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MorningOriginally posted by NickFitz View PostMorning denizens
The car's off to be fixed and generally tended to, so I'm WFH today and tomorrow
Is the Orion a bit poorly then?Where are we going? And what’s with this hand basket?Comment
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Friday was a whole weekend agoOriginally posted by Drewster View PostMorning Voodoo
Weren't you here on Friday?? Menelaus had a Gig at Ronnie Scotts!!!!
He modestly said he was playing backing..... but he was playing backing AT Ronnie Scotts!!
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ExcellentOriginally posted by Menelaus View Post
What do you play? (Apologies if you've already explained.)
I've only ever been to Ronnie Scotts in Brum, which is now sadly closed but became a lapdancing club. So mixed feelings there
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Alto and tenor saxophoneOriginally posted by voodooflux View PostExcellent
What do you play? (Apologies if you've already explained.)
I've only ever been to Ronnie Scotts in Brum, which is now sadly closed but became a lapdancing club. So mixed feelings thereComment
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I'm hoping that "a bit" will be correctOriginally posted by voodooflux View PostMorning
Is the Orion a bit poorly then?
You can never be sure with a twenty year old car. You take it in for something that appears fairly trivial, and it turns out they have to half-rebuild the thing and it takes three days to find all the parts. With a bit of luck that won't happen, and I'll be able to go zooming over to Cambridge tomorrow evening - fingers crossed
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Originally posted by NickFitz View PostHi Zeity
The nearside rear suspension, or possibly the wheel, makes an unpleasant creaking sound when going right at more than about fifteen miles an hour, or generally when the weight is bearing down on that side
In addition, the exhaust has worked a bit loose and bangs against the underside of the car when the engine is started - it's OK once it's running though.
It's also due a full service, and I thought I'd get them to check the timing chain as I can't remember when that was last done - it's worth replacing sooner rather than later, given that it destroys the entire engine if it breaks
Chain or cambelt...
The creaking is probly just the wheel falling off, nothing to worry about really.Comment
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My car turns 20 this year as well, but fortunately parts are still readily available for it whilst being relatively inexpensive.Originally posted by NickFitz View PostI'm hoping that "a bit" will be correct
You can never be sure with a twenty year old car. You take it in for something that appears fairly trivial, and it turns out they have to half-rebuild the thing and it takes three days to find all the parts. With a bit of luck that won't happen, and I'll be able to go zooming over to Cambridge tomorrow evening - fingers crossedWhere are we going? And what’s with this hand basket?Comment
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I've just been reading on Honest John's site about the wonders of the Jag XK8 () and The Fiat Sciento and the Nissan Micra.
That site puts me off buying anything.Comment
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