Six Cylinders Motoring Notes - An open air picnic in mid September!

[AnthonyG]

The 1100 is absolutely lovely. I have a factory manual for one of these kicking about somewhere,I will dig it out for you. 

You should do a back to back comparison test with the Toledo! 

[BL Bloke]

On 09/01/2024 at 16:45, Six-cylinder said:

Incoming!

Man maths says this should not count against me in 2024 because I first asked to buy this 1968 Morris 1300  in July 2022 and it has taken this long to come to fruition!

As I knew I was buying a car that needed some fettling I had it taken to the FoD but when it arrived it started easily and sounded sweet so when it became time to go back to the house I could not resist taking it home. It has a bit of a misfire but still cruised along at 50 mph no trouble.

Winter is not a great time for a 55 year old BMC product, but I am looking forward to the summer with it.

It looks like a nice example. My first car was a blue Austin 1300 2 door that I paid £150 for back in 1979. I'd love another one but like all the other BMC/BL stuff I used to own back in the day they're well outside my price range these days. 

[Six-cylinder]

[Surface Rust]

17 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

Getting ready for Sunday.

That looks like what I carry any time I head out in one of my cars!

[beko1987]

1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said:

That's a very intentional shot to avoid the back corner of the range rover there... 🧐

[hairnet]

2 hours ago, beko1987 said:

That's a very intentional shot to avoid the back corner of the range rover there... 🧐

whu?

also lol at not going in a bl product to collect a bl product

[Six-cylinder]

[hairnet]

oof

[LightBulbFun]

1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said:

Awesome!

 

I see you listened to my advice after all  (although now its getting dangerously close to me!)

 

should go nicely into your fleet seeing as its already MOT exempt, and come the 1st April, It will be Historic Tax £NIL rate too, I assume thats what finally got your resolve to crumble?  

 

I look forward to seeing it in person and if I am so allowed pinching it for a trundle around the FoD at some point, I am personally most curious to see how it compares to the 2CV I have driven, given both have umbrella gear shifts and where kind of competitors in period. but are otherwise completely different

 

 

[hairnet]

so you stink of garlic now and dont give way to anyone?

[Six-cylinder]

Things are not going well,! 

[LightBulbFun]

1 minute ago, Six-cylinder said:

Things are not going well,! 

have you tried giving it a Gallic shrug? 

 

on a more serious note, I am sorry to hear its gone a bit Autoshite, I hope its something fixable road side and your able to get home safe and sound  

[hairnet]

i dont think its the cars fault

this happened with the RR also

[Six-cylinder]

An adjustment of the points and it seems to run again. 

 

[hairnet]

lumenition soon as you get home

 

[brownnova]

Aha! So I was right in the for sale thread with my prediction! 
 

His ‘n’ hers R4s! 

[Six-cylinder]

I am home.

A bit more drama when the wipers stopped in the rain, I was pleased when the rain ended. Trouble was it was then all the dirty spray from other vehicles stuck to the windscreen.

The Renault had started missing a bit around Norwich and was particularly bad up hill, some miles later we were coughing along the dual carriageway at 35mph flat out and I manage to park safely in a layby. I was worried about fuel as we had discussed it and the filter was 80% full now it was 20% full. I decided to have a look at the points, the gap was tiny and a bit of by eye adjustment did the trick.

The throttle started sticking and needed a toe under to get it off, but with a manual gearbox more of a nuisance than a problem.

[Six-cylinder]

9 minutes ago, brownnova said:

Aha! So I was right in the for sale thread with my prediction! 
 

His ‘n’ hers R4s! 

Sort of, we sold the other R4 some time ago so we only have one to share.

[Six-cylinder]

2 hours ago, hairnet said:

lumenition soon as you get home

 

No thanks, you can not have a fiddle with that and make it work again.

[hairnet]

ok from a supercinq then

[brownnova]

1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said:

Sort of, we sold the other R4 some time ago so we only have one to share.

You sold the white one from the side of the road? I thought you had only just bought that! 
 

EDIT: see that you start the tale with “In 2005”. Must read more thoroughly! 

[Mrs6C]

I was wondering where the 'hers' R4 was hiding...

[richardmorris]

55 minutes ago, brownnova said:

You sold the white one from the side of the road? I thought you had only just bought that! 
 

EDIT: see that you start the tale with “In 2005”. Must read more thoroughly! 

It’s an easy mistake, he buys all the lost and lonely things he can find.

[Six-cylinder]

Nearly grinding to a halt on a dual carriageway and then driving without wipers at dusk in and out of rain is a bit tense. I have now had my tea and had time to think about driving the Renault 4 for the first time in 17 years.

This 4 GTL drives very nicely, steers well, brakes well and cruises at 60 mph comfortably. Yes there are things to attend to which we will tackle in spring when it will get free road tax.

 

* Have a laugh on me, I used a toilet in a garage on the way today and went to hang my fleece on the back of the door but the hook was broken. I laid my fleece across the basin instead, but the automatic tap turned on and soaked my fleece! *

[richardmorris]

I’ve always seen R4 as the great 2cv rip off. Not helped by my parent’s first new car ( as I came along ) being a white Renault 4. It failed the first mot in 1976 as the floor was not attached to the body. That was the end of that as the dealer I’m told said it was nothing to do with them. I think it was briefly replace by a Humber super snipe ( px at the main dealer my gran worked at) before forty years of Citroens started with a 1977 green Dyane.

[richardmorris]

So basically, we’re exactly two weeks in to the year and you’ve bought two cars? 
 

 

[EyesWeldedShut]

1 minute ago, richardmorris said:

So basically, we’re exactly two weeks in to the year and you’ve bought two cars? 
 

 

Ideal for a week to a page calendar then
Wall hung please.

[Six-cylinder]

5 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

So basically, we’re exactly two weeks in to the year and you’ve bought two cars? 
 

No, one of them the buying process started in 2022, well yes I didn't get it until 2024!

Good start to the year?

[richardmorris]

Also I forgot my jibe that R is for RUST.

[richardmorris]

Just now, Six-cylinder said:

No, one of them the buying process started in 2022, well yes I didn't get it until 2024!

Did you pay in 2022?  I think the forensic account would say that it’s two purchases this year.