david1972 Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201407316238468?atmobcid=soc3 Sent from my iphone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stants Posted September 18, 2014 Author Share Posted September 18, 2014 Shame I don't have 10k stuffed down the back of the sofa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david1972 Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Indeed mate [emoji106] Sent from my iphone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowthruster Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Well I should of had my stickers put on today,but the 2nd time he's had to cancel :(So it should be sat morning with any luck..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david1972 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 So they bottled it then..... #allmouthnotrousers [emoji14] Sent from my iphone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogconker Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Well today the dealership will have had my wife's XV for 3 weeks, they say it was carbon, apparently there's even carbon build up in the throttle body, but as yet no one can explain why which is what I want, I know there's carbon buildup, I want you to fix it, not just clean up the mess. Might end up in a fight soon. Could well be the last time I use this dealership if it plays up again because they didn't fix the issue, just the symptom. Sent from my iphone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaulson Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Went round to a guys house to pay for the trials bike, while having a natter to him in his garage I noticed something very nice.... Apparently this is Petter Solbergs old rally car? Don't know how true this is but it's amazing! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Ohhh I want it [emoji173] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david1972 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Mmmm Sent from my iphone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaulson Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Hell of a thing to sit in, the seat makes you unable to move at all. Can understand how they don't get hurt much with massive crashes! Some more pics for you... Check out all them switches! lol. Also the size of the brake discs.... :O 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JusNoGood Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 cool. Did you ask how he came about it and what he's intending to do with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaulson Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 He does rallying in it but not sure how he came by it. I googled the reg and found this... http://www.ewrc-results.com/carinfo.php?cid=28&spz=1082 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_gr7 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201407316238468?atmobcid=soc3 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Thats lovely. Gonna have to get one of those... What do you think the MPG would be like? say about 10-15? ahha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stants Posted September 19, 2014 Author Share Posted September 19, 2014 25-30 driven carefully Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogconker Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 took mine to the Midland Game fair with wife and dog, went to subaru stand and wife was looking at a black Forester XT, chap from subaru collared us and we happened to mention that we were contemplating changing her XV for a Foz. guy offered us a go in a fox around their 4x4 track, not one to pass up a drive off road I said yes, went got taken around by Isuzu Team's competition Safari co-driver. very nice car very capable off road, though the XV was doing the same track so I guess there was more in the tank for the foz as that's the better off road car in general. wife loved the XT but at £32k and only mid 30s mpg and the hefty road tax its a bit hard to justify even with the extra 100 horses under the hood. Also the Subaru fella reckons the STi XV isn't real, its a mock up, he knows nothing about an STi version (but that could just be he doesn't know). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitman Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 as it's getting colder in the morning the OBD II code for the Secondary Air Valve code pops up again as i haven't done anything to fix it during this summer as being to lazy :P so today i though lets get it sorted. so off comes the Secondary Air Combination Valve (passenger side) and took it apart. the valve was rock solid with no movements at all! so spaying the valve with mx3 from Inox (super stuff i brought from Australia) and cleaning all the other parts. lots of black thick stuff sticking inside the housing of the valve. back at my car, i put it in diagnostics mode (by connecting the green connectors) and connected the valve part, no movement at all so prying with a flatbat screwdriver to 'help' the valve to move and, yep, yep, some tiny movements so more mx3 spray and a bit of help and suddenly the valve start to move open and close again assembled the Secondary Air Combination Valve again and bold it back on the engine, still clicking, all good. but the real test will be tomorrow morning!!!! fingers crossed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogconker Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Well, crap start to the day. Wife took my car to work because I'm picking her car up and some stupid cow has run into the back of her so hard it pushed her into the car in front. Sounds like the XV held up ok as there doesn't seem to be too much damage but I'm already wondering about crumple zones? Girl's reason why she hit her is s classic, when my wife asked what the hell were you doing, she replied "I didn't put the brakes on in time" obviously not top of the intellect tree in Dudley this one. Got all the crap to deal with sorting that out now. Sent from my iphone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david1972 Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Sorry to hear that mate...hope your wife is injury free; that's the main thing....everything else can be mended [emoji106] Sent from my iphone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaulson Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 You are not having much luck are you dog, hope everyone is alright and like david said, that's the main thing :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogconker Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Well she's got bad sciatic pain down her leg which suggests she's hurt her back in some way. At least the car behind was insured as it turns out. I don't think she'll be driving her KA home after picking on 1.4tonne of Subaru though. Wife is generally ok though, car is driveable. Just a real annoyance now more than anything. Had someone phone up asking if i want to make a personal injury claim already, the vultures are circling. My wife is thinking she might. The woman who hit her was in tears on the kerb not through shock but because my wife shouted at her, my wife can be quite good at that. Off to pick up the other car which is fixed but no one can say why there was a carbon build up so I'm not hoping out much hope that it's actually fixed just feeling a " "bit better". Hope everyone else has a better day with their subarus. [emoji27] Sent from my iphone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowthruster Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 As the others have said already,at least your wifes ok apart from the back pain.Its just a pain in the !Removed! with all the other hassles you've got at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stants Posted September 23, 2014 Author Share Posted September 23, 2014 Boo that's rubbish dog, hope all is ok, Booked mine in for a detailing day monday (more to point ive taken day off to do it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majik_thighs Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 !Removed! hell mate that's not good news! I know from personal experience how she's feeling. Let's hope she's not in too much pain.you need to ignore the ambulance chasers. ....your insurance company will sort everything out. Someone from mine is calling me later today to complete a......and I **** you not..."trauma assessment".Anyway, hope you and the missus day gets better.Best wishes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogconker Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 I've already had my insurers legal team on about it and it's going to go through as a personal injury, they're also letting me take the car to a subaru repair centre rather than "their own approved" usually Fred's bodyshop in shed in smethwick. Just got to sort all the forms and crap out. Other driver has accepted full liability which makes life easier. Should be on video so will put up, seen photo of back of my cat and it looks fine, other car apparently looked like emu's nose when he screwed his beak up. No sympathy there though. Sent from my iphone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majik_thighs Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Your cat was involved? See how important having a camera installed can be!.........I only got the idea from this place ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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