paulplom Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 I never knew that. I watch the fucker almost daily too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVee8 Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 2 minutes ago, paulplom said: I never knew that. I watch the fucker almost daily too. Last time we were there, we were talking to Dave, he was telling us they have 7 storage places now. paulplom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdisk Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 12 hours ago, LightBulbFun said: special paid for commercial tool that I use mainly for Invacar research which I have thrown far too much money at! this Austin 7 was getting the better of my curiosity so I fed it in to see its fine details (I could see with https://www.carbaba.co.uk/ that the reg mark was only on retention and still last on the Austin 7 it came off of so this gave me enough info to find its current plate, if the plate had been already assigned to another vehicle then I would not of been able to find its current plate) @LightBulbFun Just for interest, I put my BMW in to CarBaba to see what it value might be. 10 seconds later, I got a call from 07483815880 and an email from them asking if its auto or manual, and when can they come and get it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 7 minutes ago, bobdisk said: @LightBulbFun Just for interest, I put my BMW in to CarBaba to see what it value might be. 10 seconds later, I got a call from 07483815880 and an email from them asking if its auto or manual, and when can they come and get it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL I (and probably most of us) just abuse their initial vehicle information section of their valuation tool to pull info on old cars, as it spits out far more info then even half the paid tools out there do LOL (it uses the same back end as my commercial tool and spits out the same info the only thing it does not spit out is plate history and VIN numbers) I think your the first person to actually use their valuation service for real! someone in the office probably went "Oh holy shit someones actually done more then just look up the keeper count of a Talbot Tagora! this is not a drill everyone" beko1987, RoverFolkUs, catsinthewelder and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 2 hours ago, paulplom said: Thought this was a big auld Jag... then looked at the reg... and the shape of it. 😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 I had a dream last night that I bought @doug's Reliant Kitten and when I went to collect it it was yellow and not turquoise. I used to dream I was dating Kate Winslet. This Forum has a lot to answer for 🤦🏼 Angrydicky, brownnova, catsinthewelder and 9 others 1 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 Drove past a convoy of miserable 3-wheelers; the lead BMW/Messerschmitt had broken down and blocked the road. Standard. I'm sure they'll tell you it was fun. (Excuse my grump. I'm balls deep in a village fete and surrounded by clucking women trying to 'organise') wesacosa, Cookiesouwest, brownnova and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17-Coffees Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 Ah, feels good to road trip again... Not doing bad for time, somewhere in the Midlands of now having left North of Abrrdeen at 6:30 this morning and had a few stops. Lacquer Peel, MJK 24, Saabnut and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 Elite Autoshite mode: engaged wesacosa, richardmorris, LightBulbFun and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 K11 Micra 1.0 vibe 2001 ...where tf is the heater resistor thing hidden ... It's been mentioned before but I can't find a thread .... Help please 🤞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 6 minutes ago, mitsisigma01 said: K11 Micra 1.0 vibe 2001 ...where tf is the heater resistor thing hidden ... It's been mentioned before but I can't find a thread .... Help please 🤞 Have you tried removing the glovebox? On an N15 Almera it's a credit card sized & shaped thing that lives in the fresh air duct sort of level with the passenger's right shin. Not sure if the k11 is the same, but that would be where I'd start looking. mitsisigma01 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuke Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 Well that sucks. wuvvum, Split_Pin, w00dy and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 13 minutes ago, MrDuke said: Well that sucks. I know a K Series header tank when I see one (I think that's a K-Series header tank... You get to know what it looks like when you used to have a Rover 45!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuke Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 Yep, the very same 😟 On the positive side, at least I know why the EML's been coming on recently. And it hasn't been overheating, so the head shouldn't need any work. Probably. I hope. Not sure what to do with it yet - MOT's up next month, and it's got a couple of other potential issues. I'm happy to attempt the HG myself, so I suppose the worst result will be that I get some spannering practice in. RoverFolkUs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJK 24 Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 Citroën spotted in Wakefield, yesterday. J W Pepper, LightBulbFun and Dyslexic Viking 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rust Collector Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 Well, I’ve tried my best. I’ve been avoiding the eBay thread, the for sales section here, marketplace, scumtree… all the usual places where I see ropey cars that I really shouldn’t buy. A few days ago I was walking round some units with a friend, potentially planning some yard space… Oh dear… my mate asks if it’s something I’d want to buy. To which the answer is of course. Apparently he knows who owns it and will put the feelers out in the week once everyone is back at work. Here’s hoping they want to keep it because they’re definitely going to restore it one day or they want daft money and I won’t be able to justify it 😅 To make things worse, I was recently talking to another mate about ideal family wagons. I came up with the Audi 100 Avant as a sensible* choice. Which triggered a memory. Earlier this year I saw one advertised for not a lot of money. Convinced it was gone, I checked my bookmarks just to have a look… advert still up, still no change of keeper in a decade according to DVLA website. Only one thing for it then; I’ve contacted the seller and I’m seeing it Thursday evening 😅 I wonder if I’m at the point yet where my partner can’t remember what I’ve got up at the farm and wont question this appearing on the driveway! Coprolalia, Tickman, Split_Pin and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 19 hours ago, MrDuke said: Yep, the very same 😟 On the positive side, at least I know why the EML's been coming on recently. And it hasn't been overheating, so the head shouldn't need any work. Probably. I hope. Not sure what to do with it yet - MOT's up next month, and it's got a couple of other potential issues. I'm happy to attempt the HG myself, so I suppose the worst result will be that I get some spannering practice in. Assuming the oil has also gone creamy? Oil + water mixing is almost certainly OMGHGF on a K-Series. Sometimes when it's coolant consumption you're lucky and it turns out to be just the inlet manifold gasket. But oil and water will be HGF Yes if it hasn't overheated, the head should be fine. Any history of whether it's had the head gasket done before? The MG Rover mobile mechanics do it mobile for about £350 iirc, might be worth getting them to do it? It's important to do it right otherwise it'll happen again But I'd stick it in for a test first, if the floorpans are rotten then it's probably a lost cause MrDuke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 Lolz🙃 Snapchat-1533845428~2.mp4 Excuse the ClassicFM. I got bored of the live performances on Radio 2. grogee, wesacosa, AnnoyingPentium and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 Spotted this giffer spec MGB at a show today,it's for sale if anyone is interested.... Engine is Claterted with paint,I particularly like the screw in the radiator, a nice touch I think. He was a nice old lad,but The giffer repairs and improvements was too good not to share. Isopon, RayMK, D.E and 13 others 10 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 23 hours ago, grogee said: Elite Autoshite mode: engaged Must be a very late B reg- it’s the only one I’ve seen without the older twisty dash disks and not rectangular buttons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.E Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 There was a small meeting near the local cinema today. Spoiler for more photos! Spoiler J W Pepper, wuvvum, catsinthewelder and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 Ooft, that Peugeot 202! 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 2 hours ago, junkyarddog said: Spotted this giffer spec MGB at a show today,it's for sale if anyone is interested.... Engine is Claterted with paint,I particularly like the screw in the radiator, a nice touch I think. He was a nice old lad,but The giffer repairs and improvements was too good not to share. If it was up for sale and cheap, and not red rotten underneath it would be a nice project to get it looking decent again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 32 minutes ago, artdjones said: If it was up for sale and cheap, and not red rotten underneath it would be a nice project to get it looking decent again. He mentioned €2,500 to me. I reckon it's ropey enough underneath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuke Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 3 hours ago, RoverFolkUs said: Assuming the oil has also gone creamy? Oil + water mixing is almost certainly OMGHGF on a K-Series. Sometimes when it's coolant consumption you're lucky and it turns out to be just the inlet manifold gasket. But oil and water will be HGF Yes if it hasn't overheated, the head should be fine. Any history of whether it's had the head gasket done before? The MG Rover mobile mechanics do it mobile for about £350 iirc, might be worth getting them to do it? It's important to do it right otherwise it'll happen again But I'd stick it in for a test first, if the floorpans are rotten then it's probably a lost cause Didn't bother checking the oil tbh, once I saw the state of the header tank I just slammed the bonnet and marched off in disgust! I'm now worrying about whether the piston slap might have caused/been caused by wet-liner issues.... No idea whether it's been done before, there's no history with the car and I've only had it a couple of months (previous owner had it for even less time!) Judging by the 70k miles and generally cared-for condition, I doubt it. I'll probably get a pre-MOT check done on the bodywork - anything other than welding I can attempt myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 4 hours ago, Fumbler said: Excuse the ClassicFM. I got bored of the live performances on Radio 2. Nowt wrong with Classic FM. Although the last few days it has pretty much been Jerusalem, Orb & Sceptre and Crown Imperial on a loop... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 1 hour ago, junkyarddog said: He mentioned €2,500 to me. I reckon it's ropey enough underneath. It wouldn't be a surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 4 minutes ago, wuvvum said: Nowt wrong with Classic FM. Although the last few days it has pretty much been Jerusalem, Orb & Sceptre and Crown Imperial on a loop... Makes a change from the John Williams, Holst and Vivaldi they seemingly have on repeat. GrumpiusMaximus and wuvvum 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 45 minutes ago, MrDuke said: Didn't bother checking the oil tbh, once I saw the state of the header tank I just slammed the bonnet and marched off in disgust! I'm now worrying about whether the piston slap might have caused/been caused by wet-liner issues.... No idea whether it's been done before, there's no history with the car and I've only had it a couple of months (previous owner had it for even less time!) Judging by the 70k miles and generally cared-for condition, I doubt it. I'll probably get a pre-MOT check done on the bodywork - anything other than welding I can attempt myself. I understand the feeling! Yeah, if the liner heights were either not checked or the wrong headgasket fitted depending on liner protrusion, that certainly won't help I guess it comes down to how much you like it! I never like seeing Rover's scrapped, but you can't persist with them forever if it's a lost cause. Although it's got to be worth a go yourself 🤷♂️ stripped fred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 After yesterdays epic journey I decided to stay local-ish today. Having lived in this area for 15 years or so I can’t believe I’ve never been to Wirral Transport museum before! A few buses and trams. Even short tram rides through Birkenhead! Austat, wesacosa, Floatylight and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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