I'm an AX wielding maniac - I see you baby, shaking that ass

[Craig the Princess]

The Rover 214 has had its replacement driver's window regulator fitted earlier following the previous one disintegrating and the window glass dropping into the door. The piece of wood prop holding it up was fine but eBay provided a new regulator.

 

 

Beige1100 fitted it earlier so I didn't do something cack-handed and smash the window. Went in relatively easily and will be much easier that driving right up to car park barriers and then opening the door.

[Craig the Princess]

Oh, I forgot to add that there doesn't seem to be an auto stop to the window going up so we presume the previous regulator broke when at the top the up button was still pressed which bent the door and broke the plastic wheels.

[Craig the Princess]

The photo embargo on the brown Metro is in place after the hedge contact but the wings are off and have revealed some rust holes in the inner wings which are currently being welded by our local welding guru.

 

The red Metro Mayfair is in for an MoT tomorrow, one balljoint is needed as is a play with the emissions but fingers crossed Mrs the Princess will be back on the road.

 

Mrs the Princess's Grandad is a woodturner, as an early Christmas present he has turned me five different gear knobs for the mgf. This replaces the horrible metal original which is horrible to use outside of July. Put the first on on to check the M10 thread was correct.

 

[Jim Bell]

That knob is class!

 

Any close up pics?

[Sheefag]

Snigger.

[Craig the Princess]

XXX Nob picture

 

 

I'll take the othe four Nob go on Teresa May's special weird porn database later.

 

The red Metro now has an MoT

[Jim Bell]

Thats top turning porn. People that can make things out of wood are amazing.

[spartacus]

There's an overwhelming temptation to say something along the lines of, 'I made twins with my wood', but that would be messing up a good thread.

It does look very good, it's amazing how much difference small details make.

[Craig the Princess]

Today was started by a concrete truck arriving at home, starting the base for the new car storage building.

 

 

 

 

 

The remaining two bays will be finished next week and concrete added either between Christmas and New Year or in January. Very excited, it had been dragging on from early summer. Legs are feeling tired from working with that lot.

[Jim Bell]

Class!

 

Is it gonna be timber or brick?

[Craig the Princess]

Probably timber, possibly metal. Sadly the base has cost a fair bit more than planned so it will have to wait a fair while.

[Jim Bell]

Sure itll be worth the wait fella.

[Craig the Princess]

Update.

 

Concrete all laid bar one footprint to re-do (oops)

 

The Volvo 940 isn't really working out for us, with baby in the back seat and dog in the boot luggage space is very limited, especially as the single but of the rear seat needs to be down for the pram to get in.

 

So the plan is (with added benefit of cost and fleet reduction) is to sell the Volvo and the blue 214 (possibly by a very, very cheap roffle) after getting an MPV.

 

So tonight a bid will be going in on a Fiat Multipla with the proper bug face styling. Does anyone have experience with these (didn't lankytim have one?), the diesel especially?

[Supernaut]

A Volvo raffle?

 

 

2 randoms for each, please.

[pompei]

All I can offer is that I have been a passenger in a few and they were great (especially when driven by an Italian taxi driver   

[Craig the Princess]

All I can offer is that I have been a passenger in a few and they were great (especially when driven by an Italian taxi driver

If they can survive that then it must be a reasonably hardy car.

[Craig the Princess]

A Volvo raffle?

 

 

2 randoms for each, please.

Not sure about the Volvo, the ones for sale on here recently haven't sold at much less than I'd need to get to be close to break even do that might be gumtree/eBay.

[Craig the Princess]

Multipla won on eBay for £245. Despite checking before bidding we could collect Tuesday we now can't. Let's see how this goes.

[Jim Bell]

Time-wasting seller in strange twist of probability.

[Craig the Princess]

We aren't at the Argos catalogue stage yet, hopefully a collection on my behalf on Monday.

[Craig the Princess]

Siamo spiacenti, doppio post.

[Craig the Princess]

Mrs the Princess and beige 1100 have taken Little Tony on his third car collection. He isn't even six months old yet!

 

They aren't back yet but I have been sent this taster.

 

 

 

 

The only thing to go wrong so far is the gear stick being less attached to the car than it should be.

[Craig the Princess]

Had my first drive in it this morning, quite a nice place to sit. I've not had a higher than normal driving seat apart from the LDV. It goes well, I took it easy on bends but it seems to have lots of grip to go with the body roll.

 

The front suspension is a bit creaky over bumps, the gear change is horribly notchy but hopefully that is related to the gear knob not actually being attached to the gear stick. That could come in handy if someone started a road rage incident but I think it better to fix it.

 

It apparently keeps blowing the drivers side dipped beam and the bug lights under the windscreen aren't working.

 

The interior plastics have a horrible sticky residue on them which in places has been scratched off leaving white marks so it needs a good clean inside.

 

Radio (an aftermarket Clarion) is decent, the CD but has eaten a CD without loading it so need to look at that.

 

So a couple of niggles but I'm not complaining at £245. We'll see how next month's mot goes.

 

I do like how it is an ELX and the reg ends ELX. And today is it's 15th birthday according to the v5.

[Craig the Princess]

Oh and the Rover 214 is now for sale at £175 ish. MoT until October.

"More dismal than my usual fayre" - Cavcraft

 

RobT's one is nicer though and that hasn't sold so it might have to be a gumtree sale.

 

Noooooooooooooooooo!

 

[Jim Bell]

The rake on that screen is savage! Is there much actual headroom in these?

[Cavcraft]

I think all FIATs of that era had horrible plastics, the exterior door handle bits on Bravos and Bravas etc always felt like they were made out of plasticine mixed with used cooking fat.

 

Well bought though.

[Jim Bell]

. Double post

[Craig the Princess]

The rake on that screen is savage! Is there much actual headroom in these?

  

 

It's pretty reasonable on headroom, I'm six foot I can touch the roof with the top of my head of I sit bolt upright. Otherwise there is loads of room.

 

 

I think all FIATs of that era had horrible plastics, the exterior door handle bits on Bravos and Bravas etc always felt like they were made out of plasticine mixed with used cooking fat.

 

Well bought though.

Ah, a feature of the marque then. TBH it isn't that bad apart from the central ashtray which is horrible and sticky.

[Craig the Princess]

I love the bonkers dash in this.

 

 

And I'm getting excited about modern car features I've never had before like a trip computer and a button that folds the driver's door mirror in.

 

MoT booked for Tuesday so need to do two bulbs then prey.

 

Edit: the LDV is back with a new MOT. The welding ran to £520. Ouch, still it had been a few years since a big bill.

[The Moog]

I have always wanted to trundle about in one of these.

 

Not got the kids to fill it but always liked the funky styling.