Mash Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 1993 Austin Maestro 1.3 Clubman This would be a better wedding car, at least it's clean and tidy.With the Accord gone and the Sunny playing up, that Maestro is calling to me big time. Wonder if I should.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnde Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 OMG http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C114821/ The ultimate Hirst cab? Imagine the jolly japes! Mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnde Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 This is lush: http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C110664/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michiel Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 I just read an item about the 'Chubby Checker' in an old C&SC. Coincidence? Er, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 OMG http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AUSTIN-PRINCESS-2200-HLS-RENOVATION-PROJECT_W0QQitemZ270482590203 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 ATTRACTIVEhttp://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mazda-626-2-0-Auto-Hatchback-1990_W0QQitemZ270482109424 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogweasel Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1983-VAUXHALL-AST ... 0366411869Fricking CLASS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChinaTom Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 I've always wondered why Vauxhall separated the L and S that way? Could you get an L without the S? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete-M Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 I've always wondered why Vauxhall separated the L and S that way? Could you get an L without the S?My memory may be playing up here, but wasn't the S OHC and the E OHV? So an S L is an OHC L, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 I've always wondered why Vauxhall separated the L and S that way? Could you get an L without the S?My memory may be playing up here, but wasn't the S OHC and the E OHV? So an S L is an OHC L, etc.Pete-M your memory is spot on.And the astra is class! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 1993 Austin Maestro 1.3 Clubman This would be a better wedding car, at least it's clean and tidy.With the Accord gone and the Sunny playing up, that Maestro is calling to me big time. Wonder if I should.... I know we usually worship shite here, but I bought a 1.3 Maestro once and really wished I hadn't. It wasn't a hateful car, but it was utterly uninspiring and just not very nice to drive. I've got a mate selling a nice Citroen BX turbo diesel though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogweasel Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CADILLAC-SEVILLE- ... 0377508550 I think this would be just the job for driving about collecting 'insurance' money from shopkeepers and restauranteurs in the Poggleswade area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CADILLAC-SEVILLE- ... 0377508550 I think this would be just the job for driving about collecting 'insurance' money from shopkeepers and restauranteurs in the Poggleswade area.I don't think that's a 1980 car - I'm pretty sure by 1980 Sevilles were FWD with that silly bustleback boot. I had one like that one ^ in 2001 - they're actually not a bad old thing, big enough to feel like a proper Yank but not so big that they don't fit on British roads. Handling isn't as dire as I'd expected either, although they're not quick for something with a 5.7-litre engine. Interior is wonderfully tacky too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 I don't think that's a 1980 car - I'm pretty sure by 1980 Sevilles were FWD with that silly bustleback boot. I had one like that one ^ in 2001 - they're actually not a bad old thing, big enough to feel like a proper Yank but not so big that they don't fit on British roads. Handling isn't as dire as I'd expected either, although they're not quick for something with a 5.7-litre engine. Interior is wonderfully tacky too.DVLA says 1978. It must have been in the country since 1980, imports, write-offs, kit cars etc were given current registrations back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogweasel Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0402839152 Yeah, I know this is really pushing the boundaries of "autoshite", but anyone got any ideas how I can sell the idea of one of these to Mrs_Pog? It's all the things I could want... toys galore, hoofingly fast, safe, reliable, family friendly.... but I can't get any interest from the keeper of the purse. Because it's twice the price of our current family chariot, and her argument is that you can't ever use that performance so we are better with 90hp of diesel... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogweasel Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 That motorised tin whelk is lovely. Engine Size: 1,256 ccThat doesn't sound like a barrel of laughs though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milford Cubicle Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 My friend looked at buying a 9-5 estate recently, apparently they suffer terribly from the oil sludging up, causing the turbocharger, then engines to seize. There is a catalytic converter mounted under the oil sump which boils the engine oil. They are only happy with fully synthetic oil, but lots of people change the oil with semi-synthetic.He ended up winning one on eBay but it ended up with a catastrophic turbo failure while the seller was driving it from one spot to another. They refunded his £120 train fare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0402839152 Yeah, I know this is really pushing the boundaries of "autoshite", but anyone got any ideas how I can sell the idea of one of these to Mrs_Pog? It's all the things I could want... toys galore, hoofingly fast, safe, reliable, family friendly.... but I can't get any interest from the keeper of the purse. Because it's twice the price of our current family chariot, and her argument is that you can't ever use that performance so we are better with 90hp of diesel... Sorry, but Mrs Pog is absolutely right here. They're truly horrible - I don't care if they're fast. It's a barely disguised Vauxhall. The controls feel horrible. The engines sound horrible. Thankfully it is at least a manual as the auto 'box is rubbish. As has been said, they're not actually reliable either. Last one I drove had knackered air con and needed the dash out to fix it. It was unrefined and while it cruised nicely enough, overall, it was pathetic. I expect much more from a modern car. Saab. Ruined by GM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogweasel Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 I'd best get back to dribbling over X-type wagons then.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Lobster Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 I agree with 'wobbler on the Saab issue. I had been eyeing one from the corner of my office and thinking that I wouldn't mind one of them in a year or two.So I decided to take it for a spin. The most disappointing thing I have driven this year Flimsy, cheap feeling controls, hopeless over bumps, steering couldn't decide where it wanted to go - certainly not in a straight line anyway, not even especially comfortable and nothing to elevate it above a Vectra / Mondeo / Laguna. To be honest, I felt incredibly let down by it.Don't do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1978-HONDA-CIVIC- ... 0484120568That's lovely. Though I'm surprised he's using it everyday given that the MOT ran out in October... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogweasel Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Hmm, not encouraging. X-type. Or MG ZT-T. Or what can you suggest??(I'd also really like a BMW 330D M sport, but I won't get one of them past her in a million years) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Des Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 That's my old 401, I sold it mot and taxed on ebay about 6 years ago, the guy drove down from Scotland for it, from the pics I would say he's done nothing with it, still has the nasty black seatcovers I put on to keep from getting my backside covered in crap. It should fetch quite a few grand, Bristol values are on the way up, wouldn't surprise me if it gets to 6K, the engine on it's own could go for more still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise2cv Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1978-HONDA-CIVIC- ... 0484120568That's lovely. Though I'm surprised he's using it everyday given that the MOT ran out in October...Its not 2010 yet Ian. Is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M'coli Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Hmm, not encouraging. X-type. Or MG ZT-T. Or what can you suggest??(I'd also really like a BMW 330D M sport, but I won't get one of them past her in a million years)Rover 75 tourer but put on the MG suspension... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 With the Accord gone and the Sunny playing up, that Maestro is calling to me big time. Wonder if I should.... You need a nice Bluebird 1.8GS... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 In my experience a major cause of these things knocking out their cranks and/or turbos is the crankcase breather becoming blocked, due to the aforementioned oil sludging. If the oil is changed regularly with decent quality stuff and the breather is kept free they should go on for ages - although I'm not convinced a 9-5 would still be holding together as well at 270K as my 9000 is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1985-LANCIA-Y10-T ... 0505912441AAAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAAAAAAANT!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 As spotted by louise2cv: And another! These things are fugging everywhere... That blue one is a right-hooker though - you've got more chance of spotting a rocking horse shitting out hens' teeth than you have of finding another RHD Innocenti. But alas two bags is far too much for something in that condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 I spotted those 'centis last ight after i saw your one. i would've thought 2K would be pretty strong money for a left hooker in good nick, but i might be wrong. It's hard to put a price on something like that.and as for that Y10.... i was just thinking the other day how much i'd like one of those one day but i assumed that they'd all disintergrated. Looks like a solid old thing too. Wonder if it'll go for silly money... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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