Roffle 1999 Honda Accord Coupé 2.0i ES - Wednesday draw 6th Jan 2016!

[Bear]

So because I'm fickle and bought a 406 Coupé instantly after this, it's actually never been pressed into service. The Honda that was too good to see go to scrap, is still too good to see go to scrap.

 

 

What is it: That blue Honda Accord Ben rescued. It's mostly very solid, the windows & sunroof work, the radio works, in fact everything comfort-related works apart from the reversing lights, which confuse me but assume is an earthing point as the relay/switch are good. Remote locking works. Handbrake works.

 

 

 

Interior mostly nice - usual bit of the seat bolster gone but the rest looks good and is supportive.

 

 

 

 

Bodywork has a couple of gouges on the doors, deep stonechips. Solid underneath.

 

 

Engine light now off - cat sensor reconnected. ABS light still on - there's a shit wiring repair to the OSR sensor so logic suggests that's where to start. MOT expired in December, the ABS light (and sticky calipers) are the bits I think need attention - exhaust has been holding up, the O2 sensor is hooked up and it starts/idles etc. cleanly, the tyres are okay, all the other bits I can think of seem good. Didn't wander or clonk when driven back down.

 

Rear brakes need strip & clean/service/

Front brakes need pistons cleaning, as sill sticking despite new discs, pads and cleaned sliders. It does drive, but the brake drags.

 

I paid £170 for the car, had fun collecting it, then bought new discs & pads for the front for about £70. I make that £4/ticket, which seems appropriately appealing.

 

 

The car is in a field near Lutterworth. Or more accurately in the yard here. It starts, stops, goes around corners, has all the legally required lights and water-flicking-sticks, a couple of keys and a remote plip thing that works. It's done 130,000 miles. Even when unused for a while it starts first time, gears engage properly, I can't see any major oil or coolant leaks. The A/C probably needs attention somewhere but is complete and installed, with climate control panel working.

 

Nearest train stations are Nuneaton, Leicester (but I'll hate you if you make me drive to there, so go to Wigston on the little line to Nuneaton) or Market Harborough. J20 M1 for road planning. If you want to fly in, there's a small airfield nearby. Canal is also possible. Have I covered all the bases? Not sure about tunnels for mole-people.

 

But wait! There's more!

 

Successful winner will also get entertainment in the form of Amy Grant's classic album "Straight Ahead" on Cassette.

Feeling inspired by that '80s music? Get creative with... a STYLOPHONE!

I had a spare one. Now, one lucky shiter can get into the world of professional music with an instrument used by the likes of Bowie & Pulp.

 

But it's not all about the music here. Photography is also important, so, you will find in the boot/glovebox/wherever it fits, a 1980s Polaroid Impulse AF 600 camera. Film is still available for this from the Impossible Project, though not cheap. And to help inspire some creativity there, there will also be random copies of F2 Freelance Photographer, Cameracraft and Master Photography, photo magazines I work on/we publish.

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And for when the inevitable* FTP happens, entertainment is provided in the form of two exciting* books covering dream cars.

 

 

 

1. Sealtainn

2. Phil_lihp

3. Sporty Shite

4. EddyRamrod

5. Purplebargeken

6. drum

7. GadgetGricey

8. Neil

9. Purplebargeken

10. Tam

11. taxi paul

12. Urko

* WINNER! *   13. Alanism   * WINNER! *

14. drum

15. WilsonWilson

16. EddyRamrod

17. Fat_Pirate

18. Mrs. CCC

19. Sporty Shite

20. dome

21. Alanism

22. taxi paul

23. dome

24. TamworthBay

25. Urko

26. Sigmund Fraud

27. CrapCarCollector

28. GadgetGricey

29. taxi paul

30. Sealtainn

31. Sporty Shite

32. matto

33. WilsonWilson

34. Jollyfckr

35. Honey Badger (Free Transfer due to self-preservation kicking in?)

36. Tam

37. dean36014

38. Sigmund Fraud

39. taxi paul

40. BobTheBeard

41. matto

42. GadgetGricey

43. Neil

44. GadgetGricey

45. pandamonium

46. Tam

47. drum

48. dean36014

49. Jollyfckr

50. WilsonWilson

51. Mrs. CCC

52. Stripped Fred

53. taxi paul

54. dean36014

55. Sealtainn

56. Honey Badger (Free Transfer)

57. CrapCarCollector

58. BobTheBeard

59. EddyRamrod

[eddyramrod]

At that price, 4, 16, 59 please.

[gadgetgricey]

How bad is the brake drag. If it'll get back to Birmingham without boiling the brake fluid I'll take 28, 44, & 42 please.

 

Cheers

[Tamworthbay]

24 for me please

[Bear]

How bad is the brake drag. If it'll get back to Birmingham without boiling the brake fluid I'll take 28, 44, & 42 please.

 

Cheers

 

I drove it back from Cullercoats. It made it. Since then it's had the materials changed and the calipers greased, but the piston is sticky. I'd drive it to Birmingham and a prebooked MOT without worrying.

[Jim Bell]

Put me down for three randoms please chief.  Compared to the last roffle prize (panda/dolly 740), this is a Japanese Rolls Royce!

[Jim Bell]

Worth mentioning that its had the main relays that fail on EVERY Honda done too, so starts on the button, even when the engine and weather are hot.

[Bear]

Put me down for three randoms please chief.  Compared to the last roffle prize (panda/dolly 740), this is a Japanese Rolls Royce!

 

You're actually mad. Done

[Cavcraft]

Has it got an MOT? Probably missed it so apologies if so.

[Bear]

Nope, MOT expired in December. Needs ABS light ignoring by tester or issue fixing, whichever is easier for you Think it should be okay otherwise, but who knows.

[Bear]

(Ah, I forgot, the MOT was mentioned in the other post. Doh!).

[Bear]

Tickets can of course be cancelled if MOT was assumed, I forgot to put it in because the other for sale thread said it had expired!

[eddyramrod]

Who is Amy Grant?

[phil_lihp]

I can't get rid of my current Honda coupe so another one is just what the doctor ordered.

 

I'll have number 2 please.

[Bear]

Who is Amy Grant?

 

A singer. I found a random tape, it went in the car

[eddyramrod]

I've probably heard her on the radio, tbf.   Just CBA googling her for a reminder.

[Urko]

May I have two randoms please?

[sporty-shite]

Go on then. Two lucky dips please.

[drum]

Three lucky dips please.

[Bear]

Lucky dips assigned - also went to poke car. Despite not being on a charger, or started for a while, it fired up right away. Moved it around a bit. The brakes are still sticky, so no magical elves have fixed it, but it gave a chance to appreciate the fine leather interior and the WORKING HEATED SEATS.

 

Clock isn't lighting up. The bulb is teenier than any I had to hand.

 

Reverse lights worked for a moment! They're good, too, can really see what you're reversing into. They stopped working though, so, eh.

 

Car has a lot of potential to be nice. I'm just overloaded with projects, underloaded with cash, and on several occasions have completely forgotten I own it.

[stripped fred]

I'll have a random please. This is too nice to miss out on.

[DeeJay]

Have I missed the pics somehow?

[Tamworthbay]

Have I missed the pics somehow?

they are at the top, well they are for me anyway.

[purplebargeken]

This appeals. Lets have a list of numbers so my addled brain can comprehend what is still available

[dome]

Go on, 20 and 23 please

[chaseracer]

I've probably heard her on the radio, tbf.   Just CBA googling her for a reminder.

 

You would've been one year out, Eddy... 

[Sealtainn]

3 randoms for me please

 

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[Tam]

3 randoms then please 

[MarvinsMom]

i'm going to see how i get on with the OMGROVAROFFLE before saying if i want to have a punt on this,

 

which i do,

 

but the thought of entering both roffles and actually/possibly winning both car is too much to even contemplate at the moment.

[eddyramrod]

Gwan gwan gwan!  You know you want to, Jo!  Look, you could be like me, MG ZT and Saab estate in the space of a week.  You watch, I'll win both of these now and wind up having to take out Trader insurance!