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MarvinsMom Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

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or why not do like the fisher men do, and tie a couple of old tyres together and hang them over you cars doors?

 

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Cleon-Fonte Rank: BL Wedge

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I've put the Dyane up for sale. Reluctantly, but it was always only a fill-in for the 2CV. Now that project is ambling along nicely, I need to focus on it. Which mostly means turfing the Dyane out of the garage and trying not to spend any money on it. 

 

Of course, this may leave enough money for me to buy something a little more modern to piss about with, and there are a few contenders at the moment!

Swap for a Sirion?

dollywobbler Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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Swap for a Sirion?

 

I'm after £1200 and really fancy owning something I've not owned before. Soz.

anonymous user Rank: Isuzu Florian

anonymous user

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An even simpler solution would be to buy a car with rubbing strips.

or an old Land Rover

BavarianRetro Rank: Citroen Ami

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I'm after £1200 and really fancy owning something I've not owned before. Soz.

Hmmmm........£20 a ticket this time.

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Rocket88 Rank: Lancia Gamma

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I'm after £1200 and really fancy owning something I've not owned before. Soz.

Swap for my Omega? I quite fancy some French lunacy............

HH-R Rank: Renault 16

HH-R

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"Tired of your car looking like shit when someone dings it in a car park? Make it look shit 100% of the time with the NEW DoorDefender!"

trigger Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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I saw this 54 plate Citroen C4 yesterday, the rear of the sills both sides were full of patches, I don't think I've noticed many cars this new (other than Ka's) that have this many patches before.

Ghosty Rank: Talbot Tagora

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If you look at a C3 side on and squint really hard it looks a bit like a 2CV...

Pete-M Rank: Isuzu Florian

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Curious where the wishbone-cracking custom came from? It all started with the ancient Romans (of course), who pulled apart chicken clavicles hoping for good fortune. The practice made it to England in the 16th century, where it was referred to as “merrythought.†In the New World, Pilgrims played tug-of-war with the bones of the more plentiful wild turkey. In Liverpool, the preferred item to use is the nearside front lower wishbone on a Mercedes-Benz S210 320 CDI when you've spent the early evening pootling down the M62 and only 5 minutes earlier dropped off your lady friend.

 

It's meant to be lucky isn't it? I suspect it'll look like this.

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LC Torana Rank: Citroen Ami

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And it gouged out the wheel rim?  Whoa.

 

Mind you, I can't talk.  My Rover P6B tore its suspension arms right off the chassis rails (just like all the V8 ones do eventually) and left me with an nearside front wheel just flopping about.

Pete-M Rank: Isuzu Florian

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Library photo. I've not actually looked yet. I just loaded it onto the trailer and dragged it back to Base.

 

Knowing my luck, mine will be worse. Annoying thing is it wasn't rattling or misbehaving, it's just let go.

vulgalour Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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Ah, but more importantly, did you make a wish?

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Pete-M Rank: Isuzu Florian

Pete-M

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Ah, but more importantly, did you make a wish?

I did when I realised what had broken!

vulgalour Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

vulgalour

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you have to keep it secret or it won't come true!

cros Rank: Renault 16

cros

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I bought a P4 today. As always, when I got it home I noticed a couple of blebs in the paintwork.

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Despite looking like its been in the sea since the last time it was started around 2002 the engine was persuaded to run yesterday and seems OK. I bought the car for this componant which is the humble 2.25 4 cylinder one. It's to replace the 6 cylinder in my 75 which has 'features' that make it unhappy in the modern world. The landrover unit makes approximately the same power but has potential for improvment- compression can be raised from a dismal 7:1 to a more LPG friendly 9:1. None of my planned mods are exactly cutting edge but I'm looking forward to overtaking cyclists in the near future.
dollywobbler Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

dollywobbler

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Replacing a six cylinder engine with a four cylinder one? That truly is Autoshite motoring.

barefoot Rank: Lancia Gamma

barefoot

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I have successfully* sold my half beetle trailer.

 

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Described as 'absolutely dire and in need of serious work, but looks cool' on a popular VW forum

It sold within a couple of days, I've been paid, chap is coming to tow it away next week & plans to convert it into garden furniture.

Best thing for it really, what with the wrong font on the number plate and all.

fatharris Rank: Renault 16

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Navy: Hey, you're off to Guildford for a dental appointment, right?

 

Me: You betcha!

 

Navy: Sweet, we can't pay for your own fuel, want to take one of our cars up?

 

Me: Ooh, that sounds nice!

 

Navy: Nope, you'll get either a Fiesta or 208 for your journey, getting it booked is an absolute ballache, you can only fuel it at Forces Bases, and we're watching your every move.

 

Me: Errrm... I'm okay, ta.

 

Can't put a price on comfort!

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beko1987 Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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Navy: Hey, you're off to Guildford for a dental appointment, right?

 

Me: You betcha!

 

Navy: Sweet, we can't pay for your own fuel, want to take one of our cars up?

 

Me: Ooh, that sounds nice!

 

Navy: Nope, you'll get either a Fiesta or 208 for your journey, getting it booked is an absolute ballache, you can only fuel it at Forces Bases, and we're watching your every move.

 

Me: Errrm... I'm okay, ta.

 

Can't put a price on comfort!

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I had this once, volunteered to run something up to Swindon for work, got offered the boss's CRV with a tank of fuel in, and the entire contents of her and her 2 children's life scattered bloody everywhere.

 

I took the ZX, smoked a crap load of rollups, did 60mph behind a lorry there and back as I was on company time and only used half a tank of dervy-veg. And got £30 for my troubles!

fatharris Rank: Renault 16

fatharris

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They're already 20 minutes behind. I need to be in Yeovil for 3 for aircraft photography. Arrrgh.

fatharris Rank: Renault 16

fatharris

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Now 45 minutes. It takes a gnats cock over two hours to get there and I still haven't had my braces adjusted.

Pete-M Rank: Isuzu Florian

Pete-M

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Not library photo.

Yup. It's scraped the fuck outta the alloy.

 

To make things more fun, got in the L200 this morning and the fucking windscreen has cracked overnight.

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Pete-M Rank: Isuzu Florian

Pete-M

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Junkman validated. Mercs are shite.

LOL. Tis merely a scratch!

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