12-04-2013, 06:08 PM
Hi,
Isn't it strange Colin that sometimes it's easier to remember things very clearly what happened over 40 years ago but difficult to remember from two minutes ago? My first motorcycle a BSA 250cc single (C11) was registered JKY 125 but I can't remember our current Aygo's registration.
I always liked the "bullet" sidecars and one hooked up to a big twin was a dream machine.
Bron and I had a similar experience with a carb Colin; it was during our one and only holiday away from home in 37 years; we were renting a holiday cottage in Arkengarthdale and were returning to the cottage in my late father's Morris 1300 when the carb began pouring petrol; the needle valve was shot but fortunately a few strides away was a garage with a new valve in stock and like you I replaced it at the roadside and continued the holiday.
If you have a good car mechanic Colin look after him because many get ripped off; we run cars up to three years old then get rid having any servicing done by the main dealer; at around £100 for the Aygo it's not worth getting my hands dirty and I no longer like laying under cars.
Thanks Colin for wishing me some sunshine; I sure could do with it because now the terrible weather is passing it's raining for a change just to cheer me up.
I never bought tyres for the Champ Refugee but at the time I assumed I would need a second mortgage for a full set? I couldn't say whether Land Rover tyres would fit?
Definitely the real thing Mike; one which bankrupts due to it's fuel consumption but perhaps it would be cheaper to buy a Dinkey Toy version?
So far favourite cars have been discussed but what about the nightmares? Without doubt the worst car we ever owned was a Citroen BX; it was terrible. Not an old car at the time but the front sub-frame had rotted through becoming detached from the body. This cost £100 to have welded. If it had been raining which is often around here each time I climbed in and started the engine as the car lifted on its suspension it used to deposit about two pints of water into the passenger foot-well. One Saturday afternoon whilst driving through Huddersfield in rare brilliant sunshine the windscreen wipers decided to clean the windscreen; perhaps they hadn't realized the rain had stopped and the sun had come out? Lots of such things bedeviled this heap of rubbish; the crunch came when the pressure regulator (?) which used to tick when the engine was started then only tick occasionally once the suspension was up started ticking full time; the dealer we bought the car from quoted a very high price to fix it. We drove over to M&M Citroen dealers and bought a secondhand unit and I exchanged the units at the roadside whilst Bron sat in the car; the BX was junk compared to both our 2CV's which gave excellent reliable service.
I'm now happy to wash the car and top it up with petrol once a week knowing we can set off and return home without taking along a small workshop?
Kind regards, Col.
Isn't it strange Colin that sometimes it's easier to remember things very clearly what happened over 40 years ago but difficult to remember from two minutes ago? My first motorcycle a BSA 250cc single (C11) was registered JKY 125 but I can't remember our current Aygo's registration.
I always liked the "bullet" sidecars and one hooked up to a big twin was a dream machine.
Bron and I had a similar experience with a carb Colin; it was during our one and only holiday away from home in 37 years; we were renting a holiday cottage in Arkengarthdale and were returning to the cottage in my late father's Morris 1300 when the carb began pouring petrol; the needle valve was shot but fortunately a few strides away was a garage with a new valve in stock and like you I replaced it at the roadside and continued the holiday.
If you have a good car mechanic Colin look after him because many get ripped off; we run cars up to three years old then get rid having any servicing done by the main dealer; at around £100 for the Aygo it's not worth getting my hands dirty and I no longer like laying under cars.
Thanks Colin for wishing me some sunshine; I sure could do with it because now the terrible weather is passing it's raining for a change just to cheer me up.
I never bought tyres for the Champ Refugee but at the time I assumed I would need a second mortgage for a full set? I couldn't say whether Land Rover tyres would fit?
Definitely the real thing Mike; one which bankrupts due to it's fuel consumption but perhaps it would be cheaper to buy a Dinkey Toy version?
So far favourite cars have been discussed but what about the nightmares? Without doubt the worst car we ever owned was a Citroen BX; it was terrible. Not an old car at the time but the front sub-frame had rotted through becoming detached from the body. This cost £100 to have welded. If it had been raining which is often around here each time I climbed in and started the engine as the car lifted on its suspension it used to deposit about two pints of water into the passenger foot-well. One Saturday afternoon whilst driving through Huddersfield in rare brilliant sunshine the windscreen wipers decided to clean the windscreen; perhaps they hadn't realized the rain had stopped and the sun had come out? Lots of such things bedeviled this heap of rubbish; the crunch came when the pressure regulator (?) which used to tick when the engine was started then only tick occasionally once the suspension was up started ticking full time; the dealer we bought the car from quoted a very high price to fix it. We drove over to M&M Citroen dealers and bought a secondhand unit and I exchanged the units at the roadside whilst Bron sat in the car; the BX was junk compared to both our 2CV's which gave excellent reliable service.
I'm now happy to wash the car and top it up with petrol once a week knowing we can set off and return home without taking along a small workshop?
Kind regards, Col.
Happiness is a wreck of a cabinet to restore.
