TheOtherStu Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 I don't know if anyone else watched it last night, but the new Wheeler Dealers series started with a Pug 205 Rallye. What I didn't realise was quite how startling the prices are now for pretty much any Pez Pug. I mean, the one they got, whilst it was generally in good shape rust wise, they felt they got a bargain for a heavily underpowered 1.4 engine with some rotten paintwork, 2 broken bumpers and a scabby interior. Is this going to be the new Mk1 Escort? Is it time to hide your genuine GTIs in the garage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 Mrs Grogee sent me this pic yesterday. Initially I thought she was taking the piss but when she got home she said 'no, I think it looks cool'. Personally I think that's grounds for divorce, don't you? Look at the state of it! Barried T4, shit German font plates, Halfords GTI badge and lame A-Team stripes. What a throbber Wibble and wesacosa 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazoli Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 24 minutes ago, grogee said: Mrs Grogee sent me this pic yesterday. Initially I thought she was taking the piss but when she got home she said 'no, I think it looks cool'. Personally I think that's grounds for divorce, don't you? Look at the state of it! Barried T4, shit German font plates, Halfords GTI badge and lame A-Team stripes. What a throbber to be fair it just looks like every other 'individual' T/4/5/6, also can't see if its been lowered and had shit wheels put on it to further ruin the driving 'experience' grogee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegod Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 Last Friday our little 2004 Fiesta we've had for 19 yrs merrily waltzed through it's MOT just ticked over 145 k , everyone in work takes the piss out of it but I love the scruffy little bugger horriblemercedes, Popsicle, Wibble and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 An update on the other day; verdict is "not much we can do, phone us if they come back. They probably won't come back though" Can't even be annoyed really, as I didn't catch the plate on the van and it's probably on fake plates anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 7 minutes ago, reb said: An update on the other day; verdict is "not much we can do, phone us if they come back. They probably won't come back though" Can't even be annoyed really, as I didn't catch the plate on the van and it's probably on fake plates anyway. This is why I have a ring doorbell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 5 minutes ago, Split_Pin said: This is why I have a ring doorbell. With the way my door faces it would have got the guys face but not the fact the van was there at all let alone the plate. It is something I'm considering now though. Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 I got one because there were 2 guys blatantly prowling, looking into houses for dogs to steal. I don't have a dog but lots of neighbours do. There are also quite a few shady characters driving in and out my street so it give a small bit of peace to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 On 23/10/2023 at 10:21, Split_Pin said: I seem to recall 'Project Nigel' had one on his channel but I stopped following him about 6 months ago so couldn't confirm. He kept saying he'd never sell this one but did in the end. Edit: It's not the same one at all. 420GSI that, he's ended up with it back and it's for sale for slightly too much. Paul is optimistic with his Rover antics I think. When he says something's a keeper that just means it gets a slightly longer stay of execution. He ended up with my old 416GTI, no idea what became of that as it's been on SORN for the last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 43 minutes ago, Split_Pin said: looking into houses for dogs to steal Why are dogs stolen, is there a black market for them as pets or are they exported? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 7 minutes ago, Asimo said: Why are dogs stolen, is there a black market for them as pets or are they exported? Next logical step from cat theft, innit. AnnoyingPentium and dave j 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rust Collector Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 9 minutes ago, Asimo said: Why are dogs stolen, is there a black market for them as pets or are they exported? Sell/breed from/use as bait dogs for fighting. It’s really shitty. RoverFolkUs, TheOtherStu and Asimo 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOtherStu Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 10 minutes ago, Asimo said: Why are dogs stolen, is there a black market for them as pets or are they exported? I won't use the P word, but certain communities either overbreed them if they're still complete, or they use them for fighting, hare coursing, that kind of thing. Asimo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 It doesn't bear thinking about TheOtherStu and Tenmil Socket 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 18 minutes ago, Ghosty said: Next logical step from cat theft, innit. Never heard of cat burglars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 5 hours ago, Metal Guru said: Never heard of cat burglars? @barefoot to the beige phone please barefoot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 Do you still have that lovely Panda 30 @Kiltoxas someone over on the Classic Panda Facebook forum has been looking for one for a while and I remember you had it for sale at one point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rust Collector Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 Today I learned that if you're fitting a brake switch to a Discovery 3 and during the process you decide to press the pedal down to make it easier to fit into place, the switch gets damaged internally. A trip to work and back on the bump stops was enjoyed* as part of the learning process, and a new part ordered. New part on order, and next time I'll fit it with the pedal in its resting position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpiusMaximus Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 My partner's Dad is a jammy sod. He's been faffing about for ages looking at cars and wanting the Moon on a stick. A good-condition Alfa for less than 4K, of a certain age, etc. Git only found himself one. One of his mates found an '06 Plate 147 Lusso with the 2.0 Twin Spark available for sale near to where he lived. For 1,700. With 65K miles on it. With a clean MOT and full service history. I'm not sure whether to be happy for him or deeply irritated that he's actually found what he wanted because he's been messing us around for months looking at cars and we've tried to talk him into something more realistic and been met with vague excuses and total nonsense. Only for him to actually get what he wants, which will reinforce his warped World-view! Jammy sod. Cookiesouwest, dome, ProgRocker and 6 others 3 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 Think I'll have to change my user name to Workshop Cat 🤣 This is Peep he's a Feral,and he has made his home here for the foreseeable. 😁 He loves nothing better that to curl up and sleep somewhere in my shed,apart from being fed of course. Shite Ron, EML, SiC and 29 others 32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 9 hours ago, GrumpiusMaximus said: My partner's Dad is a jammy sod. He's been faffing about for ages looking at cars and wanting the Moon on a stick. A good-condition Alfa for less than 4K, of a certain age, etc. Git only found himself one. One of his mates found an '06 Plate 147 Lusso with the 2.0 Twin Spark available for sale near to where he lived. For 1,700. With 65K miles on it. With a clean MOT and full service history. I'm not sure whether to be happy for him or deeply irritated that he's actually found what he wanted because he's been messing us around for months looking at cars and we've tried to talk him into something more realistic and been met with vague excuses and total nonsense. Only for him to actually get what he wants, which will reinforce his warped World-view! Jammy sod. An '06 will even have the 6 speed box, too! It might not be screaming its head off at 70mph like the '05 one I had. Jammy git indeed. Don't worry though, being an Alfa it'll soon break in some interesting and amusing way. beko1987 and GrumpiusMaximus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpiusMaximus Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 18 minutes ago, Supernaut said: An '06 will even have the 6 speed box, too! It might not be screaming its head off at 70mph like the '05 one I had. Jammy git indeed. Don't worry though, being an Alfa it'll soon break in some interesting and amusing way. Unfortunately there’s a very good local Alfa specialist he can go and annoy… Supernaut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 Sounds pretty fortunate for you GrumpiusMaximus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w00dy Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 Rectified another of BMW's mistakes Family hatch Sports coupe Schaefft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpiusMaximus Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 Probably the wrong thread for this but testing the waters. There's a Ford Focus MK2 1.4 Studio going to be available fairly imminently. It had welding last year on the front of the sills and has been fairly unloved. MOT'd until February but will need a bit to get through another one. It is the billy boggo base model. Was thinking about 350? It's not with me at the moment and needs a good clean and once it's had a clean I'll have a better idea of condition. Had dry joints in the dash soldering fixed on Monday at a local place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 23 hours ago, GrumpiusMaximus said: My partner's Dad is a jammy sod. He's been faffing about for ages looking at cars and wanting the Moon on a stick. A good-condition Alfa for less than 4K, of a certain age, etc. Git only found himself one. One of his mates found an '06 Plate 147 Lusso with the 2.0 Twin Spark available for sale near to where he lived. For 1,700. With 65K miles on it. With a clean MOT and full service history. I'm not sure whether to be happy for him or deeply irritated that he's actually found what he wanted because he's been messing us around for months looking at cars and we've tried to talk him into something more realistic and been met with vague excuses and total nonsense. Only for him to actually get what he wants, which will reinforce his warped World-view! Jammy sod. some pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaffer Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 Ultimate Copart bingo shiteing? Completed it mate 😅 brownnova, Popsicle, Coprolalia and 9 others 7 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpiusMaximus Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 23 minutes ago, stuboy said: some pics? Haven't got any at the moment but the next time I go over to their house I'll snap a few. Apparently it's light blue. I haven't seen it, my partner went over to pick it up with him. In Forest Row. And ended up in a private garage, talking to a mechanic who was restoring something from 1898... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rust Collector Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 8 minutes ago, GrumpiusMaximus said: In Forest Row Was just saying to my mum this eve about the fact that I had a run of about 2 or 3 cars in a row out of Forest Row at one point 😅 last one was the flat 6 legacy outback. GrumpiusMaximus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 I'm in Slough. This electric 500 abart is £40,000! Stinkwheel, Erebus and Six-cylinder 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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