Davie's french attraction.

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If that hasnt sorted it I guess the next culprit wil be the electronic ignition module. Just going away to do some miles in it just for fun!
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daviemck2006 wrote: 24 Aug 2017, 15:47 Just going away to do some miles in it just for fun!


That's what a 205 is all about Davie ;) Enjoy!
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A nice clean lilpug at the beach. Running a lot better but still a very occasional misfire. Hope it doesn't get dirty before Buckie classic car show on Sunday.
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I think the misfire is force of habit! :D Once Lilpug gets used to clean fuel the tickle in her throat will probably clear up.
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Lilpug is looking good :)

Is that viaduct in use Davie and if so, what line is it on?

If disused, what line was it on?

Sorry, one of my other passions...
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That viaduct is at Cullen. It is and has been disused for years now, possibly 40 years! It was part of a railway line from Banff to Elgin. There are 3 parts to it and is a lovely old bridge. Im so lucky having so many lovely bits to provide backdrops to photos of cars in this area.
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daviemck2006 wrote: 25 Aug 2017, 10:07 That viaduct is at Cullen. It is and has been disused for years now, possibly 40 years! It was part of a railway line from Banff to Elgin.


Thanks Davie :D I shall soon go and study it's history and the railway it once served...
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Lil pug is working nicely now, she has stopped sulking from having a dirty filter. She is sleeping just now in readiness for attending a classic car show tomorrow.

I have had a bad day. Went to work with beryl the blingo at 4.30pm. Beryl is going great for a 148000 mile 1.9non turbo. Very unlikely to get caught speeding in her out of town. An indicated 70 is all she will do! She clonks a bit from front drivers side, suspected drop link. Brakes fine apart from handbrake needing adjusted. Funny feeling she's going to be looking for a rear axle for a next mot. I'm not doing it. She will get sold as spares/repairs so save me doing it. So to the bad bit of the evening. I managed to lose 20 quid at work, don't know how. I had about 10 quid tips so that lessened the blow, but not by much really as if we are short of money we have to cover it. I also managed to lose my phone. That means lost all my contacts, phone numbers etc. It also means I have been demented changing all my passwords as EE will only block the sim card, not the phone itself so it can still log into everything I had on it. The only thing I did not have on auto connect so is safe is my bank details.I have changed the log in details for it though. Then just as I thought it couldn't get worse I reversed beryl I to a steel post and broke a back light. It has been a bad week really. I'm almost afraid to take lilpug to the show tomorrow, that's buggered a wheel and tyre on bigpug, broke a light unit on beryl and lost the phone and 20 quid. Think I need to stay in bed for a week until it's time to go to Fort William next Sunday. Bad things come in threes. I've damaged two vehicles, and lost two items. Does that mean I've to damage a third vehicle and lose a third item? Better take the 107 out a run in the morning and do something to it. Sacrifice it to save lilpug lol
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Good news on Lil'Pug Davie but very sorry to hear about the phone loss...

If you have a PIN code or other protection on it then it should be safe from prying eyes I'd have thought...

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Heres all the French cars I can see here at this show. The 309gti lives less than 1/2 a mile from me and I have never seen it! I have just turned down an offer of £2200 for lilpug. It was tempting as it owes me less than 1000 as it stands, but Im not in it for the money! Next year it may fetch 3 grand lol
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Sweet :D Looks like it was an excellent show Davie ;)
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Not to mention exception adhesion from the tyres, brakes, and footwear!
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Heres some yellows for Jim. The Avenger is a ltd edition Avenger sunflower, not quite yellow. It has only done a genuine documented 3000 miles from new! The mk1 escort is a total restoration, many thousands spent on it.
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Ohh lovely :D Thanks for the yellow cars Davie!
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Nice looking 21 turbo Davie. Drove one years ago and was very impressed with it.

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