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[wuvvum]

Hopefully, yep - although won't be able to stay late as got to be in Surrey for 10am on the Saturday.

[MorrisItalSLX]

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Looks wonderful! I have always fancied SD1s and I love the red!

 

But what happened to the classic pioneer stereo!

[trigger]

I didn't work probably, radio kept dropping out signal and the tape player didn't work so I ended up upgrading, it doesn't look out of place to be fair and sounds a lot better,!

[MorrisItalSLX]

Heh, I'd forgotten how wide XJ-S bonnets don't open.

 

That's nothing compared to an XJ, same amount of room but with the added bonus of the spikey spring pins that stab you in the back and leave a great big grease stain on your shirt. Plus you can release the gas struts and pivot the XJS bonnet forward a bit more, only solution for a XJ is full removal, which is a 2 (3 is ideal) person job.

[MorrisItalSLX]

I didn't work probably, radio kept dropping out signal and the tape player didn't work so I ended up upgrading, it doesn't look out of place to be fair and sounds a lot better,!

 

We are quite different people, When I got my XJ I ripped out the new-fangled CD/AUX jobbie and lobbed in a late 90's tape deck. Sounds rubbish in comparison but looks much more at home and plays tapes! In an ideal world I would find an original stereo, but good luck finding one!

[Fat_Pirate]

 

I finally visited the hovercraft museum, it's bloody ace!  I've gone from 'meh' to avidly watching SRN4 videos on YouTube, it's disappointing I'll never get to ride on one (other than the tiddly IoW one).

 

Apparently there's going to be an auction of parts from the scrapped Princess Margaret, I definitely want some seats to go in my garage.  I don't know if the museum will see much of that money though, or if it'll all go to the previous owner of the craft (Homes England).

[xtriple]

I love your red Rover, it is effin' gorgeous! But I could NEVER own one, too many memories of the sods when the last hands that fetteld them was a scabby bastard at the factory who hated everyone with a passion and treated the cars accordingly. All the SD1s I had made my Bentley look reliable!

[busmansholiday]

From the news today, looks like the Germans are trying to outdo us in the World Cup again.

 

German soccer fan Hubert Wirth is driving all the way to Moscow with his dog Hexe in a pre-1960 tractor.

Where's DW and Cats when you need them.

[GrumpiusMaximus]

Moving house is when an estate car, even a small one, comes into its own.

[xtriple]

 

This is the little sod that caused yesterdays breakdown. I was vaguely aware that the belt was in less than perfect condition and plans were in place (not a very close place, but still) to replace the belt at some point in the future... Didn't twig that the fact the belt was only fraying/wearing on the inside and that I should have paid more attention to this! Obviously, this has been cracked or broken for a while (the break is NOT clean, oily and dirty so been like it for a while). To be honest, apart from the fact it was a bit of a wait for the AA to get to us, I am quite grateful it happened then! Could have been any time or anywhere and this way, it got changed and I didn't get my hands dirty

 

Thanks Lee (the AA man who also came out when the Bentley died) for the efforts on my behalf.

 

 

Yes, the three bits (and the ones missing) should all be one piece!)

[SiC]

Bristol to Sidmouth, Devon. Keeping to mostly 70mph. If the spoiler deployed (after exceeding a certain speed...), I manually retracted it to keep the body slippery.

 

Better fuel economy than our old Golf Mk5 1.6 FSi too. That only managed 32-34mpg on a cruise.

[clayts450]

The PT Snoozer has been left out in the cold of late with the V6's arrival and the Streetwise being 'the daily'. Thought I'd treat it to a nice little run out this afternoon.

 

It rewarded* me by FTP due to the usual flat battery, and then to further kick me in the nads the troublesome rear view mirror dropped off again.

 

Getting the battery out is a ballache as it lives under the passenger seat, but that's on charge now, and the PTSD is firmly back on the naughty step again.

 

The sooner I get shot of this POS the better.

[egg]

Ok, which one of you has been reviewing PAS fluid on Halfords?

 

http://www.halfords.com/motoring/engine-oils-fluids/gearbox-oil/halfords-transmission-power-steering-fluid-1l

 

 

 

[xtriple]

Well photo-shoot attempt 2 went well - amazingly! Car had a real try out as well: had to go up and down a hill about a dozen times for 'action' shots and then over to another place for 'static' shots. Only problem, it was solid traffic the whole way! 24.5 degrees showing and stop start traffic, car didn't get hot or bothered (which allayed my fear that yesterdays ftp may have damaged another head gasket) and actually performed spot-on! Pictures taken and off we jolly well went for a trundle round, which was most enjoyable to be honest.

 

I am getting to like this car quite a bit; even yesterdays snafu hasn't dented my faith in it, I consider it lucky as I wasn't alone to get bored for once

[wuvvum]

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I finally visited the hovercraft museum, it's bloody ace!  I've gone from 'meh' to avidly watching SRN4 videos on YouTube, it's disappointing I'll never get to ride on one (other than the tiddly IoW one).

 

Apparently there's going to be an auction of parts from the scrapped Princess Margaret, I definitely want some seats to go in my garage.  I don't know if the museum will see much of that money though, or if it'll all go to the previous owner of the craft (Homes England).

I went to France once on the Princess Anne - would have been about 1985.  I found it a bit boring if I'm completely honest - couldn't see owt out of the windows as there was too much spray.  My dad bought a working model of the hovercraft though, which made up for it a bit (it went along on land on brushes, then had a little motor with a propeller that you clipped on underneath to run it in the bath).

[DeeJay]

DIY circumcision kit.

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I went to France once on the Princess Anne - would have been about 1985.  I found it a bit boring if I'm completely honest - couldn't see owt out of the windows as there was too much spray.  My dad bought a working model of the hovercraft though, which made up for it a bit (it went along on land on brushes, then had a little motor with a propeller that you clipped on underneath to run it in the bath).

 

Channel hovercrafts really were odd experiences though. I agree about the spray and lack of view...but so quick 35 mins?

[trigger]

I got offered a car today, I'm going to take a look at it next weekend but could do with some advice, it's a 1977 Marina 1300 Deluxe Estate with only 24000 miles. Its been of the road since 1981 as it comes up on the DVLA website still but both the the V5 and VIN plate are missing, it's thought that the tank was damaged and it came off the road, then about 20 years ago it was scrapped (I'm guessing the owner died) where the current owner got it from, the ignition was smashed to move it but he's got a replacement, he's since done the brakes and clutch but has now lost interest in it as he has over 20 other cars including a Lads Samara and it's been untouched since 2012. What's the likelihood of getting it registered again or could it be have been registered as scrap?

 

If it's been scrapped then it's not worth the effort but it's still on the system? I must be able to find a chassis number somewhere too? Also what is it worth? It comes with a free but very rusty Ital Estate too.

 

 

 

[wuvvum]

Trig, do you honestly think anyone on here is going to tell you not to buy that?  Worst case, swap the VIN plate and front end with the Ital - who's going to know?

[Timewaster]

My alloys got dropped off this morning so i got them fitted and took the old girl for a run down to the marina at Levington,

 

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Lovely. That air freshener is worth more than my car.

[anonymous user]

As long as you're sure it is the same car and that the person does have the right to sell it,

if it is on the DVLA system, apply for a V5 and get a new vin plate made up.

[wuvvum]

/\ Only problem with that is that you need the VIN to apply for the V5...

[trigger]

Trig, do you honestly think anyone on here is going to tell you not to buy that? Worst case, swap the VIN plate and front end with the Ital - who's going to know?

Funnily enough he did say that he thought about doing that but the Ital is a bit newer!

 

 

I'll get it HPI checked and see what comes back first I think!

[cobblers]

There's HPI ways round that

[trigger]

You used to be able to get a chassis number from the blue-print website but it won't let you anymore

[cort16]

If you’ve got the regno you should be able to get the vin.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

I went to France once on the Princess Anne - would have been about 1985.  I found it a bit boring if I'm completely honest - couldn't see owt out of the windows as there was too much spray.  My dad bought a working model of the hovercraft though, which made up for it a bit (it went along on land on brushes, then had a little motor with a propeller that you clipped on underneath to run it in the bath).

I also went to France in 1985 on the Princess Anne, I rember the noise and spray. But my biggest memory is sneaking back to the car deck and joining the 2 foot high club in a bright pink Porsche 924 with my boss, we were going to Paris to pitch some adverts for Phillips in car CD players, she was off her face on Coke for the whole trip ( ha!) God I loved the 80's! Don't think another car passed us on the Autoroute either, even though 924's were considered slow, even then.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

I got offered a car today, I'm going to take a look at it next weekend but could do with some advice, it's a 1977 Marina 1300 Deluxe Estate with only 24000 miles. Its been of the road since 1981 as it comes up on the DVLA website still but both the the V5 and VIN plate are missing, it's thought that the tank was damaged and it came off the road, then about 20 years ago it was scrapped (I'm guessing the owner died) where the current owner got it from, the ignition was smashed to move it but he's got a replacement, he's since done the brakes and clutch but has now lost interest in it as he has over 20 other cars including a Lads Samara and it's been untouched since 2012. What's the likelihood of getting it registered again or could it be have been registered as scrap?

If it's been scrapped then it's not worth the effort but it's still on the system? I must be able to find a chassis number somewhere too? Also what is it worth? It comes with a free but very rusty Ital Estate too.

It must have a floor number, otherwise every Marina in existence would have been rung, vin plates were easy to swap in the 70's too, you know.

[sierraman]

If you can't prove the age or identity of it I'd guess irrespective of it being scrapped, you could register it. But it would be a Q plater, though that's a good thing. Added intrigue.

[trigger]

I've just managed to find the VIN number for it online! Result! Only trouble now is that a friend who was interested in it a few years ago has told me how much he wanted for it and i think it's over my budget, he wouldn't give me a price today but said it was worthless. I was thinking £1000-1500 max but he was hoping for more.