Reginald Nutsack's K-series Kapers - ROVER 623 MOT GUFF

[purplebargeken]

^^ Mmmmmmmmmmmm nice.

[stuboy]

lovely purchase

[Angrydicky]

Oooh I love this Rob. I never used to be interested in them, but since getting dad's old one I am a convert. Really wafty, and very reliable. Mine's only a fairly low-spec one, it's a runout 1.8 petrol auto model, with alloys and that's about it in the way of options. GSI sounds most appealing.

 

RT is also a local reg to where I now reside - does that Rover dealer front plate carry the tag for Ames Rover, Bury St Edmunds perchance?

[HMC]

As guest_curator this evening of the SHITE ARCHIVE I’m dusting this tome down and hereby bump this thread up.

Great lockdown reading with lots heritage thrown in.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

R303YRT appears to have left the building...

[RobT]

Yes it was my fault, sorry.  HGF.  It had a leaky radiator, and I must've run it too low.  My 2.0 8v Mk3 Cav was similarly afflicted at the time, but they are bombproof and these Rondas aren't.

[RobT]

I sold it to a mate who nabbed some parts off it for his 623GSi, so it wasn't entirely in vain.

Edit: also got two trips to France out of it.  That's Le Mont Saint Michel in the distance.

[beko1987]

It started to go pop in the FoD didn't it? Shame as it was a nice car! 

[RobT]

Almost.  It was 3 miles from six cylinder's abode on my way home.  So I managed to limp it back to his and wait for recovery.

[phil_lihp]

Blimey, there's a blast from the past.

The Dopehead Castoff 214SEi ended up with me and kettled itself good and proper, then proceeded to fight me every step of the way during my ham-fisted repair attempts, culminating in a snapped head bolt during reassembly.  That was due to be the end of it and it was about 5 minutes from an appointment with the hiab until a guy I knew through one of my clients bought it off me, he was an ex-Rover mechanic and not only did he fix it, he used it to do a charity rally around Europe, raising several thousand pounds for charity in the process.  Apparently it was totally reliable over several thousand miles and apart from a new water pump it needed very little to get it fit for the trip.

So that one had a happy ending, although I don't know where the car went after that.

[HMC]

Brilliant to see its life after the forum, it’s like one of those celebrity geneology shows in reverse. But for shite old cars.

[MJK 24]

WHAT.  A.  THREAD!!

 

Epic 💥 

[Dick Cheeseburger]

On 5/9/2020 at 11:14 AM, phil_lihp said:

 

So that one had a happy ending, although I don't know where the car went after that.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news... 

[Poweredbyhopealone]

Ah, been reading about BOL for years over on the blue and I vainly hoped that this had marked his return.

 

Bugger.

[Dave_Q]

2 hours ago, Poweredbyhopealone said:

Ah, been reading about BOL for years over on the blue and I vainly hoped that this had marked his return.

 

Bugger.

Moderated away I'm afraid, he is on twitter.

[Jenson Velcro]

I’ve also followed mr boll’s exploits both here and on the blue and miss his contributions.

19 minutes ago, Dave_Q said:

Moderated away I'm afraid, he is on twitter.

Does he post about his vehicular progress, and if so what is his twitter name?

[Dick Cheeseburger]

6 minutes ago, Jenson Velcro said:

Does he post about his vehicular progress

Not really. 

 

28 minutes ago, Dave_Q said:

Moderated away I'm afraid, he is on twitter.

He gave up on the blue forum too. I get the impression he CBA with forums any more and prefers to share quality links on Twitbook instead. 

[Lankytim]

He did return for awhile recently, then vanished  like a phantom in the night or something. 

[Dave_Q]

Not seen any fleet progress, mostly ebay tat fodder. (Did check with him it would be OK to post)

 

[phil_lihp]

The 25 Commerce van that started this thread is still around, it seems, although hasn't actually been anywhere in quite some time.  Last spotted in 2017.  Currently SORN and MOT has run out but not gone yet.

 

[Dave_Q]

Just re-read the hole fred, 10/10 for excessive effort spent on ungrateful A-R heapz. This is proper content.

Also a few old members/memories in the early pages of the thread.

RIP to:

• Davenumbers
• Spartacus
• Buying a shitter with a few months tax on it and sending the disc back for a refund

[Isaac Hunt]

It was all good stuff.  I see from his twitter he has got the Zephyr running and had the Volvo in bits.  Good to see he appears to be well and still pulling things apart and fixerating.  HNY Boll

[catsinthewelder]

If anyone is feeling nostalgic and would like the 220Sli then drop me a message.

[Dave_Q]

It's 2025 and this thread is still a banger

[Snipes]

[Dave_Q]

13 minutes ago, Snipes said:

HANG IT IN THE LOUVRE

[Snipes]

Nothing but bangers. 

[hairnet]

simca update

cant be enveloped by the hedge surely

[Jenson Velcro]

It’s great that this thread has been resurrected and re-read. A quick look on eBay does show that very few of this era Rover are left now, and certainly not at the pin money of 12/13 years ago. It made me wonder what the present day equivalent of cheap, plentiful, diy fixable chod would be. I wonder what @Mr_Bo11ox would be choosing if he was to embark on such adventures today?

[hairnet]

same old shit 100%