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[tooSavvy]

I'm sure a lot of the expensive scrappies are up to the same sort of financial shenanigans.

 

I have heard such rumours... Although my tip referred to Kebab shops which had suspiciously few customers and large Aldis round the back/tints...

 

Must be a North Tyneside thing

 

 

TS

[eddyramrod]

I've got a killswitch on the horn/seat adjustment circuit on the Caddy, because it was causing fatal battery drains if the fuse was left in.  Guess what I forgot to switch off last time I took the car out?

 

Yep.  Totally flat battery.  No amount of comical over-revving would put enough through the jumpleads from the Giffer Rover to start the V8, so I've had to take the battery off and slip round to the garage on the corner for them to charge it up for me.  Buggeration.

[mercrocker]

Well, our town is now complete.   First we got a McDonalds, then a Subway and a Costa.   Now we have got this......

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was once a Mercedes dealership - very helpful storeman used to keep feeding me old W123 stock for un-MB prices.   Prior to that, an excellent transmission specialist who thankfully still exist a couple of miles away.

 

Further back, still, a portion of this site was one of the final business ventures of Jim Keeble, ex Gordon Keeble.     

 

It was also a very handy Esso outlet, one of the four filling stations that have closed here in the last 20 years.  

 

 

[Six-cylinder]

I think Scotland when I see Arnold Clark

[dave21478]

Aye, cant beat a bit of length when it comes to jump leads.

While diggering once years back I snagged a massive cable the size of my wrist. After my butt hole relaxed after expecting billion volt death, it turned out to be a bit of old cable about 15 meters long with 5 cores in it, each significantly thicker than my thumb. It was all fucked up and chewed at certain points along its length but I managed to rescue two cores that were long enough sections to make a set of monster jump leads where I can jump a stricken car even comfortably parked behind it. I got the four clamps from a tractor spares place.

[Supernaut]

I thought that might be the case. Still handy though, the first thing I got was a safety catch for the Volvo's bonnet, which people were asking stupid money for on eBay. I'm sure I've had headlights and wheels there too. I'm sure a lot of the expensive scrappies are up to the same sort of financial shenanigans.

 

The Transit did well, he was still in it the last time I was there, which was only a couple of years ago.

 

Aye, the portacabin is fairly recent. They actually have the better sets of wheels all stacked up neatly next to the portacabin now... some sort of nod to customer service?

[M'coli]

Well, it turns out the 3-stud Peugeot 106 has different rear stub-axles to the 4-stud ones, meaning that I can't simply pop the healthy 3-stud rear beam into the 4-stud car for its MOT retest, which has utterly pissed on my chips, I tell thee.

[dollywobbler]

I've got a killswitch on the horn/seat adjustment circuit on the Caddy, because it was causing fatal battery drains if the fuse was left in.  Guess what I forgot to switch off last time I took the car out?

 

Yep.  Totally flat battery.  No amount of comical over-revving would put enough through the jumpleads from the Giffer Rover to start the V8, so I've had to take the battery off and slip round to the garage on the corner for them to charge it up for me.  Buggeration.

 

Surprised by that. Either iffy leads or poor connections one end or the other. If a 2CV can start a 2.1 turbo diesel, a Rover should be able to start a V8.

[eddyramrod]

That was my logic too, but it didn't work.  Never mind, an overnight trickle should have me booming down the alley again!

[phil_lihp]

Sensible silver dieselness sold.  Bright yellow petrol thing incoming.  A good day!

[Guest Hooli]

Surprised by that. Either iffy leads or poor connections one end or the other. If a 2CV can start a 2.1 turbo diesel, a Rover should be able to start a V8.

 

Me too.

 

My normal answer to to sit there with the leads connected for 5mins at a fast idle to boost up the dead batt a bit. Seems to help a lot.

[Ghosty]

A4's had one enquirer for every day it's been on sale, and they all seem relatively sensible too. No bites yet, but the stream of interest is both surprising and reassuring. 

Current enquirer is a Polish fella from Prestwich. Started off 'what's your lowest price' so I said £750, he says OK I'll check insurance.

Could this really be easier than we all expected?

[alcyonecorporation]

A4's had one enquirer for every day it's been on sale, and they all seem relatively sensible too. No bites yet, but the stream of interest is both surprising and reassuring. 

Current enquirer is a Polish fella from Prestwich. Started off 'what's your lowest price' so I said £750, he says OK I'll check insurance.

Could this really be easier than we all expected?

 

I hope so. NI buyer of the knob van decided he couldn't be arsed waiting for his collection service - booked up for three weeks - to come and collect it from me despite me offering to store it for him until then for free. 

He's since ignored all phone calls and texts; got him briefly on the phone last night but he couldn't wait to get rid of me. 

 

I'm speaking to the next highest bidder tonight. 

[They_all_do_that_sir]

XM booked in for MOT tomorrow morning at 8:05, wish us luck...

 

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[alcyonecorporation]

LUCK GOOD 

[17-Coffees]

The BMW 316i 'Shed' is officially on SORN, and it suffering from a broke rear spring. So she'll be holed up in the garage until I get round to fixing it, hopefully get some bodywork done as well. 

In light of this, i'll be making plans to remove another car out of the storage of 'Top Men' and see if it'll fit in the driveway... 

[They_all_do_that_sir]

Yes indeedy

 

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[HMC]

Incoming merc E320cdi- loaded with toys and rust. It's basically cosmetic rather than structural but admittedly looks awful- but at least that puts people off and makes them cheap I suppose.

[Jams]

Incoming merc E320cdi- loaded with toys and rust. It's basically cosmetic rather than structural but admittedly looks awful- but at least that puts people off and makes them cheap I suppose.

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That's my mates car!! Very strange as we look very much alike! If it's off him it will be a good one!

[Supernaut]

The BMW 316i 'Shed' is officially on SORN, and it suffering from a broke rear spring. So she'll be holed up in the garage until I get round to fixing it, hopefully get some bodywork done as well. 

In light of this, i'll be making plans to remove another car out of the storage of 'Top Men' and see if it'll fit in the driveway...

So are you going to chop that step off the front door before or after you try fitting it in the driveway?

[BorniteIdentity]

Anybody here in Lancs able to nose at a car for me in Chorley?

 

Beer tokens available.

[The Moog]

I might be able to on Sunday if that is any help. If you PM me details.

[taxi paul]

Well my foster child moves out today. We go on our jollies to cornwall tomorrow.well I say moves out but.he came last friday and havnt seen him since. Police called before to say they had caught up with him and social worker will take him to a new place to run off from.

[cobblers]

Fair play for trying Paul, sounds like you probably had a lucky escape with this one!

[puddlethumper]

I'm watching a 1994 Peugeot 405 1.8 petrol estate on the Bay of Pigs. Its got a day and a halfish to go and is at £420 reserve not met. 

I need the collective to part with the usual, and sometimes unusual, wisdom and comments.

73,000 miles, mot Jan 18, etc,

I don't know how to do a link coz I is crap innit.

[Noel Tidybeard]

Well my foster child moves out today. We go on our jollies to cornwall tomorrow.well I say moves out but.he came last friday and havnt seen him since. Police called before to say they had caught up with him and social worker will take him to a new place to run off from.

 

thats a shame i'm sure he would've liked running away from Kernow

[DodgyBastard]

I hope so. NI buyer of the knob van decided he couldn't be arsed waiting for his collection service - booked up for three weeks - to come and collect it from me despite me offering to store it for him until then for free.

He's since ignored all phone calls and texts; got him briefly on the phone last night but he couldn't wait to get rid of me.

 

I'm speaking to the next highest bidder tonight.

Is it going for a "bargain" price after all?

 

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[Lacquer Peel]

I'm watching a 1994 Peugeot 405 1.8 petrol estate on the Bay of Pigs. Its got a day and a halfish to go and is at £420 reserve not met. 

I need the collective to part with the usual, and sometimes unusual, wisdom and comments.

73,000 miles, mot Jan 18, etc,

I don't know how to do a link coz I is crap innit.

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Peugeot-405-/132277458467

 

It looks like a good one. Not sure about the strut brace (!) but these are such good cars to drive, I've only had diesel 405s but the 1.8 petrol should be even sweeter.

[Lacquer Peel]

Is it going for a "bargain" price after all?

 

[Mally]

I'm watching a 1994 Peugeot 405 1.8 petrol estate on the Bay of Pigs. Its got a day and a halfish to go and is at £420 reserve not met. 

I need the collective to part with the usual, and sometimes unusual, wisdom and comments.

73,000 miles, mot Jan 18, etc,

I don't know how to do a link coz I is crap innit.

 

I too have only had diesel but I like them almost as much as junkman.

Problem with putting it on here is we all know about it now.

Depends what hes asking really.

Last car I bought off a decorator was full of emulsion.