The new news 24 thread

[Pete-M]

Cant do anything until I know what's going on.

 

I know who it is, but don't think the red faded enough for him.

[warren t claim]

Cant do anything until I know what's going on.

 

I know who it is, but don't think the red faded enough for him.

 

Turn up at his house with it! He entered a contract to buy it.

[Pete-M]

When I eventually get bored of cars I'm gonna go and live in Italy or Sweden and play with boats.

 

Sooner the better, really.

[dieselnutjob]

When I eventually get bored of cars.

 

In my case, that will be when I'm dead. I have a feeling that there are no cars in purgatory though.

[Pete-M]

Right, the ebay thing is now sorted. Before I re-list, if any of you lot are interested in t'604, lemme know. Ta.

[dieselnutjob]

as your mate won it for £1220, there must be someone else who was prepared to pay £1219. Won't ebay let you contact them?

[Albert Ross]

Cant do anything until I know what's going on.

 

I know who it is, but don't think the red faded enough for him.

 

Turn up at his house with it! He entered a contract to buy it.

 

That'll cost a fortune to go all the way Darn Sarf.

[Lord Sterling]

....in-depth reportage of a Sterling bent

 

Mate, you really ought to have a build-thread or a "What Lord Sterling has been up to" thread. It seems a shame for you to make that much effort on an entry in News-24, only for it to disappear into history....

 

Your right actually. I did start a thread provisionally in MS Notepad, then forgot about it. Seeing as I've twatted my knee quite badly and it looks as if I shall be sitting about for at least a few more days I think I'll knuckle on down and get a thread sorted.

[Pete-M]

as your mate won it for £1220, there must be someone else who was prepared to pay £1219. Won't ebay let you contact them?

 

It will, but pretty much everyone who's talked about it or seen it reckons it's an easy £1500, so I'll chuck it in C&SC or summat and see what happens.

[Pete-M]

Went to visit an old friend this afternoon, so decided to take the 604 for a run out.

 

On the way home I went past the garage my dad sold 604s from in the '80s. It's still a Peugeot main agent.

 

 

The building on the left was my dad's sales office, on the right was the showroom and parts department. Weird to see it all boarded up as Dad's office was always the poshest bit of the building. Hanging baskets, coffee machine and all that. Now it looks like it's used as a store room or summat.

 

Over 30 years since my dad worked there, but what a weird feeling to park my 604 there. I always said I'd own one.

 

Drove home the same route Dad used, none of this motorway malarky. Weird as the dual carriageways, bypasses, and road network doesn't encourage going that route anymore as it's too narrow for heavy modern traffic, but on a bank holiday it was just like going back in time.

 

Strange old day. My dad died 28 years ago next month. I was 13. Driving this daft old Peugeot was something I've had to do for some unknown reason. Todays trip has kinda freaked my chicken a bit.

 

Hey ho. Old cars and memories. Both strange things.

[Lord Sterling]

I kind of know what you mean Pete. I did the same in my Sterling, driving from where we used to live to the Chip-Shop he used to own using the routes I remember he used to take to go there. When he owned the shop he had a Sterling.

[eddyramrod]

Excellent work, both of you. Cars are an integral part of our memories, for anyone under about 80, so it's absolutely right to do trips like you two have done. Marvellous.

[wackywacerwill]

Movers and shakers.

 

As well as the Suzuki Alto me and my mate picked up a few weeks back we also now have a Pug turdblower estate which I'm trying to convince him to keep as I have no way of justifying a 3rd car as well as the bikes. The Alto has a mere 20fewK on it and we're going to spend some time bringing the bodywork up to a better standard and get the interior spanky for it's impending sale.

 

On the bike side yesterday the Suzuki GS450 went to it's new home and I took a pillion ride across town to pick up my new ride. NX650 Dominator FTW, very happy with it I am too and lot's of fun was had coming back East on the south circ with us both mounted on big single trail bikes.

[messerschmitt owner]

bought me a campervan this morning - sight unseen, but it is known to the residents of this Parish!

 

Am looking forward to my first drive of a Sherpa in about twenty years! Straight down the M4 from an underground car park in South London to Gloucester.

 

Couldn't live without a camper of some description, having sold the big one and cleared the debt on it.

 

Must go make some money this weekend to pay for the train ticket to London.

 

[Cavcraft]

WHOOSH!

That's class, Campbell. eBay find I take it from your other post? Nice work.

[messerschmitt owner]

WHOOSH!

That's class, Campbell. eBay find I take it from your other post? Nice work.

Ebay find - worked out it was Richard's old one and he told me where it was now. So I sent Torsten an offer on it, which was accepted. Will collect in the next week or so.

 

Can't wait - wanted a wee camper so Janette and Evie could use it when I'm away at the weekends. There's a little campsite three miles from the new house and it can be their second home.

[Rocket88]

Just had a right result. Toddled down to our local ferry company to book trusty Rover 75 plus caravan on the boat from Jersey to Poole in May, with retuen 2 weeks later. I think I must have got the work experience bloke, because the total fare was half what I was expecting. Close examination of the ticket reveals that he has booked the right boats, on the right days, with the right times, with the car and caravan both ways................I did express some surprise, but he insisted the price was correct, so I suspect a computer glitch. Nice when it happens in your favour for a change!

[cort16]

My new non shite lease car is arriving in 10 minutes. Exciting!

[skattrd]

Congrats on the camper, that looks a beaut.

[messerschmitt owner]

Congrats on the camper, that looks a beaut.

ta, all excited - collecting it on Monday as I am in London anyway with work, so they'll be paying for the train to get there!

 

Now I have to think of a name for it!

 

'Tenzing' springs to mind!

[Cavcraft]

Look forward to the road trip thread Campbell!

 

Took the Corsa for it's first road trip today after doing the head gasket the other day and taxed it this morning. Running well enough but trying to stall when put in 'drive' and I think it's pinking slightly under load so needs timing doing.

[The Moog]

Talking of Campers we have decided to part ways with ours. Originally I was going to lend it to a mate whilst we are abroad for the year but the more I thought about it the more pain I foresee if things went wrong etc. Means I now have to sort all those little niggly jobs out, starting with the paintwork. Polisher arrived today with loads of other bits including new leather steering wheel cover.

 

Now hopefully the weather will hold up when I get time to do it.

[eddyramrod]

Two new projects arrived at Andreas's garage today. One's a runner, the other.... is more like my A40! I'll post up pics tonight.

[trigger]

Now I have to think of a name for it!

 

'Tenzing' springs to mind!

 

Horace was it's old name.

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

Sherpa Camper

CLASS

 

Meanwhile the Mini is losing its coolant. There's a lot of steam coming from around the radiator (it's not clear where exactly) but a new cap didn't fix it and all the hoses are fine so perhaps the rad is damaged

[vulgalour]

Today I'm feeling really rather good. Lots of little things conspiring to give me a good day rather than the usual crapfest I seem to get lumbered with. Good music on the radio, decent weather, Mister Bunny's eyes are all cleared up so he's much more cuddly, work is picking up and I'm clearing some commissions I have little love for. It's not often I get a day where things feel good, so I thought I'd share the happy. I'm going to finish this bit of inking and then hop outside for some well deserved me-time wet sanding some more paint on the Princess.

[Shep Shepherd]

A tax refund cheque from HM R&C for £1265.89 was waiting for me when I got home this evening! That Audi 80 1.8E is looking very attractive right now

[Cavcraft]

*Tip of the day: If you're arsing about cleaning pipes from the injection unit do NOT half arsedly stick a J-cloth over a screw driver and poke it up said pipe. This can cause running problems which don't solve themselves until you remove said pipe to find bits of said J-cloth up it!

[cort16]

CUL8R Audi. You'll not be missed. Over priced, over hyped. Shit ride, shit to drive and shit on fuel. Also has the worlds stupidist handbrake. Nice interior though.

If I buy another Audi it'll have a v8 in it.

a6 by cort16, on Flickr

[skattrd]

Just got the news from the garage about the Mitsubisihi's MOT ... fail.

It needs cv boots, a few other bits and pieces but the main thing is brake pipes. I've been told it's going to need more than the Range Rover did ... that took 5m (15 feet) of copper ... So basically all the pipes need replacing. Arsebiscuits. Oh, and the icing on the cake is 6 of the 8 brake flexi's need replacing as well.