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[Spurious]

Run away. It's probably rotten as fuck. Jimnys do like to rust and I've been bitten by them before. 

[paulplom]

I hope you have to do a collection thread. 

Seems expensive too.

[GMcD]

17 hours ago, GMcD said:

Bought a diesel heater. Same style that a lot of folk on here have. Thanks @SiCfor your thread on it a while back. Finally convinced me 😁.

I figure it might be more economical than running my electric fans in the garage come winter although I'll need to see who will actually sell me red diesel in small quantities (20litres) as I believe it's still ok to buy for heating property. 

Mounted it out the road beside the vent, so I could get an exit for the exhaust. Need to get a couple of battery clamps and a switch for a more professional* setup, but otherwise done. 

[High Jetter]

2 hours ago, dozeydustman said:

Why oh why has my sister in law got her heart set on this heap?

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/531893852030075/

and she wants me to view it with her this week.

Surely you can find sufficient dubious bits about it to put her off?

[Cavcraft]

The Vito went, don't think I'll ever have another of those to keep, it was shit. Sod's law, of course, dictated that we fixed the non-starting problem before it was sold.

Anyhow, as wonderful as the Expert is, you can't get bigger bikes in the back and big(ger) vans are more useful for shit, so when this popped up for sale through a friend of a friend, it seemed a no-brainer...

...every single one of these seems to have a dent in the sill area on the n/s, must be a blind spot or something. It drove home ok, but I hear with my little ear some unexpected noises in the 6th gear area when doing 'motorway speeds'. They key also broke, so that's been a palaver alright. 

Despite those issues it was later improved several fold after a visit to the spares department...

  

 

Further news about a Skoda Labia with totally invisible* body repairs and a Toyota Aygo that's trying to bankrupt me to follow.

[dozeydustman]

4 hours ago, Jazoli said:

Fuck me that is awful, they are usually rotten too.

You need to do everything you can to dissuade her.

 

3 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

✅'Putting the feels out' 

✅Bombsite Street

✅ Blowover in an awful colour

✅ Random person in the background 

✅ Clearly rotten

✅ Seller looks like a potless wee Ned

✅ Avoid.

 

 

3 hours ago, Spurious said:

Run away. It's probably rotten as fuck. Jimnys do like to rust and I've been bitten by them before. 

 

2 hours ago, High Jetter said:

Surely you can find sufficient dubious bits about it to put her off?

My wife went to see her while I had my Saturday post-work snooze. The likelihood of a brake line being rotten may well burst was sufficient. That and a less than spectacular MoT history instantly made me think of it as a death trap. Trouble is sis-in-law is very headstrong so may well go and buy it anyway, and I know that will end in tears.

2 hours ago, paulplom said:

I hope you have to do a collection thread. 

Might be soon if she likes the alternative suggestions wife and I have proffered.

[paulplom]

I was rather hoping of you Woolarding the pink jimny. 

[stuboy]

Trailer driving volunteered by the missus and the bil... neither wanted to drive it so muggins did it... still need more experience reversing..

[320touring]

@Supernaut and @dome came over to the unit today to give me a hand with the Oxford.

 

We got a load done, and I'm feeling much more motivated to gitter dun and get it on the road for a bit this year😁

[Ghosty]

After some cryptic texts and an unexpected phone call, I'm looking at a car tomorrow. It's rather promising on paper. 

[Noel Tidybeard]

4 hours ago, dozeydustman said:

 

 

 

My wife went to see her while I had my Saturday post-work snooze. The likelihood of a brake line being rotten may well burst was sufficient. That and a less than spectacular MoT history instantly made me think of it as a death trap. Trouble is sis-in-law is very headstrong so may well go and buy it anyway, and I know that will end in tears.

Might be soon if she likes the alternative suggestions wife and I have proffered.

just say NO you big wuss!🤣🤣🤣

[hairnet]

4 hours ago, dozeydustman said:

 

 [b]The likelihood of a brake line being rotten may well burst was sufficient. That and a less than spectacular MoT history instantly made me think of it as a death trap.[/b] 

 

so its legal but its fucked and possibly could fail and crash and kill whoevers in it

thats not a good idea surely

35 million cars and people pick the shit ones and think thats ok

[HillmanImp]

Early morning start for a collection. No trains at this time of day from Shipley so this was my first mode of transport. 

Currently in Leeds train station waiting for my platform to be announced. 

[HillmanImp]

1st train(s) achieved. 

If you jump on the wrong carriage on this one you're boned. 

[HillmanImp]

Wtf, we're going the wrong way. 

I'm *sure* I'm on the right train. 

 

[dozeydustman]

8 hours ago, Noel Tidybeard said:

just say NO you big wuss!🤣🤣🤣

My sis in law sees any recommendation not to buy/do something as oppression (because she is quite mental). A ‘No’ would have been the green light for her to buy it.

[HillmanImp]

We've done a big loop round and are heading south now. Phew! 

[andyberg]

17 minutes ago, HillmanImp said:

Wtf, we're going the wrong way. 

I'm *sure* I'm on the right train. 

 

Good luck 🤞

[HillmanImp]

1st train exited. Half hour wait till next one. 

[HillmanImp]

2nd and final train. 

[Ghosty]

Well I was on the way to look at a car, after the seller phoned me last night and arranged a time with me to view it. 

 

I'm halfway there and the cunt phones me and says he's sold it and he wanted to make sure I wasn't on the way. 

If you've got someone else viewing the car you should fucking well say so. 

[SiC]

A local village hall had a classic and cherished show today. Very badly advertised, it only was announced on their Facebook page yesterday. I didn't bother taking the MGB as it was walking distance and I couldn't be bothered to pull it out of storage.

[RayMK]

Love the Austin Devon!  Quite a lot of interesting stuff there, and not so many that seeing everything becomes a marathon.

 

[Tickman]

5 hours ago, HillmanImp said:

2nd and final train. 

Hopefully the silence means whatever you were after is working.

[Split_Pin]

Well THAT WAS AN UNMITIGATED DISASTER.

I did the good deed of changing the coolant on the black 93 today.

Bolts holding the undertray were rounded so BFI was used.

Drained no problem.

Old coolant was past its best big time.

Refilled it, heaters nice and hot, ran it up to temp and there is absolutely no circulation whatsoever. The cooling system is literally stone dead. No heat at all going to or from the radiator. I cannot understand how yesterday it was fine and today it isn't working at all.

Either the thermostat has suddenly stuck shut or there's an immovable air lock.

I'm really pissed off with the red one squatting in my garage atm while my part is stuck in the post and now this one is being an arse. All my best car related decisions are made when I'm fu**ed off.

[HillmanImp]

19 hours ago, Tickman said:

Hopefully the silence means whatever you were after is working.

Yeah. This is why I didn't do a proper thread as I knew I'd forget to update it. 

Anyhow, I was picked up from the station in this:

And taken round the corner to where these are:

To buy this:

Wuvvum took me out for a spin in it to show me what its ailment was. It drove okay when it was working but by the time we got back it was coughing and spluttering a bit and billowing smoke out of the back. 

I'd only bought a one way ticket though, so money was exchanged and off I went, took a wrong turn, tried doing a 3 point turn and it conked out in a cloud of smoke next to some old men sat outside a club of some sort who found it most interesting. Probably the highlight of their day so far. 

"Please start.... Please start...." 

And it did. 

Next 180 miles were uneventful. It was fine when on the open road and on the move. 

When coming through Bradford and stop starting, it did begin to play up again though and went into restricted mode. Drove fine, no smoke or owt but was just down on power a bit. 

Carried on in restricted as didn't want to stop it and not to be able to restart it again and got it home. 

Imp Jr thinks its pretty cool. 

Then had to go back to Leeds to pick up the Elgrand. 

So, as long as I drive it where there's no other traffic, or lights or any reason to stop, its bob on. 

Wuvvum showed me the odd looking injector he thinks might be the culprit when I was at his. I've spoken to my local Jag specialist and they've said if it is that, they have a load of good ones they've taken off engines themselves that they can lob on for £225 and will warranty the part. 

Anyhow, will get it booked in shortly and see what they say. 

Hopefully an easy fix, hopefully..... 

However at the price, I've got some wiggle room if it turns out to be something a bit more involved. 

[richardmorris]

4 hours ago, SiC said:

A local village hall had a classic and cherished show today. Very badly advertised, it only was announced on their Facebook page yesterday. I didn't bother taking the MGB as it was walking distance and I couldn't be bothered to pull it out of storage.













 

Ooh, a Gilbern.

[HillmanImp]

26 minutes ago, HillmanImp said:

Yeah. This is why I didn't do a proper thread as I knew I'd forget to update it. 

Anyhow, I was picked up from the station in this:

And taken round the corner to where these are:

To buy this:

Wuvvum took me out for a spin in it to show me what its ailment was. It drove okay when it was working but by the time we got back it was coughing and spluttering a bit and billowing smoke out of the back. 

I'd only bought a one way ticket though, so money was exchanged and off I went, took a wrong turn, tried doing a 3 point turn and it conked out in a cloud of smoke next to some old men sat outside a club of some sort who found it most interesting. Probably the highlight of their day so far. 

"Please start.... Please start...." 

And it did. 

Next 180 miles were uneventful. It was fine when on the open road and on the move. 

When coming through Bradford and stop starting, it did begin to play up again though and went into restricted mode. Drove fine, no smoke or owt but was just down on power a bit. 

Carried on in restricted as didn't want to stop it and not to be able to restart it again and got it home. 

Imp Jr thinks its pretty cool. 

Then has to go back to Leeds to pick up the Elgrand. 

So, as long as I drive it where there's no other traffic, or lights or any reason to stop, its bob on. 

Wuvvum showed me the odd looking injector he thinks might be the culprit when I was at his. I've spoken to my local Jag specialist and they've said if it is that, they have a load of good ones they've taken off engines themselves that they can lob on for £225 and will warranty the part. 

Anyhow, will get it booked in shortly and see what they say. 

Hopefully an easy fix, hopefully..... 

However at the price, I've got some wiggle room if it turns out to be something a bit more involved. 

Its odd, this car as it is today is only 2 years younger than my 1st Jag was in 2014 when I bought it. 

The XF seems much MUCH newer in my head and the XJ felt like it was an old car when I bought it (not to drive it was just an old car if you get my drift). 

Strange, innit. 

 

[brownnova]

Went to the Retro Works show in Chester today, took the 2CV And met the 2CVers… 

But there were some excellent finds at this show! 

Not least this Renault 18 Turbo! 

Other highlights: 

And last but by no means least 

[Dick Cheeseburger]

What a selection. That R18 turbo takes me straight back to 1993. I was 18 and worked as a weekend skivvy at the local garage. The owner often let me borrow forecourt cars to go on parts runs and one day he lent me his R18 turbo. It felt very average right up until the turbo kicked in, which just so happened to be as I was alongside a car I was overtaking. Almost crapped myself - that thing was rapid!!