Clive

Scoot....around 10 seconds  

Dacia.....14 seconds  

18 minutes ago, Six30 said:

Do you wish sometimes you had stayed with your first wife ?

Definitely not!....shagging my brother, and several other guys that I found out about after we split.......sloppy seconds!...its a wonder I did not end up with a raging STD... .

But there is one upside.....she never tried to stab me!.  

3 minutes ago, Six30 said:

Tell her to fuck off and go get a bus if she needs to go out …and your keeping the scoot so you can get out and away from her now and again

I have said before, she has a good 

Just now, XTreme said:

And what happens when something else goes on the Dacia?

Bus Pass   

The car is showing its age now, clutch is still slipping a bit, original exhaust still fitted (can't last much longer surely) air con packed up ages ago, needs welding on one sill, let's just admit it's ready for the scrappers.. we cant afford any big bills, so we ard sort of expecting to be car less within the next year.  

17 minutes ago, XTreme said:

Just shows the importance of having the Scoot as a backup Clive.

I'd reinforce that with her Clive!

.... The subject of selling the scoot to pay for any possible repairs to the car as been bought up already.. .

It was nice to get out on the scoot to go and buy 4 new spark plugs from Euro Car parts, felt a bit over dressed, came the long (10 mile) way home.

Once all the components (inlet & exhaust & FI & belts) are removed it may be quite a easy process, but I only have a cheap socket set (good ones stolen when shed was broken into) which I can almost guarantee is not up to the job.

Anyway I bought 4 new plugs, fitted them and started the car, no undue sounds (so my wife says ) coming from the engine, going to take a ride in it tomorrow,  stick close to home incase it goes Pop.....then daughter can tow me home  

Thanks Rich. but I would not bother you.

1 hour ago, busabeast said:

I'd say it's head removal time Clive, a new head gasket will be pennies for a dacia and it'll not be difficult to get off

I have neither the facilities or the tools to undertake such work.....

My car is fitted with a Renault Clio engine, but my Dacia is a old model (2013)

11 minutes ago, Catteeclan said:

Go get the engine and box out ready for yours.

I think the Duster is a diesel.....

4 minutes ago, Saul said:

That's a bit of an overreaction on a 67 plate car.  Can't they get a decent specialist to look at it first or even sell it as a non runner in the auction, surely they would get more than scrap value.  

The place they took it to (Niel Harrod Auto Electrician) is the one of the best in town, the manageress of the care home cannot not be arsed anymore, just wants it out of the way, it's taking up parking space, so she told my daughter that they are going to phone scrap yards that collect and get shut of it........

It seems to be a thing with Dacia,s

Where my daughter works they have a Duster (67 reg),a while ago it refused to start, took it to local auto electrician he had no joy with it..they fitted a new UCH module.... programmed a new key to the new ECU, still won't start, so they are going to scrap it!.....  

7 minutes ago, Six30 said:

i was joking clive

I have no other option other than to drive it as it is, if it does detonate,  iam buggered.

Upside is if it does,  i will have to use the scoot for errands and shopping, on my own of course, wife can't get on it.  

17 minutes ago, Six30 said:

Just chuck another plug in ...it will be fine

That's what I am doing,, fingers drive it gently for a while and wait for the

39 minutes ago, busabeast said:

Oops, hopefully it won't be too much of a faf to get it out

Tried,  but the spark plug hole is very small, fished about with a long magnetic screwdriver,  nothing came out.

1 minute ago, XTreme said:

Fallen into the engine? 

More than likely still in there,  doubt it's gone out of the exhaust port. 

Fuck! Fuck! And Fuck some more, car started tinkling on way to Asda,  then list power and stalled,  started again. 

Just removed the plugs and one electrode is missing from a plug....Fuck! Fuck! And Fuck some more  

2 hours ago, Marcel le Moose Fondler said:

What the hell are you talking about...I have superior genes...I look no more than 45 maybe...

 

45 ......... neck?......chest?......waist?

11 minutes ago, busabeast said:

Goes in the blink of an eye doesn't it.

Well hopefully you'll have a good few years left mate 

Yep as you get older the years pass by quicker & quicker.....I often sit and wonder where the last 40 odd years went....one day your 30, then suddenly your in your 60,s........if you have plans for the near future, do them as soon as possible, because if you dont it will suddenly become too late to, which I have found out!..  

That was today's sermon.  

9 minutes ago, Sir Fallsalot said:

Just keep one lead disconnected see if it helps 

Yeh..isolating the battery will help.. ☺ 

41 minutes ago, Sir Fallsalot said:

Just disconnect the battery when your not using the scoot.
I was going to say take it off and keep it in the house where it's warm but thought better of it 

While the weather was cold (December, January and February) the battery was kept inside, put it on the scoot a while ago, but hardly used the scoot since, it would help if there was power into the shed.

10 minutes ago, XTreme said:

You get the blame for everything it seems.  

1 hour ago, Clive said:

Well, it's dry not windy and a bit warmer my back is much better, so i may venture outside today, see if the scoots battery is flat, or not, not going a ride though  

Yeh battery is flat......I still blame the keyless ignition for it..

27 minutes ago, XTreme said:

Max of 12c today!

We even had to put the pellet burner on......first time for 3 weeks!

Says we may! get 14c here today!.

22 minutes ago, XTreme said:

8th August!

That's your day to join the "In Crowd".

Joined the In Crowd.......mmmm cannot remember doing that