Dollywobbler's Dead Rover 600 - Replacement sorted

[Mr_Bo11ox]

If you were closer to me I might have come down and chopped a couple of repair sections out of this to help me fix mine, although chances are these are all rusty on the backs of the sills now. No metalwork seems to be available for them.

[They_all_do_that_sir]

How about a del sol?

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-Delsol-1-5-/191962535765?hash=item2cb1dbd755:g:enQAAOSwbYZXfDWU

 

Always thought these were interesting with the fancy folding roof. 

 

You could probably make a couple of hundred back on the horrible alloys too

[dollywobbler]

If you were closer to me I might have come down and chopped a couple of repair sections out of this to help me fix mine, although chances are these are all rusty on the backs of the sills now. No metalwork seems to be available for them.

 

Aye. It is rusty. My finger went through the sill when I was (pointlessly) washing it last week. Rimmer Brothers has entire body sides for something like £276! That might be a bit overkill though.

[beko1987]

That sounds more than an mot fail for not rust/2 days test left whole donor car!

[Angrydicky]

What are the front wings like Ian? I could do with a drivers side (I think) one as the one on my dads 618 (same colour) is covered in small dents.

[dollywobbler]

Driver's side is ok. Passenger one bit bashed about. Effectively, my ownership of this car has ceased, but I doubt it'll be scrapped any time soon. There's no rush when values are so low. Both front window mechanisms seem in good health too, so it'd be a shame for those to be binned. I can pass on details of the garage if folk want to enquire directly, though they're pretty rushed. I imagine folk would have to come and get themselves - which is where the location starts being a bit of a pisser! There is a very nice B&B near the car, and the owner has an Austin 3-Litre so make a holiday of it!

[oldcars]

I was looking online for 75 bits at a local scrap place. They too have a 600 in and it looks to have had the same sorted of driveshaft failure as yours.

[dollywobbler]

Whoa! I've found the perfect* vehicle! Check out this fantastic Nissan Skyline. 

 

It's a diesel. Non-turbo. About 88bhp. IDEAL! It is at least six cylinders. Oh, and it's in Japan.

[andy18s]

Whoa! I've found the perfect* vehicle! Check out this fantastic Nissan Skyline.

 

It's a diesel. Non-turbo. About 88bhp. IDEAL! It is at least six cylinders. Oh, and it's in Japan.

Would make for an Epic collection thread though........

[DVee8]

A mates daughter is in tokyo at the moment on holiday,i could always drop her a line ask if she could drive it back home.

[Fabergé Greggs]

Whoa! I've found the perfect* vehicle! Check out this fantastic Nissan Skyline.

 

It's a diesel. Non-turbo. About 88bhp. IDEAL! It is at least six cylinders. Oh, and it's in Japan.

OMG that's a total honey. Love the wheels.

[beko1987]

That looks teh sex! Really really love that!

[beko1987]

 

And I can't imagine it being any easier from Wales. Coalnotdole, you got that boat of yours finished yet? Reckon it could do Japan and back on a tank of fuel?

[egg]

Quick jaunt through north Korea....I bet there's some tasty old chod there...

[Asimo]

Pretty much the only thing wrong with the Skyline is not being called Cedric.

 

Except for the LS400 these '90s luxo barges leave me cold. They all seem to be about what luxury stuff can be stuffed into otherwise pretty ordinary cars. Sod luxury, give me comfort, space, silence. And no leather.

[taxi paul]

Go on www.autorec.co.jp put in your preferred port and they will ship the vehicle to you. Some very nice cars on there.

[Junkman]

Well, basically take the ferry to South Korea, then drive through North Korea...

[beko1987]

Wcpgw. Can you get veg in Korea?

[dollywobbler]

Pretty much the only thing wrong with the Skyline is not being called Cedric.

 

Except for the LS400 these '90s luxo barges leave me cold. They all seem to be about what luxury stuff can be stuffed into otherwise pretty ordinary cars. Sod luxury, give me comfort, space, silence. And no leather.

 

I think this is why I haven't bought anything yet. The blandness of some of these cars does scare me a bit. I don't do well with tedious. I've already absolutely ruled out anything silver (silvery gold is ok), and grey is out too. The LS400 somehow manages to at least appear interesting compared to a lot of other stuff. I reckon it's because the indicators are in the bumper - the RAV and Nippa also have this trait.

[beko1987]

For £1800 dollars delivered to Bristol this mazda atenza looks quite nice.

 

http://www.autorec.co.jp/car-detail.php?refno=19604A7N7&maker=MAZDA&model=ATENZA&country=UK&port=BRISTOL

 

I can imagine the euro car parts part finder being even more shit than usual with it though...

[beko1987]

See if you can send the RAV4 back and make some money...

 

http://www.autorec.co.jp/car-detail.php?refno=19506T9N8&maker=TOYOTA&model=RAV4%203DR&country=UK&port=BRISTOL

[dollywobbler]

Sod that. This is far more interesting! Rasheen for $290! Plus a boat...

 

http://www.autorec.co.jp/car-detail.php?refno=19649A2N7&maker=NISSAN&model=RASHEEN&country=UK&port=BRISTOL

[beko1987]

You'd get a promotion in your magazine if you did it. Would they sub the costs if they ran a feature on it?

[RayMK]

I had a Nissan QX (1996) 2litre V6 for three years, sold it in 2007.  The engine was the silkiest unit I've ever experienced, even better than my E28 BMW 520i, and a reliable chain driven cam as well.  I preferred the non-leather interior of mine rather than the usually sought after leather clad versions.  They are very quiet, comfortable cruisers and generally painless to own, though I had teething troubles with mine which dealers could not fix......it was slow on the starter and kept flooding.  After dealers' unsuccessful attempts at fixing it (3 x FTP), I replaced the starter with a new one and it was then trouble free.  Characterful they are not.  It is a common criticism of cars in this sector.

[egg]

As we are all spending DWs money for him, I keep thinking about Nyphur's xj40 and can't top it!

[dollywobbler]

I'm not sleeping tonight!

http://www.autorec.co.jp/car-detail.php?refno=19529AAN7&maker=HONDA&model=MOBILIO&country=UK&port=BRISTOL

[dollywobbler]

Subaru Traviq. WTF?

[egg]

Other random ideas...

 

3 litre long wheelbase Shogun with leather

3 litre Volvo 960

3 litre 406 coupe

 

A theme of sorts...

[beko1987]

Subaru Traviq. WTF?

Orl subarus r shit...

[Cavcraft]

Subaru Traviq. WTF?

 

 

 

 

Please please PLEASE buy that.