Dyslexic Viking Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 7 hours ago, Cord Fourteener said: Need a towbar for the Volvo 740 saloon. They are rare apparently, but I see 940 estate tow bars. Does anyone know if they'll fit? I have looked a bit and few sell new towbars for Volvo 740 and 940 now but the only place I found one is the same towbar listed on both 740 and 940. But that can be wrong. Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 I've put a deposit down on the most expensive car I've ever bought. Cord Fourteener, Stevebrookman, Cookiesouwest and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 I was invited by a friend to go to a big VW rally. Supposedly it is open to all VAG group cars, not just VWs and my green Favorit is a mk2 so post VW takeover. And of course it has a Polo GTI engine. Still didn't think it would attract any other Škodas and I was very nearly right but it was a cheap day out so why not. I decided my challenge would be to find original standard cars. Seeing as I turned up in a lowered, stiffened Favorit with a Polo engine and big black shiny wheels this was more than a bit hypocritical but hey ho. Obviously the Dub Scene is renowned for doing stupid things so original cars were very thin on the ground. Here's a few. Okay, so the wheels aren't standard but I don't ever remember seeing one of these before and it was very nice This was our little corner, the Audi 80 and Up! belong to friends of mine. The Up! is standard and the Audi is almost but not quite. Mexican Beetle This would have been nice but for the bloody surfboard. Nobody needs a surfboard in Oxfordshire. But at least there was no Yo Stance going on. Again not quite standard but I still liked it. Proper original this one. Beige and standard apart from the wheels. And in the car park, at last another Škoda. Fabia Scout! And this to me was car of the show. Absolutely mint, original Lupo GTI. There were a few hundred cars and vans there and this was the best I could come up with. The rest were all ridiculous. This Variant sums it up as he crawled along at about 3mph trying to avoid the bigger blades of grass. It was a very nice setting though, Stonor Park, Oxfordshire. Still a nice day out despite most of it really not being my thing. BL Bloke, stripped fred, Split_Pin and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 2 minutes ago, Yoss said: And in the car park, at last another Škoda. Fabia Scout! Don't like the wheels on it, but I do like a Fabia Scout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 7 minutes ago, Yoss said: Any more of that Type 2 - can't quite make out if the reg starts LJK or not? 3 parents of friends had locally registered T2's when I was in my early teens so I might have been in that one back in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Ghosty said: I've put a deposit down on the most expensive car I've ever bought. What have you purchased? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 17 minutes ago, Yoss said: I was invited by a friend to go to a big VW rally. Supposedly it is open to all VAG group cars, not just VWs and my green Favorit is a mk2 so post VW takeover. And of course it has a Polo GTI engine. Still didn't think it would attract any other Škodas and I was very nearly right but it was a cheap day out so why not. I decided my challenge would be to find original standard cars. Seeing as I turned up in a lowered, stiffened Favorit with a Polo engine and big black shiny wheels this was more than a bit hypocritical but hey ho. Obviously the Dub Scene is renowned for doing stupid things so original cars were very thin on the ground. Here's a few. Okay, so the wheels aren't standard but I don't ever remember seeing one of these before and it was very nice This was our little corner, the Audi 80 and Up! belong to friends of mine. The Up! is standard and the Audi is almost but not quite. Mexican Beetle This would have been nice but for the bloody surfboard. Nobody needs a surfboard in Oxfordshire. But at least there was no Yo Stance going on. Again not quite standard but I still liked it. Proper original this one. Beige and standard apart from the wheels. And in the car park, at last another Škoda. Fabia Scout! And this to me was car of the show. Absolutely mint, original Lupo GTI. There were a few hundred cars and vans there and this was the best I could come up with. The rest were all ridiculous. This Variant sums it up as he crawled along at about 3mph trying to avoid the bigger blades of grass. It was a very nice setting though, Stonor Park, Oxfordshire. Still a nice day out despite most of it really not being my thing. This is the biggest thing that bugs me about the folks that hover around the VW scene. Virtually everyone I've spoken to in the outside world when discussing the Caddy they inevitably tell me I need to slam it, then fit 20" wheels with stretch tyres to it. Sorry...no, that ain't going to happen. If anything is going to happen to the suspension it will be to fit softer shock absorbers...if alloys ever go near it, they'll be OEM VW ones which could have been on it from new (and according to the build sheet it did originally have alloy wheels), not some modern monstrosity that would look more in place on a monster truck. LightBulbFun, RoverFolkUs, louiepj and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 12 minutes ago, Bren said: What have you purchased? A Honda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 1 hour ago, High Jetter said: Any more of that Type 2 - can't quite make out if the reg starts LJK or not? 3 parents of friends had locally registered T2's when I was in my early teens so I might have been in that one back in the day. I think it's LJK 898L. It belongs to the same guy with the Audi 80. I think he's probably had it about 8 years, it could even be 10, I have no real concept of time any more. Can't remember where he got it from. Is JK a London reg? It sounds a bit like it. I know JD is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 21 minutes ago, Ghosty said: A Honda. Datsuncog, Cord Fourteener, loserone and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 1 hour ago, AnnoyingPentium said: Don't like the wheels on it, but I do like a Fabia Scout. A Škoda Fabia that AnnoyingPentium likes. Now there's something you don't* see every day. AnnoyingPentium, RoverFolkUs, Yoss and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Bit more digging out the deceased uncles garage.. Finally got FiL to get scrap people in to start clearing the crap and they taking away wheels and tyres too.. mercedade, Stevebrookman and Dyslexic Viking 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Yoss said: I think it's LJK 898L. It belongs to the same guy with the Audi 80. I think he's probably had it about 8 years, it could even be 10, I have no real concept of time any more. Can't remember where he got it from. Is JK a London reg? It sounds a bit like it. I know JD is. Thanks. JK & HC were Eastbourne reg's at that time. I might have a period pic on a slide...somewhere Yoss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 2 hours ago, Ghosty said: A Honda. Is there a Prelude...? stripped fred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 13 hours ago, High Jetter said: Is there a Prelude...? crowds to remain civic................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 11 minutes ago, High Jetter said: Is there a Prelude...? No, gone straight to the point with this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 7 minutes ago, Ghosty said: No, gone straight to the point with this one. D'accord. There will be at least be an interested quintet. Ghosty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 12 minutes ago, Ghosty said: No, gone straight to the point with this one. NSX or GTFO Stanky, MJK 24, stripped fred and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 3 minutes ago, loserone said: NSX or GTFO I mean, one of those letters is right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 1 minute ago, Ghosty said: I mean, one of those letters is right. Del sol? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 "sunny...." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeEP Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 S2000? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 5 minutes ago, BeEP said: S2000? Class! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Absolute legend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 40 minutes ago, loserone said: Del sol? Bear in mind I've had a tidy S3 XJ, that was more than a good Del Sol. Also, Del Sols are based on the EG chassis which I actively dislike. You're not far wrong, mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 It's not an S2K, but I know someone selling one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OM646 Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Today the Merc hit a milestone! AnnoyingPentium, J W Pepper, MJK 24 and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 11 hours ago, Ghosty said: No, gone straight to the point with this one. Is that an Accent on those words? Right, I'm off to listen to a Concerto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 2 hours ago, Cord Fourteener said: Is that an Accent on those words? Right, I'm off to listen to a Concerto. Not into Jazz? Could be a CRZ. Or S600. Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 2 hours ago, Cord Fourteener said: Is that an Accent on those words? Right, I'm off to listen to a Concerto. I'm still trying to repress my last Concerto. Cord Fourteener and Lacquer Peel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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