georgeinabz

An unusual photo, as for once the Range Rover is not the car that has broken down

No MOT since 2015 I can't remember ever seeing it move.

Both Aberdeen reg

Sent from my SM-P610 using Tapatalk

Was the Colt the one with hi and low range gearbox?
Do you have any pictures of any of them?

I've owned 17 cars between 83-89 , unfortunately after that was a company car man , now van man.

I've forgot 2 but here's the list I do remember, apart from the 205 which was bought new (big mistake) all the others cost less than a grand, usually as the were in distress.

As far as I'm aware only the mgb still exists HSS 755N

The Mexico ,I scrapped keeping the engine , after market alloys , steering wheel and sunroof.

1976 Renault 5

1978 Colt lancer 1.4 4dr

1984 Peugeot 205 1.8d 5dr

1974 mk 1 escort Mexico

1980 Colt hatchback 1.4 3dr

1975 mgb gt

1978 Chrysler Alpine

1981 Renault Fuego 1.6

1978 Datsun cherry 5dr

1978 Vauxhall Viva 2dr

1980 mk 2 escort 1.3 2dr

1981 opel kadett 1.3 berlina 5dr

1978 Peugeot 104 5dr

1980 Peugeot 104 5dr

1982 Triumph Acclaim

Sent from my SM-P610 using Tapatalk

Oh that's nice!  Please tell me it's available, and a 2.3 petrol auto...

I think the mileage would take me the rest of my life to clock up!  New cars do nothing for me, so I'd step sideways and go for a Transit: ideally L2H1 with twin sliders, windowed; and the extended cabin.  And a towbar.  Even with an auto box it should come in budget.
1995?  As others have discussed, a lovely RWD Volvo estate, job done.

A slush box too!

Sent from my Pixel 8 using Tapatalk

In Aberdeen

Sent from my Pixel 8 using Tapatalk

Electric cars pure and simple , the government dictated 20% of new cars sold this year must be EV or risk heavy fines per units , this will rise to 80% in 2030, ah but I hear you say I don't drive an EV , correct but that not how insurance works , same as a RR owner does not pay a premium to reflect of a £300k motor , it's spread amongst the masses , until the government legislates for Tesla & co to open up software & battery info to all the cost of repairs ain't going down.

Sent from my Pixel 8 using Tapatalk

Yesterday

Sent from my Pixel 8 using Tapatalk

Ballater

Sent from my Pixel 8 using Tapatalk

'look, the range is perfectly simple....'

https://www.dhrofgo.com/sold/1967-ferrari-275-gtb4-purchased-new-by-jazz-musician-miles-davis/

Sent from my Pixel 8 using Tapatalk

Wasn't sure whether to put this in the motor trade or grin thread, but because it's a grin it's going in here. 
Customer phoned up a couple of weeks to book in his self diagnosed failed clutch
I asked what the problem is... 
"Yeah, the revs shoot up when changing gear" 
On the face of it, this sounded like a slipping clutch. 
He dropped it off and as I got in it to move it, I was surprised that my knee wasn't touching the headlining by the time the bite point was found - the clutch seemed absolutely fine. 
Instead of putting it on a ramp for the clutch to be replaced as requested, even though he's not asked for a diagnosis, I thought I'd take it for a quick spin. 
Sure enough, change gear, VROOOOOOM 
But, the key difference here is that it went VROOOOOOM when pressing the clutch down... so it can't be slipping can it!! 
Redlining it and then dumping the clutch in 4th gear resulted in a nice quick drop of revs, so it definitely isn't slipping... 
The engine was holding onto it's revs...
Because.... 
The clutch pedal position switch was faulty! A £15 part! 
Bloody moderns..
In other words, the car didn't know the clutch was pressed so it was building revs up by itself
That could have been an expensive costly error on the customer's part! 
I was pretty pleased with myself and for him that I had the foresight to actually give it a quick spin just in case.. The most tragic thing is that he could have spent £500 on a new clutch to find it was exactly the same afterwards..

Not quite the ultimate Horizon
This is

Nissan Bluebird?