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[cort16]

I'm thinking about selling the p6 now it's got a years mot. It makes me smile but I feel bad about it sitting there not doing anything getting more rusty never mind I never get time to drive it.

I'll need to stop it hosing out water and trying to figure out the over heating issue first. 

[billyboy406v6]

I have to change the brake light switch on the Mercedes at the weekend, apparently this will cure the idle that surges between 500 and 1100 rpm ?

[anonymous user]

Seen a visa variant that sixcylinder doesn't (currently) own.....

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Would make great shitefest transport too!

I have been tempted by these, unfortunately I make the mistake of reading their MOT history and so far it's always put me off. I'm sure there must be some nice ones out there, but with most they seem to be being cobbled through MOTs, that and they're not cheap for what they are and lack the room for enough dogs.

[vulgalour]

Bloody hell, Bickle, that's ridiculous.

 

Also, Barrett you need to get that bidder's elbow looked at.  It's starting to cause problems.

[richardmorris]

I have to change the brake light switch on the Mercedes at the weekend, apparently this will cure the idle that surges between 500 and 1100 rpm ?

 

Mine does that sometimes. Is yours a 124?

[stuboy]

Splashed out taxing my scooter... and being a miser shiter i chosed to pay by direct debit...£1.48 a month..

[billyboy406v6]

Mine does that sometimes. Is yours a 124?

Yes it is, E220 estate.

[plasticvandan]

Barrett,if thats the green mk2 utilivan that's a rare machine,maybe 3 or so known to exist.parts availability likewise is nil.

[richardmorris]

Yes it is, E220 estate.

Interesting! Let me know if it fixes your problem please.

[panhard65]

Looks like I am going to see the beige cavalier from the tat thread tomorrow. I have got to go to Tamworth to collect a set of alloys then down to Cardiff to look at the cav. Hopefully the knobs won't be on the road as it took 3 hours to do 30 miles down the M5 earlier tonight.

[phil_lihp]

Ah, you too?  Just got home from Luton, took nearly 7 hours instead of the usual 4!  M25, M4 and M5 all clogged and very slow, I forgot about Easter traffic.

[skattrd]

I have over 600 miles of driving planned for Sunday/Monday, lets hope the traffic calms down by then.

[wuvvum]

Sat in the departure lounge at LAX waiting to board my flight home. BA Airbus A380, nice. Obviously I would've preferred a VC10, but you can't have everything. Not driven in nearly 2 weeks now, which is a record (well except for when I was banned of course).

[dollywobbler]

I am after a new vehicle. Key requirements are not too thirsty, automatic, practical, possible use for kipping in. The vehicle currently ticking most boxes is OMG PLEASURE WAGON. Having had a drive of Krujoe's wagon, the Lucida Estima certainly packs a lot of appeal. 

 

This would be to replace the XM. Which is a bit scary. That car has served me very well.

[reb]

Non car related, but as it's the first day of the school holidays, we decided the IT department was due a new name.

[LC Torana]

I am after a new vehicle. Key requirements are not too thirsty, automatic, practical, possible use for kipping in. The vehicle currently ticking most boxes is OMG PLEASURE WAGON. Having had a drive of Krujoe's wagon, the Lucida Estima certainly

Humber Super Snipe.

[dollywobbler]

Humber Super Snipe.

 

Sadly, the chances of snaffing one of those up for £600 are pretty much nil.

[DodgyBastard]

 

 

Oh hello!

 

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[Supernaut]

For crying out loud FOAD, leave some cars for the rest of us!

[barrett]

Barrett,if thats the green mk2 utilivan that's a rare machine,maybe 3 or so known to exist.parts availability likewise is nil.

Aren't bits just the same as any 747cc side valve Regal? Tbh I don't even know if it's got an engine, I assume it does! Know anyone who might want to buy it when it's on the road? I'm hoping it just needs petrol and a battery and it'll go. Optimism?

[hairnet]

omg im off to fondle a panda on monday

[dollywobbler]

Aren't bits just the same as any 747cc side valve Regal? Tbh I don't even know if it's got an engine, I assume it does! Know anyone who might want to buy it when it's on the road? I'm hoping it just needs petrol and a battery and it'll go. Optimism?

 

I believe Reliant did enough to them to make them practically bespoke. You could probably fit a later Reliant engine though, for maximum LOLs. And danger.

[Fat_Pirate]

Waiting in a layby for the RAC... punctures on a motorbike are a PISSER.

[DodgyBastard]

For crying out loud FOAD, leave some cars for the rest of us!

If you're not fast you're last!

 

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[dollywobbler]

A local friend, the one with the beige Subaru pick-up, bought this little beauty a few days ago.

 

He paid £900 for this 306 1.6 Meridian. It has 17,000 miles on the clock! Has a few giffer scrapes, which he will get sorted, but drives like new. Was grateful for a quick drive. Took me back to my own 306 DTurbo, which had several times the mileage even back in 2001! Great handling and ride, wonderful visibility and an annoyingly heavy clutch. Ah, nostalgia. 

 

One alloy (not pictured) has been very badly kerbed. Anyone know were he can score a replacement? This style.

 

Will also need new number plates, as they've cracked. A job for DMB methinks.

[vulgalour]

Drives like new?  Of course it does, it still is at only 17,000.  Bro-bus slightly distracting there.

[For Fiats Sake]

This!

 

 

Spent most of this afternoon trying to get black panda out of the garden.  It couldn't get itself out of the flower bed.  After faffing about with wood, recycling bags and car mats all to no avail I had the brilliant idea of pulling it out with the 4x4.  I didn't have a tow rope so I used some ratchet straps that were about as strong as a carrier bag handles.  Despite this the clutch started to smoke, after the third time of strap snappage I pissed off to wilko's for a £7 tow string.

 

Not entirely the pandas fault as the front wheels had to in the other flowerbed with the kerb for the drive providing a challenge at the best of times though I didn't realise this until I had got quite angry with the whole shenanigans.

 

New string attached (being longer meant the car was all on the drive) managed to free the beast from its grassy lair.

 

I ran it up and down the street and all seemed to be well.  I topped up the radiator (is 3ltrs a top up or refill?) only for it piss out onto the floor.   Aaaaaarrrrrrrgh!  Looks like that's shot, no wonder it got a bit hot when I was trying to get it out!

 

Well I'm asking £300 - what do they want? A fault free car!   

 

At this point cars were parked, locked up and I've retreated to inside, much to the relief of the dog, who's been in and out of more of my fleet today than ever before and frankly had to be pushed to get into the 4x4 the umpteenth time.

 

I've decided to clear the garden of cars now, which means stripping the parts car, selling one and finishing off the ex-auto panda properly - next doors gardener was interested in it but it needs an MOT, electrics faffing with and a gearbox mount or else I could have sold that today!

 

Meanwhile I dreamt about going to a closed down garage who last serviced a strange Italian car I was driving with DS suspension and pleading with them to fix it as it was one of two left in the country!

 

I don't need a therapist to tell me that it's time to get to the bottom of the Y10s running issues.

 

I think this should have gone in the grumpy thread!

 

 

[cort16]

I spotted an ad in sainsburys for an s500. It's said 1991 in the advert so thought it would be one of the boxy looking one, which I quite fancy . No price in the advert so text him

And he's says its 900 quid with test until July . Interesting.

He says he's busy but the cars in a local car park . Turns out it 1999 not 91 so a new shape one . Looks quite rough, rust on the door bottoms etc. 900 quid though!

Going to mull it over, over s bag of monster munch.

 

 

[cms206]

Sold the 340 Variomatic, it gets collected on Sunday.

 

Brilliant stuff! 10 cars down to 9. Getting somewhere.

 

Whats that... ahh fuck.

 

Cavalier 2.0i GLS 8v auto. 223k. In Aberdeenshire. Looks like it's coming down the road... ARSE.

[Fat_Pirate]

Waiting in a layby for the RAC... punctures on a motorbike are a PISSER.

Back home now.  The tyre valve had split - breakdown chappy Superglued it back together and it got me the 20 miles home!