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[OwdChina]

It's good they kept it in a giant cardboard box.

 

If I had to pick a triumph it'd be a tr6.

The cardboard is for when the truck needs work...........leaks more oil than the Amoco Cadiz

[OwdChina]

 

 

   

 

[DeeJay]

That looks the Dogs Danglies, 

Stag with BL badges. Well you learn something new everyday.

James Mays favourite classic convertible.

(Don't quote me on that).

[theorganist]

Just took the Princess for the second MOT under ownership.

 

All it needs are two brake pipes and a CV gaiter plus a rebound strap under advisory.

 

Very pleased.

[dugong]

Went and collected this thing last night in the C4 for the workshop. A 'Sixties Grundig Mondello 6GB radiogram. The legs were on the passenger seat [fnarr]. It has a DIN out for a tape and or phono deck, so the appropriate jack will allow me to run a phone or CD player through it. The (built in) turntable needs a new belt, and other than a frosted screen, the whole unit runs brilliantly (and loud). I've seen these go in raging hipster shops for £500+ so it was a bit of steal at £20, even if it meant a trip to Guildford to pick it up, very close to the McLaren works.  

It's a long time since I've driven the C4 any kind of distance (or any long run at night since my accident, for that matter). Compared to the MGF and MX-3 it feels like a truck on stilts (with incredibly numb steering). 

I forgot how miserly it was on fuel, and how comparatively decent the stereo was. It's still rather useful. 

Have a bonus shot of the GHETTO_PHONE_CHARGER in action:

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Please stop posting this picture, it looks too much like some sort of device for giving Lord Sterling pleasure when he's away from the 1987 Rover all models brochure.

[HillmanImp]

Mrs Imp just got offered £5,200 for her Mazda 2 that was written off last week. It was a 2010 car with 50k on the clock and in very good condition (all the scratches and dings were repaired last year) although the interior was a bit grim with a couple of holes in the carpet and some broken switches plus it was pretty grubby like girls cars often get.

 

Looking online that pretty much seems to be a good valuation. Similar cars within 50 miles of here are up for sale online for between £4,500 and £5,500. I was exepcting to get offered £4k and have to fight our way up to a fair settlement but this seems spot on to me.

[vulgalour]

Drove the Xantia on some errands after all that carpet refitting faff yesterday.  It's a nice thing, it's a very nice place to be, I'm making a mistake keeping it up for sa-ARRGH MY FUCKING BACK.

 

Every time, every freaking time I start to give it the benefit of the doubt those seats put paid.  If these seats from Moog are comfortable then it's a keeper, that's for definite now because the only problem with the car is the seats.  In fact the only problem is one seat, the one the driver sits in.

[cort16]

Going to look at a possible swap with one of my dream germanic performance wanker mobiles for the CL tonight.

[Volksy]

Mrs Imp just got offered £5,200 for her Mazda 2 that was written off last week. It was a 2010 car with 50k on the clock and in very good condition (all the scratches and dings were repaired last year) although the interior was a bit grim with a couple of holes in the carpet and some broken switches plus it was pretty grubby like girls cars often get.

 

Looking online that pretty much seems to be a good valuation. Similar cars within 50 miles of here are up for sale online for between £4,500 and £5,500. I was exepcting to get offered £4k and have to fight our way up to a fair settlement but this seems spot on to me.

 

See if you can argue it up further!

[EssDeeWon]

Mrs Imp just got offered £5,200 for her Mazda 2 that was written off last week. It was a 2010 car with 50k on the clock and in very good condition (all the scratches and dings were repaired last year) although the interior was a bit grim with a couple of holes in the carpet and some broken switches plus it was pretty grubby like girls cars often get.

 

Looking online that pretty much seems to be a good valuation. Similar cars within 50 miles of here are up for sale online for between £4,500 and £5,500. I was exepcting to get offered £4k and have to fight our way up to a fair settlement but this seems spot on to me.

 

That sounds OK. I heard of someone else getting a decent first offer recently.

 

I dread to think what would happen if the 75 was written off.......I'd probably owe them money for the postage of sending the written formal offer.

[messerschmitt owner]

 

Went and collected this thing last night in the C4 for the workshop. A 'Sixties Grundig Mondello 6GB radiogram. The legs were on the passenger seat [fnarr]. It has a DIN out for a tape and or phono deck, so the appropriate jack will allow me to run a phone or CD player through it. The (built in) turntable needs a new belt, and other than a frosted screen, the whole unit runs brilliantly (and loud). I've seen these go in raging hipster shops for £500+ so it was a bit of steal at £20, even if it meant a trip to Guildford to pick it up, very close to the McLaren works.  

 

It's a long time since I've driven the C4 any kind of distance (or any long run at night since my accident, for that matter). Compared to the MGF and MX-3 it feels like a truck on stilts (with incredibly numb steering). 

 

I forgot how miserly it was on fuel, and how comparatively decent the stereo was. It's still rather useful. 

 

Have a bonus shot of the GHETTO_PHONE_CHARGER in action:

 

who'd have thought - it's FrankenMo

[dollywobbler]

I'm very excited about tomorrow's capers. Especially as just £23 is getting me all the way to Bootle. I've only visited Liverpool once. In the dark. Because I was lost trying to find Blackpool. I think that must have been in 1997. We were in a Dyane that used more oil than fuel. Finished work, picked up friends, drove to Blackpool, ate some food, drove back to Birmingham. Work next day. Lunacy.

[Shep Shepherd]

Took delivery of The Volvo's new fuel filler flap hinge today. It's the first ever car body part I've had to fit with a hammer and drift

[Volksy]

Made my way up to Leeds to swap the Jag back for the Celica with H.Imp. I'm gonna miss a lot about that car, certainly not the fuel consumption or the feckless transmission though. I'm going to keep my eyes peeled for one, quite fancying a dark coloured Sport if one comes up cheap enough. 

I did like the burble of the V8, but timing chain roulette means I may swerve toward a straight six. 

 

Id forgotten just how uncouth the Celica is though. Noisey, boomey and pretty stiff riding, however wound up it's a proper houligan of a machine, which invoked a couple of grins on the way home. Will see how the wifes* replacement gets on with it. 

[richardmorris]

just filled up the tank at Bagshot bp next to this guy,

 

http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/england/squad_profile_master.php?player=19575&includeref=dynamic

 

They're staying down the road at penny hill park.

[Six-cylinder]

just filled up the tank at Bagshot bp next to this guy,

 

http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/england/squad_profile_master.php?player=19575&includeref=dynamic

 

They're staying down the road at penny hill park.

 

What was he driving?

[alf892]

Had an enjoyable day at work!

 

Had to go to a meeting in Brum with the boss.........and he turned up in his Daimler 250.

 

We fair zoomed up the m1 at an indicated 100mph.

 

Most other traffic was still passing us though so I reckon it was more like 75/80. Bloody lovely though and I got to drive home.

[richardmorris]

What was he driving?

Range Rover sport I think it was. There was a rfc logo covered mini there too.

[Lord Sterling]

Today I went to visit the Merc and once again proved that Steve doesn't actually listen. I told him I'd be in in the morning but out after midday, he thought it was the other way around so thought I'd turned up too early.

 

Anyway, after a bit of investigation we noticed that the Merc ran Ok when the mass Air flow plugs were unplugged, but when plugged in, the engine ran erratically. This seemed to be down to the engine loom which was probably cross wiring, I understand that these era Mercs do suffer from engine loom problems, blasting water into the engine bay didn't help.

 

there is still a tiny bit of oil dropping through and no more coolant is leaking so at least it's more or less been sorted.

 

There seems to be a bit of Karma shared from the Citroen/Volvo crew on this in that Chaseracer has just got his Merc fixed wereas mine is now broken!

[richardmorris]

Most problems with the biodegradable engine looms seem to be with the engine I have ( quelled surprise!). The earlier ones are ok.

[richardmorris]

Have a bonus shot of the GHETTO_PHONE_CHARGER in action:

I can't help thinking that that looks like the sort of thing you're trying to explain to your insurance company after your left with a smouldering shell.

[DeeJay]

That's what you have to do when Viagra doesn't work. 

[DeeJay]

Jump start.

[Angrydicky]

Oil and filter change completed on the Maestro. These things are so simple to work on, it took all of ten minutes apart from the inevitable hunting for tools (a 19mm spanner and a funnel). 5400 miles covered since the last change 12 months ago. Lovingly filled up with Castrol GTX 10W/40 (it was on special offer at Asda) and I chucked on a NOS Champion filter.

Took the Victor out for a spin after adjusting the seat back. I managed to get it a bit more comfortable, then noticed something that probably has a lot to do with it - the drivers seat diaphragm is quite tired and saggy, it's pretty noticeable compared to the passenger one. I don't fancy my chances of finding a replacement, sadly. Annoyingly, the engine is still pissing out oil somewhere as well.

[cort1977]

I have used para cord to reinforce a knackered seat diaphragm in the past, just made a cats cradle arrangement using the existing hooks. Worked well as it still has a bit of 'give'.

[Richard]

You might find you can make a SAAB one fit. They had issues with diaphragms splitting so they replaced them with an arrangement of wires and springs.

[michael1703]

They remake diaphragms for old seats such as mini and minor so you could have a measure up and see if they would fit

[dave21478]

Sold the C15 the other night. My brother in law has been using it for the past couple of years and I hadnt driven it for most of that time. I took it for a blezz and it was completely ruined....I am actually at a loss for words. It was fucking filthy in and out for a start with piles of junk and rubbish everywhere. Mechanically, jesus.....The back right wheel would lock up while reversing so obviously something tragically wrong with the brake shoes and the rattling, clunking, groaning and thumping from the suspension was incredible - Every single bush and balljoint must have been shagged and the way it was bouncing and weaving all over the place suggests the shocks were knacked too. And the fucking choob wonders why it wears out tyres pretty fast?

 

Anyway, I advertised it and that night a pair of the shadiest looking soap dodgers you could imagine turned up in a brand new beaver-tail Transit. So new it didnt have numberplates......

Anyway, they prodded the C15 a bit and made an offer that wasnt too offensive, which I accepted just to get rid of it and them. There was confusion as to why the mileage was different to the advert. I explained that it was a UK van and the counter worked in miles and I had put the equivalent in kilometres in the add.......They were confused. Like "a dog watching a card trick" confused. I re-explained a couple of times but might have well been trying to explain quantum string theory to them so changed tack and just said I must have made a mistake and wrote the numbers down wrong and its actually lower than I thought, which pleased them.

A possible reason for their incomprehension came to light when we did the paperwork and it turned out that neither of them could read or write. So I filled out the forms....the dude wanted it registered in his wifes name, who had an odd-sounding name. I asked how it was spelled and he just listed off a load of letters like Carol Vorderman pulling out the blue cards on Countdown....it didnt spell any kind of word or name, but whatevz.... He put an "X" in the signature box. Aaalrighty then...good luck with that guys....goodbye.

 

 

tl:dr -

1- rigger-booted, hi-viz pikeys bought the C15 and took it away on a very obviously stolen beavertail.

2- My brother in law is a fucking nobber who is on the point of being told to FROAD.

 

 

[dave21478]

re seat diaphragms - I repaired a Frontera with a small ratchet strap which I wound back and forth across the frame to support the foam and cranked it tight.