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[trigger]

I've agreed to buy a 1982 Vauxhall Cavalier that I don't need or have space for as I can't bare it to just sit in a barn anymore 🙄

[Split_Pin]

29 minutes ago, trigger said:

don't need or have space for

Invalid reason Michael.

30 minutes ago, trigger said:

can't bare it to just sit in a barn anymore

Excellent! Drive and enjoy. Looking forward to some pictures.

[trigger]

Recommission, enjoy for a few months, I'm booked into the Festival of the unexceptional so will take it and then sell it back on afterwards is the plan.

It's still on its original Good Year tyres so they'll need replacing!

[wuvvum]

Yeah, 43 years is pushing it a bit for tyres.  The nearside rear tyre on my Volvo turns 35 next month and that's still going strong, but it spent most of its life as a spare. 

[Datsuncog]

Kinda surprised to see these shite-friendly t-shirts on the racks in Tesco:

Pity the Escort's a US version, but still...

[New POD]

4 hours ago, trigger said:

I've agreed to buy a 1982 Vauxhall Cavalier that I don't need or have space for as I can't bare it to just sit in a barn anymore 🙄

Oh tell @Cavcraft more. 

Please say its a burn orange one with a terracotta interior. Bonus points for a 2 door, a 1.3, and a 3 speed auto. Living the AS dream.  

[New POD]

9 hours ago, Tayne said:

One of my e46s split the coolant bottle along a seem, it only opened up and leaked when warm so was a bit of effort to trace.

I don't want to talk about it but my bAstrad has recently caused me angst.  The coolant reservoir was almost empty (there is no warning level indicator sensor).  I have done 70 miles having filled it back up.  Can not see a leak, when hot or cold. 

[Cavcraft]

4 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

Kinda surprised to see these shite-friendly t-shirts on the racks in Tesco:

Pity the Escort's a US version, but still...

That Cortina one though 😍 

[trigger]

4 hours ago, New POD said:

Oh tell @Cavcraft more. 

Please say its a burn orange one with a terracotta interior. Bonus points for a 2 door, a 1.3, and a 3 speed auto. Living the AS dream.  

It's not that glamorous! Think more smoke blue and 4 door.

I'll post more once it arrives 

[wuvvum]

To misquote Lawrence Oates, I'm just going on a collection mission, and may be some time.

Stage 1: i-Miev in to Norwich to catch a train. 

[mercedade]

11 hours ago, stuboy said:

thank you,  weeks annual leave going too waste, so far

NHS? Cancel the leave and take it as sick instead, 100%

[High Jetter]

12 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

To misquote Lawrence Oates, I'm just going on a collection mission, and may be some time  

Stage 1: i-Miev in to Norwich to catch a train. 

Chodspeed

[320touring]

24 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

To misquote Lawrence Oates, I'm just going on a collection mission, and may be some time  

Stage 1: i-Miev in to Norwich to catch a train. 

Oooh!

Just how daft have you been?

[wuvvum]

19 minutes ago, 320touring said:

Oooh!

Just how daft have you been?

We will find that out soon enough...

Train 1 of 2 achieved. 

This is something I haven't done before and is somewhat outside my comfort zone.  It also breaks one of the cardinal rules of chod buying.  So it should be an interesting mission - probably more interesting than the purchase itself in fact. 

[hairnet]

i was gonna say from kiltox stock what you buying

but hed have taken the imiev

[wuvvum]

Even he wouldn't drive an i-Miev that far. 

[loserone]

1 hour ago, wuvvum said:

cardinal rules of chod buying

BKeighley, Bradford, Birmingham, Blackburn, Bolton, Bury,  BRochdale, BRotherham, AA inspection, ex taxi, cross climates all round, anything that's visited Scotland, waxoyl tide mark ...

[wuvvum]

OK, two of the rules then.

[wuvvum]

Now at Peatboghorror, thankfully not for very long. 

[wuvvum]

Train 2 of 2, on time so far.

Seats are horrible mind.

[JJ0063]

4 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Train 2 of 2, on time so far.

Seats are horrible mind.

I reckon you’re off to Bradfordshire.

[wuvvum]

That general direction, aye.

[junkyarddog]

Decided to end 5 years of hibernation of the little Corolla coupe.

Battery and a sniff of deodorant down the intake and it fired straight up and settled down to a nice idle.

Water pump is grumbling though,and the engine is a little bit tappy,but seems happy enough. 

Just need to move some shite out of the way to get it out,and it can get a much needed wash.

Trip to the tax office is in the offing too.😁

[richardmorris]

[hairnet]

1 hour ago, richardmorris said:

funnily enough - watching slr on top gear hammond all squeaky

2cv doh

[wuvvum]

2 hours ago, Tayne said:

Is it that Renault Fluence?

Not quite that bad. 

Collectioned and first charging stop achieved. 

[loserone]

2 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Not quite that bad. 

Collectioned and first charging stop achieved. 

 

5 hours ago, wuvvum said:

OK, two of the rules then.

 

5 hours ago, loserone said:

Bradford

ex taxi

anything that's visited Scotland

Just saying 😂

[wuvvum]

It wasn't quite Bradford.  Although it was a Northern town beginning with B so that sort of counts.

[wuvvum]

Charging stop 2 of 3.

1 hour ago, Tayne said:

Can we have a range-off between this and the imiev please.

This definitely wins.  It's done 57 miles since the last stop and went from 88% to 25%.  The Mitsubishi goes from 100% to 0% in about 50 miles.

[320touring]

2 hours ago, wuvvum said:

Not quite that bad. 

Collectioned and first charging stop achieved. 

Huzzah! Enjoy!

 

(I type that before going any further and seeing you've ran out of charge😁...)