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[Bren]

Yes - 2 kids and a dog and a lot of crap to go with them.

[twosmoke300]

Ahh ! Sorry I have a customer that goes from one big money pit to another ( Mondeo , vectra, 407) - he does a 10 mile each way commute , no kids no pets etc . Always moaning about running costs but won’t entertain a smaller , simpler petrol car .

[twosmoke300]

Octavia tdi pd ? Ours is a good boring reliable tool

[Bren]

Also me and my wife are not what you would call "dainty"

She used to have a fiesta - when we got in it together we banged shoulders.

 

Plus, it looked like we were vacuum packed in it.

[twosmoke300]

I can see why you want a Vauxhall - being a large chap too they always seemed to suit bigger / taller people. But a 97k 57 plate vectra c is not a good idea imo

[chaseracer]

On a folding bike in the pitch dark picking my way down a muddy, icy single track road through the Lincolnshire fens. This better be worth it.

 

We're never going to see him again, are we?

 

[hairnet]

On a folding bike in the pitch dark picking my way down a muddy, icy single track road through the Lincolnshire fens. This better be worth it.

cheapest dogging site of evah???

[chaseracer]

cheapest dogging site of evah???

 

Got to get through the line dancing first.

[puddlethumper]

The bike will fold up in a very inappropriate way.

[320touring]

This has had clutch dmf w/ pump and timing belt, alternator, full vx history.

You have been here before - vectra B or just say no!

[hairnet]

This has had clutch dmf w/ pump and timing belt, alternator, full vx history.

 

 

I can see why you want a Vauxhall - being a large chap too they always seemed to suit bigger / taller people. But a 97k 57 plate vectra c is not a good idea imo

 

 

You have been here before - vectra B or just say no!

world of pain

 

avensis estate or volvo ftw

[wuvvum]

I can haz cuntmobile.

 

 

[twosmoke300]

By the font I’d say it’s an 80 or early a4

[Ghosty]

Won’t be an early A4, there’s too much space around the badge.

[wuvvum]

I knew there would be somebody on here who would identify it from the fugging badge.

 

[Christine]

Phorr I'd have another of those anyday ! Car that will last forever

[twosmoke300]

I try not to disappoint in the geeky stakes

[bramz7]

I've been eyeing up 80 diesels for ages, keen to hear what you think.

[Six-cylinder]

I can haz cuntmobile.

 

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I took mine to Shitefest 2015 and wasn't thrown out!

[dollywobbler]

world of pain

 

avensis estate or volvo ftw

 

This won't be said very often, but Hairnet speaks sense!  

 

Avensis diesels seem a very decent shout. Not sure about Volvos myself. Non-boxy ones look ace, but can be pretty hellish on repair bills.

[wuvvum]

I've been eyeing up 80 diesels for ages, keen to hear what you think.

This one's a bit unusual 'cos it's a Badermatic.  I'd been looking out for an auto diesel for a while because my dodgy left leg has been giving me a bit of gyp since the weather turned shite.  Choices are relatively few with diesels that are of an age that I would trust as a long term prospect, and I'm not sure I have the patience to drive something like a ZX 1.9D auto on a daily basis,  So this looked ideal when it came up.

 

It's a 90bhp TDI mated to a 4-speed 'box so it's not going to set the world on fire, but it cruises along OK and seems decent on diesel so far.  The gearbox is a bit odd as it allows the torque converter to slip like buggery in the lower three gears but then locks up in fourth, so the sound track on acceleration is not dissimilar to a Class 170 train, in that it's a pretty much constant drone until it gets to 40-50 (depending on throttle application), then the revs suddenly drop right down.

 

It's ex-demo plus one giffer from new and has only done 116K, which is pretty low for a 23-year-old diesel Audi.  Plenty of history with it too, including a cambelt at just over 100K.  It's lived almost all its life on a Lincolnshire farm so there's a bit of rust coming up round the arches, but it doesn't look too bad (although I haven't seen it in daylight yet).  Interior is pale cloth and in fairly good nick for the age, although the driver's seat could use a clean.  It's a funny spec - diesel engine, auto 'box, sunroof and metallic paint, but steels with trimz and (wonder of wonders!) keep fit windows all round.  Audi did some weird specs back in the day.  It's a comfy drive though, although not the last word in handling and the brakes are typically older-VAG spongy.  It's geared reasonably well for a 4-speed (about 25mph / 1,000rpm) so is fairly refined at dual carriageway speeds.  The general quality of the trim certainly feels better than the A4 B6 I had a couple of years ago, although admittedly it's not as pretty to look at.

 

Issues identified so far are it's a bit chuggy at idle (but smooths out completely if you raise the revs to about 950), it pulls slightly to the left, there's a very slight wheel shake at about 60-70 and the radio works but doesn't seem to get any reception.  Also I don't think the temp gauge is reading right - it never got above about 65 all the way home, but the heater was both proper toasty and blowing hot within about 5 minutes of a cold start, so I don't think there's a thermostat issue or anything.

 

It's only got a short test and might need a bit of work for the next one, but I'm not anticipating a disaster, and the car was silly cheap anyway so I don't mind spending a bit on it.

[ruffgeezer]

Picking up a used mig welder tomorrow in the hope that I get around to some work on the Datsun next year, although knowing my bloody luck I'll end up burning the garage down.

[MiniMort]

This just in. I found out that my family’s first car was a 1921 Morris Oxford! And I also found out that we had an Austin 12, a Singer Junior, a Belsize 14-30 and a BSA 9HP! All before the war!

[richardmorris]

This just in. I found out that my family’s first car was a 1921 Morris Oxford! And I also found out that we had an Austin 12, a Singer Junior, a Belsize 14-30 and a BSA 9HP! All before the war!

Posh!

 

My family’s first car was a ford pop. when my dad was young in the 50’s.

[320touring]

I knew there would be somebody on here who would identify it from the fugging badge.

 

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Veg friendly and suitable for the EVRY mod.

 

We'll hae that ruined in short order;)

 

Looks nice and win on the badermatic

[MiniMort]

Posh!

My family’s first car was a ford pop. when my dad was young in the 50’s.

We had one of those, too. That was the first car my grandad can remember (baring in mind I’m 16). They bought it used in 1954 and replaced it a few years later with a Ford Consul!

 

On my nan’s side of the family their first car was a 1938 Vauxhall 10-4 which they got in about 1957. When they went on holiday they had 8 people in it- one person had to sit on a box!

[bramz7]

FFS its too early on a Sunday to go and buy a cheap French car right?!

[Six-cylinder]

FFS its too early on a Sunday to go and buy a cheap French car right?!

 

Anytime is a good time to buy a cheap French car!

[320touring]

There is never a good time to buy a cheap French car!

EFA

[chaseracer]

^ The voice of experience!!