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[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

[stuboy]

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.

im loving mine...only 115 though

[Ghosty]

Distributor is decidedly not fucked, having further investigated. Good.

 

Now the only thing that has a question mark on it is the coil igniter.

[dollywobbler]

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.

 

 

 

That's where I am with the Starlet. It is the ideal 'just jump in and go' motor, and the handling is about twenty times better than the Honda's was. Oddly, the thing I'm missing most from the Lexus is the stereo though. Maybe I actually need to put some effort into finding a car I actually like for once, instead of just making random purchases in order to get home. Maybe actually try before I buy. Like folk used to do in the olden days.

[SiC]

That's where I am with the Starlet. It is the ideal 'just jump in and go' motor, and the handling is about twenty times better than the Honda's was. Oddly, the thing I'm missing most from the Lexus is the stereo though. Maybe I actually need to put some effort into finding a car I actually like for once, instead of just making random purchases in order to get home. Maybe actually try before I buy. Like folk used to do in the olden days.

Yes this.

 

Slight difference in that I didn't buy it to get home, I bought it because it was cheap. I also quite fancied having a proper go on a DSG boxed motor. Its a nasty habit of mine where I buy stuff because I fancy trying or having something on a car. There is also my even worse habit of not being able to say no to a cheap car.

 

Likewise, I didn't even test drive it (admittedly it was bought from a trusted mate). After repairs its not as cheap as it was (which I knew could potentially be expensive), but still reasonably priced. However its likely I'll loose most of what I've spent repairing it if I sell it quickly.

 

Now I've made the decision to get rid, I can't be bothered with the hassle of selling. Just want it gone with the least amount of work and effort.

 

I especially want it gone quick as I know that once it's gone, my next project can fill the drive (the AS Austin 1100). Which is something that I'm much more excited in getting and fiddling with.

[alcyonecorporation]

Managed to get a semi-dead work DSLR running again. Added my cheap and cheerful array of M42 lenses from my stockpile of Soviet camera crap. 

 

 

Said Sony still felt like working after Japfest so I took a few photos of the Impreza with it. Up to 26mpg at the moment. I want to fit some ADVAN NEOVAs to it but they're too bleedin' expensive. 

 

If you're ever in the Peterborough area I can thoroughly recommend the walk around Great Fen; I normally go there on warm evenings to de-stress.

[dollywobbler]

With the wipers parked slightly high like that, it looks happy and excited.

[wuvvum]

I need to buy a Sony DSLR.  I have an old Minolta 35mm SLR just sat there doing nothing, with a lens that would fit straight on a Sony Alpha.

[Mike D]

I went out for a blast on the Harley to Willingham Woods with my mate tonight as he's just got his very nice VFR400 MOT'd, then after that had a couple of hours on the mini to try and fathom out the solid clutch pedal that caused Tuesdays FTP.. managed to remove the 'Wok' with the engine in situ - via some judicious jacking, loosening of things and some hot pry bar action - nothing seemed amiss, removed the diaphragm, all looks ok, the pressure plate has free movement when it isn't bolted up so it's not binding on anything. The only thing I can think is the clutch arm adjustment lock nut was loose when I went and had a look the other day, so the nut must have vibrated tight and caused the solid pedal due to the arm not being able to move. I did try adjusting the nuts in the car park but it had no effect, however I put everything back together, adjusted the nuts to the correct spec and now the pedal seems fine again. Fingers crossed that's all it was!

 

 

[alcyonecorporation]

With the wipers parked slightly high like that, it looks happy and excited.

That's how they park, m9. SVX's sit even higher depending on which mode you have the arms set at.

 

I need to buy a Sony DSLR.  I have an old Minolta 35mm SLR just sat there doing nothing, with a lens that would fit straight on a Sony Alpha.

The Alpha 390 needed a little plastic adaptor with a thread on the end; unlike Nikons, the FFD of the M42 lens is retained - so you can properly focus to infinity.

 

Would sir be interested in a working Alpha 330 for £not much?

[dollywobbler]

It isn't how they park on any Impreza I've ever driven...

[captain_70s]

The garage are hoping to have the Acclaim done by the end of the week, Civic parts are yet to be posted.

 

At this rate the Doloshite will be my first usable car...

[SiC]

The garage are hoping to have the Acclaim done by the end of the week, Civic parts are yet to be posted.

 

At this rate the Doloshite will be my first usable car...

Just 10 more nights to sleep.

[Guest Hooli]

Just 10 more nights to sleep in the doloshite to stop them towing it away.

 

EFA

[alcyonecorporation]

It isn't how they park on any Impreza I've ever driven...

 

Have you driven any as early as mine? 

 

Watch some Best Motoring videos from the period (1995); they all park like my car. 

Jesus, what a weird reply. 

[holbeck]

 

For the last month I've been using the 205 as my main car.

 

However I have now agreed to purchase something Japanese and red from a another member of this forum.

 

So the 205 will be surplus. 

[captain_70s]

Just 10 more nights to sleep.

 

+ 200 years of DVLA processing time...

 

EFA

 

I've hidden it up a cul-de-sac in the hopes nobody notices it...

 

Also trying to spread the fleet over several streets to avoid enraging my immediate neighbours...

[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

Well thank went to shit! So Mr Breckon have you been convicted of anything in the past year? Yes north Wales police have fucked me over over a crash! Oh im sorry we can't this any further! WTF!! So it wasn't meant to be! Next phone call "hiya pal take a grand for that leon" Why don't you fu.......... dya no wjat mate cone and get it in arsed today!

[Tadhg Tiogar]

.....Also trying to spread the fleet over several streets to avoid enraging my immediate neighbours...

Surely this just means risking several streets of enraged residents?