Six Cylinders Motoring Notes - a Workshop Day Today

[Six-cylinder]

Is anybody intrested in a Christmas Autoshite Zoom?

I am thinking evening Wednesday 27th December?

This is in addition to the FoD tea and chat in a heated party tent Thursday 28th December, which is definitely going ahead.

[Saabnut]

IF I am at home, yes!

[richardmorris]

1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said:

Is anybody intrested in a Christmas Autoshite Zoom?

I am thinking evening Wednesday 27th December?

This is in addition to the FoD tea and chat in a heated party tent Thursday 28th December, which is definitely going ahead.

I was thinking about asking for one, so yes that would be a good thing. I am driving back from oxford in the morning and off to wales on Thursday, so this is the ideal window.

[richardmorris]

34 minutes ago, Saabnut said:

IF I am at home, yes!

Still stuck off shore?

[catsinthewelder]

Yes, I'm up for that.  I can probably make it to the meet now too

[LightBulbFun]

2 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

Is anybody intrested in a Christmas Autoshite Zoom?

I am thinking evening Wednesday 27th December?

This is in addition to the FoD tea and chat in a heated party tent Thursday 28th December, which is definitely going ahead.

at the risk of suddenly putting everyone off! I'd be well up for that as they say!  

 

[JJ0063]

13 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said:

at the risk of suddenly putting everyone off! I'd be well up for that as they say!  

 

Shall we make it a virtual meeting of choosing you a suitable car?

[LightBulbFun]

1 minute ago, JJ0063 said:

Shall we make it a virtual meeting of choosing you a suitable car?

Fun* fact, @Six-cylinder once cruelly teased me with a really cheap TX he found/got made aware of, during one of the zoom calls of previous years

as you can tell I have not forgotten about it

[Saabnut]

2 hours ago, richardmorris said:

Still stuck off shore?

At the moment but there’s still hope 😀

[dozeydustman]

If I’m free I’ll be up for the Zoom. Only have 2 days off over the festivities as I am on call from 26th Dec to 2nd Jan

[wuvvum]

I'd probably be up for that - be back home by then. 

[Six-cylinder]

Our drive looks so good this morning!

 

[hairnet]

So broken rover now?

[Six-cylinder]

13 minutes ago, hairnet said:

So broken rover now?

But not mind!

@Prince_of_darkness91 has borrowed the slightly broken 480 because the alternator is screaming on his Rover and not charging properly so the power steering is cutting out.

[LightBulbFun]

3 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

Our drive looks so good this morning!

 

a an earlier Rover 75 like this sort, especially in red,  is a car very much on the "to have a fling with/own" list someday

just because of the memories playing the Playstation 2 game, The Getaway growing up  (and recently when I played through it again on an emulator)

 

and I also really like their "old timey" dash setup the warm glow at night looks really nice to me, something different from the solid colours you normally get

[Mrs6C]

3 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

slightly broken 480

Mouldy Vol-vo...

 

[Six-cylinder]

10 minutes ago, Mrs6C said:

Mouldy Vol-vo...

 

Just because it had to wear nappies because of the leakage doesn't mean it's nice to mock the 480!

[Ghosty]

Zoom sounds alright, I might be around for that if I can escape Scotland.... 

[hairnet]

3 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

Just because it had to wear nappies because of the leakage doesn't mean it's nice to mock the 480!

WTF

[beko1987]

13 minutes ago, hairnet said:

WTF

Agreed. Could have washed them first before using them in the car... 

[Dobloseven]

Should have bought a Bentley Incontinental! 

6 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

Just because it had to wear nappies because of the leakage doesn't mean it's nice to mock the 480!

 

[richardmorris]

On 17/12/2023 at 18:31, richardmorris said:

I was thinking about asking for one, so yes that would be a good thing. I am driving back from oxford in the morning and off to wales on Thursday, so this is the ideal window.

Spoke too soon.  Brother in laws family not traveling this year I am told, so sister and family now going to Wolverhampton on 27th. Parents are still staying at sisters for 27th and I am expected to stay too.  May be able to say hello online but…

[Six-cylinder]

We have had a visitor today to make our drive look pretty!

[hairnet]

Disapoint no six cyl.driving vid

You like.column gearchanges don't you 

Edit more reliable than rover

[Zelandeth]

Maybe next time. Sadly it was just a flying visit today as I had another 50 things on my to do list so couldn't stop for long.

[richardmorris]

Just realised I can possibly come and say hello on the 28th if I’m still in oxford in the morning.

ps. Like the ddr numberplate.

[Six-cylinder]

Something for me to look forward to in 2024 is more of our cars get free road tax.

Cars that will become free road tax April 2024

1.     Lancia Trevi               date first reg 1-1-83 – £325 tax, out and about 2023

2.     Citroen Visa Special date first reg 5-5-83 – £200 tax, out and about 2023

3.     Citroen LNA               date first reg 6-5-83 – £200 tax, out and about 2023

4.     Alfa Giulietta             date first reg 30-6-83 – Needs a lot of work

5.     Citroen CX                 date first reg 11-10-83 – Needs a lot of work

6.     Citroen Visa GT        date first reg 4-11-83– Needs a lot of work

[beko1987]

19 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

Something for me to look forward to in 2024 is more of our cars get free road tax.

Cars that will become free road tax April 2024

1.     Lancia Trevi               date first reg 1-1-83 – £325 tax, out and about 2023

2.     Citroen Visa Special date first reg 5-5-83 – £200 tax, out and about 2023

3.     Citroen LNA               date first reg 6-5-83 – £200 tax, out and about 2023

4.     Alfa Giulietta             date first reg 30-6-83 – Needs a lot of work, waiting for mot exemption

5.     Citroen CX                 date first reg 11-10-83 – Needs a lot of work, waiting for mot exemption 

6.     Citroen Visa GT        date first reg 4-11-83– Needs a lot of work, waiting for mot exemption

Ftfy

[LightBulbFun]

21 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

Something for me to look forward to in 2024 is more of our cars get free road tax.

Cars that will become free road tax April 2024

1.     Lancia Trevi               date first reg 1-1-83 – £325 tax, out and about 2023

2.     Citroen Visa Special date first reg 5-5-83 – £200 tax, out and about 2023

3.     Citroen LNA               date first reg 6-5-83 – £200 tax, out and about 2023

4.     Alfa Giulietta             date first reg 30-6-83 – Needs a lot of work

5.     Citroen CX                 date first reg 11-10-83 – Needs a lot of work

6.     Citroen Visa GT        date first reg 4-11-83– Needs a lot of work

Trevi is already Tax free aint it? you know after you threatened the DVLA by getting me involved  

[Six-cylinder]

2 hours ago, beko1987 said:

Ftfy

All these cars are 1983 registered and 40 years old so are already MOT exempt.

For 2024 Just one car that will become MOT optional 2024

1.       MG Metro               date first reg 23-8-84. Current MOT will run out 25^th April 2024