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[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.

[AnnoyingPentium]

3 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

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.

The new Corsa isny bad. My Gran never started driving till the late 90s and has lived off nothing but automatic Corsas since. She said the spec of the 70-reg PSA meddled SRI isn't as good as her last GM SRI (a 66-plate) though.

[Fumbler]

The road to my house is closed for emergency electrical works, so I had to park up on the next road along.

It seems spring has arrived.

[GMcD]

2 hours ago, SiC said:

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 😬

I'm having a similar-ish dilemma. I really want another car as I'm itching for a change but I need to be sensible and get rid of something first. Need to make my mind up what!

[wuvvum]

1 hour ago, Longbridge Apologist said:

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

It certainly rides better than any modern BMW I've been in, but then those have all had silly big wheels with rubber band tyres which probably didn't work in their favour.

[wuvvum]

35 minutes ago, Fumbler said:

The road to my house is closed for emergency electrical works, so I had to park up on the next road along.

It seems spring has arrived.

Is it not spring yet in your road then?

[Fumbler]

Just now, wuvvum said:

Is it not spring yet in your road then?

It certainly isn't as green!

[D.E]

Shiny new bit on!

The 205 won't pass inspection in its current state, no need for crying smileys though as it really isn't bad for a 140 euro car! Small hole in the back box (which I've replaced with the new one seen above), the handbrake doesn't quite meet the requirements, and apparently our inspection has a rule which states that all door locks must work. And since I can't open the passenger door from the outside due to that lock being knackered, I'll have to change that as well.

[stuboy]

13 hours ago, stuboy said:

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

Relocated this from future mrs stuboy

[Metal Guru]

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. 

I bought a Ring one on eBay, rather than any of the brands I’d never heard of. Three attempts to get a working one. 

[anonymous user]

1 hour ago, stuboy said:

Relocated this from future mrs stuboy

Does she require reinflating very often?

[Stanky]

Its a busy* day at work today, so we've been looking out the window at the mega shady car sales place round the back of a pub that we sort of overlook. This regularly gets raided by the local police which provides some entertainment for us, but today we have a fun fun game of 'what car is this from?'

My guess was Mazda 3 or 6, which it definitely isn't. The grille cutouts are wrong for a ford focus, and a 3 series BMW too. So, over to you guys, what do you think it came from?

[AnnoyingPentium]

1 minute ago, Stanky said:

Its a busy* day at work today, so we've been looking out the window at the mega shady car sales place round the back of a pub that we sort of overlook. This regularly gets raided by the local police which provides some entertainment for us, but today we have a fun fun game of 'what car is this from?'

My guess was Mazda 3 or 6, which it definitely isn't. The grille cutouts are wrong for a ford focus, and a 3 series BMW too. So, over to you guys, what do you think it came from?

Canny be an Astra like @New POD's. Could it?

[SiC]

13 hours ago, Gerrymcd said:

I'm having a similar-ish dilemma. I really want another car as I'm itching for a change but I need to be sensible and get rid of something first. Need to make my mind up what!

My problem is that I have too many projects and so I don't have much to shift. Dolomite has a long way to go and Midget not even started but want to have some fun out of. Boxster I like too much to sell and likewise the BGT that I've had for pretty much 5 years!

That only leaves the A4. Problem is, that's a useful runaround for tip runs and the like. Realistically though it doesn't get used enough to justify its keep.

Something smaller would be better suited (like the Fabia I had 🤦🤣) and ideally cheap to tax (<=£30 p/a). Probably something like a Fiat 500 but I'd want one dirt cheap to justify the change and there are none about for that sort of money. The A4 is probably worth about £1.5k-ish and there isn't much that I could get for that even. 

I keep chasing down classic Minis. However I'd really want a MK1 to be fully happy and they're like £10k-15k for a decent one. I can't justify spending that amount on something like that though for just the occasional evening blast. Not least you could get a tidy TVR Chimera or TR6 for that money. Realistically I'd be looking to buy a project to get what I'd be happy spending and for around £5k it'd be one that needs a fair chunk of work. At least it finished would easily make it worth it if ever sold on.

So right now I'll probably flog on the A4 around when the insurance is up for renewal in June. Then wait out to see what the market will do. With energy prices and soon food prices eating away at people's disposable incomes, I can't help think that cheaper toys (i.e. sub £10k market) like classic cars will take a hit. Higher price stuff potentially less affected as those that can afford them are unlikely to be hit as hard from cost of living increases. 

[Dan29]

3 hours ago, Metal Guru said:

I bought a Ring one on eBay, rather than any of the brands I’d never heard of. Three attempts to get a working one. 

The Ring one I've got is £23 on Amazon; they've got a different model for £21.