My Volvo had a sporadically functional boot handle with washing line based arrangement to activate the inside handle, the downside was it meant the boot was never locked...
Fleet Occurrences
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1976 Triumph Dolomite 1850HL - Field based greenhouse.
1977 Triumph Dolomite 1300 - Lean green oil dripping machine.
1983 Triumph Acclaim L - Japanglish daily runner.
1989 Volvo 740GLE Estate - Mobile storage unit.
1977 Triumph Dolomite 1300 - Lean green oil dripping machine.
1983 Triumph Acclaim L - Japanglish daily runner.
1989 Volvo 740GLE Estate - Mobile storage unit.
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Hmm, that could indeed work. There's nothing ever left in the car that's of value and it's immobilised as well.
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Didn't Bucketeer off the beige live in a Volvo for a while?
That'd be a fair old shock to open the boot and him or someone similar sprang out.
That'd be a fair old shock to open the boot and him or someone similar sprang out.
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I think he did, in 6c's field just before scattering bits of donated bike and trailer over NE froggyshire
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That could work too. Knock twice to open my boot for me please.LynehamHerc wrote: ↑Thu Sep 02, 2021 10:55 am Didn't Bucketeer off the beige live in a Volvo for a while?
That'd be a fair old shock to open the boot and him or someone similar sprang out.
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Some progress this week.
Cavalier thermostat arrived and the car is all built back up. I will fill it with coolant when it's on the driveway today in case my home made gasket for the housing doesn't hold and pishes coolant everywhere.
The Civic brakes were squealing on Tuesday. I only noticed it because I was in a multistorey car park with the window down after taking a ticket.
I fitted new pads and Mrs_Pin now says the brakes are much better than they were so I'll call that fixed.
There's also been a knocking from somewhere and with the wheel off I saw the OSF damper was wet. I'll have that replaced at the MOT in November.
I think I also mentioned that I got the 75 airbag light to go off by unplugging and plugging the connectors under the passenger seat.
Cavalier thermostat arrived and the car is all built back up. I will fill it with coolant when it's on the driveway today in case my home made gasket for the housing doesn't hold and pishes coolant everywhere.
The Civic brakes were squealing on Tuesday. I only noticed it because I was in a multistorey car park with the window down after taking a ticket.
I fitted new pads and Mrs_Pin now says the brakes are much better than they were so I'll call that fixed.
There's also been a knocking from somewhere and with the wheel off I saw the OSF damper was wet. I'll have that replaced at the MOT in November.
I think I also mentioned that I got the 75 airbag light to go off by unplugging and plugging the connectors under the passenger seat.
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MOT pass for the Cavalier yesterday.
The tester is a bit of a fan a Cavaliers and said he was really impressed with how solid the car is, especially the rear inner arches.- RetroShite
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Are you still considering selling the cavalier?
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The only Cavalier I'd consider would be the one with the 2.0 engine in. I always remember them going far better than any right to have. They were a fast car you could buy when you passed your test that wasn't super expensive to insure. Likewise the Omega was too.
Cavaliers were cheap bangers when I was learning to drive and so they've got stuck in my eyes as that. I imagine much like a Marina/Maxi/etc is to those a decade or two older than me.
Cavaliers were cheap bangers when I was learning to drive and so they've got stuck in my eyes as that. I imagine much like a Marina/Maxi/etc is to those a decade or two older than me.