with ~2017 vehicles and leaned towards Nissan - I much prefer a relatively minimal driver focussed experience with physical buttons where it makes sense for them to be so - some/many newer vehicles I do not enjoy driving at all.
didn't even give it a quick blast with the power washer either.My A35 doesn't have any physical heater controls either, it's pretty annoying.
Especially in cold weather when I realise there isn't a heater either.
I actually prefer if they don't, but I'm not overly fussy, they don't do a terrible job washing it where I usually have mine serviced.
Wire wheeled the paint off the top tank of the radiator and polished the brass, because why not... A slight reduction in cooling efficiency for a bit of character and bling. 
And also added a fuel pressure regulator. I like how this looks honestly. A bit complicated, but tidy.
And also added a fuel pressure regulator. I like how this looks honestly. A bit complicated, but tidy.
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Fitted the carplay decoder box to the r56, after all the faff of doing it turns out it doesnt work and I stupidly left it to a point where its no longer under any kind of replacement as per AliExpress' rules.
Now to bite the bullet and get a new one at some point, maybe not from the same brand this time.
Now to bite the bullet and get a new one at some point, maybe not from the same brand this time.
Finally got the Austin running well, turns out the float needle in the carburettor was upside down... (pleased to say that wasn't my doing!)
Smokes a bit because the carb still needs adjustment, but thats okay!
I'm sure I'd be better off making my own thread for this thing, but to be honest I think its quite funny having tinkering of a 66 year old car interspersed with people vacuuming the floor mats in their M4CS'
Smokes a bit because the carb still needs adjustment, but thats okay!
I'm sure I'd be better off making my own thread for this thing, but to be honest I think its quite funny having tinkering of a 66 year old car interspersed with people vacuuming the floor mats in their M4CS'