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[Timewaster]

Mk1 MX5 auto in Poole its silver and 500 quid start http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161992984718?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Mismatched panels, rusty wipers, shit wheels, dinged bumper, moronic number plate font.....

 

That car would either cost your man a fortune or drive him insane or both.

[Six-cylinder]

How the hell's a  cripped up old fukka gonna get in and out of that ????     I struggled with a Scirocco, and that was 15 years ago when i was 40 !!

I manage OK!

[xtriple]

Mismatched panels, rusty wipers, shit wheels, dinged bumper, moronic number plate font.....

 

That car would either cost your man a fortune or drive him insane or both.

Already seen that one and given it an official 'swerve'! They are about but I really want to see it before I buy, I have a really strong hatred of rust and I am told (though I find it hard to believe   ) that MX5s like to corrode a tad!

 

In more promising news, I have now seen pictures of the MK2 that my mate is on about.... it does look a cracker. It even has loads of wood trim - I would feel quite at home in it! It is that really nice metallic green that they did not BRG which I do not like. However, still no news on price or miles or MOT or indeed anything, but the wait is part of the fun.... right?

[vulgalour]

I've finally decided it's time to part with my old Dynatron radiogram.  I got a fair offer on it and it's going to a good home.  I'll miss it because it's a lovely bit of kit but I've had to accept the fact it's just too big for this house and I only really need a record player.  The replacement has been acquired in the form of a Ferguson HF-25 (I gain a tape deck which the Dynatron didn't have).  I can't afford a fancy record player and there seem to be some sort of OSF style tax on them these days so in my budget there's not much choice.  Ferguson electricals have never let me down in the past and been of moderately good quality and since I can still get spares if it needs anything it should do the job.  So there ya go, bit of Audioshite for you.

 

I resisted making an offer on the Wren record player that caught my eye because it was miles away.  I also resisted the plethora of very stylish record players out there that are lovely to look at because of the daft price tags even broken ones have.  Gone, it seems, are the days when I could pick up a reasonable player and a pair of adequate speakers from my local charity shop for a quid.

[purplebargeken]

Haven't seen an actual record player in the flesh for years.

[gm]

cheap oil at europarts today

 

 

I use this stuff in the mazda, the engine gets a jolly good kicking on track so I change it every couple of thou / few months. seems to do the job ok.

[cms206]

Bought another diesel Peugeot. I may now need to become the founding member of the SPM.

[Inspector Morose]

Scottish Vegi-oil Massive?

[cms206]

Scottish Vegi-oil Massive?

POMPE LUCAS I think. Test til mid April.

Oh, and it's beige. Mostly.

[catsinthewelder]

I think I brought the wrong car today.

 

[skattrd]

Cracking picture Rich, I reckon that could be on the Autoshite Xmas card.

[Lacquer Peel]

POMPE LUCAS I think. Test til mid April.

Oh, and it's beige. Mostly.

 

FOAD's 305?

[andy18s]

 

Just what you need with a fwd turbo ..........be gone by hometime though

 

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[cms206]

Just been and got pics. 200k-ish on the clock, cambelt and water pump done last year, needs a drivers window. Dog rough but I hate to see a healthy dog put down.

[Lacquer Peel]

Wow that's grim.

 

Does it have PAS out of interest?

[cms206]

Wow that's grim.

 

Does it have PAS out of interest?

It's got nothing. I don't even think it has demisters.

[Lacquer Peel]

It's got nothing. I don't even think it has demisters.

 

I always forget Peugeot trim designations, 'GR' is low rung aye.

Miss_Peel likes 205s but it would really need to have PAS for her crap wrists, especially one with an XUD.

[darkfour]

Another new master cylinder should be arriving today for the Plymouth. I've been struggling mightily to get the disc brake conversion to work and get a good firm brake pedal without excessive pedal travel. I've tried 3/4", 7/8", 1" bore master cylinders and now finally a 1 1/8" bore.

 

I had to add some additional bracing to the pedal assembly as it was flexing when the pedal was pushed firmly. Looks like the PO cut away some of the assembly when installing it.

 

Mrs DF is away on business today so I should have time to get it bench bled and installed before she gets home.

 

If this doesn't work I'm out of cheap options to fix it and next up is $400 Wilwood brake calipers something which I'm keen to avoid.

[HH-R]

Believe it or not XE/GE(?) spec was even more minge bag - no passenger mirror, no internal mirror adjustment, no headrests, no rear wiper.

[artdjones]

GE,then GL,then GR

[nacho man]

So it's basically top of the range

 

 

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[oldcars]

Smart big tri axle coach broke down outside work. Nice chap asked if he needed a phone or anything. Apparently the coach thinks a door is open and all the brakes are stuck on and he can't move. Shame, he is a long way from home.

[captain_70s]

OMGSNOCAOS at work today. Ditched work early as the fluffy white stuff was coming down thick and fast and my Chinese all season tyres do not aid in driving in such conditions.

 

 

On my 13 mile (45min) drive I encountered three stuck lorries, two cars in ditches and five cars stuck on the road (and one partridge in a pear tree).

 

I paused at Aberchirder to take a photo: 

 

 

Another 15 miles (25mins) later I took another photo, just outside Cullen where I live:

 

 

Scottish weather is broken...

[xtriple]

I have bought a car!

 

Once again, sight unseen, over the phone. I promised I would not do this again!

 

But, it's a Mazda MX5 mk2 (which I didn't want) in green (which I didn't want) and... there endeth the bad news

 

It's an auto, old fella owned who has spent a fortune on it: kept in a garage, colour matched hardtop, wood trim, cream leather, new stereo, leccy windows pas etc.  It is MOTd until October the 6th and it's MOT history is really good - no mention of rust except on a road spring! Has a private plate and all sorts of goodies are getting chucked in as the chap is giving up driving - even giving me his sat nav!

 

Mate is collecting me on Friday after work and then off down to jolly old Plymouth to collect

[mercrocker]

Cowley failed its MOT today....Yes, yes I know its exempt but I like someone other than me to check it out and MOTs cheapest way.   Anyhoo...looks like at least 3 new rubber spring shackle bushes and one new rear cylinder fitted three years ago have shat the bed already.   Looks like I will have to poly bush the bastard cos ALL RUBBA IS SHITE NOWADAZE including the seals in brake cylinders.....

[vulgalour]

You shouldn't polybush the seals in your brake cylinders.

[mouseflakes]

No idea where to put this, so it ended up here. Was watching the box and some cringe-worthy Mother's Day advert from 'Pandora' came on. This was at the end...

 

 

I guess I should include the link (it's terrible, really)...

https://youtu.be/GxjrA8lNXe4

[Jon]

^^^^^^^^ Ooh, Ford Corcel Mouselfakes? Gr8 Ford/Renault 12 mashup, I think they look ace, especially the massive headlights on later models.

 

Anyway......

 

I always forget Peugeot trim designations, 'GR' is low rung aye.

Miss_Peel likes 205s but it would really need to have PAS for her crap wrists, especially one with an XUD.

 

I don't know how much more an XUD weighs than an XU9 but unless Miss_Peel (that sounds temptingly like Emma Peel from the Avengers) has issues with her wrists rather than just flimsy ones, it may be worth trying out one without PAS, as although they're a bit heavy, Mrs_Jon coped for a long time with a non-PAS GTI before her Clio came along. She's less than 8 stone in weight and has comically tiny wrists but didn't find too much issue, other than low speed parallel parking, etc. I must admit that my brother's old 1.1 205 XE was a lot heavier to steer than my AX 11RE I had at the same time, despite narrower (145) tyres, so maybe try an AX if she's any love for those?

 

Anyway, all this talk reminds me that we picked up our 205 five years ago this Saturday (it was my birthday, so an easy date to remember) and it's still knocking about nicely enough and has had few issues, so I reckon it's a permanent driveway resident now, even though it's been replaced. I dare say it's probably risen in value, compared to the £900 or so we paid for it. Which is nice. 

 

 

Here is a picture of the scabby little thing rigged up to our camping trailer for the purposes of a mildly amusing photograph:

 

 

[Lacquer Peel]

I don't know how much more an XUD weighs than an XU9 but unless Miss_Peel (that sounds temptingly like Emma Peel from the Avengers) has issues with her wrists rather than just flimsy ones, it may be worth trying out one without PAS, as although they're a bit heavy, Mrs_Jon coped for a long time with a non-PAS GTI before her Clio came along. She's less than 8 stone in weight and has comically tiny wrists but didn't find too much issue, other than low speed parallel parking, etc. I must admit that my brother's old 1.1 205 XE was a lot heavier to steer than my AX 11RE I had at the same time, despite narrower (145) tyres, so maybe try an AX if she's any love for those?

 

She is quite strong but her joints suffer when she's flaring with lupus, especially her fingers and wrists. 205s aren't the only option, she likes pretty much anything with wedgy/square styling.

I don't think I've driven a 205 diesel without power steering, but the Rover 218D I owned without PAS put me off buying another FWD diesel car without it - a real struggle at parking speeds, and I'm not a weakling.

[UltraWomble]

^^^^^^^^ Ooh, Ford Corcel Mouselfakes? Gr8 Ford/Renault 12 mashup, I think they look ace, especially the massive headlights on later models.

 

Anyway......

 

 

I don't know how much more an XUD weighs than an XU9 but unless Miss_Peel (that sounds temptingly like Emma Peel from the Avengers) has issues with her wrists rather than just flimsy ones, it may be worth trying out one without PAS, as although they're a bit heavy, Mrs_Jon coped for a long time with a non-PAS GTI before her Clio came along. She's less than 8 stone in weight and has comically tiny wrists but didn't find too much issue, other than low speed parallel parking, etc. I must admit that my brother's old 1.1 205 XE was a lot heavier to steer than my AX 11RE I had at the same time, despite narrower (145) tyres, so maybe try an AX if she's any love for those?

 

Anyway, all this talk reminds me that we picked up our 205 five years ago this Saturday (it was my birthday, so an easy date to remember) and it's still knocking about nicely enough and has had few issues, so I reckon it's a permanent driveway resident now, even though it's been replaced. I dare say it's probably risen in value, compared to the £900 or so we paid for it. Which is nice.

 

 

Here is a picture of the scabby little thing rigged up to our camping trailer for the purposes of a mildly amusing photograph:

 

 

I've got one of those

The kayak that is

 

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