DavidB

Thanks Vaughan for being a gr8 and painless buyer and sorry I couldn’t have been more help!!

I remembered I DID get a photo of that Toyota!

4 hours ago, SiC said:

I saw this in San Francisco. The guy looking at me was presumably the owner and I don't think appreciated me taking the photo. I scarpered soon after!

I like tose Saturns, they are pretty weird looking, it’s like they designed their cars to look futuristic, but five years in the future futuristic.

I see this beast occasionally also, but never get round to taking a photo of it:

I saw this in South Pasadena in LA a few months ago, and was delighted by    a) how mashed it was and b) how it was driven out as it wasn’t there the next day.

We are stricter over things like this here and I’m amazed at seeing cars being driven missing front bumpers like it was nothing.

Is it an r56 with cam sensor fault? They are really nice cars apart from daft stretched chains and chain guides.

More KSeries true facts:

The cup holder in an MGF is the same size as a bottle of K-Seal.

The MGF sales brochure gave the boot size dimensions as ‘adequately holds eight 5l bottles of Highland Spring’.

if using Waze in any KSeries engined car, the adverts always bring up the nearest scrap yard.

Let's make our own Harlequin Golf:

I think we've gone a bit too far:

Of course it's a non-runner:

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1297044794207541

“I brought this car last year and … ”

“Here we have … “

It would look nice if it didn't have those chrome plastic grilles that hark back to the old Detroit days the Americans insist on putting on every car they make. 😄

I'm looking at spending £1000 - £1500 for a car I would not have paid £250 for a few years ago, I think folk have just gone a bit mad with pricing - but pretty much anything sub £700 on facebook marketplace is gone very quickly.

If you search 'spares or repairs' in ebay, it locks down the category to Cars > Renault and won't let you change it to any other make. Not even entering 'spears reapers' or 'Mini 2008 onwards' will change it!

Bless you!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/314333000191

On 22/01/2023 at 09:52, Wack said:

The market has picked up in the last couple of days, get it bought, an easy 8k profit by next Saturday 

Has 'only' been around the equator four times.

That woman from Swing Out Sister with her PT Cruiser.

2 hours ago, LightBulbFun said:

apparently the Great Unknown has an unladen weight of 760Kg... who knew!

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/883908359269825/

and next time someone comes to you and they say they have this unknown weight on their shoulders you can tell them its actually a bastard lovechild of a Mk2 Transit and a Bedford Rascal!

It looks like Nicholas Lyndhurst.

Released in 1985 during the original run of the Transformers 'generation 1', 'Steamer' was based on an MGF car which transformed into a kettle.

Armed with a gun that fired high temperature OAT (green or pink) against rival Decepticons, and a steamcloud that provided cover for his fellow Autobots in battle, his position as stated on his 'tech specs' was 'Hard Shoulder Surveillance.'

I bought a Suzuki Alto in March with a knackered clutch for it's engine for my SJ which unfortunately would have taken a lot of cutting etc to fit so it lives on as my daily and has been great. It feels like a complete heap at times, but I love it really.

I blind bought a Cavalier SRi 16v in October which turned out to be a complete non-runner with 'rust issues' - has been a "weldathon" and is keeping me busy and should be done by January.

My Suzuki SJ is still on the road, will be getting partially stripped in January to get resprayed (again) as it just wasn't good enough the first time round. There's also a rumbling that's getting worse that I just cannot track down.

I spent too much on a Citroen AX (£720) with low mileage and a short MOT - I spent about four hundred quid on a few jobs, as well as partial respray and tidy up, and sold it for £790 not including ebay fees. Bah.

I have wanted one of these for ages - mk3 MR2. Didn't really gel with it, I don't really like convertibles, although it was a really nice car. Sold to Jamie on here.

I sold my Micra to a guy who came over from Ireland, stayed in a hotel and took it back over with him. He had the same colour one years ago and was looking for another.

I also sold my A3 Quattro, easily one of the best cars I've owned, gr8 CAR:

Also said goodbye to my Brabus Roadster thingy - I should say good riddance but I miss it and would have another one.

I've just bought something stupid but will be picking it up in 2023.

Wait for it ...

£7,500.00 - reduced from £8990

Oh hang on, it's an ...

"enthusiast / collectors car."

Wheels, colour, interior, engine - I doubt you could find a least desirable version of a Calibra. It could only be less wanted if the reg plate ended in PDO.

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“Now reduced so I don't have to store it over Winter to the fixed price of £7500 (was £8990), if it doesn't sell now it will go back up in the Spring. Only 40k miles. Massive history (13 services), appreciating modern classic, find another UK example this good for sale. 90+ point predelivery inspection.”

The actual ebay description is just hilarious and complete nonsense.

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only 23 manuals remain on the road, a further 60 more are sorn’d, we assume they are put away as investments,

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/155330545250

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/490254002678988

Someone made this:
 

The carburettor is sticking outside of the bonnet:

If you're lucky enough the images above aren't visible, just enter 'Brum' into an AI image generator.

😄 Oh the humanity

What is the ice made from this year? I could not scrape it off.

On 30/08/2022 at 22:51, davehedgehog31 said:

The Ford Aerostar was penned by Ford's head of design as a tribute to Simple Minds' Charlie Burchill 

A striking resemblance, I'm sure you'll agree. 

• You may need to resolder the the throttle body joints if it has the throttle position sensor in it.
• They all rust on the front wings.
• They also rust on the rear sills and back of the rear inner arches.
• I didn't think they were that good on mpg.
• They also rust along the sills.
• The sunroof pipes get blocked up and the scuttle drain also gets blocked and water ends up in the footwells.
• The 1.0 can't accelerate up hills on motorways.
• Changing the pollen filter requires you to cut (or completely remove) part of the dashboard. (!)
• The little spring on the underside of the gearknob snaps, resulting in poor gear changing and it won't centre properly.
• Gear linkages also benefit from taking out, cleaning up and lubricating as it's all exposed.
• Micra 'enthusiasts' rip you off if you sell them headlight covers on ebay.