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[Tamworthbay]

The decorating reached its climax today after a week of graft, the new carpet was purchased which allowed a 'you've been framed x The plank' style drive home from the carpet shop this morning. For some reason BMW skimped on the metal in a 3 series estate and a mere 4.2m roll of carpet does not fit in even with the front seat folded flat. But fear not, our Teutonic friends had the ingenious idea of a back window that opens on its own (and will henceforth be known as the carpet window). It stuck out a few feet so I stuck a bit of yellow card on the end and drove home. Many strange looks ensued. It's now down and the old one is loaded ready for a tip run, sadly the old one folded up and fitted in without the need for the carpet window trick. Forgot to take a pic though.

[Ghosty]

Sand back to good metal, get some old-school fibreglass on that. Bit of chicken wire and a copy of the Sun.

 

Aye, it's got Kurust on it at the moment. Fill it and whatever, take some photos when it's not raining and Old Man's done a tip run in it, then lob it on an eBay classified for £400 or so.

Might put it on Auto Trader too 'cause sub-£1000 cars are free apparently.

[HMC]

Final packing here for my Euro road trip. The new spheres and SLS fluid on the rear suspension has sorted the ride on the w210 estate, satisfying to diagnose and fix as it transforms the drive of the car. Actual Belgian pave? Bring it on! Also did a quick service last night and selected some 90s tunes. Ferry tonight and the Le Mans museum tomorrow morning.

 

No cabins were avalable so I have a £5 chair of some sort to try and sleep on........

[They_all_do_that_sir]

No, and I don't agree with it either. I don't have a choice though as for some reason my mum isn't even insisting on a proper job (usually would). They don't care about it being done properly purely becuase it's being sold on.

Im confused over who owns the car?

 

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[Ghosty]

It's mine, as is the Volvo but Old Man's imposing on it and taking the money it sells for as I used money from his A4 to buy the Volvo, despite that always being the intention. I think he's trying to put out as little as he possibly can. He doesn't have a car now.

I'm a bit miffed by it as he'd given me the idea I got the money from the A4 to buy another car as he no longer hand any need for one, and that was that. He's a miser, a skinflint, and always leaves out major details when explaining things to try and get his way, then surprise, you get fucked over by it.

The mother has an amiable solution he doesn't know about lined up though that levels out any loss so I'm just letting it happen.

[Guest Hooli]

Move out, live in the Volvo. It's bigger than my first flat after all.

[Rod/b]

Aye move out man, you can't be whingeing about your old man giving you money to buy cars while you're living under his roof.

[Ghosty]

Not this again

[Guest Hooli]

Hey with the money from the Rover you can buy a house outright in Bulgaria & be part of Shitefest international!

[purplebargeken]

Looking into retiring a year earlier than planned. Will take a hit on the monies but I no longer care. I have had enough and feeling shit just compounds this.

 

The cars:

 

TR7 engined Toledo - staying no matter what

 

Daf 66 Estate - will be up for sale

 

Volvo 340 vario - already up for sale

 

Golf 1.6CL - up for sale

 

Beetle 1.6SR - loaner to friend if she can actually get her butt in gear.

[Kiltox]

Why the fuck should your old man pay anything towards you buying a car?

 

I've had probably 50 cars in the past ten years and paid for every one myself (granted I was a trader for a bit)

[DeeJay]

Pop rivet an old baked bean tin over the hole then cover in underseal.

Got to be easier than faffing around with filler.

[cobblers]

I've got two old vans.

 

One of them is an absolute dream to drive. Plenty of power, quiet, comfy seats, Auto box, nice stereo. No bed in the back though, just a floor with some sofa cushions thrown on.

The other van is slow, quite noisy and slowly gasses you as you drive it, but it's got a nice big comfy bed in the back, a bog and pissing hot and cold running Wifi.

 

Tomorrow they're both going to be driven to Robin Hoods Bay - I'm driving one of them, then sleeping in the other one. Our lass has arranged the whole trip out with her mates, so there's no prizes for guessing which combination of slow noisy van and old sofa cushions on the floor I'll be blessed with.

[BavarianRetro]

I have been watching 'Swedish Rally' yootoobs lately... They cover 2017 events with oldie cars.

 

Quite a few 2door 244 shells (scene tax = escort 2d) and they are rare in UK spec.

 

TS

Is a two door 240 series Volvo not a 242?

[Mally]

Not this again

 

Problem I find, and I have had similar experiences is.

I tell my son exactly whats happening.

He hears some of it and forgets the rest.

We do whatever it is.

Something comes up. He blames me, I blame him, we argue.

He insists it's my fault because it was my idea in the first place.

I insist he doesn't listen in the first place.

We fall out.

Day after we carry on as though nothing has happened.

Repeat for the last 16 years.

 

Roles are now reversed.

I let him tell me whats happening and I don't listen.

 

We actually do understand one another and get along quite well, but we are very alike and we know it.

[Rod/b]

Not this again

You're 21, living with mummy and daddy, and acting like a bit of a spoilt prick of a 15 year old. Maybe show your dad a bit of gratitude and get on with enjoying the car he's just bought you.

 

Otherwise ship out and let your folks enjoy their house and money together. Christ.

[New POD]

Old man goes with you to view Rover.

Old man lets you use his recovery to get rover home when it shits itself.

Old man helps you fix rover.

Old man lets you have the money from the sale of his Audi to buy your Volvo.

Old man goes and inspects Volvo for you.

Old man drives Volvo home for you.

 

Old man is a cunt and a right skinflint. Does sound like you've been fucked over to be fair....   Wish I had a few more mates who were such utter fuckers.

 

I don't know why I keep commenting on this soap opera. I'm angry at myself even for doing so!

 

ETA: Less about your Dad, more about your nice new car, please

 

I must admit I missed all of that soap opera.

 

That said, ALL Dad's are notorious bodgers.

 

My dad tried (in 1989) to flog me his Y reg BASE BEIGE Seirra estate with 130K on it, which he'd had from new and during that time had bodged the front cross member rust, with glass fibre, and bodged the bottoms of the doors with filler and rubber matting glued to the bottom.  He wanted £700 for it.  Obviously I now regret not buying it and storing it in a barn for 28 years.

He gave it to my sister the following year. I'm not sure why I was expected to pay and she wasn't. She even got a lifetime warranty with a courtesy car. Bodging B'sturard ?

 

Last year he offered me a 59 Reg 1.8 petrol Focus Estate titanium with 90K on the clock, for £4K. He'd put a rusty wood screw and a little piece of wood on the top of the dash to stop the spring loaded storage flap opening.

I declined it due to it being manual. and NOT free.

[New POD]

You're 21, living with mummy and daddy, and acting like a bit of a spoilt prick of a 15 year old. Maybe show your dad a bit of gratitude and get on with enjoying the car he's just bought you.

 

Otherwise ship out and let your folks enjoy their house and money together. Christ.

 

Kids. They are great.  Mine are 21 and 24 and I'm under no illusion that they will choose my care(less) home one day.

[320touring]

How about I get us back on track with some HAWT TREEFIND ACKSHUN!

 

 

[Lord Sterling]

Lol, white streaks on the bonnet look like those crappy graphics people have on tbier cars depicting the Nurburgring or whatever its called. You could leave the bonnet as is but write something like "NeverBeenToAnyBergring" or whatever.

[320touring]

Lol, white streaks on the bonnet look like those crappy graphics people have on tbier cars depicting the Nurburgring or whatever its called. You could leave the bonnet as is but write something like "NeverBeenToAnyBergring" or whatever.

Problem is, it has been;)

[320touring]

MOAR PROGRESS

 

Got the windaes cleaned

 

And admired the foliage

[Guest Hooli]

DO NART WARSH!

[dollywobbler]

I went to a gathering of over 350 Toyotas in Ireland, and it was bloody awesome!

 

Most Shiteworthy car there was definitely this two-tone Carina II diesel. Amazing.

 

 

A general shot of the show.

 

 

 

Ireland is a fabulous place.

 

 

[HMC]

The millennium falcon (sorry I don't normally do car names but it came to me on the peripherique) has touched down in Reims. Lovely town and a really nice rustic non chain hotel. Stopped off at the Le Mans museum and perved over their martini 917LH. Now enjoying a beer. I really like this merc (translation- I will sell it in 2 weeks no doubt)

 

EDIT- I got the merc round Paris on my own and just a ripped paper map OLD SKOOL

[egg]

The non locking fuel cap on our mk2 escort was stolen in about 1983 in Reims. So watch-out!

[Rod/b]

I like Reims, always enjoy staying there.

[stuboy]

browsing ebay to by tat to make fozzy the focus stand out

[richardmorris]

I like Reims, always enjoy staying there.

 

Yes, the champagne houses are lovely! I park behind the cathedral quite cheaply.

[egg]

The Skoda Favorit freeway (the one that's been about on ebay for ages) has finally sold to a Favorit licker, and should now be saved (she has 3 now)...I think this counts as good news as they are virtually extinct.