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by Owlsman
Sun Feb 05, 2023 7:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Limited Mileage Insurance requires annual MOT?
Replies: 21
Views: 2497

Re: Limited Mileage Insurance requires annual MOT?

As I retired insurance company manager and subsequently broker, I can, hopefully, comment with a bit of authority. In short, if in doubt, give your insurer as much info as you can.....even if they don't ask for it! A simple email stating your speedo reading, when renewing your policy, is then record...
by Owlsman
Mon Jan 09, 2023 9:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Interesting description!!
Replies: 1
Views: 728

Interesting description!!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/404098949391?hash=item5e162ca10f:g:wU0AAOSwmAJjvG9A&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoBYj9FebSxBK2uBPyfotgUkMKQ5sASUCdguthSK2ivnxdk9SAGwxa1o1l%2Bqszi7i6yrMVrprefejQPzG7X%2FHUbshomPZJlekL93X1jeYk65KvEUm7SzBedn4%2FGj1ZkV4P%2FP4ecIXk4MLrVWaXjgl7MDJ8j73Kxsx46loTf3OUyLrNr6xG077r7iFam5...
by Owlsman
Sun Jan 01, 2023 3:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy New Year 2023
Replies: 10
Views: 1546

Re: Happy New Year 2023

Frohes neues Jahr an euch alle.......particularly for our German members! :D
by Owlsman
Thu Dec 15, 2022 9:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How much fun?!?!??
Replies: 13
Views: 2653

Re: How much fun?!?!??

Not exactly a Moggy tale but back in the 70s I owned a Renault 12TS (still in the top 3 of my all-time favourite cars - Oh how I loved and cherished that car.......sighs wistfully). Snow descended rapidly and unexpectedly one day and the only way to get home from work, was to get up a long steep hil...
by Owlsman
Sun Dec 04, 2022 12:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: First Minor. Daily drive - winter advice request
Replies: 41
Views: 10367

Re: First Minor. Daily drive - winter advice request

So I brought a new electronic unit to carry with the Coil. I've got a slight variation of that, Berni. Shortly prior to my annual visit to the Classic Car Show at the NEC this year, I had a bit of a sort out in the boot to try and find what was banging every time I went over a speed bump or similar...
by Owlsman
Sat Nov 19, 2022 11:47 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lonely Mog
Replies: 5
Views: 1409

Re: Lonely Mog

I've no idea whether it's true or not - probably is, even though it does seem very odd but it's a story that keeps getting 'recycled' every few months!

It might have been true when I first saw it about a couple of years ago, I think........ but who knows now?
by Owlsman
Sat Nov 05, 2022 4:46 pm
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: Window weather strips
Replies: 2
Views: 1569

Re: Window weather strips

Pretty much what S/P said. From memory, it's necessary to remove the window stops, so that the glass drops well below the door top when fully wound down. You don't mention if it's a 4 door if you're working on. If so, the rear doors are a bit trickier than the fronts, as the glass doesn't wind down ...
by Owlsman
Wed Sep 21, 2022 7:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Spotted today.
Replies: 2464
Views: 787429

Re: Spotted today.

Hmmm? Not sure why the pic hasn't appeared! It hasn't happened before!
by Owlsman
Wed Sep 21, 2022 7:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Spotted today.
Replies: 2464
Views: 787429

Re: Spotted today.

Ok, not spotted today exactly but rather last Sunday, while we were on holiday in the Yorkshire Dales. In Grassington my wife and me stumbled across a '40s weekend' with lots of period stuff about (wartime memorabilia, dancing, music etc.) plus a small collection of classic cars and commercials........
by Owlsman
Sat Sep 03, 2022 10:13 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Moggy traveller seat blocks
Replies: 17
Views: 839

Re: Moggy traveller seat blocks

I can't say that I've noticed my blocks moving whilst actually on the move.....but I supposed they must have done, as quite often when I used to get back in the car I noticed that the seat had tipped back slightly again. I say 'used to' as I have now bound some black electrical tape around the seat ...
by Owlsman
Fri Aug 19, 2022 11:30 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bargain tyres?
Replies: 14
Views: 1461

Re: Bargain tyres?

I'm no tyre expert by any means but by common consent, there is certainly a view that 10 years is about the limit before potentially dangerous and unseen degradation can take place. A quick 'Google' search throws up all manner of websites on this subject. Here are just a couple:- https://www.kwik-fi...
by Owlsman
Thu Aug 18, 2022 11:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bargain tyres?
Replies: 14
Views: 1461

Re: Bargain tyres?

My car, when I bought it about 4 years ago had a set of Firestones on, all with loads of tread BUT when I started looking into it I found that Firestones of my particular tyre size (just on standard rims btw) hadn't been imported into the UK for over 20 years!! I tried to 'carbon date' the age of th...
by Owlsman
Tue Mar 15, 2022 1:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What's it worth?
Replies: 3
Views: 494

Re: What's it worth?

I like the idea of a 'What's it worth?' section but, at best, it could only ever be a 'guide price' area. As you have identified, Chief, it's all to do with supply and demand. At any auction anywhere in the world, if 2 or 3 people really want a particular lot, the price paid is likely to go through ...
by Owlsman
Sat Feb 05, 2022 5:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ebay
Replies: 14
Views: 983

Re: Ebay

These listings are out and out scams. Don't touch 'em with an extended barge pole! :D They appear and reappear every week or so. Why eBay can't take them down immediately is beyond me. As I said in a similar post some time ago, a pal of mine needed to sell his beehive + bees, which he put on eBay qu...
by Owlsman
Wed Feb 02, 2022 7:53 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: Do you guys feel safe driving your Moggy??
Replies: 45
Views: 6392

Re: Do you guys feel safe driving your Moggy??

There's a thread running elsewhere on here about recent Highway Code changes on which I have posted about being a cyclist, as well as a motorist. One thing I can say for certain is that I feel a lot safer in my Moggy than I do on my bike! That's not to say I feel particularly unsafe when cycling, be...
by Owlsman
Tue Feb 01, 2022 10:04 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: highway code
Replies: 34
Views: 4137

Re: highway code

For me, absolutely nothing has changed with these new HC rules. When I'm out on my bike, I will treat all drivers as irresponsible idiots.......and when I'm driving, you've guessed it......I will treat all cyclists as irresponsible idiots! When I'm a pedestrian wanting to cross the road, I will look...
by Owlsman
Mon Jan 31, 2022 4:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Social Media content
Replies: 8
Views: 966

Re: Social Media content

I think I'm very much with you, Berni. Soc Med (by that I mean F/B, as it's the only one I have any association with) and forums like this, are really 2 different beasts. F/B is great for stuff of general interest and pointing people in the right direction to try and solve a problem but, as you say,...
by Owlsman
Mon Jan 24, 2022 4:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: MMOC Committee Meeting feedback
Replies: 16
Views: 2092

Re: MMOC Committee Meeting feedback

Yes. I think that the majority of us would much rather you stayed Mike and keep doing what you're doing. I regard all this as good news :D. Well done - and I wish you good luck finding further help. Wot 'e said!! My sentiments, to the letter, MM. It makes a change for there to be an outbreak of com...
by Owlsman
Fri Dec 31, 2021 12:34 pm
Forum: Problems with the Messageboard
Topic: Password Reset
Replies: 7
Views: 4160

Re: Password Reset

All worked for me.
Biggest problem I had was remembering which Board this post was on :wink: since I always use the 'New Posts' link, so when I logged back in that was empty... :lol:
Exactly the same for me!!

My p/w reset email came straight away, by the way.
by Owlsman
Wed Dec 22, 2021 9:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Follow up
Replies: 22
Views: 2395

Re: Follow up

At the risk of sounding repetitious, I can only but agree with the sentiments expressed by everyone else on this particular thread. If it's any consolation, my son was a mod on a 'modern' car forum, which had a much younger age demographic than I suspect this one has and he too got flak from members...