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by Major_Tom
Tue Mar 26, 2024 3:40 pm
Forum: Q & A
Topic: NGK Spark plugs
Replies: 16
Views: 582

Re: NGK Spark plugs

That's what I like about old cars.. off the road for 4 months, £9 quids worth of plugs, £20 of fuel and she started up after 30 seconds of cranking.
by Major_Tom
Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:50 pm
Forum: Q & A
Topic: NGK Spark plugs
Replies: 16
Views: 582

Re: NGK Spark plugs

pbar wrote: Thu Mar 07, 2024 7:19 pm Just wondering what you decided to do Tom, did you opt for another make or did you find some NGK ones.
NOS from the bay of E 👍

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by Major_Tom
Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:49 pm
Forum: Q & A
Topic: NGK Spark plugs
Replies: 16
Views: 582

Re: NGK Spark plugs

Certainly more entertaining :D And I too have been havin a few ( do you brew your own Tom? ), and spending time down at river . We are in late summer so the river is warm and low and the trout are megga fussy . Couldnt live in town :) Hey, no don't brew my own yet, but that's on the to do list 👍
by Major_Tom
Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:29 pm
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: First drive in an MG
Replies: 30
Views: 375

Re: First drive in an MG

:lol: :lol: :lol:
by Major_Tom
Mon Mar 25, 2024 4:54 pm
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: Jobs on a car that were easier than expected and jobs that were harder than expected
Replies: 26
Views: 310

Re: Jobs on a car that were easier than expected and jobs that were harder than expected

SCP440 wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2024 4:47 pm Same with some Porsches, no access to where the battery or even the car with a flat battery, Porsche's recommendation is to smash the window so you can get access to the Fuse box and supply power to that so you can open the boot to get to the battery.
Oh my God :lol: :lol: :lol:
by Major_Tom
Mon Mar 25, 2024 3:17 pm
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: Did this man forget to take his brain medicine?
Replies: 10
Views: 150

Did this man forget to take his brain medicine?

:headscratch: :headscratch: :headscratch:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/116099226756

10,000 quid for a rebuilt type 9. What is this guy on!
by Major_Tom
Mon Mar 25, 2024 3:12 pm
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: Jobs on a car that were easier than expected and jobs that were harder than expected
Replies: 26
Views: 310

Re: Jobs on a car that were easier than expected and jobs that were harder than expected

And dont get me started on electric handbrakes :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: Exactly - WHY???????? :evil: I like watching the fail videos of people driving cars into water that's far too deep. Some need to be winched out, and some of them have locked wheels from the electrics goi...
by Major_Tom
Mon Mar 25, 2024 10:14 am
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: Jobs on a car that were easier than expected and jobs that were harder than expected
Replies: 26
Views: 310

Re: Jobs on a car that were easier than expected and jobs that were harder than expected

As for jobs that were easier than expected, that was my dad's Yaris, the aircon condenser was knackered, so changed that and the radiator as that looked like it was about to go too. Lovely easy job, no nasty surprises, very simple and modular for a modern car, nothing to get in the way that couldn't...
by Major_Tom
Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:52 am
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: Jobs on a car that were easier than expected and jobs that were harder than expected
Replies: 26
Views: 310

Re: Jobs on a car that were easier than expected and jobs that were harder than expected

A mate or mine had a Renault Clio van. He suffered complete brake failure when the rod connecting the pedal to the master cylinder just snapped. Never seen anything like it. Well, we ordered a master cylinder after a major major headache finding one, it fitted in the bulkhead, great, but, oh dear, i...
by Major_Tom
Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:29 am
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: First drive in an MG
Replies: 30
Views: 375

Re: First drive in an MG

The most egregious thing to me about modern vehicles is that they are so difficult to fix by the owner. Well, that and the arsenals of sensors and cameras helping accustom us to this Orwellian nightmare of indiscriminate surveillance we're walking into. yeah but ........the young ones seem to have ...
by Major_Tom
Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:25 am
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: First drive in an MG
Replies: 30
Views: 375

Re: First drive in an MG

Hi Peter Hope you guys have a lovely holiday mate. NZ looks an absolutely stunning country to visit. Some are lucky enough to live there !! 😊 Thanks guys and Nick. Yep NZ is grand so far. Have kept my eyes peeled for Mr McTool but no sightings as yet! Have spotted the odd classic, mainly souped up ...
by Major_Tom
Sun Mar 24, 2024 12:16 pm
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: First drive in an MG
Replies: 30
Views: 375

Re: First drive in an MG

The most egregious thing to me about modern vehicles is that they are so difficult to fix by the owner. Well, that and the arsenals of sensors and cameras helping accustom us to this Orwellian nightmare of indiscriminate surveillance we're walking into.
by Major_Tom
Sun Mar 24, 2024 9:53 am
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: Capri Assembly Line
Replies: 61
Views: 828

Re: Capri Assembly Line

Glyn swapped an engine in a Capri in a field at one of the first meets I went to, CoCC. Think he had it done in an afternoon, even had a few beers during the task :lol: 👍
by Major_Tom
Sat Mar 23, 2024 2:59 pm
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: MK1 on ebay
Replies: 19
Views: 282

Re: MK1 on ebay

I would love a Mk1, but well and truly missed the boat regarding skyrocketing prices.
by Major_Tom
Sat Mar 23, 2024 11:43 am
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: First drive in an MG
Replies: 30
Views: 375

Re: First drive in an MG

Andrew 2.8i wrote: Sat Mar 23, 2024 9:01 am I hope your enjoying your hols, Peter. The weather looks good, judging by that blue sky.
Seconded, have a good one Peter :wave: if you see a one-legged man riding a fast motorbike.. just steer the conversation towards Capris and fishing.
by Major_Tom
Sat Mar 23, 2024 11:35 am
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: First drive in an MG
Replies: 30
Views: 375

Re: First drive in an MG

My theory is that everybody likes the commanding driving position, being so high up. That's all an SUV offers that an estate or hatch can't. Andrew. That would make for a funny comedy sketch, the next generation of SUVs being slightly higher and therefore more commanding to see over the older SUVs,...
by Major_Tom
Sat Mar 23, 2024 11:28 am
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: First drive in an MG
Replies: 30
Views: 375

Re: First drive in an MG

I was curious though to see if I could get why everyone wants an SUV. Others will of course be different to this but generally I'm bemused. I think that in the main, it's the fad aspect of it and the keeping up with the Joneses. Neighbour comes home in a big shiny status symbol and it spreads. :agr...
by Major_Tom
Fri Mar 22, 2024 5:15 pm
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: MK1 on ebay
Replies: 19
Views: 282

MK1 on ebay

..https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/256452629461

Has this had a sunroof covered over? It's rusting in a really weird way on the roof, I've never seen one go like that before.
by Major_Tom
Thu Mar 21, 2024 11:39 am
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: Capri For Life
Replies: 11
Views: 191

Re: Capri For Life

While it is nice that the car has a bit of an iconic thing going on and turned up on this bag ...........but look at it ...guys , I mean how gay do you wanna look :xd: :P . I aint saying I wouldnt buy one , being Capri an all , but you would never see me within 20 feet of it in public :lol: I'll ha...
by Major_Tom
Wed Mar 20, 2024 5:06 pm
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Fitting kenlowe electric fan in 2.8i
Replies: 29
Views: 443

Re: Fitting kenlowe electric fan in 2.8i

My pinto mysteriously started doing this for a few months. Yes it's an unnerving experience isn't it. In mine it was a dodgy earth in the rear light cluster.