big_al_granvia

Glad you made it home safe, don't jump in and sell too fast, enjoy the car 1st

Is that not the car & caravan parking bays ha ha

fucking legend

Flying to Exeter?? Better than the choo Choo

Is this your big move https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:G59587/2023-09-10/detailed#allox_id=0

Good luck mate, may all the motoring gods be with you

To be fair your roadie was kinda sane, mate was on a collection at the weekend. Trains all cancelled so he hires a car and drives to exeter, bert with his new purchase meets him at car hire place then he drives home to ayr. Txt me Sunday to say if he ever thinks of doing something as stupid to slap him

Yeah but from the 70's to the late 90's Ford had those engineers at rallye sport who would put some white powder into the air intake and turn the boring family car into a fire breathing lunatic

The whole industry has lost the plot, everything is a hybrid crossover, you used to get hatchbacks, saloons and estates. Now you have cars with no identity

okay, how much tonic had you drank when you bid on it

Hope you make it, praying for you I did a overnight Megabus back from London when they had beds, slept great. Nobody else did thanks to my snoring, almost got lynched in glasgow

Heading to northern monkey perhaps

my suggestion was to put in snake oil and replace the dodgy coolant pipes to keep it in traffic, then try to source another lump and have it rebuilt. the present lump will need a set of belts and a refresh anyway. there is the issue of getting a clean but tired lump to rebuild

hope the box is sound but we all know what they are like

joys of kitcars, the rad takes the hit. you were lucky though... guess your looking for some decent rubber now

If it goes to your grandfather's place I'll give you a hand the the spannering. If you want that is

haud the bus, nobody at shitrfest had a empty juice can and gaffer tape to fix your tent pole

Never owned one but mate had a 88 mk2. Plenty experience picking up bits as in Scotland we had a thriving xr2 race series, ok towards the end most panels were wob and fiberglass, always tow from the cage. Saw a few massive rolls when the back axles failed or a stub axle sheared. There must be dozens rusting away

Wee bit of good news, paddy the corolla is back legal, needed a drop link, exhaust tidied up and lambda cleaned. Fortunately in the village there is a tame mechanic called Geordie and tester by the name of wullie dick (I widnae make any wisecracks, he is a big biker). Happy days

heading to north wales???

Greenstuff is a really soft pad, imo not for anything more than a normal road car. Redstuff is quite hard and would do fine, if you want race spec go yellow..

2003 Volvo v70 diesel manual, it's a volvo, comfy motorway muncher. Engine has tons of power and torque but very frugal, load space massive, almost everything works, okay it doesn't do twisty roads but if you do bin it then it's built like a tank, turning circle of a ferry 98 Toyota corolla 1.3, thanks to st Jude this is a wee hooligan, drives like a kart, fun, yes you have to work the engine and it's probably slower than it feels but it's so much fun. Basic and uncomplicated but feels like a rally car. 2005 Subaru forester turbo, a sleeper, more power than a Sierra cosworth, 4wd and rally suspension, it's about too good, fast and corners like it's welded to the tarmac, eats not hatches and you can fit a washing machine in the back. Ducking nuts 97 Toyota granvia, the bus, drives better than it should, engine has plenty power, don't ask it to go round corners. Great load lugger with the seats out, even better camper with the seats in, massive bed with space to relax, and with great ground clearance. Can handle any conditions, good driving position

But stagecoach are struggling for drivers in Ayrshire, sounds like a good gig, Travelodge is dossable

are they paying for digs???

Fozzie brakes is a easy fix, hardest job is jacking up and wheel removal, paddy was a wanker tester that usually only does taxis, out back rock until it drops and pray for the bus.... L