M'coli's micturition - a Yorkshire Rochdale

19,908 · March 10, 2014

GRIM.

6,644 · April 20, 2014

Tasty looking Viva/Magnum estate back in February.

Tidy straight-6 Sherpa fhc in a Wetherby carpark. Did a bit of a double-take when I saw this, it only got camera time because it's the C!

Corsa parked next to a Merc A-class...what does the A stand for? Could it be "Astra"?

Finally, this juxtaposition of "doesn't rust/rusts like a bastard"!

6,644 · April 20, 2014

Went out this afternoon for my first trip in Mrs. M'coli's new Kia Picanto - it's well nice, and I even got to drive it. One of these days I'll get to drive it on my own, and then I'll be able to find where the 1-litre 3-pot's 69-or-so cuddies are to be found - probably somewhere above 5500rpm. Nevertheless, while a passenger I was able to wield a camera:

Not far along, this regular Victor:

Made it to Otley, and bypassing the town centre lights my shitey senses started tingling. In a car park, I spotted this Saab 9000 Carlsson, quite nice too.

You might be able to spot the green machine - the Picanto - in the background. Off to the left of the picture, however, was the car setting off the shite radar.

I'll just leave these here...

Taxed until September.

18,875 · April 20, 2014

Blimey! Not seen a more-door Shoveit since the turn of the century!

9,951 · April 20, 2014

OH YES that last picture is perfect! ^

128,209 · April 21, 2014

That Shoveshit is just fab, brilliant spotting, nice one.

6,755 · April 24, 2014

The perfect homage to shite. It's truly bloody awful!

32,077 · April 24, 2014

Xhevette takes things right to the top of shitehood.

Also, Cannich must be the grimmest and most remote place I've ever been to. My ex's parents lived up near the Mullardoch dam and I had to pass through there to reach the place.

6,644 · November 2, 2014

More spottage from the last few months. First up, therse were spotted on the way back from Windsor in July.

Then there was this lovely Corvair in Wetherby.

Then, in August, we were staying near Bala in Wales prior to heading down to DW's neck of the woods.

Angry Dicky's Zommerzhet outside the Hafod:

Any idea what this is?

MG at Kettlewell, Bank Holiday Sunday.

A tidy Acclaim on the M62, and a Neue Klasse BMW in Nantwich at the start of October.

Near Buxton on Thursday, the Rally of the Tests competitors were having a shakedown.

We'd not have seen them if it hadn'd been for this cockwomble...

18,875 · November 2, 2014

Blue roadster is a rare Riley RMC (2 1/2 LITRE) mainly built for US market with 3 abreast seating. Nice spots!

23,159 · November 2, 2014

Ye gods, but I want that red Corvair!

6,644 · April 23, 2015

I had been thinking of photographing the Rover, but as I came out of the supermarket the Sierra rolled up and parked next to it. Chatted with the owner, he's a sound guy too. It's got a Zetec under the bonnet...

6,644 · November 25, 2015

Birmingham spot, somewhere in Wellington Street - this needs to be saved, despite the buggered windscreen, it looked ok from the roadside.

Check the MOT history of a vehicle

Registration number: G475FOP

Mileage readings are currently only available for MOTs done from 1 August 2011.

Vehicle make YUGO
Vehicle model 45A
Date first used 1 January 1990
Fuel type Petrol
Colour Red

MOT history of this vehicle

Test date 24 April 2009
Expiry date 23 April 2010
Test Result Pass
Odometer reading 76,794 miles
MOT test number 3703 2481 9111
Advisory notice item(s)
Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Nearside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
Offside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)

Test date 22 April 2009
Test Result Fail
Odometer reading 76,793 miles
MOT test number 2947 7291 9138
Reason(s) for failure
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split (2.5.C.1a)
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a)
Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Advisory notice item(s)
Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Nearside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
Offside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)

Test date 1 April 2009
Test Result Fail
Odometer reading 76,787 miles
MOT test number 3940 3129 9086
Reason(s) for failure
Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
Rear An item not tested (Manual)
Emissions not tested (7.0)
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split (2.5.C.1a)
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
Front brake disc contaminated by oil (3.5.1h)
Offside Front Body or chassis has an unsatisfactory modification, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split (2.2.D.2d)
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b)
Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)
Advisory notice item(s)
Oil leak

Test date 21 March 2008
Expiry date 20 March 2009
Test Result Pass
Odometer reading 71,110 miles
MOT test number 1740 7118 8430
Advisory notice item(s)
Nearside Front Body has slight corrosion (6.1.B.2)

Test date 21 March 2008
Test Result Fail
Odometer reading 71,110 miles
MOT test number 9615 5158 8039
Reason(s) for failure
Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
Advisory notice item(s)
Nearside Front Body has slight corrosion (6.1.B.2)

Test date 7 March 2007
Expiry date 6 March 2008
Test Result Pass
MOT test number 8039 1676 7089

Test date 5 March 2007
Test Result Fail
MOT test number 1335 9496 7090
Reason(s) for failure
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)

Test date 5 December 2005
Expiry date 4 December 2006
Test Result Pass
MOT test number 9224 7903 5359
Advisory notice item(s)
Offside Ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f)

Test date 5 December 2005
Test Result Fail
MOT test number 7816 8923 5379
Reason(s) for failure
Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b)
Advisory notice item(s)
Offside Ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f)

5,097 · November 25, 2015

Cor! Top spottage!

6,644 · December 14, 2015

Wetherby Dickensian Christmas Market yesterday, and it brought out a load of dickends indeed. Ripped off for a small and bland hog-roast-in-a-roll to the tune of a fiver, but did enjoy seeing this lovely Jag on steels.

Today I popped out to get my sister's Christmas pressie (4 bottles of Taddy Porter) and this delightful Landcrab was parked not 200 yards from the house.

Edit: there used to be a beige one that went around town, but this is one I've not seen previously. For added shiteyness, I took this picture in the Avenger.

11,413 · December 16, 2015

Brilliant spots - love the Landcrabs and Chevette!

6,644 · May 17, 2016

I spotted this in twilight a couple of weeks ago and wewent back to photograph it this evening. Other than the modern headlights, this is how I remember them looking when I was a teenager!

32,077 · May 17, 2016

I remember the last ones of these had the Austin Morris ticks badges on the front rather than the Leyland plug hole. Looks like this one would have been so fitted ðŸ˜Ž

6,644 · August 18, 2016

Popped out at lunchtime to the local pharmacy, was a bit of a win seeing this ~~Spacevan~~ Commer PB camper! I know of another couple in Bristol but this is the only one I've seen so far that's a proper van rather than having a coachbuilt body.

6,644 · February 11, 2017

Billy to the beige telephone please... a lovely Expression in Harrogate Sainsbury's carpark.

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That's a motorsport bodyshell these days...

Also, stopped at Lawrence Hill Lidl yesterday to pop into Machine Mart for a hub puller, and spotted this honey.

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It sounded awesome.

2,543 · February 12, 2017

Grand that M`coli, thank you !

6,644 · March 9, 2017

Righto, a bit of a quiz on this one - any ideas what this nigh-on 60-year-old scooter is? The owner's Vespa GT wouldn't start this morning so he had to commute on this!

8,912 · March 9, 2017

1956 Maico Mobil MB200

Next!

6,644 · March 9, 2017

Isn't serendipity just the best, though? I've been working/had digs in Bristol for just shy of a year: tonight I decided to ride up to the Clifton Suspension Bridge for a gander at it, and see the most fabulous scooter on the way home on the only day in the past year I was likely to see it!

Edit: PS, first registered in 1959, but mot check website disnae list Maico...

6,644 · March 13, 2017

Check out this AX in Tesco Eastville's car park tonight! Widden roofrack!

4,267 · March 14, 2017

Blimey M'Coli nice to see this thread still on the go after nine years! I love that red Horizon on page 1, used to pass it a lot while living in Leeds circa 2005, wonder if its still there.

6,644 · March 18, 2017

More Bristol chod, and this will be first post of the last lots: I am starting an new job next week and no longer reside there during the week. Some of these were taken in the summer of last year after my landlord/lady were going to bin a tiny Sony camera that fitted nicely in my pocket and I could access it easily whilst on the bike, and some are repeat offenders from more recently.

First up is a crazy Barkas in St. Werbs - the bodywork is crazed.

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A Ford Fiesta in daily use:

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Nice late mk2 Metro:

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Patina'd-to-fuck-and-back Micra, I kept meaning to get a decent shot of it but these will have to do!

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A tidy K75!