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Just put my lovely 75 saloon in JRG up for sale. 

Thread here: 

5 hours ago, Remspoor said:

Some tosser will purchase the Stock.

I suppose there’s a chance that Rimming Bros will snap it up and put the price of each item up by a million per cent or something 

Bad news today for Rootes owners

Well it seems it's finally been put out of its misery.

Top Gear: BBC flagship show will not return for 'foreseeable future' - BBC News

I'm marking this milestone in history by listening to some of Elton's best work...

Another snooker one…

On 11/11/2023 at 16:25, Dick Longbridge said:

Can't decide if he wants to be Richard Hammond or wants to be in Peaky Blinders.

But yeah, what a contemptible scumbag.

A bit lo-fi maybe, but I've just got a couple of these and they do me fine

1 hour ago, wesacosa said:

 

Looks tidy for the age 

ATCNBE

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1416658378570338/permalink/3659957470907073/
 

This is a new one on me. Think I'll probably manage without tbh.

https://www.national.co.uk/windscreen-treatment

BRAN FIND

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HAVE NOT TRIED TO START IT YET BUT WILL IF I GET THE TIME

Don't put yourself out m8

VAUXHALL VIVA SL 2.3 1972 BARN FIND ONE OF ONLY 12 KNOWN REMAINING CARS | eBay

No idea what this is but Facebook’s algorithm obviously knows I like C15s…

https://www.facebook.com/reel/10090588174348994?fs=e&s=TIeQ9V

Ever since the regrettable departure of the former @MrDuke Xantia from my life (as seen here in this thread), I've been craving some Citroen hydropneumatic waftiness.

So I've finally done something about it and gone out and bought this. 

A bit of a shed bodywork-wise (pic is flattering), but it's got a full and reassuring service history, drives lovely with the 160bhp diesel engine, and generally offers all the barge-tastic vibes one would expect. Done 123k miles so only just run in m8, etc.

Being a 2012 model, this is the most modern car I've ever owned - and my first experience of an electric handbrake (initial opinion: utterly pointless, especially with a manual gearbox). But it also has a few more useful toys for my long journeys and the ride is obviously joyous.

One thing making me a bit nervous as a total amateur in the mechanics department, is (please don't laugh but...) this will be the first car I've ever owned that doesn't have a Haynes manual written for it. Anyone know if any similar alternative exists?

Looks as if the Chinese have "reinvented" it...

Can BYD Replace Citroen as a Suspension Wizard? Meet DiSus - autoevolution

Diary date for anyone who likes "Classics on the Common" in Harpenden - just had an email to say next year's event will be on Wednesday 24th July, 2024. Apparently tickets will go on sale in April.

This year's show was very enjoyable (until about 5pm when the heavens opened and gallons of water started pissing through the front of my Coventry-built exhibit.)

No smoking sticker for that classic '90s dodgy minicab look!

Well this is a bit of a bummer.

https://www.aronline.co.uk/opinion/the-time-has-come/?fbclid=IwAR1roHqGa85fjtAhRuIbTTI3MOk0nv-_tOWZV5ypPwxv8WKVFtcYGvdvaUA_aem_AU_f8e8He9pxGKjHqxlYdy1VNLcXnpdSxXmDsJ6DC-DHy27HUGaVyEEToKhxHB4zp_g&utm_content=cmp-true

Ford Transit and VW Transporter must both be up there.

Not really an Audi person but this is quite handsome looking.

1994 Audi A6 Saloon 2.0 4dr SALOON Petrol Manual | eBay