DeeJay Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Shouldn't that be in your tank? KruJoe, Cavcraft, djimbob and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted June 14, 2017 Author Share Posted June 14, 2017 He got bored of that DeeJay and RobT 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 My dad plays tennis with one of the directors of the zoo. When I was born we lived Upton and apparently I was taken for walks along the footpath through the zoo. EditObv. None of this is relevant to why a tiger has replaced Barbara Cartland. eddyramrod, UltraWomble and Cavcraft 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 It is, but there was advisories last year for rust to rear of both sills and front cross member. It needs three tyres (perished) and has 8 weeks MOT. It's up for £500, was offered a deal at £450 but have back heeled it.Far too much Shirley? Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 My thoughts, too. £450 for a Corsa with 8 weeks MOT, welding needing done and 3 perished tyres? The low mileage is all but irrelevant at that point. Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted June 15, 2017 Author Share Posted June 15, 2017 It's on eBay for £750 now, or was recently. Very nice lady/family, I just don't see them getting anywhere near to that, sadly. Richard: there is still a public track that goes through the middle of the zoo, it leads down a hill and comes out by the Shropshire Union. Sadly, you don't really get to see much of the inhabitants though.In the olden days we used to bunk in down the side of one the enclosures and I got a decent leg off some sort of horse on steroids type animal circa 1978. Only just vaulted the fence before it caught me, then did the normal of sitting under one of the bridges and doing our homework before walking across the fields to school. My mate even had a trick to get us into the aquarium for nothing. RobT and UltraWomble 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 My mate even had a trick to get us into the aquarium for nothing.Dress up as a fish & pretend to have escaped? If you come across another bike like that Sinnis you had will ye give us a kick please Dick Longbridge and Cavcraft 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BavarianRetro Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 Is the thread title referring to cars or members? Cavcraft, Longblackcoat and The Moog 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Quick call from a mate doing a job in Chester Zoo today, could I fetch my van and help him clean out the tiger's enclosure. Is he called tont?? Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted July 8, 2017 Author Share Posted July 8, 2017 So, holiday in a Skoda. Vectra wasn't (and still isn't) MOT'd, so we took the ex-320_Touring Labia instead:Total doneThat was loaded up inc. towbar mounted bike carrier and bike, and I wasn't hanging about. Very impressed with the economy.The car didn't skip a beat, though when we stopped on the way home for half an hour, upon pulling off it felt like it was going to conk out, though my daughter reckons I'd tried to pull off in 3rd, and the car was fine after that.Seems to splutter a tiny bit when v.low on fuel, suspect it's just the fuel filter. Enough power to get by, and unloaded of holiday gear and just me in it, I saw a Mk3 Mondeo diesel off from the lights in some style last night.Fairly comfortable, bit of arse ache after a few hours in the saddle, but as much as it pains me to say it about something VAG, it's not actually too bad to whang about in. Interior is just above dull, and the car doesn't really excite (as you'd probably expect) but as second choice and emergency replacement, it could have been a lot worse.The Vectra would have suited better (bigger, more comfortable and has cruise control) but you can't have everything.Verdict: 7/10, still in daily use. UltraWomble, fiatdaft, egg and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 You sick fuck! Cavcraft, The Moog and purplebargeken 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted July 8, 2017 Author Share Posted July 8, 2017 Christ knows why the average MPG is actually the time, we managed about 52 per gallon in the end. The Moog and rantingYoof 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted July 8, 2017 Author Share Posted July 8, 2017 What a cackhanded tit I am. Total miles: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 hairnet, give cavcraft his account back! Cavcraft, Lacquer Peel and chaseracer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 I saw a Mk3 Mondeo diesel off from the lights in some style last night.It was probably in limp mode. They normally are. Uncle Jimmy, egg, rantingYoof and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted July 8, 2017 Author Share Posted July 8, 2017 It wasn't half chucking some black smoke out, but I had the edge on him after ten yards or so and the gap was getting bigger. All a bit silly, really, but you have to do it now and then. purplebargeken, fiatdaft and oldcars 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 No wonder the gap was getting bigger, he was hanging back because of the smoke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted July 8, 2017 Author Share Posted July 8, 2017 The Transit's been earning its keep recently, done a number of jobs with it, including this today... Lacquer Peel and oldcars 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 That's a big AA card. Lacquer Peel and Cavcraft 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted July 16, 2017 Author Share Posted July 16, 2017 That's the Anglia (deposit received) and a Corsa D I got the other day gone. Supernaut, fiatdaft and Tickman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted August 12, 2017 Author Share Posted August 12, 2017 I've been eyeing one of these up for a while now, this one turned up today locally. Right colour, decent spec, though sadly not the CDTi 150. It's a 1.6 pez. Obvs. like it was cheap, and needs an ABS reluctor ring/speed sensor thing, and some front pads that actually contain pad material. Being a sad bastard, I think these are a right looker of a car, exactly 827.6 times nicer than the 5 door ones, as it 'appens. greengartside, nacho man, RobT and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LessThanEqual Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 I quite like those. The copy-paste Vectra interior looks horrid though. Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 I think these are a right looker of a car, exactly 827.6 times nicer than the 5 door ones, as it 'appens.Exactly 827.6 times harder to reverse park, too. The 5-door may not look as nice but it has side windows at the back rather than arrow slits. These are a surprisingly decent steer though. Mine has been growing on me (not managed to sell it yet). Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Always liked these, nearly chopped my Coupe in for one in 07. Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 You can tell I've been drinking as I'm going to say these look alright. This generation of Astra always looked pretty good to me i think they got it bob on it was the previous generation that looked like a zanusi tumble drier. Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 <= is right.The dash is nasty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Snipes Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 I actually prefer the 5 door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 One of the better Astra shapes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 A lot of cars become very attractive when they're @ £500 I find. Except X Type Jags. £500 is too much. purplebargeken and Timewaster 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 One of the best* Astras to come out of Vauxhall since, er well, the last one, and the one before that, and before that etc... you get the idea... Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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