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[brownnova]

2 hours ago, richardmorris said:

The yellow thing ( I do know what it is but my brain is overheating ) was at my parents fete on Saturday at garden village in Wrexham.

 

2 hours ago, Sigmund Fraud said:

Clan Crusader !

Clan Crusader indeed! 
 

Same couple own this Clan Clover too: 

[JohnK]

Hottest day of the year so far - so the sensible thing to do is obviously escape work slightly early, do a mad rush home, run around like an idiot to do a quick turnaround and get back out the door to catch a train and go pick a car up. Because obviously one Audi A4 in my life just isn’t enough 😂

Some of you will recognise this one - my good friend Craig Cheetham whacked this on Facebook about a week ago, the good old Facebook algorithm decided to bring it to my attention virtually immediately and after some careful thought and negotiation (read that as - ‘I will buy it, just let me know when you’re free for me to collect') I committed to the deal.

This is a very early, June 1995, M reg. The B5 was launched in May 95, so this is probably one of the earliest survivors left on the road.

1.8 SE, 138k miles, ice cold air con and a comprehensive service history. Will grab some better pictures when it’s light, but for now, I’ve literally just got it home!

[PhilA]

On 14/06/2025 at 15:23, SiC said:

Went to a local show today. Dig for Victory - WW2 themed event.

You didn't happen to glance around the back and see if that was FON999, did you?

[SiC]

2 hours ago, PhilA said:

You didn't happen to glance around the back and see if that was FON999, did you?

I don't think it had a plate on the back. But I also don't have any pictures of the back unfortunately, only the next bike along where I can't see a plate on the back. 

[wuvvum]

On 29/06/2025 at 23:41, wuvvum said:

Didn't get a lot of fettling done - I'd been planning on doing some cleaning of the fleet today but the water has been off most of the day due to a burst main which put paid to that idea.

Well the water is back on and back up to full pressure, but there are still several chuffing great holes in the road where they went in to repair the burst main, right on a busy junction.  So all the traffic is still being diverted past my house, including the Number 34 bus - and as those of you who have been to mine will attest, my road doesn't exactly make an ideal bus route...

[chadders]

12 hours ago, Sigmund Fraud said:

Clan Crusader !

There used to be a place in Sheffield, near Tingsley Viaduct, who dealt in these.

They had 2 in when I was considering buying one.

[Dyslexic Viking]

I don't know how well it was covered in foreign media. But a while ago here in Norway a newer Volvo drove through an external brick wall in a parking garage several floors up and a man in the car was killed. And his wife saw it all happen. Norwegian police and road authorities have taken the simplest possible approach as usual and blamed user error, but there has now been an expert who has been examining the car for several months.

And there was no one in the driver's seat, the man was found in the passenger seat. And it has now been concluded that no one pressed the accelerator pedal and something happened electronically that caused the car to go full throttle. And I don't know what set it in drive, but everything is electronic so who knows what's possible. 

This is scary and on a car without a clutch and where everything is electronically controlled, I don't know if you can even put the car in neutral while it's moving, if you're fast enough to do so. Cars are becoming too complicated with clearly deadly consequences.

This is the link below to the latest article on this but is in Norwegian but with Chrome browsers one are able to roughly translate pages.

https://www.vg.no/nyheter/i/Vznxo1/ekspert-bestrider-politiets-konklusjon-om-sandvika-ulykken

[Brigsy]

More old shite in Turkey being daily driven, love it.

Renault 9 & 12 on each corner.  Id love to buy a rust free 9 and drive it back to uk like @Mr_Bo11ox epic road trip.

[PhilA]

4 hours ago, SiC said:

I don't think it had a plate on the back. But I also don't have any pictures of the back unfortunately, only the next bike along where I can't see a plate on the back. 

Probably took it off. Just had another look and I'm pretty damn sure it is. 

First bike I ever rode, if so.

[barefoot]

Please forgive me, for this morning I have drivv like a twat.

There's a bloke in the next village who is a bit of an arse, as I was leaving his very village I heard the rumble of a V-8 Jaguar through my open window. He was righ t up my arse, so rather than accelerate a little at the end of the village, I continued at 30 mph right to the NSL signs, where I let the old Scirocco pick up a little bit of speed before coming to a major roundabout. Circumstances and some particularly accurate gear changing meant that I was in second gear and at maximum torks when a gap in the traffic was spotted. 'Down' I instructed John the dog in the back, and 'Wheyhey!' For an old car weighing less than a tonne and in the correct gear doth accelerate much, much faster than nearly two tonnes of slushbox Jag, when said motor has autochanged up into about sixth! This time I belatedly heard the roar of a V-8, but it never came anywhere near catching up with me before the next 30 stretch. I'll bet he was livid.

[PhilA]

9 minutes ago, barefoot said:

 Jaguar

Flip side it's funny when Mr Man in his brand new turbocharged $67,000 RST sports pickup truck is trying to get away from a 25 year old $800 Jag and he cannot. 

[comfortablynumb]

MK1 son has a '64 landy s2a with a V8 in.

He does this a lot....😁

[andy18s]

I had an 850 Turbo that looked  nothing special,but went very quickly when you put your foot down. Used to love it when much more modern stuff used to charge right up to my tailgate,and then try bullying their way past.

Bought from @Cavcraftmany moons ago

[Lacquer Peel]

Good of Audi to provide two self filling compost bins. 

It is basically a MK4 Golf or MK1 Octavia with a fancy badge but you can appreciate little things that make it an Audi such as the stainless steel trim securing screws that don't snap and actually unwind. 

[Momentary Lapse Of Reason]

57 minutes ago, Lacquer Peel said:

Good of Audi to provide two self filling compost bins. 

Timely reminder for me to empty the composters on the Octavia. 👍

[wesacosa]

Reminder of the FoTU style event at Brands 

Free entry for pre 2004 non exotica 

Also a full race program on track 

 

[SiC]

Pulled this out. Also look at the state of my drive. It's getting bad enough that Mrs SiC is passing comment.

To go visit this

And pull that out. Two of British Leylands finest* products.

Spitty oil level was a tad on the low side. Not long did a change either! (I think?)

Put the VP away. The drive over reminds me how much fun the jolly little thing is. There does sound to be a bit of a wheel bearing rubbing noise going on? Need to remember to investigate that when it's back. 

Then a lovely blast home. While the weather is so nice at the moment, it makes sense to have it back out for a bit! I forget how much fun these old turds are.

[stuboy]

Saw these at work, I think there Powered by sunlight and hope...

What are they? And yes I know its a bike

[grogee]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO... 

[SiC]

8 minutes ago, grogee said:

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO... 

If this is a problem, I can abandon it! What's occuring at that time for you?

(Also I pulled it back 5 mins to 9:10pm)

[grogee]

35 minutes ago, SiC said:

If this is a problem, I can abandon it! What's occuring at that time for you?

(Also I pulled it back 5 mins to 9:10pm)

Ha it was only a joke. Although it's frightening how dependent I am on the Beige Teat.

[wuvvum]

Yeah, I don't think this junction is going to be reopening any time soon.

[High Jetter]

2 hours ago, SiC said:

Mrs SiC is starting a pissing contest

Gotta love an amorous couple 🤣

[4wheeledstool]

Another one completed.

A load of MOT welding repairs are lined up for the next couple of weeks before my next long term job arrives. 

[wuvvum]

Got the aircon regassed again on the Rover today.  Garage reckoned it was holding pressure so I can't have fucked up the new condenser installation too badly.  Obviously now I've had that done the temperature is set to drop by 10 degrees tomorrow, but hey ho.

[richardmorris]

Rained this morning. Now the car looks like I’ve parked in the desert.

[JohnK]

I’ve been using the new A4 for work over the last couple of days and I’m really happy with it. It’s in great shape for its age and mileage with just some minor body imperfections and a bit of bolster wear on the drivers seat being the key points to note.

I still find it extremely hard to believe this is a 30 year old car. I’m still in the mindset of 30 year old cars being late 70s/early 80s stuff.

Ive had a load of these B5s over the years (and also the Passat equivalents) starting with an S reg Avant back in 2007 which, I still considered a fairly new and up to date car back then. This is the first petrol one I’ve had though, so not having the diesel chug is taking some getting used to.

Incidentally, the B7 Convertible I bought from davehedgehog back in April is still going strong and I’m really impressed with how competent that is as a daily. Been an absolute god send in the recent weather too. However, the oil leak is starting to get a bit more progressive (you’ll see the stains on the road in front of the green one) so I really do need to get on and sort that, especially now I’m not having to particularly rely on it as a sole daily driver now.

In the spirit of keeping things rolling, I may or may not be eyeing up a T plate Avant that’s come on the radar today. Watch this space….

[PhilA]

I now have an air conditioned shed.

[SiC]

Some old rusty green British tin.

The new pylons to serve Hinckley Point. Personally I think they're more visually intrusive than the old steel design.

At least there are far less warning lights on this thing than many of my other cars.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

1 hour ago, JohnK said:

I’ve been using the new A4 for work over the last couple of days and I’m really happy with it. It’s in great shape for its age and mileage with just some minor body imperfections and a bit of bolster wear on the drivers seat being the key points to note.

I still find it extremely hard to believe this is a 30 year old car. I’m still in the mindset of 30 year old cars being late 70s/early 80s stuff.

Ive had a load of these B5s over the years (and also the Passat equivalents) starting with an S reg Avant back in 2007 which, I still considered a fairly new and up to date car back then. This is the first petrol one I’ve had though, so not having the diesel chug is taking some getting used to.

Incidentally, the B7 Convertible I bought from davehedgehog back in April is still going strong and I’m really impressed with how competent that is as a daily. Been an absolute god send in the recent weather too. However, the oil leak is starting to get a bit more progressive (you’ll see the stains on the road in front of the green one) so I really do need to get on and sort that, especially now I’m not having to particularly rely on it as a sole daily driver now.

In the spirit of keeping things rolling, I may or may not be eyeing up a T plate Avant that’s come on the radar today. Watch this space….

B5s on an M plate have become ridiculously scarce. Haven't seen one for years!