New members, introduce yourself here.

[inconsistant]

Hi Bobthebeard. I remember you from when I joined here years ago. Welcome back.

[Missy Charm]

Hello to recent new members 🙂

[Twisty]

Hello AutoShite Collective - firstly my return key on the laptop is broken so please excuse my horrible formatting. Long time lurker - FIRST POST! I'm Twisty - 32 years old with a serious chod bothering history. My first car (gifted) was a Citroen Ax 1.5D  with no MOT and a rotten rear beam. Things have progressed speedily from there: Mk4 Escort 3dr 1.1 Bonus (£180 purchase cost?), Mk 4 Escort 3dr RS Turbo Replica with XR2i engine (£600), MK5 Cortina 2.0 (the most rotten car I've owned thus far), E30 318i Coupe High Lux (High Lux denotes electric windows,  sunroof and snazzy side stripes (value for $$$$ = HIGH, BMW got on the commercialization of "features" very swiftly!); stop gap 1996 Clio 2 door as the BMW was broken - big surprise there!(was scrapped after an alternator replacement at home went bad (the Clio) ...If there are only 2 wires and you connect them the wrong way very bad things occur...   then a 1986  E30 316i 2Ddr (coupe? I don't want to get into this conversion lol)  should never have  sold that one; 2 owners and 77k milage when I  got it. I went sensible after this - 1998 A4 B5 1.9Tdi - quite uneventful transport device.(apart from crashing it, buying back from insurance company and repairing at home to return to the road) - moved to Australia got a Mazda B2600 Ute (pick up), then an E30 325E, then a E28 535i. Currently living in London rocking a 2002 Suzuki Swift! I'll try and get my phone linked up soon and post some photos! Peace to you all and kudos for having such a cool community!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

[AnnoyingPentium]

Greetings, you'll fit right in.

[Remspoor]

15 hours ago, Twisty said:

Hello AutoShite Collective - firstly my return key on the laptop is broken so please excuse my horrible formatting. Long time lurker - FIRST POST! I'm Twisty - 32 years old with a serious chod bothering history. My first car (gifted) was a Citroen Ax 1.5D  with no MOT and a rotten rear beam. Things have progressed speedily from there: Mk4 Escort 3dr 1.1 Bonus (£180 purchase cost?), Mk 4 Escort 3dr RS Turbo Replica with XR2i engine (£600), MK5 Cortina 2.0 (the most rotten car I've owned thus far), E30 318i Coupe High Lux (High Lux denotes electric windows,  sunroof and snazzy side stripes (value for $$$$ = HIGH, BMW got on the commercialization of "features" very swiftly!); stop gap 1996 Clio 2 door as the BMW was broken - big surprise there!(was scrapped after an alternator replacement at home went bad (the Clio) ...If there are only 2 wires and you connect them the wrong way very bad things occur...   then a 1986  E30 316i 2Ddr (coupe? I don't want to get into this conversion lol)  should never have  sold that one; 2 owners and 77k milage when I  got it. I went sensible after this - 1998 A4 B5 1.9Tdi - quite uneventful transport device.(apart from crashing it, buying back from insurance company and repairing at home to return to the road) - moved to Australia got a Mazda B2600 Ute (pick up), then an E30 325E, then a E28 535i. Currently living in London rocking a 2002 Suzuki Swift! I'll try and get my phone linked up soon and post some photos! Peace to you all and kudos for having such a cool community!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

Shite cars and Shite Laptop. Bonus prize right there.

At least it was not all caps-locked.

[AnnoyingPentium]

1 hour ago, Remspoor said:

Shite cars and Shite Laptop. Bonus prize right there.

Definitely, shite broadband, although inconvenient, also gets you brownie points... even if it takes a while for you to load 'em in.

[regalrover]

Hello - I’m new here, judging by the username (I think I set it i have no idea how this works) you may tell I am quite fond of Rovers. Mainly 75s. I have an Old English White 75 2001 and used to have a blue one, which is now brown bread. Anyways, bye bye


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[AnnoyingPentium]

Welcome. Your username shows up fine. I'm rather interested in the fact you've got a white Rover 75 to be honest.

[regalrover]

Welcome. Your username shows up fine. I'm rather interested in the fact you've got a white Rover 75 to be honest.

Thanks, only 640 ever made so she’s rather special.


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[High Jetter]

56 minutes ago, regalrover said:

Thanks, only 640 ever made 

What is the Regal reference? 3 wheels or monarchy?

[stuboy]

21 hours ago, regalrover said:

Hello - I’m new here, judging by the username (I think I set it i have no idea how this works) you may tell I am quite fond of Rovers. Mainly 75s. I have an Old English White 75 2001 and used to have a blue one, which is now brown bread. Anyways, bye bye


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welcome to AS, where you located ?

[Griffin]

Hello all

I've lurked on here in the past but keep reading about the site on pistonheads and am back!

I run a Vauxhall Signum as a daily and have a mk2 Astra, not sure how to post pictures since the demise of photobucket. My favourite thing to read about are the unloved forgotten and cheap cars that need a bit of fettling to keep going. I'm off for an explore.

[dozeydustman]

8 minutes ago, Griffin said:

Hello all

I've lurked on here in the past but keep reading about the site on pistonheads and am back!

I run a Vauxhall Signum as a daily and have a mk2 Astra, not sure how to post pictures since the demise of photobucket. My favourite thing to read about are the unloved forgotten and cheap cars that need a bit of fettling to keep going. I'm off for an explore.

Welcome! Feel free to post plenty of Vauxhall pictures

[Datsuncog]

1 hour ago, Griffin said:

not sure how to post pictures since the demise of photobucket.

Handily, it's just drag and drop if you're on a laptop/PC, or using the 'add files' button if you're working off a mobile. A good bit less hassle than a third party hosting site, I've found.

Can you tell I'm impatient for Mk2 Astra pics?

(Welcome, btw!)

 

On 1/15/2022 at 3:14 AM, Twisty said:

MK5 Cortina 2.0 (the most rotten car I've owned thus far)

Hopefully not my old one; apologies if so.

Great selection of shite owned, sounds like you'll fit right in (and have a tale or two to tell).

[AnnoyingPentium]

4 hours ago, dozeydustman said:

Welcome! Feel free to post plenty of Vauxhall pictures

I second, or third this since @Datsuncog is eager too.

[Remspoor]

5 hours ago, dozeydustman said:

Welcome! Feel free to post plenty of Vauxhall pictures

A Vauxhall from the 1960-s a few day out of the factory.

[stuboy]

welcome @Griffin

[dozeydustman]

41 minutes ago, Remspoor said:

A Vauxhall from the 1960-s a few day out of the factory.

Lasted longer than a mk1 escort…..

[Griffin]

here's a couple of my mk2

And this is how it looks at the moment after I discovered rust!

yes it is running a c20let and I've owned it 25 years, 23 with the c20let!

[New POD]

Nice. Fan blades. 4 stud or 5 ? 

Nice to see a 5 door. 

Obviously the only thing I'd change is that I'd have steel wheels and grey merit  bumpers. 

[AnnoyingPentium]

4 hours ago, Griffin said:

here's a couple of my mk2

And this is how it looks at the moment after I discovered rust!

yes it is running a c20let and I've owned it 25 years, 23 with the c20let!

I like that! H-reg will place it at the same age as my Dad's second Nova too.

[Carl1981]

Another newbie here, I’ve been lurking a while though….

have had my fair share of shite cars, and have a small fleet of things I find interesting (still shite though)…

vw t25 westy, ‘81 air cooled, 200k miles, holiday wagon

vw T5 kombi, ‘06 2.5 auto, 165k miles, family transport

Jaguar XJ40, ‘94 3.2s, 60k miles, sentimental value, probably never sell it.

jaguar XE, ‘16 2.0d auto, 20k miles, personal daily.

Rover Metro, ‘94 1.1 Tahiti, 56k miles, recent 40th birthday gift from the wife and kids! (current favourite!)

 

always lots going on keeping them going and improving them, so may start a fleet thread at some point!

anyway, really enjoy visiting the forum and reading about like minded people tinkering with old cars that I thought only I was interested in! Thanks for having me!

 

[AnnoyingPentium]

Welcome. I love the Metro!

[High Jetter]

Welcome, '2 Jags Carl' 😃

[Darling]

Evening I'm new in town, so this is my first date, play nice or you wont get to second base...

....  Dam wrong site.

ok this looks a lively site not like the rest where you have to be nice and you have someone correct your spelling and grammar, anyway i'm old and grumpy and i like things that have oil in them and come with wheels.

D.

[mintwth]

Welcome, Darling. 

You've hardly brought Blackadder to mind at all.

 

[High Jetter]

Definitely not in my mind either, Captain.

Sorry, and welcome.

[Remspoor]

1 hour ago, Darling said:

Evening I'm new in town, so this is my first date, play nice or you wont get to second base...

....  Dam wrong site.

ok this looks a lively site not like the rest where you have to be nice and you have someone correct your spelling and grammar, anyway i'm old and grumpy and i like things that have oil in them and come with wheels.

D.

I play this for you.

https://www.radiorewind.co.uk/sounds/hello_darling.mp3

Doughnut worry about the grimmer/spilling Nazis N###s 😉

[Wibble]

Welcome😁

[stuboy]

2 hours ago, mintwth said:

Welcome, Darling. 

You've hardly brought Blackadder to mind at all.

 

dam u beat me too it..