Amishtat Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 There's not a lot to say about it really, it just goes on doing its job. Bought off Gumtree (over the phone, whilst in the Eight Bells and after about six pints) about three and a half years ago and it's been a lovely old thing. I was kind of looking for a 240 or maybe a Mercedes 190 but couldn't find anything within my slender means that wasn't showing its age. This came along and I've had no regrets since. Comfortable, spacious enough for my requirements and not too bad on juice. Split_Pin, RobT and danthecapriman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirley Knott Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Had an X-Type traded in today. Not a fan of these things, despite the fact they do drive very well. 105k and MOT until April. 2.0 V6. Going on AutoTrader £395 p/ex to clear. JoQS8BuISsCFyA19ZQl7HA.jpg zNv4n3h0SQKGt9uUA5eIBQ.jpgOof, that looks tasty. Where are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R9UKE Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Belfast..... which is why kind of offering (or roffling) of cheap trade ins on these pages is restricted to about 6 people Shirley Knott 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Show plates arrived....lolLooks shit. Sorry IMO Amishtat, alf892, Tadhg Tiogar and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Belfast..... which is why kind of offering (or roffling) of cheap trade ins on these pages is restricted to about 6 people Cheap enough would draw me over the water, what's the cheapest boat cost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busmansholiday Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Incoming ! Just dragged its sorry arse down from Barnsley - only photo before the phone died on me. IMG_20181024_211610.jpg Runs like shit, but no overheating amazingly. Been stuck in a garden for the last few months, and definitely benefitted from a 50 mile hoon down the M1 at 70, and was more than capable of keeping up and overtaking. Just at the low end where it's shake rattle and roll. Gearbox/clutch perfect, brakes iffy, throttle woeful. Probably won't get a good look at it until post-Cannock due to work shite. Proper thread to follow, but yes its a K-series R8 with the proper front end. Bodywork is ace. £301.99 last minute bid on Sunday night with 6 secs of the auction left to run. 61K miles, definitely with giffer heritage. Ghosty won't approve cos not Honda. Diamond/tempest he will, I hope, nod sagely at. Oh and it's a Cat C which is why the seller wanted rid....Which part of Barnsley was that hiding in as I've clearly missed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Not for the rat.Rat killed by Cat[5] *shocker* SiC, LightBulbFun, flat4alfa and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Unexpectedly found myself at Chez Six Cylinder, where I unexpectedly found Bucketeer. Has been a very jolly evening. There was sausage swapping going on earlier. Bucketeer didn't like the taste. GrumpiusMaximus, skattrd, HarmonicCheeseburger and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Unexpectedly found myself at Chez Six Cylinder, where I unexpectedly found Bucketeer. Has been a very jolly evening. There was sausage swapping going on earlier. Bucketeer didn't like the taste.I hear they let him sleep on the aga, which he likes and keeps coming back, scratching at the door until he's let in dollywobbler, The Moog, skattrd and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Unexpectedly found myself at Chez Six Cylinder, where I unexpectedly found Bucketeer. Has been a very jolly evening. There was sausage swapping going on earlier. Bucketeer didn't like the taste. richardmorris, DodgeRover, HarmonicCheeseburger and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 There was sausage swapping going on earlier. Bucketeer didn't like the taste. This sounds really weird. Please confirm this is not the case. michael t, bub2006, Tadhg Tiogar and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 The piles of scrap you see when you're oot and aboot in your £150 Audi Cabriolet.. The owner (from this here parish) is aware of my stalking:) Lacquer Peel, MorrisItalSLX, dollywobbler and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Has been a very jolly evening. There was sausage swapping going on earlier. Bucketeer didn't like the taste.Please tell us that's not a euphemism... Unexpectedly found myself at Chez Six Cylinder, where I unexpectedly found Bucketeer. Has been a very jolly evening. There was sausage swapping going on earlier. Bucketeer didn't like the taste.I don't think Sam can talk after the demon blood in season 2... bub2006 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Please tell us that's not a euphemism... I don't think Sam can talk after the demon blood in season 2...Who is Sam? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 I'm a Sam, but I don't remember any of this... I'm scared bub2006 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 That's what I thought and didn't like to ask. Especially as you're not far from the [automotive] palace of Mr6C. beko1987 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Fairly sure I'm not there, just ordered a kebab and printed some pictures of the queen's face ready to buy a motor vehicle. I could be wrong though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayts450 Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Which part of Barnsley was that hiding in as I've clearly missed it. eBay Street. Seriously, though, it's been knocking around Wombwell for a while I believe - there is a back story to it apparently, per R8 Facebook group, with the last but one owner being a bit devious by failing to disclose Cat C to my seller. Mind you, the same allegedly devious git appeared to spend a fair bit on it if the receipts are anything to go by, including a cambelt/water pump/tensioner swap about 9 months back..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Hang on.... Bucketeer still has taste buds after drinking some of Bulgaria's finest* alcohol! beko1987 and dollywobbler 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Who is Sam?From supernatural. One of the Winchester brothers, but can’t recall which. SiC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Caught up in holdups down in new romney... think someone lost fews scaffold bits egg, D Spares & Tyres and Squire_Dawson 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobT Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 To enliven doing the weekly food shop I took the 11, and parked in 1980s corner. The giffer owned 900 is mint and has a lovely red velour interior, mmm. RayMK, mrbenn, Skizzer and 35 others 38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Who is Sam? The one with long hair who isn't Dean in the clips from Supernatural that you posted. Unless Beko's youtube videos have taken a very peculiar turn..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickvw72 Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Scored a full set of 6mm tread Firestone tyres for 17 quid courtesy of eBay. These will be ideal for the workhorse Zafira. Celebrated by snapping my Mk2 Golfs exhaust in half. beko1987 and tooSavvy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 I've gone to edit my insurance policy twice now to check the price for this 406, as I have 2 weekends to choose from. Collection this weekend drops the monthly price by £7, collection next weekend increases it by £26 Now when I click edit, a box comes up to call them to make changes... oops best do that tomorrow once I have a lift confirmed/bramz has said he is available Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
They_all_do_that_sir Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Merc has been a bit lumpy first thing in the morning for a few days now. This morning it sounded like it was running on two, and was vibrating like mad. Mega jerky at low speed. At normal traffic speed it was smooth as normal, and putting the foot down resulted in the usual turn of speed. EML appeared, fault code as shown: If I'm lucky, one of these is gone, easily replaced: But the terrible option appears to be stretched cam chain, and it seems the M271 engine is prone to doing this. Plan of action is to obtain two used cam actuator boyos from local scrap emporium, if that doesn't solve things then it'll be time to check the timing marks..... Sent from my TA-1012 using Tapatalk cros 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabRat Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Just had the insurance renewal quote through on the duster- swiftcover want £1200 a year for the bastard. Their reasoning- "it's an obscure vehicle sir"... It's a bloody Clio in a fat suit! Time to hit the comparison sites egg and tooSavvy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Merc has been a bit lumpy first thing in the morning for a few days now. This morning it sounded like it was running on two, and was vibrating like mad. Mega jerky at low speed. At normal traffic speed it was smooth as normal, and putting the foot down resulted in the usual turn of speed. EML appeared, fault code as shown: If I'm lucky, one of these is gone, easily replaced: But the terrible option appears to be stretched cam chain, and it seems the M271 engine is prone to doing this. Plan of action is to obtain two used cam actuator boyos from local scrap emporium, if that doesn't solve things then it'll be time to check the timing marks..... Sent from my TA-1012 using TapatalkI'd check the timing first. Just because it should be free and just cost time to do so. alf892 and cros 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Just had the insurance renewal quote through on the duster- swiftcover want £1200 a year for the bastard.Their reasoning- "it's an obscure vehicle sir"... It's a bloody Clio in a fat suit! Time to hit the comparison sites..... so then, I'm in the 'zone' @£200pa eh? .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nacho man Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 My bro is Poland at the moment and sent me this. It’s a classic alright. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk GrumpiusMaximus, cros, Rusty_Rocket and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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