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[Lord Sterling]

37 minutes ago, Cavcraft said:

Leg number one, poor thing having to suffer the embarrassment of being seen on that...

 

I know its been said before but;

20p stuck in the handbrake? ?

I'll explain what this means for any confused shiters;

Some years back, there was a legend of an eBay advert that featured a White Peugeot 405 saloon (identical to the above) where the increasingly frustrated and desperate owner was getting frustrated at the amount of eBay 'watchers' but no bidders, the advert was relisted and the sellers frustration showed more and more each time it was relisted. A load of shiters here began 'watching' the advert too! One line in the advert always stated that there 20p stuck in the handbrake which has obviously passed into Autoshite legend. I vaguely remember the desperation of selling the car as it was stuck in his grandmothers' garage/driveway or something....

[flat4alfa]

20p legend here

and responses further down

[Cavcraft]

Part 1.5...

 

[Aston Martin]

The M40 a 207 has walloped another 207, both cars fucked, one had a family inside.

 

Is this a new sport? Because the chances seem slim.

[Split_Pin]

That Scorpio is a beaut!

[dome]

Starlet gone, Exploder going. New daily required then. 

I'm in Northumberland just now on holiday, which was decided on last minute by me and the good lady. 

I remembered I had a potential victim in this area in my watch list so headed along this morning for a look.

Usual thing for me, it's broken but I like them and it'll make a decent daily. Bit modern this one for me.

Here's the symptoms

It's fucked

It gets delivered tomorrow.

 

[dozeydustman]

16 minutes ago, dome said:

Starlet gone, Exploder going. New daily required then. 

I'm in Northumberland just now on holiday, which was decided on last minute by me and the good lady. 

I remembered I had a potential victim in this area in my watch list so headed along this morning for a look.

Usual thing for me, it's broken but I like them and it'll make a decent daily. Bit modern this one for me.

Here's the symptoms

 

It's fucked

It gets delivered tomorrow.

 

Needs a new breather by any chance?

[dollywobbler]

Went to look at a Xsara Picasso in highly desirable 1.6 form today. Drove ok, oil pissing out of the cam cover but offside rear brake didn't appear to do anything, the front washer actually operated the rear (as did the rear...) and then the owner didn't actually have the V5 and there was nothing to suggest it had ever actually been registered to them. Oh well.

[Floatylight]

Went to look at a Xsara Picasso in highly desirable 1.6 form today. Drove ok, oil pissing out of the cam cover but offside rear brake didn't appear to do anything, the front washer actually operated the rear (as did the rear...) and then the owner didn't actually have the V5 and there was nothing to suggest it had ever actually been registered to them. Oh well.

Lucky escape, and that's from a serial Citroen licker..

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[dome]

1 hour ago, dozeydustman said:

Needs a new breather by any chance?

No such luck. No gases coming out of the exhaust so it's blocked and venting through the pcv system, most likely by a failed turbo.

Here it is in all its glory*

A MK2 Octavia Scout so it's a 140pd engine. Handily* being 4x4 the propshaft is right in the way of dropping the turbo.

 

[cort16]

1 minute ago, dome said:

No such luck. No gases coming out of the exhaust so it's blocked and venting through the pcv system, most likely by a failed turbo.

Here it is in all its glory*

A MK2 Octavia Scout so it's a 140pd engine. Handily* the 4x4 driveshaft is right in the way of dropping the turbo.

 

I'm impressed you got away with looking at a car while on holiday thats a strict no no in our household.

[Supernaut]

I'm almost certain I've said it before, but dome, you're a fucking masochist.

[Cavcraft]

Part 3...

 

[dome]

39 minutes ago, cort16 said:

I'm impressed you got away with looking at a car while on holiday thats a strict no no in our household.

Fraz of this parish and I had spotted this whilst sitting hungover on Sunday morning. Before my girlfriend and I had decided where we were going. When she suggested a place 20 minutes away I asked her very nicely if we could make a detour this morning on the way to Beamish...

I'd looked at another one in Glenrothes but it was the worst MK2 Octy I'd ever seen. This one at least has potential.

[DVee8]

 

5 minutes ago, dome said:

Fraz of this parish and I had spotted this whilst sitting hungover on Sunday morning. Before my girlfriend and I had decided where we were going. When she suggested a place 20 minutes away I asked her very nicely if we could make a detour this morning on the way to Beamish...

I'd looked at another one in Glenrothes but it was the worst MK2 Octy I'd ever seen. This one at least has potential.

Beamish you say.Your only about 3 miles from me.

[cort16]

7 minutes ago, dome said:

Fraz of this parish and I had spotted this whilst sitting hungover on Sunday morning. Before my girlfriend and I had decided where we were going. When she suggested a place 20 minutes away I asked her very nicely if we could make a detour this morning on the way to Beamish...

I'd looked at another one in Glenrothes but it was the worst MK2 Octy I'd ever seen. This one at least has potential.

Very understanding . Is it a 2.0 tdi scout 4x4 doo da?

[stuboy]

Thought the big old bonnet need some body art, so applied some bonnet stripes... 

[Shirley Knott]

40 minutes ago, DVee8 said:

 

Beamish you say.Your only about 3 miles from me.

Likewise, right on my doorstep too!

[dome]

42 minutes ago, cort16 said:

Very understanding . Is it a 2.0 tdi scout 4x4 doo da?

It is. They're quite a cool spec so it should make a decent smoker. Did I mention it's newer than @Frazs V-arse, has lower miles AND has cruise control which his doesn't?

[SiC]

VAG admittedly only requires a stalk, 5 mins on VCDS and sometimes a wire fitting to have cruise. Took about an hour on our TT MK2 including fitting the wire. 

[dome]

16 minutes ago, JoeyEunos said:

Likewise, right on my doorstep too!

 

57 minutes ago, DVee8 said:

 

Beamish you say.Your only about 3 miles from me.

Nice part of the country and not far from Scotland. We're in an air BnB near Derwent Manor hotel. Very pleasant. Did Beamish today and will find somewhere to take the dog a walk tomorrow, maybe round the reservoir.

[Shirley Knott]

We've got the annual pass thing for Beamish and my wife insists we go there at least once a month. It's a great afternoon out and they do a decent classic car show there now and then but frankly I've seen enough of it now to last me a lifetime.

[Fraz]

22 minutes ago, dome said:

It is. They're quite a cool spec so it should make a decent smoker. Did I mention it's newer than @Frazs V-arse, has lower miles AND has cruise control which his doesn't?

Fraser dislikes this

[cort16]

23 minutes ago, dome said:

It is. They're quite a cool spec so it should make a decent smoker. Did I mention it's newer than @Frazs V-arse, has lower miles AND has cruise control which his doesn't?

But does his have it's rear prop shaft in the boot ?

[dome]

45 minutes ago, cort16 said:

But does his have it's rear prop shaft in the boot ?

No, it's not a Freelander!

[dome]

1 hour ago, JoeyEunos said:

We've got the annual pass thing for Beamish and my wife insists we go there at least once a month. It's a great afternoon out and they do a decent classic car show there now and then but frankly I've seen enough of it now to last me a lifetime.

It was good but a bit frustrating, not just because it was busy and I don't like people. A bit more information on exhibits would have been better. Would go back though. When the schools aren't off...

[Shirley Knott]

12 minutes ago, dome said:

It was good but a bit frustrating, not just because it was busy and I don't like people. A bit more information on exhibits would have been better. Would go back though. When the schools aren't off...

There're little bits that you probably miss on your first visit, like the taxidermy rat terrier that is on display in the dentist's house that was allegedly several years old when killed in an accident and then *preserved. It's circa the size of a large hamster (They were smaller back then apparently)

I also missed the giant steam navvy on my first couple of trips.

 

As you mention, exhibits could do with more info, but Beamish are quite good at answering questions via there facebook page. I asked them about the beast pictured above, here's what they had to say....

Collected in the summer of 1970, the steam navvy weighs around 100 tons and is the largest object on site. Frank believed it to be the biggest remaining steam navvy, its working weight is 110 tons, the boom is 12 tons, the base is 13.5 tons and it has a three and a half ton bucket capacity. Its top speed was 5mph and it came to Beamish in 1970 from Hessle Quarry near Hull. It was bought for the museum for £150 by the Industrial Steam Preservation Group and was in quite good condition. The term “navvy” came about because, during the late 18th century, canal builders were nicknamed “inland navigators”, this became shortened to “navvies”. So when a machine was invented to replace these men, it in turn was called a steam navvy. When it was being driven down the road at Beamish towards Foulbridge it actually sank and had to be pulled out with a tank. A solid platform was built, the navvy was dragged onto it and that is where it stands today. Hope this is of interest to you! Best wishes Beamish museum

[Ghosty]

Asked to view a car, but it's in north west London and I can't get down til Sunday, because bike shop. 

Seller has someone else viewing on Friday morning. Bloody shame, as it looks clean, has plenty of service history, and is well priced. Wouldn't take a holding deposit either. 

 

Arse.

 

Is anyone around tomorrow that can  look over an 80s executive barge for me?

[Tadhg Tiogar]

10 minutes ago, Ghosty said:

Asked to view a car, but it's in north west London ....

 

Is anyone around tomorrow that can  look over an 80s executive barge for me?

Which part of NW London?

 

Not that I'm offering, mind. Just academic* interest*, like.

[Ghosty]

Not sure yet I'm afraid.