Tadhg Tiogar Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 .....the RAC are a useless shower of wankers. well the indian call centre staff are. for the most part the english staff did at least try and sort us out. but when i worked for Barclay's, this was true too. the indians will tell out right fuckin' lies, and leave the english contact centre to pick up the pieces......Having worked for an Indian-run firm in Harrow which was an early adopter of outsourcing to, er, India, I regret to say that at least some of this rings true. It's a pity, given the Indian reputation for being dynamic in business and successful as a result of their efforts. Then you look at things like the electric G-swiz and realise they can be just as shite as us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtriple Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 That's shit is that ! I can't recall Mini engine/boxes well enough to recall if they have a deep sump which would be good news as those bits of errant pump could sit in that for decades without bother. I think I would be tempted to get a new pump and carry on and smile while whistling bravely! I just had an interesting conversation with Paul of Specialist cars (who was good enough to get ALL my stuff out of the heap of shit and deliver it back to me) about Bentleys... I guess now he no longer has a vested interest in keeping me in the fold, the truth can be told. Bentleys are crap! Apparently they see countless cars like mine that are always going wrong in expensive and unusual ways, it seems to be the later cars that are the most bother! Arnarge (the one after mine) is even worse and is one to avoid... like the plague as not only are they unreliable, parts availability is terrible as some are BMW and some Bentley and some VW! They have one in at the moment that is totally off the road because the oil pressure sendor/sensor has failed. Part is not available and there is no date when it will be available! This is on the cars that ran to 2012 with the old RR V8 and nothing else will fit. They_all_do_that_sir, SiC and HarmonicCheeseburger 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Arse, BAD mini! MarvinsMom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel bickle Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Why didn't you just put it on a tow rope? Am I missing something - like it's an auto? Even then, towed gently... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarvinsMom Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 we didn't tow it cos well, we didn't have a tow rope! the car is a manual car, but even when its been pushed around free wheeling with the engine switched off then the differential and the gears inside the gearbox are all spinning away to themselves as the wheels turn. all the clutch does is split the engine from the transmission, it doesn't stop the gearts inside from turning. as we have lost a pice of metal about 1/4 inch square, we were worried (and still are a bit) that it had fallen through the engine and got caught up in the gears and that underneath, and wreck the gearbox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Tonight was the first East Coast Retros meet that I organise with my mate at its new venue near Ipswich, we managed to get 142 cars on show in the end and no complaints or problems at all! I was too busy either parking cars or chatting to get many photos though so here's a few pinched from Facebook. This was my car of the night, very rare Toyota Cressida Estate! Your probably bored of this by now! Rover 105 custom V8 beast. GrumpiusMaximus, Vantman, Shep Shepherd and 21 others 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 What is/was the green pickup? The back makes me think Rover P4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Honda Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 What is/was the green pickup? The back makes me think Rover P4.Rover 105 custom V8 beast. Er, a Rover 105 IS a P4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 I missed the text Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Nice to see Davenger's Avenger outside of his thread, that's one much loved car. http://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/43579/1971-hillman-avenger-stuff What's the varicose vein blue Alfa? I don't recognise the model at all. DodgeRover and Shep Shepherd 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 What's the varicose vein blue Alfa? I don't recognise the model at all. Alfetta! vulgalour 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 we didn't tow it cos well, we didn't have a tow rope! the car is a manual car, but even when its been pushed around free wheeling with the engine switched off then the differential and the gears inside the gearbox are all spinning away to themselves as the wheels turn. all the clutch does is split the engine from the transmission, it doesn't stop the gearts inside from turning. as we have lost a pice of metal about 1/4 inch square, we were worried (and still are a bit) that it had fallen through the engine and got caught up in the gears and that underneath, and wreck the gearbox.99% sure these have a magnetic sump plug. When I used to change the oil on my metro the sump plug would look like a shiny porcupine with all the shards stuck to it. Whip it out and have a look. With a bit of luck the missing bit will be there. It's a massive ball ache separating the gearbox from the engine on these. Fingers crossed! madrat, Skizzer and MarvinsMom 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucketeer Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Good to see your ECR meets going from strength to strength Trigger. I hope you actually have time to enjoy it in between all the organising and whatnot. trigger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 5.5 lbs off this week and 2.5 stone in total now since new year ! Haven’t had a fag in a week either .Going to the gym for another session a week obviously helps .Ironically the lady I’ve started seeing prefers bigger men ! xtriple, GrumpiusMaximus, DeeJay and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 .Ironically the lady I’ve started seeing prefers bigger men ! Well done fella. If she said that politely she might not have been referring to your weight. Ahem. DeeJay, Lord Sterling, somewhatfoolish and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angrydicky Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 That Cressida....Wow! trigger, egg and tooSavvy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Good to see your ECR meets going from strength to strength Trigger. I hope you actually have time to enjoy it in between all the organising and whatnot.Thank you! I still struggle to see much of it and when I do get time people in the cars that I want to see have already left but it was more relaxing last night in the new venue for me than it used to be at the old one, no general public trying to park with us and getting all arseholey with me is a big bonus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommotech Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Nice colour! Krome bumperz What's the story with those period alloys? Used to see a few Midgets on these. BL option-list? Minilites, Dunlops?Those wheels are the original steel RoStyles. They do look like mags though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Well done fella. If she said that politely she might not have been referring to your weight. Ahem. Thats it , make me even more nervous . The problem with being in a long term relationship is that you get stuck in a rut and getting back in the game is terrifying for me. No, we had a chat about rugby and how it suits all builds etc and she was deffo more interested in the numbers 1-3 Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Thats it , make me even more nervous . The problem with being in a long term relationship is that you get stuck in a rut and getting back in the game is terrifying for me. No, we had a chat about rugby and how it suits all builds etc and she was deffo more interested in the numbers 1-3 Ask her what number shirt she would be on a football team. If its number 1, shes a keeper. The Moog, TataBobu, jumpingjehovahs and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Waaaaaayyyyy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 He’s here all week guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayts450 Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Uh-oh. Bidder's remorse is kicking in.... Why do we do this to ourselves ? Jim Bell, DeeJay, jumpingjehovahs and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Youve got ten hours to be outbid man. No need to panic yet. And what on earth are you doing bidding with 10 hours to go?Youre only meant to bid your max when theres 10 seconds left on the auction. Anything else is just increasing the price. BeEP, clayts450, Eddie Honda and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayts450 Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 I always do the double bid, one to get the winning bid, then I stick a second one on seconds later to increase it to the max I'm willing to pay. That way you end up with two entries at the top of the bidding history and people think - ah, he's set the bar high, I won't bother bidding. Sometimes it even works. I think this one will be outbid - shame really as ticks an awful lot of boxes for me. Still, it'll keep the old anal sphincter muscle nicely tuned up and supple whilst I'm at work. RobT, Jim Bell and puddlethumper 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeEP Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 This morning I have mainly been playing with this: It belongs to a friend but has been stored with me since 2015. Last week I got an email out of the blue saying he'd like it back (ideally with a MOT) so a quick replenishment of fluids, pumping up of suspension and giving the fuel pump a bit of manual assistance to get petrol to the carb and away it roared. It will need a bit of attention with the sparkly stick; no surprise, it is an Allegro ater all. Angrydicky, SiC, Mr_Bo11ox and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 FACT. I first met Mr Bollox when I sold him one of those, also in Russet Brown. SiC, catsinthewelder and Jim Bell 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Been offered another Mercedes barge for £300, no v5 and the 6 digit plate is now on another car. It starts and drives. Worth a punt? Sent from my G3311 using Tapatalk purplebargeken, Shep Shepherd, Supernaut and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BavarianRetro Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 I'd say not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Depends how much welding it needs... ah wait. Carry on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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