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[nisfan]

I got the 305 moted today , a pass! So to even the universe out the clutch shat itself on the way back

[Lacquer Peel]

Liked for the MOT pass.

[bub2006]

I had to google that. It's nothing like it!

Did you have grahams spares car too? It was all red when I had it!

[taxi paul]

Going to pick up the celica later. Photo's to follow later.

[5speedracer]

Bollocks.

 

Mrs L1 seems to be alright at least. Overcorrected for a 20mph slide.

 

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Ditchfinders ?

[dollywobbler]

In which I (slightly) compare my Nippa with an NSX.

[Lacquer Peel]

Malaysia goes wild.

[loserone]

Ditchfinders ?

 

They weren't great in the wet, but I suspect there may have been a little bit of slightly-too-fast-in, brake-into-the-corner, and slow (not) out.  First time out in the wet in a RWD car..  A shame she's had impact and not just a scare that might have demonstrated what I've been trying to explain about thinking about what the weight of the car is doing without knocking her confidence.

 

Lesson learnt from my perspective - don't put off getting good tyres.  She's also said she had the 405 understeering and I thought that was pretty grippy with crisp turn in, so that will be getting a full set when Scary's sorted the exhaust, thermostat and oil breather issues.

 

Fingers crossed for the MGF roffle!

[tooSavvy]

I see I need to refresh/update my 'casual putdowns'...

 

Re. Dunkirk review comments

 

No longer 'chavvs & mongs' but 'millenials and Oxygen thieves*'

 

*classic.. Had me roffling

 

 

TS

[scaryoldcortina]

Did you have grahams spares car too? It was all red when I had it!

No, I got it from him looking like this! I swapped it for my laguna just before he disappeared from the forum. I was going to use it for its last week of test just to run stuff to the weighbridge in but it's a nice old bus to drive so I welded up the sills and stuck a MoT on it. It's been the general runabout and garage discourtesy car since.

[bub2006]

It was a decent enough car to me, Graham stuck a 2.0 in it last I knew but I run it all over the country and took it off roading unintentionally!

[dave21478]

Collection capers under way.

Stelios got me to UK, now Branson is taking me north.

[Lacquer Peel]

Collection capers under way.

Stelios got me to UK, now Branson is taking me north.

 

 Mitsubishi Warrior Trojan Animal soon!

 

I hope it's an ex-Hydro Hilux or something.

[Tickman]

Collection capers under way.

Stelios got me to UK, now Branson is taking me north.

Please can we have your own collection thread as they are ace and we need to be able to find them when people say 'too far'

[captain_70s]

I got the 305 moted today , a pass! So to even the universe out the clutch shat itself on the way back

 

Liked for the MOT pass.

 

Liked for quality shite shenanigans.

[Guest Hooli]

Both my mums cats

 

I had to read that three times before I realised it didn't contain an 'and'.

[Sloth in a bowl]

Bollocks.

 

Mrs L1 seems to be alright at least. Overcorrected for a 20mph slide.

 

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Rain after a few dry weeks is always the best* time to crash. All that rubber and diesel has been laid down by thousands of passing vehicles and the first shower lifts the muck and turns it into a skate rink without yet having had enough water to wash the crud off the road.

[Sloth in a bowl]

It was a decent enough car to me, Graham stuck a 2.0 in it last I knew but I run it all over the country and took it off roading unintentionally!

 

 

Drove it through a hedge at speed?

[alcyonecorporation]

Drove it through a hedge at speed?

 

John F trebuchet'd it into the nearest retail park. 

[alcyonecorporation]

Piazza managed 35mpg last night. 

 

Went and met the former regional head of Isuzu of America with IPTOC's technical contact. 
Such interest. 

[panhard65]

Took the Boxster for mot today. It passed with no advisories but it has been pissing down ever since, at least it doesn't leak

[SiC]

Valve for the Aldi A4 came today. £110 for this lump of metal from eBay, that Audi wanted £330 for...

 

Came in a generic brown box though, so I hope its genuine. Looks pretty good quality machining and text printing though, so suspect/hope it probably is.

 

All my spanners were too small to be able to fit it though. Plus its pissing it down outside and water+diesel injection systems don't mix.

 

So I copped out and chose to book it in next Wednesday at the garage for them to fit. Looks an easy job, but I utterly cba to work on this car. Hopefully this is the last I mention of this car on here, being a modern photocopier salesman VAG wagon.

[SiC]

In other news, I have been continuing to gather MGB paraphernalia despite not owning one, by visiting my local Moss branch to pick up a catalogue. Their Haynes manuals were pretty expensive and a quick google found that Halfords was cheaper than Amazon for them!

 

Also spotted this sign in there which made me chuckle. For those who don't know about the latest modern diesel, they have an additional filter called an SCR filter. This takes urea (essentially synthesised piss) and squirts it in to remove Diesel emitted nastyies.

 

Found this in the Moss catalogue too. I did joke to the wife that I wanted it for my birthday next year. In hindsight I hope she didn't take me seriously.

[Mally]

I have the goggles in the loft somewhere, just buy the helmet.

[DodgyBastard]

Liked for quality shite shenanigans.

Here's some pics.

 

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[andy18s]

So,this happened today

Been on the lookout for something awd in preparation for the next Big freeze,plus having the In laws arrive on Tuesday meant the Vivaro wasn't going to cut it

An import from Austria,it's a 2.0 non turbo but with all the toys

Needs a good service as it's been stood a bit,which hasn't done the brakes any favours but managed to get a full set thrown in

No idea how it got through it's Preleg (mot) with a disconnected handbrake but we knew that would need sorting beforehand

The only real rust on it is the tailgate release mechanism which has pretty much dissolved,and a "stainless" back box which has more holes than a fishing net

The Mrs likes it,and is already mumbling about unequal length headers and stuff..

[Guest Hooli]

I had a 2.5 4cam that shape. Lovely car to drive & much fun in the wet.

 

 

Shame mine couldn't keep it's water in for more than 12miles due to a cracked head/block.

[Bucketeer]

Looks nice that, Andy. Very straight for a VT car. Praktiker car park shot too FTW.

[M'coli]

The ex-explosive cabbage Pug 106 failed the MOT on Wednesday on a number plate bulb...and a shonky rear radius arm (1/4" movement).  Looks like a transplant job...

[DodgeRover]

Transplanting a slightly less worn radius arm?