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Post by prof20 on Nov 25, 2017 13:37:14 GMT
No, not anybody on here... What could go wrong with a dip-stick, I ask? Well, just had to buy a replacement one for our 14-year old Citroen Zsara Picasso diesel. Fran said she could smell fumes in the car, so I had a look and the plastic top of the dip-stick had broken off, allowing fumes to enter the engine compartment. Fortunately the metal measuring rod hadn't dropped into the crank-case, so I have rigged small cable-ties round it to stop it doing so. The plastic top must have perished with age and repeated heating and cooling. (The bottom measurey bit still works ) Not sure if it could have gone all the way down into the whirly-spinny up-and-down-gubbins bit, but if it had it could have been expensive. Not something you would ever expect to replace. Good old E-Bay has turned up trumps again for £5.99 and free postage by Thursday. The newness is slowly wearing off the old car but it has only done 90K miles and it is like a van for load-carrying so we are going to run it into the ground, to the point where any repair becomes greater than the vehicle value and uneconomical. We've had it from new, the only new car we've ever bought. Mind you, I do fancy one of those Yetis. Was it you mentioned them, Jim, in response to Milly's query?
Anybody had experience of them? We need a car with fairly high seats due to back problems.
Any of you still running old bangers like me? (Not the Motorhomes)...
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Post by Barry B'stard on Nov 25, 2017 13:47:11 GMT
My old banger is in for its test on Monday. It's looking a bit tired now but unless it fails drastically I'll keep it going as I gather all cars after the mid 2000s are shite according to our mechanics. I get attached to vehicles though. I went into mourning when the old scooter died
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Post by tugboat on Nov 25, 2017 14:02:41 GMT
Sorry, Rog, your post is too technical for me. quote]Fortunately the metal measuring rod hadn't dropped into the crank-case, so I have rigged small cable-ties round it to stop it doing so. The plastic top must have perished with age and repeated heating and cooling. ( The bottom measurey bit still works ) Not sure if it could have gone all the way down into the whirly-spinny up-and-down-gubbins bit, but if it had it could have been expensive. [unquote Jeezaloo, reading stuff like that makes me feel like I'm gonna implode.
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Post by 747 on Nov 25, 2017 19:02:14 GMT
Mine is the Skoda Roomster Roger but I also like the Yeti. The only problem is that the floor pan is higher than the Roomster and we have small or elderly dogs. I don't know if the rear seats can be removed completely on the Yeti. Our back seats were removed within an hour of getting the car home and they have never been sat on. Now I have to lug them into the car once a year for its MOT. ps, I read on another forum that new Transits have been recalled to have a new dipstick installed. Apparently the old one was wrong on the placement of the correct oil level. The replacement one means you need an extra Litre of oil to bring it up to the correct mark. Seems a very basic error by Ford.
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Post by prof20 on Nov 25, 2017 19:11:00 GMT
Ta, Jim. I quite like the Roomster. Do they still make them? What is the seat height like for getting in & out? Seen quite a few for sale on Auto-Trader. Which engine do you have?
The handling is said to be surprisingly good.
Sorry for all the questions.
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Post by Joe66 on Nov 25, 2017 19:16:39 GMT
Mine is the Skoda Roomster Roger but I also like the Yeti. The only problem is that the floor pan is higher than the Roomster and we have small or elderly dogs. I don't know if the rear seats can be removed completely on the Yeti. Our back seats were removed within an hour of getting the car home and they have never been sat on. Now I have to lug them into the car once a year for its MOT. ps, I read on another forum that new Transits have been recalled to have a new dipstick installed. Apparently the old one was wrong on the placement of the correct oil level. The replacement one means you need an extra Litre of oil to bring it up to the correct mark. Seems a very basic error by Ford. Why, if they are not fitted in they can't be lose and fail the test. I used a Micra for 4 years and never had the back seats in it.
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Post by 747 on Nov 25, 2017 23:30:55 GMT
Ta, Jim. I quite like the Roomster. Do they still make them? What is the seat height like for getting in & out? Seen quite a few for sale on Auto-Trader. Which engine do you have? The handling is said to be surprisingly good. Sorry for all the questions. They have stopped making them recently Roger. The front seats are adjusted with a pump action handle which raises and lowers them. They come in 1.4 and 1.9 Turbodiesel and 1.2 petrol. We had a 1.4 diesel which was quite nippy, the present one is 1.2 petrol and is OK. Avoid any built around 2006/7 as there could be a problem with the syncro on 2nd gear ..... like we had. I would have got another one in due course if they were still making them Roger. The parts are basically Volkswagen, so should be easily available but not cheap ..... all VAG parts are dear.
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Post by 747 on Nov 25, 2017 23:32:44 GMT
Mine is the Skoda Roomster Roger but I also like the Yeti. The only problem is that the floor pan is higher than the Roomster and we have small or elderly dogs. I don't know if the rear seats can be removed completely on the Yeti. Our back seats were removed within an hour of getting the car home and they have never been sat on. Now I have to lug them into the car once a year for its MOT. ps, I read on another forum that new Transits have been recalled to have a new dipstick installed. Apparently the old one was wrong on the placement of the correct oil level. The replacement one means you need an extra Litre of oil to bring it up to the correct mark. Seems a very basic error by Ford. Why, if they are not fitted in they can't be lose and fail the test. I used a Micra for 4 years and never had the back seats in it. Ta for the info Joe.
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Post by Milly on Nov 26, 2017 9:15:42 GMT
We have never replaced seats for MOT´s either Jim. Lost my post about a new car. Will have to check what you all said, I was not withit at the time I don´t think.
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Post by prof20 on Nov 26, 2017 13:10:18 GMT
Thanks for the advice, Jim. I've read tests on them but nowt like talking to an owner. Bit wary of getting a diesel the way things are going though. Will have to try and convince Fran. She says they look like a hearse....
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Post by GB584 on Nov 26, 2017 17:12:58 GMT
We have never replaced seats for MOT´s either Jim. Lost my post about a new car. Will have to check what you all said, I was not withit at the time I don´t think.Blimey Jan that could have been anytime in the past two years
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Post by Miculo on Nov 27, 2017 17:30:33 GMT
I took my Mehari for ITV (Spanish MoT) last Friday. Apparently it can be difficult to adjust the carb so 2CVs pass the emissions test, so I was a bit apprehensive but figured that there was no point looking for someone with the kit and knowhow unless it failed.
Being a lazy git and half expecting a fail for the emissions I didn't bother checking it out at all, not even to see if all the lights were working. Though I do maintain it meticulously. It passed, I was quite surprised and very pleased. So this year it's 43 years old and because it's registered as an historic car it won't need ITV again for another 4 years. Great stuff.
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Post by Sir Rowley Birkin on Dec 7, 2017 11:44:09 GMT
My Honda HRV is 13 years old and it's the nicest car I've ever owned. It never goes wrong and it's done well over 100,000 miles now. An ordinary service each year (about £120 on average), passes the Mot and that's it. It's a small 4-wheel drive (when the going gets tough); high seating; estate car style; automatic; 1600cc. It's not as economical as I think it should be but I do thrash it. I wish they still made them. The new HRV is a totally different animal and nowhere near as suitable for me, here in the Devon lanes/Dartmoor, etc. I've thought about a replacement when the time comes, and a Skoda Yeti is a possible. The 4WD Volvo is nice, but a bit big for me. Ditto a Honda CRV.
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Post by nicholsong on Dec 7, 2017 13:51:46 GMT
My Honda HRV is 13 years old and it's the nicest car I've ever owned. It never goes wrong and it's done well over 100,000 miles now. An ordinary service each year (about £120 on average), passes the Mot and that's it. It's a small 4-wheel drive (when the going gets tough); high seating; estate car style; automatic; 1600cc. It's not as economical as I think it should be but I do thrash it. I wish they still made them. The new HRV is a totally different animal and nowhere near as suitable for me, here in the Devon lanes/Dartmoor, etc. I've thought about a replacement when the time comes, and a Skoda Yeti is a possible. The 4WD Volvo is nice, but a bit big for me. Ditto a Honda CRV. We have a manual Honda HRV also 13 years old, but it is 2-wheel drive; I was surprised when you said 4-wheel but I checked on Wikipedia and found there are 2 versions - yours being the one where the 4-wheel kicks in when the 2-wheel drive cannot cope, as you describe. Ours came from a one lady owner in Germany, has 90K kms, with aircon, and cost us 2,000 quid 2 years ago. We are very pleased with it. Our next-door neighbour garage guy found it for us and checked it over. He specialises in Hondas so we should be OK running it for a good few years yet. I would think it could be the same for you. Geoff
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Post by Sir Rowley Birkin on Dec 7, 2017 14:14:17 GMT
I'm certainly going to hang on to mine, Geoff - it's such a good vehicle. They were all made in Japan. I have the 4-door auto with 4WD and it's just perfect for round here. It gets a battering in the lanes as I use it for work but mechanically it's perfect. I've said that so I suppose the bloody thing will blow up now!
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