My Estate 8)

Captain Slow · Post by **Captain Slow** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 12:55 am

After driving the BX Estate up to the Midlands meet last weekend, I felt bad about the state the estate had got into, infact I was almost embarased.....it has being going here, there and everywhere over the last few years and never letting Kitch or I down, but without much love. Infact a comment passed to me last weekend was "Its cool because you treat it with such utter contempt"

Not anymore. My trusted friend has treated me so well that I have started to give her an overhall...nothing major as yet because there is nothing major to do, just little jobs that I have not bothered with.

Firstly today it was treated to some new oil, and a new filter, the first its had in about 15k

although it was almost impossible to remove the old filter.

Once that was done it was on to the suspension, which had gone almost solid

Accumilator (sp) was first, followed by the front two...which proceeded to leek fizzy LHM...and low and behold its like a different car...I had almost forgotten how smooth it was.

Next on the list is rears, and then the height corrector. Its a small start, but I am not gonna let it get on top of me. It took last weekend to remind me what a special car the estate really is....ok it might not be quick, or look good but its just a special car, and its time it got treated like one.

Post by **docchevron** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 2:20 am

Good man! I'm sure you'll have it chipper in no time

No oil change in 15k

! Slapped wrist young man!!

Much better than the Xanty eh!

Keep us posted

Cheers
Chris G

cavmad · Post by **cavmad** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 7:23 am

Ashamedly that`s how I`ve been treating my estate (and the one before it) and I fully agree with everything you`ve posted. They are a great car and do deserve good treatment but in my case it`s been neglect due to it`s enormous load capacity (and therefore anything/everything that will fit in it has been lobbed in any old how) and time/patience/skills. Deserves much better, I really must have a go at getting it back to scratch.
Having said that this might be on the cars very soon as hopefully the ball will start rolling because I have a nice 1.9TD engine to go in it and some leathers!

Kitch · Post by **Kitch** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 10:33 am

I thought it was going to be a thread about your land