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[5speedracer]

Yes, that's the one! I forgot about the strange front end.

 

The rear lights look like MGB items!

How could you possibly forget that front end? Looks like a poorly thought out cut n shut.

 

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[Bobthebeard]

Well the car exchange went nicely, The Rover 75 swapped for the very white Rover 416. I left Lytham St Annes at silly O clock on Sunday (0500 hours) and headed south to that there London. Traffic was unsurprisingly light and the Rover 75 was well behaved and comfortable. London was achieved mid morning after a few comfort breaks. A rough calculation showed that the 75 was doing well on fuel. (38mpg).

After meeting PBK of this place the swap commenced. Although I messed up starting the Rover 416 by flooding it. (Don't press the accelerator pedal, it floods the engine)

Not much else to report really. The journey back was uneventful and pleasant. The 416 was filled with £30 of pez in London and home was achieved with a quarter of a tank left. So roughly 40 mpg was achieved. Nice!

IMHO the 1990's were the pinnacle of car development. The Rover R8 has everything it needs and nothing it doesn't.

Verdict. Am happy.

Thanks Ken. I hope the Rover 75 does you proud.

[dollywobbler]

Well done for braving the swearing! However, more pics needed.

[Bobthebeard]

No swearing was done... Also no pictures either sadly. I is crap at pics.

[andy18s]

Well the car exchange went nicely, The Rover 75 swapped for the very white Rover 416. I left Lytham St Annes at silly O clock on Sunday (0500 hours) and headed south to that there London. Traffic was unsurprisingly light and the Rover 75 was well behaved and comfortable. London was achieved mid morning after a few comfort breaks. A rough calculation showed that the 75 was doing well on fuel. (38mpg).

After meeting PBK of this place the swap commenced. Although I messed up starting the Rover 416 by flooding it. (Don't press the accelerator pedal, it floods the engine)

Not much else to report really. The journey back was uneventful and pleasant. The 416 was filled with £30 of pez in London and home was achieved with a quarter of a tank left. So roughly 40 mpg was achieved. Nice!

IMHO the 1990's were the pinnacle of car development. The Rover R8 has everything it needs and nothing it doesn't.

Verdict. Am happy.

Thanks Ken. I hope the Rover 75 does you proud.

Here's hoping Ken manages to keep this one,and not fall prey to another Fiat/Alfa/Vw/Daf...(delete as applicable)

Again I can offer a set of Rover 214 rubber mats if you want

Just need collecting from Shrewsbury

[dollywobbler]

I think Junkman might be having an effect on me. Check out the title of this piece...

[cpjitservices]

He is our first aye... we were more or less told we'd never conceive naturally but this little bugger proved otherwise.

 

I'm home and flying at 40,000 feet, mum and baby still in hospital... hoping to have them home tomorrow

 

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Congrats mate! Took us years to conceive and have 3 now!  Well done! Hope are both well!

[Brodders]

Here's hoping Ken manages to keep this one,and not fall prey to another Fiat/Alfa/Vw/Daf...(delete as applicable)

Again I can offer a set of Rover 214 rubber mats if you want

Just need collecting from Shrewsbury

Also adding on that, I have a set of wheel trims for an R8 available (although the 45 alloys didn't look that bad on it).

[richardmorris]

It now turns out, having got his address, that the traction seller lives in streatham. I blame my deaf friend! Going to look on Saturday morning with overalls and trolley jacks! Maybe a purchase thread, but "pinch 6cyls Range Rover and trailer and drive 30miles" isn't very exciting , so could be pick up mechanic drive thirty miles and he drives it back to his workshop.

 

Anyone want to buy an excellent 2cv?

[holbeck]

A friend (son of a '70's car salesman), has just revealed that they have (somewhere) at home a BL promotional tape measure from the launch of the Allegro.

It's round and has the 'o' from an Allegro badge at the centre.

 

Pic for AS requested.

 

A couple of pics of the aforementioned BL promotional items arrived in my inbox today.

 

 

[Six-cylinder]

It now turns out, having got his address, that the traction seller lives in streatham. I blame my deaf friend! Going to look on Saturday morning with overalls and trolley jacks! Maybe a purchase thread, but "pinch 6cyls Range Rover and trailer and drive 30miles" isn't very exciting , so could be pick up mechanic drive thirty miles and he drives it back to his workshop.

 

 

There have been times with my Range Rover!

[cort16]

A friend asked if I knew anyone who wanted to buy their Impreza wrx. It’s the later 2004 wagon , they’ve owned it 10 years, 100 k , 1yrs mot regularly serviced etc .

I told them it was probably worth maybe 3200.

I was going to stick an advert up for it in the moderns section but thought I’d look at the mot history. Fuck a duck I’ve never seen as many advisories on an mot in my life. Decided not to bother with the advert .

[richardmorris]

There have been times with my Range Rover!

Do you know all the local rac chaps by name?

[Six-cylinder]

Do you know all the local rac chaps by name?

 

Changed to AA now!

[Kiltox]

Changed to AA now!

But.... what? I don’t even

 

Those things don’t break - wtf happened to it?!

 

Edit - just saw “battery assist” on the van, fair enough

[dollywobbler]

Changed to AA now!

 

That's a much better colour clash to be fair. Orange would have been terrible.

[Six-cylinder]

But.... what? I don’t even

 

Those things don’t break - wtf happened to it?!

 

Edit - just saw “battery assist” on the van, fair enough

 

It was in my Motoring notes, when I picked up the Felicia I needed fuel and would not restart.

 

For the Alfa I have tried both!

[hairnet]

It now turns out, having got his address, that the traction seller lives in streatham. I blame my deaf friend! Going to look on Saturday morning with overalls and trolley jacks! Maybe a purchase thread, but "pinch 6cyls Range Rover and trailer and drive 30miles" isn't very exciting , so could be pick up mechanic drive thirty miles and he drives it back to his workshop.

 

Anyone want to buy an excellent 2cv?

hnnnng

 

would have to wait till easter

 

anyone want a rarely drunk non snoking kidney

[Six-cylinder]

I don't like this, first time I have had to thaw out a car this winter before I could drive away!

 

Why a convertible, it is closest to the front door and fits in a Tesco car park space. 

[DodgyBastard]

I was missing my Ranger so bought another 2WD single cab pickup.

 

DSC_0418 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

DSC_0420 by srblythe, on Flickr

[Shep Shepherd]

Passed my LGV Class 2 driving test this morning! I thought that I was going to fail miserably, but I only picked up five minor faults. 

 

I'm greatly looking forward to starting my new career as a trucker in 2018 

[Angrydicky]

Congrats Shep! Onwards and upwards to class 1 now mate?

[twosmoke300]

I was missing my Ranger so bought another 2WD single cab pickup.

 

DSC_0418 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

DSC_0420 by srblythe, on Flickr

Knock Knock 

 

Who is there ?

 

The Big Ends

[Shep Shepherd]

Congrats Shep! Onwards and upwards to class 1 now mate?

 

Thanks

 

Give me a couple of years of driving rigids, and I'll give driving an artic a go 

[stuboy]

finally got my car near enough to my house so my 30m extension lead will give me power for disc cutter to swap my centre section on fozzie..

[Supernaut]

 

My winter tyres have arrived! In four. Individual. Boxes. *scratches head*

 

Ah well, they were a good price!

[Timewaster]

Congrats Shep. My class C test had more minors than Michael Jacksons birthday party.

[tooSavvy]

 

My winter tyres have arrived! In four. Individual. Boxes. *scratches head*

 

Ah well, they were a good price!

"Do you have a forkky?"

 

... errrr

 

"Tough, m8!"

 

= ones are MUCH more manhandleable

 

TS

[vulgalour]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/man-forgets-park-car-finds-20-years-later-frankfurt-a8058416.html

 

 

The longest I've ever lost a car is a minute when I forgot which part of a large car park I'd parked in.  20 years tops that by some margin.

[Matt]

Found this in the scrappy today. Too late to rescue it sadly.

 

1990 Renault 19 Chamade GTS (1) by Matt S, on Flickr

 

1990 Renault 19 Chamade GTS (3) by Matt S, on Flickr

 

1990 Renault 19 Chamade GTS (2) by Matt S, on Flickr

 

These too.

1997 Fiat Fiorino 1.7 TD by Matt S, on Flickr

 

Bedford CF Dormobile Landcruiser (1) by Matt S, on Flickr