eddyramrod Posted October 6, 2016 Author Share Posted October 6, 2016 Good grief, has it really been so long?OK, the Fiesta wheels: don't come and get them, I now have a trailer that rides on Fiesta wheels. However, I do need a towbar, either for the Rover or the Tacuma, both would be better. At the moment I don't have a towing car at all.Meanwhile: I finally got Martin to give me an estimate for the welding work, which has to go ahead before we can send the poor thing for MoT. I'm still lying on the floor watching cartoon birdies circling. Bloody hell. I'm going to have the wrong side of two grand invested in this by the time she's painted and ready to show.Who in his right mind would pour that kind of money into a Rover SD3? Answer: nobody, of course. That's why it falls to me. Buggeration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 It'll be worth spending money on, there's not many of them left now and if someone doesn't spend a bit and start keeping them going then there won't be any left.Your one looks to be a suitable candidate for the money to be invested in tbh. I remember these being pretty rare a decade ago when I used to look after a pair of them in the garage, both were rotten and a bit past it then. It'll all be worth it in the end. That's how I look at it anyway! eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
They_all_do_that_sir Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 Have a real soft spot for these. Probably from watching keeping up appearances as a kid. Any recent pics? Sent from my D6603 using Tapatalk eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted October 6, 2016 Author Share Posted October 6, 2016 No fresh photos just yet, I'm afraid. Work hasn't started. Once it does, there will be! They_all_do_that_sir 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted June 1, 2017 Author Share Posted June 1, 2017 That was October. Today is June 1st. Work still hasn't started, and I'm getting seriously pissed off. Anybody want to take it on and bring me some running old shed as a swop? If you don't think I'm serious, put up a pic of your swopper and find out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted June 2, 2017 Author Share Posted June 2, 2017 Have some up-to-date snaps (well, last week anyway) to show I'm serious.So here you can see where it's been sitting all this time: on the edge of a public car park, behind a skip. GR0.0008And then here's the rear end of the sill on the driver's side, but I have the panels (or at least, I bought them and they will be somewhere in the garage premises).But wait, what's this?While it's been sitting (accessible to any passing member of the public, at any time of day or night) some twat has nicked the wiper blades! I mean, FFS....... All the new parts come with it. A full set of jacking points, sills and rear arches, a complete exhaust, a NSF wing, and I've probably forgotten some stuff too. It's even got an Autoshite sticker on it! Last time I drove it (admittedly a long time ago) it was smooth and easy, just as it should be. It hasn't got a lot of miles up, not much over 50k. Before it was laid up the cooling system had been flushed and refilled and the cambelt changed. It was, and will again be, a bloody nice little car. Oh and you will need a trailer or beavertail to take it away, or at least a pre-booked MoT. Over to you, chaps. Swop me something that's fit enough for daily duty. No diesels, no VAG products. Apart from that I'm not really very fussy. Cavcraft and UltraWomble 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 No cash price? eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 Now there's a rare car these days. eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted June 2, 2017 Author Share Posted June 2, 2017 No cash price?I have no idea what to ask for it. My total investment at this stage is sub a grand, but not by much, so I doubt I'll get anything like that back. If you want to make a cash offer, please feel free, I might even accept it. I'm pretty much reconciled to the idea of taking a hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted June 2, 2017 Author Share Posted June 2, 2017 Now there's a rare car these days.Very much so, Billy! I haven't seen another one in this part of the country since I bought it, or in fact between returning from Cyprus and buying the car, which is a four-year span. So yes, rare indeed. Edit: make that three years, I bought it in December 2015. Senile old bugger, it's only 2017 now. Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 Shit! That's terrible it's been left like that, worse it's been left basically at the roadside. I'd be well pissed off about the total lack of security for a customers car if nothing else. It's a shame you've had to part with it Eddy, I know exactly how you feel about this given my recent experience!Is there nowhere else nearby that could take it on and actually do it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted June 2, 2017 Author Share Posted June 2, 2017 Is there nowhere else nearby that could take it on and actually do it?I think I mentioned in another thread why I didn't want to do that. One: I'd get known in this small community as the man who takes cars away from garages, which could well mean that nobody will touch any work I bring them. Two: Martin would equally become known as the garage that people take cars away from, which could seriously damage his business, and I don't want to do that.If, on the other hand, I go over and say "look, Martin, I've sold it, can we get all the parts gathered together please?" that's an honourable exit for both of us. Even if "sold" turns out to be a slight exaggeration. I did this with my Cyprus Granada; it had been sitting outside his old premises for a couple of months by the time I found a mug punter for it flogged it at a vast loss via Facebook. However realistic or not is this view, I can't see progress being made now. It's almost two weeks since I had the unsatisfactory conversation with him that I mentioned in the Grump thread. "I'll get it in at the end of the week," he said. It's now the end of the following week and still the car hasn't moved. Is it my fault for telling him so many times that I didn't have any money, so there was no rush? But to me, no rush means maybe 3-6 months. 13 is a bit much.I'm frustrated and depressed, and just want it out of the way now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 If he's known (or gets known) as the garage that people take cars away from, that's his own hard luck. Lacquer Peel, beko1987, BorniteIdentity and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf892 Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 Back in the days when I'd do anything for cash money I bottled a welding job on one of these. I took it on at first then came the day to do it and I got under it........never seen a car so fucked underneath........and I had a reputation of welding anything up. I worked on them new as well......about 1985/6. Just a useless memory that old farts like me like to regurgitate every so often....... Cavcraft, eddyramrod and oldcars 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Back in the days when I'd do anything for cash money I bottled a welding job on one of these. I took it on at first then came the day to do it and I got under it........never seen a car so fucked underneath........and I had a reputation of welding anything up. I worked on them new as well......about 1985/6. Just a useless memory that old farts like me like to regurgitate every so often.......Btw that's Alf's way of saying he'd like to go halves with me. somewhatfoolish, Dave_Q, alf892 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlabamaShrimp Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 The guy that's left it outside sounds like a total twat that will never fix it. More and more places seem to be getting like this. Sod reputation* as that's all shite, go get YOUR car and take it where you want. But explain to him why or just call him a twat. I too worked on loads of these years ago when they were just paint and rust, this one needs doing no or it will go the same way. BorniteIdentity and Cavcraft 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted June 3, 2017 Author Share Posted June 3, 2017 The guy that's left it outside sounds like a total twat that will never fix it.No, that's not on. He's done other work for me in the meantime; but this is going to tie up his four-post lift for at least several days, and he has other work in and out all the time. So far so good, I understand all that, he hasn't even had to explain it to me, I can see it. BUT he's a one-man business, bordering on two as his son is now working with him, so there's a limit to how much work he can do at once. And he does seem to get snowed under. I think he struggles to turn people away. I'm just frustrated that what I expected to happen in the space of a few weeks hasn't over a year. Also, a few nights in the car park would have been ok, but this is too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 I wish I had something to swap for this but I don't have anything that fits your criteria, I'll possibly have a pez VW or French diesel estate by next week but neither of them are roadworthy. It's not even that far away and I have a Transit beavertail for transporting it up the road. oldcars and eddyramrod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 TBH Eddy, he's is own worst enemy, he should have told you in the first place that it was too much to take on, and then you could have taken it elsewhere, he's 100% to blame for this, and I think you may be acting that bit too soft on him, and he's clearly not been taking care with your car, sorry, but for that he is a 100 carat cunt and deserves telling so, he deserves getting a reputation for treating customers cars poorly, because he bloodywell has done here, if it had been my car, i would have probably lamped him by now with his own torque wrench They_all_do_that_sir 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted June 3, 2017 Author Share Posted June 3, 2017 He will never know how lucky he is that he's dealing with me....... I'm a long way too nice for my own good. KruJoe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted June 4, 2017 Author Share Posted June 4, 2017 There is a PM conversation going on which may possibly result in some action. BUT, if you have a fancy in the back of your mind for this car, please feel free to jump in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted June 13, 2017 Author Share Posted June 13, 2017 I'm getting the feeling now that I was the wrong man for this car when I bought it on the rebound from my lovely deceased MR2, in December 2015. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 I wish I had something to swap for this but I don't have anything that fits your criteria, I'll possibly have a pez VW or French diesel estate by next week but neither of them are roadworthy. It's not even that far away and I have a Transit beavertail for transporting it up the road.Would it not be worth it going to foads anyway just whilst you get it gone? At least it'll be safe and in good hands and not sat next to a fugging skip (well, an actual skip anyway). Then just get whoever has it to pick it up from foads That sucks, sorry but I'd be making it fully clear all over the local facebook groups why it was removed from the garage and what hasn't been done... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted June 13, 2017 Author Share Posted June 13, 2017 Hyacinth has now moved across the road, to the bakery where I work. danthecapriman, HillmanImp, oldcars and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Bakery you say? There you go then, whip up a extra stodgy scone mix, wob it up and ebay.... Maybe leave the sultanas out the mix though... HillmanImp, Cavcraft, sporty-shite and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Lovely cars these. So nice to drive. I got asked to stop prodding the rust on one of these at the BCA in Enfield. The fucker was rusty all the way round from the bumper line down. Mind you,there were about 2 fist fulls of rust on the deck, that was only from a couple of prods. oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Pay FOAD to do it up for you... Sorry to see this has gone pear shaped Eddy, I know exactly how you feel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted June 13, 2017 Author Share Posted June 13, 2017 To be fair Dan, yes, I know you do! It wasn't meant to be like this. None of it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 The good thing is though that now it's in a safer place. I'd have been worried sick if it was my car sat somewhere so open and exposed for so long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted June 13, 2017 Author Share Posted June 13, 2017 Yes, exactly; I was! I still am, because where it is isn't exactly private, and it WILL have to be removed soon, like very soon. It's all too bloody stressful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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