bezzabsa Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 On 11/26/2019 at 1:48 PM, Lord Sterling said: Been trying to get a pic of this Nissan Figaro for a few years. Some days ago between the job interviews I managed to get it. Is this down by the Old hen and chickens on the Birmingham new road ?? if so thats been there since 2011 at the earliest paulplom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 On 12/11/2019 at 11:04 PM, Jerzy Woking said: Situated close to Rojales on the Costa Blanca in Spain. Hungarian plated. My understanding is that the owner sold his house/had it reposessed by the bank some time ago, but left this in their parking space. They now owe a lot in fees. A lot more that the car is worth, especially with no keys, no papers and on foreign plates. Not even sure if a scrappy here can take it without papers. No joy from the Hungarian car licensing authorities? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerzy Woking Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 No idea. I see if I can get more details over the weekend. Apart from the flat front tyre and the thick coating of dust, it looks to be in very good condition, no oil stains under it, and would clean up a treat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 20 hours ago, bezzabsa said: Is this down by the Old hen and chickens on the Birmingham new road ?? if so thats been there since 2011 at the earliest Nope. This is by Selly Park near the old Pebble Mill BBC studios. I'd be interested to know exactly where the other one is on Birmingham New Road. I can always detour up that area for a snap or two of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezzabsa Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 i just remember a house that way with a figaro and a jag I think, both sitting rotting on the drive...last time I drove a hgv was 2011... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Another one spotted on the way into work: There is a load of tyres and general crap piled in front of the front bumper. There was stuff at the back which seems to have disappeared. Its on the pavement of a rough industrial estate near the Jewellery Quarter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubbo Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Went out for a lovely meal in deepest darkest Devon last night for our anniversary. When driving home I shouted at my missus to pull over when we were driving through a village as I spotted a Granada on a garage forecourt. I spent about half an hour walking around this garage pissed as a fart looking at various autoshite while my missus was shouting at me saying she was going to drive off without me if I don’t get back in the car. I am not sure if this garage was abandoned as most of the cars had not seen an mot in years and the Granada estate had serious laquer peel and was sat at the front of the forecourt. adw1977, Amishtat, Dick Longbridge and 9 others 9 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 1 hour ago, Tubbo said: That one's brand new on a 69 plate! I wish I still had L69GYP. I was looking forward to telling people I had a 69 reg car... HillmanImp, stonedagain and Wingz123 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiperCub Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 On 12/14/2019 at 9:15 PM, bezzabsa said: Is this down by the Old hen and chickens on the Birmingham new road ?? if so thats been there since 2011 at the earliest The Figaro is a bit weird, these oddballs do hold their value really well (rarity) so it's surprising to see one that's been abandoned so long. As they are a rebodied Micra 1.0 auto, they ought to be quite straightforward. I'd have thought. BigMac 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3VOM Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Straightforward-ish but it will be all the welding it potentially needs. Think chassis rails, floor, sills, lower wings all round, Then brake pipes and the roof mechanism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 8 hours ago, PiperCub said: The Figaro is a bit weird, these oddballs do hold their value really well (rarity) so it's surprising to see one that's been abandoned so long. As they are a rebodied Micra 1.0 auto, they ought to be quite straightforward. I'd have thought. They don't seem to have received any meaningful rust protection either by Nissan(or whoever the build was subbed to) or by the importer, as they all seem to rust like fuck when brought to the salty isle of the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiperCub Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Yes, I get that, the state of the thing now is pretty bad and probably not worth the effort but I looked it up and it's been off the road for about ten years, that's why I was questioning why nothing had been done in the earlier days given it's quite a simple car and have always been rare/worth money. Suppose it's another one of those "I'm going to get around to fixing it up soon"-type projects that's just not happened for whatever reason(s). FWIW - they are popular around here, quite a number of very smart-looking examples knocking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kowalski Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 On 12/14/2019 at 8:56 PM, UltraWomble said: @LancsRoadPolice This classic car seen abandoned unlit on the A583 @ Kirkham which is a clearway. Enqs showed it had no owner. Car recovered. #T2TacOps. #HO75. I assume it had been sold in trade, log book sent off on the yellow slip and maybe passed on to another owner. Broke down on way to a new home and got carted away in the meantime. If the new owner had trade insurance and hadn't put it on the MiD it would be virtually untraceable. Hence 'ownerless'. So not actually ownerless but not registered to anybody so unable to send any fines to anyone. I would like to see how this tale ended. I would like to think the owner paid the recovery fee and got it back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 On 12/19/2019 at 2:25 PM, Lord Sterling said: Another one spotted on the way into work: There is a load of tyres and general crap piled in front of the front bumper. There was stuff at the back which seems to have disappeared. Its on the pavement of a rough industrial estate near the Jewellery Quarter. A few streets away from the Jag is this: It's been there outside a car bodyshop for a while. Merc thay hasn't moved for a while. Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kowalski Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 That 1 Series is a great spot! Those last two aren't really dumped though. More like 'cars that have not been moved for a while!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod/b Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Close to my place bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 That Cavalier looks pretty fresh still. I feel sorry for that little Viva, pretty sure someone will come along and want to own it very soon. If I found it I'd have given it a great home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tock Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 I bet that 1 series is stolen and stripped. Dick Longbridge and Wingz123 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerzy Woking Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Citroen C3 that has not moved for some time. More leaves and more moss every week. MOT until May 2020, untaxed sine May 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Sloth Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Languishing on a drive unloved and collecting flyers from companies offering to scrap it. Complete with HubNut sticker. In the spring I warned Mr Sloth that if he hadn't done something with it by the end of the year I'd put it on here. I'm not sure that it counts as naming and shaming. He's more disappointed that he hasn't had the time to tinker. mrbenn, timolloyd, Lankytim and 7 others 6 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Doesn't need tinkering, it's got perfect patina, ready to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 9 hours ago, Mrs Sloth said: Languishing on a drive unloved and collecting flyers from companies offering to scrap it. Complete with HubNut sticker. In the spring I warned Mr Sloth that if he hadn't done something with it by the end of the year I'd put it on here. I'm not sure that it counts as naming and shaming. He's more disappointed that he hasn't had the time to tinker. Crikey an F7R engined Megane, I'd love to hear more about this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sloth in a bowl Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 17 hours ago, Split_Pin said: Crikey an F7R engined Megane, I'd love to hear more about this one. Ok. it was used regularly until mid 2018. Since parked up. I do more miles on a bike than in a car now. It needs a new battery and will need windscreen washers fixing for an MOT. The emissions were also on the limit in the last MOT so expect a possible sensor replacement. Else pretty good to go though the brakes are pants even after a rear pad and disk replacement. The mileage is under 90k and it has the 140 hp direct injection engine. You will get close to 40 mpg to the tank. It is more of a mini GT car rather than a sports car in feel. If anybody wants it for £150 them pm me and if you need a buy now, pay later option then I am good with that. The car is in Birmingham. Dollywobbler has a review of it on his YouTube channel. mrbenn, Split_Pin, HillmanImp and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Ooft! I thought it might be the IDE engine. Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 All on the same street in Ealing, a brace of R8s sandwiching some smoll blue thing. And a 'lude that hasn't seen the road in a while. Lord Sterling, worldofceri and Datsuncog 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 Datsuncog, Split_Pin, Amishtat and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 This has been parked on a short length of dual carriageway opposite a Sainsburys since before Christmas.The bonnet was up for the 1st few days,so I guess it died & they couldn't be bothered with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 On 1/15/2020 at 2:15 PM, Tadhg Tiogar said: All on the same street in Ealing, a brace of R8s sandwiching some smoll blue thing. And a 'lude that hasn't seen the road in a while. I literally walked passed these R8s a few years ago: HillmanImp and Tadhg Tiogar 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 The owner of those garages must be sitting on a small fortune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 34 minutes ago, Lord Sterling said: I literally walked passed these R8s a few years ago: Clearly nothing has changed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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