Tat collection thread - Ronin edition

[Lacquer Peel]

 

 

Yes Nibblet...Legend has it Pug were pissed off by how much they made it look like an Alfa!

The 164 pre-dates the 605 by a few years.

[Taff]

I love Ronin, the bit where they spraying 5.56 around Marseille from the back seat of a W115.

 

That's a very sharp looking car, too. I have never been attracted to Pugs but that has set a little bit of man-maths around what pass's for my mind

[NorfolkNWeigh]

I am personally responsible for the purchase of at least half a dozen 605's in 92/93, a lot of middle managers would ask my advice when choosing their company cars and I loved the fleet demos we had on long term loan.

They were so much more refined than the Rover 800,Granada, Carlton even Citroen XMs. More senior managers, predictably, would take a fully loaded V6 SVE home for the weekend , come in on Monday raving about how it drove, then ordered a 200e or 520i with wind up windows and no radio- the writing was on the wall....

[steve_earwig]

How is that much car so cheap?  How?

Because GB

 

That does indeed appear to be a splendid purchase and nobody seems to have mentioned dodgy* French giffermatic or coins wedged in anywhere (yet).

[Skizzer]

Wow, well bought, that's an awful lot of car for the money.  Looks great, deffo would.

 

Michelle

Ma belle

These are words that go together well

My Michelle

[/beatles]

[binhoker668]

Holy shitballs!  That's an ace purchase!  Seems to be a fair bit of French vehicle action on here atm - will be a good look next time we can all get together...

[Bren]

Nice motor.

 

However, I fear a game of "french autobox roulette"beckons.

[billyboy406v6]

Lovely car, not jeellus at all !!

[Aston Martin]

Start the raffle!!!

[Lacquer Peel]

Nice motor.

 

However, I fear a game of "french autobox roulette"beckons.

 

If it's lasted this long I'm sure it's fine. The (same?) auto gearboxes in XMs seem reasonably long-lived.

[Partridge]

There seems to be a lot of love for this thing! Latter day Tagora?

 

It's given a bit of err...merde which resulted in a late night work shop session. It has been fixed (for now) though

 

The big sexy tart really needs a proper wanky blog thread...

[TagoraSX]

Very nice.

[scruff]

Very nice. I have also been past your house twice this week 

[Angrydicky]

I thought the reg looked familiar. My dad used to own a Cavalier that was M919 FBJ. That originally hailed from Bury St Edmunds.

 

Looks like it went through "Hold 'em Cars" in Benfleet as a used car at some stage, judging by the rear plate.

[406V6]

Lovely. Such a shame that Peugeot used photocopier styling techniques at the time (take a 405, put it on the copier and press the enlarge button). A technique that has worked so well for Audi in recent years that tw@ts all over the UK are falling over themselves to buy one

[Partridge]

Very nice. I have also been past your house twice this week 

Ha! No way! Is the Chateau Shite that much of a Fenland landmark?

[Partridge]

I thought the reg looked familiar. My dad used to own a Cavalier that was M919 FBJ. That originally hailed from Bury St Edmunds.

 

Looks like it went through "Hold 'em Cars" in Benfleet as a used car at some stage, judging by the rear plate.

Yup, it has a Hold 'em Cars plate! Sounds as dogey as fuck...

[garbaldy]

Start the raffle!!!

Good idea. £350÷49 that will be £18 per ticket then.

 

Nice buy hope it serves you well.

[Angry Sheep]

That is ace. Hope it treats you well.

[Partridge]

This one is going nowhere

 

However, my drive home from work was an annoying one:

 

605: Would you like sport mode?

 

Me: No thanks.

 

605: Sport mode is quite good.

 

Me: Yeah, I've tried it, I don't like it.

 

605: Yes you do.

 

Me: No I don't.

 

605. Yes you do.

 

Me: No I sodding don't.

 

605: Well it's on.

 

Me: Turn it off.

 

605: No.

 

Me: Seriously, turn that off please. 

 

605: No.

 

Me: Err, I own you, I tell you what to do, I'm in control, not you. We need to work this out. Now turn it off.

 

605: FUCK YOU I WANT SPORT MODE.

 

You get the idea...

[Lacquer Peel]

There isn't a huge difference between sport* and economy modes on my Volvo, it just holds the gears for a bit longer if you're thrashing it.

 

I rate that Japanese automatic gearbox in a Swedish car built in Belgium with a German engine.

[Partridge]

There is in this The ride is a lot harder and it won't change into top gear until about 70!

[Lacquer Peel]

I didn't realise these had electronic dampers, sports mode is missing the point of a 605 I think. Hope it's an easy fix.

[Partridge]

Electric everything really. When it's not in Sport it's ace! I'm lucky to know some pretty clever people who may be able to help...

[barrett]

1. Whoever that is laughing at the coolant looks like a young me

 

2. I didn't even know what a 605 was until a couple of years ago, but I have wanted one ever since

 

3. The 605/XM pairing is like something out of my darkest fantasies

 

4. Would you like to swap lives?

[Captain Slow]

Barrett, it's Partridge himself.

 

Spud, are you local then?

[Partridge]

Not sure where else to put this, but I'm seriously considering sacking this off already. Nothing wrong with it which a weekend (or a day if you're good) won't sort out, but I'm wanting to simplify my life and getting rid of old junk seems like a good place to start.

 

This will probably end up as another drive way folly...It was probably a daft idea to buy it.

 

When and if it goes up for sale it will be serviced and come with a new wing mirror in green, and priced accordingly so I break even.

 

XOG may also be for the high jump as well, if I can convince my other half to let me sell it.

[Jim Bell]

Think there would be a queue.

[Partridge]

Well that would make a change. The green Rover was like trying to sell sandbags to camels.

[scruff]

Barrett, it's Partridge himself.

 

Spud, are you local then?

 

Ish I suppose, I'm in and out of the tractor dealers up the road quite a bit.