Lazy spotters thread

[500tops]

[andrew e]

Two full fat Corvettes!

[TataBobu]

On 24/01/2026 at 17:28, Mr Livered said:

Why is that? Cultural priorities? Some kind of scrappage scheme?

 

23 hours ago, Yoss said:

I don't know, you'd have to ask @TataBobu. I'm guessing the same reasons as over here, lots of cheap finance deals. 

No, not really cheap finance deals. It's about the same as the DAE for personal loans. Scrappage schemes (starting sometimes between 2006-2009, can't remember when exactly) which were at least in 2010 permitting to scrap three cars and use al three vouchers on a single new car purchase. This is how one of my uncles bought a base Logan with just a bit over 2000 euros.

 

On top of that there's a lot of keeping up with the Ionescu, especially in the big cities. And the retro vehicle market is too young and small, and the prices are all over the place. 

[Bmwdumptruck]

On 21/12/2025 at 11:50, beko1987 said:

Tractor run spots!

Rode through here on our bikes amongst these that day.  Loved the blue HA as I had one as my first van.

[Yoss]

38 minutes ago, TataBobu said:

 

No, not really cheap finance deals. It's about the same as the DAE for personal loans. Scrappage schemes (starting sometimes between 2006-2009, can't remember when exactly) which were at least in 2010 permitting to scrap three cars and use al three vouchers on a single new car purchase. This is how one of my uncles bought a base Logan with just a bit over 2000 euros.

 

On top of that there's a lot of keeping up with the Ionescu, especially in the big cities. And the retro vehicle market is too young and small, and the prices are all over the place. 

Thanks. Seems a shame, whilst most of the Dacia 1300/1310s were probably knackered you know there will have been plenty of decent ones amongst them. It happened over here too. 

[TataBobu]

Oltcits are mostly extinct, wile you can still see Dacia 1300/1310 in traffic the last working Oltcit I've seen was more than 5 years ago. And the Dacia 500 is gone.

[beko1987]

1 hour ago, Bmwdumptruck said:

Rode through here on our bikes amongst these that day.  Loved the blue HA as I had one as my first van.

Wow nice! We might have seen you, we were there probably the first hour (love in the estate behind it, it's the perfect place to stand and wait for the kids to get bored and not have a long walk home 😂)

[Bmwdumptruck]

32 minutes ago, beko1987 said:

Wow nice! We might have seen you, we were there probably the first hour (love in the estate behind it, it's the perfect place to stand and wait for the kids to get bored and not have a long walk home 😂)

Rode past twice yesterday too, club ride out was to the Waterside cafe on the river at Benson. 

[beko1987]

Just now, Bmwdumptruck said:

Rode past twice yesterday too, club ride out was to the Waterside cafe on the river at Benson. 

Very nice, mind the fucking horrific potholes going towards chinnor/risborough way around the bypass, and mind people like me trying to avoid them...

[Bmwdumptruck]

7 minutes ago, beko1987 said:

Very nice, mind the fucking horrific potholes going towards chinnor/risborough way around the bypass, and mind people like me trying to avoid them...

There was a fecking huge hole on the way back, about the size of a coffin, reckon it would’ve put me in one if I’d hit it, was a good foot deep.  Not sure where though(back of Watlington maybe).  But roads are horrendous everywhere, it’s not just some councils, they’re all really poor at this, especially this time of year.  

[beko1987]

3 minutes ago, Bmwdumptruck said:

There was a fecking huge hole on the way back, about the size of a coffin, reckon it would’ve put me in one if I’d hit it, was a good foot deep.  Not sure where though(back of Watlington maybe).  But roads are horrendous everywhere, it’s not just some councils, they’re all really poor at this, especially this time of year.  

The pyrton road? That's always been awful, used to use that alot (the ex's aunt lives out in cuxham)

When I  went to view the qashqai I drove my xsara with a fucked suspension bush down there and could feel the corner of the car flexing as we Had to transverse them as slowly as I could. 

And because I bought a qashqai from Watlington I had to replace the lower arms, track rod ends and drop link within the month then tracking as it was broken. 😂The tre on the drivers side had play I could make happen with my hands and the wheels on the ground. At speed it suddenly started shaking the steering until I changed the speed and caused it to jam back up again for the next few turns 👌

[green200b]

Spotted today at the Australia Day car show at Ace Café in London.

[500tops]

[Andrew353w]

 I spotted this Mercedes Benz limousine in Whetstone yesterday. Its parking left something to be desired, but clearly it's in regular use, although quite what as I'm not sure......

[Joey spud]

SOY780W a very early Escort 1.6 Ghia untaxed since 1998 and resting in a boat yard I pass when out with the dogs.

[EyesWeldedShut]

Down in the deepest Gower today - CLK C240 - interior was 👌 - light blue, unmarked leather. 
Also a 2002 SL500 in LLandovery but I didn't manage to pap it  nice blue/green colour - Designo?

 

 

[Volksy]

My mate has just spotted this somewhere in Leeds:

Untaxed since 1991!

Judging by the moss under it, it's been there a while. Odd it hasn't been towed/crushed by DVLA as they are pretty keen round here!

[Stinkwheel]

1 hour ago, Volksy said:

My mate has just spotted this somewhere in Leeds:

Untaxed since 1991!

Judging by the moss under it, it's been there a while. Odd it hasn't been towed/crushed by DVLA as they are pretty keen round here!

Does disabled class free tax show up as untaxed with the online check thing? Maybe its disabled free tax and now MOT exempt so showing as nothing?

 

[urpert]

Very tidy Synergie with matching plate  spotted in Peterborough. Anyone on here?

 

[Remspoor]

19 hours ago, Volksy said:

Judging by the moss under it, it's been there a while. Odd it hasn't been towed/crushed by DVLA as they are pretty keen round here!

Maybe the flag flying door behind puts it down to a no go zone 🤣

[EyesWeldedShut]

This lives around the corner from La Sproglette. 
Just passed an MOT (with a lot of advisories) at 55,625 miles

[Aston Martin]

[EyesWeldedShut]

Pap'd at the pezz stop (I also saw petrol at £1.20 a litre down Ammanford/Swansea way  )

 

[andrew e]

[straightSix]

Full set of 4 Michelin Cross Climate Sport tyres 

[neil72]

This was parked up locally for a bit

[motorpunk]

Three from me. Might write a feature as they’re all C spec and dailied. 

[Somerset Suffolk]

My son is travelling the word with his girlfriend and sent me this from Langkawi (Malaysian island) 

[Barry Cade]

Towbar fitting to an AMG C43 today,  and these were sharing my space..

 

[motorpunk]

^ That Lancia, please!