where is everyone

Post by **redline** » 22 Jun 2007 04:37 pm

I will be coming over your way in about three weeks Lozza ,

theres a little car show at Wood Green Animal Shelter, Godmanchester
the weekend of the 13th 14th and 15th July

Its the citroen car club and on the Sunday they will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of the legend that is the Citroen BX.

If you see a grey GTi 16 valve give us a wave

Post by **lozza** » 22 Jun 2007 04:52 pm

Oh yeah Wood Green is just down the road from me!!

I'll look out for ya! Could arrange a mini meet with me, you, mattyboi and Nate if you want. I saw 2 volvo's in the space of 10 mins yesterday around this area, seem to be getting popular!!

Post by **classicswede** » 23 Jun 2007 12:57 pm

[quote="Cornholio"]

The Redline went back to the garage yesterday. They replaced all of the shocks recently and one of them was faulty (Boge).quote]

I Have had a lot of boge shocks fail in recent years. Stange that as the are part of Bilstein and I have never had a problem with one of them or sachs!

Post by **Ronnie** » 24 Jun 2007 12:52 am

mac wrote:You want posts - ok, I'll show off.

Mac, what is it with you and shiny things?!

Post by **jtbo** » 24 Jun 2007 05:54 am

Bought 240 20.4.2007 and now that has costed to me 2873 euros already in 6206km, there is all costs, even car price included.

Actually this month has been rather easy, not driven a lot, but repair costs have been bit high, also new tires etc. trying to make it pass MOT which is due in two weeks, however I'm leaving to business trip before that which lasts two weeks so have to fix all next week, busy times.

Post by **mac** » 24 Jun 2007 10:49 am

mornin Ronnie, ah!!! shiny things, my precious, shiny, shiny, drool slather drool. hehehehehehehehehe.

guess someone must have knicked my marbles when I was very young
(last year).

Mac.

Post by **Carl** » 24 Jun 2007 10:55 am

What happened then Chris/Nick/Steve? I'm guessing the handbrake failed and the car rolled off the driveway?

I'm still waiting for Fioner to be welded, so nothings really happening at the moment, well not Volvo related anyway. I've mostly been trying to kill myself in the Rover in this weather though! It's a bit twitchy!

Post by **Chris_C** » 24 Jun 2007 06:14 pm

Well... I came back from a pub trip (I'd been on coke... before anyone says I forgot to put the handbrake on...) and went to bed. Then a loverly policewoman was knocking rather loudly at my door, and asked if our house was anything to do with a blue 340, which seemed to have gone a wandering off the drive and was blocking both sides of the A35.

Humbug. No idea why, handbrake was on, but not in gear, she reckoned idiots could have bounced it, I'm trying to suss out!

Post by **pettaw** » 24 Jun 2007 07:02 pm

Hmm, strange one. You did mention to me on MSN that the handbrake still felt a bit 'nothing' even after you fixed everything, so maybe it hadn't held too well. There are incidences of handbrake cables expanding with heat and cars having a walk down hills.

Lucky no-one was hurt.

Post by **Carl** » 24 Jun 2007 08:30 pm

Lucky no one got hit then!

Back a few years ago when I had a Rover 214 I was driving past a house and an un-manned Vectra came rolling out of the driveway and took out the front corner of the car. Same thing - handbrake was on but not in gear. I wasn't happy!

Post by **Chris_C** » 24 Jun 2007 08:39 pm

Hey, don't worry, I've been through the scenarious. Fake is currently sideways across the drive, so it can't happen again. I had just come through the lanes, so it could have got warm and cooled down.

Post by **V6 Man** » 24 Jun 2007 11:11 pm

Same thing happened to me many moons ago. My 345 decided that it would prefer to be parked broadside to the road rather than on the drive.

Post by MJ » 24 Jun 2007 11:13 pm

Always leave in gear

Here's a question I've always wondered, what stops the engine turning in reverse? e.g. rolling backwards if left in first, or forwards if left in reverse? Or is it just the compression in the engine provides resistance no matter which way turned, and that just adds resistance as opposed to making rolling impossible?

Post by **Carl** » 24 Jun 2007 11:48 pm

Yeah it's always the compression in the engine that stops it from moving, but with a steep enough hill that can be overcome in a petrol engine and it doesnt matter which way you're facing, the engine will still turn backwards!. Would have to be bloody steep to get a diesel engine moving though.

Part of my drive is on a hill and I too always use the handbrake and leave the car in gear after the Vectra incident!

Post by MJ » 25 Jun 2007 08:01 pm

MJ wrote:The 340 is booked in for its MOT on Monday so fingers crossed there are no nasty surprises

Well, she passed with flying colours. No problems at all

Ah I see, thanks Carl. I always thought you had to be in first when facing uphill, and reverse when facing down, sounds like it doesn't matter. I turn the wheels toward the curb as well on particularly steep hills. Can't be to careful