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Carl1981 last won the day on March 31 2022

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  1. I love the shape of the 309, it just looks so right and always has to me. Seeing this thread, I’ve now got a strong desire to get rid of the Metro and find a nice 309 instead. it’s like being 18 again!
  2. The doors close in the same order as the VW T5, there are also similar looking sections of the door rubber/mouldings at the corners of the doors. Would it be worth finding someone with a T5 you could get them side by side and examine how similar they are and whether or not something could be made to work? Stuff for T5's is pretty cheap by comparison.
  3. The owners club are pretty good, they’ll know who has a spare engine knocking around. all our jowett spares are vintage, except the Jupiter, which is also missing an engine!
  4. fair play for fixing the sunroofs, PITA in our experience. When my FIL had his D2, the sunroofs got gorilla taped from outside and the motors disconnected, it was always soaked inside until we bodged it! ‘repair’ worked and lasted well though! 🤣 also it was obvious it leaked when we sold it, the buyer asked, does it leak, so we showed them our ‘fix’. He seemed happy enough with that.
  5. This guys in Lincoln, so not a Million miles away.
  6. @eddyramrod Where are you based? I have a friend who restores and breaks XJ’s, he may well be able to supply good used parts (wheels with part worn tyres etc) or he may even do the work for you. alternatively he may beat the wbac offer and trailer it away for you. ill pm you.
  7. My daily cars get serviced on the button, when they’re due, either by the Main Stealer or a local Indy. the older stuff is a bit hit and miss, try to do the oil as a minimum every other year. But we’re talking 1500 miles per year or less on those. any other work that crops up get dealt with accordingly. Like lots of people on here, I rely on my daily to earn a living, I also have the complication of living in semi rural village so depend on the car for getting the kids to school and caring for elderly relatives… several hundred pounds per year on servicing is a small price to pay for reliability and confidence in the cars ability.
  8. I saw this company on Friday morning, definately made me grin. I had to double take though! (Photo taken from his website, as I had to check he'd actually named his company that..)
  9. Watching with interest, my guess is an Astra of some sort. Similar size to a Leon and they’re not too bad compared with other Vauxhalls
  10. I’ve been a bit lazy with the camera, but this daily driver was in the right place at the right time! im not sure if it’s the climate, or the lack of funds, but they certainly make a car last out here!
  11. This is a good thread, possibly due a resurrection? … one not too far from me, the Land Rover has been there at least 20 years. I tried to buy it once but it’s worth a fortune apparently, the ‘Not for Sale’ sign has fallen off now, but I would imagine it’s now merged with the vegetation and is would be beyond rescue… This is taken from street view, there’s normally an Astra there too…
  12. Carl1981

    FOTU 2023

    I saw this car and Colin at Gaydon. The car is a lovely example and he’s determined to restore it, I tried to convince him otherwise - it really doesn’t need it! It’s great as it is! I’ve known Colin 15 years, he is a truly lovely guy, but insane when it comes to his motors. He still has and he has had some fantastic cars in that time. He christened my daughter too, being the Rev for the church at Longbridge. He used to have a Rover 75 estate as his daily, had REV on the reg plate which I always thought was a nice touch. Not sure if he still has it as I don’t live around there anymore.
  13. I’m out here now, mainland and the chod is epic. I’ve seen a Fiat Brava, 3 tipo’s, loads of cinq’s. Peugeot 106, etc. there are three Alfas on the high street, two 155’s and a GTV, none of them look they’re enthusiast owned! I’ll have to take the phone with me tomorrow for photos!
  14. My current daily is a Jaguar XE, R-Sport. I’m always surprised more people haven’t pointed out that an ‘Arse-port’ is a fancy way saying of arse hole 🤷‍♂️
  15. Good news for once this morning, the Metro now has a new MOT. Last years advisory on the rear valance became a fail, which the garage knew about and were going to repair today anyway. But now that repairs done the car has a new MOT certificate... Plus a new advisory for corrosion on the front floor, not terrible yet, but needs attention before it deteriorates any further. So re-fitting the rear bumper and getting the front floor cleaned up, painted and resealed look like jobs for next weekend. I have no photo's of the repairs yet as I can't get to pick up the car up until Monday, but i expect MOT repair quality welding rather than restoration quality, it's all hidden by the bumper so it doesn't make any difference really!
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