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[Dick Cheeseburger]

1 minute ago, Split_Pin said:

I just came here to say I think these are such handsome buggers:

 

No wonder.

They are were the future present now then. 

[Split_Pin]

17 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said:

No wonder.

They are were the future present now then. 

A classic advertising strapline indeed. (Except the carried over engines and suspension!)

[Dick Cheeseburger]

1 minute ago, Split_Pin said:

A classic advertising strapping indeed. (Except the carried over engines and suspension!)

I still clearly remember the tv adverts from when the Calibra was launched. As a car-mad young teen, I wanted one! Fortunately I have managed to own a couple of Cavalier GSIs over the years so same difference. Ish. 

[HillmanImp]

23 minutes ago, Crackers said:

I hate car hunting. I've got my sights set on buying a cheap barge for the winter, but as usual, I've got a fairly specific set of criteria. Bring on weeks upon weeks of frustration... if anyone's got a decent 530d/E320cdi/Saab turbo/Volvo T5 they want to part with, I'm interested...

Its a nightmare these days. No £500 bangers that'll last a few months, they're all £1,500 now. 

If you were flush in the good old days, you'd maybe chuck an extra £500 in and throw a grand to get something a bit fancy but that's gonna be a £2.5k car now. 

If it grenades itself, thats a lot of money to lose. 

So you may as well go for a much better car thats 10 years newer and (hopefully) much less likely to blow up for not much more, say £3.5k. 

Bangernomics isn't making sense like it did. 

I think here is the place to buy, that Xantia @TheXUDfilesfiles is selling looks a proper barg. 

[Crackers]

3 minutes ago, HillmanImp said:

Its a nightmare these days. No £500 bangers that'll last a few months, they're all £1,500 now. 

If you were flush in the good old days, you'd maybe chuck an extra £500 in and throw a grand to get something a bit fancy but that's gonna be a £2.5k car now. 

If it grenades itself, thats a lot of money to lose. 

So you may as well go for a much better car thats 10 years newer and (hopefully) much less likely to blow up for not much more, say £3.5k. 

Bangernomics isn't making sense like it did. 

I think here is the place to buy, that Xantia @TheXUDfilesfiles is selling looks a proper barg. 

Couldn't have said it better. £1500 isn't gonna get me much, and for the sort of car I want, it'll be absolutely scraping the barrel for the ropiest, most risky examples.

However, a £3500 E-Class is potentially a worse proposition than a £1500 one... it's at risk of all the same faults as a £1500 one, but you stand to lose more money when it lets go. You're just paying the extra for it being a much better example while it's working. I could only risk it on a really short-term purchase, hoping it'll work properly for 6-7 months and then sell again for a small loss some time next year. 

What I really need is for someone on the forum to sell me a nice Saab estate in petrol turbo flavour so I can stick a Noobtune map on it (m8). That'd do nicely for a few months.

[reb]

If I needed an car for the winter I'd either buy @TheXUDfilesxantia or @jcr's fabia, even with the cost of an MOT for the Fabia it's still about the best bangernomics you could manage in the current market.

[sdkrc]

@Crackers have you considered a Lexus in your barge search?

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202207318315849

[jcr]

24 minutes ago, reb said:

If I needed an car for the winter I'd either buy @TheXUDfilesxantia or @jcr's fabia, even with the cost of an MOT for the Fabia it's still about the best bangernomics you could manage in the current market.

Jcr will even deliver it to you....

[Ghosty]

1 hour ago, Crackers said:

Volvo T5

@GeordieInExile sell him the 850! 

[OM646]

Seems like the w203 failed the inspection (Portuguese equivalent of an MOT) over a shot track rod end.....sodding hell

[GeordieInExile]

10 hours ago, Ghosty said:

@GeordieInExile sell him the 850! 

I would if there was a suitable replacement on here that I could immediately stick the money into, but nothing is taking my fancy.

[Split_Pin]

After much deliberation I bought myself this:

Thanks to a thread search on here I read that the Dewalt DCF899 was a good bet. I went for the higher power battery too. My budget was £250, this just exceeded it.

I did look at the Ryobi equivalent which already came with a battery for £178 but I'd need to spend another £84 on the 5ah powerpack. 

[Fumbler]

Behold. An new tensioner pulley.

I chose metal because metal is better.

So better in fact that my finger was nommed while undoing the old one. Ho hum.

 

[hairnet]

have them hands ever done a drop o work
 

[Fumbler]

1 hour ago, hairnet said:

have them hands ever done a drop o work
 

Heh. In all seriousness, I'd just cleaned them very thoroughly before putting the plaster on.

[richardmorris]

16 minutes ago, Fumbler said:

Heh. In all seriousness, I'd just cleaned them very thoroughly before putting the plaster on.

Pah, no visible scars nor a black nail. 

[RoverFolkUs]

MK7/EP3 Civics ... The gifts that keep on giving..!

If you're ever going to buy one of these, or at least pay good money for one, please check the sills! There was only a tiny (~£1 coin sized) hole either side on the inner sills, grinding all that rubbery under coating off has revealed fist sized holes. Both inner and outer sill ends totally dissolved. So watch out! 

If there was ever a list of most fruitless things done to man, welding this up would be quite high on that list. But hey ho, it's getting done. I think, as long as it doesn't get worse with further poking. 

Don't worry, yes it's on a 2 poster but there's long stands underneath just in case!

[timolloyd]

Not quite 24 hours but I took my 7 up the Shere Hill Climb this past weekend.

It‘s a great event - worth the entrance fee if you are in the south east.

[stuboy]

ohh just remembered last week did a driving assessment for new potential staff member.. i always ask what they drive... she says volvo 850 t5 estate and had it 11 years or so..  i said that cool where is it..(sneaky picture hopefully)... and her she came in her husbands xc90... much sadness occured.

[stuboy]

3 minutes ago, RoverFolkUs said:

MK7/EP3 Civics ... The gifts that keep on giving..!

If you're ever going to buy one of these, or at least pay good money for one, please check the sills! There was only a tiny (~£1 coin sized) hole either side on the inner sills, grinding all that rubbery under coating off has revealed fist sized holes. Both inner and outer sill ends totally dissolved. So watch out! 

If there was ever a list of most fruitless things done to man, welding this up would be quite high on that list. But hey ho, it's getting done. I think, as long as it doesn't get worse with further poking. 

Don't worry, yes it's on a 2 poster but there's long stands underneath just in case!

what year is this?

[RoverFolkUs]

1 minute ago, stuboy said:

what year is this?

'03, so hardly surprising to be fair 

[stuboy]

1 hour ago, hairnet said:

have them hands ever done a drop o work
 

 

[stuboy]

6 minutes ago, RoverFolkUs said:

'03, so hardly surprising to be fair 

no thats true

[Fumbler]

31 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Pah, no visible scars nor a black nail. 

You may scoff, but this is my left thumb!

[RoverFolkUs]

4 minutes ago, Fumbler said:

You may scoff, but this is my left thumb!

That reminds me of when I had an alternator swing down and sandwich my thumb between it and the subframe ... It was worse than that for weeks .. new words were invented, all for a shitty 1.7 derv Astra!

[richardmorris]

4 minutes ago, RoverFolkUs said:

That reminds me of when I had an alternator swing down and sandwich my thumb between it and the subframe ... It was worse than that for weeks .. new words were invented, all for a shitty 1.7 derv Astra!

When helping to rechassis a 2cv the rear axle dropped and squashed my 2nd finger on the left hand. The skin split on both sides like a tomato. It really hurt and the nail is still a flattened shape 15years later.

[richardmorris]

1 minute ago, richardmorris said:

When helping to rechassis a 2cv the rear axle dropped and squashed my 2nd finger on the left hand. The skin split on both sides like a tomato. It really hurt and the nail is still a flattened shape 15years later.

This is starting to remind me of the boat scene in Jaws comparing scars.

[RoverFolkUs]

1 minute ago, richardmorris said:

When helping to rechassis a 2cv the rear axle dropped and squashed my 2nd finger on the left hand. The skin split on both sides like a tomato. It really hurt and the nail is still a flattened shape 15years later.

Ouch, felt that just reading about it! 

[AnnoyingPentium]

15 minutes ago, Fumbler said:

You may scoff, but this is my left thumb!

Done that at a young age, maybe three or four, dropped a concrete slab on my finger. Lost the nail. Still not great I don't think.

[Fumbler]

10 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

This is starting to remind me of the boat scene in Jaws comparing scars.

It sure is. I forgot to mention there's also a scar on my left hand from where a rusty nail got driven up it a couple years ago. The black nail was thanks to getting it trapped on the hinge side of an auto closing door. Ouchie! Good job the frame was PVC and had some give in it.

I don't have many accidents, but when I do, they sure are memorable!