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[dugong]

Xedos managed 36mpg on a tankful over the weekend. Impressed with that given it's a stressed 2.0-litre V6.

[vulgalour]

That's quite impressive out of a Xedos, you're getting almost the same economy as my 414 which is known for being excellent on the MPGs.  I imagine the Xedos is a good bit more relaxing on the motorway too.

[dollywobbler]

Xedos managed 36mpg on a tankful over the weekend. Impressed with that given it's a stressed 2.0-litre V6.

 

Now I want it even more. Myself and Garycox had a quick drool over it at the show. That interior is fantastically grey.

[Lacquer Peel]

 

 

Sorry. Still experimenting. Shutterfly doesn't quite behave as I want, but has the benefit of not being Flickr, Photobucket or Facebook.

Imgur is a decent straightforward image hosting site if you don't get on with Shutterfly.

[Supernaut]

The spray wash thing sounds good for us flat-dwellers, where would I get one Wuvvum?

 

I was wondering this too. Not quite a flat dweller but a terraced house dweller using on-street parking. Very much worth a punt at a tenner.

[Cavcraft]

That's ace Alf, looks brilliant.

 

 

My fleet reduction has been going well, until last night when I bought another car that I haven't even sat in, let alone tried out.

[Supernaut]

Turns out that it's £30 per year cheaper for me to insure a Lexus LS400 than it is for me to insure my Xantia.

 

Insurance companies. Derp.

[plasticvandan]

I took the Dolomite to a little car show today, as i arrived the Mayor of Aldeburgh came running over complete with his bling neckpiece on "Oh would you like a Dolomite headset for £10?" seeing as i only recently just done the head i declined, "that's ok i only live around the corner!" with that he ran off to his Rover 75 roared off and came back 10 minutes later with this headset which i didn't want and i still felt obliged to give him the £10 for it!. All very random!

first rule of autoshite,never refuse spares! delivered as well,what would the postage have been on a gasket set,fiver? so £5 for a gasket set you will* need at some point.

[Kiltox]

The Clot, I assume.

Correct - I've found some on Amazon but it's £11 a roll!

[dollywobbler]

Imgur is a decent straightforward image hosting site if you don't get on with Shutterfly.

 

It's shit slow though. WilsonWilson's pics always seem to take forever to load on here. Perhaps just too much sheer damned yellow for their servers to handle?

 

Shutterfly isn't going to work for me. Smugmug has been recommended by two people now. Maybe I'll give it a go, though I'm always wary of free trials.

[Ghosty]

After noticing her somewhat spirited driving today I've just convinced the mother to go and look at a Cooper S...

 

It's also all black which appeals to her more than a red and white Cooper. 

[Bren]

This time it was Gene Wilder.

Previously it was Amy Winehouse, Robin Williams, Mike Reid, I could go on.

 

The rich and famous shit themselves when Bren goes on holiday to Devon..

[EssDeeWon]

Someone has papped my old SD1 recently.  Formally FHJ794T, but the chap who bought off me (Graeme, lovely guy) already had the MOO229R plate on retention.

 

From all accounts and looking at the MOT history its hardly ever used now.

 

Cowley's SD1. Remember "The Professionals" on T.V.? Well this is the Number Plate from Cowley's Rover as seen in the Show. It's displayed on my friend's matching SD1 just like the one Gordon Jackson used in the 70s. (My friend a by Miles Vincent, on Flickr

[DodgyBastard]

Went to see this heap

 

 

There could have been a deal to swap it for the 309 but the guy couldn't find the v5 for it so I walked away. it's a 1.0l 4 speed...

[Cavcraft]

This time it was Gene Wilder.

Previously it was Amy Winehouse, Robin Williams, Mike Reid, I could go on.

 

The rich and famous shit themselves when Bren goes on holiday to Devon..

 

If Jim Davidson ever has to visit A&E I'll book you in for a fortnight in Totnes.

[Richard]

There was a "Curse of Viz" for a while where a celebrity featured in an issue was dead by the time the next issue came out- Diana Spencer, Marti Caine, Reg Smythe and John Denver are the ones I remember. Apparently most of the people who wrote in about it suggested doing a feature on Noel Edmonds.

[For Fiats Sake]

Moar driveway fixings, did front discs and pads, changed spark plugs and new air filter in Gasket.

 

Pretty manky and the inner pads were very worn, the outer ones not doing much at all.

 

 

Cecil the selecta and the modern got a wash after I spent too much money on 5ltr drums of autoglym cleaning stuff whilst I was at MITCAR.

When the photos appear in my album I'll post em up.

 

 

 

[wuvvum]

The spray wash thing sounds good for us flat-dwellers, where would I get one Wuvvum?

I got mine from Roys of Wroxham - probably not a lot of help for you, soz...

 

They do them on ebay though for not much more money.

[purplebargeken]

^^ Just ordered one from eBay. 

[Kiltox]

Anyone know how much I'd be looking at to have someone cut out the rusty wheel arches on the Colt and weld in some new ones? Assume they'd need to be fabricated because I seriously doubt repair panels are available

[Ghosty]

I need to formulate a plan.

 

Step one, get a doctor's appointment (tenuously relevant).

Step two, phone some insurers in speculation.

Step three TBA...

[phil_lihp]

I may* have impulse-purchased a tidy Ford Puma on eBay.

 

Maybe should have allowed for the fact it's in Worcester and I can't go anywhere this weekend. Oopsie, hopefully the seller is patient.

[dollywobbler]

An observation that isn't quite a grump or a grin. Facebook groups can often be a bad idea. The Rover ones seem full of people who can't spell asking how to fit mesh grilles. To Rover 600s. The RAV4 ones seem to be full of people asking how to give them more ground clearance OR how to lower them. Both utterly pointless.

 

The RAV4 one particularly amuses me. Why on earth would you raise one? They're pretty pathetic off road, but poor ground clearance is only partly to blame. I can't see the point in trying to improve the off-road ability of a 4x4 that does not have a low ratio gearbox. A Suzuki Grand Vitara would be a far, far better starting point! I'm reluctantly conceding that the RAV is not going to get me back out on the lanes. 

 

On the other hand, if you want that cool, low look, why start with something that has enough headroom for Abe Lincoln wearing his tallest hat? I'm genuinely baffled.

[DaveDorson]

An observation that isn't quite a grump or a grin. Facebook groups can often be a bad idea. The Rover ones seem full of people who can't spell asking how to fit mesh grilles. To Rover 600s. The RAV4 ones seem to be full of people asking how to give them more ground clearance OR how to lower them. Both utterly pointless.

 

The RAV4 one particularly amuses me. Why on earth would you raise one? They're pretty pathetic off road, but poor ground clearance is only partly to blame. I can't see the point in trying to improve the off-road ability of a 4x4 that does not have a low ratio gearbox. A Suzuki Grand Vitara would be a far, far better starting point! I'm reluctantly conceding that the RAV is not going to get me back out on the lanes. 

 

On the other hand, if you want that cool, low look, why start with something that has enough headroom for Abe Lincoln wearing his tallest hat? I'm genuinely baffled.

 

 

There's a RAV4 in Stamford with a set of Kingpin remould mud tyres, he reckons it's fine on the lanes, struggles a bit in play sites, but a total blast to drive on the road, slides all over the shop but is dead manageable and only does it when he's being a bit silly.

 

I've considered one for daily use tbh, as it's a good compromise between the Fronterror and the slammed to buggery new beetle.

[dollywobbler]

Oh aye. For daily use, they're fine. That's what I use mine for, but it isn't so happy on the lanes. Around here, you really need a low first for rock crawling, and an exhaust that doesn't hang lower than the underside of the car...

 

The RAV does exactly what I need. Handy for local trips, but with the security of all-wheel drive where needed (ie towing caravans out of the Shitefest field). The seats are bloody horrible though, and it drinks fuel at an alarming rate compared to the Rover. 

[Supernaut]

Get a Jimny for off-roading.

 

A colleague of mine runs a local off-road club, so I joined their facebook group so I could go along and have a look sometime. My colleague and a heap of other members all have Jimnys. They're pretty heavily modded, mind.

[ruffgeezer]

I may have a reasonably priced 2001 a vitara in soon if anyone wants a superior 4x4 😉

[Angry Sheep]

An observation that isn't quite a grump or a grin. Facebook groups can often be a bad idea. The Rover ones seem full of people who can't spell asking how to fit mesh grilles. To Rover 600s. The RAV4 ones seem to be full of people asking how to give them more ground clearance OR how to lower them. Both utterly pointless.

 

The RAV4 one particularly amuses me. Why on earth would you raise one? They're pretty pathetic off road, but poor ground clearance is only partly to blame. I can't see the point in trying to improve the off-road ability of a 4x4 that does not have a low ratio gearbox. A Suzuki Grand Vitara would be a far, far better starting point! I'm reluctantly conceding that the RAV is not going to get me back out on the lanes. 

 

On the other hand, if you want that cool, low look, why start with something that has enough headroom for Abe Lincoln wearing his tallest hat? I'm genuinely baffled.

 

What's the RAV4 FB group, DW? Not that I want to raise or lower my RAV, you understand...

[oldcars]

Anyone know how much I'd be looking at to have someone cut out the rusty wheel arches on the Colt and weld in some new ones? Assume they'd need to be fabricated because I seriously doubt repair panels are available

£250 a side i would guess if its painted.

[dugong]

Sorting through my Retro Rides Gathering pics.

 

The forum is hit and miss but the show welcomes pretty much anything pre-1995. I've had other classic events get aggy about the Piazza and Xedos; in fact, it was quite refreshing to see a dearth of cliched British tin.