So we managed to solve not only the failing brakes but the clunking sound. The brakes were down to the pads disintegrating and coming away from the metal shoe on the rear wheel (the other one was pretty close to failing too).
The knocking sound was in fact the propshaft, the rubbers were knackered and nothing much left of them...all fixed now, so it just means I have to find the time to pick the car up and drive it back home.
- posted Aug 2, 2010 (about 1 month ago)
After parting with a wad of cash for the MOT, it's now has a clean bill of health....or so I thought! I was going to drive back to Switzerland last weekend, but after missing a flight back to the UK I had to give it a miss...luck for me as this weekend there was a huge clunking noise and almost no brakes, by chance I was only a 10 min drive from Brian Gue at Amazonia, so I was able to crawl carefully back to him and have left the car there for a few weeks to sort out the ...read more
- posted Jun 20, 2010 (2 months ago)
So late wed night I made the 9hr drive back to Calais to catch the ferry to the UK.
The trip was fine, no problems with the car it drove like a dream. The only thing I still have on long trips like this is that the overdrive disengages and then reengages at certain times, I've checked the fluids and they are all fine. I've the same problem off and on since the first day I drove it...I'll get it sorted one of these days.
The attached photo shows the Amazon on the ferry back to the UK.
- posted May 14, 2010 (3 months ago)
With fresh snow on the ground and a sunny day, I went for a spin in the old girl to try out her winter tyres...touch wood, all went well.
The last few weeks I'm getting a very high temp reading after about 5mins of driving, and as it hits melting point the temp gauge levels out and then seems to read a normal temp...I'll have to investigate this slightly odd behaviour soon.
- posted Jan 5, 2010 (8 months ago)
At last I have some new winter tyres for the car, well snow is on the way and you can't be too careful.
The tyres seem very skinny, but they do at least have some tread on them.
- posted Dec 3, 2009 (9 months ago)
I took the car for a drive in the mountains behind the apartment today.
Took a few photos of the car in it's element...just wish it were still summer though:
- posted Nov 14, 2009 (9 months ago)
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