Panda (Classic) Charmanda(er) The Panda

[Palio]

MOT officially booked... I'm nervous...

Good luck - though you shouldn't need it.

Are you going to the Alton show next Sun (20th) if you've got Char back on the road? :idea:

 

[Didge3]

Good luck - though you shouldn't need it.

Are you going to the Alton show next Sun (20th) if you've got Char back on the road? :idea:

Thanks

I was planning on it but the MOT isn't booked until the 26th so won't make it, I'm hoping to make MITcar however

 

[Palio]

Thanks

I was planning on it but the MOT isn't booked until the 26th so won't make it, I'm hoping to make MITcar however

That's bad planning - typical student being a week late.... . Ok not quite a week to be pedantic.

You should come along anyway as you're fairly local (ish) as there will be a few Panda's going! :idea:

 

[Didge3]

That's bad planning - typical student being a week late.... . Ok not quite a week to be pedantic.

You should come along anyway as you're fairly local (ish) as there will be a few Panda's going! :idea:

Yeah but I'd have to bring the bloomin' Renault and that's no fun

 

[Didge3]

Well, insurance is sorted, MOT is tomorrow.
I'm nervous

I replaced the exhaust gasket after much eff'ing and argh'ing (bolts were a little stuborn) so she runs noticably quieter now but theres still a whiff of smoke in the engine bay so I think there may be a small crack somewhere too
I fear she may fail emissions, I'm not sure how lenient the pre-CAT test is...

Tomorrow shall reveal, wish us luck

 

[homeward]

Well, insurance is sorted, MOT is tomorrow.
I'm nervous

Tomorrow shall reveal, wish us luck

Good luck...! :hug:

 

[blu73]

sure you not just got oily residues on manifold while you been doing it or something..

I wouldn't expect a tiny leak to make a pre cat fail emissions tbh, but you will find out 2moro. Best of luck, make sure we are the first to know the result!!

 

[AndyPanda4x4]

Good luck with the test - stick 40 quid in the ash tray that'll help

 

[Palio]

Good luck with the test - stick 40 quid in the ash tray that'll help

Bottle of Scotch in the dash roll usually does the trick.....

 

[Didge3]

Thanks for the tips guys

Took her for a short run around the block, I forgot again just how fun she is to drive, put a huge grin on my face
Best hope she passes now

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

Drive her to the MOT very enthusiastically

 

[Palio]

Drive her to the MOT very enthusiastically

Good advice & take the long route!! It's called an Italian tune up, as well as being fun!

 

[Didge3]

Fail

Rear brakes imbalanced (Probably just need adjustment of the shoes)

Nearside tyre below legal limit (1.5mm) :bang:

Spare Wheel Insecure I can't remember what used to secure it but obviously I don't have it anymore...

Bloke said come back in 10 days and he'll give me a free retest which he doesn't have to do so thats kind of him, just got to now get it all sorted

 

[Palio]

Fail

Rear brakes imbalanced (Probably just need adjustment of the shoes)

Nearside tyre below legal limit (1.5mm) :bang:

Spare Wheel Insecure I can't remember what used to secure it but obviously I don't have it anymore...

Bloke said come back in 10 days and he'll give me a free retest which he doesn't have to do so thats kind of him, just got to now get it all sorted

Not that again! The spare wheel is NOT insecure - the bonnet secures it! There is nothing else and it shouldn't be failed on that. Only the 4wd versions had anything to bolt it to - millions of Mot's have been passed by Panda's so he doesn't know what he's talking about.

N/S tyre - if it's below the legal limit you should really have changed it already :nono:

Rear brake imbalance to sort plus a pair of new tyres by the sound of it - unless one on the axle is nearly new, it's safer to replace in pairs (money notwithstanding of course).

 

[AndyPanda4x4]

That is true about the spare wheel - new test centre required!

 

[onemanmade]

New test centre required, talking absolute ****, any mechanic worth their salt would only have to look at it to see its obvious there is nothing there by design to secure the wheel. Of course they arent allowed to lift the wheel to look underneath it but thats by the by.

They dont "have" to give you a free retest within ten days but I will be buggered if I can find any mot place within 100 miles of my house that doesnt do that.

Joker, new test place needed.

 

[panda panda]

Spare wheel insecure?

Stroke it and tell it you love it

Bald tyres? - Muppet!

Poor brakes "but they're all like that"

Sell that Twango and give Char' a bit of love!

 

[Palio]

Spare wheel insecure?

Stroke it and tell it you love it

Bald tyres? - Muppet!

Poor brakes "but they're all like that"

Sell that Twango and give Char' a bit of love!

Twango :slayer:

You're about the right age John - you'll probably understand why I suddenly thought of Bungo Rory Twang & Boots. Spookily (possums) when I looked up Animal Kwackers they played an ode to your dog - weird old world, and odderer still children's telly we were subjected to! I actually saw Animal Kwackers live in concert at the old Aylesbury Civic Centre - now sadly demolished to save money (by spending multi millions on a new theatre! )



:worship:

Edit: while I'm going off on a tangent - Bob scout will appreciate that his council tax was wisely spent replacing the Civic Centre as repairs were about £100k a year, on a £25m theatre which cost £47m

http://m.bucksherald.co.uk/news/mor...-cost-of-waterside-theatre-revealed-1-2467797

Yeah right - £47m and counting. homeward will appreciate the look of it though - maybe - the inside looks like piles of logs which is either good or bad! :tempt:

 

[homeward]

Yeah right - £47m and counting. homeward will appreciate the look of it though - maybe - the inside looks like piles of logs which is either good or bad! :tempt:

The outside is okay (although not wonderfully original... -- did they get their inspiration from a Pringle...?!); but the inside is ghaaaaaaastly.... :yuck:

 

[Palio]

The outside is okay (although not wonderfully original... -- did they get their inspiration from a Pringle...?!); but the inside is ghaaaaaaastly.... :yuck:

Yes it does look odd - I haven't been inside yet but was told it looks better in real life. I don't like it much personally!

I think the outside is meant to look like a ship - not sure how much absinthe you need to make it appear ship like!!

A typical waste of money having bulldozed a really useful facility, and One of Aylesbury's oldest (and most interesting) pubs!! Progress...... :bang: