Father Ted Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 close by and affordable auto Any thoughts chaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScrapman Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Corr, rather!Monaco with all it's leathery goodness FTW!Good to see you back on here sir and looking sensible transport ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 ITS A XMAS MIRAKLE INNIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VWPowered Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 have to agree, monaco with the leather, electric windows etc have it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Lobster Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Damn yes! Looks pretty cheap as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratdat Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Those can't be all that common these days, surely? Can't recall seeing one in recent times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUNO Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 welcome back, it looks rather delicious. can it cope with bionic arms and legs ? if you cant have it , can you post it to me please..pleaseMERRY CHRISTMAS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torsten2001 Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Shove 300 notes under his nose and the keys will slide your way! I've heard they can be trouble but honestly I would not hesitate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j-j Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Leather seats in a super mini ! Cool Renault dashboard! Solid gold shite - buy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M'coli Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Looks great!Welcom back Ted/Marty, good to see you posting again!  I've just realised we should have got you one of these filled with G&T or a "banana" bag filled with malt! Merry Christmas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Ted Posted December 24, 2008 Author Share Posted December 24, 2008 Going to swing by on boxing day (so called because the churches used to give mony to the poor from out of the "poor boxes") and shove a note through offering £300 - my offer for the Saab was refused, so there it sits on her drive!A 1.8 automatic - in a renner 5 shell - sounds fun.Otherwise got my eye on a Nissan jelly mould 1300SLX auto for £500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M'coli Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 [Pratchett]FT: nice location, if you can survive the coffin, ron...[/Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted December 25, 2008 Share Posted December 25, 2008 Are they sure thats a 1721 Auto? I was always under the impression the Automatic model was only available with the 1397 "Cleon" motor and the manual was the one with the "F" series 1721 engine. Either way, they are mighty little motors and well worth the money. If you get it, expect occasional electrical problems and please please please keep the cooling system tip top as they are quite happy to blow head gaskets IMHO - not on "K" series scale but they can be weak on these.If you dont get it, I might take a trip up myself for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted December 25, 2008 Share Posted December 25, 2008 Are they sure thats a 1721 Auto?Registered as a 1.4The enquiry is completeThe vehicle details for G45 GHG are:Date of Liability 06 10 2008Date of First Registration 01 08 1989Year of Manufacture 1989Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1397CCCO2 Emissions Not AvailableFuel Type PetrolExport Marker Not ApplicableVehicle Status UnlicensedVehicle Colour BEIGEBut on the bright side...Vehicle Excise Duty Rate for vehicle 6 Months Rate £66.0012 Months Rate £120.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Ted Posted December 26, 2008 Author Share Posted December 26, 2008 Been & left my details at the garage but not oprn untill the new yaear. spoted this pug estate on the bay, but the engine looks like a 1700 citroen unit, not pug 1900 I thought pugs had their intercooler front mounted. Not sealing neatly onto the bonnet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milford Cubicle Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Not enough room for a front mounted intercooler on the 405, they're all top-mounted.Might look like the Citroen 1.8TD because it has a Lucas injection pump. All late 405s had themThat Monaco looks amazing by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Welcome back Father Ted. Great to see your mishap has not damaged your taste for top notch shite!Beige leather seats in a Renault 5 - whats not to like ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Ted Posted December 27, 2008 Author Share Posted December 27, 2008 Oh, noe that is weird, Dizzler - check Sports convertable - check Auto - check Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25v6turbo Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Renault 5 monacos are lovely,i,ve owned 3,the autosbx are a little fragile like all Renault autos,its fully loaded and has PAS as standard,champange beige is a rare colur,mocco brown is the most common,and tungsten grey,just make sure it has all the goodies including the bag under the rear parcel shelf!!,and it drives fine,gearchange is smooth etc.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gompo Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 Oh, noe that is weird, Dizzler - checkSports convertable - checkAuto - check..Surely just registered wrongly.. DVLA comes back with 'Heavy Oil' too, but in the description it says manual too, whereas the pics say otherwise.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 FT, have you seen the BX auto 'spotted' on BXC? Needs a head gasket but looks half decent and potentially cheap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Ted Posted December 29, 2008 Author Share Posted December 29, 2008 Â F'king perfect - just too far away for me to sort out. Bumflakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Reckon it'd drive back as is with some K-seal? Jump a train and take your RAC card with you, plenty would be willing to help resurrect it including me. My mechanical skillzors are weak but willing to help out if wanted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Ted Posted December 29, 2008 Author Share Posted December 29, 2008 Even the RAC wont believe that i'm phoning them because the CHG has just gone when confroneted with the above.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Even the RAC wont believe that i'm phoning them because the CHG has just gone when confroneted with the above....Ah yes, just testing Never mind, where there's a way there's a will and I have RAC card and can travel if needed. Any idea what happened to Sleepy's old BX auto by the way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Ted Posted January 4, 2009 Author Share Posted January 4, 2009 Nope, no idea what hapened to Aarons old auto - the number plate was worth a few bob (ADM). Offer on Monaco rejected, not really prepared to pay £500 for a G plate renner 5, no matter how much leather. I espied this today on the evil bay, bike up to about £850 and ends today, so I may be a bit more flush than I thought - anyone know much about these things: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Lobster Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Never even seen one before! I suppose being a small Mitsubishi it will be reliable but the looks put me off personally! Looks a fairly decent thing beside that though.Tartan headrests FTW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Ted Posted January 4, 2009 Author Share Posted January 4, 2009 Yes, the whole thing is ticking a lot of the shite boxes, funny name, wheels like a Mk 1 metro, burburry tartan interior, top speed of a milk float, looks hideous whilst being obscure J tin and hopefully reliable. Just wondered what it was based on and what parts support was likely to be like in this country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycox Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 I like that it's unusual, hideous, has a very silly name and is probably really reliable...But then I also think it's crap, mainly for the same reasons...A difficult one, I think it's the sort of thing I'd love my neighbour to have just so I could look at it and marvel at it's ugliness, but I don't think I could live with the experience of driving it in public... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilko Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 It looks like the bastard spawn of a "bmw" mini and a rover metroErgo, is massively shite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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