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[vulgalour]

Yep, he popped up on the blue forum a few hours ago: http://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/176347/1977-volvo-244dl

[JohnK]

Left the house at 12.30pm with this:

 

 

And returned about an hour ago with this -

 

 

Had a nightmare of a time mind but happy with the new purchase.

[Ghosty]

I'd be buying an 1850 if I could. If not, an E28 5 series or something.

[fordperv]

JohnK that doesn't look a fair swap to me at all, looks a nice mk3 in the picture

[JohnK]

I sold the MK3 for cash and met the buyer half way, I then spent a small portion of the income on the E36 to 'get me home' - great mentality ...

[trigger]

Your Mk3 was rather sexy.

[JohnK]

It will be sadly missed and no doubt I will regret the sale, but for the time being it didn't fit in with the longer term plan. I'm intending to throw some cash at my E23 7 series this year and also need to get the 190E Into regular use (and also garaged now that the Escort has gone).

 

Hopefully the new owner will look after it!

[cort16]

I was meant to be meeting someone in Glasgow at 2 so we could discuss a swap on the CL with something even more vulgar but it's totally pishing down.

I don't have a number for them so I've messaged them trying to cancel. I hope they come back as I can't be arsed going up there in the rain and cold. We can't even do the deal there and then because the other car is in mid reg transfer.

[dollywobbler]

 

2CV found a friend in Lewes today. Mileage now 199,850. Homeward bound tomorrow.

[fordperv]

I sold the MK3 for cash and met the buyer half way, I then spent a small portion of the income on the E36 to 'get me home' - great mentality ...

 

 

thats ok then i was thinking you swapped for the e36, i was going to send the men with the lovely jackets that the sleeves fasten at the back, around to you to take you to the bouncy room

 

[trigger]

I had one of my East Coast Retros car meets today and as I've sold my Civic it meant turning up at my own car meet in a modern Starlet, I wasn't having that so i went online this morning and signed the Cortina up for direct debit to get it taxed (It goes tax exempt next month), Then i shot down to Colchester, drove it out of the inlaws garage after 6 months and drove it straight back again for this meet.

 

It was nice to be behind the wheel again, especially on a nice day like today, I forgot how bumpy the Gaz shocks are though and the tyres had gone a bit square as the dash vibrated but after a few miles it all settled down again.

 

The meet it's self was very good, 70+ cars came along again as well as a photographer for Retro Cars magazine who hopes to come back when the weather gets nicer for a proper feature. My camera died after the first photo but I'll chuck up some photos that others have taken in a moment.

 

 

[fordperv]

I do like a nice mk3, I've been working on a 1.6 mk3 today and have a major want for one now, in typical fashion someone has replaced the made of unobtanium in dash wiper switch with a 2 position rocker switch so the bloody wipers won't park when switched off, he told me they stopped parking when this switch was put on after I had investigated the contacts in the motor and checked everything else possible, I've told him he will probably have to live with it unless he can find me a proper switch, i did find a few other minor faults mechanically so it wasn't a complete waste of time, a lovely motor though

 

This is it

 

 

[myglaren]

 

2CV found a friend in Lewes today. Mileage now 199,850. Homeward bound tomorrow.

This was also posted on the FCF earlier by the bloke with the XM

[Six-cylinder]

I helped my friend Derek take his MG TF and his daughters MG ZR to Stoneleigh Warwickshire today to put them up for sale at the MG/Triumph spares day. Neither sold but I had a nice day there with lots of cars. 

 

 

[FakeConcern]

This was also posted on the FCF earlier by the bloke with the XM

I am that bloke! I tracked this down & joined up. I also put together that the writer of this blog https://classichub.wordpress.com/ (I'm a follower!) is  Dollywobbler! I really wish I'd met him!

[fordperv]

Hello and welcome FakeConcern

[trigger]

Just a few photos from this afternoons meet, not my photos mind.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[dollywobbler]

Ha! Good to meet your car anyway FakeConcern. She's a beauty

[Shep Shepherd]

Loving that Newport!

 

I'm sure I saw that Capri Perana in an issue of Fast Ford in the early 1990s

[Angrydicky]

Looks like a nice range of cars there Trig. I was going to come up in the Victor, but it would have been too much as I had to drive back to Canterbury this evening. I'm definitely going to get to at least one over the summer, though.

[stuboy]

today i went to sittingbourne and met up with fellow members of local car club to assist in changing cambelt on theres wifes mondeo..

not many pics as i was getting dirty..

my mate needs a halfords ste..

old belt (click on pic for vid)

http://vid69.photobucket.com/albums/i43/jiffybag/random%20crap/20150301_112020_zpsfetxx7dv.mp4

and first turn of the key (click on pic for vid)

http://vid69.photobucket.com/albums/i43/jiffybag/random%20crap/20150301_131419_zpsdbwjv6sc.mp4

[wuvvum]

I spent some time going over the cockmobile today.  The non-functioning offside sidelight bulb was soon replaced, but the indicator was slightly more involved as the headlight unit had to come out - thankfully not too much of a chore.  Turned out the bulb wasn't actually the problem - the problem was that someone had shoved the bulb holder back into the unit at completely the wrong angle so the metal contacts weren't touching.  I fitted a new bulb anyway, and the car now has a fully working set of that rarest of Audi options.

 

I then had a go at the rather stained front seats with some upholstery cleaner stuff, which has helped but will need a bit more lovin' to get them properly clean.  The lad I bought the car off was a heavy smoker and the inside of the windscreen was properly grimy.  A packet of screen wipes and some kitchen roll later and I can actually see out. 

 

The non-functioning fag lighter was indeed a blown fuse, now replaced.  The boot not opening looks to be a bit more of a deep-seated issue though - I got into the boot by folding the rear seats down, to find that the boot lid trim had already been removed, so somebody's obviously had a bash at fixing it.  Once in there it was easy enough to get the boot open by pulling directly on the catch, but there was no sign of life from the solenoid.  Reading through the handbook, the boot lock is supposed to have an effect on whether the solenoid will operate or not, and the lock barrel appears to be completely fecked, so that may well have something to do with it.  For the moment I just put it all back together as I have no immediate need to use the boot.

 

I did actually jet wash the thing yesterday (previous owner worked on building sites so there were clods of mud in the arches), but then it rained on the way home so it got mucky again.  It's still better than it was though, and it looks more respectable with the number plates in place.

 

 

The only other bit of fettling I got done today was to trowel some wob into the holes in the front wing of the Merc.  I started to sand it down but didn't get time to finish so it doesn't look brilliant at the moment, but still better than gaping rust holes.  The rest of the afternoon was spent shifting the fleet - my* car park is being resurfaced starting tomorrow, so everything's having to sit out on the road (mine and neighbouring roads) for a few weeks.  Although quite what the workmen are going to do about the Y-plate Civic that's been dumped on the car park I have no idea.

[mat_the_cat]

Took the van out for the first trip of the year...a 170 mile trip towing around 1500 kg. Fuel consumption down to 17 mpg but no issues apart from that!

 

Lovely weather.

[wuvvum]

I love that van.  I really want another LT35.  Shame they've got so expensive now.

[twosmoke300]

Wuv , ref the boot not opening , pull the nsf carpet up and make sure there is no water under there . It comes in the pollen filter housing and floods the control unit under there.

[Skizzer]

I've temporarily got the Yeti back, which has been out on loan to a friend until I get around to selling it.  Spent part of yesterday afternoon swapping it back to summer tyres and alloys (from winters on black steels) and making all the warning lights go out.  

 

The securing bolt for the driver's door check strap had worked loose so there was a series of loud clangs every time you opened or closed the door - obviously being a VW this needs a special tool, but luckily Halfrauds stock them in a little case of 100 different torx/screwdriver/etc bits for £12.99.  Barg.

 

It's always had a bit of character, this car, but now it's turned 5 years old and 80k it's starting to develop a bit of proper old car charm:  one of the tail lights keeps going out, but a sharp thump to the upper side of the lens unit fixes it for a week or so.  

 

It's just starting to get interesting:  shame I can't really afford to keep both it and the evil BMW.  MOT on Friday 13th.

[gm]

WTF ?

[Skizzer]

That's ace.  London Transport ran an ad campaign featuring a picture of a bus/tube/train combo exactly like that in the 80s when they introduced the Travelcard, because you could use it on all of the above.  Guess they (or someone) must have built a promo vehicle too.

 

Edit: http://london-underground.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/supercar-tube-bus-train-restored.html.

[320touring]

I think i've just managed to book a 7 day Nissan Leaf test drive..hopefully will be in my possession early April

[gm]

that seems logical, I'm surprised at how slim the tube section is compared to the bus. imagine coming round a corner to find the back end of a train in front of you

 

an idle thought : how come buses have a maximum number of passengers but tubes and trains can just keep cramming them in ?