Spottedlaurel Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 This has been an incredible read, well done! What an amazing stash that guy has. Goes to show that for all the idiotic sellers and buyers out there are some absolute diamonds. Some drool-worthy Opels there. I rather like the Subaru and Vanette too. The latter is an odd one that we didn't get in the UK and I didn't realise was sold in Europe as a van. Here's one with windows I saw some years ago, to show what the rest of it would look like: 1989 Nissan King Vanette SLX (C22), Norway 2002 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatharris Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Vanettes were definitely sold in the UK, when I was a kid, the builder that rendered the house had one! Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conkerman Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 I had an E plate diesel one for a while when at uni. Had been bought for fuck all as it had been nicked and ram raided with the tailgate open. New tailgate and some portapower action and it was all good. Enough of my old chod. This is an epic collection thread. I reckon I would have had a meltdown and toasted marshmallows over the pyre of merc and bought a German tow car. Top stuff. Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Vanettes were definitely sold in the UK, when I was a kid, the builder that rendered the house had one! Sent from my SM-G900F using TapatalkNot like the one that Garbaldy saw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtriple Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Fantastic read. Perseverance level exceeded! That Merc ( I really like Mercs as well) wants shooting for being such a mardy cow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbaldy Posted December 6, 2015 Author Share Posted December 6, 2015 Thanks for all the replys, I knew this collection would go down well after the guy showed us his first shed then it just snowballed and got better and better, The merc has done the German trip before and was faultless I guess it was just bad luck this time but if it had not broken down we would not have seen his collection as we would have just turned straight round and headed home. That Nissan vanette is a favourite of mine and I would loved to have bought it but he made it clear that it wasn't for sale,Here is the egg van that I had as a kid which got me liking that shape of van. eddyramrod and Jim Bell 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 What an epic adventure! Just goes to show that every cloud has a silver lining - if the Merc had behaved itself you'd never have seen those amazing collections so maybe you should be thanking it in a perverse way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig the Princess Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Cap well and truly doffed. That Merc sounds a whole heap of fun*. Amazing what is stashed away on the continent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggersdog Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Wow,brilliant thread, this one.And what an epic journey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 proof that breakdowns are a good thing sometimes - friends have had bike kaputs in varous countries and wouldnt have met people or seen half the stuff they did if it hadnt broke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 So what have we learnt? Germans are an interesting, kind, hospitable people who also make utterly SHIT towcars. Excellent. billyboy406v6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbaldy Posted December 6, 2015 Author Share Posted December 6, 2015 Its not that bad I think it just fancied a break this was the merc on its last trip where it performed faultlessly unfortunately it was the scrote that played silly buggers and ended up hitching a lift instead of being driven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 That Vanette is so full of winnarage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormee Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Besides, the thing closest to the viewer looks suspiciously like a baked frog with sauce. Gut bürgerliche Küche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyboy406v6 Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Gut bürgerliche Küche. More like sorry my dog was sick on your plate ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 I missed this thread before. Quite* glad I caught it this time. FECKIN A. eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 I also missed this thread. Hang on, I'm going to put my hat on....... garbaldy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Got it on. Now I can take my hat off to you because that is one amazing adventure. 134,987/10. pompei, garbaldy and eddyramrod 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Epic. Nice to meet you on Saturday btw. garbaldy and Jim Bell 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 What a thread!! How I missed this first time around is beyond me. This has now moved the explosive-cabbage Peugeot 306 collection thread into 2nd place for me. garbaldy and Jim Bell 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Same here. I missed it too. garbaldy and Jim Bell 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbaldy Posted May 16, 2022 Author Share Posted May 16, 2022 Thanks for the kind words guys😉 This black weekend thread was the second euro collection so I'll add a wee description of other collections for you to laugh at. This was the first one. And it started off really quite well we left Scotland drove down to the ferry got straight on and all was well, day one was coming to a close and we found a hotel, a message to the seller went un answered along with another 4 over the next hour or so, in the am after breakfast finally got an answer after a hand full of calls to be told by Mr seller that he had changed his mind and wanted to refund the 500 euro deposit hmm. Since we where only 100km or so from sellers house we just arrived anyway, luckily face to face he never said anything and let us load it up after handing him some more cash, we did this extra quick without even checking the car chucked some straps at it and took off before he changed his mind again, maybe he wasn't too brave once face to face with two big hairy arsed blokes on his doorstep 😁 That was number one and it took the shine off the trip being told he had changed his mind after travelling a 1000 or so miles. Dyslexic Viking, paulplom, Jim Bell and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbaldy Posted May 16, 2022 Author Share Posted May 16, 2022 Number two was the troublesome Merc so that brings us to number 3 which was this. Now this one was another German purchase which once again started of very well, an arrival time was set and full payment was sent before even hitching the trailer up, (learned that from the first one) arrived 20mins early at sellers house not a sign of life this was after regular messages updating where abouts we had got too. We waited a little over 4 hours with all messages unanswered before someone arrived to open garage up 🙄 never mind, after an F1 load up we set off sitting at 80mph so as not to miss the ferry, all was fine for a few hundred miles until the hilux decided to go into limp mode , after a quick pit stop and nothing untoward found back onto motorway and creep it up to 70 and all was well for a few miles bang limp mode ffs, it turns out at 70 the hilux could be turned off and after a few seconds restarted and no limp mode for another dozen miles, of course ferry was missed so another crossing had to be bought then it was a simple ignition on and off all the way to Scotland. dome, Dick Longbridge, paulplom and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 That wee bronze Escort is lovely. I really hope it's not a rally car now! Your tow vehicles are grumpy bastards by the way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbaldy Posted May 16, 2022 Author Share Posted May 16, 2022 21 minutes ago, Split_Pin said: That wee bronze Escort is lovely. I really hope it's not a rally car now! Sold last year and last seen at the car cave, shame I never got round to sorting the wipers to right hand drive spec as that's only tell tale it was LHD Tickman, Three Speed, Shite Ron and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 That looks ace, well done to whoever did that. Not a bubble arch nor driving lamp to be seen! Jim Bell and Shite Ron 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbaldy Posted May 16, 2022 Author Share Posted May 16, 2022 4 minutes ago, Split_Pin said: That looks ace, well done to whoever did that. Not a bubble arch nor driving lamp to be seen! Your looking at him so to speak. Last two pages of this thread shows what was done to it. paulplom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Ah it was yourself! Excellent, I'm taking a look at that now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Aww you left a cliff hanger on p6! Finished result looks good though, do you still have it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbaldy Posted May 17, 2022 Author Share Posted May 17, 2022 21 hours ago, Split_Pin said: Aww you left a cliff hanger on p6! Finished result looks good though, do you still have it? Yeah I'm good at that 😁 Last time I saw it was at car cave for sale so could be any where now. Jim Bell and Split_Pin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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