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  1. 13 minutes ago, grizz said:


    But would you like to own it? 
     

    Getting into it is like using a pair of crutches and having to sit down on a skateboard. 
     

    Getting out is much easier……

     

    Just roll to the left and drag yourself out. 
     

     

     

    Saying that………

     

     

    I still think it’s bound to end up here. (If I can clear two cars out ) 

    See, I've been working on the basis that you were offered it and no-one else should be looking 😂

  2. Just now, Schaefft said:

    Noted! We haven't looked into what it needs yet but should it need to go I'll keep you in mind. It will however be exactly the opposite of the PT Cruiser condition wise.

    That's probably a good thing. The Deville looks gorgeous now I peer at the picture but I couldn't afford it, realistically.

    The Riviera would be perfectly fine to put a projector in the garage and play GTA:Vice City in first person mode in.

  3. On 02/03/2024 at 16:47, Schaefft said:

    The Riviera hasn't seen much action at all since it arrived. It does however now have new bonnet struts which will make working on it about 200% more fun. Another one that might have to go, should anyone be interested in what will be the cheapest Buick Riviera you'll ever see for sale.

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    Yes. Interested. Sort of vague glance at the Deville but I am very much into coupes or wagons, and I was rather envious of this one when you posted it.

  4. 17 hours ago, artdjones said:

    Nice enough cars, but don't put three people in the back seat, they sag something cruel. 

    When I started collecting computers a Dr. Horace  Bernard-Smith gave me his Apple IIgs and paperwork collection, and I picked up some Apple ///s on the same trip. It was packed up to the roof on the back seat...

    My Jetta Syncro looked stanced at the back and they have half the boot space to fill!

  5. I have brushed them with a wire brush, but it seems I have no grease or black underseal lurking so I'll have to get some in the morning.

    The rattly exhaust is the heatshield that's dropped because a corner has corroded where it fits on. WD40 on that then a BIG WASHER. I can see a couple of bits of surface rust on the floor so I'll treat those 'one day' if I don't sell the car. It does seem to be SLK season on Autoshite again.

  6. 52 minutes ago, yes oui si said:

    Personally I'd get a ticket on it then sell. If you prefer the PT then keep it, the market for it must be vanishingly small. 

    Yeah, I will try and get the brake pipes brushed, checked and greased this weekend - the steering tie rods are cheap so I'm tempted to fit one of those as well.

    I might have preferred the PT once,  but that timewaster buyer, taking plate off, losing insurance (and wanting the money after buying the RR-XKR then going through winter without, instead having to swap cars around to try and keep the RR garaged but not wanting to leave the PT outside either) has made me absolutely hate the damn thing.

    At the same time it is a 14,000 mile, rust-free, serviced, large interior four seater convertible automatic with heated seats, air con and tyres, brakes and everything as you would want on a car so "new" - and I just can't stomach the thought of it only being worth the same as a 150,000 mile knackered New Beetle or Audi cab. Hell, if I found a new Beetle Cabrio with the horrid 1.6 and bare bones spec with 14K miles I am sure the asking price would still be crazy - and they handle just as badly, are more cramped, are equally badly made (the roof is worse, IMO) and use more fuel!

    Maybe I should sell the Range Rover instead but I just know I'll get pisstake offers if I actually want to sell it, so I'm keeping it until someone actively wants to acquire it, I can afford to send it to a restorer for a mad refit (never, then) or something goes bang (unlikely, it's actually really well converted and the chassis is excellent).

  7. Well, the SLK failed the MOT, but not in a big way

    Need to clean up and grease or replace the brake pipes. I always lean towards replace, but then there's the risk of bleeding them, and of course they go over the subframe.

    And I'm really busy.

    So either sell it as an MOT failure needing brake pipes and with an advisory for a tie rod, or wire brush and grease but then worry if the pipes are weaker 😕

  8. 1 minute ago, Jazoli said:

    It was always going to be a difficult sell for an expensive PT cruiser, I couldn't give mine away for 1500 quid and that only had 40k on it (non cab), they are incredibly niche cars and as you have found out, no one wants them at all as there are so many 'better' cars out there for the money, the £710 VED will also put everyone off, it was a brave buy in my opinion, can you not crash it into a wall and claim off your insurance? (joke btw)

    My daughter has just had a successful pip claim and it was quite straightforward tbh, it has to be worth filling out the forms for.

    What hacked me off was the Huddersfield dealer who came down during October storms, shook hands on £4K, got me to remove the private plate ready for collection, eSure then cancelled the (cheap) insurance when I tried to change the plate "due to a computer error" - chased them, they confirmed they wanted it, then... just nothing.

    Before that I was only mildly irritated by its existence!

    If I keep it I'll put the plate back on at least.

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    So... now I have a dilemma.

    The blue SLK MOT is up, I have too many cars. The universe has demonstrated that no-one wants a 14,000 mile PT Cruiser Convertible for any amount of money beyond a 150,000  mile knackered shitbox (and to be fair there are 26,000 mile and 54,000 mile examples which have been unsold on eBay forever) and the increase in VED may be small ish in numerical terms but it looks fucking horrible at £710 a year after April.

    Given the number of ULEZ-banned, smoke-belching knackered-at-80,000 mile zero VED diesels that this petrol punishment inspired, it really annoys me that a 355g/km new car pays £180/year but surviving 226 and up pre-2017 petrol cars continue to be hammered 😕

    (I technically qualify for PIP though it's a nightmare to claim. Almost worth it to get the disabled class on the Cruiser).

    Do I try selling the Cruiser again and keep the SLK (which has not put a foot wrong since I got it), flog the SLK as-is with a couple of weeks MOT left and save myself the mental space, or MOT the SLK then sell?

  10. 2 hours ago, NigeT said:

    Thinking the CLK's gearbox was goosed from yesterday's pothole nightmare (#grumpythread) I couldn't resist dropping the oil pan. Very happy to see no chunks of broken gearbox nor filings. Fluid was pretty rank (though I'd dropped pan for fluid change 40,000 miles ago without draining TC). Pan rusty so sanded it down + kurust and a lick of paint. New filter arriving tomorrow & fingers crossed new fluid does the job. Also checked for OBD codes on my basic reader and there was nothing transmission related - am I correct in thinking these cars generally throw up an engine light if something's amiss in the trans?

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    Not always with the EML but there's no mistaking limp home mode...

  11. Had to collect a greenhouse.

    Range Rover isn't as big as you'd think inside, I should probably have spent the money on a pickup for the way I do things!

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    On the other hand not many 4x4s have the, er, pickup that this thing displays.  A New Defender tried to catch me on the bypass and failed.

    And I suppose it could be pretty and fast. If I chucked £185,000 at a Cheiftain.

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