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[Lacquer Peel]

Yup, Kodiaq. In massively uncool 190PS Diesel flavour, for maximum hatred on Mumsnet.

Any photos of the not black interior you ordered?

[MorrisItalSLX]

Good on you Trigger!

 

Marinas/Itals are for winners!

 

The Marina looks like a little gem! I can see it on the road again in no time.

 

What is happening with the Ital? I assume you friend going to do it up so you can get together with your Marina and Ital and watch the women come runnin'!

[dollywobbler]

The only car on the fleet that actually works properly at the moment is the Invacar. FFS.

[catsinthewelder]

Not ideal if Rachel needs to go out then.

[loserone]

You need a Honda.

 

or Toyota.

 

Or Lexus.

[dollywobbler]

Not ideal if Rachel needs to go out then.

 

She does. 2CV works to be fair, just leaks if the tank is full. I ran the tank down on Thursday to make it easier to drop. There's always a steam train, but it only waits in town for half an hour...

[Sigmund Fraud]

Fleet reduction is going well*...

 

[loserone]

Yes! Appears to be only 2/3rds of an engine though, where's the other two cylinders?

[Eddie Honda]

Fleet reduction is going well*...

 

 

Hoping you're referring to a Nissan...

[Guest Hooli]

Fleet reduction is going well*...

 

 

Flymo?

[Sigmund Fraud]

Yes! Appears to be only 2/3rds of an engine though, where's the other two cylinders?

 

Well, I now have a two-cylinder and a four-cylinder boxer in the fleet, so the next logical step would be... a Corvair (when I win the lottery).

 

Hoping you're referring to a Nissan...

 

Afraid not. A Cherry Europe is far too conventional for me !

 

Flymo?

 

There are, indeed, many similarities with a Flymo...

[Guest Hooli]

It's orange & noisey then?

[Sigmund Fraud]

It's orange & noisey then?

 

Not all Flymos are orange ! But they're all noisy and plastic.

[vulgalour]

The sombrero was peak Flymo.  Every one after that is rubbish and capable only of being impossible to lug easily back into storage or cut a lawn without scalping it to brown patches.

[Eddie Honda]

A Cherry Europe is far too conventional for me !

 

Conventional mibbie, but weapons-grade AutoShite.

[Ghosty]

Not all Flymos are orange ! But they're all noisy and plastic.

Beetle chassis with a fibreglass body - Porsche, buggy or otherwise?

[Lacquer Peel]

Ready* for a 1700 mile road trip.

[Sigmund Fraud]

Conventional mibbie, but weapons-grade AutoShite.

 

My new acquisition is even better (worse) !

 

Beetle chassis with a fibreglass body - Porsche, buggy or otherwise?

 

Fibreglass body, yes. The rest, no.

[Eddie Honda]

My new acquisition is even better (worse) !

 

Unless you're driving a Sipani Dolphin with an Alfa engine fitted back from Bangalore....

[Sigmund Fraud]

Unless you're driving a Sipani Dolphin with an Alfa engine fitted back from Bangalore....

 

 

You're thinking of Sam Glover now... My collection trip will only take me as far as THE NORTH.

[Guest Hooli]

Mini Ogle in orange with the wrong engine

[Sigmund Fraud]

Mini Ogle in orange with the wrong engine

 

Can't afford one of those, but they're beautiful !

 

[dollywobbler]

Not content with the 2CV leaking fuel, I've removed the tank, so now it doesn't run at all. GENIUS.

 

I've ordered a new top seal, but with the Nippa out of action due to an exhaust fracture, I need the 2CV up and running. Bodge it and hope, coming soon!

[dollywobbler]

Not content with the 2CV leaking fuel, I've removed the tank, so now it doesn't run at all. GENIUS.

 

I've ordered a new top seal, but with the Nippa out of action due to an exhaust fracture, I need the 2CV up and running. Bodge it and hope, coming soon!

 

Bodged. Now for the hope. Instant gasket and new screws to hopefully stop it leaking. Won't find out until the next fill...

[Sigmund Fraud]

Bodged. Now for the hope. Instant gasket and new screws to hopefully stop it leaking. Won't find out until the next fill...

 

I presume the instant gasket you used is a petrol resistant type ?

[xtriple]

You are of course, quite correct re painting dollop 2.0. A complete waste of money! it's only worth 2k at best and to spend half of that on paintwork it doesn't really need, is an excercise in futility... as usual! The only bit that NEEDS doing is the bit at the top of the drivers side rear wheelarch, the passenger side is fine, and the bumper corners are scuffed but touched up. I am going to paint the bumpers myself (I have the paint) and I 'might' do te wheelarch as well. Jst no point in spending 50% of the value on something that won't make it worth a penny more.

 

As an aside: I saw a CLK 230 convertible for sale at the side of the road. I had to go back and see how much etc. £1200 with 12 months MOT and 70 000 on the clock. Silver and a 'W' reg. It made a 'badgers arse' look good! There was rust everywhere - bootlid, back wings and arches, front wings, rotten. That is what most of them are like, mine is actualy pretty damn good! Plus, I LIKE mine... now!

 

I shall tidy up the bits that need doing and leave the rest, just protect it so it doesn't get any worse. People often comment on how nice it is so it can't look that bad!

 

And finally, just had the saddest acquisition of a 'new' car ever!  Betty's Fiesta is now in my garage under lock and key. It is henceforth known as 'Betty' the Fiesta. Poor old Betty (the lady, not the car) has had this car for 20 years and has decided to move up to Esher tomorrow into a flat to be nearer her daughter, so giving up driving. Probably for the best as the poor little car has not got a straight panel anywhere and has acquired quite a few in recent months. I felt really awful driving it into my garage while Betty looked on. Not right at all.

 

However, this is a car that will get money spent on it, regardless of the fact that 'free' was probably the correct price! I shall restore it to new condition and keep it forever (or a while anyway!), already looking at front wings and bumpers to sort the front left corner out. I need to use it for a while to get to know her (the car!) and sort out any mechancal issues... not that there are many as it has only done 50 000 miles and has been serviced yearly at the same garage every time! Apparently it has a 'chuffing' noise from the front left, no idea but I shall find it.

 

It is a 98 mk4 Fiesta Ghia 1.25, aircon, electric windows, power steering (?) and the engine sounds like a little jewel. Worth saving for definite. Wonder if it will ever be worth more than £300?

[dollywobbler]

I presume the instant gasket you used is a petrol resistant type ?

 

Allegedly so.

[Timewaster]

It is a 98 mk4 Fiesta Ghia 1.25, aircon, electric windows, power steering (?) and the engine sounds like a little jewel. Worth saving for definite. Wonder if it will ever be worth more than £300?

It will be worth a fortune one day.

 

Just probably not in our lifetimes.

[Kiltox]

Tucked the Porsche up in the garage today in prep for picking up the Panda next Saturday

[Skizzer]

Any photos of the not black interior you ordered?

Here you go. MOAR BEIGE:

 

 

 

They found a dealer demonstrator order somewhere to swap interiors with. You’d never know. They also gave me an extra discount for the hassle, which was decent.

 

Edit: oh and Rob, no I certainly didn't order a satanroof. How very dare you!