I've had three of that version of Fabia (albeit diesels) and I've loved them all (bought new), W reg, 03 and 53. The latter was the VRS which my father bought and I bought it of him at 12 months when he fancied a new one. Had that until 2013, commuted 90 miles a day in it! The drop links can fail fo...

Decided to replace the dodgy exhaust bungee on the 206cc the tester flagged up. IMG_20211016_125509.jpg Unfortunately the ones I bought weren't big enough so I sacked that off and decided to fix the Matiz exhaust bungee. This had rotted off the exhaust and was on the MoT advisory. The obvious way wa...

So, having improved my environmental credentials by spending most of the afternoon chopping up trees with a chain saw ready to chuck in the wood burner to keep us warm over winter, I had a few minutes spare. "I wonder what happens if I polish this shit Matiz headlight with my old Netto car poli...

Took the 206CC in for test today. Passed with two advisories. Exhaust mounting rubber is on its way out and o/s/f drive shaft. I was invited into the pit, sorry, MoT viewing area to watch the inner joint of the drive shaft not quite go around in a circular movement. Solid enough, isn't a problem cur...

Try nail varnish remover with acetone. I got some from Home bargains a week or two ago. Lidl do with and without so I bought the with. IMG_20211011_150618.jpg A bit of that, cloth, elbow grease and some polish compound I found in the garage and it looks better. IMG_20211011_151638.jpg Bit sides don...

I hit 65 next month. Years ago you got to retire, a pension, bus pass, now you get fuck all.

"Aircon just needs a regas M8"... IMG_20211008_132929.jpg Think having a fucking belt attached would seriously help. Other than that, the front bumper lower edge rather missing screws (fixed with zip ties), IMG_20211008_133202.jpg and a couple of bulbs it's as ready to go as it will ever b...

IMG_20211007_125935.jpg Amazingly my "post production modification" (ie bodged) fuel filter pipework didn't leak when I fired up the Matiz. Bit of wire brushing the slightly* rusty bits at the back and a coat of paint and move onto the front where I'm sure* I will not find anything to wor...

50% there with the fuel filter fuck up after a trip to the excellent Worsboro' Motor Spares at Stairfoot. Amusingly the other customer when I walked in had the same problems with these quick release connectors. IMG_20211006_161939.jpg Before you ask, that little red thing on the left is the cover fo...

Thought I'd continue with the Matiz today. Oil, filters etc, easy job, couple of hours. FFS, started with the fuel filter. IMG_20211004_114316.jpg That looks old. So I removed the clips, which obviously broke. Then trying to remove the filter this happened, IMG_20211004_140637.jpg Yes, it was clearl...