What did you do to your Non Skoda today?

[mac11irl]

Wahey! Rusty aint rusty anymore

[Ade VRS]

I sold it so I can concentrate on sorting the Octy VRS the way I want it       

[FlyingGecko]

And why is that?

This is a non Skoda thread [emoji4]

Don't like don't look.

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Just trying to inject some light humour, hence the smiley...

 

 

but TBH, each to their own. It'd be a dull world if we all liked the same.

[logiclee]

Took the private plate off it and put on it's original plates.

 

Now a painless process all online and £45 cheaper than it used to be to put a plate on retention.

 

The Passat will be sold soon and replaced with a yeti.

 

So that will be Yeti, Octavia and Fabia on the drive and no option to post on this thread anymore.

 

Lee

Edited 4 June, 2016 by logiclee

[Aspman]

Spent a small fortune on a spare wheel kit for the Mazda.

 

Madness that cars don't come with spares but at least it has a small wheel well to take one.

 

Don't even have it yet, bet I get a puncture tomorrow.

[Stormchaser]

Something I'm going to have to do but they're quite cheap for the CT/Prius. They share the same wheel. Only problem is I don't have a well to put it in [emoji19]

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[Aspman]

£370 bucks for a polo mint

[mac11irl]

£370 bucks for a polo mint

What?????

[Aspman]

What?????

 

Rim, tire, tire fitting, jack, wrench, new under tray, restraining bolt, warning sticker, some other stuff I can't recall.

 

Either that or a can of gunk and a new tyre every time you run over a nail.

[RobClubley]

Got it home. Now the fun begins

 

[mac11irl]

@RobClubley

hope Rusty settles into his new home

[skomaz]

realised the civic has leaked into the boot from somewhere in last night's torrential rain - think it's the rear lights...

[meb90]

Today I was investigating a bottom end knock on my Cat C Fiesta project, hoping I'd bet away with just replacing the big end bearing shells.

 

However, upon striping it (in the car!):

- There were flakes of white-metal in the sump - not good

- Having taken the bearing cap off for one cylinder, I could see that the bearing shells had spun

- I found the source of the metal flakes, they were missing from the inside of the bearing shell.

 

I didn't take any further bearing caps off as it is obvious the crank is fubared so I have have to decide what to do!

[FlyingGecko]

Today I was investigating a bottom end knock on my Cat C Fiesta project, hoping I'd bet away with just replacing the big end bearing shells.

 

However, upon striping it (in the car!):

- There were flakes of white-metal in the sump - not good

- Having taken the bearing cap off for one cylinder, I could see that the bearing shells had spun

- I found the source of the metal flakes, they were missing from the inside of the bearing shell.

 

I didn't take any further bearing caps off as it is obvious the crank is fubared so I have have to decide what to do!

 

 

Bolleaux. I'd start with a cup of tea and a KitKat. Then start sourcing a new crank.

[meb90]

Bolleaux. I'd start with a cup of tea and a KitKat. Then start sourcing a new crank.

 

Indeed, I've had a glass of squash and a Rocky biscuit, so close enough!

 

A new crank might well be the way to go...

[RainbowFire]

My non-Skoda (an E36 'vert) got:

 

Auto-dimming mirror

2nd fog light activated (the old-fashioned way......a bit of wire)

DVR

 

 

Today she'll get:

 

Power for the DVR

Replacement horse-shoe

More stickers removed

[logiclee]

Sold it to my father in law. (Passat 2.0TDi DSG)

[Wagon]

Blew the cobwebs off it .. and me..

[Wagon]

As the Skud is currently like this..

 and I'm not enjoying driving a hire  Mundano whilst the £4k job is being done .. I've been out in the other one some more  

Did a run from Greenwich via Clacket lane to Pevensey bay for fish n chips , then through Eastbourne and up to Beachy Head for sunset , a blast towards Brighton and a double tunnel run then Brighton marina for a coffee before heading home , went with some other old bangers 

[meb90]

As the Skud is currently like this..

 

Crumbs!! That doesn't look happy. Hope the people involved are OK.

[Wagon]

Crumbs!! That doesn't look happy. Hope the people involved are OK.

no one hurt , although the lady that drove into me got taken away in an ambulance ...... claim culture .

 Pic 10 mins after accident , other traffic filtering past , me going straight over junction , her turning right into me.

[FlyingGecko]

What?!?! Ambulance? That was no lady...

[Steven2016]

I traded my Chevrolet in for a Skoda...

[Aspman]

Picked up my spare wheel kit.

 

But not the wheel because they were struggling to put the tire on..

 

Get the wheel tomorrow.

Edited 4 July, 2016 by Aspman

[RainbowFire]

New front bumper (previous one had been done in rattle-can black)

 

Various other minor fixes.

Edited 5 July, 2016 by RainbowFire