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Get well soon.
Might be of interest to know how I got it. The week before last we were away in the van camping on the Isle of Wight. On Friday 1st July we returned via the Red Funnel ferry from East Cowes to Southampton. We were one of the first vehicles on the ferry. So after parking my wife, the dog and myself went into the lounge area of the ferry - where they serve snacks and drinks. It was empty and we got a table and sat down for the journey.My wife got Covid last week. She tested negative today. But being the unselfish type passed it on to me. This from this morning.
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Best of both worlds we have a diesel C3 Pisscato and an ElgrandI Remember our (C3 pisscato) showing 74 mpg after conducting scientific research into the efficacy of the vehicle as we travelled to Skipton...
Sold the f*ckin thing sharpish as I could feel Alzheimer's slowly creeping in...
Sadly I backed the Elgrand in to the wifes C3Picasso, I thought she was backing off the drive to let me out, she thought she was pulling on to the lawn to let me out, well I say lawn, it was once. Elgrand slight dent in tailgate and slight crease in bumper, Picasso no damage.Only solution is divorce so he's not your brother in law anymore.
It's not rocket science is it?So apparently DPD has delivered my Oil filter and rear brake pads whilst I wasn't in, hoping its a mistake and its gone to the local pickup point!
It's not rocket science is it?
DPD are marginally bettee than Evri/Hermes. They've done a knock and run on us, and sent a text saying it was delivered and signed for.....it wasn't. Two days later, a neighbour 3 doors down came back from holiday and said ' this was left in our porch for some reason'. Crazy.
Last week my momentum was £1.99 PL today it was £1.85 PL - a step in the right direction, roll on £1.30 PL.
I’m not going all the way to Germany to fill up at £1.63 PL, I’m stupid but not that stupid.Paid €1.919 in Germany last week which works out at £1.63 PL!!!
It'll be a nice run out though in this lovely weatherI’m not going all the way to Germany to fill up at £1.63 PL, I’m stupid but not that stupid.
They left my new tailgate struts on top of our communal post boxes ... which are on the outside of our building luckily the wife finished early and managed to grab them before someone else did !!!Found it @Gwilo365, at one of the neighbours, no idea why their system cannot inform what address they did deliver it too!
I’m not going all the way to Germany to fill up at £1.63 PL, I’m stupid but not that stupid.
It'll be a nice run out though in this lovely weather
Funny that, but I went to Kwik fit couple of days ago and they said they don't have the data for mine!!!! Called another place this morning as recommended by @Bob Edwards .. yes mate we've done E51s before so no problem... going there in the morningWent to the only place round here with a Hunter for wheel alignment (after the only indelends I could find told me they'd shut down their tyre bay and alignment as they didn't have the staff)
Kwik fit....butnat least they have Hunter and we know the Elgrand is in there, right?
So having booked, upon arrival the gentleman says " well it's an import so we won't have it".
I gently but firmly suggested it was, but not listed under Elgrand in Nossant and proceeded to spell out where it should be on the Hunter system.
He accepts this and dutifully goesnpff with the Funbus.
Comes back and tells me my fronts have the toe out of spec. I did know this due to uneven wear, so say go ahead and fix.
Then noticed, despite telling them explicitly or was under Nissan as a Homy/Caravan NOT Elgrand, he's set it as 2010 E52.
Course it was going to be off.
I had to go into the shop floor and point this out. He then insisted tr was right, despite clearly being a 2005..... So we did the panto dance of oh no it isn't, oh yes it is.
He goes through Nissan international, and Nissan USA, despite me reminding him it's an import and it won't be under Nissan USA.....
Finally get him back to the database list and there are TWO Nissan internationals listed, tried the other one, Et voila, there's the Elgrand, exactly where I told him it would be
Got the toe adjusted and the camber pulled in a little automatically. He then insisted that the camber isn't adjustable without having adjustable suspension.
I'm now thinking that this may not be right either.
Can any technical members comment on off that's true or is the front camber adjustable as standard?
Then does anyone know of somewhere that would be able to adjust the camber in the Northw.est? I don't want to spend a day ringing w round having phone calls only for them to change their mind once they see the vehicle.
( It's not that far off the specs, about 0.0.2 but if the chap at Kwik fit is taking the Mickey, i like to be able to challenge then directly with unequivocal technical evidence)
Yep, it's not immediately obvious, so they can't seem to think about checking elsewhere, even when a customer spells out out for them.Funny that, but I went to Kwik fit couple of days ago and they said they don't have the data for mine!!!! Called another place this morning as recommended by @Bob Edwards .. yes mate we've done E51s before so no problem... going there in the morning