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I've driven one of these loaded with schoolkids. Certainly felt apocalyptic

Not going well for Rover 827's on this forum, is it? 😉

That's the thing. If I hit a total impasse with the crappy 14CUX EFI then the final solution is to replace with a pair of SU's and junk the lot. The ZF box in the RRC is also very basic with no electronic controls - I don't think the Honda 2.7 V6 or its box can be cavemanned in quite the same way sadly.

Yep, this car's the same year as my RRC 3.9 V8, which even I can mend. I know there's a bit more to it than a 14CUX and a 4HP22 but it must be possible to make the bastard thing run somehow

Not seen a 504 estate for years and they used to be everywhere. Thought as a kid what a weird shape they were, with that crazy front end and pregnant belly on the back, but I'm guessing they can swallow immense amounts of crap and are mechanically tough as you like. Wish everyone dealt with ULEZ like this and turned it into an opportunity to buy something fab.

It's this level of commitment that keeps us coming back for more

Me too. Is it actually as nice to drive as it looks?

So you're up for it then?

The colour mings, it's got nothing pleasant inside and the tyres are shagged. Mission accomplished, I'd say. And yeah. Why d'you need a 12v sockit when you've got a battree FFS

Yeah, WTF happened with this? You can't leave us in suspenders

Top news - doesn't seem like much other than the usual old car stuff. The new battery fix is especially satisfying - hope it cures the faults. Bet it will do 🤞

That looks superb. Tatty but superb. As you say, it would never have had b&w plates originally, and they look naff on anything pre-68 somehow.

Tell em it's got to get to the church on Saturday so they need to crack on 😉

I do like those old vans, but hope you didn't pay much for it! 😉 Lots of work to do there 🔨

Dark soy sauce? Stains like a bugger, but you get to lick it off 😉

Now that is truly admirable numberplate obsessiveness. They look ace.

That Golf would have been a bit too similar to the TT for me, tbh. They're basically the same car under the skin, no?

That's brilliant. Ace colour too. Galv chassis? Could be worth it... [/mrsdoyle] Although it doesn't look THAT bad. Shame you can't get a galv body instead. At least all the repair sections are cheap and easy enough to stick on

I've always taken the view that a private sale means at least you're buying a car from an amateur con artist than a professional one 😉

I've never known a dealer to actually sort out all of the problems they promised to. Another good reason to never buy a car from one.

It's no good. I still fancy one.

Hey - that's the one I found! What's my commission? 😉

Loving the way that workshop is clearly used for stuff which makes the A series look like it came out of a cracker 🤣

Yes, it's character is completely unlike the sometimes frantic little Mini, isn't it? Slow and deliberate seems to be the way a Beetle prefers it, which is ironic when you think of the 911 it formed the basis of.

Not sure there's enough cola, diesel and magic potion in the world to get that moving again. Not a long term relationship with the Beetle then - what did you make of it?