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[wuvvum]

That Estelle looks very similar to the one I had a few years ago.

I sold that for £350, chap came down from Scotland on the train to buy it.  Despite being a 130 it was slower than the 120 I also had at the time.

[sutty2006]

3 hours ago, BorniteIdentity said:

Back in 2016 you may remember I found myself in the absurd position of owning two low spec Ford Sierras within the space of three weeks.  Along with the infamous red bASe, I somehow won this for a bargain £550 on ebay.

I sold it quite quickly for £1250 - and the armchair trader who bought it flipped it quite quickly for about £1800.  

Really, REALLY disappointed to see it in this absolute state.

Obviously, when you sell a car, you forfeit any right to complain about what happens next - but it's just very sad really.  That car was a solid 8/10 right up until the moment I sold it.

@richardcarspottinguk on IG apparently tapped on the door and it's allegedly being sold back to the person who had it last, so maybe brighter days are coming.  

Let's leave on an upbeat note - here it is in 2016.

That same thing happened to me. I bought a red mk2 Carlton on a B plate. 1.8. Lovely car, loads of history, drove great. Even the first owner had kept a diary of every time he fueled it up, noted the mileage and MPG etc etc. I sold it to another “enthusiast” who sold it to someone in the manga club. It then reappeared on eBay parked in a field with long grass growing round it. Such a shame indeed. 
 

this is what it looked like when I sold it. Unfortunately there’s no pictures of its demise. 

[stuboy]

Popped over to crank over the zephyr... hopefully it ses as got a buyer interested..

 

[Dyslexic Viking]

I helped my dad and washed his 2009 Toyota Hiace van today. And washing the underside of this is just as exciting every year on how much rust comes off and this was the result this year.

And these were just the big pieces the little ones have fallen through. We do what we can to try to prevent this from rusting but it is not easy as the steel this is made of and the original paint is bad.

[Zelandeth]

This still has to be one of the best tools I've ever bought.  

Not something I use every day, but it's a bloody life saver when it does come out.  

I'd just spent several minutes hanging off a breaker bar trying to get the steering wheel nut off in the Caddy.  That just span it straight off as though it was finger tight.  Ideal solution to wheel nuts done up by fast fit type tyre outfits too.

Even though I understand the physics behind how it works it never ceases to be impressive to see the results.

[wuvvum]

Off on an evening collection mission. 

[Wibble]

4 hours ago, sutty2006 said:

That same thing happened to me. I bought a red mk2 Carlton on a B plate. 1.8. Lovely car, loads of history, drove great. Even the first owner had kept a diary of every time he fueled it up, noted the mileage and MPG etc etc. I sold it to another “enthusiast” who sold it to someone in the manga club. It then reappeared on eBay parked in a field with long grass growing round it. Such a shame indeed. 
 

this is what it looked like when I sold it. Unfortunately there’s no pictures of its demise. 

That is a such a shame, dad had same one on A plate new, in dark blue. Was a great car and I love them.

[stuboy]

21 hours ago, BorniteIdentity said:

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.......................

[stuboy]

bloody tyre inflator stuboy junior the first,  gave me gave up the ghost pumping up the daddy wagon tyre, anyone recommend a decent one,,?

[SiC]

9 minutes ago, stuboy said:

bloody tyre inflator stuboy junior the first,  gave me gave up the ghost pumping up the daddy wagon tyre, anyone recommend a decent one,,?

The ones that come with cars without spare tyres I find are by far the best. Either scrapyard or eBay. 

[SiC]

Car swaparoo time. 

MGB needs at least a oil change service and grease up. I'm getting quite desperate to start on the Midget too. Went for a peek earlier when picking the MGB up. I started poking more paint blisters and filler off. Also noticed a few things missing like the hard top rear brackets and passenger seat angle arm. Really wasn't the best value purchase I've made in a while..

While it fitted into the garage, I had to wind the window down to be able to slither out of it. Those rubber door guards come in handy for times like this!

Uploading and looking at this picture does make me think I really do have too many vehicles. There are still three missing from this photo 😬

[stuboy]

13 hours ago, SiC said:

The ones that come with cars without spare tyres I find are by far the best. Either scrapyard or eBay. 

u got a point the missus has one now going spare from the seat leon

[brownnova]

The Tuesday night weekly meets at Mavericks Wales have resumed! The first couple were a bit boy racer, but the sun was out this week! 

 

There was a meet there on Drive it Day too, so @Bren you might have seen cars from there  on the A548 as Mavericks is on that road near the big ship. 

[wuvvum]

And home.

[stuboy]

13 hours ago, wuvvum said:

And home.

whats it like?

[wuvvum]

Wafty.

[brownnova]

Niiiice! These have become tempting lately…. But a lot are advertised when they’re broken. 

[cort16]

8 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

And home.

Yes! I had a feeling you might be getting one of these. 

[stuboy]

13 hours ago, wuvvum said:

Wafty.

diesel?? auto??

[wuvvum]

13 minutes ago, brownnova said:

Niiiice! These have become tempting lately…. But a lot are advertised when they’re broken. 

There are a lot of broken ones around, especially the diesel V6s (like wot this is).  This one does have some issues but it's a fairly tidy giffer-owned example with decent history and sensible wheels etc, mileage is sensible at 140K and it's got plenty of test - it's probably the best one which has come up locally-ish within my budget.

[wuvvum]

Just now, stuboy said:

diesel?? auto??

Yes and yes.

[HMC]

Another day, another school run….

 

[SiC]

14 minutes ago, HMC said:

Another day, another school run….

 

Is your son keeping his head down to stop people recognising him? 🤣

[SiC]

Video of HMC taken only the other day

 

[juular]

Started stripping down the non seized Volvo B18 I had squirreled away.

Must admit it doesn't look brilliant. #2 looks a bit shite actually.

I'll knock those pistons out and see if it's worth saving the block.

[andyberg]

30 minutes ago, HMC said:

Another day, another school run….

 

Shame on you, that's a  shite parking thread photo 😂

[Longbridge Apologist]

53 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

And home.

Phwoar. Is it more waft than 'BMW dynamics'?

[Split_Pin]

The Audis driverside window was working intermittently. It would cut out after a few minutes and then come back to life if I left it for another few. I ruled out the motor and runners because when it was working it worked great.

I popped the switch pack off and one of the plugs had partially fallen out.

Pins adjusted for a snug fit and window working again. Then the passenger window decided to go on strike! Its very squeaky and I think its the thermal cut out due to overload. With the engine running and a bit more umph  to the motor it does work. Some greasing of something somewhere needed.

I then headed over to my parents to clean out my mum's 66 plate Corsa. They usually change it every 5 to 7 years so this one is going up for sale. 

It was very dusty and muddy inside but under that it was in great condition. Used by never abused.

The before pictures don't look that bad but it had lots of dust and earth everywhere as my mum has an allotment (muddy potatoes thrown in the boot - they're worth it though!) and she also does community gardening. The boot was howling as you can imagine.

Its only got 17000 miles on it so will be a nice car for someone.

Before 

After

[AnnoyingPentium]

2 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

Love how the reg plate is Get To Fuck.

[Split_Pin]

It will be in a week or so!

I have tried to convince my parents to keep it as I'm not comfortable that they'll find a better one (unless they wait 4 years or so for a brand new car) and given the demand for 2nd hand cars just now, I hope the dealer doesn't try and diddle them with something unsaleable like a Jeep or such like.