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[plasticvandan]

I've got the price down to 1600 from over 2k.if I can get it down a bit more then collecshun Fred beckons!

[SiC]

Traffic light GP ... People really don't like to be out run by Laguna's.

 

Especially BMW owners.

[HMC]

A trabbi is most certainly on my bucket list of cars. When I first thought about one a couple years back, decent ones went for £800-1k. Now decent ones are starting to fetch £2k to £2.5k.

I better get onto it soon...

Watching with interest to see how you get on.

There was a last of the line polo engined kombi on e bay a month back, looked pretty tidy and wasn't too salty, my phone timed me out just as I was swooping in with a late bid. Are the later non 2 stroke ones not as desirable in trabi circles?

[They_all_do_that_sir]

Never mind your trabants, one vehicle high on my want list is a Jawa powered velorex.....

 

I used to own a 350 Jawa motorcycle and wish I'd never sold it the velorex appears to be a standard 350 Jawa twin that's crashed into the back of half a car then the whole thing covered in canvas....

 

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[SiC]

There was a last of the line polo engined kombi on e bay a month back, looked pretty tidy and wasn't too salty, my phone timed me out just as I was swooping in with a late bid. Are the later non 2 stroke ones not as desirable in trabi circles?

A trabbi needs to be a 2 stroke, like a BMW needs to be a 6cyl! The puttering of the little 600cc 2st is part of their charm and character. A 4cyl VAG lump is far too civilised.

[Asimo]

Velorex front suspension looks interesting: trailing arm assembly on an unsprung kingpin. (I think) Can't see what or where the spring is - torsion bar inside the trailing arm hinge?

[andy18s]

5k Euro.....

[They_all_do_that_sir]

5k Euro.....

It's a lot of money I don't have for something I don't have space for unfortunately

 

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[drum]

My TD5 disco died a couple of weeks ago. Chassis cracked on both sides.

I think towing the Davie Broon finished it off.

 

It had been welded before and cracked adjacent to the new* plates. The release bearing on the clutch was squealing, and the transfer box kept popping into neutral. It was a cat ÄŽ and had many dents. The windscreen needed replaced too. Despite all that, I thought about fixing it so sent it to my local garage to see what else it needed for the mot. Then a brake pipe burst while on the rollers.

 

I thought about breaking it as the engine was good and there are lots of bits to unbolt and post off. Not really wanting the faff, I stuck an ad on Gumtree and sold it spares or repairs to a gent who described himself as a scrappy. He needed it to tow his boat and would be driving it home.

 

This despite me explaining all the issues.

He claimed his insurance covered him. "just clamp the brake pipe" he said.

 

It was the front offside wheel that wouldn't brake so not great for straight line stopping.

 

I wasn't happy with that arrangement so fixed the brake pipe. I threw in a spare set of alloys and tyres, but must admit the battery he got was gubbed.

 

I got an angry text when he was half way home waiting on a mate to rescue him. The battery was dead. I didn't feel too guilty though as he got a bargain and knew the battery was fubared. We had started it on a good battery which had terminals in the wrong position, before swapping in the dead one. And I wasn't wanting him to drive it home in the first place.

 

Gumtree joys.

RIP old friend

[stuboy]

Forgot tosay i had food of the gods at hastings seafront

[purplebargeken]

Ok, I recognise the chips but am really unclear as to what the two battered and deep fried objects are.

 

Black pudding fritters??

[They_all_do_that_sir]

Ok, I recognise the chips but am really unclear as to what the two battered and deep fried objects are.

 

Black pudding fritters??

Look like pasties to me but that's a norn iron thing not to be confused with your cornish pasties

 

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastie

 

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[Richard]

The 850 went for its MOT yesterday. It may be dead. A bush has given way in the rear axle and it looks like too much to do in the driveway, especially as I'm working away all week and the next two weekends are spoken for. I've been to see the local Volvo specialist and he's going to let me know on Monday but realistically I don't think it's going to happen. It might be James Brown time, which would be the end of private motoring for me.

[320touring]

The 850 went for its MOT yesterday. It may be dead. A bush has given way in the rear axle and it looks like too much to do in the driveway, especially as I'm working away all week and the next two weekends are spoken for. I've been to see the local Volvo specialist and he's going to let me know on Monday but realistically I don't think it's going to happen. It might be James Brown time, which would be the end of private motoring for me.

keep the polo?

[Richard]

I just don't have the time to own a car any more.

[fordperv]

i thought they were battered burgers

[RustyNuts]

I just don't have the time to own a car any more.

 

Dunno about the time but i am seriously lacking the motivation..

[plasticvandan]

Have thrown my hat in the ring on the Trabant, suitably low offer,he hasn't immediately come back with a no,so will see what happens.

[Negative Creep]

Sold the Rover this morning. Didn't go for much but at least it's gone now

[DeeJay]

Have thrown my hat in the ring on the Trabant, suitably low offer,he hasn't immediately come back with a no,so will see what happens.

You're determined to avoid metal cars 

[plasticvandan]

Shit. He's accepted my offer.now crunch time as to wether I really want it

[BorniteIdentity]

Shit. He's accepted my offer.now crunch time as to wether I really want it

 

Collect it quickly before the buyers remorse kicks in.

 

You're welcome.

[320touring]

I just don't have the time to own a car any more.

Can us chaps sort it oot?cannae be more than an afternoons woik

[Tamworthbay]

Collect it quickly before the buyers remorse kicks in.

 

You're welcome.

How could you regret a trabbie?

[Richard]

Can us chaps sort it oot?cannae be more than an afternoons woik

 

Thanks, but it's mostly a logistics problem. The Volvo guy will be able to do it eventually, I'll just have to leave it with him. It's just brought it home to me that I'm really not in a position to own a car and I should stop deluding myself. I think it'll be getting raffled or fragged soon anyway, with or without MOT.

[wuvvum]

Well the MGF's coolant loss issue is defo due to a corroded front-to-rear pipe.  I stuck it up on the ramps earlier, and as soon as I got my head under there I could see that the nearside pipe was soaking wet, as well as being rusty as fuck.  So I'm going to have to order a new pair of pipes for it - best option seems to be stainless, not the cheapest but a better bet long term, certainly better than buying an unknown pair of second hand pipes from a breaker.  Bit of a pisser having to spend out money on a car I'm trying to sell, but there you go.  It doesn't look like too bad of a job to change them either.  Strangely, after chucking out most of its coolant over the course of about 4 miles on Friday, I did 25 miles in it last night and the level in the expansion tank had only dropped by about 3/4 of an inch.  Odd.

 

The Rover's handbrake appears (touch wood) to have fixed itself.  Looks like the spray grease I aimed at the handbrake pivot the other day has finally found its mark.  I've hauled the handbrake on and off a statistically significant number of times, and each time when it's released I can quite easily turn the drum with one hand - before I was having to heave with both hands to get it to move.  As an added bonus, the bleed nipple actually came undone quite easily once I'd got the wheel off and an 11mm socket on it, so I bled the brake to be on the safe side.  The temporary* Gun Gum repair on the exhaust seems to be holding for now too, so I'll book it in for a retest and see what happens.

 

Also had a quick look around the Toyota, which is also due a test, and everything looks reasonably shipshape there.  The tyres are very much at the end of their lifespan, but I'm hoping they'll scrape through again seeing as it's only done 300 miles since the last test.  The rear brake pipes looked slightly corroded in places, but came up OK with a wire brush - even if I do have to replace them they only run from the flexi to the compensator valve so no major components would need to be removed.  Last year's Gun Gum still appears to be gas tight, although it's gone a bit powdery as it does - I found a tiny new blow in the exhaust (which I'm also going to have to bite the bullet and replace soon) which was soon dealt with with the application of some fresh gum, but that was about it. 

[Asimo]

Sold the CIvic!  For the first time since 1990 (Maestro auto) I actually sold a normal car to normal people using a normal advert! Chuffed!!

 

Not WBAC.com, not pxed, not pile of bits to another deluded sap in the owners club, not written off or scrapped but proper sold for proper paper money.

 

Pub tonight.

[320touring]

Thanks, but it's mostly a logistics problem. The Volvo guy will be able to do it eventually, I'll just have to leave it with him. It's just brought it home to me that I'm really not in a position to own a car and I should stop deluding myself. I think it'll be getting raffled or fragged soon anyway, with or without MOT.

is it the job that eats up fettling time?

[crapcarcollector]

Operation rehome the trailer tent has hit a snag. Mrs CCC has decided to keep it after visiting it today. It will be coming home with me next weekend for recommissioning and sorting for next season. She seemed genuinely sad that it was going to go which surprised me. Maybe she more autoshite than I have her credit for.

 

 

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[Richard]

is it the job that eats up fettling time?

 

 

 

It eats up time and energy for everything.