The new news 24 thread

[Spottedlaurel]

19 minutes ago, Schaefft said:

That Accord Estate looks great indeed, just one of those "only car you'd ever need" if you can keep the rust at bay. How much were they asking? I can't remember seeing another one of this generation coming up for sale, only sedans.

£1600, which seemed like decent value to me.

Rust-resistance and load carrying ability is probably a little better with the Carina E, but otherwise I imagine the Accord would have a much smoother, more engineered feel to it.

2.0i spec only seems to have been able for the first couple of years, then most models went over to the 2.2.

[stuboy]

Helped FiL to dismantle a shed he's giving to my missus, but had to wheel out the bastad heavy old beast, any one know how old it could be?

[Sigmund Fraud]

1 hour ago, stuboy said:

Helped FiL to dismantle a shed he's giving to my missus, but had to wheel out the bastad heavy old beast, any one know how old it could be?

I'm reliably informed it's a Wolseley WD, from the 1940s.

[morrisoxide]

Gatecrashed an Italian meet at The MotoristTM in the Oxford today (Bona fide Paninifarina don't you know) had a good time, cool cars and the sun came out to play. Jumbo cord trousers was not the best idea, but it was bloody freezing when we set off.

On our way home we popped by the scrap yards just down the road, I'll add pics in the scrap yard thread.

Spotted a Countach on the way in to the industrial estate. We thought it was a photoshoot for some posh mag. So we viewed from a distance.

Turns out the chap was meeting some other cars there and couldn't get it to run again. So we had a natter and offered my crap tools and help.

Pics.

Then a mate of his turned up.

Both where Mirage replicas really well done, nice chaps too.

Anyway cool car things happened.🙂

Yes I know Paninifarina isn't the correct spelling.

[Bren]

On youtube I found a guy who has just bought a royale coupe that needs much welding. He has already got the cutting disc out - no surprise that these cars dissolved so quickly.

[320touring]

Down in Lancashire staying in a place called Wrea Green.

It's quite an interesting little place - quintessentially Midsomer Murders

Found a weighbridge 

And in scenes reminiscent of SF in Llangollen...

Can hardly move for Bentleys...

 

This was the pick of the car park though

[Bren]

43 minutes ago, 320touring said:

Down in Lancashire staying in a place called Wrea Green.

It's quite an interesting little place - quintessentially Midsomer Murders

Found a weighbridge 

And in scenes reminiscent of SF in Llangollen...

Can hardly move for Bentleys...

 

This was the pick of the car park though

I've stayed at Ribby Hall. Its a nice part of the world.

[Bren]

 

 

Got the clay bar out and the poorboys black hole polish. It has come up really nice but if you were picky the front bumper could do with some paint - I plan to get rid of the chrome grills in future and the bumper will need to come off to swap them.

[Sunny Jim]

Citroen fwend in the car park of the Range in Bangor this morning.

[Sunny Jim]

This poor bastard had done the Eryri Ultra yesterday (164km) and thought he had enough range to get to the charger in Bangor. Ground to a halt 100m short and couldn't be pushed so had to be towed on dollies.

 

[bunglebus]

Anyone seen these before, colouring books for kids and big kids

https://automotivecolouring.co.uk/collections/colouring-books?fbclid=IwY2xjawKW1rNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHuxe3Q426KIbMT0tDREG0I33zvPqD0I1sxBRhGPTk1BWdYNjL8hchsIJm4xs_aem_rePl9VygfqHbzxBk8xo6-Q

Maybe we should do a group buy, divvy up the pages and see who can do the best poo brown Peugeot 

[jonathan_dyane]

Could be 2005

[stuboy]

Trip too the pub....

[Stinkwheel]

‘70 model charger not my favourite usually but in that colour, looks amazingly amazing !!! 
Much car envy 

[richardmorris]

Neighbour back on the yellow taxi.

[richardmorris]

[SiC]

Someone is being a right curtain twitcher there 😉

[richardmorris]

10 hours ago, SiC said:

Someone is being a right curtain twitcher there 😉

He needed a hand pushing it! 

[richardmorris]

[lesapandre]

BBC News:

The tension between the clever tech companies (wanting everything) , confused government (wanting tax revenue, jobs, kudos and to remain in power) and sceptical us (the great unwashed) continues to remain a source of concern and amusement - and is like something from the TV drama 'The Thick of It'.

Here this morning the BBC has been drinking the tech kool-aid again with a lovely emotive headline on self drive vehicles.

Only 'till you look down the puff do you see that the arrival of self-drive remains some way off - as there is an awful lot of legal and practical framework to be resolved - so any date is pure speculation.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8jg80j771zo

I love the sunny optimism 😂

This government statement is pure ' Thick of It' blarney:

"The government says self-driving vehicles have the potential "to build an industry worth £42bn and provide 38,000 jobs by 2035."

'App Britain' 😂 

[Ed update - this is on the day Government has had a massive data breach]

Happy Monday everyone.

[lesapandre]

11 hours ago, richardmorris said:

Neighbour back on the yellow taxi.

Is that a kit car? 😅

[lesapandre]

16 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Anyone seen these before, colouring books for kids and big kids

https://automotivecolouring.co.uk/collections/colouring-books?fbclid=IwY2xjawKW1rNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHuxe3Q426KIbMT0tDREG0I33zvPqD0I1sxBRhGPTk1BWdYNjL8hchsIJm4xs_aem_rePl9VygfqHbzxBk8xo6-Q

Maybe we should do a group buy, divvy up the pages and see who can do the best poo brown Peugeot 

@vulgalour would this be something for you to create?

[lesapandre]

57 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Le Shuttle?🎉

[lesapandre]

15 hours ago, stuboy said:

Trip too the pub....

Lots of illegal plates there!

[Dyslexic Viking]

I now have another new dream car. Taxi spec 1959 Plymouth with Perkins diesel engine and this is just amazing and he traded a 1969 Charger for it, I would do the same.  Envious.

 

[reb]

Smart meter is being fitted today.

No point in me starting any work at the moment because it will definitely end up being interrupted by the power going off.

[vulgalour]

3 hours ago, lesapandre said:

@vulgalour would this be something for you to create?

It's on my list... trouble is, what I do isn't exactly very commercially viable.  I can't imagine there's a very large market for Cars You'd Like To Forget, the colouring book.

[barefoot]

Can anyone recommend a brand of snake oil to stop ad blue crystallizing in a Peugeot boxer at work.  Ta

[Popsicle]

36 minutes ago, barefoot said:

Can anyone recommend a brand of snake oil to stop ad blue crystallizing in a Peugeot boxer at work.  Ta

Wynns sell a product that supposed to do the job. I've not used it, as the adblue never lasts long enough to crystallize in any of our fleet.

https://www.eurocarparts.com/p/wynns-crystal-clean-and-protect-125ml-555770477?

[alcyonecorporation]

1 hour ago, vulgalour said:

It's on my list... trouble is, what I do isn't exactly very commercially viable.  I can't imagine there's a very large market for Cars You'd Like To Forget, the colouring book.

You already forgot to do it, so you won the game (and it is your masterpiece).