Just now, AnnoyingPentium said:

 

Onto the steering column on the opposite side from where the key goes in, Lee, otherwise the volume twisty doodad is upside-down. I'm not quite sure if I'll use it as of yet, but it's a handy gadget to have.

 

 

 

I see

 

 

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The Dacias in the family both have similar stalks on the same side as the key in a typical Renault-esque fashion. Our Duster is lethal though since it looks as if it has steering wheel audio controls but they're actually for the cruise control!

 

eek!

3 minutes ago, TMB said:

eek!

 

It's a... learning experience, to say the least. There's a reason I don't drive that Duster though (other than the fact I'm no longer covered on the policy), and that's probably it!

Just now, AnnoyingPentium said:

 

It's a... learning experience, to say the least. There's a reason I don't drive that Duster though (other than the fact I'm no longer covered on the policy), and that's probably it!

 

Haha

 

I was thinking of buying a Sandero but it seems that Haynes don't do a workshop manual for them, which kinda put me off a bit.

1 minute ago, TMB said:

I was thinking of buying a Sandero but it seems that Haynes don't do a workshop manual for them, which kinda put me off a bit.

 

We've (my Granda) got a Sandero Stepway (2nd Generation, pre-FL on a 14 plate) with the 0.9 petrol engine. It's not a bad car besides some odd faults which I don't think are common. It can shift too, I reckon the diesel may be a better choice, if you do the mileage, that is. Otherwise I think there's a 1.2 petrol too.

 

There was never a Haynes workshop manual for the Grande Punto he had either, but it wasn't too bad to work on without it. I wouldn't buy one of those though, as they're aging they're developing more holes than swiss cheese underneath!

3 minutes ago, AnnoyingPentium said:

 

We've (my Granda) got a Sandero Stepway (2nd Generation, pre-FL on a 14 plate) with the 0.9 petrol engine. It's not a bad car besides some odd faults which I don't think are common. It can shift too, I reckon the diesel may be a better choice, if you do the mileage, that is. Otherwise I think there's a 1.2 petrol too.

 

 

 

👍

 

I do very little miles each year, so a petrol suits me better

 

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There was never a Haynes workshop manual for the Grande Punto he had either, but it wasn't too bad to work on without it. I wouldn't buy one of those though, as they're aging they're developing more holes than swiss cheese underneath!

 

 

2 minutes ago, TMB said:

I do very little miles each year, so a petrol suits me better

 

Ah yes. The 0.9 is probably a good choice. Think it's about £155 for road tax at the moment too, fuel economy isn't bad either. You'll feel a power boost between that an a 1.4 MPI though, I'll tell you that!

 

I used to go between my Fabia and my driving instructor's 130bhp turbo Fiesta and the power difference was often a little startling if I had driven the Fabia a lot in a run up to a lesson.

2 minutes ago, AnnoyingPentium said:

 

Ah yes. The 0.9 is probably a good choice. Think it's about £155 for road tax at the moment too, fuel economy isn't bad either. You'll feel a power boost between that an a 1.4 MPI though, I'll tell you that!

 

 

 

A mobility scooter is a power boost over a 1.4 MPI 😄

 

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I used to go between my Fabia and my driving instructor's 130bhp turbo Fiesta and the power difference was often a little startling if I had driven the Fabia a lot in a run up to a lesson.

 

I can imagine

3 minutes ago, TMB said:

A mobility scooter is a power boost over a 1.4 MPI 😄

 

How is it against a milk float?

7 minutes ago, AnnoyingPentium said:

 

How is it against a milk float?

 

Depends if I have a headwind or a tailwind 😛

I think it was @HeavyMetalRich that had joked with me about ending up with the dash cup holder in my Fabia...

 

Erm, it happened...

 

 

1 hour ago, AnnoyingPentium said:

I think it was @HeavyMetalRich that had joked with me about ending up with the dash cup holder in my Fabia...

 

Erm, it happened...

 

 

 

How did you get your hands on one?

8 minutes ago, DieselMonte said:

How did you get your hands on one?

 

KeithCheetham had listed one in 'Free Stuff' so I sent him a PM, to at least get my foot in the door.

On 13/09/2021 at 20:28, AnnoyingPentium said:

They are 1/87 scale in size, so just a little too small for my model railway (1/76, OO/HO scale to others)

Pet peeve sorry, but 1/76 scale is 00 (1/76 ground scale with an underscale 16.5mm track gauge, HO is 1/87 with the correct scale 16.5mm track gauge.

48 minutes ago, KenONeill said:

Pet peeve sorry, but 1/76 scale is 00 (1/76 ground scale with an underscale 16.5mm track gauge, HO is 1/87 with the correct scale 16.5mm track gauge.

 

Thanks Ken, I could never tell the difference!

 

Fixed it. 

Edited 6 February, 20224 yr by AnnoyingPentium

On 05/02/2022 at 19:26, AnnoyingPentium said:

I think it was @HeavyMetalRich that had joked with me about ending up with the dash cup holder in my Fabia...

 

Erm, it happened...

 

 

 

 

Gah! One would appear at time when I was unable to keep my eye on the pages wouldn't it. Typical.

1 hour ago, HeavyMetalRich said:

 

Gah! One would appear at time when I was unable to keep my eye on the pages wouldn't it. Typical.

 

"If yer no fast, yer last", as my Granny says...

 

There's one that can be 3D printed that @TMB sent me. I wonder if it would be possible to get the designs for it now?

Edited 9 February, 20224 yr by AnnoyingPentium

2 hours ago, AnnoyingPentium said:

There's one that can be 3D printed that @TMB sent me. I wonder if it would be possible to get the designs for it now?

 

I was looking more closeley at that. He only makes/made the replacement bits that hold the cup not the mechanism that makes it work that hides behind the dash.

8 minutes ago, TMB said:

 

I was looking more closeley at that. He only makes/made the replacement bits that hold the cup not the mechanism that makes it work that hides behind the dash.

 

That's gutting. We could do with a resident 3D printer/CAD geek on this forum for making these things. Not me sadly, I build computers - anything after that ain't my problem.

Arrived today, planning to fit tomorrow so I have somewhere to put the cases of the CDs in the changer. We move quickly in this part of the world... apparently.

 

2 hours ago, AnnoyingPentium said:

Arrived today, planning to fit tomorrow so I have somewhere to put the cases of the CDs in the changer. We move quickly in this part of the world... apparently.

 

Its worth doing, I retrofitted one into my monte and Its great for stashing stuff in.

No one knows its there either which is a plus.

4 minutes ago, DieselMonte said:

Its worth doing, I retrofitted one into my monte and Its great for stashing stuff in.

No one knows its there either which is a plus.

 

I had been looking for one for ages. Then I slapped the part number in for one and it was coming from a VW Amarok allegedly. P/N matched, so just worked from there.

8 minutes ago, AnnoyingPentium said:

 

I had been looking for one for ages. Then I slapped the part number in for one and it was coming from a VW Amarok allegedly. P/N matched, so just worked from there.

I just snagged the one from the mk1 lol

It must have had one on the drivers side too, because there was nothing there not even a blank when I got it.

Do you have the right spline bit to get the seat out?

5 minutes ago, DieselMonte said:

Do you have the right spline bit to get the seat out?

 

Wait what?!

17 hours ago, AnnoyingPentium said:

 

Wait what?!

Its a 12point bit to get the bolts for the seat out. I unbolted my seat and lifted it up so I could access the bottom of it to screw in the underseat storage.

11 minutes ago, DieselMonte said:

Its a 12point bit to get the bolts for the seat out. I unbolted my seat and lifted it up so I could access the bottom of it to screw in the underseat storage.

 

Thanks! I'm going to get one from Halfords today since I've got some other bits to get.