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It was the first day of spring. The sun did its best to blunt the chill wind that shook the heads of the first bright blooms of the year. I was on a bus. A fucking bus. With all the bus wankers* *it is cool to drive a bus. It is not cool being cargo/ballast. Ive had enough of the bus, I thought. The seats are small and uncomfortable and I am big and fat. There is no love in me for any of the bus. Smug pricks in cars passed by. I want to be a smug prick again. So lets go buy a car.

Well as on my MGF thread I bought this from WilsonWilson for work. They've done a couple of jobs and it's now for sale. Exhaust has been fitted better and sits fine but really wants some pegs welding on. Clutch is high but doesn't slip. It now has a new alternator. It has 2 months MOT and 105,000 miles. Will possibly need a small patch in the sill for MOT £30/£40 worth. Any how pictures. If anyone's interested shitters price of £300. Or a roffel of £5 a ticket.

MoT: June 2017 Millage: 100,007 (turned over 100k yesterday) Location: Beckenham, South-East London I bought this last Saturday just to see what these R3s are like, and it’s great. Done a few late evening hoons and box now ticked, so would anyone be interested? Will give it a week before going to roffle. Good points are MoTd until June, classic insurable being an early one, drives spot on and is huge fun, tyres all good albeit budgets, mingebag tax bracket (taxed to get you home), and it’s the 1.4 8 valve so pretty rare in these I think. Plenty of history and no signs of kettling. Issues/foibles are central locking doesn’t work, heater blower only works on 3 and 4, wipers do some random thing where they don’t work properly on the intermittent setting, and the dashboard has trim rattles that could drive you insane (most of them binnacle related). Brakes are ‘progressive’, meaning the pedal has a bit of travel before anything happens. They work OK though and don’t need standing on or anything. Bodywork has a bit of grot around the rear arches, and some weird rust going on around the boot lid hinges (see pic). I assume it’s not about to fall off… I’ll give it a wash and hoover this weekend as it needs a clean, and lob some cheapo Wilko wipers on as current ones are awful. V5 should arrive next week as the seller did the online keeper change on Tuesday (Gr9 DVLA service that one, A++).

Its pissing it down & dark here, ideal weather to drive bloody miles to deliver a goona2 & then travel onwards to collect new chod.. Leaving about 9am, after bacon. I might or might not update this during the day depending how lazy I am.... ROFFLE LIST - http://autoshite.com/topic/27037-saab-wbod-£350-or-£6-a-ticket-will-have-13months-mot-20-tickets-left/?p=1612396

Mornin' all, I went to visit my Nan the other day as she had a fall, my Aunt was also there for the same reason - while there, she mentioned she's picking up a new car on Friday and wants to get rid of her current car. I don't know if there is any appetite for it here, but here goes: Volvo S40 1.8 pez, manual. Maroon in colour, under all the dirt. It'll clean up nice (by nice, I mean if you like faded maroon paint and like to squint or close your eyes and imagine something else - or it might respond to a mopping if you're a masochist), but I don't remember the last time it had a bucket of water thrown over it. It does have the odd small dent/scratch and with 3 missing wheeltrims and a missing plastic trim piece below the bumper. The interior is cloth and also a bit dirty. Mechanically sound, gear lever feels a bit loose, probably worn linkages. Gears work fine though, goes into gear ok and stays there as expected. It's been very reliable and has never broken down - my aunt has owned it for about 16/17 years - I think she bought it 'nearly new' from Volvo which would make her 2nd owner. I think I remember that the tyres have good tread although I cant remember if they're budget brands (I think they are). Has been regularly serviced, mileage is under 100,000. MOT until mid-august 2017. (no advisories, never seems to have had any nor any failures!) Tax to get you home. Car is in Wembley, NW London - Aunt would like £225 for it but I imagine she'll take an offer! ++ UPDATE: This is now a £4 £3 a pop ROFFLE! OMGBARGAINBROWNOVLOV!!! +++ ++UPDATE: purplebargeken is winner!! ++I know there is a lot more detail I should provide so if there is any interest I'll find out the rest (mileage, service history etc). Here are some (delightful) pics I took - I was in a rush so apologies for no interior pics or for appropriate framing etc. Apologies for the crappy advert! Do let me know if I've done anything incorrectly or if you want more info. Pisstaking entirely welcome!

I went to Norfolk today and collected this gallic lovely. The logic* behind the purchase was I wanted something to waft around in over the Christmas period whilst the Jag is broken (fixing that can wait). Common sense said get a cheap Merc C180, but my brain isn't wired that way. I wish it was sometimes! As indicated by the thread title it's an automatic, 2 litre RT, and most of the electrics seem to work. Even though the seller told me the gearbox warning light comes on and the voice synthesiser indicates the 'box is in safe mode, I still went for it, so I must be insane. However, it drives fine and Synth also told me the brake lights are out when they're not so I'll take my chances at 250 quid. Steers and handles really well for a big lump, similar to a 25 I reckon, but with a slightly firmer ride. The 120 mile journey home wasn't without incident. Before hitting the M25 I stopped for a piss and it refused to start. Turned over and spluttered but then died. I left it 5 minutes, tried again but nothing. Convinced it was fucked I called the recovery and typically it fired up when he arrived. The guy said the battery terminals were loose which might not have helped, but it was good to go so I went. He asked what was I doing buying a Safrane, so I was expecting some monologue about shit old cars, but he was a Renault perv himself having a phase 1 Espace Quadra. Who've thought it! Anyway, a few more pics. It needs a wash. A sanitised version of the 25s hooded dash. It took me a few seconds to work out the heater controls. Where are the buttons? Aah, flip the flap.

Been a lurker on here for a while now, and bought af few raffle tickets! I've a 96 Merc slk 230 k with 147 k on the clock, brilliant engine and autobox bodywork so-so (actually bought it for the no plate) so it's now surplus to requirements so was wondering if there would be any interest in a raffle or buy outright . Would be happy with a return of 5/600 quid, so it's up to you lot, you will not be disappointed it's a cracking car, so much so I'm looking for a newer - lower mileage model ! If mods allow I'll try and post a few pics. Cheers Keith.

I know there's a few going on at the minute but would there be any interest in a roffle for the ex-cavcraft ex-pillock ex-someone else from here I think but can't remember who Saab 9-3 Turbo floppytop? I bought it from Pillock about a year ago for the F-I-L for the princely sum of £600. Since then, it's had a fair bit of welding done for the test, the sump dropped and cleaned, new Apec discs and pads all round and one of those steering brace things fitted. It could do with a couple of tires on the front (if I can dig a couple of part worns out of the pile in the corner, I'll put them on) and also the private plate has been raped for his new Peugeot as he's grown attached to it so as of this morning it's back on a 51 plate. Other than that, it's not a bad old thing at all... If there's no love here for it, I'll give it a damned good valet and stick it online when the sun comes out but I'd rather it lived on in the community if anyone wants to take it on. Price is £600 or £10 a ticket.....don't all shout at once! I'll take a couple of pics when I get back from Scenic collection duties in SVM land this weekend but there's already a few pics of it floating around sonewhere from last time (It's the grey/silvery one)....

Time has come to shift the Puma on, so a sort-of roffle it is, then. The difference to the usual is that it's not going on the bonus ball, but on the winner of some sort of cuddy race this Saturday in Scouselandshire for which I believe there are 40 runners & riders, so it's more of a sweep really. The car itself: 2000 W-reg Puma, rounded up or down it's done 102,000 miles, 1.7 litre engine. MOT September, clutch needs care but still good enough to spin the front wheels in the wet from standstill/will make the tyres chirrup in the dry if you get it right, so take care of it and it's got thousands of miles left in it; slight miasma of petrol if filled up to the brim but it's only really noticeable if left standing with a full tank; good new-ish budget tyres; brake discs and pads for the front supplied (yes, I've not changed them yet: AMC Rebel supplied them with the car...! I might get around to it this weekend.). The format: a rofflee asks for a random or any multiple thereof, I have Mrs M'coli delve into The Hat Of Chance and pick out a piece of paper with a number on it. If that number passes the post first on Saturday afternoon, the Puma's yours! Edit: if it doesn't reach 35-ish entrants by midday on Saturday, the whole job's off!

I am not bonding with the Skoda. Put 100 miles on it since getting it off Mr Imp, whilst it drives well and can be very grin inducing to drive it doesn't fit the track car niche in the fleet. So offering it back here 7 months of motoring and then get a smoll profit at the end. MOT to 1st Nov PAS Electric Mirrors 5 speed manual so happily sit at 70 on motorway 1.3 MPI (Many Ponies Inside - We all have Skeletons in our closets... This car keeps them under the bonnet cracking one off like a teenage boy) Central locking A decadent 6 wheels with at least 3 of them having 30psi and 4 of them attached to the car Red so definitely faster Sunroof which hasn't leaked in the week i have had it (rain may or may not have been applied) 2x sets of keys Drivers airbag Passengers have comfort over safety with a glove box for giants Interior looks pretty good for 100k It has 100% more working handbrake and precisely 100% less warning lights than a vel satis. Jobs to do Fan squeaks A bit* of rust Lights flickered a bit driving home so might need earth cleaning up V5 should be on its way to me. So plan is that you can have enter a free* Roffle. All i ask is that for every ticket you claim you make a donation to the forum. How much you donate is between you and your conscience. Once you have donated pick your numbers. It is taxed and if it can be collected next weekend it will be insured. Would definitely prefer for it to live on rather than someone buying it to scrap. Car is in Accrington 1. 95 quid Peugeot 2. Chodweaver (Keymaster Pies) 3Aldo 135 4. Aldo135 5 Richard K 6 Momentary lapse of reason 7 Dave Q 8. Momentary lapse of reason 9. Shiterider 10. Chaseracer 11 Shiterider 12. Borneidenitity 13 Dave Q 14. Dave Q 15 chodweaver 16Holbeck 17. 17 Coffees 18 Borneidenitity 19. Ruffgeezer 20 95 quid Peugeot 21. Holbeck 22. Borneidenitity 23 Aldo135 24. Sigmund fraud 25 Supernaut 26 3vom 27 95 quid Peugeot 28. Gadgetpricey 29 Richard K 30 17 Coffees 31. Aldo135 32Ruffgeezer 33. Supernaut 34. Hairnet 35. Ultrawomble 36 Gadget Pricey 37Hairnet 38. Cavcraft 39Kiltox 40. Chodweaver ( Key master pies) 41 Ultrawomble 42. RichardK 43. 17 Coffees 44. Ruffgeezer 45. Gadget pricey 46 chodweaver 47. Hairnet 48 sigmund fraud 49. Cavcraft 50. Kiltox 51 cavcraft 52. Ultrawomble 53 choweaver 54. Sigmund fraud 55chaseracer 56. Cavcraft 57 3vom 58 3vom 59. Chaseracer

Might aswell start a new thread for this fine piece of Vauxhall goodness. Yesterday was an early start, and most of London wasn't awake yet. 6.15am and second train achieved at Herne Hill. Fast forward to 8.30 and stripped fred kindly collected me from Leicester to go and collect the car from Ashby. The big reveal... Double length garage with room to move around in. Me want! I then drove to back to Leicester where another shiter, Al Bundy, set about fixing the MoT fails (welding and rear brake flexis). I stood around like a spare part whilst Al did the business. The flexis looked fine to us, so Al cleaned them up and greased them, so hopefully they'll be OK on the retest. At this point I deviated from the plan of getting an MoT done locally, and opted to stay overnight and drink beer instead in a pleasant pub/hotel in Kirby Muxloe. Online pre-booked MoT was sorted in London for the morning and I headed off at 6am today. I don't like the M1 particularly, so opted to head across the M69 etc down to the M40, which was shut at the Bicester junction so a little detour around Oxford was made. Must admit I was getting a bit twitchy on the M25 as the rozzers were about, but I made it home fine and decided to quit whilst ahead and cancelled the MoT. I apologised to the garage but they were fine (I bet others just don't bother calling) and I'll get my usual place to do it this week hopefully. Anyway, the car. It's flippin' great! Easy to drive, engine pulls well and isn't that noisy for an old school dizzler, and sits at 70 on the motorway no bother. I did have to change down a cog when I hit the cut on the M40, so gearbox rowage is required on hills (I'm too used to autos doing that sort of thing for me). 205 miles since yesterday at close to 60mpg, assuming the fuel gauge reads correctly. And it came with plenty of dizzle in the tank already, cheers fred! I've been looking forward to getting the two maroon K platers together (both on original dealer plates). Almost complete fleet shot. I may have to turf the Safrane out of the garage, seeing as the Astra is without tax and test. Or just park it on the estate and hope no curtain twitcher makes a complaint or something. But it's SORN and on private land so they can swivel! So next up is to give it a wash, sort the MoT, and figure out whether to keep it. The main thing was to save it and have a good collection caper, but I'll definitely get some use out of it for a few months. Be good if it could stay on here, so I won't advertise it to normal people...

With a very heavy heart it's time for me to give up my custody of the Autoshite legend that is the Rover 220 Sli. Mrs Omegod has just taken delivery of a brand spanking SEAT Ateca and our trusty Fiesta is heading my way. The history of the car is well known with at least 9 previous owners here and she has had much mechanical massaging to achieve the latest MOT. Track rod end,Trailing arm bush,wishbone,Brand new rear caliper,Hand brake cable, new battery, spark plugs and Sill welding. It has 10 months MOT remaining at least and will be taxed to the end of the month along with GYH insurance if you are quick. I've loved owning her and she certainly get's under your skin somehow, comfier than anything I've had before, indecently quick for her age and miles of 154k on the clock but I believe the 820 engine fitted has a few more than that under it's belt. Her body blemishes are currently concealed by a few smears of filler to help with the MOT, Faults: center pipe has a wee blow which I'll try to paste it, there's a little rumble from a front bearing and the drivers central locking solenoid doesn't work off the remote. I'll be getting the tracking redone this week as it's to cock following the MOT work. I'll add pics when I've given her a wash. Previous pimp list below Mr_Bo11ox SixCylinder Mastervan Phil_lhip RobT Essexman JohnK HillmanImpOmegod A couple of the many threads she has featured in, the first is by far the best and details Mr_bollox at his very best from page 16 onward. http://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/37171 http://autoshite.com/topic/14775-220sli-roverdue-maintenance/ http://autoshite.com/topic/19168-autoshite-bike-rover-220sli-%C3%82%C2%A3sold/page-3 http://autoshite.com/topic/26307-as-bike-220sli-mot-statusachieved-she-rides-again/page-2?hl=roverwhore

I've thought about it for a year and it's time to sell, I used it in the summer but it's sat in the garage ever since. There is a 6 Inch space to squeeze through when it's parked there, I just want to sell it and it's income tax due at the end of the month. Bad points: Crack in windscreen - still available screens on insurance, or go through one of the mk1 breakers on eBay (not the one in Wales), I've cracked the screen twice in two years and I've seen my bum Rear calliper stiff on handbrake. I replaced both cables with new Ines from Toyota recently. I actually rebuilt them a couple of years ago. Common fault. Rust. I cut it out mostly to get through mot. It needs more welding, but no rust. It's not tidy but is under the sill covers. The floor pan is solid as is the front end and rear end. Passenger arch was replaced but it's bubbling. The section behind the driver's side mudflap needs replacing. It comes with a pair of rust free sills that I bought ages ago. The t top doesn't leak - prob explains the lack of rust on floorpan 15 Inch pepper pot wheels have tyres last year with loads of tread left - it doesn't come with the lotus wheels, the 4x100 -> 4x114 adapters cost £200 MOT til May I think? Engine is fine, best thing about the car. Had been lowered, not sure how but springs are red. Replaced the exhaust system with a genuine Toyota one - the flexi joint cracked so I bought a new one and welded it on. Good as new! All electrics work, etc Completely derelict, rotten MR2s with no mot go for at least 500, a pristine one is going for nearly 5k, this is the cheapest OTR mk1 in the country surely? Car is in the Wirral ch62

The Colt Single Action Army which is also known as the Single Action Army, SAA, Model P, Peacemaker, M1873, and Colt .45 is a single-action revolver with a revolving cylinder holding six metallic cartridges. It was designed for the U.S. government service revolver trials of 1872 by Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company – today's Colt's Manufacturing Company – and was adopted as the standard military service revolver until 1892. The Colt SAA has been offered in over 30 different calibers and various barrel lengths. Its overall appearance has remained consistent since 1873. Colt has discontinued its production twice, but brought it back due to popular demand. The revolver was popular with ranchers, lawmen, and outlaws alike, but as of the early 21st century, models are mostly bought by collectors and re-enactors. Its design has influenced the production of numerous other models from other companies. The Colt SAA revolver is a famous piece of Americana, known as "The Gun That Won the West". Tatahashi Mitsubishi, was born in 1934 in a small town in probably Japan. From an very early age, he showed a great interest in two things: car design and the old west. By the age of 9, he was Sherriff of his junior school and could draw a Ford Focus freehand, using a compass for only the wheels. He rode a horse everywhere he went and was often seen drinking saspirilla while devising ways to make rear arches rust at rates in excess of expectation. Little is known about the rest of his life, other than the moment when his two great loves converged in 1988. In 1988 he took all the properties that made THE GUN THAT WON THE WEST such a success, and applied then to autamotive design. See the metal bodied construction. The "six shooter" six cylinder, three lite engine. The wooden grips, the manual action gear change and the unmistakable Colt lines throughout. Unmistakable. I hear there is one over in that Machester pardner. As John Wayne once said: "let's go and fucking get it then"

It is with a fairly heavy'ish heart that I am thinking of putting the Rover 75 up for a roffle. With the Olds, the Dolly, the Volvo and likely bloody Daf 44 I am strapped for cash and need to release some funds (any funds). The only real way (apart from someone buying the Rover or winning on the Lotto) would be to initiate the now famous AS Roffle format. I'll get some proper car details shortly but I am thinking of maybe £7 per roffle 'ticket'? Any thoughts? Hopefully folk aren't all roffled out.

Many thanks to Richard Moss for posting the FS thread and to his FIL for showing me round the garage/workshop. Today's collection is brought to you by the letter P. P is for Peugeot, and the number 50. 50 is the speed limit on most of the A1. I left for the one hour drive to collect at 1300 this afternoon and I have just got back in the door. Love driving this car. Its effortless and comfortable. Money: So we have here for your delectation and delight, a Peugeot 405 1.9 TD GTX. Highly specced with a wood knob, air con, electric everything and correct alloy wheels. The centres for these wheels are renowned for falling out and disappearing. If you have an engineering mind, you could probably do something about that: Like tap the wheel and fit two hex bolts to each rim to hold them on. I like this. Interior: Handy drink hole This bottom left gauge is apparently oil level. It goes to full with IGN then goes to empty and never moves again?!? (there plenty of oil in the car) Original ICE including SMOKE A TAB button. Sliding Load cover: Please ignore the bag full of sixties shooters. More exterior. The colour is outstanding in the sunlight. Its blue or grey depending on which angle you look at it from, but it looks lovely from all angles. XUD9 With Bosch pump. Which the owner told me that makes some people want to run it on chip fat!! And finally home: Its a lovely thing. And I like it very much. The clutch is exhibiting similar symptoms to the 305 and 306 I have had in the past. It pulls fine and doesnt slip, but there a judder on pulling away (even at moderate revs, and worse in reverse) and the pedal travel is short and stiff. Pug clutches seem to go like this for some reason so its something to address in the future but absolutely fine to enjoy as is for the time being. I will be changing the plates so something in a more pleasing font, without flags, as a matter of urgency. Many thanks again to Richard Moss and the vendor David.

Ok I've seen something silly to buy and I would like to sell this first. It's done a shade over 117k and there isn't a lot of history to show for it, last stamp in the book is a few years ago. In my ownership, it's had new front pads and the tailgate loom has had a bit of rewiring. I unplugged the alarm's interior sensor as it was faulty. I've covered probably 2000 miles in the car since I bought it, and it has been faultless, well other than the front badge falling off at some point anyhow. It's got about 3 months mot left to run, i wouldn't like to guess at if it'd pass another without any work, but if a buyer wants to know for sure, I'd happily have it tested at their cost. It is pretty scruffy and has a "damage" marker on the logbook (rear bumper has been replaced at some point, as was the front a few years ago due to an interaction with a motorcyclist). It's a 1.4 K series, it had a head gasket and heater matrix 4 or 5 years back at the garage I work at, the temp needle never bothers the top half of the gauge. What else can I say? It's a rough example of a late Rover... Cheap, honest, transportation. As always, I can collect buyers from Lincoln or Boston railway stations, or Wainfleet if using National Express.

I would like to read to you all from the book of Autoshite. Psalm xollob, Verse 69; "Where there is need,let there be provision. Allow distance and logistics to be issues not. Let there be shite. And let it be good." And in the true spirit of the great book of Shite, we see below the latest offering to the world famous Mr Bo11ox! long term loan a car to a stranger scheme . In the spirit of the good book, the car was expedited by Craigtheprincess from the southernish branch of Cheatteaux Bo11ox to the North East Coast. A very kind gesture indeed. And so, to the pictures! Upon arrival: First on the list was to clean this mother up a bit....

Legs seem to be working well enough, thanks injection into the spine! Less lardy now too. Anyone got one that they fancy swapping for a now happy again Rover 75? Sadly it is the only form of currency that I have. Anyone? Looks like a roffle is under way at £6 per per ticket.

Apparently I've just bought a 206GTI with no MOT and a fucked back axle, to go with my broken 405 estate, so this other broken car (Mrs_l1's first if you exclude that Ginetta G26 she* bought from tonedepear) needs to leave the premises. Works just fine. Will *always* start and sounds exactly like a toyota sewing machine. MOT until December At least 45MPG everywhere 115k on the odometer, I think. Two owners, same family (father / daughter) Main dealer serviced until we got our grubby mitts on it, then it's had a service in the summer and MOT in December each year. Most recent attention has been by our resident old-cortina. Downsides: Scary advised that the front discs will need replacing next time the pads are due, which will probably be some time this year (if our annual mileage hadn't suddenly dropped significantly with Mrs_L1 giving up working in fucking Hartlepool. The biggie, however, is the bonnet/windscreen. The bonnet catch has never really been happy, and both catches have operated at the same point. We have assumed this was because the front of the car was slightly dented, from spending the first 45k driving around Londinium - we had to sort the lights out so they pointed straight and the kidney chrome grills have never sat right whilst we've had it. In December, the bonnet sprung up and hit the windscreen at 60MPH, in the dark, sub-zero temps, round a corner, with a car coming the other way, with Mrs_l1 driving and with l1_jnr in the passenger seat. Outcome is a quite dinted bonnet, bent bonnet hinges, a large crack in the windscreen, and (according to the man from autoglass) a slightly bent windscreen recess at the roofline. We were advised that the screen should be removed at a bodyshop, the recess bent back, and then a new screen fitted. Given we've been thinking about getting rid of it for literally years, it's just not worth it to us. Of course, now the bonnet sits differently, the catch works perfectly. We were also told the car was safe to drive, but it will not pass an MOT with the cracked screen. Apparently I've failed to take any pictures of the screen at all, but I'll take some tomorrow in daylight and update this thread. The car should still have plenty of life left in it, and anyone who can be arsed to fix the windscreen will have many years of slow and boring service out of it. Anyone who can't, can have 10 months of driving for less than the price of a lottery ticket. Any takers at £1.50 a ticket? Here it is in slightly happier times collecting a Kia Pride from DodgyTom: Current location: County Durham. Can deliver for £ Update for pictures:

After the initial Cannock Xmas Roffle failed to buy a Pug 406 after being outbid by a ghost.. I said The donation has been made so it's time to open up the roffle for entry:) Intention is for the car to be bought on Sat 27th Jan at Cannock Auctions. The winner will receive the keys in the post, and a postcode of where the vehicle is located. Unless they attend the event:) Please read the below rules and ensure you are happy before buying tickets. Tickets are £5 each. The total budget will be £385 (£90 roll over and £295 from this roffle) I also think we should have some clear rules: 1. We accept no responsibility for the car/condition etc 2. The winner can have the car re-entered if they are unable to collect 3. The car belongs to the winner and they can do whatever they like with it 4. No nominating for tickets- buy your own only 5. Any proceeds left will be split 50/50 to winners charity choice and roll over to next raffle. 6. Remember this is just a laugh. Step right up!

Hopefully this will be a happy little Vauxhall. My first one too in over 30 years of driving. This was a deal done with myself and Brodders. My Rover may have been a part of that deal I have a China Blue 1.3 Astra Merit estate filling the parking space outside where once a blue Rover sat. Needs a couple of things: Tail gate strut. Only one. Long black rubber strip that covers the bit where roof racks are fitted. Heater only works on top speed super turbo strength

Jump down to post for details: http://autoshite.com/topic/31250-potential-autoshite-mug-roffle-details-to-be-decided-first/page-2?do=findComment&comment=1448442 [split-off from the What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread] A box arrived for me this afternoon... I need to think of a what to do with these... [Five arrived, I'm keeping one. So four spare. Competition or something?]

I was going to post this up on Sunday evening at the same time as the Stilo and the van, but didn't because Brammy had just posted a for sale thread for another red M reg 5 door turbo diesel 205 and I didn't want to tread on his toes. Now that it looks like it'll be a little while before his is tested and ready to go, I thought I'd give it a whirl. Realistically mine is a lot more of a project than his so probably not in really direct competition anyway. Anyway. Let's get the bad bits out of the way first, then if anyone is still reading after that I'll list the good bits. -It's done 197,000 miles. -It has some rust which will need sorting for its next test. Worst bits are towards the rear of the inner sills, which I was able to push my fingers through, but it may well need welding in other places too - there's a bit in the corner of the boot floor which looks a little dodgy. -The power steering is leaking from the rack. I can't tell whether it's the rack itself or one of the pipes - accessibility isn't too great. This would also definitely need sorting for a test - fortunately a gentleman on this very forum has a decent PAS rack for sale for a very reasonable price. -There is a wheel bearing type noise from the offside front. I'm not sure if it's actually a bearing, but that's what it sounds like. -The reversing light doesn't work. -It really needs a new battery (065 size). The one on there will just about start it up from cold, but struggles with a hot start. (If anyone knows why old Peugeot diesels need more cranking to start when they're hot than for a cold start, I'd be interested to find out.) -When the heater blower is turned up to max the battery light comes on dimly. Also the blower itself is a little on the feeble side. -The (electric) front windows buzz up and down OK, but don't always go up completely straight, which means there can be a bit of a draught until you straighten them out by hand. -The handbrake isn't brilliant. The footbrake works OK but needs a decent shove - it's been so long since I've driven another 205 that I can't remember if this is normal or not. -It only has one working speaker, on the passenger side. -I think the rear shocks are getting tired as it can get a bit wallowy over big bumps and juddery over smaller ones. Possible wheel balance issue too as it shakes a bit around 55, although it's fine above and below that. -The bonnet release has broken, and the previous (giffer) owner replaced it with a bit of bent wire which tucks into the grille when not in use - function but slightly inelegant. -The MOT runs out on 14th February so only a couple of weeks left. OK, now to the good parts, such as they are. -It looks presentable enough - there are some scabby bits close up but it looks decent from 10 yards away. It still has a full set of Peugeot trimz. -Tyres are decent, and are Goodyear all round if memory serves. -Engine, clutch and 'box are in decent order. It sounds OK and pulls like a train once you get past the turbo lag. It's actually had some money spent on it in the not too distant past, including a rebuilt (Lucas, sadly) injector pump a couple of years back. -I've sorted most of the electrical bits which weren't working when I bought it. It now has working brake lights (contacts were corroded tae feck - better now, although the offside light isn't quite as bright as the nearside so could probably do with further looking at), rear wiper (mechanism was seized), screen wash (replacement pump), etc. Other lights, wipers, windows, central locking etc all work. -I've fitted a new (decent quality Bilstein) front wishbone bush to replace the one that was knackered when I bought the car. It now drives much better / straighter than it did before. -Apart from the battery and having to top up the PAS fluid, I've had no mechanical issues with it. I drove it back from Sussex when I bought it, and did 120 miles in it last Saturday, as well as using it to run to work in for a while, and it's been fine. It cruises easily at* the legal limit and is bloody good on diesel too. I've set the price at what it owes me - it's cheap for a running 205, but it does need some loving. I had intended to keep this but the work it needs is a bit involved for me to do myself and with my hours being reduced at work I'm not sure I can afford to pay someone else to do it. Here's some pics: In NE Norfolk, as always.

Light reading before I grab a lift from a pal on his deliveries.