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[Roobarb]

Ice is just about melted off the lake and in other news, the new toy should arrive this weekend!

[madrat]

I went for some tea at the Ship pub in Pentewan, Cornwall this evening and stumbled upon the Cornish Mini Clubs Riviera run, apparently they have over 200

 

cars descending on the local camp site over the weekend. After a rather nice meal I had a look around the caravan park and got some photos.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Been to pentewan many many times, and the ship.

[Mally]

A collection of Minis. Naturally the AA are pre-eminenting the inevitable callout and so have a van on standby.

 

 

Minis only broke down in the rain.

1100's on the other hand.............

[jumpingjehovahs]

Spotted this beauty last night, don’t remember the last time I saw one! Only 33,000 miles too

 

 

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[egg]

Seems to be confirmed, instead of going to Bulgaria to buy a Wartburg, I'm seeing a Bulgarian in the less salubrious part of Margate (yes, just think) about a Mazda.  No MOT or even drive it home tax, so won't be a collection, might get it Shiply'd home.

 

Phone camera pics in the dark too. Ace.

 

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Excellent, meeting in B&Q car park @ high noon. All very kosher.

[DVee8]

We are in the land of Volvo and square sausage. Staying in Carlops

[320touring]

We are in the land of Volvo and square sausage. Staying in Carlops

My commiserations;)

 

Have fun!

[DVee8]

Edinburgh today

[DodgeRover]

The mini will A-frame the VAG shit, no problem.

 

Ben

Eh what's going on Mods - another banned member?

[Noel Tidybeard]

It does mean getting rid of the TT. I think it'd have to be WBAC or Evans Halshaw, as I dread to think what the average type of buyer for a TT is like on Gumtree.

 

 

do it! with more urgency then!

 

 

spaceships do seem to get into your soul

 

get a sports grill on the civic and pretend its a noo kar

 

exhibit "A" M'Lud

[egg]

I'm such an idiot. Why do we do this to ourselves? Buyers remorse kicked in yo! And I haven't even got it yet.

 

I've agreed to buy this Mazda, I handed this stranger £50 deposit (no receipt of course!) in B&Q car park on a promise I can collect it in the same spot tomorrow.  I have phoned my friendly mechanic, and he has agreed* to drive it back to Herne Bay on trade plates tomorrow afternoon for me (hopefully, if he's not too busy...). 

 

The seller is selling because he now drives an LDV camper 2.4 dizzle!

 

Two other pics from the ad.

 

It definitely needs at least a new middle and rear section on the exhaust, it looks like a driveshaft leak (both sides) and the driver's seat is held on by twine and is a bit insecure.

 

When they find out what gene it is that makes you do this, I'm getting tested...

 

 

[GrumpiusMaximus]

You are a winner.

[The Moog]

All depends on how much m8.

 

My friends laugh at me from buying cars from someone called The Shadow.

 

B & Q car park is a step up from that

[egg]

Too rich for theShadow I'm sure!

 

It is solid though, one wheel arch is going, but looks bodge-able, only surface rust underneath the car. Brakes are sharp, really sharp, no noises driving it round the car park lol...

 

I'll give it to the mechanic to test it, and see where we are.

 

72,000 miles feels genuine - the guy bought it from an old boy after it had sat for a year which makes sense (as this car was first spotted by me in the tat thread October 2016).

 

Small PAS leak as well (I think), pipes rusty. 

 

Basically, that glass boot is a thing of beauty, and I was sold at hello

[madrat]

But it was the campers fault obviously

No my fault, I hit him but he parked like a twat, and his mirror was already fucked. I just don't want an insurance fight.

[AlabamaShrimp]

At in the Xscape car park. My Frontera is by far the oldest thing in here.

[Broadsword]

Drove a brand new car for the first time ever today due to being given a free hire car after someone crashed into my XJ40 (totally the other persons's fault and her insurance is accepting full liability). It's a Golf 1.0 TSI. While it is overall perfectly fine, for £20k list price it's not actually an improvement on my Xantia in terms of ride, handling and fuel economy. Also what's the point when absolutely everything works. Thrifty tried to put me in a Honda Jazz, I was having none of it.

[panhard65]

Well it looks like the Boxster is going to be rehomed and I feel something sill coming on involving flights ferries and a renner 7

[Kiltox]

Bloody hell what idiot is buying that?

[Tadhg Tiogar]

..... Also what's the point when absolutely everything works.....

[Shep Shepherd]

Fitted the LED headlight bulbs to The Volvo. They were like for like replacements, and as such, were installed without drama. Even during the day, the difference between LED bulbs and the old halogen bulbs is striking:

 

 

 

I'm going to keep the latter in the car just in case I run into practical or legal difficulties with the the LEDs, however. 

[320touring]

Technical success on the GSA..

 

Full report to follow, but first I must sort the tools out!

 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Fitted the LED headlight bulbs to The Volvo. They were like for like replacements, and as such, were installed without drama. Even during the day, the difference between LED bulbs and the old halogen bulbs is striking.....

 

...I'm going to keep the latter in the car just in case I run into practical or legal difficulties with the the LEDs, however.

 

That's the one reason why I haven't converted either the CX or the diesel Borat to LED headlamps. Bright they may be, but I have real doubts about the reflection and beam patterns in lamps that were designed only for halogens. I sometimes get blinded by oncoming traffic with these megabright heads out in the country because the headlamp beams don't follow the same "throw"/pattern as standard.

 

Is there any way of checking the beam throw and spread? Does your local garage or MoT station have a device for verifying that the LEDs go correctly?

[Shep Shepherd]

The beam pattern, height and spread seem to be all right (if anything, the beam seems to be lower than it was before), but I'll check them properly when it gets dark. If need be, I'll consult my garage about further adjustments.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

..... I'll check them properly when it gets dark. If need be, I'll consult my garage about further adjustments.

In particular, try sitting in a car positioned as if your Volvo were the oncoming vehicle, on a left-hand and then a right-hand, bend. That's where I tend to get blinded.

 

I'd be intrigued to know what your observations are.

[madrat]

Fitted the LED headlight bulbs to The Volvo. They were like for like replacements, and as such, were installed without drama. Even during the day, the difference between LED bulbs and the old halogen bulbs is striking:

 

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I'm going to keep the latter in the car just in case I run into practical or legal difficulties with the the LEDs, however.

Be interested to see if the beam pattern is the same?

[Kiltox]

If anyone needs a 2 year old Relay for about £6k please let me know - I’m not in a rush / want to sell it but Miss Kiltox would think it prudent to get rid before the Porsche arrives

 

30k miles, FSH. Cat C damaged and not repaired.

[Guest Hooli]

I've got a LED H4 kit in my bike. The throw & cut off look the same as a normal bulb to me & it's passed the MOT fine with it. Like the volvo above the cutoff was a bit lower so I had to wind the light up a bit but that's all.

[wuvvum]

On the subject of small blue 3-door cars with strange rear screen designs, I got the cat off the C4 this afternoon - a task which proved to be just as much fun as I'd anticipated.  I think I may have found why it was struggling to get through the CO emissions mind.

 

 

That's as it came off the car.  Now I'm no expert, but it looks to me like there's something missing...

 

I'm going to fit the replacement cat tomorrow - there is a burr on the top flange which needs filing off first or it won't seal properly, and I can't find my file.  The gasket is pretty knackered, and annoyingly the new cat didn't include one - not sure whether to try and get one or whether to just reuse the old one with a load of gun gum and hope for the best...

[Guest Hooli]

Must be a sports 'hi flow' cat.