HMC- XK8 Starts!

[timolloyd]

Going full little n large 90s Rover line up!

[Marm Toastsmith]

Nice! What motor? Miss mine!

[Hertz]

Nice. Squint and it has it's own PIGEON fancier private plate.

[HMC]

3 hours ago, Marm Toastsmith said:

Nice! What motor? Miss mine!

think its a non vvc.  Jan 97 so an early-ish one

[mk2_craig]

Wheels suggest it’s the standard 1.8. Being six spokes instead of the five on the VVC. Though to be fair its done well to retain the original rims all these years. 
 

How many fan speeds still work? 

[BorniteIdentity]

You sold the P38? I’ve been poised waiting for it to go live!

[2flags]

There goes your tow car, or have you got another to take its place? Are you going to stick a towbar on the Shadow? 😁

[HMC]

29 minutes ago, BorniteIdentity said:

You sold the P38? I’ve been poised waiting for it to go live!

I will leave the shiter to reveal themselves 

[Marm Toastsmith]

So just the MG then? Must be something else incoming… 

[HMC]

1 hour ago, mk2_craig said:

Wheels suggest it’s the standard 1.8. Being six spokes instead of the five on the VVC. Though to be fair its done well to retain the original rims all these years. 
 

How many fan speeds still work? 

one 👍😂

[EyesWeldedShut]

I ran an S reg one for an MoT and a half - it was good fun (but the hood was a pain). 
Nice* patina on the bonnet there.

[Bren]

So the P38 and the shadow have gone?

Replaced with an MGF?

An anti climax on a par with going to see Star Wars the Phantom Menace.

[Hertz]

2 minutes ago, Bren said:

So the P38 and the shadow have gone?

Replaced with an MGF?

An anti climax on a par with going to see Star Wars the Phantom Menace.

 

[Tayne]

6 hours ago, Hertz said:

Squint and it has it's own PIGEON fancier private plate.

https://tinyurl.com/k6m3jdzc

[Tubbo]

2 hours ago, HMC said:

I will leave the shiter to reveal themselves 

If they reveal themselves they could potentially get their face smashed in.

[HMC]

1 hour ago, Bren said:

So the P38 and the shadow have gone?

Replaced with an MGF?

An anti climax on a par with going to see Star Wars the Phantom Menace.

This £600 ford galaxy 2.3 is doing dog/ children duties. Another bargain bucket with about 11 months mot

[HMC]

Meanwhile, the mgf is tucked in 

[HMC]

The shad is going tomorrow, the p38 next thursday, but a mingebag OMG MPG chariot arrives tomorrow. £20 annual tax, any guesses?

[Cookiesouwest]

4 minutes ago, HMC said:

This £600 ford galaxy 2.3 is doing dog/ children duties. Another bargain bucket with about 11 months mot

My Sister had one of those. Terrible on fuel but brilliant fun and rather quick

 

[HMC]

4 minutes ago, Cookiesouwest said:

My Sister had one of those. Terrible on fuel but brilliant fun and rather quick

 

Im quite good at eeking out decent economy figures from unlikely vehicles, but having seen ms_hmc’s Russian dashcam driving style, im expecting gallons per mile from her side, but we will arrive earlier than expected, wherever we go.

[Bren]

11 minutes ago, Cookiesouwest said:

My Sister had one of those. Terrible on fuel but brilliant fun and rather quick

 

I think the 2.3 motor is sought after for transplants into escorts etc. I think it only went in the galaxy and scorpio?

[HMC]

1 minute ago, Bren said:

I think the 2.3 motor is sought after for transplants into escorts etc. I think it only went in the galaxy and scorpio?

The guy i bought it from just had gumtree offers to buy only the engine. Basically i got the whole car thrown in 😂

[Cookiesouwest]

5 minutes ago, Bren said:

I think the 2.3 motor is sought after for transplants into escorts etc. I think it only went in the galaxy and scorpio?

Went in the mk4 mondeo too.

Unless Ford developed a whole new 2.3 that no one wanted.

[Cookiesouwest]

Not bad MOT history too.

Hope the coolant leak is not too worrying.

Weird I'm more excited about an MPV than an MGF.

Had both. I prefer the Galaxy.

[Schaefft]

30 minutes ago, HMC said:

The shad is going tomorrow, the p38 next thursday, but a mingebag OMG MPG chariot arrives tomorrow. £20 annual tax, any guesses?

Audi A2 pls

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, HMC said:

The shad is going tomorrow, the p38 next thursday, but a mingebag OMG MPG chariot arrives tomorrow. £20 annual tax, any guesses?

Your rotating garage door is making me dizzy!

[EyesWeldedShut]

10 hours ago, HMC said:

The shad is going tomorrow, the p38 next thursday, but a mingebag OMG MPG chariot arrives tomorrow. £20 annual tax, any guesses?

2008-2010 R56/R55 mini with DV6 engine and a rotting subframe (or two)

[Supernaut]

10 hours ago, HMC said:

The shad is going tomorrow, the p38 next thursday, but a mingebag OMG MPG chariot arrives tomorrow. £20 annual tax, any guesses?

My guess is a citybug, 107/C1/Aygo.

[loserone]

8 hours ago, High Jetter said:

Your rotating garage door is making me dizzy!

It's not so bad you know.  E.g this year

S class

S124

Shad

P38

Galaxy

MGF

 

It's one car every two weeks.  Keep up at the back!

[HMC]

19 hours ago, Schaefft said:

Audi A2 pls

There was one locally, for a decent price but decided against. Any excuse to buy a car, but lately ive been interested to scour the bargain bucket depths again. After covid things went a bit tits up for the casual banger buyer. Stuff got more expensive! I found it a bit depressing. Ive always been fascinated by how little money can provide a functioning motor car in no need work to be usable. Probably what lead me here back along.

Lately ive found things changing, and for people prepared to dredge the internet, and sift through crap its possible to get road legal cars again, harbouring no terminal issues for not a lot.

I nearly bought a 1998 volvo s40 for £250.  1.8 auto. Had a long ticket, and despite apparently a water leak into the rear footwells and some minor scuffs and scrapes it seemed legit.

I decided against as ive never really lusted after mk1 v40s.  Also having a van/ people carrier is quite handy with the ever changing friend profile resulting from collectively 5 kids between myself and ms_hmc. The need to haul bikes / other peoples kids/ have the interior trashed with dogs gave a specific set of requirements.

 

Obviously its a bit rough, ready trashed, if you will; but it runs and drives just fine, and has an mot to jan 25. 2.3 manual- im suprised just how rapid it feels. Ideal to fill with booze over on a french trip.

it was up at £895 (too much imo) but i sniffed a willing seller when it was parked on their grass and hemmed in by other vehicles. Apparently it was bought as a stop gap and no longer needed. Would sir accept £600? Yes, yes he would. Plus according the the vendor he was overwhelmed with messages from old skool ford people wanting him to have the engine but not the rest of the car?