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[Stanky]

1 hour ago, somewhatfoolish said:

Bottom looks like a Lotus Elan.

Actually they both could be Elans.

Yeah my thought too with the way the leading edge of the door cuts into the front wing...

[Ghosty]

On 5/3/2023 at 9:55 PM, RoverFolkUs said:

Autoshite: solving vehicular crimes, one Citroen C3 at a time 😁

Wait, we're collectively scrapping C3s?

[brownnova]

45 minutes ago, Ghosty said:

Wait, we're collectively scrapping C3s?

And once we’re done with them we’re on to the C4s, some murmuring of discontent when we move on to the C5s, and outright dissenting in the ranks when we scrap the C6s.  

[brownnova]

Quite fancy a car show tomorrow, but can’t find anything even vaguely local other than a ‘cars and coffee’ which means pop and bang maps and cut springs galore… and I’m not sure I can be arsed with that. 

[Ghosty]

3 minutes ago, brownnova said:

And once we’re done with them we’re on to the C4s, some murmuring of discontent when we move on to the C5s, and outright dissenting in the ranks when we scrap the C6s.  

I'd advise  caution handling C4.

[RoverFolkUs]

27 minutes ago, brownnova said:

And once we’re done with them we’re on to the C4s, some murmuring of discontent when we move on to the C5s, and outright dissenting in the ranks when we scrap the C6s.  

The C8 right about now: 

[stuboy]

Fil has fitted wider jockey wheel too his trailer but wanted it welded for extra strength, it gave me a chance to tryout my clearance sale lidl arc welder, I welded it up and missus was watching and I asked her do u want a go for which she said yeah, left her go over what I did, she was very proud of her self...lol

 

 

 

[artdjones]

I got the 205 started for the first time for a year.

[Dyslexic Viking]

Took the Mercedes out for a 60km drive today

[artdjones]

A great car for that kind of drive.

( Also for driving from Nordkapp to the Bosporus).

[egg]

Car themed pub re-opened in Challock, Kent. Car meets etc will be happening there.

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/ashford/news/inside-the-empty-pub-turned-into-paradise-for-petrolheads-286492/

 

[stuboy]

Went too the boot fair and this locked up in a compound

[junkyarddog]

2 hours ago, artdjones said:

I got the 205 started for the first time for a year.

Diesel??

[junkyarddog]

36 minutes ago, stuboy said:

this locked up

Best place for it🤣

[richardmorris]

2 hours ago, junkyarddog said:

Best place for it🤣

I was just thinking of a witty comment along the lines of - it’s to stop it escaping.  

[JJ0063]

3 hours ago, stuboy said:

Went too the boot fair and this locked up in a compound

Looks like the car auction featured in Salvage Rebuilds recent video. This is the Fiestdeo from Chop Shop.

[artdjones]

3 hours ago, junkyarddog said:

Diesel??

No, a 1.1GL.

[junkyarddog]

5 minutes ago, artdjones said:

No, a 1.1GL.

Pity.

[JJ0063]

Went out to Holt artisan market this morning. Took Rodney with us in a sling as he’s had his first jabs so can’t go on the ground but we wanted to get him out and about seeing different sights. Think he knackered himself out..

 

This afternoon I cut the grass and washed the cars, was surprisingly warm today after the rain stopped. 

 

 

[artdjones]

2 hours ago, junkyarddog said:

Pity.

I love the diesel, I had 2 GLDs for work at different times, but the TU is much lighter than the XUD and handles even better.

[RoverFolkUs]

I changed a sidelight bulb on the Focus this afternoon (how exciting) 

However when I removed the headlight I noticed the high pressure PAS pipe appears to be starting to weep from the pump... 

Sigh 🥲

[wheel nut]

My mother had a VW T4 that had been sitting unused for a couple of years. Both front tyres were cracked and the valve stems had also cracked so they wouldn’t hold any air. Plan was to get it MOT’d and sell it this Summer so took wheels off and got new tyres fitted. I wasn’t keen on state of brakes and I reckoned they would need a rebuild to get the pistons / sliders moving freely again. However then a local guy who had been asking about buying it for over a year now miraculously was able to increase his best offer by 1K when he saw us starting to get it ready for sale. I expect we could still have got more for it by getting it MOT’d first and advertising it more widely but in this case I was happy to avoid the hassle of getting it fixed up.

[Pat Earrings]

After having a cursory look around the Bluebird, ordered up some service bits.

Oil/filter, air filter/fuel filter/spark plugs and a new warm air hose, and a rocket cover gasket.

I’ll be fettling with it hopefully next weekend when it all arrives during the week, and cleaning up the engine bay. It still fires up immediately and I think once I give it a good service and replace the very leaky rocker gasket, I can enjoy the summer in it. Probably will sell it this year after I’ve had my fun. Still makes me smile every time I start it up and drive it though.

 

[Jazoli]

Bastard potholes 

Trashed two of my newly refurbed alloys, knocked the tracking out and ruined a 265 section tyre.

[stuboy]

3 hours ago, JJ0063 said:

Looks like the car auction featured in Salvage Rebuilds recent video. This is the Fiestdeo from Chop Shop.

i really have missed many off there videos..

[stuboy]

7 hours ago, egg said:

Car themed pub re-opened in Challock, Kent. Car meets etc will be happening there.

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/ashford/news/inside-the-empty-pub-turned-into-paradise-for-petrolheads-286492/

 

thats not million miles from me,  i passed it last sunday on my way too see friends, commented on there faceache page, and was told i was welcome so long as i didnt go revvin' up my engine,  jesus hipsters dudes im 48 this year, im a car enthusiast not a yoof in maccy ds car park....

[egg]

29 minutes ago, stuboy said:

thats not million miles from me,  i passed it last sunday on my way too see friends, commented on there faceache page, and was told i was welcome so long as i didnt go revvin' up my engine,  jesus hipsters dudes im 48 this year, im a car enthusiast not a yoof in maccy ds car park....

Yes, seems they're a bit worried about annoying the locals,  but given most of the locals live on either the main road between Faversham and Ashford or Canterbury, it's not exactly quiet round there traffic wise anyway. 

[alcyonecorporation]

21 hours ago, Ghosty said:

I'd advise  caution handling C4.

*watanabe twitches in grave*

[jonathan_dyane]

Something you don't see everyday

[GrumpiusMaximus]

8 hours ago, egg said:

Car themed pub re-opened in Challock, Kent. Car meets etc will be happening there.

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/ashford/news/inside-the-empty-pub-turned-into-paradise-for-petrolheads-286492/

 

Always looked like a nice place.  Used to live in Charing and drove past it at least twice a week.  Hopefully they do a good job with it.