trigger Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Fancy a new Ambulance Fred?, This one has only done 14000 miles from new! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M'coli Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 yum yum yum, that chevette is mighty fine.I always thought the chevette and cav MKI looked similar, probably just me however.They're very similar under the skin too, IIRC the Manta running gear goes straight onto the Chevette, you just need to extend the arches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mash Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 I quite fancy a Chevette. They featured quite prominently in my childhood as two of our neighbours had them and a schoolfriend's dad had an estate we got lifts in a few times. Another mate's dad had a Chevanne works van he borrowed occasionally too. There were also the black army ones from the training school at Leconfield always bobbing about locally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogweasel Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Chevettes are for winners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brammy777 Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Im sure there was a chevette i always saw when i lived in slough, in grey.Definitely on my list of 'cars im going to get' (hopefully) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 I had a Chevette! NUF 546W. It was an utter, utter heap. To be fair, it had been abused, crashed, rebuilt (badly) and had awful Corbeau seats but for 20% of the time it was reliable transport.My favourite fault was the non starting. AA Roadside assist traced it to a duff battery (replaced, no difference). Next they said it was the starter (replaced, no change). Then a fault with the ignition switch (again replaced, no change). Feckin problem was a loose earth wire! Cheers AA, that was £200 spent unnecessarily.Eventually sold it back to the mate I bought it from. It sat in an alley at the end of his house for about three months before someone torched it.I will say though that it was the best handling car I have ever had. You could slide it around in the wet easily, great fun! OMG RWD GR8 4 DRFTN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 As it's page 944 we had better have a Porsche! This car has been traded in under the scrappage scheme! But its not to late! It hasnt yet been 'registered for scrappage'...unfortunately if it doesnt sell, it will be scrapped! We dont want to scrap it, because we feel its a nice future classic that one day will have its turn in the sun, and with a bit of cosmetic tidying, this will be a nice future classic...If you want to see it saved, its now or never!At least they are making an effort to save it although i doubt it will get it's £1700 starting price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRegieRitmo Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 My impression of those Alpines is that they aren't actually as astoundingly rare as people make out, true they're not an everyday sight but somehow one never seems to be far away, especially if you look out for them! Gold one looks the nicest, there's an IXO model exactly like that now available! http://ukih.merchantrunglobal.com/ImageHosting/ViewImage.aspx?GlobalID=1003&MerchantID=2592&ImageID=203&DisplaySize=-1 The red one is the most intriguing of the three - colour coded bumpers?? The street behind looks like a period shot with what looks like plenty of other chod in the background! A French Mr Bickle?? WTF's going on with those rear lights?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_W_Q4 Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 Alpine was styled by Roy Axe same bloke who did the Rover 800.Similar clean-ness in the lines I reckon.. both cars were spoiled with ham fisted facelifts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 You don't see many £170 BIN car's on ebay anymore, Wonder how much work it would take to MOT it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brammy777 Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 That rover 800 has suspiciously little things wrong with it for that sort of money, are spares hard to come by?Someone on here should get on that, i would if i had storage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milford Cubicle Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 Some trim might be a little hard to come by, but all the mechanical bits are easy to find.It looks lovely for the money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Pelican Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 It is spelt Husky , very rare nowadays , I know Ive got one sort of like this but not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogweasel Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 That blinged J-type IS horrendously expensive, but it's pretty cool. Needs this to go with it: GR8 4 Appleby 'OrseFair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogweasel Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1988-VAUXHALL-CAV ... 0325263402 Lush!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1988-VAUXHALL-CAV ... 0325263402 Lush!!!http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ONLY52350Miles-Va ... mobiles_UK? "Sexy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outlaw118 Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Nice Cav....but what the feck are you doing up at 6.08 on a Sunday Pog??!!Did you shit the bed? Again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Says 7.08am here..... that's prime ebay time when you've got a family to entertain when they wake up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogweasel Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Well, Poglet Minimus got me up at about half five, so whilst he entertained himself with brightly coloured plastic things and pooing in his nappy, I thought I would busy myself with some ebay huntings, and a look at some work - which I now wish I hadn't done, as it was all a load of bollocks, and will inevitably lead to a spiky chair session tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KruJoe Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Re Huskys: this one has been back on - ended res. not met this morning.http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1955-Hillman-Husky-HOT-ROD_W0QQitemZ300340955212 Another repeat performance:How can we resist? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/L-K-UNIQUE-MINI-FORD-KIT-CAR-HOTROD-PICK-UP-L-K_W0QQitemZ16035670584not a head turner its a neck breaker!!the tyres o.m.g phatt bas***dsabsolutly NO rust on this vehiclerust on doorwot u get is wot u seeim cryin cos the missus is making me sellHmmm. Square?http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1986-LINCOLN-RED_W0QQitemZ260466307886 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SUZUKI-SC100GX-WHIZZ-KID-For-restoration-parts_W0QQitemZ280387296707 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1975-HONDA-CIVIC-3GL-BLUE_W0QQitemZ320413878185 Pog's next family wagon?http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1988-SARAO-RED-YELLOW_W0QQitemZ330353668573 Edit for an RO80: OMG OMG if only!http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330354051725 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55bloke Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Tidy Phase one 25 I went to have a look at this, and can confirm it's as advertised. A VERY nice example, and drives beautifully. Being a manual, it's considerably quicker than my auto too. Pulls really well, and doesn't feel like it's done the 150,000 plus miles. Seriously considered it, but not a big fan of the phase 1 look, even though they are very scarce now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlsoMike Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Talbot Matra Rancho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogweasel Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 shit. the. bed. RAAAAAAANCHOOOOOOOOOOOO!Dangerously close to pay day too. Yikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukestar25 Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Arseflakes! I spotted the Rancho an hour earlier and put it on the wrong thread (apparently ). http://autoshite.commlm/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3652&start=720 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSparrow Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Beige!http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1984-AUSTIN-MAESTRO-L-BEIGE-classic-restoring-project_W0QQitemZ150367617548 Brown!http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1986-AUSTIN-MAESTRO-V-PLAS-AUTO-BROWN_W0QQitemZ140340568863 Sporty!http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1986-MG-MAESTRO-2-0-EFI-WHITE-RACE-TRACK-DAY_W0QQitemZ200375201788I would love to razz around town in an anti-social manner in this heap! if it was road legal... I don't get it, why doesn't the image thingy work all the time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogweasel Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 I fancy plopping a bid on that rumpled beige Maestro, just to find out what they are like [assuming it's awful, just need to make sure]. I'm sure I can always palm it off onto some skint friend or relly afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogweasel Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Here's one for you: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0326006835 I know Mk1 escorts generally belong in the inaccurately-titled 'ebay bargains' thread, but this is giving me a mega-chubby. I have established that I could in theory own it for £2500, and after pay day I could put that into practice (60-70 hour weeks suck donkey balls, but shit they pay well). Would it be foolish to do so? Yeah, I remember when this would have been £500, but that's never going to happen again. Would I be expelled from the inner sanctum of shite for buying the bleeding obvious, and coughing the premium for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSparrow Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 I fancy plopping a bid on that rumpled beige Maestro, just to find out what they are like [assuming it's awful, just need to make sure]. I'm sure I can always palm it off onto some skint friend or relly afterwards.1275cc A+ power in a beige Maestro = driving misery. Or extacy if you are odd like me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outlaw118 Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 I too want that Escy, but the domestic management has told me I'll be living in it..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogweasel Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Cheap Ford Anal Probe: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ford-Probe-2-0-li ... 0341193250 At that price will probably end up covered in fur and abandoned at some european airport.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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