Six Cylinders Motoring Notes

[Six-cylinder]

4 minutes ago, Supernaut said:

I can see space for two more, easily.

B- not trying hard enough.

The wide lens deceives, there is under 6ft between the AX and garden kerb, we also suffer in we can end up last car in, stoppers the bottle!

Don't forget two in the garage and two in the lay-by!

[Tadhg Tiogar]

1 minute ago, Six-cylinder said:

.... last car in, stoppers the bottle!...

Especially if there is a subsequent FTP....

[richardmorris]

On 8/25/2019 at 9:11 AM, Six-cylinder said:

Just thinking out loud!

Sunday 29th September is Milton Keynes BL Autumn day at the museum and what car to take? The two Sovereigns fit the pre 1997 BMC, BL and Rover group restrictions, but I feel I would rather take the VP1500 or Metro. Which one???

This is what I am thinking, take them both. Press-gang an innocent shiter to come to Buckingham leave there car and drive a tidy MG Metro or the scuffest VP 1500 on the road the 11 miles to the event and spend the day bathing in BL beauties.

Any takers? 

Sure. I’ll help.

[BorniteIdentity]

I am hoping to be in attendance with Nan’s Mini - so it’d be nice to see some new and familiar faces there!

[Six-cylinder]

11 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Sure. I’ll help.

I was thinking about needing to press gang one shiter to make my dream come true of the Metro and VP1500 going to BL day!

It looks like I might have more volunteers than I was thinking, that is great because I have the Metro, VP 1500, but also Sovereign S1, Sovereign S2 and MGB GT that all qualify for pre 1997 BL. Then I have my Vitesse, although currently running so badly that it is not fit to go the 11 miles.

[richardmorris]

On 8/25/2019 at 4:32 PM, Six-cylinder said:

For those who thought camping at the field of dreams was spoiled by the no fires rule, today I have bought a fully encloses garden fire with BBQ shelve. It is a reasonable size 900mm diameter base, 1300mm high.

When Mrs6C sees it I hope it will get full approval.

For some reason it reminds me of the inn of the sixth happiness ( which my dad was in!).

[Six-cylinder]

1 minute ago, richardmorris said:

For some reason it reminds me of the inn of the sixth happiness ( which my dad was in!).

I had to look that up but can't find any pictures of the fire!

[richardmorris]

23 hours ago, Andyrew said:

Send him a list of parts to bring back

Such as an entire rust free guilietta.

[richardmorris]

7 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

I had to look that up but can't find any pictures of the fire!

Probably just me, but at the start the older woman ( not ingrid Bergman ) is telling the orphans bible stories round a steel fire.

the chinese mountain scenes rescuing the children was filmed in north wales and my dad was an extra. We’ve never been able to spot him though.

 

any film in which curt jurgens is Chinese and is filmed in wales can’t be bad!

[Six-cylinder]

13 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Such as an entire rust free guilietta.

I have spoken to the seller on the phone now and he says I bought it too cheaply and the carburettors were worth what I paid!

[richardmorris]

1 minute ago, Six-cylinder said:

I have spoken to the seller on the phone now and he says I bought it too cheaply and the carburettors were worth what I paid!

Deal is final, no?

[Six-cylinder]

1 minute ago, richardmorris said:

Deal is final, no?

I am now waiting for him to try and pull out.

[SiC]

22 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

I was thinking about needing to press gang one shiter to make my dream come true of the Metro and VP1500 going to BL day!

It looks like I might have more volunteers than I was thinking, that is great because I have the Metro, VP 1500, but also Sovereign S1, Sovereign S2 and MGB GT that all qualify for pre 1997 BL. Then I have my Vitesse, although currently running so badly that it is not fit to go the 11 miles.

Wouldn't the E-type also be eligible? Or is that still broken too?

[Six-cylinder]

Just now, SiC said:

Wouldn't the E-type also be eligible? Or is that still broken too?

Spits back though the Carburettors and I have done nothing, also Jaguar 1966 was that BL then?

[richardmorris]

3 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

Spits back though the Carburettors and I have done nothing, also Jaguar 1966 was that BL then?

No, 1968.

[Zelandeth]

Dibs on driving the MGB if nobody else (owner included!) has called it.  It's over a decade since I last drove one and about time I reminded myself why I really do still want one.

Would love something BMC on fleet (pretty sure *bits* of Invacar don't count), but getting another car would be more than my life is worth just now!  Absolutely definitely until after the Lada goes.

[LightBulbFun]

2 minutes ago, Zelandeth said:

(pretty sure *bits* of Invacar don't count)

does having your mind read count as a GDPR violation I wonder...

[Andyrew]

 

34 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

I have spoken to the seller on the phone now and he says I bought it too cheaply and the carburettors were worth what I paid!

If you won it on an auction it sold for what people wanted to pay, 

Hope he doesn't become a dick about it. 

[wuvvum]

Is an MG Express eligible for this BL day, or is it actual BL chod only?

[Six-cylinder]

7 hours ago, wuvvum said:

Is an MG Express eligible for this BL day, or is it actual BL chod only?

It is supposed to be pre 1997.

[wuvvum]

Oh testicles.

[Six-cylinder]

1 hour ago, wuvvum said:

Oh testicles.

They park some non complaint cars just the other side of the fence, rather than the normal car park.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said:

....non complaint cars....

They don't whinge much, then.

[Six-cylinder]

3 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

They don't whinge much, then.

Well they don't make you cover over VWs!☺️

[catsinthewelder]

But they torch BMWs ?

[SiC]

It's a shame that frogeye got relegated into there and surely the RV8 next to it should have been eligible too

[Six-cylinder]

I have offered the Thursday 5th or Friday 6th Sep as collection dates for the Giulietta, the seller says cancel the transaction if I can't do it sooner.

What is a reasonable time to collect a non-running Ebay car?

 

[richardmorris]

A week seems fine but he’s trying to back out. I expect if you said 8am tomorrow he’d say he wasn’t in.

[BorniteIdentity]

Yes, agreed with the above.  I’d try to accelerate it as much as possible just to annoy him further. 

[Six-cylinder]

Our BMW 735i SE passed its MOT today without any real bother after a 1 year rest.