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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5226  
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Been a little rough these last few weeks, Beatie had a nasty clunk, turned out to be the transmission drum had come loose
Had spare parts over from my old 300 TDi that in storage, which my dad bought by mistake, for the 200 I bought them off him. This was some time ago, so we rattled those on, and what a job that turned into, getting the drum back on! Sorted that out anyway, one of those jobs that shouldn't have needed to be done. But Dad knows best, but then again it sparked another horror, not sure if he had been scraping one of the brake pipes under there, but when i went under there, it had failed! So i decided to change the rear flexi hose on it, the end looked like it had seen better days. My dad said not interested in braided hoses? i had those on the 300 TDI and tbh i thought the brakes were worse personally. So i have decided to keep it OEM, What a laugh this has turned out to be, the rear flexi hose isnt like my dads as he thought it was, Him " they are all the same" Yeah so why has this one got a rear setup for ABS? Found that out later on didnt i after bought the flexi hose for a non ABS model. ( flexi is shorter and the ends different) But Dad made his very 1st brake pipe, from the kit i bought off ebay, But he later  the pipe flare bolt thing. Messing about with it, with nickel pipe. He is wanting to put a nickel pipe on instead of the copper one he made, I am like sod that, i want the defender back on the road. We use the copper pipe and that's it. He watched somewhere that Copper was known to explode. I said where the hell you heard that from? we have been putting copper hoses on our cars for years! So fingers crossed i can get this sorted tomorrow, as he decided to tackle a job on his, which he needed my help with, again i think has turned into a nightmare!
So i may need to push to get beatie on the road, so mam can use trusty. Again my plans to pull Trusty off the road has been mothballed  Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
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1st Oct 2023 1:48am |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10859 
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The day will come to take the 306 off the road for a while
 Clayton.
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper. |
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2nd Oct 2023 6:49pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5226
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looks like BeaTie is now my daily from now on, until Terr is back with us, She has just ticked over 130k there, and i am like i remember when she was less than 120k! Hard to believe! I am hoping i can have her paid off sooner, because i think its down to about 1k now i have to pay back to the bank, and she is durham pine.
i think next year once she is paid for i can start to save a few more quid, and deploy some interior upgrades to her  Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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18th Dec 2023 2:04am |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10859
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I bet your pleased to be in the driving seat again with a more consistent day to day use
Roll on next year when she is your durham pine, that will feel oh so great Clayton.
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper. |
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18th Dec 2023 8:52pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5226
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yeah i have some great ideas, for the new seats as i can start to spend a little bit of money. This year i have only upgraded the wheels on Beatie, and a new Radio. Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
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19th Dec 2023 3:03am |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10859
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Sounds like a good next year for BeaTie
Clayton.
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper. |
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21st Dec 2023 8:30pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5226
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Fingers crossed,
Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
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21st Dec 2023 8:36pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10859
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Clayton.
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper. |
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21st Dec 2023 8:45pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5226
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put Beatie in for her MOT earlier than expected, due to me been on the late shift, and my mam using my trusty 306, while their 200 TDi ( terr) is in bits at the moment.
She flew through the mot!, also i am going to bell the bank to see how much i have left to pay on the loan, and pay it off earlier if i can. I am suspecting its going to be under a 1000 now. So i can put a few quid into her, this year. i have my eye on a few things. The lads at my new job thought i was one of the new gaffers when they saw me with the landy  my new gaffer has already said, if the snow gets bad, you will be the taxi service Andy! only been there a month, and they have already got me on standby for the snow Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
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11th Feb 2024 2:25am |
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| Screbble Member Since: 26 Apr 2015 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2109 
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Great news on your MOT and that ‘promotion’ in work 😀
Don’t go paying off loans or throwing your money about until you’ve bought those replacement LR driving lamps… |
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11th Feb 2024 9:32am |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5226
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ah you spotted my possible spares
already squared with him Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
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11th Feb 2024 5:33pm |
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| CarMan Member Since: 29 Nov 2010 Location: Cotswolds Posts: 1875
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Great work
Rob
1993 200tdi 90 hard-top 1998 300tdi 90 soft-top 2016 2.2 XS 90 hard-top (sold) |
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11th Feb 2024 5:49pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5226
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all paid for as of the 29th of this month. So Beatie is all Proctas from 1st of march
looking at the details etc, looks like next month would have been the last payment. only £508 to pay off so i have bumped the last direct debit for that a mount and its time gentlemen please Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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12th Feb 2024 4:42pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10859
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Well done Procta, that is good news for you
Your new work college's value you more than the last place, good news on that Clayton.
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper. |
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12th Feb 2024 8:49pm |
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