half arsed collekshun fred xxx auto pogweasel content nsfw

[fordperv]

well today was the day sutty2006, mrs fordperv and myself were going to view an auto civic and an auto fiesta for his family friend whose brief was a car for £600 or under has to be around 1.4 or smaller and must be automatic, well the civic owner was a no go because at the last moment he wouldnt be there and the ebay mong fiesta owner who said £500 text saying "spoke to my son its £700" as we were on the way to view, so with the taste of blood in our mouths we went back to suttys house for a brew and a scavenge on ebay where i came across a small classified for a mk3 1.4 auto astra in derby, so i rung the owner and got the address and away we went 

 

fast forward an hour as i didnt take a leaving picture and we arrived to be greeted with this auto honey

 

 

 

and also the astra we went to look at, yes it was a bit pogweasel but what the hell they all do that, what the misery spec merit did have though was 10 month m.o.t (costing her £240 in work on the brakes and lower arms) with no advisories, an auto box, a 1.4 mpi which has only done 52,000 miles, and half a tank of fuel, we went on a test drive and other than a blowing exhaust manifold gasket it performed flawlessly so the deal was done with the lovely owner diane who really was a vauxhall enthusiast.

 

 

we started the journey back and guess what............. no issues no problems omg not all vauxhalls are shit

 

 

i bet youd all love to see the archs, the sills and underside are just as good

 

 

 

an interior shot all is good in here needs a small clean

 

 

 

as you can see from the pictures the paint was flat so the first thing that was done is sutty made a brew and we got the cleaning products out

 

 

 

and here they are to save the day the anti pogweasel brigade, sutty is the one crouched down i am the happy looking chap washing the top, this would be a good contender for a boys of autoshite calender

 

 

this was a test patch after we washed it to see how it will come up with a good t cutting, just look at the pogweasel paint

 

 

so we took a side each and this was after a good t cut

 

 

these are after a good coat of polish

 

 

 

 

 

all thats really left for him to do visually is a decent set of trims and a new set of plates oh and a matching exterior mirror, the eagle eyed amongst you will notice a pre facelift mirror on the drivers side and a facelift on the passengers side

 

hope youve enjoyed

[Stixy]

Ive been watching that on ebay    , looked  good 

 

Take all the wheel trims off and it will look like one of the Prop cars from the " BILL "  circa  1995      

[vulgalour]

I'd almost forgotten what these Astras look like in normal spec, they're not too offensive.

[eddyramrod]

I R DISAPOINT!   When I saw the blue Cav in the pics I was expecting you to say you bought that too!  It's time we had a bulk collection thread here, especially as the whole purchase was incidental to the original plan.  Astra looks tidy enough though, might even have been a bargain.

[Cavcraft]

One of my favourite ever cars. Just Frisbee those wheel trims off though, please, and get some genuine Vauxhall ones

[Cavcraft]

Also first dibs if you come to offload it, ta.

[sporty-shite]

I was rally hoping you were going to say you bought the Cav as well.

 

Seriously, though, looks like a good one, that.

[fordperv]

I R DISAPOINT!   When I saw the blue Cav in the pics I was expecting you to say you bought that too!  It's time we had a bulk collection thread here, especially as the whole purchase was incidental to the original plan.  Astra looks tidy enough though, might even have been a bargain.

 

we did try to get the cav as well but that was a no go as her husband was very fond of it, i wouldve loved it if he was there he sounded like our kind of people, it definately was a bargain

[fordperv]

Also first dibs if you come to offload it, ta.

 

funnily enough i said to sutty that youd probably be all over it like a tramp on chips if linda didnt like it for some silly reason

[Cavcraft]

Linda hates it, she told me via the medium of telepathy. I think 'AW' is a Shropshire number, so it's possibly an ex-Greenhous Vauxhall, I know you wanted to know that. Anyhow, sadly those pre-plastic-trim-across-the-bootlid ones are getting scarcer now.

[Jim Bergerac]

Take all the wheel trims off and it will look like one of the Prop cars from the " BILL "  circa  1995      

 

THIS! Be like Tosh Lines.

[fordperv]

corsavior gr190000000 info it was from telford greenhous if the rear numberplate is to be believed, i love the pre facelift low model mk 3 astras they just scream the 90s to me 

[Stixy]

Also first dibs if you come to offload it, ta.

 

second dibs 

[sutty2006]

I'd have preferred the mk2 chavalier to the ashtray but it wasn't forsale and considering I'd got enough budget cash to take both home had it been forsale, i did try!!!!!

 

The Astra ran fine other than a blowy exhaust fanny mold gasket and on road test we had to call into a local gas station to put some wind in the o/s/f tyre (omg heavy steering yo). And for the record, someone had left just enough money in the air machine to put an extra 20psi in the flat tyre (which was only flat at the bottom!).

 

We did a deal which was very pleasing to the budget master, and cash was exchanged under watchful eyes of several pet cats.... Most pussy I've seen in a while.

 

Couldn't believe how well the ashtra drove the 48.7 home! (add 1/4 of a mile for an extra trip round the a38/a516 roundabout for shits n giggles).

 

After an hour or so with t-cut, autoglym paint renovator and some random showroom polish hijacked from work I can honestly say, if Linda doesn't like the lack of power steering..... then I'll either flog it on, or use it as a winter hack. Will get some pictures up tomorrow of the rest of the clean up progress!

 

[STUNO]

Yeah yeah, yeah fab collection thread, nice shiny car.

 

 

Now what is that Landrover that's hiding behind the tree?

[Guest Poisson]

First Auto I drove was a similar spec Astra in white on an N plate. Wasn't too bad, just hate Autos

[fordperv]

Autoshite double team collekshunz is what it's about, i can't believe I forgot to write about the pussy,

 

Stuno that's sutty and his dad's series ambulance if ask him nicely I'm sure he will put a picture up

[beko1987]

That's beautiful! Great detail too! Get some wax on, might slow the re pogweaseling too!

[Lord Sterling]

I really like these Astras. I remember when FATHA_Sterling used a brand new 3-door one in Grey for a few days. It literally had something like 300 miles on the clock. I'd like to own one one day. Tinworm_Steve has one for sale but I'm utterly penniless again.

[sutty2006]

 

Now what is that Landrover that's hiding behind the tree?

 

 

 

 

Well, thats the camoflage paint rendered useless! hahaha

 

 

Freshly painted this year

[UmBongo]

That NAW plate seems prophetic.

[Jim Bell]

That came up really well. Looks remarkable, rust wise.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

That NAW plate seems prophetic.

Out of Compton,straight it is ?

[purplebargeken]

Looks to be in bloody good condition! Nice buy. Was also hoping for the blue Cav to come your way too. 

[STUNO]

 

 

 

 

Well, thats the camoflage paint rendered useless! hahaha

 

 

Freshly painted this year

 

Thank you, Quite impressive, Quite rare in this part of the world, probably non-existant.

[sutty2006]

Wow, hard to believe its been 4 years since I was tasked with buying this. And it still comes back once a year for "MOT on a budget". Looking a little sorry for its self as the typical vauxhall fadey paint takes hold, an altercation with a truck on the passenger wing and a couple of door mirrors later......... its still going! MOT at 2pm today. Wish me luck, as I really cant be arsed with this " It needs MOT but ive got no money till next week" old chesnut.

[Cavcraft]

Good luck, nice to see it's still about.

[Schaefft]

Nice Grand Marquis there on the right.

[666jjp]

well done, 

 

Date tested14 June 2018 PASS

Mileage66,339 miles

MOT test number9202 2819 3778

Test locationunavailable until further notice

Expiry date3 July 2019

Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories):

• oil leak
• Nearside Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to rear to brake hose (1.1.11 ©)
• Offside Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to rear to brake hose (1.1.11 ©)
• fuel tank corroded
• Offside Rear inner sill wax oiled
• Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive inner wheel arch (5.3.6 (a) (i))
• Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive inner wheel arch (5.3.6 (a) (i))
• Offside outer sill wax oiled
• Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive inner wheel arch (7.1.1 (a) (i))
• Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive inner wheel arch (7.1.1 (a) (i))
• Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material to brake hose (1.1.11 ©)

[sutty2006]

Jesus, you’re quick, I’ve only just got home haha