Zelandeth Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Oh Christ...TrafficMaster. Lost count of how many cars scared the crap out of me back at the garage by loudly announcing that the TrafficMaster license had expired when I went to move them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Ooh, full-on Project Drive misery - nice. Do the parking sensors work? The ones on the one I bought off Bramz do - it's the only car I own with working sensors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angrydicky Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 I really like these old 45s, quite fancy one but that Project Drive interior looks pretty awful! When was the PJ era, 03 reg onwards? I saw this one for sale actually! Ironically, it's too new for the crappage scheme as cars had to be 10 years old to be eligible in 2009 (so T-reg and older, weep!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 I really do like 45 Saloons, they look decently executive like a scaled down 75. Poor kids - bless them! Wonder what our kids will say about us to their friends when they grow up! ProgRocker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Angrydicky said: I really like these old 45s, quite fancy one but that Project Drive interior looks pretty awful! When was the PJ era, 03 reg onwards? Must have been about then - the silver 45 I had a couple of years ago (which I sold to HMC coincidentally) was on a 52 and that was far better inside. My 75 is on an 03 and again that still has decent quality fixtures and fittings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BL Bloke Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 My 45 is an 03 reg and has the Project Drive interior. I do prefer the older interior with moar and shinier wood though. It also has working parking sensors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted February 18, 2020 Author Share Posted February 18, 2020 Back home now. Weirdly this 45 also has fully operational parking sensors. Interior feels nice and not too cheapened by project drive. The change to a sort of satin finish veneer seems a bit classier and low key. It drives as you would expect a 57k car to, everything nice and tight, the gearbox a revelation after the one in the modus that was falling to bits internally. The spec on the 45 is “club” which I thought was low on the trim levels but it’s got heated seats, air con, sunroof and a set of headlamp washers I’ve just noticed. Snazzy ! BorniteIdentity, Angrydicky, taxi paul and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted February 18, 2020 Author Share Posted February 18, 2020 The pic above was taken at Beaulieu, I’d been to the autojumble in about 2008 (where I sort of bumped into lord Montagu Pottering about on his mobility scooter), I hadn’t realised he’d died in 2015. There’s a makeshift tent adjoining where quite a few of the cars and other vehicles used in top gear challenges are on display- hence the boys aboard the “TGV12” Split_Pin, HarmonicCheeseburger, RobT and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted February 18, 2020 Author Share Posted February 18, 2020 On 2/17/2020 at 9:01 PM, Skut said: Steering wheel radio controls & Pektron Traffic master clock. Pity they shut off the TM network in 2012 ish. Does the clock part of it still work? Yes. I must admit I have no idea what that was/used to be though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skut Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 1 hour ago, HMC said: Yes. I must admit I have no idea what that was/used to be though! Nokia style traffic display. Beeped at you as well i believe to warn of stuff. HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted February 19, 2020 Author Share Posted February 19, 2020 Remember that mondeo ? I never did get to the bottom of wether the starter motor probs were starter, solenoid, ring gear or swarf and crap from a dying DMF choking it up. An mot was upcoming in April as well. I need little reason to get all twitchy and plan a replacement at the best of times. Did I mention the airbag light and rumbly driveshaft? I decided there was another way- be paid money in a deal and end up with another rover..... Any guesses? BorniteIdentity and Brodders 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bramz7 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 That looks like an 800 grille but I'm probably wrong and it's more likely a 600. Edit I'm pretty sure it's a 75. See, just guess the entire range and you can't go wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobT Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Yeah, my guess is 800. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobT Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Aren't the later grilles for 25s etc more silvery on the slats? Hence the 800 guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holbeck Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 R8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bramz7 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 If it's an 825D I call dibs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Rover 100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 17 minutes ago, bramz7 said: If it's an 825D I call dibs And I call dibs once bramz gets bored of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 It's an R8. Most of the grille is solid as it doesn't serve a purpose except making the leading edge of the bonnet look different. HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted February 19, 2020 Author Share Posted February 19, 2020 Got It in one! @Ghosty not any r8 but a 216sli auto none the less. It all began with a typical gumtree ad with a potatocam/ storm Dennis filter... My eyes!!! Agreed those dreadful trims needed binning - but it was very cheap and had a long MOT. When I got to the vendors he took a shining to my mk3 mondeo and seemed unphased by the list of issues I ran off to him. Yes we could do a deal if he so Fancied. Well some money my way thanks. OK I’m happy with that.... shook on it. Effectively I now have a car with a very long mot, with no mechanical issues and some cash. What else? ITS A ROVER. It’s been a while (2014) but I feel at home in it. The Honda d plus auto box seem nicely matched and it’s a bit of a project too. My first action was to rid it of the dreadful wheel trims and source a set of those nice lattice ones with a full on proper rover badge in the middle. I need to shod it with a new set of covers as all are low/ cracked/ ancient. Check out the Goodyear NCT2- presumably dredged up from a local canal! wuvvum, GrumpiusMaximus, Six-cylinder and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Um, a DOT code of 444 is week 44 of 1994. That tyre is probably from the factory... Looks and sounds like a goodun. Flippin' LOL at the key for the heater switch. Burnside, loserone, timolloyd and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marm Toastsmith Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 That’s nice. 15 minutes ago, Ghosty said: Um, a DOT code of 444 is week 44 of 1994. That tyre is probably from the factory... It’s like the opposite of Kiltox’s 75! Craig the Princess, somewhatfoolish, BeEP and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadgetgricey Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 First dibs please , when you choose to get rid. Always love an R8, but only had a CVT auto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holbeck Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Nice. I've got an R8 steel wheel and brand new (but old) Michelin tyre in my shed. You're very welcome to it for nothing if you find yourself in East Devon. HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montytom Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 looking good love the r8 shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 This poor R8 has at some stage been given a set of truely dire Poundland wheel trims. That, awful tyres and an eXhaust blow added to the vibe of neglect and decay. (Plus danger as @Ghosty dated one at 26 years young. ) #wheeltrimnerd A ‘94 sli would have from the factory a set of lattice pattern trims with a full on rover badge in the centre. Not moulded as part of the body of the trim but a full on gell badge with Viking long boat detail. (Phwarrr) Long before project drive they seemed to want to chuck extra detail in with facelifts and not remove it. Anyway I found some of these locally and shod it with a new set of covers at each corner at the same time (kumho ecowings)...... Before AWFUL. After YES. Fabergé Greggs, BorniteIdentity, Six-cylinder and 31 others 34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montytom Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Something so simple as wheel trims have made that look loads better. Great buy. I kept seeing it for sale HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 The right trims make a big difference to these, they're some of the best wheeltrims of ever. HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BL Bloke Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 It looks a lot better with the right trims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 Quick fleet shot Burnside, Cleon-Fonte, Dick Longbridge and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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