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[drum]

My brother sent me a picture of me with my first car. I only have one other photo of it.

 

 

I must have been killing animals at the time.

[Guest Hooli]

My Mk2 had square lights, I always wanted round lights they are much more sporty.

[DodgeRover]

Round lights were the poverty pack on transits of that era. Virtually none have survived

 

That escort survived till December 1990 though!

[dollywobbler]

Drove the Omega to Birmingham today. It is quite good at mile munching. I've abandoned it there while I head to London for a couple of days. Two days of nothing but public transport! Train journeys not as a collection caper! Heresy!

[Bear]

HOLY SHIT THAT HAS BEEN AN INSANE FEW MONTHS.

 

So, er, Hi.

 

Anyone got any thoughts on Honda HR-Vs? My C5 Tourer got modified by a Seat Ibiza.

 

(To expand: relationship imploded. Work imploded. Cars imploded. Relationships started. Then sort of imploded with lots of work put in to try and prevent that. Work imploded in new ways. Thought there was massive exciting hope at the end of all this after being very skeptical; turns out the cake was a lie. Hope imploded, life imploded some more, relationship imploded massively. And then someone ran into the car it turns out I couldn't afford in the first place and is the kind of car that still costs quite a bit to buy but is worth half of fuck-all in the trade. There were some good bits in the middle of all this, of course, and I did get to say Hi to a few people at the auction a while back).

[trigger]

Today was MOT day, i don't why but i always really worry when i have a MOT done, i don't know why though as I've only ever had one car fail from what i can remember.

 

 

And today was no exception!

 

 

Happy days!

[dollywobbler]

Finally managed to do a brim to brim calculation on the Omega. 32mpg. That's rubbish! I'm pretty sure there's still a fuel leak, possibly on the return line near the tank. I think I need to get that sorted. Computer reckons 39mpg.

[320touring]

Finally managed to do a brim to brim calculation on the Omega. 32mpg. That's rubbish! I'm pretty sure there's still a fuel leak, possibly on the return line near the tank. I think I need to get that sorted. Computer reckons 39mpg.

Ouch

[spike60]

Finally managed to do a brim to brim calculation on the Omega. 32mpg. That's rubbish! I'm pretty sure there's still a fuel leak, possibly on the return line near the tank. I think I need to get that sorted. Computer reckons 39mpg.

I used to have a 1994 143bhp BMW 525 Tds manual which I think is a similar engine and it never did 40mpg even driving to the middle of France. Locally it did 32/34, brim to brim figs with no leaks. Auto's are worse I'm told.

[Lacquer Peel]

Finally managed to do a brim to brim calculation on the Omega. 32mpg. That's rubbish! I'm pretty sure there's still a fuel leak, possibly on the return line near the tank. I think I need to get that sorted. Computer reckons 39mpg.

Parkers which is a good guide for real world fuel consumption reckons 30MPG average for an automatic Omega 2.5TD estate.

[dollywobbler]

Terrible isn't it? The Honda averaged 34 on my last trip. Petrol wins!

[vulgalour]

 

It has finally clicked in my head.  There's a few people on my Twitter feed that I follow because of interesting car content and who follow me back, presumably for the same reason.  Thing is, because I live under a rock, I hardly ever know if someone is telly-famous or not until someone else gets excited about it and are confused as to why I'm not. So with that tweet above and the excitement from Mike's Dad who is a Turbo Pickers fan, something in my brain went CLUNK and now I understand.  It's like when I discovered Jonny Smith isn't just an interesting bloke with a really fast Enfield Electric, he's actually quite a well known personality.

 

So, the chap I sold it to is one of the mechanics in the background on the show, the name I couldn't remember was Adam, not Andy.  I also gather that essentially when it's not tv-time they run as a normal restoration type business and he works there so, yeah.  Anyway, thought you'd all like to know, perhaps it's exciting news for some of you?

[DodgyBastard]

 

Just been offered this cheap, 1.6 auto with possible hgf/water leak. Should I bother taking it?

[drum]

Round lights were the poverty pack on transits of that era. Virtually none have survived

That escort survived till December 1990 though!

I had it from '86 to early '89. 1.3 popular plus with a third gear that screamed at you.

Travelled up and down to a Reading in it a few times though, over 500 miles each way. I once got back to the car park in Reading to an empty space. It was found by the police later that night on the other side of town, none the worse for wear. Looked like someone couldn't be bothered with the bus so jumped in the easiest car to rob of all time. I took the rotor arm off every morning after that.

[Vince70]

Today I've had two new Toyo Proxy tyres fitted to the E36 and the garage told me the front pads are getting low but I've already got a new set of disks and pads sitting on top of the wardrobe waiting to go on once the weather improves.

Also I ordered a new camshaft sensor today for the car as I'm getting an error code on my cheap code reader and I've also got to paint the inside of the new wing with some red lead plus schutz before giving it a coat of black eggshell spray which I got free the other week before I fit it on the motor not that anyone would notice the one small rust bubble which is smaller than a quarter of my little fingernail on the original wing.

Hopefully then I think the car is then back to as new again till I find something else to do on it.

 

Also I had an all day appointment yesterday at the hospital which was about a 90 mile round trip and seeing I had a dodgy tyre I was given the keys to my fathers 2005 A class Merc and have to say I was more than impressed with it and it has buttons on the steering wheel and a stereo plus heater I couldn't work out.

 

I hope by driving a modern doesn't make me sell my Chod collection and come over all lease hire.

[andy18s]

I imagine a 55 plate Merc is vastly different to 1 you'd get on a pcp....

[Dirk Diggler]

I never know where to post what I see on the Irish site donedeal.ie; not sure if any of the eBay threads are, so I'll stick them here (or start a dedicated thread?)

 

5.0 v8 base sierra https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/ford-sierra-mk1-5-0ltr-v8-1983/14784759?campaign=3

 

Cortina mk4 Garda replica (I reckon this is a fairly well known film car) https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/ford-cortina-mk-4/14727789

[Noel Tidybeard]

If you've got normal mirrors you could stick heating pads on the back of the glass if its practical. These would do:

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12V-Universal-Motorcycle-Motorbike-Handlebar-Warm-Heated-Grip-Kit-Pads-ZY-/131992733079?hash=item1ebb614597:g:fMgAAOSwcUBYHAD4

 

stick these to your washer bottle for heated washers

[vulgalour]

picture of R8

 

Just been offered this cheap, 1.6 auto with possible hgf/water leak. Should I bother taking it?

If cheap, yes. I advise caution. I bought mine with a possible hgf/water leak and initially it did only have a water leak, which then became OMGHGF. So... could get pricey. Remember these are still worth fuck all too. Make sure you don't A-frame it with a HAPPYJOYWAGON in the rain.

[Eddie Honda]

I never know where to post what I see on the Irish site donedeal.ie; not sure if any of the eBay threads are, so I'll stick them here (or start a dedicated thread?)

 

Just put them in the relevant eBay thread. It covers all sales/auction platforms.

[alcyonecorporation]

Parkers which is a good guide for real world fuel consumption reckons 30MPG average for an automatic Omega 2.5TD estate.

Jesus fuck, the petrol ex SVM split arse plated 960 24v does 27 mpg in mythical 'long run' mode.

[beko1987]

My 2.2 auto goona is saying it's doing 37.something,and that's with a goosed thermostat a d possibly needing an oil change... I'd look for fuel leaks! Can you spend an afternoon tracing the pipe work and hoping it's blatent?

[Chris2cv]

Yesterday my brother bought a new motorbike. He had been saving for months to replace his knackered one and had picked one with the best economy to try to save, as cash is always tight. He picked it up at 5pm, drove over to show me, on his way home. We chatted for about half an hour, then he headed home, stopping at waitrose for some bread.

  He emerged 3 minutes later (7:15pm) to find some bastard had stolen it! Apparently cameras caught them doing it, but wearing helmets. Several people saw it going up and down the road without a number plate. He was then stuck at Waitrose and has now lost his work transport as he traded the old one in. He will presumably eventually get an insurance payout, but has to pay £600 excess and is now in quite a hole.  I have lent him the Clio, as I have the stepway coming imminently.

   We then spent several hours searching the area, as it is probably kids and dumped somewhere when it ran out of fuel. Sadly it is probably burned by now or on the local camp site, where no laws apply.

  Really winds me up how we all have to work so hard to get things, but scum can just take them and leave us with nothing. Surely 2 and a quarter hours is the shortest ownership of a motorbike?

[alcyonecorporation]

2 and a quarter hours is the shortest ownership of a motorbike?

Mate of mine bought a second hand Transalp and wrote it off on a diesel spill 5 minutes after picking it up.

 

What a shit situation, otherwise. Sorry to hear it.

[twosmoke300]

DW-,I seem to remember those beemer diesels were never very good on fuel but very refined and powerful for their time - can't have it all ways I don't suppose

[DodgeRover]

Finally managed to do a brim to brim calculation on the Omega. 32mpg. That's rubbish! I'm pretty sure there's still a fuel leak, possibly on the return line near the tank. I think I need to get that sorted. Computer reckons 39mpg.

I used to average 18mpg from the V6 running about if that makes you feel better, the petrol computer lies as well.

[Bren]

Our vectra will do 40 on a run but round the doors it's high 20's. Not sure it's economical enough to justify having over a petrol.

[3VOM]

 

Just been offered this cheap, 1.6 auto with possible hgf/water leak. Should I bother taking it?

Isn't this the same as Ghosty's?

[Eddie Honda]

Yesterday my brother bought a new motorbike...

Sorry to hear about your bro's woes. Was it locked to an immovable object?

 

 

 

Shopping in Waitrose? Mibbie that's why the cash is always tight?

[cms206]

Finally managed to do a brim to brim calculation on the Omega. 32mpg. That's rubbish! I'm pretty sure there's still a fuel leak, possibly on the return line near the tank. I think I need to get that sorted. Computer reckons 39mpg.

740 Turbo manual, since it arrived for £100 in January...

 

 

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