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    gadgetgricey got a reaction from Six-cylinder in An Autoshite Quiz   
    Spring loaded key.  - Yep Multiple including current Merc W168
    Remote central locking - Yep, as above
    Keyless entry - No
    Push button start - No
    Pull start - No
    Handle cranking start - No
    Automatic gearbox - Yep many currently Saab 9-3, Saab 9-5, Focus, Honda CRV
    CVT gearbox - Yep Fiat Punto Selecta, 
    Overdrive (that isn't a selectable gear) Yep -MGB
    Odd number of cylinders - Yep , Passat GL5 x2
    Turbocharger, Yep - Multiple Saabs Petrol and Citroen Diesels
    Twin turbo -No
    Supercharger - No
    V6 - The Saab 900 GM convertibe thats done the rounds on here, Freelander
    V8 - Yep E38 BMW735i
    Boxer engine - No
    Air cooled engine - No
    Electric - No
    RWD - Yes, E38 BMW
    Part time 4WD - Yes, Freelander
    Full time 4WD - Yes, Jeep Grand Cherokee
    Locking differentials Yes, LR Discovery
    Hydrolastic suspension - Yes , Metro
    Hydro-pneumatic suspension Yes, BX's & Xantia's
    Adjustable ride height , Yes, BX's and Xantia's
    Longitudinal mounted FWD, Yes, Saab C900
    Mid Engined - No
    Rear Engined - No
    ICE which doesn't drive the wheels by design - No
    Front wheel handbrake Yes, Saab c900 early and Early Xantia
    Electric handbrake Yes - Scenic
    Left hand drive - No
    Cruise control - Yes Multiple W168 at moment
    Radar cruise - No
    Heated seats - Yes, Saab 9-5
    Heated rear seats -  Yes, Saab 9-5
    Air conditioning - Yes, Saab 9-5
    Two seats - Yes - MGB
    More than five seats - Yes, Vauxhall Sintra
    Fabric roof - Yes, MGB, Saab convertible x 7
    Sunroof, Yes - Honda CRV, Saab 9-5
    Carburettor - Toyota Corrola, MGB
    DMF - Yes, Mondeo TDCi
    DPF - Yes , Saab 9-5 Tdii
    Android auto - Yes, but not factory, installed myself
    Bluetooth - Yes, but not factory, installed myself
    Speech Synthesis / talking dashboard - Yes, Renault 25
    Ribbon / drum speedo- No
    No speedo - No (Did used to drive my mini clubman without the dials for a while though ) 
    Odd number of doors Yes, not sure if odd as in odd/even or strange. If Odd number then many Metro 3dr, Sintra 5dr, 
    Gullwing doors - No
    Pillarless windows - Yes, Saab 9-3 Convertible (Will update when remember hard top, but certain I have)
    Plastic windows - Yes - Rover 200 Convertible rear window
    No windows - No
    Opening front windscreen - Yes - Folding down front windscreen Suzuki SJ410 
    Opening rear windscreen - Yes, LR Freelander
    One or more heated SIDE windows - No 
    Heated mirrors - Yes - Honda CRV, Saab's
    Heated washer jets - Yes, Saab C900 
    No radio of any sort No - Possibly when purchased but always fitted one
    No belts in fitted rear seats No - Possibly no rear belts in my SJ410 but many many years ago now
    Built from a kit No
    Plastic bodypanels - No
    Plastic / GRP bodypanels - Yes - Front wings on one of the Scenics we hard were plastic (Either this or above)
    Electric pop-up lights - No, Still looking
    Manual pop-up lights - No
    Sliding PASSENGER door - Yes if rear doors for passengers - Vauxhall Sintra
    Fresh air face ventilation with the heating on - Yes - Saab C900's
    Wood rimmed steering wheel - Yes - Saab C900
    Imported from abroad - No
    Made by a manufacturer which no longer exists. - Saab's as above
    Made before you were born No
    Owned more cars than you have lived years Yes   (Ashamed to say) -
    Car bought from an Autoshiter - Yes Multiple
    Car owned previously(or subsequently) by three or more Autoshiters - Yes , Saab GM900 V6 Convertible
    Bought sight unseen - Yes. Current Merc W168 just delivered by Ceri
    Bought without even a photograph Yes x2  - Rover 216 VDP & Saab 9-3 diesels both bought from a work collegaues
    Collection included flight - No
    Collection included more than two trains - Yes - Courtesy of split ticketting.com
    Collection included a drive home to a pre-booked MOT of more than 100 miles.- No
    Won in a ROFFLE - Yes x3   (Merc S430, Mondeo V6 and something else )
    Brought home on an A Frame / used to A frame another vehicle on its first journey - No
    Didn't make it home on it's first collection attempt - No
    Sold within a week of purchase - Yes
    Ex-taxi - Yes , Lti TX2 x 2
    Car had previously been off the road for five or more years - Yes, Saab c900
    Owned the exact same car (not just the same model) previously Yes , Mondeo win V6. Leant to a mate for a couple of months and had back after. Sold it to him and had back for £1 each way, just so he owned car for Insurance reasons
    Owned in part, as part of a convoluted shared ownership scheme - No
    Required solicitors letters / police assistance / detective work / confrontation / breaking and entering to collect after purchase - No
    Was displaying the wrong identity at purchase - No
    Given for free - Yes, my first Saab C900
    Which I believe makes 58
    Couple of extra questions I thought of, but not counting in total
    Rotary Engine - Yes Mazda RX8
    Purchased a car off @HMC  - Yes Mazda Rx8, Saab c900, Merc x2 (and sure something else )
     
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    gadgetgricey got a reaction from loserone in An Autoshite Quiz   
    Spring loaded key.  - Yep Multiple including current Merc W168
    Remote central locking - Yep, as above
    Keyless entry - No
    Push button start - No
    Pull start - No
    Handle cranking start - No
    Automatic gearbox - Yep many currently Saab 9-3, Saab 9-5, Focus, Honda CRV
    CVT gearbox - Yep Fiat Punto Selecta, 
    Overdrive (that isn't a selectable gear) Yep -MGB
    Odd number of cylinders - Yep , Passat GL5 x2
    Turbocharger, Yep - Multiple Saabs Petrol and Citroen Diesels
    Twin turbo -No
    Supercharger - No
    V6 - The Saab 900 GM convertibe thats done the rounds on here, Freelander
    V8 - Yep E38 BMW735i
    Boxer engine - No
    Air cooled engine - No
    Electric - No
    RWD - Yes, E38 BMW
    Part time 4WD - Yes, Freelander
    Full time 4WD - Yes, Jeep Grand Cherokee
    Locking differentials Yes, LR Discovery
    Hydrolastic suspension - Yes , Metro
    Hydro-pneumatic suspension Yes, BX's & Xantia's
    Adjustable ride height , Yes, BX's and Xantia's
    Longitudinal mounted FWD, Yes, Saab C900
    Mid Engined - No
    Rear Engined - No
    ICE which doesn't drive the wheels by design - No
    Front wheel handbrake Yes, Saab c900 early and Early Xantia
    Electric handbrake Yes - Scenic
    Left hand drive - No
    Cruise control - Yes Multiple W168 at moment
    Radar cruise - No
    Heated seats - Yes, Saab 9-5
    Heated rear seats -  Yes, Saab 9-5
    Air conditioning - Yes, Saab 9-5
    Two seats - Yes - MGB
    More than five seats - Yes, Vauxhall Sintra
    Fabric roof - Yes, MGB, Saab convertible x 7
    Sunroof, Yes - Honda CRV, Saab 9-5
    Carburettor - Toyota Corrola, MGB
    DMF - Yes, Mondeo TDCi
    DPF - Yes , Saab 9-5 Tdii
    Android auto - Yes, but not factory, installed myself
    Bluetooth - Yes, but not factory, installed myself
    Speech Synthesis / talking dashboard - Yes, Renault 25
    Ribbon / drum speedo- No
    No speedo - No (Did used to drive my mini clubman without the dials for a while though ) 
    Odd number of doors Yes, not sure if odd as in odd/even or strange. If Odd number then many Metro 3dr, Sintra 5dr, 
    Gullwing doors - No
    Pillarless windows - Yes, Saab 9-3 Convertible (Will update when remember hard top, but certain I have)
    Plastic windows - Yes - Rover 200 Convertible rear window
    No windows - No
    Opening front windscreen - Yes - Folding down front windscreen Suzuki SJ410 
    Opening rear windscreen - Yes, LR Freelander
    One or more heated SIDE windows - No 
    Heated mirrors - Yes - Honda CRV, Saab's
    Heated washer jets - Yes, Saab C900 
    No radio of any sort No - Possibly when purchased but always fitted one
    No belts in fitted rear seats No - Possibly no rear belts in my SJ410 but many many years ago now
    Built from a kit No
    Plastic bodypanels - No
    Plastic / GRP bodypanels - Yes - Front wings on one of the Scenics we hard were plastic (Either this or above)
    Electric pop-up lights - No, Still looking
    Manual pop-up lights - No
    Sliding PASSENGER door - Yes if rear doors for passengers - Vauxhall Sintra
    Fresh air face ventilation with the heating on - Yes - Saab C900's
    Wood rimmed steering wheel - Yes - Saab C900
    Imported from abroad - No
    Made by a manufacturer which no longer exists. - Saab's as above
    Made before you were born No
    Owned more cars than you have lived years Yes   (Ashamed to say) -
    Car bought from an Autoshiter - Yes Multiple
    Car owned previously(or subsequently) by three or more Autoshiters - Yes , Saab GM900 V6 Convertible
    Bought sight unseen - Yes. Current Merc W168 just delivered by Ceri
    Bought without even a photograph Yes x2  - Rover 216 VDP & Saab 9-3 diesels both bought from a work collegaues
    Collection included flight - No
    Collection included more than two trains - Yes - Courtesy of split ticketting.com
    Collection included a drive home to a pre-booked MOT of more than 100 miles.- No
    Won in a ROFFLE - Yes x3   (Merc S430, Mondeo V6 and something else )
    Brought home on an A Frame / used to A frame another vehicle on its first journey - No
    Didn't make it home on it's first collection attempt - No
    Sold within a week of purchase - Yes
    Ex-taxi - Yes , Lti TX2 x 2
    Car had previously been off the road for five or more years - Yes, Saab c900
    Owned the exact same car (not just the same model) previously Yes , Mondeo win V6. Leant to a mate for a couple of months and had back after. Sold it to him and had back for £1 each way, just so he owned car for Insurance reasons
    Owned in part, as part of a convoluted shared ownership scheme - No
    Required solicitors letters / police assistance / detective work / confrontation / breaking and entering to collect after purchase - No
    Was displaying the wrong identity at purchase - No
    Given for free - Yes, my first Saab C900
    Which I believe makes 58
    Couple of extra questions I thought of, but not counting in total
    Rotary Engine - Yes Mazda RX8
    Purchased a car off @HMC  - Yes Mazda Rx8, Saab c900, Merc x2 (and sure something else )
     
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    gadgetgricey got a reaction from catsinthewelder in An Autoshite Quiz   
    Great list, will do it later.
    Was getting realy confused with ICE which does not drive wheels by design.
    Took me at least 10 minutes to realise that ICE means something other than In Car Entertainmemt. 
    What an idiot
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    gadgetgricey got a reaction from loserone in An Autoshite Quiz   
    Great list, will do it later.
    Was getting realy confused with ICE which does not drive wheels by design.
    Took me at least 10 minutes to realise that ICE means something other than In Car Entertainmemt. 
    What an idiot
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    gadgetgricey reacted to loserone in An Autoshite Quiz   
    Rules: Copy and paste the whole list of questions.  Answer as many as you can,  giving examples or figures as needed.  Tot up how many you score.
    How many of the following features  or characteristics have been present on at least one of your vehicle ownership history?
    Spring loaded key
    Remote central locking
    Keyless entry
    Push button start
    Pull start
    Handle cranking start
    Automatic gearbox
    CVT gearbox
    Overdrive (that isn't a selectable gear)
    Odd number of cylinders
    Turbocharger
    Twin turbo
    Supercharger
    V6
    V8
    Boxer engine
    Air cooled engine
    Electric 
    RWD
    Part time 4WD
    Full time 4WD
    Locking differentials
    Hydrolastic suspension
    Hydro-pneumatic suspension
    Adjustable ride height
    Longitudinal mounted FWD
    Mid Engined
    Rear Engined
    ICE which doesn't drive the wheels by design
    Front wheel handbrake
    Electric handbrake
    Left hand drive
    Cruise control
    Radar cruise
    Heated seats
    Heated rear seats
    Air conditioning
    Two seats
    More than five seats
    Fabric roof
    Sunroof
    Carburettor
    DMF
    DPF
    Android auto
    Bluetooth
    Speech Synthesis / talking dashboard
    Ribbon / drum speedo
    No speedo
    Odd number of doors
    Gullwing doors
    Pillarless windows
    Plastic windows
    No windows
    Opening front windscreen
    Opening rear windscreen
    One or more heated SIDE windows
    Heated mirrors
    Heated washer jets
    No radio of any sort
    No belts in fitted rear seats
    Built from a kit
    Plastic bodypanels
    Plastic / GRP bodypanels
    Electric pop-up lights
    Manual pop-up lights
    Sliding PASSENGER door
    Fresh air face ventilation with the heating on
    Wood rimmed steering wheel
    Imported from abroad
    Made by a manufacturer which no longer exists.
    Made before you were born
    Owned more cars than you have lived years
    Car bought from an Autoshiter
    Car owned previously(or subsequently) by three or more Autoshiters
    Bought sight unseen
    Bought without even a photograph 
    Collection included flight
    Collection included more than two trains
    Collection included a drive home to a pre-booked MOT of more than 100 miles.
    Won in a ROFFLE
    Brought home on an A Frame / used to A frame another vehicle on its first journey
    Didn't make it home on it's first collection attempt
    Sold within a week of purchase
    Ex-taxi
    Car had previously been off the road for five or more years
    Owned the exact same car (not just the same model) previously
    Owned in part, as part of a convoluted shared ownership scheme
    Required solicitors letters / police assistance / detective work / confrontation / breaking and entering to collect after purchase
    Was displaying the wrong identity at purchase
    Given for free
    Edited to add part 2 courtesy of @Popsicle
    V4 engine
    Inline 6
    V10
    V12
    W16
    Rotary engine
    Inboard brakes
    Drum brakes all round
    Dog leg gearboxes
    More than 4 wheels
    More than 6 gears
    Manual choke
    Rear wheel steering
    Digital dash
    Limited slip diff
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    gadgetgricey reacted to Schaefft in HMC- AUTOSHITE 2.0   
    Audi A2 pls
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    gadgetgricey got a reaction from egg in eBay tat volume 3.   
    Thought there was some Tesla bollocks that you cannot sell for x amount of years. Aware people trying to get round by sub leasing,
    Throttle house youtube review really good. Watch your fingers on the frunk....
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    gadgetgricey reacted to HMC in HMC- AUTOSHITE 2.0   
    P38 still going well, Quite a relaxed drive- not fast but it makes you relax and waft. It came with a George Michael cd in the player. Didnt he crash one into some parked cars at some point?
    Anyway I decided to slap a plate I had on it to add to the old money vibe….

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    gadgetgricey reacted to HMC in HMC- AUTOSHITE 2.0   
    Russian lady-
    “Do you want to go to a Cuban Ballet? We need to be there in 30 min?”
    Me
    ”Sounds good”
    As it was all a bit spontaneous and choosing life I decided we should take the shad. I hadnt really driven it to get somewhere in a hurry before, so that was fun in itself! Think boat-like floaty wallowing and body roll with engine noise (im beginning to wonder if the silencers are past it as it can sound suprisingly snarly)
     

    So it was quite a cultural evening. Did a quick pic beside a clock tower and a Bank (now a pub) that somehow survived the Blitz and Subsequent redevelopment, whilst everything in the immediate area didnt.

     
  10. Haha
    gadgetgricey reacted to HMC in HMC- AUTOSHITE 2.0   
    PS- as we know im a fickle fucker with cars, so to clarify the last post, the more powerful replacement is the starter motor, not a whole different car 😂
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    gadgetgricey reacted to HMC in HMC- AUTOSHITE 2.0   
    Ive recently adopted this orphan…

    After a colourful life including three engines, and at least 1 new gearbox, its spent the last few years dragging its older, more glamourous relatives about for spares and restorations. (photos by St Austell Bay classics)
     

     

     

     

     

     
    Anyway, its been replaced by a discovery 3- and there was a possibility the next step would be for it to be sold off in parts through their e bay account.
    I was interested in it as its an unusual colour for a p38 and its a very low spec one. 
    No extra wood, more basic heating system, no sunroof, no leather etc
     



    Its also has had the rear seats removed and the load bay extended. easy enough to reverse.

    So its the poverty model of the least appealing range rover. But its had everything its needed mechanically as its been in front line use. 
     

    It wafts along nicely on air, whilst not particulary quick (its the 2.5 bmw 6 diesel) and although the interior needs a clear and a few (cheap) replacement bits, it still feels special to drive.

    I think it looks quite funky in white.
     
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    gadgetgricey reacted to HMC in HMC- AUTOSHITE 2.0   
    Riding high on all 8 cylinders was great, but was swiftly followed by the starter jamming whilst backed on single  yellows right outside a pub, on a hill….

    Try as i might i couldnt un jam the starter from the flywheel. I spent while lying in the gutter hitting the starter with a hammer, with water running up my sleeves.  Result? I ended up very wet, but the starter wouldn’t budge. I had a crack at moving the crank but its quite hidden. I was going to take the plugs out to help, but basically i needed to just get it shifted as i started to attract the attention of the parking bods. I even wrote a little sign (in vain)
    Why all the fuss trying to start it? Well, in rolls wisdom the brakes are powered by an engine driven pump, theres no traditional master cylinder, there would be no brakes, and the handbrake is shit. And its on a hill. And its pointing downhill. A recipie for demolishing shops right there.  It felt a bit like being one of those engineers who were trying to figure out how to raise the Mary Rose without trashing it more.  it is quite boat-like when it works.

     

     
    Anyway i parked a car behind it and tethered a tow rope to it, buttock clenchingly i slipped it into neutral, using the other cars brakes and the slack taken up by reversing the other car up the hill. Then we eased around a blind corner, Shad first and onto the flat at 6am this morning.
    There we switched the cars so the powered car went first and at walking pace we rolled into a suitable unrestricted parking slot

    Phew!
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    gadgetgricey reacted to andyberg in A Zed kollekshun Fred   
    Are you in a universe where the only human is purplebargeken 🤔🤔🤔
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    gadgetgricey reacted to 95 quid Peugeot in A Zed kollekshun Fred   
    Bollocks it's not today is it 
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    gadgetgricey reacted to cort16 in eBay tat volume 3.   
    What kind of engine does it have?

    It's a crate motor M8

    https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1572494890234840/?ref=browse_tab&referral_code=marketplace_top_picks&referral_story_type=top_picks
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    gadgetgricey reacted to HMC in HMC- AUTOSHITE 2.0   
    my fave bit is the interior - more of which after the post office opens and im not with numb fingers
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    gadgetgricey reacted to Rocket88 in Fred of collectioness   
    Arrives Sunday 
    To replace Laguna of reliable tedium.
    525 dizzler in my favourite shape of BMW ness





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    gadgetgricey got a reaction from RoverFolkUs in Scenic FTP shots   
    Am I the only one who opened this thread expecting to see a Renault
     
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    gadgetgricey got a reaction from chrisjvm in Scenic FTP shots   
    Am I the only one who opened this thread expecting to see a Renault
     
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    gadgetgricey got a reaction from Matty in Scenic FTP shots   
    Am I the only one who opened this thread expecting to see a Renault
     
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    gadgetgricey got a reaction from mk2_craig in Scenic FTP shots   
    Am I the only one who opened this thread expecting to see a Renault
     
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    gadgetgricey got a reaction from Sham in Scenic FTP shots   
    Am I the only one who opened this thread expecting to see a Renault
     
  23. Haha
    gadgetgricey reacted to HMC in HMC- AUTOSHITE 2.0   
    Ive also been having a sniff around a few more recent names on the odd reciept- and a potentially more recent colourful / seedy past is emerging 😂
     

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    gadgetgricey got a reaction from grogee in eBay tat volume 3.   
    Yes, Yes it was
     
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    gadgetgricey reacted to HMC in HMC- AUTOSHITE 2.0   
    Shad news
    I decided to risk depending on it for a work trip so wafted to my destination and back

     

     
    And en route back i couldnt resist taking a pic beside a brutalist posh bastard house of the period…
     

     
    When i got back I see that the RREC have been busy and sent me the records the hold for it, and they have landed through my letterbox.
    Join me later when i browse through whilst with guinness.
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