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[Supernaut]

13 hours ago, 320touring said:

Meh, bigger losses at Culloden as me maw says...

Glad it's still alive though. Wonder if is still a 2 key job to start it?!

...and stop it again!

That, plus the non-existent driver's door check strap, random cutting out in neutral, and general scabbiness of it plus having a tidy 316i become available made me offload it.

I also remember the driver's side window regulator was cracked (as in the metal itself was cracked), and being a coupe meant it dropped and lifted the window every time you opened the door. This meant it made a rather sphincter-clenching BANG every time I opened the door. I tried replacing the regulator but it was held in with the world's strongest rivets. A hardened drill bit didn't even make a dent!

I still want another straight-6 in my life though. The noise that 320i made on full-chat was addictive. I also went the fastest I've ever driven a car in that one.

[dozeydustman]

Taken a freighter to Fareham Scania for MoT.

It’s tempting to buy some Swedish HGV trinkets and tat.....

[Aston Martin]

Stupid 4x4. Didn't start on the first turn, I left at 6:30 so it wasn't too bad.

However if I leave the house at 5am as normal. The neighbours will batter me to death.

[busmansholiday]

7.5k on it when I bought it at six months old seven years ago.

[vulgalour]

Today I've been pestered by a memory of an advert from probably the early 90s.  Couple keep taking their car back to the dealership to find the source of a squeak in their new car.  Ends up being the woman's earring.  My brain is telling me it was for the Mk3 Vauxhall Cavalier... or maybe the Mk2 Volkswagen Golf.  Definitely a manufacturer beginning with V.  It's really bugging me at any rate, anyone else remember the advert and maybe have a link to it?

[louiepj]

Definitely VW Golf as I remember Jasper Carrot doing a spoof on it, think they were Carrotts Commercial Breakdowns.
Reg No. AXI 7191.
1987 Mk 2 Golf
according to youtube?

Edited to add year and mk of golf.

[vulgalour]

Thanks for reminding me of Carrott's Commercial Breakdowns which I'd completely forgotten until you mentioned it!

[barefoot]

Bought a new plate for the back of the Rover.

Before;

After;

I was very pleased with FancyPlates.com

 

 

[beko1987]

Why would you want to advertise that your car came from Slough? Could have picked the (what was) the most prestigious rover dealer! Mayfair Park Royal or something! 

 

(I am only joking, I do understand. I'm lucky in that my xsara original plates and dealer decal on the tailgate are in tip top condition) 

[vulgalour]

That's a really weird looking registration, it's the OUO that's doing it, makes it look like it's a weird letter/number format.  Subtle removal of the fixing bolts is a nice touch.

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, vulgalour said:

That's a really weird looking registration, it's the OUO that's doing it, makes it look like it's a weird letter/number format.  Subtle removal of the fixing bolts is a nice touch.

Oh, two. Oh - you. Oh! Why not bolt it - surely more original?

[richardmorris]

Talking to my parents just now. Dad has mentioned a spanner in the works of the fiat’s Mot next month. Our friendly reliable old car and bike mot place is in Weston Rhyn, Shropshire ( by half a mile) and they are in wrexham, wales and not allowed to leave. Hmm. I’ve not even seen the car since February! But brakes, tyres clutch and exhaust were fine then.

[Six-cylinder]

44 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Talking to my parents just now. Dad has mentioned a spanner in the works of the fiat’s Mot next month. Our friendly reliable old car and bike mot place is in Weston Rhyn, Shropshire ( by half a mile) and they are in wrexham, wales and not allowed to leave. Hmm. I’ve not even seen the car since February! But brakes, tyres clutch and exhaust were fine then.

Ask the garage to collect and deliver?

[richardmorris]

1 minute ago, Six-cylinder said:

Ask the garage to collect and deliver?

It’s a one man band. It was next door to the Citroen specialist we used since I got my 2cv in 1993! Has motd the fiat since I’ve had it. The alternative is box lane mot which is about 500m from the parent’s house and been there since the 1950s so should be familiar with older cars. It doesn’t need a service - it’s done 20miles this year!

[egg]

It's probably gone up in value! Oh for the days when they were £500.

[richardmorris]

7 minutes ago, egg said:

It's probably gone up in value! Oh for the days when they were £500.

Some still are, but they tend to be a little holey.

[HMC]

6 hours ago, vulgalour said:

Today I've been pestered by a memory of an advert from probably the early 90s.  Couple keep taking their car back to the dealership to find the source of a squeak in their new car.  Ends up being the woman's earring.  My brain is telling me it was for the Mk3 Vauxhall Cavalier... or maybe the Mk2 Volkswagen Golf.  Definitely a manufacturer beginning with V.  It's really bugging me at any rate, anyone else remember the advert and maybe have a link to it?

I remember it well. Mk2 golf. If only everything in life was as reliable as a Volkswagen. The garagiste had very noisy stubble if memory serves

[HMC]

And that man is @RobT for both ownership of a mk2 gti and ESP for interior noises.

@vulgalour I remember it as it as on a family video recording of Christmas Day Screening of return of the Jedi on Itv- about 1989

slightly less relevant were these adverts on the recording too (we only had about 2 memorex blank tapes so watched it a lot and hence lodged in the memory....)
 

 

 

 

[SiC]

I have quite a thing for a MK2 Golf atm. Would have to be a GTi of course. But probably only a knackered and rusty 8v is all I could afford

[320touring]

Just now, SiC said:

I have quite a thing for a MK2 Golf atm. Would have to be a GTi of course. But probably only a knackered and rusty 8v is all I could afford

8v is the one to have. That's sufficient valves per cyl

[RobT]

30 minutes ago, HMC said:

And that man is @RobT for both ownership of a mk2 gti and ESP for interior noises.

LoLz!

Oak green big bumpered 3 door.  The most unreliable car I've ever owned.  But I was also fussy in those days and wanted it perfect.  Nowadays I'll drive any old shit.

[mitsisigma01]

12 hours ago, dozeydustman said:

Taken a freighter to Fareham Scania for MoT.

It’s tempting to buy some Swedish HGV trinkets and tat.....

Get them to use Scania at Please Pottage near Crawley and you can nip over the road to Bridgers scrappy 

[LabRat]

That's the mg6 dropped off for its mot. It's only done 4000 miles since the last test, but that was done by stoneacre mg before I bought it, so Christ only knows what will happen.

If you're anywhere near Oldham and hear a strange, high pitched wailing in the next hour or so, it's just my wallet howling in misery!

[LabRat]

Failed on the front drivers wishbone- the one part that you need to sell a kidney for. 

£219 for the wishbone and 3 hours labour because the front subframe has to be dropped to get to the mounts. Fucksticks.

[richardmorris]

3 hours ago, LabRat said:

Failed on the front drivers wishbone- the one part that you need to sell a kidney for. 

£219 for the wishbone and 3 hours labour because the front subframe has to be dropped to get to the mounts. Fucksticks.

I had that on the merc, and now the other side needs doing- it was £900 at the main dealer. All because the little ball joint is integral to the arm on the 320.

[LabRat]

Yep. Same here and because Saic decided to shrink the wheelbase on the mg6 compared to a 75/ZT, it's the one suspension part that unique to the 6.

The joys of modern motoring!

[richardmorris]

Much gunfire here today. I assume it’s the gamekeeper and not a coup! 

[RobT]

Anyone fancy taking this on? It's the ex-clayts and Moog Rover 820.  Ideally needs two new rear calipers in order to sort out the lack of handbrake.  Or you could try a refurb of the current ones.  Other time and money commitments (or rather lack of both) means I'm struggling to justify the expense.  Best I can find is two separate eBay listings, totalling £138 for the pair.

I tried a session on them today, but bolts are seized and look very rusty, so I couldn't be arsed with a war on brakes.  Had enough of that with the Morris.  To add to the fun, the handbrake lever button has shrunk in on itself.  Must be the cold...

MoT is due 16th December.  Might need a thud from the rear looking at (could just be exhaust fouling) but apart from that 'should pass no problem m8' cliche applies. Lovely car overall.  If there's no interest I'll just pucker up and get it sorted.

£275 would be nice.  Cheers!

OS offending caliper.  No pic of the other.

[egg]

Plenty of pheasants getting rounded up this week on the school run, not sure if is a better end then being squashed by a car.

@richardmorris

[Cavcraft]

14 minutes ago, egg said:

Plenty of pheasants getting rounded up this week on the school run, not sure if is a better end then being squashed by a car.

@richardmorris

A better fate would have not being bred in the first place for a load of braying Hooray Henry wankers to blast out of the sky.