Diesel Corsa. Of course its broken..

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Re: Diesel Corsa. Of course its broken..

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Mussels wrote: Mon Sep 28, 2020 3:08 pm
chillitt wrote: Mon Sep 28, 2020 2:12 pm Two little rust holes to sort, and a quick tinker with the back lights. thats very nearly an MOT pass! :D
Also, got the other one running this morning.
Normally I'd say 'You mean you hope it's nearly an MOT pass' but I you are probably familiar with every MOT failure point. You should sell it as a service where people can bring their cars to you for a £5 once over to see if it's worth spending £50 on the real MOT.
Actually I just took it for an MOT and they told me what to fix.. :D This way I only have to fix what they spotted rather than everything thats wrong with it..
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Fucking thing is running like a Swiss watch now when you put power to the solenoid.....
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Re: Diesel Corsa. Of course its broken..

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chillitt wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 2:18 pm Speaking of TLC, I put two tyres on it today. Dont think this would have impressed the MOT chaps
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Presumably you've fixed or are going to fix whatever caused that tyre to wear like that.
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Re: Diesel Corsa. Of course its broken..

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Saga Lout wrote: Tue Sep 29, 2020 2:27 pm
chillitt wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 2:18 pm Speaking of TLC, I put two tyres on it today. Dont think this would have impressed the MOT chaps
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Presumably you've fixed or are going to fix whatever caused that tyre to wear like that.
That’s weird tyre wear.
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Re: Diesel Corsa. Of course its broken..

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Being dragged sideways across tarmac?
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cheb wrote: Tue Sep 29, 2020 4:02 pm Being dragged sideways across tarmac?
It's a Corsa, there was a divorce and a stroppy ex wife involved. I dont think thats anything I can fix, but I dont anticipate the replacemnt doing the same.. In other news..
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chillitt wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 2:18 pm Speaking of TLC, I put two tyres on it today. Dont think this would have impressed the MOT chaps
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When I worked in MK, we all had company cars and the tyres all got shagged like that on the roundabouts. When I left there and had to buy my own car, the tyres didn't do that ;)
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That tyre also had 8 nails in it and a manky layer of tyre weld, which may also explain the odd wear, but not the flat spot
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I had a Renault 9, or maybe an 11, with a dodgy handbrake that only worked on one wheel. I used to amuse myself and my children by leave hugely long skidmarks, but only one side of the road.