Say "Hi" to Lulu! - Page 4

Nutcase · 26-01-2008, 16:36

Think I stuck it on straight

So I can go back on the road again now

Nutcase · 28-06-2008, 18:07

One more payment and Lulu is all mine

Renewed the insurance, was hoping to get under £100, but alas £133 fully comp was all I could find

diddums100 · 11-07-2008, 10:12

how much is a new plate btw?

B@Th*nG

Nutcase · 18-07-2008, 09:12

Plate was about £8 I think. Got a pair, but not put the back one on yet

It's just a cheap runabout really, nothing special, but she's reliable, good nick and very good on petrol, so perfect for me really

TinkerBell · 20-07-2008, 09:03

Can't believe the difference that doing the body work has made

I am really suprised that the person owned up!! I have had alot worse happen to my car and they just drove off the sods!!

I really need to find something to sort out my bumpers as they are quite faded, tryed back to black, it just doesn't work for long enough! Damn! I haven't had many problems with my corsa either, W0000ttt!

divine · 20-07-2008, 11:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by TinkerBell

I really need to find something to sort out my bumpers as they are quite faded, tryed back to black, it just doesn't work for long enough! Damn! I haven't had many problems with my corsa either, W0000ttt!

Black spray paint?

If you do it properly, it can last a while tbh. You need to make sure you mask things properly, clean it properly, spray it properly etc. though else it'll look rubbish

Nutcase · 26-09-2009, 14:44

Lulu passed her MOT no problem last Saturday. 4 advisories, worn front tyre edges (roundabouts

), slight clunk in the steering rack, leaking outer CV, blow in the back box.

In the history of the car, there's no record of the cambelt ever being done. Vauxhall recommend 80k miles/8 years, haynes reccomend 40k miles/4 years.

Lulu has almost 37k miles but it 12 years old, so 4 years past Vauxhall's recommendation

Picked up a genuine kit last year, as well as a water pump. Figured might as well do the thermostat at the same time as you have to take the cambelt off to do that.

I'd forgotten how easy a vauxhall 8v cambelt change is. Don't even need to jack the car up

Just a shame I don't have the waterpump rotating tool that's mentioned in the haynes - would have saved me an hour of getting the belt tensioned properly!

Now for the sump gasket (it leaks slightly), oil change, cooland refill, plugs, filters etc.

Zirax · 26-09-2009, 21:08

Hmm Vauxhall cambelts easy eh? Fancy giving a 2.6 V6 a crack?

Erm, I wonder what they would say about the mr2, worn front and back tyre edges?

Nutcase · 26-09-2009, 21:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nutcase

Now for the sump gasket (it leaks slightly), oil change, cooland refill, plugs, filters etc.

Couldn't be arsed with the sump gasket in the end. Need to drop the exhaust. Maybe next year, the leak isn't that bad

I've seen a GM V6 (in a Saab 9000) cambelt done. Hardest part is getting all the ancillary crap out the way, and then, shock horror, tensioning it properly

It was that job that taught me WHY a proper kit comes with new bolt for the tensioner - the reused old one sheared 50 miles later, 12 (or 24 I forget) valves needed replacing.

Why, when's yours due?

Nutcase · 07-03-2010, 17:03

Basically mr blue kia decided to pull out of a side road turning right (so heading the same direction as me and had to cross the other direction) and drove into my offside rear. Blind?!

He got out and said sorry, didnt' see me etc. so absolutely no problem with liability, but really not what I needed. Whilst Lulu is 100% mechanically, bodywise she's a bit faded and there are a couple of scrapes. So I think I'm going to have a fight on my hands to not have her written off...

11-07-2008, 10:12	#33
diddums100 Nice weak cup of Earl Grey Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 34	how much is a new plate btw? B@ThnG __________________ B@ThnG

20-07-2008, 09:03	#35
TinkerBell Dirty Spammer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In the middle! Posts: 2,454	Can't believe the difference that doing the body work has made I am really suprised that the person owned up!! I have had alot worse happen to my car and they just drove off the sods!! I really need to find something to sort out my bumpers as they are quite faded, tryed back to black, it just doesn't work for long enough! Damn! I haven't had many problems with my corsa either, W0000ttt! __________________

26-09-2009, 14:44	#37
Nutcase Moonshine Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Chelmsford, innit! Posts: 3,979	Lulu passed her MOT no problem last Saturday. 4 advisories, worn front tyre edges (roundabouts ), slight clunk in the steering rack, leaking outer CV, blow in the back box. In the history of the car, there's no record of the cambelt ever being done. Vauxhall recommend 80k miles/8 years, haynes reccomend 40k miles/4 years. Lulu has almost 37k miles but it 12 years old, so 4 years past Vauxhall's recommendation Picked up a genuine kit last year, as well as a water pump. Figured might as well do the thermostat at the same time as you have to take the cambelt off to do that. I'd forgotten how easy a vauxhall 8v cambelt change is. Don't even need to jack the car up Just a shame I don't have the waterpump rotating tool that's mentioned in the haynes - would have saved me an hour of getting the belt tensioned properly! Now for the sump gasket (it leaks slightly), oil change, cooland refill, plugs, filters etc. Last edited by Nutcase; 26-09-2009 at 21:27.

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26-01-2008, 16:36	#31
Nutcase Moonshine Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Chelmsford, innit! Posts: 3,979	Think I stuck it on straight So I can go back on the road again now

28-06-2008, 18:07	#32
Nutcase Moonshine Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Chelmsford, innit! Posts: 3,979	One more payment and Lulu is all mine Renewed the insurance, was hoping to get under £100, but alas £133 fully comp was all I could find

18-07-2008, 09:12	#34
Nutcase Moonshine Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Chelmsford, innit! Posts: 3,979	Plate was about £8 I think. Got a pair, but not put the back one on yet It's just a cheap runabout really, nothing special, but she's reliable, good nick and very good on petrol, so perfect for me really

26-09-2009, 21:08	#38
Zirax Goes up to 11! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,577	Hmm Vauxhall cambelts easy eh? Fancy giving a 2.6 V6 a crack? Erm, I wonder what they would say about the mr2, worn front and back tyre edges?

07-03-2010, 17:03	#40
Nutcase Moonshine Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Chelmsford, innit! Posts: 3,979	Basically mr blue kia decided to pull out of a side road turning right (so heading the same direction as me and had to cross the other direction) and drove into my offside rear. Blind?! He got out and said sorry, didnt' see me etc. so absolutely no problem with liability, but really not what I needed. Whilst Lulu is 100% mechanically, bodywise she's a bit faded and there are a couple of scrapes. So I think I'm going to have a fight on my hands to not have her written off...