Fox Fail Fiasco - a bad day at the office...

[@conesuela1]

Hubnut at its very best! Loved the 'sometimes I think i'm a parody of myself' comment. Please don't ever change Ian.

[@ThePaulknightmalciak]

This is just a man pissing around with stationary cars on a cold grey day. And yet, as always, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Keep up the good work Hubnut!

[@petersmith9530]

I've got a horrible feeling i'm a sadist .These vids of yours where everything goes wrong just give me a huge amount of pleasure.Its so enjoyable to see someone go through the sort of things that happen to me.I live in the middle of nowhere, Last week drove 14 miles to get a punctured tyre repaired, on way home got another puncture in tha same tyre lol.Thank you for posting.

[@MrIangman]

Top Hubnut action! It would have put a tin hat on the day if the tow rope had snapped and Foxanne had rolled down the hill and went for a drive on her own !! We all have days like that Ian, I know I do. I love the fact that you show real life, Thanks Ian.

[@johndilloway9762]

All joking aside ian thats what I like about your videos reality, funny to us until we get one of those days but you get there in the end, Thats what matters.

[@Mattriver7]

'The Daihatsu's arse is only slightly broken...' brilliant.

[@rimmersbryggeri]

Semi prolapsed.

[@forevercomputing]

Right pain in the Rs

[@alansimpson835]

Lashing ring sting

[@CaptainKrimson]

I was sort of expecting the phrase: "oh for fox sake!!"

[@itsmephil2255]

Well you got a... Oh balls

[@benholroyd5221]

Oh dam(per) Oh chitroen. I assume that's how the French would spell it.

[@MrKnowwun]

Sod that pile of scrap in and around the right hand garage. Lets have a poke around that Sierra in the L/H garage, now that would be worth some time.

[@BlueXonar]

This may be the most Hubnut episode of Hubnuts adventures to date... I'm glad Foxanne and Elly talked it out and decided to start for you in the end! 😁

[@martinnorth2680]

A return to the calamity of previous HubNut videos. Excellent, great video

[@oldclassiccarUK]

*Good stuff. Optimism is putting on your seatbelt before knowing if it'll start* 👍

[@martinkupka3575]

I appreciate that you show the full story. Feels good to see that I´m not the only one who had days like that. And I love your self-irony. 😂

[@andrewentwistle515]

Well here we go with another interesting video. Yet more work to be done on Foxanne. Keep up the good work.

[@davidy80]

This is the truth of owning old cars. Glad you ended the video with a smile 👍

[@matty6848]

Ian this is exactly why we love the HubNut channel😂😁👍

[@trevatkin4869]

Miss Hubnut is fab. Amazing you've got a woman that actually seems to like working on cars! A rare thing indeed.

[@terryatkinson899]

And if he could weld he would have the daihatsu sorted before she found out about it.

[@HubNut]

For fairness, I should point out that she's the third female to appear on this channel working on cars...

[@kevinjohnston8100]

Aye but we noticed how quick you were to keep a safe distance from Miss Hubnut Ian. I think we all have had to do that at one time. Still chuckling here. Keep up the good work the pair of you

[@johnwinters4201]

I love the sight of a running engine with the handle of a screwdriver sticking out of it.

[@aaronbiggin1103]

Good job all your cars are light relatively speaking. I think we've all had days like that. You bring all of us diy mechanics a bit of hope and let us know that we're all in the same boat. Keep up the great work. 👍

[@persevere777]

Thanks to you ian, i can actually handle watching the crown, i have seen ds's , ford transits, ford cortinas, one ford scorpion,rover p4?, And odds and ends of rolls royces , and i think maybachs

[@steveboatronics]

Incidentally: wash out and keep plenty of takeaway containers (better) and ice cream tubs; great for keeping screws and small parts in, thus preventing them from being eaten by the garage floor!👌

[@davidjones332]

....but it only works if you remember to label them!

[@davidmbell]

This has to be THE Hubnutiest video of them all. Had to chuckle at the calamity. At least Foxanne didn’t roll off down the yard.

[@micheltebraake7915]

The fun of tinkering with old cars that have their whims. Victory at the end!

[@lewishart9698]

Don't know if I was happier to see the cars running again or you happy again. One break downs bad enough but can't imagine the frustration of 3!

[@paulmcfarlane6034]

Hilarious, actually made my own attempts to keep my fleet running look professional. I haven't laughed so much in a long time at anything here on KZbin, excellent entertainment as always.

[@smoothmicra]

You know I like to have pipe dreams about buying a classic and "working on it" to improve/restore it. Then I watch Hubnut and remember the bliss of a 'modern' car (ok 15 year old Skoda counts as modern to me). Top up the fluids, check the tires, get it serviced once a year and just drive it.. every day...all year round. Smashing. Thanks Ian you keep me sane!

[@clarkey1984]

I did a very similar thing several years ago by towing a lwb smiley face transit with a vauxhall nova 1.2, it went about as well as you'd expect, one mangled towing eye and a toasted clutch, you live and learn.

[@allanwinter4991]

Once again laugh out loud moments at your expense. Thanks mate for cheering up a miserable day. Loved it.

[@saxon-mt5by]

7.60 As Foxann heads towards the water tank, I just burst out laughing. Oh, how many days have I had just like that!

[@frothe42]

I was saying Oh No! Please, don't hit that!

[@cornishhh]

I was nervously eyeing the caravan at the bottom of the incline. That was even before I knew what happened to the Daihatsu.

[@niallsommerville9941]

"What's it Not For?" goes to stand in naughty corner. A multi act farce that Brian Rix would be proud of.

[@Hairnicks]

I love it when you go badly wrong, it's pure humanity, the sort of thing we all suffer. Well done for your independence, I hate asking for help although things may have been a lot better with miss Hubnuts calming influence and help in a steering capacity. Keep it up Ian, you give so much pleasure with your Hub nuttiness.

[@martinda7446]

70,000 for Christmas...and then I'm convinced you will be taking off. Talking car names, and taking off, many of us look at the plate to see what pops up. The 707 made me think of the days of BOAC when they got their first Boeing jets and Speedbird was an appropriate callsign...Maybe not as appropriate as Concorde, which even looked like the Speedbird logo (all the way from Imperial Airways). Still the 707 would make it one of my favourite plates. Love the 707.

[@DarrenKC53]

The was Classic Hubnut and Miss Hubnut’s expression when talking about the damage to the charade was priceless 😂

[@MartsGarage]

Haven't watched yet, but love the "broken, broken, broken" thumbnail. That's worth a like on its own. Mart.

[@C.I...]

Mart.

[@timbre7999]

Great to see the Fox is feeling better and so are you. Longer vids are actually very welcome, poor Miss HubNut but I'm sure you'll be able to heal the Diahatsus sore bum. Looking forward to seeing how Rita is progressing, I'm sure you're enjoying daily driving her.

[@metricstormtrooper]

I'll be glad when she's back,you need supervision.😀

[@robbyxp1]

Lovely video, emotional lows then a nice high at the end with all your cars running. A pure Hubnut experience. Merry Christmas to you and your new family.

[@chillyerbeans3756]

Brilliant !! Comedy gold, been there myself

[@david1976aful]

Who doesn’t love a long hubnut video. 👍 Great video, shows what it’s really like to own working classic cars, also, a lesson on when to walk away for the day. I’m a massive lover of the Fox, dare I say it’s my favourite member of the fleet. I’m really into my campervan, and I’m sure you’re aware of this, but you can buy sick on sound deadening mats, which would work wonders in the back of the Fox. Keep up the great work, Ian, and I hope you and your family have a safe and happy Christmas. 👍

[@paultaylor9652]

Lovely Jubbly, terrible start, but ended up with smiles by the mile from Mr HubNut and Foxanne.

[@wackyrc1394]

A true rollercoaster HubNut, you sure know how to make gripping car videos, altough I am missing the mighty Rover 75, anything going on?

[@Mr_Whipster]

I had visions of the towing strap breaking, sending Foxanne rolling down the hill into the shed.

[@bigkev8949]

The joy`s of classic motoring.

[@mopedlife8691]

No matter what goes wrong or right you Mr Hub Nut you make us smile and look forward to the next encounter amongst your fleet.

[@purplerhodes]

Thank you for posting the not-so-fun bits. It's nice to know that when I'm having a real day of it, I'm not the only one that has them! (I remember being there sooo many times, back in my student days, many years ago, with my 1978 mini clubman estate!)

[@martinfreekie7659]

I felt I was witnessing 'peak Hubnut' as I watched that all play out in the yard.😄

[@benjaminmarriott1746]

That was fantastic. A journey through a couple of days with your repeated misfortunes has massively lifted my mood this morning. Thank you so much for the laughs Ian, even though they weren't laughs at the time. I nearly choked on my tea when you held up the lash point 😂 brilliance...

[@lucythemoggy1970]

miss hubnut did not look impressed lol. you must do more videos like that, that was a proper hubnut day!

[@MrAuriga67]

Have a lot of love for Foxanne. Dare I say she is my favourite. We get days like that. When it happens, stop work, engage tea making facilities. Go back to it 30 mins later.

[@bigalf5173]

Well done Ian .got a bit worried at the beginning when the two cars wouldn’t start .great video kind sir .keep em coming .just going to order a couple of key rings ..

[@mhjejay023]

This is why i love mr hubnut having a bad day with positive mood

[@rydermike33]

I did like that shot of Elly and Foxanne together. If ever cars looked like two naughty children, it was then. Great stuff.

[@davidcarver9587]

I was waiting for a branch to come into shot with you doing a basil forty impression 🤣🤣👍 well done for keeping it real

[@cissysprinkle8005]

absolutely brilliant. like a some mothers do have em classic.

[@Simon-ui6db]

Brilliant video. We all been there when everything just don't work.

[@MatthewJohnCrittenden]

An emotional rollercoaster. Peak HubNut.

[@alanlansdell7533]

I love how we have all done that..... keep turning the key hoping that maybe one last try might just work.....

[@Qwerty1235945]

It’s obvious why Elly and Foxanne started on Day 2. Miss Hubnut was there.

[@BRI535D]

This content is absolute pure HubNut at its very best.

[@christhomas131]

Cracking video. You are the human face of classic car ownership! Reminds me of my trials getting my VW Bay Window to run. It would backfire when warm, cut out at junctions and then refuse to start for several minutes. Eventually I found two places where the inlet manifold was leaking and a dodgy vacuum hose. I think I also expressed my hatred of old cars several times... 😁

[@kathyytube5660]

Aw, bless your cotton socks. We're in for a treat. Got yesterday's to watch too 😍

[@stewartwalker7740]

Ian this is pure comedy gold and absolutely love watching your videos knowing that your just like me & millions of others who do our level best to tinker about and it’s so refreshing to see Miss Hubnut getting involved will hopefully get more woman involved in tinkering with cars and you seem so much happier with her in your life Keep the content coming ian and all the best to you and the family over the festive period 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@ujohansson65]

If Mr Hubnut continues to break Mrs Hubnut's favorite car, he will probably need an invacar 😀

[@GSimpsonOAM]

The Hubnut keep-fit work out routine.

[@stepheng8779]

"I'm a parody of myself" 🤣 I had a 'give up' day this week. How do Xmas decorations break whilst perfectly packed away in a loft? I gave up and stomped off for a bath, cup of tea in hand swearing loudly 😂

[@wolfman9999999]

There is a guy named Murphy. I don't like Murphy and all of his stupid laws. If you find him, slug him once extra for me.

[@matty6848]

Did you get the Xmas decorations out in the end? Every year the missus has me up in the loft doing exactly the same😩😂

[@stepheng8779]

@@matty6848 yeah next day 😄 eventually got sorted. I'm sure something 'not of this world' lives up there messing everything up 🎅

[@Pfirtzer]

When you tried to start Elly to rescue the Fox, it was like she was like laughing at you 😂😂😂

[@theirishvideos]

Silver lining in that video was the sound of the three cylinder when towing Foxanne.

[@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain]

Would not be Hubnut without a drama or two! Fantastic and entertaining video as usual.

[@clarky2356]

Foxanne and Elly didn't feel good they didn't wanna come out of the shed lol

[@philipbunker146]

I remember when you fell out of love with Foxanne.... glad to see you’re now finding she’s a versatile member of the fleet!

[@CauliflowerMcPugg]

Oh dear.... I think most of us felt your pain and frustration. With the Daihatsu at least it was only the lashing point and not the whole rear Lol.

[@BunnetGuy]

Glad they all played ball in the end. Had plenty of those days where nothing goes to plan when rebuilding my ZT... sometimes it’s better to just go away and have a cup or tea before you lose the plot!

[@cmartin_ok]

Trying to tow Foxann reminded me of Lance-Corporal Jones towing Pte Godfrey in one episode of "Dad's Army"

[@williamross2579]

Maaaaate.... we all have spanner throwers! Small cars are moody buggers... glad they are working and moving about 😊

[@nikitamckeever5403]

Did I detect a touch of “why me “ at first and then “wooo hooo “ everything is rosy again . Not just you Mr Hub Nut , I have 6 shiny new iridium spark plugs and air intake manifold gaskets to replace on my S type Jaguar 3.0 v6 . I do take pleasure in it not just being me who has issues when doing things mechanical . If all was running perfect all the time life would be boring . Ps we need a Hub Nut imoji or three . Keep up the good work . 🙏

[@Lee-mn748]

🤠🤠🤠 How about three cowboy hats....

[@nikitamckeever5403]

@@Lee-mn748 I was thinking along the lines of 🥸🚙🔧🪛

[@davetong4225]

Great video. We all have days like this. I'd get Miss Hub Nuts car fixed quickly if I were you though!

[@profrumpo]

Glad it all turned out fine in the end, I'm ashamed to admit that I did laugh when Elly wouldn't start for rescue duty.

[@ShedTV]

I was shouting at the screen, so sure was I that the ratchet strap was going to let go and send Foxanne bumping down the hill to a smashed fibreglass death.

[@MrAbowker]

The gauge can be sorted with a new voltage regulator. The smiths gauges work with a voltage drop of about ten volts from the incoming 12 ish battery voltage.

[@AndreiTupolev]

I was so expecting you to tow Foxanne backwards into the platform supporting that oil? tank ...

[@chrisbury4635]

I was praying that the tow rope/strap wouldn't snap and send Foxanne off down the hill into the static caravan lol 😆

[@sarahlittle7021]

I laughed so hard. Does that make me evil getting such joy from your frustration? The best part was you stating "I hate cars" as you briskly walk off camera : )

[@zugbug1986]

Sarah Little: No it means you're normal unless I'm evil as well? Now you've got me thinking.

[@finleyplympton]

You cannot dislike hubnut

[@zugbug1986]

In this video HubNut rips the arse off a Daihatsu, fails to start two of the fleet and shocks us with cost of two shock absorbers, nothing untoward then. Fun times.

[@daniellee9015]

Great video Ian glad it all worked out 😁

[@paulbennell3313]

Sometimes you just have those days. Car ends up worse than when you started (or in your case, several of them). You become increasingly monosyllabic/sweary. You start rushing things resulting merely in injuries, breakages, accusations of errant parentage. Eventually you decide to simply leave but there's a ray of sunshine in the darkness and rain. That cup of tea when you get home is the best one you can remember...

[@jonathanmagness5370]

I laughed when you said the Daihatsu's arse is slightly broken

[@tezfestival4009]

Oh the joy of the failed bump start!!

[@leeboy1977]

All of your own making Ian

[@tonys1636]

A piece of string can be used as a choke cable, just loop it around something to get it to pull in the right direction, poke through the hole the cable runs through and use a clothes peg or crocodile clip to hold in place after removing choke pull. You will then become a fully paid up member of the Bodgers Union. Often wondered how a car can have an off day like we do, it is an inanimate object that somehow has a soul. Pressie heading to PO box should be there by Friday if An Post and Royal Mail get their acts together. You and the Family have a safe and pleasant Christmas.

[@alansimpson835]

I think we need some Hubnut uncut videos so we can see just how mad Ian gets off camera.

[@MrWarneet]

I find several hot cups of tea always makes adversity look.... the same...

[@LarryBees]

glad love re kindled with Foxanne ! ! and Elly moody wee things .Poor Daihatsu though .

[@douglasfleetney5031]

Been there, done that... I'm so glad it's not just me... Still they were happy times, oh for another lock-up, maybe one day. Nice job(s) Ian, repair that little Daihatsu for some peace with Miss Hubnut and for the Gods sake get her back helping you as things seem to get done!

[@johndilloway9762]

At least if you dont repair it then it wont happen again

[@elonmask50]

Merry Christmas Ian, and Miss Hubnut, tell Santa that you need a new spring in the Bendix drive on Foxanne’s starter, as well as a new set of contacts.

[@fix1t]

When I changed the plugs in my Kitten, I fitted some champion plugs that have a smaller nut size. The socket that fits them just about fits in next to the distributor allowing them all to be removed without disturbing it. The Gaz front shocks are expensive but worth it. Defiantly worth putting on your Christmas list. The front of my kitten now feels like a little sports car. Unfortunately, the back end still feels like a potato cart. Even after we changed the "tiny dampers". I find that lower tyre pressures and a couple of sacks of potatoes on the back seat improves things a little.

[@HubNut]

Cheers. Yes, a bit of weight in the back improves things no end!

[@sefikempowermentcoachvilla7843]

"HubNut Farce" shortly following by "Sod It" , I had to laugh. It one of those days Ian 👍

[@sbp34601]

Great video - makes a bad day for me seem like heaven by comparison . Keep up the good work .

[@hibbs79]

This video was great IAN. Very funny and entertaining,. Please DONT CHANGE. 👍👍

[@frothe42]

Well, one project checked off the list, a few more to go. Reminder kind sir; CHECK FOXANN'S DIFF, THEN CHANGE GEAR OIL. Next, replace spark plugs. Both will help, at least I'm assuming so, I'm not a mechanic, nor do I try to be, so any mechanical issues you attack I heartily applaud! And yes, YOU CLEARLY NEED AN ASSISTANT! When backing up Foxann and seeing her turn to the left, I thought Oh No, please STOP! I wish I could help you, but I am on the other side of the pond, but watching you makes me wish I could be there to help, even if I was utterly useless! Another of your videos that has made my day! PS: I hope Miss HubNut is not angry anymore, she sent me Christmas wishes in Welsh, which is so sweet! Be good to her, she's a keeper!

[@johnmoruzzi7236]

Agreed... diff oil leak fix and transmission oil change should be a priority otherwise he’ll risk damaging it like the Invacar’s back axle. Wire brush and Waxoyl all the grot under the back of the car and the rear end should be sorted then.

[@frothe42]

@@johnmoruzzi7236 I totally agree! I'm not sure if driving to warm up the differential oil is a good idea, but Sir HubNut definitely needs a heating device to stave off the cold. I think he has a Haynes repair manual so that will tell how much fluid the differential will take, and I agree that that transmission might need looking at as well. Once Foxann is sorted he can concentrate on another in the fleet!

[@wolfman9999999]

LOL Elle was smart and told you she was going to have no part of dragging Foxanna up the hill. Old cars. Proof that we love to torture ourselves keeping old hoopties in some form of running condition.

[@KiwiStag74]

Funny thing - when you finally got Foxanne away in the garage after her trip down the drive, I thought to myself "well, at least it isn't raining". Cut to you with a well-earned smile on your face and a running Foxanne and....what? It's a wet day! Oh how many of us can empathise with your bad day, mate. I've had days where I have also muttered about 'hating cars' and threatened them all with the scrap metal merchant. Cars are funny things that tend to be at least as stubborn as we are (as you probably know) and I too have spent all day trying to get a car to fire up, have given up, come back the next day and the thing has fired up perfectly with no modification to anything under the bonnet. I have even asked the car the same question you did - "So why are you behaving so well today, if you would not fire up for me the other day, eh?" My car never answered the question, either. Obviously Foxanne just did not want to go anywhere and I think Elly knew what you wanted to start her up for and she decided she'd rather stay nice and cosy warm in the shed, thankyou very much. Pleased the damage to the Daihatsu wasn't terminal - that was not a pleasant 'clonk' to hear, I bet! Two things I noted about the Fox though - I'm wondering if the voltage stabiliser (used extensively in BL cars of the era and with Smiths gauges) was a feature that was also used in the Fox's build and if so, I reckon you might have an easy fix for your deceptive temp gauge. I had an issue with my Triumph 2500S recently where the temp gauge started creeping up and after a few weeks, it eventually started reading near three quarters (or more) on the gauge. It was down to a bad earth on the back of the speedo....which also has the voltage stabiliser (for the fuel and temp gauges) screwed to the back of it. Replaced the stabiliser (just in case) and gave it a better earth (and an extra one just to be sure) and now the gauge sits steady between quarter and half way and never moves once the car is up to temperature - just like it used to. Pity I bought a water pump, thermostat and radiator to go into it before I thought of the simple electrical issue that it 'might' be, but I can still keep them for when there is a REAL temperature issue. I also noted the volt meter in the Fox is very slow to get up to 13v (in the video) and does not rise much above it. If a vehicle has sat for a while, it can take the old alternator a few regular drives to fully wake up again, so don't be too concerned unless it drops below 12v with the lights and wipers on when above idle speed / driving. All the best, Ian. Great content and subject matter as always - and as I said, man I truly empathise with your experience that day! It's good to know other people have crap experiences with maintenance and it's not all like what you see on many other car repair shows on TV (or even KZbin for that matter!)