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[Skizzer]

Following a conversation with a friend of mine from London - a conversation that involved a number of pints of Spitfire - he is coming to look at the VX2300S next Saturday, with a view to buying it as his regular transport.  

 

So tomorrow will be Carb-Tickling Sunday.  Wish me luck.

[Cavcraft]

I bet it'll be hard to say goodbye to that, Skizzer? Lovely old bus that thing and a v.rare sight.

[Skizzer]

It is a lovely old bus, but I'm not sure it's very me.  To be honest I'm not sure it's very him either, so I will probably end up talking him out of it if I don't think it's in the car's best interests.

 

I am so rubbish at selling cars.  I need to be more you, Billy.

[Skizzer]

Also, I need to sell something to make room for this, potentially:

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/332020843934

 

I wasn't supposed to buy any more cars until I've got the Rancho on the road, but this is about the only thing left on my all-time must-have bucket list.  And it's cheap (possibly for a good reason, but even so).

 

 

(If someone could talk me out of this, by the way, I'd appreciate it.)

 

Edit: Actually Anonymous User already had a pretty good go at talking me out of Gamma Coupes last time, and it didn't work then.  I'd have bought that one if the seller hadn't gone suddenly mental.  

[hairnet]

oof

 

launch vx buy pasta

 

visa ran out of petrol this morning on way to work

 

close enough to abandon and get a lift

 

i now know it doesnt have a fuel light

[RobT]

When I saw that Gamma was back on ebay, I immediately thought the inevitable. Let me know if you'd like collectioneering assistance/someone to act as spare part again seeing as it's local to me.

[holbeck]

Also, I need to sell something to make room for this, potentially:

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/332020843934

 

I wasn't supposed to buy any more cars until I've got the Rancho on the road, but this is about the only thing left on my all-time must-have bucket list.  And it's cheap (possibly for a good reason, but even so).

 

 

(If someone could talk me out of this, by the way, I'd appreciate it.)

 

Edit: Actually Anonymous User already had a pretty good go at talking me out of Gamma Coupes last time, and it didn't work then.  I'd have bought that one if the seller hadn't gone suddenly mental.  

 

To be fair Mr Skizz, that'd look good as a shed ornament

[HMC]

^^ That gamma does look tempting! I like the sound that its been properly exercised by its current owner; what with the recent Scottish road trips it must be pretty sorted mechanically, and so easy on the eye.

[bub2006]

Well im very glad i didnt sell the kia to anyone here. Looks like it was worse than i thought. Reverse non existent,gearbox banging and slipping through changes and its whining like a jeremy kyle mum. Removing from sale looks the best plan.

[DVee8]

I appear to have won a reasonably priced VW T4 on t'bay.  I didn't know such a thing still existed.  Be interesting to see how the sale goes.  If it all goes OK I might even be able to make an OMGPROFIT selling it on to some hipster surfer dude whose parents can't quite afford to buy him a Splittie.

This wouldn't happen to be up north would it

[xtriple]

Just washed the car, by 'eck, it's flamin' cold out there! Took it for a run to dry off the brakes and stuff and was going to leather it off etc. Got home, put heating on, closed door and declined to dry the car.... I want to put it back in the garage tomorrow (mates moving his stuff in tomorrow so wanted it out of the way, after all, I can damage it easy enough, don't need no help!) night and hate putting it away dirty or wet.

[wuvvum]

This wouldn't happen to be up north would it

Nope, it's in That There London.  Albeit just outside the LEZ.

[DVee8]

^^dam shame that.

[stuboy]

Wanted new bulbs for car.. thought im not paying halfords prices so ebay purchase some 90w rainbow bulbs...

 

 

 

And there crap ...£9 wasted .. still getting over the loss...

[DVee8]

I have just got some from halfords Bosch pure light £9.99 with trade card £3.00.there isn't a lot of difference from the osram nightbreaker that i did have fitted.

[stuboy]

I have just got some from halfords Bosch pure light £9.99 with trade card £3.00.there isn't a lot of difference from the osram nightbreaker that i did have fitted.

im just putting in hids i found in the shed

[twosmoke300]

Adieu, Citroen C1.

 

å†è§, Kymco Agility.

125 or 50 ?

[SiC]

Wanted new bulbs for car.. thought im not paying halfords prices so ebay purchase some 90w rainbow bulbs...

 

 

 

And there crap ...£9 wasted .. still getting over the loss...

High wattage does not automatically equal High brightness.

[twosmoke300]

The wiring may glow brightly !

[dieselnutjob]

Yesterday SWMBOs Freelander failed its MOT on both front bottom ball joint covers and one antiroll bar drop link dust cover.

 

Today I snapped a 3/4" to 1/2" reducer trying to undo a front hub nut.  Fortunately I had a spare because a while back I lost one, gave up and replaced it and then found the original.

 

I think for future use I will get a few more 3/4" drive sockets for things like this.

 

Couldn't get a dust cover for the anti roll bar drop link, but the motor factor had a whole new drop link in stock for £14 so fitted that.  He did have some dust cover that hit the bottom ball joints well, so that saved drilling out the rivets to swap the whole ball joint.

 

Whole job took me 7 hours including 2 hours driving around getting parts so 5 hours labour.  I don't think that's too bad for working on the drive without air tools, and having to carry tools from the garage through the house.

[Six-cylinder]

Also, I need to sell something to make room for this, potentially:

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/332020843934

 

I wasn't supposed to buy any more cars until I've got the Rancho on the road, but this is about the only thing left on my all-time must-have bucket list.  And it's cheap (possibly for a good reason, but even so).

 

 

(If someone could talk me out of this, by the way, I'd appreciate it.)

 

Edit: Actually Anonymous User already had a pretty good go at talking me out of Gamma Coupes last time, and it didn't work then.  I'd have bought that one if the seller hadn't gone suddenly mental.

 

WOW how can you not want this!

 

Break all the rules buy it and worry about the Vauxhall later.

[Jerzy Woking]

I completed an overtake on the A414 today that I would not have attempted in most of my previous cars. It did it safely and with ease. Saab 9-5's with a stage 3 tune must be the cheapest 4 door performance saloons one can buy.

[17-Coffees]

FFS, just found out my car Insurance went up by £2000!

 

I should have called up and asked, rather than just letting it renew it's self but expected it to stay the same or go down a bit! (As it has the past few years) 

Only changes are I have the Abarth on it & the BMW, which I swapped the Civic off for. 

 

When the hangover wears off a bit I'll be inquiring about it, as that is surely a piss take. 

[Lacquer Peel]

Mother_Peel bought a new Civic 1.4 recently. It actually seems like quite a pleasant car, comfy and doesn't ride like the wheels are square as I'd expected.

However it has a bloody HDMI port and what amounts to an Android tablet in the dash. What is point! My mum won't even use a home computer or smartphone.

[17-Coffees]

Do they know about Bambi?

 

Nope, was all repaired without getting insurance involved, due to my reason of I could't get Bambi's insurance info and for fear of the insurance going up...

[Richard]

I believe some bodyshops will grass you up to the insurance companies.

[Barry Cade]

I completed an overtake on the A414 today that I would not have attempted in most of my previous cars. It did it safely and with ease. Saab 9-5's with a stage 3 tune must be the cheapest 4 door performance saloons one can buy.

Or stylish estates....

[17-Coffees]

I believe some bodyshops will grass you up to the insurance companies.

 

I'm going to have to have a find out and see if that is a possibility. If so I see no reason for them to know, or put the policy up due to it being an act of nature having caused it. 

 

When i added the Abarth to the policy back in February it was £500 to add it on, the same price the LS400 cost when added back in early 2015 and the policy just stayed the same price as it was. So was expecting the same if im honest, as it's been that for the past 4 years.

 

Considering I know people younger than me who've lost there license twice and declare all there mod's on the car and it's not jumped that much, I feel i've been shafted big time. 

[Jerzy Woking]

Or stylish estates....

 

 

Or indeed stylish estates (none of which I could find with the spec of the saloon

I now have).

[richardmorris]

what speed do you need to be doing to loose an engine?

 

http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/banstead-car-crash-early-hours-12134437