Tenmil Socket Posted November 19, 2019 Posted November 19, 2019 5 minutes ago, DodgyBastard said: RJC_2067 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_2381 by srblythe, on Flickr Mot time for both of these which one will pass? which one will have the biggest fail list? Place your bets now! That's a tough one... I'll go - both fail and LADA biggest fail list? Unless you're leaving* a £20 note on the passenger seat of each car... Galsrs2k 1
Kiltox Posted November 19, 2019 Posted November 19, 2019 I reckon the Ka will fail on corrosion unless you’ve patched it up and the Lada will pass
captain_70s Posted November 19, 2019 Posted November 19, 2019 Two passes, Ka has more advisories. bangernomics and DodgyBastard 2
SRi05 Posted November 19, 2019 Posted November 19, 2019 Ka to be more fucked than the Lada for the lols sdkrc 1
DodgyBastard Posted November 19, 2019 Author Posted November 19, 2019 That's a tough one... I'll go - both fail and LADA biggest fail list? Unless you're leaving* a £20 note on the passenger seat of each car...Having driven both recently I think the ka has a better chance of passing. I won't be leaving any kind of bribes and just fix whatever needs doing. Sent from my G3121 using Tapatalk
Tenmil Socket Posted November 19, 2019 Posted November 19, 2019 34 minutes ago, DodgyBastard said: Having driven both recently I think the ka has a better chance of passing. I won't be leaving any kind of bribes and just fix whatever needs doing. Sent from my G3121 using Tapatalk Indeed... I've seen you've got the skills... I was only joking ? DodgyBastard 1
chancer Posted November 19, 2019 Posted November 19, 2019 If that Ka passes with no advisories im gonna greet ?? seriously tho, i'll just be glad if it lives another year mrbenn and DodgyBastard 2
mrbenn Posted November 19, 2019 Posted November 19, 2019 Well, that was a decent show by the little Ka! Looks like @Kiltox was the nearest guess.
Kiltox Posted November 19, 2019 Posted November 19, 2019 Kinell, £90 car and it pisses the test. Fair play sir.
DodgyBastard Posted November 19, 2019 Author Posted November 19, 2019 The ka got a clean pass but the lada had a few advisories which will need looked at. Sent from my G3121 using Tapatalk Spiny Norman, Mrcento, Skizzer and 6 others 9
CortinaDave Posted November 19, 2019 Posted November 19, 2019 Bloody hell. Decent wee runabout that, and seems it even has a floor! Cant argue at all.
DodgyBastard Posted November 19, 2019 Author Posted November 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Kiltox said: Kinell, £90 car and it pisses the test. Fair play sir. I did spend a couple of hours welding it on Sunday but yes it was very pleasing for it to have passed so easily. It does drive absolutely fine and has a decent set of tyres on it and other than the welding needing done when I bought it, I really couldn't see it needing much else. Now with 13 months mot, I have a 2008 car that owes me a total of £135. bangernomics, jumpingjehovahs, skattrd and 13 others 16
Kiltox Posted November 19, 2019 Posted November 19, 2019 Ah yeah I expected you to have given it some metal glue action - well done sir.
DodgyBastard Posted November 19, 2019 Author Posted November 19, 2019 4 minutes ago, Kiltox said: Ah yeah I expected you to have given it some metal glue action - well done sir. From around 40 seconds on you can see it for yourself! Mally, Kiltox, bangernomics and 3 others 6
DoctorRetro Posted November 19, 2019 Posted November 19, 2019 Good results. Nothing too scary on the Lada either. Hoping one day I'll have something worth offering as a swap (Lada not Ka of course!) DodgyBastard 1
billy_bunter Posted November 19, 2019 Posted November 19, 2019 On 11/9/2019 at 9:26 PM, Zelandeth said: 4/5 door doors always go there. The rear doors on these close with possibly the most satisfyingly solid sounding thud of those on any car I've had. The driveshaft tunnels are probably the biggest killer of 900s as they fill up with crap and never dry out. By the time the for breaks the surface externally, quite a bit of remedial work is needed. Often it gets bodged as to do a proper "cut it all out and rebuild" job involves dismantling most of the front suspension. I think finding four layers of metal there on my first one was my record. If you do get bored with it, do feel free to drop me a line. Lada will come with a full year's ticket and fresh wings waiting to be fitted. The EFI side of things works just fine, just wants tidying up... I've just really fallen out of love with it because of the hassle I've had with a couple of prospective buyers (not on here - folks off the street responding to the for sale sign) and would rather have something I'll actually enjoy in its place right now. If someone else gets a car they can enjoy out of the deal... I'm all for it. My previous C900 was next to my current Xantia, the most overwhelmingly competent all round car I've ever owned I think and is a car I'll always miss. The 16v engine is outright more powerful...but it's more peaky in its power delivery. The 8v delivers much more of a big lump of torque in the middle of the rev band...which just happens to match up with the gear ratios really well. It's one of those situations where on paper it looks the inferior choice...but in reality "just works" in my experience...even if a lot of the Saab crowd turn their nose up at them. They really do handle far better than they should too, though are more sensitive to tyres than a lot of cars. Uniroyal generally seem to get the vote. Agreed best all rounder car I have driven. Dad had the 900i 16v manual. Same colour as FOAD's. Handled well, drove well. Fond memories of the A701 down into Moffat from Edinburgh. Brother inherited it and put an auto in it due to his health. Absolutely ruined it.
TrabbieRonnie Posted November 19, 2019 Posted November 19, 2019 Big well done with the Ka... The Lada is cool as ice btw, but by god I have massive want for that old Saab! DodgyBastard 1
DodgyBastard Posted November 22, 2019 Author Posted November 22, 2019 I made it home in the roffle win Mini without dying. The Moog, Jim Bell, bangernomics and 7 others 10
DodgyBastard Posted November 22, 2019 Author Posted November 22, 2019 I am probably going to be making an effort to flog or swap the mini for something old so if anyone has anything to swap then get in touch. Floatylight, sporty-shite and Jim Bell 3
New POD Posted November 23, 2019 Posted November 23, 2019 I'll give you what it owes you. £13 Strand Parade.
DodgyBastard Posted November 23, 2019 Author Posted November 23, 2019 I'll give you what it owes you. £13 Strand Parade. OK, come and get it. Sent from my G3121 using Tapatalk Arthur Foxhake and chaseracer 1 1
cort16 Posted November 23, 2019 Posted November 23, 2019 10 hours ago, DodgyBastard said: I made it home in the roffle win Mini without dying. It sounds good anyway!
DodgyBastard Posted November 23, 2019 Author Posted November 23, 2019 It sounds good anyway!It sounds good and goes well, it's not actually as noisy as I was expecting, I think my chevette is noisier to drive. Sent from my G3121 using Tapatalk
Floatylight Posted November 23, 2019 Posted November 23, 2019 OK, come and get it. Sent from my G3121 using TapatalkWow!!!Sent from my Moto G (5) using Tapatalk
cort16 Posted November 23, 2019 Posted November 23, 2019 9 minutes ago, DodgyBastard said: It sounds good and goes well, it's not actually as noisy as I was expecting, I think my chevette is noisier to drive. Sent from my G3121 using Tapatalk It's all the weight saving from removing the carpets. Any idea what you'd sell it for ? I guess it probably better as a swapper if you're looking for something older.
DodgyBastard Posted November 23, 2019 Author Posted November 23, 2019 RJC_2514 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_2505 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_2503 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_2506 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_2489 by srblythe, on Flickr I fitted the majority of the interior back into the car, all that really seems to be missing now is the carpet and headlining and maybe a couple of bits here and there. It feels a much nicer place to be with the rear seats and door cards in and deadens the sound of the exhaust and general road noise. Dirk Diggler, The Moog, Mrs6C and 4 others 7
loserone Posted November 23, 2019 Posted November 23, 2019 I still reckon dynamat instead of carpet would be a winner in this
DodgyBastard Posted November 23, 2019 Author Posted November 23, 2019 I may have found a suitable swap for the Bini.... jumpingjehovahs, egg, Zelandeth and 17 others 20
Spiny Norman Posted November 23, 2019 Posted November 23, 2019 That looks smart, I'd forgotten they did the saloon in 340 flavour. Is that the 1.7 Renault engine?
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