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[richardmorris]

Thanks for asking. I am still sad....   Silver lady have just quoted £3600 plus VAT which seems a bit better but they are in Bournemouth so getting the car there might be a problem.

 

Give John at N Sandell as above a call for a price. Just to compare if nothing else.

 

For transport, here or Bournemouth, this lot are my next door neighbours and take care of their cars. Not sure how much it would be though but I could go and ask if you like?

 

https://www.carseurope.net/car-shipping/

[richardmorris]

Never used gloves on the diesel Borat; never had a problem with lingering smells either.

 

Use a French diesel pump and you will!

[dome]

I'm on my way to a new car. I was going to start a thread for it but that's a lot of effort on the mobile site.

Basically I've not owned one before. Its cost me £2 to go from Basingstoke to Watford Junction on the train due to my lavish discount.

It's a high spec example of what it is and has a desirable* indirect injection diesel, which was phased out in the cars later life for a groundbreaking (at the time) common rail unit.

 

It's not French either.

 

Please be an old Merc...

[Lacquer Peel]

I think it could be Italian or Japanese.

Marea, Bravo or Brava TD perhaps.

[bramz7]

I think it could be Italian or Japanese.

Marea, Bravo or Brava TD perhaps.

Ooo a staggeringly good guess. It's one of those three..

[madrat]

I find one of these more than ample

 

This is what Mrs Madrat has to wear on summer evenings, the biting buggers love her.

[madrat]

That's exactly the rationale with Amy having a 30mpg 1.8 pez Zafira for her 20 miles a day, rather than a 50mpg 1.9 cdti which would shit itself in short order!

I will have to stick with derv, anything petrol would cost a fortune to tow the caravan with. Very happy with the VW PD engine.

[They_all_do_that_sir]

I've also made a complete switch to petrol. My hands no longer stink after refuelling and, as you say, precious little simplicity in a modern diesel, which was always something I liked about old-school diesels.

I certainly don't miss the greasy palms after filling up with diesel.

 

Over here every diesel pump I've ever used seems to have been doused in the stuff, and there is usually an absence of gloves or blue roll. I took to keeping an old rag in the boot for filling up.

 

I guess petrol evaporates pretty quick which is why unleaded pumps aren't similarly afflicted?

 

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[bramz7]

Now at Watford and awaiting the seller. Thankfully this isn't a blind purchase (I have learned) so I know what to expect.

[taxi paul]

Had a FTP in the toyota this morning. Kids to school all good stopped at shop on way home wouldn't start. So an hour wait for the RAC. turned out to be a loose earth lead on the battery. Two minutes and a quick twirl of a spanner and away we went.

[HH-R]

I've never owned a diesel, is there some reason it would end up all over the handle of the pump? Can't ever remember getting petrol onto the pump or my hands.

[xtriple]

Give John at N Sandell as above a call for a price. Just to compare if nothing else.

 

For transport, here or Bournemouth, this lot are my next door neighbours and take care of their cars. Not sure how much it would be though but I could go and ask if you like?

 

https://www.carseurope.net/car-shipping/

Yes please Richard, much appreciated mate.

[Lacquer Peel]

I've never owned a diesel, is there some reason it would end up all over the handle of the pump? Can't ever remember getting petrol onto the pump or my hands.

Petrol vapourises, diesel doesn't.

[wuvvum]

Ooo a staggeringly good guess. It's one of those three..

Please be a 5-pot Marea...

[bramz7]

Please be a 5-pot Marea...

Sadly not. I did get a lift from the seller in a 2.4 20v 156 though.

 

No it's a Brava 100 ELX TD. Pretty pokey for what it is and some really comfortable velour seats. It's a P plate too.

[Cavcraft]

[richardmorris]

Yes please Richard, much appreciated mate.

Ill ask tomorrow. I don’t think they’re cheap though- today’s cargo were 6 mclaren and a Ferrari California. And those are the ones I see from my window, the tax bonded stuff is out of sight.

 

Presumably by the way it’s just one way in any event? Torquay to Bournemouth or London? Or wherever? With you able to collect by train?

[wuvvum]

That is one unimpressed dog.

[Guest Hooli]

 

Barbara Cartland dog doesn't like car washes?

[They_all_do_that_sir]

Built in shatnav? Very posh

 

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[Guest Hooli]

Built in shatnav? Very posh

 

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It's not BC dog's fault he's better at shitting than reading maps!

[SiC]

I've decided that the TT is too boring to keep. It's basically a smaller, much quicker but impractical version of our A4. Very competent car but not one for me. Maybe if it had a V8 or something different about it I'd be up for it. However it's far too similar to my A4 and doesn't really float my boat.

 

Anyone want a cheap 2008 Audi TT mk2? Like under 5k cheap.

 

Runs well. I've put a few miles on it now and works fine. Gearbox is alright, still does a bunny hop pulling off occasionally but really only does it if you try accelerating hard just after releasing the brake. Also I'm fussy with wanting everything 100% perfect on my daily cars. Tbh it's a 10yr old Audi, I don't think it could ever be like a new one.

 

Otherwise I'll probably flog it off to We Buy Any Car or Evans Halshaw. I really can't be bothered dealing with the general public selling cars anymore. Even if it means being bartered down by someone in a shiny suit.

[cort16]

Stick it on swapz you should get some interesting offers. By which I mean speed boats and rare breed paroquets .

[They_all_do_that_sir]

It's the right thing to do before it rapes your wallet any further...

 

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[richardmorris]

It's not BC dog's fault he's better at shitting than reading maps!

 

I had assumed BC dog was female!

[alcyonecorporation]

 

The best one was still the dog in the Cav MkI by the Dee. 

[Guest Hooli]

I had assumed BC dog was female!

 

I always assumed all of those dogs were female until Cavcraft said different to one of my replies a while ago.

[SiC]

Or utterly win Autoshite by swapping it for a Vauxhall Cavalier Soft-top.

You joke but there is this in the classic car garage around the corner:

https://www.allsportscars.co.uk/homes/advert_details/JC0jYFksUGBgCmAK/

 

(No I really don't want it!)

[SiC]

It's the right thing to do before it rapes your wallet any further...

 

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It's playing ball at the moment. Bit of a love hate relationship with it at the moment. I get fed up with it when I think about it but then when I drive it and I enjoy & like it again.

 

If I didn't have the Civic available to jump straight back in, I'd most certainly keep the TT.

[Jams]

Still trying to fuck the mrs seat Leon off its proving rather tricky to shift. Probably due to the turbo noise. May be tempted to keep it and fix its issues. Phone interview for a sky engineer job tomorrow! And working down in reading next week