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[320touring]

That and they both look cool as fuck!

[Split_Pin]

2 hours ago, iainrcz said:

Travel news.
Drove from Wooler to Aberdeen today.
Fun in parts, biblical rain and headaches in others.

Currently in a Wetherspoons drinking beer, waiting for food.

It's still raining.

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It always seems to be pouring and flooded when I drive to Wooler from Cumbernauld to see my mate!

[New POD]

27 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

I also noticed that both of these cars have their underpinnings in the 1980s but were registered in 2000 and have modern multivalve engines in lieu of the original 2 valve per cylinder units.

Have your neighbours converted thier garage into a room? 

It should be a criminal offence. 

Nice "nova" there. 

[Split_Pin]

2 minutes ago, New POD said:

Have your neighbours converted thier garage into a room? 

It should be a criminal offence. 

 

I cringe every time I see a house so converted

[Amishtat]

Currently in a pub in Dundee, only my second trip to the land of Volvos and cornered sausage. Nice so far, drove through some shite weather around the border but it was sunny when we got here. Spending the rest of the week driving round looking at houses. 

[wuvvum]

On 6/23/2019 at 11:20 PM, mitsisigma01 said:

Pictures please of the gory bits 

If you insist. 

Offside sill:

Offside arch:

Nearside sill:

Nearside arch:

[captain_70s]

9 hours ago, New POD said:

Have your neighbours converted thier garage into a room? 

It should be a criminal offence. 

To be fair most modern garages won't fit a car in them anyway. Went round a mate's new build t'other week and it was noted I was the only person he knew that owned a car narrow enough that it might squeeze in and allow the driver to open the door...

It'd also be useless to me as the internal door opens into the living room, so my fleet would render the whole house stinking of petrol and oil in seconds.

[New POD]

37 minutes ago, captain_70s said:

To be fair most modern garages won't fit a car in them anyway. Went round a mate's new build t'other week and it was noted I was the only person he knew that owned a car narrow enough that it might squeeze in and allow the driver to open the door...

It'd also be useless to me as the internal door opens into the living room, so my fleet would render the whole house stinking of petrol and oil in seconds.

Makes you think planning rules are wrong.  And there's mis-selling due to adverts saying it's a garage, when they should describe it as an integral shed. 

[Split_Pin]

I fitted a Vectra B in mine with plenty room to spare

[The Moog]

8 hours ago, wuvvum said:

If you insist. 

Offside sill:

 

Offside arch:

 

Nearside sill:

 

Nearside arch:

 

What are the chassis rails like at the front? 

[Supernaut]

15 hours ago, iainrcz said:

Travel news.
Drove from Wooler to Aberdeen today.
Fun in parts, biblical rain and headaches in others.

Currently in a Wetherspoons drinking beer, waiting for food.

It's still raining.

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Aye, it's like that here all the time. You get used to it.

[iainrcz]

Aye, it's like that here all the time. You get used to it.

It's actually stopped raining now, so old Mrs Hitler has got us out for a march.

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[egg]

NOS mirror from eBay replaced the smashed one on my Mondeo....

[tooSavvy]

7 hours ago, New POD said:

Makes you think planning rules are wrong.  And there's mis-selling due to adverts saying it's a garage, when they should describe it as an integral shed. 

I know cars don't [often *Vx excluded] combust.... I would not like to have one 'in the house'... Agreed >> many people use a 'car space' to out-build garage/extra bedroom onto a semi.

Side built or freestanding/side path would be my #choice

#.... never actually had a garage, except for M&D

[egg]

I got hold of this R16 manual. Maybe good for Junkman?

Then I saw the address of the original owner, and then it became destined for him...

[cort16]

That’s the cortina sold. A guy came today and is driving it back to Somerset !

My car mojo is low just now so no immediate plan to replace it although we’ll see how that statement stands in 24hrs.

[320touring]

Good work on the sale..

 

Get yourself over to the low cost, big liability thread and find the last 320si you posted;)

[cort16]

I’m trying to ignore that . My z4 currently needs a solid stream of work I can’t see the si being better !

[ruffgeezer]

Any number plate collectors in the house?

This one struck me as unusual so I rescued it...

[Tickman]

41 minutes ago, cort16 said:

That’s the cortina sold. A guy came today and is driving it back to Somerset !

My car mojo is low just now so no immediate plan to replace it although we’ll see how that statement stands in 24hrs.

Looking forward to the collection thread that you will obviously do

[Amishtat]

22 hours ago, iainrcz said:

Travel news.
Drove from Wooler to Aberdeen today.
Fun in parts, biblical rain and headaches in others.

Currently in a Wetherspoons drinking beer, waiting for food.

It's still raining.

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We arrived in Aberdeen today and by strange coincidence I'm sitting in a pub drinking beer. It isn't raining. Yet. 

[iainrcz]

We arrived in Aberdeen today and by strange coincidence I'm sitting in a pub drinking beer. It isn't raining. Yet. 

Advice

Avoid the scruffy lanky, ginger bearded bloke walking with the smartly dressed short brunette woman.

 

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[Amishtat]

I avoid most people if I can help it. Seems to work alright 

[iainrcz]

I avoid most people if I can help it. Seems to work alright 

I hate "busy" so we're on the same page.
Another tip, avoid Naples.
Nice place, full of fucking people.

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[320touring]

1 hour ago, cort16 said:

I’m trying to ignore that . My z4 currently needs a solid stream of work I can’t see the si being better !

But it'll be different, so doesn't count!

[iainrcz]

Beauty news
Apparently day cream has a different texture to night cream.

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[Tadhg Tiogar]

Note to self: get a drip tray and stick it under the CX.

[wuvvum]

12 hours ago, snagglepuss said:

What are the chassis rails like at the front? 

Not too bad as it goes.  Bit of peeling underseal but nowt worrisome. 

[gm]

they don't look bad at all but it's the ones either side of the engine that are a worry on the mk2, not that easy to check from above but definitely worth checking out next time it's up on ramps and you've got the under tray off

 

[hairnet]

15 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

I fitted a Vectra B in mine with plenty room to spare

in 37 boxes