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9,784 · May 25

3 hours ago, Wibble said:

I have tools, time and am nearby, if it helps.

May take you up on that one. As always, I very much appreciate the help and advice from the forum.

18,612 · May 25

1 hour ago, Yoss said:

@AnnoyingPentium

Donde este fest, @Yoss?

13,532 · May 25

1 hour ago, Yoss said:

Been up to Škodafest today. I haven't been to one of these for about five years. There were far fewer cars than the last one I went to but still enough to keep me interested.

This was parked next to me. Owned by an actual Czech man from Ostrava.

This was awesome.

I love a good Felicia and there were a few there.

Favorit Silverline

And a van.

And a few rear engined cars but not many.

Plus this Favorit that put mine to shame.

Plus a couple of non Škoda vans that caught my attention.

A suitably shabby smiley Transit.

And the star of the show?

Also bumped in to @AnnoyingPentium briefly. Sorry Ryan, I meant to take a picture of your car but got distracted then forgot. I'm sure you have some of your own.

looks a great time..

8,101 · May 25

25 minutes ago, bramz7 said:

May take you up on that one. As always, I very much appreciate the help and advice from the forum.

Just PM me mate and we’ll sort something.

13,532 · May 25

4 hours ago, brownnova said:

It’s only an Austin Apache!!

Other delights of Smallwood Vintage Rally…

those mk2 cavaliers... ive got a lob on

20,354 · May 25

13 minutes ago, grogee said:

Donde este fest, @Yoss?

Nope, you've lost me. I tried putting it in to google but all the replies were in Spanish so I'm still none the wiser.

20,354 · May 25

21 minutes ago, grogee said:

Donde este fest, @Yoss?

Right, doing one word at a time I think you're asking me where it was. In which case in it was just north of Telford.

18,612 · May 26

8 hours ago, Yoss said:

Right, doing one word at a time I think you're asking me where it was. In which case in it was just north of Telford.

That's a stretch from Southampton! Well done.

I was going to ask, what's the story with the Favorit spoiler? Yours has one, mine doesn't. Was it a dealer fit thing?

I only ask because I'm missing the rear downforce in the Woodcote and Abbey sections of Silverstone, and I think it's hurting my lap times.

24,068 · May 26

12 hours ago, richardmorris said:

Is that an Argyle? The Austin heavy 10 looking thing.

I believe it’s a Crossley.

20,354 · May 26

^^ I did 348 miles yesterday! I was considering whether I should go or not but in the end common sense went out the window and I I thought I'd go for it despite it being further than the car has been in the last three months since the engine rebuild but it was fine. I think I can consider the rebuild successful.

The spoilers were fitted as standard to the higher spec cars, which yours is, but it had a new tailgate fitted before the repaint, they can rust quite badly, and they never bothered refitting it.

13,532 · May 26

Mrs stuboy back yesterday from cuckoo fair near lewes ringer sussex

24,068 · May 26

Two shows in one day today. Gawsworth Hall and Capesthorne Hall are only a few miles from each other, and both had shows today!

Enjoy the best of the motors:

All done in the Saab today…

14,982 · May 26

3 hours ago, stuboy said:

Mrs stuboy back yesterday from cuckoo fair near lewes ringer sussex

Bugger, forgot about that so thanks for the pics.

13,820 · May 26

23 hours ago, Yoss said:

Plus this Favorit that put mine to shame.

pretty sure that one was about to be scrapped a couple of years ago due to the head gasket going but it was saved at the last moment by Georgina and Owen from the Young Retro motor club

May 26

Some humdingers there... Thanks for sharing 🙏

20,354 · May 26

1 hour ago, wesacosa said:

pretty sure that one was about to be scrapped a couple of years ago due to the head gasket going but it was saved at the last moment by Georgina and Owen from the Young Retro motor club

The owner said this but I think his name was Simon. In my cars defence he says it is now garaged and rarely used and mine is the opposite of that but credit to him it is ridiculously clean. So much so that I took a picture of his door bottom!

The whole interior looks like new too though I didn't get any pictures of that as I was too busy just looking at the immaculate carpets and seats.

I'm actually quite happy that it is better than mine. It's good that somebody is keeping it in this condition so that at least one exists like this while I can carry on using mine every day and just keeping it reasonably tidy. I'd rather it was that way round, I really don't think I'd want the responsibility of owning something this good.

12,474 · May 27

The rain stopped for a couple of hours, so the Mégane is back on the floor. The weird resonating/knocking on the overrun has gone thanks to the new driveshaft, and everything else went back together fine. Except for spending €155 on parts I hadn't banked on. A very low mileage hub, and ABS sensor, plus a new ball joint, after noticing a tiny split in the rubber. Annoying, as the old one was less than a year old.

17,634 · May 27

I've been on a collection mission today. I didn't pay those pez prices, it was just for show.

The XC70 @ruffgeezer had for sale and it's a lovely old thing. They've never really been on my radar but it ticks plenty of boxes. I also wanted a car from a trusted shiter as there's so much overpriced crap on eBay etc these days, and the pressure has been on to get a new ULEZ daily since the Forester shat itself. I bought this manual 323 Sport a couple of weeks ago thinking I could cope with changing gears for a while, but no. Can't be bothered around town. Auto waft is the way to do it IMO.

32,871 · May 27

Made a new buddy with one of the dads at my sons basketball club who's into RC cars and we've been rallying them about the grounds of the old house that's part of the estate the hall sits on.

A second person and his decent phone camera netted a few good shots of the MB:

I snapped a few of his 2 cars, they're insanely fast. He fitted 4 wheel steering to the Gravedigger one.

Fun times!

7,884 · May 27

26 minutes ago, RobT said:

I've been on a collection mission today. I didn't pay those pez prices, it was just for show.

The XC70 @ruffgeezer had for sale and it's a lovely old thing. They've never really been on my radar but it ticks plenty of boxes. I also wanted a car from a trusted shiter as there's so much overpriced crap on eBay etc these days, and the pressure has been on to get a new ULEZ daily since the Forester shat itself. I bought this manual 323 Sport a couple of weeks ago thinking I could cope with changing gears for a while, but no. Can't be bothered around town. Auto waft is the way to do it IMO.

So glad you like it, I knew it would find a good home on here. The mazda looks a lovely motor - shame there was no room at the inn!

17,634 · May 27

No worries it was worth the ask! I'll punt it on some other way. It's a decent car despite some suspension knocks and a bit* of rust.

May 28

On 26/05/2025 at 06:23, Yoss said:

I love a good Felicia and there were a few there.

The girl I was seeing when I was 17/18 had one like this, my two memories of it are 1) it overheating every time it detected even a sniff of a traffic jam and 2) being an unwilling front seat passenger during its inaugural flight over this roundabout:

To be fair to her, after we landed she was very apologetic and even bought me a Mars Bar from the Tesco petrol station round the corner whilst making me promise not to tell her parents exactly how the front suspension components managed to work themselves so far out of whack from factory specifications.

8,634 · May 28

On 26/05/2025 at 08:46, brownnova said:

I believe it’s a Crossley.

Manchester's finest (before, during and after the Model T was built in Old Trafford).

39,104 · May 28

Clean pass on the old turd 🎉

17,479 · May 28

Shopping list for a new car:

Smallish, economical hatchback (or estate), modern and (hopefully) reliable, in good condition with a decent whack of MOT.

I think I only managed "(hopefully) reliable". Maybe.

One in... petrol station shot quite apt, as that is where it was purchased from.

16,478 · May 28

There are creatures outside my window

10,667 · May 28

1 hour ago, cms206 said:

Shopping list for a new car:

Smallish, economical hatchback (or estate), modern and (hopefully) reliable, in good condition with a decent whack of MOT.

I think I only managed "(hopefully) reliable". Maybe.

One in... petrol station shot quite apt, as that is where it was purchased from.

I see no issues, looks fantastic

31,024 · May 28

1 hour ago, reb said:

creatures

Do you have the networking required to source some parts of these a bit later on in the year¿?

16,478 · May 28

2 minutes ago, loserone said:

Do you have the networking required to source some parts of these a bit later on in the year¿?

Not really alas, and I don't have much incentive to pursue such a thing what with having gone vegetarian a good few months ago.

Once I've got my license back I could definitely* bundle one into the volvo and run it down to you!

14,982 · May 28

2 hours ago, reb said:

There are creatures outside my window

Potential Sunday lunches!

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