Six Cylinders Motoring Notes

[Six-cylinder]

43 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said:

im curious is this your first V4?  not long before you have most engine configurations ticked off the list!

This is the first V4 I have owned. I have driven a number including a Ford Corsair, Ford Capri, Lancia Fulvia, Lancia Fulvia Zagato and a beige Saab 95.

My ownership experience is not as complete as you think. I still need to own a 3, 10 ,12 and 16 cylinder car!

[dozeydustman]

That Saab is gert lush!

[bezzabsa]

7 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

There should be protesters outside my house!

Once again I have snuffled the best car for myself, in my defence this time it is not from an Autoshite member, but a friend of Mrs6C.

For about a year a friend has been talking about selling his 1973 Saab 95 last on the road over 20 years ago. He said he had a massive amount of spares and the car and spares all had to go in one package. We were hoping the barn would be roofed this summer and the plan was to view the car and if it was saveable then we would have somewhere to put it.

Last week we happened to visit the seller for another reason and got to see the Saab unprepared for sale and wedged in the garage so I could not get close. I was prepared for the 95 to be so rough that I would politely decline to buy it, but I was amassed at what I saw. Paint is a bit flat but the usual rust areas of the windscreen surround, front wing and under the rear wing had been repaired many years ago and are holding up well. Somehow it just looked a wonderful car to me and a deal was done then and there.

The deal included not having to collect the car or spares until the spring so I am hoping next year I can drum up a posse to collect this car and round up the spares from Milton Keynes.

Moor pix of the 2 wheeled chod plz

[mintwth]

I do like a 95.

7 seater with column gearstick and a freewheel? 

[loserone]

On 20/11/2021 at 07:46, beko1987 said:

steam train was in L1

👀😬😯

[Six-cylinder]

16 minutes ago, mintwth said:

I do like a 95.

7 seater with column gearstick and a freewheel? 

Yes should be the answer but I never asked or looked if it had its 7 seater bits.

[Six-cylinder]

28 minutes ago, bezzabsa said:

Moor pix of the 2 wheeled chod plz

Sorry I did not photo the bikes really, I was so excited that the Saab was looking so great.

[High Jetter]

Saab looks really minty. They always were survivors, hardy beasts especially if looked after. Didn't Paddy Hopkirk spend some time rallying them? That estate must be especially rare, well bought.

[wuvvum]

I had a drive in a two-stroke 95 years ago.  Fantastic fun.

[High Jetter]

I nearly died in a two stroke some years ago. Uh oh, wrong forum.

[eddyramrod]

Proper Barn Find, well done!

[timolloyd]

6 hours ago, wuvvum said:

I had a drive in a two-stroke 95 years ago.  Fantastic fun.

I read this too quickly and was wondering ‘how old is @wuvvum?’

[Vantman]

Gotta love a 95,here is mine enjoying the snow,albeit about 10 years ago----

 

[Six-cylinder]

I had to collect a friend from Oselli Engineering  where he had taken his MGB  and take him home this morning.  He likes cars even if he does have an MGB so I thought I would give him a treat and take him home in the E320 Coupe instead of my usual daily transport, the Clio. He absolutely loved it and is coming back this afternoon for a longer ride out.

 

[bezzabsa]

22 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

Sorry I did not photo the bikes really, I was so excited that the Saab was looking so great.

Gawjus!!! Thanks for those!!

 

[bezzabsa]

2 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

I had to collect a friend from Oselli Engineering  where he had taken his MGB  and take him home this morning.  He likes cars even if he does have an MGB so I thought I would give him a treat and take him home in the E320 Coupe instead of my usual daily transport, the Clio. He absolutely loved it and is coming back this afternoon for a longer ride out.

 

thought that was an escort estate in front of the Clio.........LOL

[Six-cylinder]

30 minutes ago, bezzabsa said:

thought that was an escort estate in front of the Clio.........LOL

And what is in front of the Escort in front of the Clio?

[Six-cylinder]

Celebrating 10 years of our ZX TD Avantage estate car.

In 2009 I was offered via the Citroen Car Club a ZX 1.9 Avantage hatchback at a special price if I took it away that morning. The draw back was the glass factory sunroof had blown away while the lady was driving at 50 mph. I cut and painted black a temporary plywood sunroof lid and this is how it stayed. After a year or so it was needed by my neighbour and it moved next door.

The next ZX was a 1.9D Avantage Automatic always destined for Mrs6C's mother, we ran it for a few weeks to make sure it was a good one before it went to live in Wales.

I had a taste for ZXs now and bought myself a ZX TD Aura hatchback as my daily. It turned out to be the best of the lot, so comfy and faster than others. After a couple of years it went to Mrs6C's father in Wales.

While running the ZX TD Aura a 1996 ZX TD Avantage estate cropped up for sale and the ad read it was great for a modest sum. And so it was a good car and without any need of it I just bought it. It hung around being a spare car, loaned out to friends and my younger son who returned it says it was doing in his street cred! Mrs6C started using it  sometimes and liked it very much and so it is still with us 10 years and a bit later and done 55,000 miles in our ownership.

Now with a fresh MOT and the photos are today. Yes the bonnet paint is flat again! @beko1987

 

[LightBulbFun]

6 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

Celebrating 10 years of our ZX TD Avantage estate car.

In 2009 I was offered via the Citroen Car Club a ZX 1.9 Avantage hatchback at a special price if I took it away that morning. The draw back was the glass factory sunroof had blown away while the lady was driving at 50 mph. I cut and painted black a temporary plywood sunroof lid and this is how it stayed. After a year or so it was needed by my neighbour and it moved next door.

The next ZX was a 1.9D Avantage Automatic always destined for Mrs6C's mother, we ran it for a few weeks to make sure it was a good one before it went to live in Wales.

I had a taste for ZXs now and bought myself a ZX TD Aura hatchback as my daily. It turned out to be the best of the lot, so comfy and faster than others. After a couple of years it went to Mrs6C's father in Wales.

While running the ZX TD Aura a 1996 ZX TD Avantage estate cropped up for sale and the ad read it was great for a modest sum. And so it was a good car and without any need of it I just bought it. It hung around being a spare car, loaned out to friends and my younger son who returned it says it was doing in his street cred! Mrs6C started using it  sometimes and liked it very much and so it is still with us 10 years and a bit later and done 55,000 miles in our ownership.

Now with a fresh MOT and the photos are today. Yes the bonnet paint is flat again! @beko1987

 

Just realised that both the cars I learnt clutch control in where red estate cars, never realised that until now LOL  

(for those unaware I learnt clutch control in @Zelandeth's Lada and then this ZX!)

[hairnet]

dont polish it

last time you did that it went on holiday

 

[beko1987]

It's a bit beyond polishing now tbh... If it had a vw badge on 4hw front it'd be a rat look god and be worth a fortune 😂

What you want to do is a FOD paint job in the summer 👍

[chaseracer]

Anything happening at the FoD this Sunday?  Musical Offspring is rehearsing not too far away, and I'll be at something of a loose end for six hours or so.

[mat_the_cat]

4 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

Not really relevant, but a close reg to my wife's old Megane.

Seen here with my BX while we were putting a phone line to the house nearly 15 years ago now!

[Mrs6C]

31 minutes ago, chaseracer said:

Anything happening at the FoD this Sunday?  Musical Offspring is rehearsing not too far away, and I'll be at something of a loose end for six hours or so.

I'm sure we can find you something to do!

[Jack D]

Really like a ZX for some reason.  They have a fantastic unburstable workhorse nature about them.  What was the order of the trim levels?  Is advantage just an advantage over walking or over other trims?  Where does Aura sit?  Did a bASe exist? 
 

My partner had one up until a few years ago, it was her first car and we are trying to figure out what derivative it was.  Power steering, central locking and a CD player.  Nothing else apparently.  Turbot weasel estate.  

[Six-cylinder]

13 minutes ago, Jack D said:

Really like a ZX for some reason.  They have a fantastic unburstable workhorse nature about them.  What was the order of the trim levels?  Is advantage just an advantage over walking or over other trims?  Where does Aura sit?  Did a bASe exist? 
 

My partner had one up until a few years ago, it was her first car and we are trying to figure out what derivative it was.  Power steering, central locking and a CD player.  Nothing else apparently.  Turbot weasel estate.  

Reflex - base

Avantage - mid spec

Aura - posh

Volcane - Sporty

Furio - very slightly sporting

There were also lots of special editions and later on there was Leader and SX.

I am not sure about your partners car. Our Avantage has electric front windows. I can't remember any ZX having a CD player as standard. 

[Jack D]

I have been informed that it had keep fit windows in the front, that might mean it was a lowly reflex.  This is pleasing to me.  

[Six-cylinder]

1 minute ago, Jack D said:

I have been informed that it had keep fit windows in the front, that might mean it was a lowly reflex.  This is pleasing to me.  

Turbo D was not done in Reflex trim.

[Jack D]

The plot thickens.  Maybe it was one of the later specials that was particularly miserly then.  

[High Jetter]

2 hours ago, chaseracer said:

Musical Offspring

Sounds like an accident. What flavour?