What spares to carry now I have a Scooby?

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  1. Sick Boy

    Sick Boy

    When I had my 1600 Type 1 I carried all the usual spares like fan belt, accelerator/clutch cables, dizzy cap, spark plugs etc but now that I have a Scooby I wonder what to carry. Apart from changing the oil there is not much I can do or need to do on the engine. So what do people do by way of routine maintenance and what spares do you carry if you run a Scooby?
     
    Sick Boy, Apr 18, 2016
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  2. PIE

    PIE

    Not as many
     
    PIE, Apr 18, 2016
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  3. rickyrooo1

    rickyrooo1 Hanging round like a bad smell

    Transponder and spare ecu
     
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  4. lost-en-france

    lost-en-france

    water...:D
     
    lost-en-france, Apr 18, 2016
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  5. oscar

    oscar

    Extra beer.
     
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  6. sANDYbAY

    sANDYbAY On benefits-won't sponsor!

    Do you want to sell me all your spares at techenders?
     
    sANDYbAY, Apr 18, 2016
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  7. MorkC68

    MorkC68 Administrator

    Extra money................

















    for when that toe rag in a Saxo tries it on at the lights :D
     
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  8. Barneyrubble

    Barneyrubble

    scooobee snax :)
     
    Barneyrubble, Apr 18, 2016
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  9. pkrboo

    pkrboo

    No good for a type 4
     
    pkrboo, Apr 19, 2016
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  10. sANDYbAY

    sANDYbAY On benefits-won't sponsor!

    Oh yeah :oops: when he wrote "1600 type 1" that was a clue wasn't it? tuesday_wildchild
     
    sANDYbAY, Apr 19, 2016
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  11. pkrboo

    pkrboo

    Carry an AA or RAC card. Probably not much point in carrying any spares for day to day journeys
     
    pkrboo, Apr 19, 2016
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  12. Bernard Fishtrousers

    Bernard Fishtrousers

    Japanese phrase book.
     
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  13. Baysearcher

    Baysearcher [secret moderator]

    Some of the same spares as before.
    The speedo cable is now critical. Without it the engine won't idle properly as the speed sensor is mounted to it.
    Clutch cable.
    Etc etc
     
    Baysearcher, Apr 19, 2016
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  14. Baysearcher

    Baysearcher [secret moderator]

    I also carry coolant and oil, just in case, and a spare fanbelt.
     
    Baysearcher, Apr 19, 2016
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  15. Sick Boy

    Sick Boy

    Thanks for these replies. @rickyroo1 I will have to ask you what these are at Techenders. I feel I have gone back to Square 1 knowledge-wise. @Baysearcher is the speedo cable the same one or a different one?
    @lost-en-france Yes funny enough I do carry spare water but that is normally for the dog
    @sANDYbAY good thought but stuff like that eg Timing Light etc etc all went pretty quick after getting the Scooby
     
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  16. Jack Tatty

    Jack Tatty Supporter and teachers pet

    A Harry Potter style, Bay sized invisibility cloak for when you come across speed cameras? You can get em on eBay apparently.....
     
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  17. Jacosmotor

    Jacosmotor

    Shouldn't that be iBay then
     
    Jacosmotor, May 2, 2016
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  18. Geordie

    Geordie

    jungle music CD?
     
    Geordie, May 3, 2016
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  19. art b

    art b

    That's for a t5...:D
     
    art b, May 3, 2016
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  20. Moons

    Moons Supporter

    Mine ran fine for a couple of years without the speed sensor...now I've fitted it it seems to have made zero difference!!

    I'd go with spare fan belt, clutch and accelerator cables and make sure you give it a good once over if you are going for a few days.

    Most seem to only require a standard speedo cable.
     
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