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37 minutes ago, Badwolf said:
This might have a little to do with it along with Colin's post on another thread..
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60948439
Also this..
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-60973447
Ahh, right. I knew about the diesel but not the other issue.
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Out for a drive today and needing fuel. Drove past several petrol stations that were shut, including supermarket ones, before finding a Tesco's that had petrol but no diesel.
Wondering if this is all over the country or just round here 🤔
Anyway, I filled with Tesco Momentum & it has gone down to £1.63. Regular stuff was £1.5x something.
Wondering if everyone has filled up before the prices go up again and emptied the garage tanks
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Next Sunday morning meet is 10th April.
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25 minutes ago, JohnD said:
Driving standards? In the UK? rarely worse than the "tut-tut!" level.
Compare dashcam footage from the UK, eg:
With the same from Russia:
Both are the first videos found by searching YouTube for "Dashcam UK/Russia". The second is of course no endorsement of Russia, as should be obvious from the content!
I've said before, Slavic drivers seem to be drunk, drugged or incompetent, whereas UK drivers are just discourteous!
John
Reading the news today it appears Russian tank drivers can be a bit careless as well 🤔
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22 minutes ago, Pete Lewis said:
no rant perfectly right i have been saying that for some time some prat has to teach them as its prolific and down right dangerous
its easy indicate to go round and only indicate left when you approach your exit
there must be a lot of bangs if you pull out without watching the steering and whites of their eyes on where are they going
i dont drive a lot in but experience in france they dont get it wrong its a UK bred problem
Pete
Glad it's not just me that has noticed this. The other thing that winds me up is people indicating to turn off a road after they have already braked or when an overtaking manoeuvre has already started. Surely indicators are to indicate to other road users what you intend to do in advance, not as some sort of afterthought.
For my own preservation, I want to give as much notice of my intentions to other road users as possible and can't understand why anyone would not want to do so.
But that's like using your lights when visibility is poor, some people just don't see the need to do so.
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My personal issue is that for some reason, the use of indicators at roundabouts seems to have changed over recent years with an increasing number of people and possibly now the majority, only ever indicating left to leave the roundabout and never right to show they are coming around it. This is made worse by some of those starting to indicate before they have reached the previous exit and of course, others that don't indicate at all.
Also, these people are frequently in the wrong lane, so wanting to take the 3rd exit at a typical roundabout but taking the outside lane and not indicating right
I don't know why this has happened or if it is all over the country but it has got to the point where I live where the majority of people do it and is potentially dangerous to them but more importantly, me 😡.
Right, rant over 😒
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5 minutes ago, Colin Lindsay said:
Looks like a great day out. This weather should be enjoyed while it lasts - see the forecast for next week!
A friend of my mothers went for a week to the coast, 70 miles away, back in the 1970s and took a Mystery Bus Trip... back to his own home town. He never lived that one down.
Lol
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What a great week of unseasonably warm and sunny weather🌞
Determined to make the most of it so out on Tuesday for a 30 mile run to nowhere in particular.
Met an old friend for lunch on Wednesday at Duxford and covered another 60 miles. He was going to bring his e-type, first time out this year, but he couldn't start it. Fuel pump he thinks. I told him he should have bought a decent car and took him for a short spin in my Spitty to show him what he is missing out on lol.
Yesterday, joined a magical mystery classic car drive. No idea where we were going but after a couple of hours driving through glorious Leicestershire countryside I had to head for home as I was now 60 miles away. So over 120 miles covered in total.
I might go out again shortly and if not, definitely tomorrow. Will probably have covered 300 miles over the week.
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3 hours ago, Mathew said:
Not going to be able to make it, spent this morning chasing about. Shops in the spit then trying to get an mot on yellow spitfire. Thats booked for tomorrow.
Probably just as well as I didn't realise you are supposed to tell them you are joining the drive. Fortunately I had done so and after a 20 mile drive to meet up near Peterborough, we all headed in a vaguely North West direction for the next hour and a half. At that point, we were near Melton Mowbray & decided we better head for home as my Wife had grandchildren to pick up from school.
So home now, after 120miles, but the others weren't even at the halfway picnic stop when we left them.
Anyway, it has been a beautiful day for it and enjoyed some truly beautiful countryside & roads that I had never seen before👍
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1 hour ago, Colin Lindsay said:
Just as an update,Cliff - I fitted the Spitfire overdrive box to the Herald earlier and was out this evening fitting the exhaust. I noticed that with the J-type overdrive fitted there's obviously more going on at the rear of the box but hey presto, there was a missing bolt in exactly the same spot as my Herald exhaust bracket was taken off. I had a quick check and found that an inch UNF bolt was a perfect fit so exhaust bracket now bolted to the rear of the box in the same place from which it came on the other box. (Don't worry about the jaunty angle, it was just hanging there for the pic and I fitted the bracket on its' own before adding the exhaust)
Thanks for the pic 👍
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Right, I have found the meet point. It's another car park at Ferry Meadows called Gunwade Lake Car Park, just off the A47 approaching Castor.
if heading West on the A47, take the slip road to Castor, turn left then left again and continue through the yellow height restriction.
Google maps recognises Gunwade Lake Car Park or enter coordinates 52.57158, -0.32099
Let me know if you are going Mathew (or anyone else) and I will look out for you. If not, I will check it out and report back for next time 👍
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38 minutes ago, PeteH said:
I believe this Car Park to be Next door to the Caravan Club site. There is a big Car Park next door, from memory of using the Camp site.
Try:- 52.5616209701636, -0.30654911437511334 On Google Maps. or sat Nav?.
Pete
That's the car park I thought it was but looking on Google Maps it suggests going through the barriers, as the instructions say, would raise a parking charge. I'm trying to get clarification and will get back.
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4 minutes ago, Colin Lindsay said:
My Herald uses one of the gearbox casing bolts, just in front of the speedo drive.
Yes, that would make more sense, although I assumed it secured the bottom of the manifold which is further forwards than this. But thinking about it, I don't know why I assumed that 🤔
And the exhaust on my car is non standard after the manifold so I will have to get under the car and check if this will work.
Anyway, many thanks for getting back 👍
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Getting around to thinking about fitting the exhaust front support bracket that I bought last year and assumed it used one of the bellhousing bolts to secure it but on holding the bracket up it lines up with where the 2 sections of the downpipe join.
Can anyone advise what mounting point I should be using?
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1 hour ago, Mathew said:
Thinking of coming along, whats the postcode? And organising?
Hi Mathew. I searched for this car park online and it gave me the following.
Ferry Meadows, Peterborough,
PE3 6LN
Its being arranged by "The Great North Road Classic & Vintage Vehicle meets" which is not a club and basically just stuff organised by a guy called Mark Fishpool within a radius of Peterborough.
He says it will be a "mystery tour covering scenic rural B roads" but won't be drawn on which direction that will be. Some suggest he doesn't know himself but it appears they usually make a circular route of about 40 or so miles.
I have been to a few of their static get togethers, which have been good, but didn't manage to join a drive last year, so it will be a new experience for me as well.
Last Summer they were arranging 2 events pretty much every week so if this drive is ok I will try and do a few more.
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Same guys arranging a drive out Thursday lunchtime. If anyone is interested just turn up. Hopefully I will be going myself, possibly with Mrs Cliff if it's as sunny as forecast 🌞
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How about taking the plugs out and leave in gear lol
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Another meet at Stibington Diner next Sunday morning.
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17 minutes ago, PeteH said:
The Scrapbox Challenge, Not (at all) pretty, but pretty effective:-
Mk-2 Version, Mk 1, weld failed
Pete
Effective is more important than pretty in most cases 👍
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46 minutes ago, Paul H said:
I’ve got one you could borrow should you need it , I’m at Bury St Edmunds 1hr away
Paul
Ok, many thanks for that 👍
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Glad I asked then 🙂
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Just now, Colin Lindsay said:
Yes, mine too, must refill it.
Lol
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46 minutes ago, Wagger said:
If the key has sheared, or is missing, the shaft can rotate within the hub, in extreme cases you will lose drive. If you have a hub puller, remove the hub and check it all.
Unfortunately, I don't have a puller but I am planning to investigate further this weekend and as it has been loose, to see if it will come off without one.
If it won't shift then I am considering making frequent inspections and to try again if any play returns.
As a matter of interest, are generic pullers not up to the job? I could probably borrow one of those.
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I haven't watched a lot of this programme but got the impression that the main point is to make a profit from the car and so consequently, spend as little as possible on it.
Much the same as dubious secondhand car dealers have been doing ever since there has been cars.
Caveat emptor 🤔
No fuel
in Out and About in my car
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Hmm, maybe that explains why it seemed to be cheaper in Ramsey 🤔