HMC WBOD news

[Nibbler]

22 hours ago, HMC said:

Why sell the P6 and the range rover? 

Basically to make way for a vw Caravelle. In yellow. As approved by @bunglebus

 

Nice colour! Is it a 1,9 or a 2,5? Ones sorted they are really reliable and practical. I love mine.

[Verysleepyboy]

Nice T4!

There was one very similar to that (spec/trim/colour/age)for sale in my village until a few months ago when I think it got moved on.

Story went that it was sold about a year ago no problems - buyer went to drive it away and the cambelt snapped almost instantly, leading to a quickly cancelled sale and an expensive repair bill for the seller before it could be sold again!

 

Was wondering if it was the same van? (can't remember the reg though)

[wuvvum]

Don't talk about failed T4 sales on here, you'll give @JJ0063 PTSD...

[Verysleepyboy]

4 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Don't talk about failed T4 sales on here, you'll give @JJ0063 PTSD...

Apologies - that's not a story I am aware of!

[mat777]

24 minutes ago, Verysleepyboy said:

Apologies - that's not a story I am aware of!

But it does sound like an interesting story! 

[JJ0063]

17 minutes ago, mat777 said:

But it does sound like an interesting story! 

It involved a PTSD suffering butcher who bought it without test driving then came back almost crying (literally)  because the temp gauge hadn’t got up to temp in the first 3/4 mile of leaving my house. I gave him his money back as couldn’t be bothered with the hassle. 
 

Week later I sold it to a copper who then messaged me every other day for a week to moan that the fuel gauge wasn’t accurate and that the starter motor wasn’t very good. 
 

Worst car sales experience I’ve ever had. 

[mk2_craig]

3 hours ago, JJ0063 said:

Worst car sales experience I’ve ever had. 

 

3 hours ago, JJ0063 said:

I sold it to a copper

There’s your problem. 

[JJ0063]

14 minutes ago, mk2_craig said:

 

There’s your problem. 

I’ll be honest the PTSD butcher was probably the biggest error.

[HMC]

15 hours ago, Nibbler said:

Nice colour! Is it a 1,9 or a 2,5? Ones sorted they are really reliable and practical. I love mine.

Its a 2.5 blue “i” non intercooled.

[Verysleepyboy]

1 hour ago, HMC said:

Its a 2.5 blue “i” non intercooled.

Best thing to do on those is swap out the injectors for better ones (original ones were Stanadyne rather than Bosch on the 102 and 150 versions) and get a mild remap - they are very restricted on the fuelling.

The intercooler on the 102s are pretty useless (too small and in the hottest part of the engine bay) - a larger FMIC can have a benefit once the fuelling is sorted.

Swap out the 5th gear ratio as well for better cruising - this can be done in situ on a ramp.

[timolloyd]

In the time it takes to order those parts online @HMC will have sold this already.

[Peter C]

11 minutes ago, timolloyd said:

In the time it takes to order those parts online @HMC will have sold this already.

You beat me to it by ten minutes!

[2flags]

Ten minutes?? He would have sold it, bought something else, and sold that as well. 😂

[Tubbo]

Has this got 8 seats?

[Peter C]

1 hour ago, Tubbo said:

Has this got 8 seats?

Are you claiming first dibs?

[Tubbo]

19 minutes ago, Peter C said:

Are you claiming first dibs?

If I buy any more cars off @HMC he might take out a restraining order on me.

[loserone]

22 minutes ago, Peter C said:

Are you claiming first dibs?

*Checks previous post*

[Sigmund Fraud]

1 hour ago, Tubbo said:

If I buy any more cars off @HMC he might take out a restraining order on me.

I don't think there's anyone on this forum who hasn't bought at least 2 cars from @HMC !

[Schaefft]

3 minutes ago, Sigmund Fraud said:

I don't think there's anyone on this forum who hasn't bought at least 2 cars from @HMC !

XM and Alfa 156, you are right! Would be 3 or 4 if the Jag survived and I had space for the latest P38! At some point we all need to give something back!

[bunglebus]

On 21/07/2024 at 17:31, HMC said:

approved by @bunglebus

Yes! Is the colour concept Golf still on here somewhere? Need to arrange a yellow VAG meeting

[HMC]

Purchasing has restored the number of wheel trims on the caravelle to 4

 

 

 

[loserone]

I have asked for dibs on this one haven't I? 

[Tubbo]

Wot’s it drive like?

[HMC]

5 minutes ago, Tubbo said:

Wot’s it drive like?

Nice. Its a non intercooled 2.5tdi/ 88bhp so not quick- but having had a merc sprinter 208d mwb minibus its quite spritely 😂

As its an “MPV” on the v5 it also only has to obvserve car rather than van speed limits, which adds to the relaxation.

The gearchange was a bit stiff but greasing the linkage has transformed it.

[HMC]

Another Rover is heading south….

[Marm Toastsmith]

On 31/07/2024 at 15:57, loserone said:

I have asked for dibs on this one haven't I? 

second dibs

[Weird Car]

4 hours ago, HMC said:

Another Rover is heading south….

Can I have dips on this for @calebaaront please?🙏 

[bigstraight6]

5 hours ago, HMC said:

Another Rover is heading south….

Straight 6? 

[LightBulbFun]

7 hours ago, HMC said:

Another Rover is heading south….

do you ever see a car with a registration mark like that and think to yourself "how the fuck does that still have its original registration mark plate?!"  dont get me wrong I am *very much* all for cars retaining their original plate, but cars such as Rover P4's older Morris Minors, Austin A30/A35's, if it has a nice number it will have usually long since lost it sadly

I really hope thats on the vehicle on a non-transferable basis so it cant be bummed of it in the future

Top Buyage  

[HMC]

Its arrived just a little earlier

Its nice! it was a grand as its a bit scruffy in places and sadly had a front end prang last year. Thats been partly repaired but just needs finishing off. It comes with the bits needed. On the button rolling project.