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[320touring]

Been out to test drive an audiS4 Avant with my mum (69years old) as she needs an auto with leather and petrol.

 

she described it as 'nippy'

 

I now know where the GLF comes from

This news just in.. we haz bort an carz!

 

but not what you think

[Supernaut]

This news just in.. we haz bort an carz!

 

but not what you think

 

A Subaru Legacy 3.0 H6?

[NorfolkNWeigh]

The Audi has gone , not to Scotland though , even if it did meet most of the criteria for MuthaGLF.

Doubled my investment ,which is as worrying as its unusual.

Why worrying? You may ask. Well, I now think I'm some sort of Classic* Car Dealer , you know like Mike Brewer or The Doctor or Cavcraft.

'Oldoutyerand, this time next year Rodney ,we'll be millionaires etc etc.

This will end in tears , right where's that 99p Rover 827?

[Kiltox]

All you need to do now is put an advert on your local cars for sale page on Facebook "ne MOT faliers or spayers/repars cars? cash 2nyt" and buy anything you can for £60 or less 

[dugong]

 

Last week, the IPTOC helped me scrap my spares Piazza. It was a nightmare getting it collected but it's gone now. Its parts will live on in a number of other cars.

I can't get GYP out of the garage in PEEBO_WASTELAND because I broke the key off in the deadlock and we're waiting for our landlord to replace the barrel.

 

Rover 25 is now sold awaiting collection from castros_bro.

 

Captain Slow has made incredible progress with the white 605; it now has an opening nearside passenger door in what appears to be a long time. Next job will be an MoT and it'll be out the door to a new owner. Someone I know is interested.

 

 

Xedos took me to the Beaulieu Autojumble and back without complaint although it appears someone has played with the wiring earlier in its life to fit a horrible aftermarket alarm.

The blebby arch will need sorting soon. It found a friend in the New Forest, too.

 

Amazon is back soon, too. I have a date and everything.

[Supernaut]

Had my first go in a Honda HR-V this weekend as well - the same mate has just bought one and I drove it home for him.  I actually rather liked it - I've always quite liked the shape of them, but I found it really nice to drive as well, and surprisingly nippy for a non-VTEC 1.6-litre 4x4 - it'd definitely leave a Vitara or a Sportrak in the dust.  I want one now...

Those have been on and off my radar for a while too! They always seem to go cheap and do look like fun. I don't know why I'd need one though. I guess it would be good at carrying a mountain bike, or stick some snow tyres on it for the winter OMGSNOKAOS.

[dave21478]

We got my sister an HRV a few months back and I like it so much Im looking for one myself to replace the Escort. Preferably a three door in one of the unusual colours they did...dog piss yellow, Vulgalours hat purple or inside a jaffacake orange.

[dollywobbler]

They did HR-Vs with CVT too. I'd very much like to try one of these. 

[320touring]

Speaking of big tall hondas..

 

CRV with mot til july 97k miles and leather auto and petrol

 

Happy mother achieved!

 

it seems to be a doddle to get in/out of with her replaced hip

 

worlds oddest gearbox/handbrake combo

[purplebargeken]

^^ WTF????

[320touring]

God Like Figure?Ben

Gaun Like Fuck..

 

an appropriate phrase for a 340bhp v8 4.2 estate:)

[dollywobbler]

Wow. That's joyously odd. Is that a CVT too?

[320touring]

Wow. That's joyously odd. Is that a CVT too?

it appears to have a 3 speed box with overdrive/tc lockup and 4wd.

 

I could feel gearchanges like a normal auto so dont think it is cvt

[320touring]

I'd doubt it but i could only ask;)

[MarvinsMom]

Love the Lakes, and 75s. Is this a yearly thing, would love to go next year.

yes and no...

 

it was a mini-meet, social gathering that some of the forum members had organized themselves, but the club has been to the museum a number of times, usually once a year at least! and they are already thinking about having another meet there next year.

 

details get listed on the rover 75 club forum, which i guess you have to be registered to access, but as that can be done for free, its not a hardship?

[Ghosty]

That CRV gearstick is great. 

Is the other lever low range?

[320touring]

That CRV gearstick is great.

Is the other lever low range?

no, the other lever is the handbrake!

[Ghosty]

Oh yeah, I see the (P) now!

[dave21478]

They did HR-Vs with CVT too. I'd very much like to try one of these. 

 

Apparently the CVT version has a super-low first gear lower end of the cones or whatever system it uses and is a lot handier for minor offroading as its like a proper low crawler gear for edging over obsacles rather than having to keep the manual in first, wind it up to a zillion rpm till VTEC yo to prevent in stalling and tearing the arse out of the clutch.

 

Given how the manual drives on road I reckon the CVT would be a real hoot too....very point n squirt.

[Bren]

Our focus performed superbly during our holiday to Devon, on some occasions showing a clean pair of heels to more modern machinery on the motorway.

 

Somebody will be getting s good car when it is moved on.

[twosmoke300]

Just incase you need to know the handbrake cable adjuster on that shape crv is under the passenger seat . Slide the seat forward , lift a carpet flap and it's under a tin plate ( 10mm socket and a no2 Phillips iirc) of course you should slacken this off and adjust the little drums first ! Not just ream the cable up

[Eddie Honda]

Feel free to tell me to 'grow the fuck up' or anything else appropriate.

I think it would be appropriate to sack off the Bentley next year and buy a nice coach instead.

[Supernaut]

I think it would be appropriate to sack off the Bentley next year and buy a nice coachbuilt special instead.

 FTFY

[Supernaut]

So, on the French Car Forum, a Xantia is for sale local to me.

 

It's a 2.0 turbo petrol Activa. It has 134k miles on it.

 

However, it'll have a fresh MOT, freshly welded sills, and 8x alloys with tyres. It also apparently has a manual boost controller.

 

They want £1k for it.

 

I don't have that much money right now, though. If I did I may have ended up doing something incredibly silly.

[320touring]

Just incase you need to know the handbrake cable adjuster on that shape crv is under the passenger seat . Slide the seat forward , lift a carpet flap and it's under a tin plate ( 10mm socket and a no2 Phillips iirc) of course you should slacken this off and adjust the little drums first ! Not just ream the cable up

most useful info cheers!

[beko1987]

Will your mother be bringing it to Crail?

It might do quite well, when my colleague bought his crv he booted it when we got on the motorway and I gave up trying to keep up when we hit a ton, and judging by the could the zx emitted I tried bloody hard...

 

We need a rematch now though with the xantia. He says it's pretty quick though, a d surprises folk alot, probably cos it can get all the power down over 4 wheels

[trigger]

Last week i decided to change the oil in the Fiesta, i refitted the old sump plug and noticed that when i was doing it up it went slightly tight and then loose again, i didn't think much off it until i noticed it was dripping oil.

 

So today i thought I'd remove the old plug and fit a new Ford one I've just got only to find the fucker had snapped clean off.

 

 

Arse, so now i have a bigger drip and half a plug stuck in the sump i can't get out, it's my own fault, i bought the plug last year of ebay as it had a magnetic end and it was cheap, clearly cheap for a reason. I've borrowed a stud extractor set but i've never used one before so i expect I'll removing the sump before I'm finished...

 

[Richard]

You'd be better off getting somebody to MIG a nut onto the remains.

[Tickman]

Speaking of big tall hondas..

 

CRV with mot til july 97k miles and leather auto and petrol

 

Happy mother achieved!

 

it seems to be a doddle to get in/out of with her replaced hip

 

worlds oddest gearbox/handbrake combo

My neighbour has an older one of these, scrape on every corner but it cost him £500 and he loves it.

Again the height was one of the main reasons for getting it.

[Sheefag]

This news just in.. we haz bort an carz!

 

but not what you think

A Subaru Legacy 3.0 H6?

 

I've got one of those!