Grrrrrrr.

The Northern Monkey

The car is back in the garage and I was really looking forward to a ride this weekend

Was planning on hitting somewhere in north wales or going across the hills to yorkshire.

Bloody thing, can't purchase new cranks till i've got the bill yet either - just in case

nicklouse

Mmmm what did we say all those weeks/months ago?

paul.skibum

You dont actually need a car to ride a bike Benj, you could just go for a ride?

Or take a train to where ever you want to ride.

I didn't read your car probs previously but presumably its gonna be pricey!

The Northern Monkey

hehe!
Its my GF's fault... drove to Cardiff at the weekend and it fecked up then...think a tappet went bye bye

Just looked on CRC and I can't order my cranks anyways, the middleburn 8/9sp chainring isn't in stock till 18th sept

The Northern Monkey

paul.skibum wrote:

You dont actually need a car to ride a bike Benj, you could just go for a ride?

Or take a train to where ever you want to ride.

I didn't read your car probs previously but presumably its gonna be pricey!

Well yea, i'll still go for a ride obv. but was looking forward to somewhere new.

Nick told me not to get a car thats what he was on abotu!

dave_hill

Oh the joys of cheap cars!!

That's what happens when you have to drive all the way to Cardiff from Lancashire just for a shag! Bin her off and get a local model.

stunter ant

dave_hill wrote:

Oh the joys of cheap cars!!

That's what happens when you have to drive all the way to Cardiff from Lancashire just for a shag! Bin her off and get a local model.

You sir are vey wise!!! Sounds like the best idea to me.

The Northern Monkey

dave_hill wrote:

Oh the joys of cheap cars!!

That's what happens when you have to drive all the way to Cardiff from Lancashire just for a shag! Bin her off and get a local model.

It wasnt a cheap car thanks very much!

dave_hill

bigbenj_08 wrote:

It wasnt a cheap car thanks very much!

Well even it was cheap it certainly hasn't proved to be!!

cee

mine just passed its MOT again! just needed brake pads.....

remembered to do the wipers last week though...got the front pair for £6...bosch ones too!

not bad for a car made in 1994......that cost me £500 3 years ago!

totally got away with the emissions though.....lovin toyota engines.....I know for a fact that there is very little core left in the cat (it blew all the deadening out of the back box.....and rattles when you give it a shake)...the rear exhasut section was changed not long ago as i think the cat core was blasted through it and wiped out some of the deadening

another year of banger-economics wins again!

Raymondavalon

If it has wheels or tits, you're going to dig deep into your pcokets..

Furbes

bigbenj_08 wrote:

hehe!
Its my GF's fault... drove to Cardiff at the weekend and it fecked up then...think a tappet went bye bye

Why is it that the GF is always to blame , never the owner ???

switchback18

bigbenj_08 wrote:

Nick told me not to get a car thats what he was on abotu!

Like driving, hate cars!

The van, (a Vauxhall Movano T reg of all things!) has been more reliable than any car I've ever owned!

What I hate about cars is knowing how to fix a reasonable amount of stuff ...which doesn't sound like sense, but when a DIY repair is about a quarter of the cost of a garage repair, you have to do it yourself, which I'd prefer not to...

Chaz.Harding

bigbenj_08 - I feel your pain...

My car is slowly starting to die. I've had to replace 2 sections of exhaust now... :?

And I need to get some 'E-metal' or Thortex, if anyone knows what it is, to 'repair' my sills... As I have no welder, nor any access to a welder, so am just gonna make them look solid, lol.

Bloody cars... :twisted:

Although, on the up-side, I have a brand new bike to ride! Wohoo!

Chaz.Harding

Oh, and what exactly is the problem with your car..??