Trying to find the source of water ingress on stepdaughter’s boyfriend’s 9-3 has been puzzling us. The boot interior is absolutely soaked, not helped by the recent shitty weather. Think it’s been the wettest winter since time immemorial. The radio aerial was bust and not fully retracting. Yesterday ...

Eddie Honda wrote: ↑Wed Jan 31, 2024 4:44 pm

dozeydustman wrote: ↑Wed Jan 31, 2024 5:56 am but the disc retainer screws turned to cheese

If they were in good shape before you started to mash them up, you weren't doing it with one of these

Mangled before I got my mitts on them.

I’ve also sealed* the Kia’s windows up with some black silicone. Wind noise greatly reduced although there may still be a tiny water ingress in there somewhere. Job for anothe day, I may just get a new pair of rear doors with decent seals, or see what universal seal would suffice. Need to get some g...

Another couple of months has passed. Nothing major has happened. Stepdaughter’s boyfriend’s Saab gives reliable service. We treated this to fresh oil and filters just before Christmas. We aim to sort the few niggles over the next year before the MoT is due which I believe is August. Finally managed ...

Some stuff has happened over the past few months. saab went through it’s MoT with and advisory from 4mmmon brake pads and discs worn. I have these in stock but had to get 2 chewed up security wheelbolts removed. Tame fitter at work did this in exchange for a selection of bottled craft beers. Still w...

Indeed they are Hooli. This 9-3OG feels a lot more solidly built than my NG. Few little niggles but PO has left me with the items required to fix them, which will be done soon enough. Need to get some trim removal tools first as all my spudgers got lost in the house move

I’ve spent the last couple of weeks looking for a cheap car for my stepdaughter’s boyfriend. He passed his test in June and has managed to save a couple of grand to buy and insure something. There was a reasonable amount of stuff available locally but most of it was absolutely appalling and insuranc...

That will do nicely. Garage hasn’t rung me to let me knownif other work was needed, but it sounds like the TRE rubbers weren’t bad enough to fail. They’ll still need unseizing as the steering does still pull a tad to the left and the outside of the n/s tyre was worn so I whacked the spare on! IMG_34...

I couldn't have done that with norovirus. It was spread over a number of days so I managed 10-15 mins at a time before resting another 10-15 mins, or running to the khasi taking 6 hours overall each for the 2 fronts and everything was seized and/or crusty. I was feeling a little better by Saturday ...

Kia got its headlamp cataracts removed and goes for its test today. Saab was tested this morning. IMG_0186.png IMG_0187.png Garage are fitting 2 rear tyres and headlamp aim has been corrected already, just waiting them to call then I’ll drop the Kia off. I have new brakes all round for the Saab, the...