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Re: What jobs does your car need in 2015 for you to be happy

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Hell Razor5543 wrote:Do you need a lift to collect the C5?
Probably, though I don't know when Malcolm is free..
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I had a couple of E28 5 series myself Paul, both manuals one in se spec, cracking motors.

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bxzx16v wrote:I had a couple of E28 5 series myself Paul, both manuals one in se spec, cracking motors.
I've had a couple of E34 5-Series in the past Mark, as you say, lovely lovely cars when they are in the right spec. My last one was a 535 Estate, and even with over 200k on it it drove absolutely spot on. Not a single rattle or noise, or piece that had fallen off. I'd have kept it if I could have ever persuaded it to do more than about 18mpg..
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bxzx16v wrote:I had a couple of E28 5 series myself Paul, both manuals one in se spec, cracking motors.

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Nothing major on my berlingo really, just a service and sort out the very annoying airbox/feed pipe rattle.

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I think my water pump has a slight leak loosing a little coolant each week and can see the drops at the left rear of the engine.
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Need to get a headlight, then VIC and MOT the c5 and definitely fix the heaters on it if I'm gonna keep it, not decided yet, or sell it on to make a profit to offset the loss of my NCB and find something else to run, as a priority due to £60 of fuel into my temporary escort just doing less than 200 miles. At that level of fuel usage I might as well have something I could enjoy driving like a 328 or 535 or xm v6!
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get my two dash speedo sorted.......
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daviemck2006 wrote:Need to get a headlight, then VIC and MOT the c5 and definitely fix the heaters on it if I'm gonna keep it, not decided yet, or sell it on to make a profit to offset the loss of my NCB and find something else to run, as a priority due to £60 of fuel into my temporary escort just doing less than 200 miles. At that level of fuel usage I might as well have something I could enjoy driving like a 328 or 535 or xm v6!
C5 MK1 to drive around in while you decide. Much cheapness. Has heat :) It'd get you home from here on £60 I bet..
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The only c5 Im gonna have is my own one Mike. I have my eye on a project that is a runner for even mucher cheapness while I decide and I would keep the one I'm eyeing up. I am in talks with the seller right now via email, moving on to phone tomorrow. It is french, it will do 60mpg, it is a lot closer. If this works then I probably do the necessary to keep my own one.
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daviemck2006 wrote:The only c5 Im gonna have is my own one Mike. I have my eye on a project that is a runner for even mucher cheapness while I decide and I would keep the one I'm eyeing up. I am in talks with the seller right now via email, moving on to phone tomorrow. It is french, it will do 60mpg, it is a lot closer. If this works then I probably do the necessary to keep my own one.
I hope it all works out for you. I'm supposed to be collecting the BMW on Sunday. Then I'll have 4 cars, two spaces, and no money at all!
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Where do I start? ...
C3 'la petit citron' clutch pedal goes to the floor with nothing hapening - have to pull apart to see what is no longer connecting
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CX Pallas needs similar attention to steering and a few rusty spots, under the trim, on the rails below the doors, rectified.

As I've been fully engaged with an addition to the local museum - I'm one of the few members with a pulse - and then have additions to the local machinery restoration group shed coming up I can't see me getting to them in the short term. If I was getting paid for the building I'd be able to pay someone to sort the cars :-)
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Miguel wrote:Image
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The Vel Satis. Got to say, this is streets ahead of the usual with build and mechanicals. So, apart from a sticky passenger window to sort........nothing.
That's right folks. A French V6 ( jap mechanicals) at coming on 12 years old and needs nothing. It has had major service items to keep good. I am not under it constantly fixing up and down suspension or owt else. No daft turbos, clutches, DPF's DMF'S urea fluid, emission problems, egr problems
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For my Activa V6 to be complete she needs a full respray to put it back to showroom condition. Those who know the car (Mandrake, BW, Lexi saw it briefly a few weeks ago, and probably a few others) know how picky I'm being saying that it needs a respray as she's in great condition, I'm just being incredibly finicky as there's marks on it that I can see that nobody else can :lol

This was only taken about a month ago to prove the point:

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On one of the wheels just beside the valve there's a tiny amount of bubbling appearing so I'd like to get them done as well. Once these two items have been done my Activa will be a showroom condition car both mechanically and cosmetically :)

Other then that, the XM needs nothing, just a good run to the one of the rallies in the summer! The Activa is doing the Northern though, get it up into the Yorkshire Moors on the way home :D

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