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[trigger]

I've been helping a mate prep this hunk-a-love for auction.

What a magnificent beast, 1974 Opel Commodore 2.8 GS that was registered new in Bury St Edmunds and spent all its life in the area, straight six with two twin choke carbs and a stainless exhaust it sounds amazing and goes like the clappers!

We've been through it fixing a few small faults and mostly cleaning and polishing it and it now looks stunning. I've got the option of buying it but it's a bit big and juicy for me realistically.

His Horizon is probably of interest also, that's going to auction too so I gave it a quick wash and hoover, it's a 1500 automatic with power steering and only 33000 miles, it's not my bag if I'm honest but it's a nice enough old thing.

[Rust Collector]

I’ve just driven this lovely thing up to scenic Manchester.

It was about a 5 hour run or so for me, and despite being a thirsty old thing I reckon it’s well worth the fuel for the amount of comfort. I’d feel knackered after doing that run in the insight whereas it was a breeze in the LS.

[andy18s]

2 hours ago, trigger said:

I've been helping a mate prep this hunk-a-love for auction.

What a magnificent beast, 1974 Opel Commodore 2.8 GS that was registered new in Bury St Edmunds and spent all its life in the area, straight six with two twin choke carbs and a stainless exhaust it sounds amazing and goes like the clappers!

We've been through it fixing a few small faults and mostly cleaning and polishing it and it now looks stunning. I've got the option of buying it but it's a bit big and juicy for me realistically.

His Horizon is probably of interest also, that's going to auction too so I gave it a quick wash and hoover, it's a 1500 automatic with power steering and only 33000 miles, it's not my bag if I'm honest but it's a nice enough old thing.

From when GM knew how to do interiors.

This is identical to my 1st Cav Coupe 

[RoverFolkUs]

On 9/25/2023 at 8:40 PM, RoverFolkUs said:

Fuck. Right. Off. 😐

Decided to remove the sill and wing covers to inspect the extent of the rust that I need to repair. 

^ You can see how much that's going to snowball into one I do a *bit* more poking...

I was thinking about replacing the front tyres due to the questionable wet performance and worsening perishing. That's decided that for me then... 

As a follow-up, the wholesale price of the tyres had fallen by 14 pence today so I saved a bit by waiting (!) 

Anyway, fitted them this evening but have discovered one of the wheels is pretty much fucked, it either needs replacing or straightening. As it's pretty heavily distorted. Probably not bad enough for an MOT fail, but enough to bug me. It was a bastard to balance and I've had to triple stack the weights which is not acceptable long term so I need to sort that. 

More money getting pissed up the wall!!! 

[dan95x]

Big, big thanks to @worldofceri for delivering a not-the-easiest job in the world today (its a bit frilly in places, to say the least, so loading/keeping stuff intact/unloading again had to be done a bit delicately!)

I know plenty of people on here know him/have used him before, but still worth pointing out to anyone who hasnt - cracking service for a cracking price and made it all go easily 👍  Cheers dude hope it didnt take you too long to sweep up any of it that decided to stay on your trailer afterwards 😂

[stuboy]

Life in the fast lane ... updated my topdong code reader as bloke at work wants me to plug it into his car..

[wuvvum]

18 hours ago, trigger said:

His Horizon is probably of interest also, that's going to auction too so I gave it a quick wash and hoover, it's a 1500 automatic with power steering and only 33000 miles, it's not my bag if I'm honest but it's a nice enough old thing.

Is that the one that was on eBay not so long back?

[loserone]

15 hours ago, dan95x said:

Big, big thanks to @worldofceri for delivering a not-the-easiest job in the world today (its a bit frilly in places, to say the least, so loading/keeping stuff intact/unloading again had to be done a bit delicately!)

I know plenty of people on here know him/have used him before, but still worth pointing out to anyone who hasnt - cracking service for a cracking price and made it all go easily 👍  Cheers dude hope it didnt take you too long to sweep up any of it that decided to stay on your trailer afterwards 😂

You can't leave it at that. 

 

Where's the driving review thread?

[wuvvum]

1 minute ago, loserone said:

Where's the driving review thread?

Something something lift-off oversteer something something backwards through a hedge.

 

There you go.

[loserone]

I've said it once, I'll say it a thousand times.  Never, ever lift.

[reb]

2 minutes ago, loserone said:

I've said it once, I'll say it a thousand times.  Never, ever lift.

I can confirm that this will put you through a wall, but only if you were going through the wall anyway. 

[trigger]

16 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Is that the one that was on eBay not so long back?

I think it was earlier this year, I sold though the ACA back in April, had new calipers fitted and was Lanoguarded and now probably going back though them again.

[dan95x]

1 hour ago, wuvvum said:

Something something lift-off oversteer something something backwards through a hedge.

 

There you go.

 

1 hour ago, loserone said:

You can't leave it at that. 

 

Where's the driving review thread?

😂 Unfortunately it has been living in a hedge for the best part of 30 years, never mind putting you through one.  I can confirm it rolls, and so you can indeed sit in it and make brum brum noises, but thats about the extent of its abilities at the minute.  Last moved under its own steam at some point in the eighties I would have said.

It used to be my Granddads till he died 18 months or so ago, but lack of facilities, storage and time at the minute mean its being transported out of my possession, not into it unfortunately (well, assuming it sells at auction this weekend anyway).  

I know 911s arent autoshite bread and butter, but given its a '68, a sportomatic (semi-auto), has triple webers (who doesnt like triple webers?!?), is mustard coloured, has the small engine (2.0 flat 6) and is buggered, I guess it qualifies.  The state of it is even more upsetting when you realise he had plenty of covered storage, but it was full of other, less useful or interesting crap, so this sat in the open on a drive for years instead

It has been around all my life, and I've always, always, ever since being a tiny kid and playing in it, thought I would put it back on the road one day, but real life gets in the way sometimes.   I'm secretly hoping it doesnt sell 😁

I suppose I could equally put in in the 'grumpy' thread, but given my main reason for posting was  to thank Ceri, that might have been a bit of a back-handed compliment 😂

[dave j]

2 hours ago, dan95x said:

 

😂 Unfortunately it has been living in a hedge for the best part of 30 years, never mind putting you through one.  I can confirm it rolls, and so you can indeed sit in it and make brum brum noises, but thats about the extent of its abilities at the minute.  Last moved under its own steam at some point in the eighties I would have said.

It used to be my Granddads till he died 18 months or so ago, but lack of facilities, storage and time at the minute mean its being transported out of my possession, not into it unfortunately (well, assuming it sells at auction this weekend anyway).  

I know 911s arent autoshite bread and butter, but given its a '68, a sportomatic (semi-auto), has triple webers (who doesnt like triple webers?!?), is mustard coloured, has the small engine (2.0 flat 6) and is buggered, I guess it qualifies.  The state of it is even more upsetting when you realise he had plenty of covered storage, but it was full of other, less useful or interesting crap, so this sat in the open on a drive for years instead

It has been around all my life, and I've always, always, ever since being a tiny kid and playing in it, thought I would put it back on the road one day, but real life gets in the way sometimes.   I'm secretly hoping it doesnt sell 😁

I suppose I could equally put in in the 'grumpy' thread, but given my main reason for posting was  to thank Ceri, that might have been a bit of a back-handed compliment 😂

I saw pics of that one online recently! Shame it's leaving you but I reckon it's going to cost a ton of money to restore! I would love an early 911 but that will probably never happen

[stuboy]

Nowt exciting... front pads for the mighty moped came in the post...

[Metal Guru]

2 hours ago, stuboy said:

Nowt exciting... front pads for the mighty moped came in the post...

They look a lot smaller than the ones on my mountain bike. 

[Dayno]

On 9/26/2023 at 6:53 PM, trigger said:

I've been helping a mate prep this hunk-a-love for auction.

What a magnificent beast, 1974 Opel Commodore 2.8 GS that was registered new in Bury St Edmunds and spent all its life in the area, straight six with two twin choke carbs and a stainless exhaust it sounds amazing and goes like the clappers!

We've been through it fixing a few small faults and mostly cleaning and polishing it and it now looks stunning. I've got the option of buying it but it's a bit big and juicy for me realistically.

His Horizon is probably of interest also, that's going to auction too so I gave it a quick wash and hoover, it's a 1500 automatic with power steering and only 33000 miles, it's not my bag if I'm honest but it's a nice enough old thing.

I saw the Commodore at EAMA a couple of weeks ago (and last year when they had it in as well), love it. Hope you don't mind me asking but did your mate buy it and not like it? Would he consider selling it or is it definitely going through auction again? 

[trigger]

6 hours ago, Dayno said:

I saw the Commodore at EAMA a couple of weeks ago (and last year when they had it in as well), love it. Hope you don't mind me asking but did your mate buy it and not like it? Would he consider selling it or is it definitely going through auction again? 

No it's cool, he bought it to sell on again, it's a bit of a experiment to see if cleaning it up properly and doing a few little jobs will make more money though a auction like the ACA.

It's already all booked in and being collected next week now 

[SiC]

Brave move doing that on something unusual. I always put sales of those sort of cars as needing the right person in the room (or online) who is prepared to bid for our of the ordinary. 

Hopefully also the market will perk back up for him as it's taking a right dump at the moment. Of course I could have predicted it, with me intending to sell two cars at the moment. 🤨

[trigger]

People keep saying the markets flat at the moment and struggling but I haven't seen It myself, my Golf sold quickly and I had someone interested in my Mondeo until I changed my mind, I still think if the cars a good one and well presented then there's plenty of people out there with money happy to spend it still.

[New POD]

1 hour ago, SiC said:

Brave move doing that on something unusual. I always put sales of those sort of cars as needing the right person in the room (or online) who is prepared to bid for our of the ordinary. 

Hopefully also the market will perk back up for him as it's taking a right dump at the moment. Of course I could have predicted it, with me intending to sell two cars at the moment. 🤨

That's a very polite way of saying "What madness is this business model?" 

If only dragons den was populated by Autoshite's finest entrepreneurial minds. 

[SiC]

Well doing something out of the ordinary in business can work well and be successful. Even though I don't think it'll work, that's the whole point of trying something new to see what works.

When doing a startup of anything, there will always be plenty of people saying that idea won't work. Key thing that was taught to me is to ignore, keep faith and keep trying. If it really isn't working then pivot if an opportunity arises that looks sensible. The real trick is knowing when to pivot and what to pivot. 

[Westbay]

On 11/6/2011 at 4:26 PM, trigger said:

I've just sold my Kadett the guy who's bought seems alright though, his dad used to have one in the 70's hence why he wanted one now, he wants to to take to shows with the family and he's local (Haverhill) as well which is handy as I'll hopefully still see it about, He drove a hard bargain though, not helped by my magazine feature which states i paid £1800 for it...

 

I wanted £2500 for it, he wanted to pay £1800, I managed to get £2300 after 30 mins haggling, Time to find some new shite now!

Well done !

[Westbay]

On 9/26/2023 at 6:53 PM, trigger said:

I've been helping a mate prep this hunk-a-love for auction.

What a magnificent beast, 1974 Opel Commodore 2.8 GS that was registered new in Bury St Edmunds and spent all its life in the area, straight six with two twin choke carbs and a stainless exhaust it sounds amazing and goes like the clappers!

We've been through it fixing a few small faults and mostly cleaning and polishing it and it now looks stunning. I've got the option of buying it but it's a bit big and juicy for me realistically.

His Horizon is probably of interest also, that's going to auction too so I gave it a quick wash and hoover, it's a 1500 automatic with power steering and only 33000 miles, it's not my bag if I'm honest but it's a nice enough old thing.

Like the Opel, unusual colour , looks vry good.

[Westbay]

On 9/26/2023 at 9:20 PM, dan95x said:

Big, big thanks to @worldofceri for delivering a not-the-easiest job in the world today (its a bit frilly in places, to say the least, so loading/keeping stuff intact/unloading again had to be done a bit delicately!)

I know plenty of people on here know him/have used him before, but still worth pointing out to anyone who hasnt - cracking service for a cracking price and made it all go easily 👍  Cheers dude hope it didnt take you too long to sweep up any of it that decided to stay on your trailer afterwards 😂

Looks interesting !

[dan95x]

19 hours ago, dave j said:

I saw pics of that one online recently! Shame it's leaving you but I reckon it's going to cost a ton of money to restore! I would love an early 911 but that will probably never happen

I reeeealllly dont want to sell it - I love early 911s/912s, and to have one on your drive, with a family connection, and be selling it, is ridiculous, as I may well never be able to afford/justify one again, however this car, and this timing is just no good for us 

There are a few of Granddads various vehicles that I would have kept if it was 10 years ago, or probably 10 years in the future, but being surrounded by 84 years worth of his hoarding has reminded me that sometimes its better to be pragmatic than just hold onto it and let it fall apart even more before I can get to it.

I could get the 911 back on the road no problem if I kept hold of it for 5/10 years while I get other more pressing things sorted, but I am a (semi!) skilled amateur, not a restorer, and the car is probably worth a proper restoration (not to mention I dont think I could afford the parts it will need at early 911 prices either)

Plus, my ideal early 911 or 912 would probably be a bit of a bitsa/outlaw to get the bits I want - This one is knackered, but all original, so I would rather let someone else have a go at this one, restore it properly, and when I am (maybe) ever in a position to buy one in the future, I can get one thats already been buggered about a bit and I wont feel so bad.

As you can see, it hasnt been an easy decision 😂  In fact I am pretty sure I am still trying to convince myself 😁

[New POD]

59 minutes ago, SiC said:

Well doing something out of the ordinary in business can work well and be successful. Even though I don't think it'll work, that's the whole point of trying something new to see what works.

When doing a startup of anything, there will always be plenty of people saying that idea won't work. Key thing that was taught to me is to ignore, keep faith and keep trying. If it really isn't working then pivot if an opportunity arises that looks sensible. The real trick is knowing when to pivot and what to pivot. 

I agree. 

It's the power of the pivot. 

Finding that niche.

[Split_Pin]

I got my Aero splitter painted by @GingerNuttz and I fitted it today. Looks brilliant!

 

[SiC]

Fuck you PhotoFucker for fucking up so many forums and their posts over the years

I hope this will be the final end of your business

 

[beko1987]

42 minutes ago, SiC said:

Fuck you PhotoFucker for fucking up so many forums and their posts over the years

I hope this will be the final end of your business

 

I get about 7 of those a week for an account I used to use a decade ago... Wish they'd just hurry up and close the fucker