brownnova Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 1 hour ago, MattJY said: Oh, and BTW, I am back as MattJY, not MUT now. Its taken months to sort out why I got banned, Dont think the mods know what happened either, but I am back! Some kind of technical anomaly... We're as mystified as you! LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Probably already brought up, but it would be interesting to know what happened to this example of a "Regency", FOW 847X: Sudsprint, Split_Pin, michael t and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 4 minutes ago, Austat said: .... it would be interesting to know what happened to this example of a "Regency", FOW 847X: Not been on the road since April 2001. Probably long gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMort Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 2 hours ago, Austat said: Probably already brought up, but it would be interesting to now what happened to this example of a "Regency", FOW 847X: According to Carbaba it was scrapped in 2001. Last time it swapped hands was in 1998 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, MiniMort said: According to Carbaba it was scrapped but it doesn't give a date. Last time it swapped hands was in 1998 scrapped date is in the import/export section sadly as you say was marked scrapped, on the 5th of the 4th 2001 Kringle and MiniMort 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMort Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 8 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said: scrapped date is in the import/export section sadly as you say was marked scrapped, on the 5th of the 4th 2001 Thanks. Just noticed that myself too. Carbaba's such a useful site LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 How do you get to that? It just seems to me to give a valuation like WBAC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 if you go here https://www.carbaba.co.uk/ stick the reg of the car in there plus whatever random milage and then hit the value my car button, then it should give you info bout the car if the car is not the DVLA computer then it of course sadly cant give you info about it davocano, Split_Pin and adw1977 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Thanks, and it works when I check one of my vehicles (and think to scroll down), but I don't get the info for FOW 847X though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 2 hours ago, LightBulbFun said: if you go here https://www.carbaba.co.uk/ stick the reg of the car in there plus whatever random milage and then hit the value my car button, then it should give you info bout the car if the car is not the DVLA computer then it of course sadly cant give you info about it Wow, that's a sobering website. It's confirmed various cars I owned years ago and which are still showing as untaxed on other websites are actually scrapped. Inevitable really, but sad to see the harsh reality! One anomaly though. My old Morris 1000 VML734G is the only car I've owned (out of almost sixty cars) which I've scrapped. It was rotten as a pear, engine-less and was collected by the local scrappy. It disappeared off the system shortly after. It shows as still 'out there' and not scrapped on the above checker though- weird? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 12 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said: Wow, that's a sobering website. It's confirmed various cars I owned years ago and which are still showing as untaxed on other websites are actually scrapped. Inevitable really, but sad to see the harsh reality! One anomaly though. My old Morris 1000 VML734G is the only car I've owned (out of almost sixty cars) which I've scrapped. It was rotten as a pear, engine-less and was collected by the local scrappy. It disappeared off the system shortly after. It shows as still 'out there' and not scrapped on the above checker though- weird? back before the CoD was introduced in the early 2010s? the scrapped thing was literally just a tick box on the V5, you would tick the box and send the V5 back to the DVLC/DVLA I was going to say in the case of your ol moggie I guess the V5 never got sent off but its a weird one, not on any of the 1st party sites (not even the MOT checker where CoD cars still show) but it shows up on my 3rd party tools with no scrapped marker or any other such markers its not the only vehicle I have come across like this, but never could quite figure out why they would not show up on the DVLA, but show up on the 3rd party sites with nary a marker so interesting to hear of your case, did you send off the V5 then or? do you recall when you scrapped it etc? perhaps this is what happens if you send off an old style V5 with the check box to a post CoD DVLA? Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markeh Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 2 hours ago, LightBulbFun said: if you go here https://www.carbaba.co.uk/ stick the reg of the car in there plus whatever random milage and then hit the value my car button, then it should give you info bout the car if the car is not the DVLA computer then it of course sadly cant give you info about it This has provided some interesting insights as to how long my first two cars lasted after I sold them. I knew they'd been scrapped but was pleasantly surprised to see how long it took for them to be scrapped. Quite frankly, amazed that they got another 18 months out of my old Megane! Probably going to spend the next hour or so going through old family cars now, mind. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 15 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said: back before the CoD was introduced in the early 2010s? the scrapped thing was literally just a tick box on the V5, you would tick the box and send the V5 back to the DVLC/DVLA I was going to say in the case of your ol moggie I guess the V5 never got sent off but its a weird one, not on any of the 1st party sites (not even the MOT checker where CoD cars still show) but it shows up on my 3rd party tools with no scrapped marker or any other such markers its not the only vehicle I have come across like this, but never could quite figure out why they would not show up on the DVLA, but show up on the 3rd party sites with nary a marker so interesting to hear of your case, did you send off the V5 then or? do you recall when you scrapped it etc? perhaps this is what happens if you send off an old style V5 with the check box to a post CoD DVLA? It was taken for scrap in 2004 iirc. I handed the relevant bits of paperwork to the driver and he seemed serious about ensuing it was dealt with properly. I think I joked about keeping the logbook as a memento of my old car, and he wasn't having any of it. Still got all the service history and old MOTs at my parents place, assuming they've not binned it. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 23 hours ago, Markeh said: This has provided some interesting insights as to how long my first two cars lasted after I sold them. I knew they'd been scrapped but was pleasantly surprised to see how long it took for them to be scrapped. Quite frankly, amazed that they got another 18 months out of my old Megane! Probably going to spend the next hour or so going through old family cars now, mind. I had a good look at this yesterday, some interesting results where vehicles definitely scrapped are not recorded as such, likewise with one I imported, and two where a change of ownership doesn’t appear to have clicked. Which in theory means I could apply for a current V5C in my name. I’m not sure how far I trust the site - it seemed to stop working after I’d run a couple dozen registrations through it, but is working tonight although my ex UK modern is not yet showing as exported. Admittedly that is probably because Swansea hasn’t yet processed the paperwork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattJY Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Thanks for the car baba website, that’s really useful. Not done anything with my 14 except bought a few more parts. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 On 9/9/2020 at 10:21 PM, mk2_craig said: I had a good look at this yesterday, some interesting results where vehicles definitely scrapped are not recorded as such, likewise with one I imported, and two where a change of ownership doesn’t appear to have clicked. Which in theory means I could apply for a current V5C in my name. I’m not sure how far I trust the site - it seemed to stop working after I’d run a couple dozen registrations through it, but is working tonight although my ex UK modern is not yet showing as exported. Admittedly that is probably because Swansea hasn’t yet processed the paperwork. It gives you 15 lookups in a 24-hour period and on the 16th it'll start asking you to enter the details manually. Once that happens you need to wait a full 24 hours before trying again as each lookup resets the timer. Seems pretty good and is especially useful for trucks and buses as it's the only free site I've found that gives actual model names where Cazana, Cartell and the like all just say unknown for the model. Sometimes it can get confused by registration transfers though: W6 CHT for example still comes up as an Iveco but photos show that reg had been transferred from the Iveco to a MAN by January last year. mk2_craig and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankytim Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 My Mum's old Maestro shows as scrapped in 2002, I weighed it in myself and sent off the V5. A Volvo S60 I scrapped last year doesn't show as scrapped though. As the box you tick for scrapping isn't there anymore I just wrote "scrapped" all over it in black marker. When I sent it off I got a reply from the DVLA telling me I was no longer the registered keeper. I'm guessing it's now recorded as having no registered keeper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theorganist Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 That is an interesting site. Have just put several of my fathers cars registrations in which I know were scrapped in the 80's and they are showing as scrapped. However the Morris 1800 he had which I know was still around in 1990 is not showing as scrapped so maybe a vague hope it is stored away somewhere, unless the paperwork was completed. It shows last change of keeper in 1989 which was several years after dad sold it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 23 minutes ago, Lankytim said: My Mum's old Maestro shows as scrapped in 2002, I weighed it in myself and sent off the V5. A Volvo S60 I scrapped last year doesn't show as scrapped though. As the box you tick for scrapping isn't there anymore I just wrote "scrapped" all over it in black marker. When I sent it off I got a reply from the DVLA telling me I was no longer the registered keeper. I'm guessing it's now recorded as having no registered keeper? yeah they dont include the little scrapped check box on V5's anymore since its been replaced by the Certificate of destruction, its something the scrap yard themselves do so you give them the V5 and they will issue a CoD, its not something the end user does cars issued a CoD will have a scrapped marker and date, as well as an additional CoD marker against them (and as such they will vanish from the 1st party DVLA checker even tho they are very much still on the system) (as a side note tho I do wonder what would happen if you have a dead car on the old V5 with the scrapped check box and sent it off today, would the DVLA simply marked with just an scrap marker old fashion style, or would it also get a CoD marker and vanish off the 1st party DVLA checker as cars issued a CoD do) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattJY Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 So a question about tyres. My R14 has 145 SR(80) R13’s on it, the factory fit. Should I up the tyre width or stick with oem fitment? Other job I have to do is replace both driveshaft gaiters...it’s like having my old one back, forever having knocking CV joints. Oh, and I should drive it again Backed it in and out the garage a few times but that’s about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dj_efk Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 What’s the rim width? I’d be tempted to keep to the standard size or perhaps go up a width profile to 155/80/14 as that won’t affect the car’S dynamics by much (steering weight etc.) and better options are available in that size (a quick glance gives you the conti eco contact 6 which is excellent value at 40 something quid a corner, up to you if you want to pay a little more over Chinese death rings of course). I’m not sure what the SR bit means, I don’t think it’s important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattJY Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 The tyre is a 145 SR R13 The SR style height equivalents to 80% of the 145 width (116mm) it’s just back then it was simply known as an SR and not: 145 80 R13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Pastry Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 4 minutes ago, MattJY said: The tyre is a 145 SR R13 The SR style height equivalents to 80% of the 145 width (116mm) it’s just back then it was simply known as an SR and not: 145 80 R13 I think you will find that SR and R refer to the speed rating of the tyre. R1152 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1152 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 54 minutes ago, Mr Pastry said: I think you will find that SR and R refer to the speed rating of the tyre. Correct - a 'standard' tyre has an aspect ratio of 80%. The tyres on the family Mk. IV Zodiac were 185 HR 14, my old 16 was 145 SR 14. "S" was about the lowest speed rating you got: as the Zodiac could (just) top 100mph it had H-rated tyres. Current car is 225/50 R 17 94W, the latter three characters being weight/speed loading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Pastry Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Going back to the initial question, surely it is sensible to stick with the original tyre size which was specified by the designers, at least to start with, so that you can find out how a R14 rode and handled back in the day? R1152 and Jimbob McGregor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1152 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 5 minutes ago, Mr Pastry said: Going back to the initial question, surely it is sensible to stick with the original tyre size which was specified by the designers, at least to start with, so that you can find out how a R14 rode and handled back in the day? They seemed to be a common substitute when I were a lad for people who'd previously owned Allegros with self-detaching wheels - like my maths teacher... Last one I saw was in Paris seven years ago, in the 15e... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Pastry Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 2 minutes ago, R1152 said: people who'd previously owned Allegros with self-detaching wheels - like my maths teacher... Do tell. You can't leave it there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1152 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Mr Pastry said: Do tell. You can't leave it there. Well, the story goes that my maths teacher was proceeding down the old A1 when there was a crunch, his car sat down in an uncontrolled manner and he suddenly took ownership of a three-wheeled Allegro. Although it sounds like pony, urban myths like this weren't so common in the 1970s and AROnline explains the problem: Quote Wheels only fell off the Allegro, in the first instance, because the wheel bearings were assumed by a few careless mechanics to be the same as those used on the ADO16, but they were of a completely different design, and the consequent over-tightening was responsible for a few cases of hub failure! https://www.aronline.co.uk/history/features-old-wives-tales/ Somewhat scarred by his experience, he bought a yellow R14. My understanding is that Morris Minors were known for this entertaining trait if the greasing schedule was not strictly adhered to. Mr Pastry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 I think on Morris Minors it was the trunnions that parted company. 145/80 tyres are getting harder to come by these days, but I tend to find that old French cars drive better on the skinny original-spec rubber, which is why my Renault 6 is still on 135R13s rather than the more readily available 145/70s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1152 Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 12 hours ago, wuvvum said: I think on Morris Minors it was the trunnions that parted company. 145/80 tyres are getting harder to come by these days, but I tend to find that old French cars drive better on the skinny original-spec rubber, which is why my Renault 6 is still on 135R13s rather than the more readily available 145/70s. It definitely was the trunnions, usually the lower one. As for the proposed rubber on the 14: just google for some R16s on stock rubber doing crazy things and yet not coming unstuck. Like this. There's also an excerpt on the YooChoob taken from The Sweeney of a 16 being chased by Regan's Granada Ghia. It's quite eye-opening. I'd stay stock. Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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