DodgyBastard Posted April 2, 2019 Author Share Posted April 2, 2019 Tonight I bought a VW Golf for £150 RJC_7892 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_7894 by srblythe, on Flickr Which I'm going to drive to here. Road trip by srblythe, on Flickr And return home in this Shove it by srblythe, on Flickr Shove it by srblythe, on Flickr jumpingjehovahs, Angrydicky, Exiled_Tat_Gatherer and 24 others 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbaldy Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 in June you could have hitched a lift to skye as I'm heading over on this years roamers run.nice shuvit DodgyBastard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorpunk Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 That Chevette is identical to my first car. Regatta blue is the colour. I had to double check the reg! mk2_craig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Love the Chevette. Thought you'd been smoking strange things when you mentioned buying a mkiv Golf, but quickly realised it's but a mere taxi to collect the VX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted April 4, 2019 Author Share Posted April 4, 2019 What a shitter! Sent from my G3121 using Tapatalk TrabbieRonnie, BlankFrank, danthecapriman and 35 others 38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben_O Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 how's it go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted April 4, 2019 Author Share Posted April 4, 2019 how's it go?It drives very well, great fun on the twisty Highland roads. It's frilly around the edges and there's loads of horrendous welding especially on the floor where the carpet is missing and I can see the road through it... The seller was happy to knock £100 off the asking price and keep the golf. Sent from my G3121 using Tapatalk Lacquer Peel, Burnside, Skizzer and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Well bought.... Looking forward to the videos of fixing the floor! LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Great pic, time warp thing that is, how I remember them in the early 90s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 I can't remember the last time I saw a Shovit on the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Has Cavcraft turned up on your door step yet? You really have a gift when it comes to finding these total heaps highly desirable motor cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted April 5, 2019 Author Share Posted April 5, 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukHqXW5GHuI sporty-shite, RayMK, TrabbieRonnie and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Loved the video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Outstanding work as always. Loving the ‘Vette and the Subarus and the whole thing. Joey spud 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulscavalier Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Brilliant video. I don’t know where you find these cars but your getting a great collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted April 6, 2019 Author Share Posted April 6, 2019 As soon as I got back home yesterday we set about removing bits from this. RJC_8021 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_8022 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_8023 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_8024 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_8045 by srblythe, on Flickr I took most of the bits I needed including the windscreen for my black one then sold the rest of the blue one for £250 so essentially I got a complete brat and windscreen for £50. Not bad at all. I also stuck the 244 on Car and classic on Wednesday and sold it yesterday to the first person who came to look at it. LightBulbFun, DeeJay, adw1977 and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 That Chevette is an ES - the absolute bottom of the range, for those who couldn't afford a Chevette E! The only Chevette to have black bumpers instead of chrome. Angrydicky, egg, Joey spud and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted April 6, 2019 Author Share Posted April 6, 2019 That Chevette is an ES - the absolute bottom of the range, for those who couldn't afford a Chevette E! The only Chevette to have black bumpers instead of chrome. Vauxhall Catalogue June 1981 002 Chevette ES Saloon.jpg Poverty spec! Although it does have the optional extra heater rear screen but I can't figure out which button switches it on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengartside Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 I bloody love the Chevette. Just amazing. Top purchasing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted April 6, 2019 Author Share Posted April 6, 2019 Some of these will do for April calendar pics! RJC_8019 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_8008 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_8005 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_7998 by srblythe, on Flickr It does have some horrendous welding on the floor, it's as if I've already owned it... RJC_8020 by srblythe, on Flickr catsinthewelder, The Moog, danthecapriman and 21 others 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Poverty spec! Although it does have the optional extra heater rear screen but I can't figure out which button switches it on...No heated rear window fitted, but rear screen replaced with one from a higher spec car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 do you pull the heater fan switch out like loads of GM shizzle adw1977 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 I think your steering wheel may be from a Triumph Spitfire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Nice video and good tune! DodgyBastard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted April 6, 2019 Author Share Posted April 6, 2019 No heated rear window fitted, but rear screen replaced with one from a higher spec car? It was an option from the brochure you posted along with radial tyres and silver metallic paint. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BavarianRetro Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Slightly surprised you sold the 244. Only slightly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 Slightly surprised you sold the 244. Only slightly.Me too. After the initial excitement of getting I discovered that I don't like driving it all that much and much prefer my scabby w123.I've spotted a local e28 for sale that I'm thinking about now...I think volvos in general just leave me uninspired, whether it be the older rwd cars or the newer fwd ones I usually discover quite quickly that I don't enjoy driving them.Maybe the 244 was just too nice and too much of a special edition. Sent from my G3121 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeJay Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 I've spotted a local e28 for sale that I'm thinking about now... Have you bought it yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeJay Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Or have you bought it, welded it and sold it yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Just catching up on this thread- you truly do bag some awesome buys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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