ugavine Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 Hi, lurker that joined to try and get rid of my Disco that I messed up. 40 something (don't make me do the math) IT, comic book and board game geek. Fan of classic cars and Land Rover, having owned several MGB GT's and Series III Land Rovers. Now driving a Land Rover Discover 2 TD5. Despite my love of old cars you can write my mechanical knowledge on a gnats ass with room to spare. Cheers. The Moog and FlyingDustbin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 Welcome along! Sherpa coupes and OLLI Rovers will do ok here! Where are you based? ugavine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ugavine Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 19 hours ago, brownnova said: Welcome along! Sherpa coupes and OLLI Rovers will do ok here! Where are you based? Brierley Hill in the Black County. So I actually live in Shite-Town ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddlethumper Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Brierley Hill ? Don't here that name very often. Maybe for the best. I'm up the road in Dumpley. ugavine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Chocolate Teapot Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Buonasera Tutti Very long time reader finally gets round to joining in. I have a problem buying very cheap powered transport. How it all began ? My Dad always had some sort of volvo estate to tow caravans around Europe, 1 day in late 70s he came home with a brand new Renault 30 v6 metallic bronze and 4 headlights !, I still remember those velour brown seats and the noise/speed after the volvos. 1st long trip down to Italy with caravan and it broke down , 2 days stuck in Italian motorways service station but mum did buy me my dream car there,1/25 scale lancia fulvia hf1600, still got it 40 odd years later & I'm still dreaming for the real thing but it is never going to happen. This taught me that spending lots does not work and big is not always best. But I did like Italy and I would still love to own a rust free Renault 30. Short summary of some of the best ?vehicles I have owned, none of these cost more than £500, lots were £50 . 1986 just past test and I bought ideal 1st car. A Purple reliant bond bug. Did not stay long, my Dad had a go in it and suggested probably not an ideal 1st car ! minis ( a few ) Ex british gas mini van that I ruined by hand painting it A Team style with hammerite ( I am truly sorry to whoever ended up saving it after me) Marina coupe converted to bike festival camper van. I was always in envy of my friend with his ital estate. Triumph spitfire that tried to kill me on a Basingstoke roundabout. got it towed to a lockup garage near a friends house and forgot about it and I never saw it again. To whoever found it or stole it many years later the big dent up front was probably the easy part to fix, all the newspaper and fiberglass holding the body together was my professional rust repairs, sorry. volvo 360gls OOOOHHHHHH yes please .This was a very smart hand me down from Dad, I was stopped by the police so many times in this it was unreal, all because I was a long haired 20year old in an unusual car, but I always passed the attitude check. fiat uno diesel that broke its clutch cable in rush hour traffic in the blackwall tunnel, stop start in gear before stop start was invented. rover 214 salooooooon, a rather fabulous car that refused to die. Many motorbikes but the highlight has to be the honda spacy 125 with POP UP HEADLIGHT for about FREE. I was young (ish) and foolish and did not know the meaning of cool so unfortunately this got abandoned on the old kent road in London when the drive belt snapped. And the lowlight of bike ownership has to be the bmw k100rs bought for commuting into London duties for well over my usual budget that was an expensive disaster and well beyond my mechanical ability. Leyland sherpa petrol van that was brilliant for £50. At the time I was an assistant accountant at a fancy head office, I loved parking that in the works car park, my Dad always said 1st impressions count. Someone stole the fuel pump which took me a few days to work out why in would not start, Leyland rather helpfully put the pump in an easy place to access it, so I went to Thamesmead and helped myself to another 1. Peugeot 205 turbo diesel, wish I still had it now but sold to my brother for nothing. Triumph herald that I took the roof off of ( who let the dogs out !) all year round while living in south London, swapped that car for 2 bike parking spaces in a friends garage. Honory mention goes to 1972 2.3ltr Bedford cf autosleeper that I had for a few years that bankrupted me going on holiday from the south of England to tour Scotland in the early 90s, I loved it but it loved a drink ! Being a Sir and living in London I also had my luxury private airport transport fora few years. An Austin allegro in brown used only for driving to Stanstead airport and left many times on the streets of bishop Stortford, again I am very sorry to all the house owners whose roads outside I left puddles of oil and petrol. 2006 and I sold everything I owned apart from 1 motorbike and rode down to Italy to start a new life. Sorry for long intro, will hopefully add some interesting stuff to the forum, can offer Italian translation for Ferrari ( sorry meant fiat ) buying. Thanks for all the writers who over the years have kept me entertained. Your humble servant, Sir Chocolate Teapot. FlyingDustbin, Noel Tidybeard, LightBulbFun and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Damage Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Hi all. Not a new member as such, more one who went 'off-radar' for a while (health and general life issues getting in the way). I'm back now though. No car to speak of right now but hoping to rectify that situation before too long. Plenty of old shite to go around over here, that's for sure! Upgraded website's looking good so going to catch up on all the stuff I've been missing! Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 19 hours ago, Sir Chocolate Teapot said: Buonasera Tutti Very long time reader finally gets round to joining in. I have a problem buying very cheap powered transport. How it all began ? My Dad always had some sort of volvo estate to tow caravans around Europe, 1 day in late 70s he came home with a brand new Renault 30 v6 metallic bronze and 4 headlights !, I still remember those velour brown seats and the noise/speed after the volvos. 1st long trip down to Italy with caravan and it broke down , 2 days stuck in Italian motorways service station but mum did buy me my dream car there,1/25 scale lancia fulvia hf1600, still got it 40 odd years later & I'm still dreaming for the real thing but it is never going to happen. This taught me that spending lots does not work and big is not always best. But I did like Italy and I would still love to own a rust free Renault 30. Short summary of some of the best ?vehicles I have owned, none of these cost more than £500, lots were £50 . 1986 just past test and I bought ideal 1st car. A Purple reliant bond bug. Did not stay long, my Dad had a go in it and suggested probably not an ideal 1st car ! minis ( a few ) Ex british gas mini van that I ruined by hand painting it A Team style with hammerite ( I am truly sorry to whoever ended up saving it after me) Marina coupe converted to bike festival camper van. I was always in envy of my friend with his ital estate. Triumph spitfire that tried to kill me on a Basingstoke roundabout. got it towed to a lockup garage near a friends house and forgot about it and I never saw it again. To whoever found it or stole it many years later the big dent up front was probably the easy part to fix, all the newspaper and fiberglass holding the body together was my professional rust repairs, sorry. volvo 360gls OOOOHHHHHH yes please .This was a very smart hand me down from Dad, I was stopped by the police so many times in this it was unreal, all because I was a long haired 20year old in an unusual car, but I always passed the attitude check. fiat uno diesel that broke its clutch cable in rush hour traffic in the blackwall tunnel, stop start in gear before stop start was invented. rover 214 salooooooon, a rather fabulous car that refused to die. Many motorbikes but the highlight has to be the honda spacy 125 with POP UP HEADLIGHT for about FREE. I was young (ish) and foolish and did not know the meaning of cool so unfortunately this got abandoned on the old kent road in London when the drive belt snapped. And the lowlight of bike ownership has to be the bmw k100rs bought for commuting into London duties for well over my usual budget that was an expensive disaster and well beyond my mechanical ability. Leyland sherpa petrol van that was brilliant for £50. At the time I was an assistant accountant at a fancy head office, I loved parking that in the works car park, my Dad always said 1st impressions count. Someone stole the fuel pump which took me a few days to work out why in would not start, Leyland rather helpfully put the pump in an easy place to access it, so I went to Thamesmead and helped myself to another 1. Peugeot 205 turbo diesel, wish I still had it now but sold to my brother for nothing. Triumph herald that I took the roof off of ( who let the dogs out !) all year round while living in south London, swapped that car for 2 bike parking spaces in a friends garage. Honory mention goes to 1972 2.3ltr Bedford cf autosleeper that I had for a few years that bankrupted me going on holiday from the south of England to tour Scotland in the early 90s, I loved it but it loved a drink ! Being a Sir and living in London I also had my luxury private airport transport fora few years. An Austin allegro in brown used only for driving to Stanstead airport and left many times on the streets of bishop Stortford, again I am very sorry to all the house owners whose roads outside I left puddles of oil and petrol. 2006 and I sold everything I owned apart from 1 motorbike and rode down to Italy to start a new life. Sorry for long intro, will hopefully add some interesting stuff to the forum, can offer Italian translation for Ferrari ( sorry meant fiat ) buying. Thanks for all the writers who over the years have kept me entertained. Your humble servant, Sir Chocolate Teapot. Wilkommen! Love your story, I’ve been guilty of hasty dumping too. Had a MK1 Golf GTI Campaign (!) that I dumped in Streatham, simply because I had grown to hate it... The foolishness of youth, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritChod Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Long time lurker who's finally got around to signing up. Big fan of old shite, especially British. Current fleet includes an SD1, Series 2a Land Rover, Series 3 XJ6, etc. You get the picture. It's a disease. FlyingDustbin, Saabnut, LightBulbFun and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 7 hours ago, BritChod said: Long time lurker who's finally got around to signing up. Big fan of old shite, especially British. Current fleet includes an SD1, Series 2a Land Rover, Series 3 XJ6, etc. You get the picture. It's a disease. theres no cure.......... where u from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritChod Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 North Yorkshire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingDustbin Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Afternoon all, Long time lurker, first-time caller er poster. Projects this year include recommissioning my partners currently SORN 1987 Citroen 2cv if the chassis will last another MOT. Also paintwork and an alloy on my bland daily driver (MK 6 Golf). I'm completely mechanically inept, and my only claim to fame is servicing a 1300 Morris Marina, with a lot of help. So 2cv fixing is always fun! chaseracer, LightBulbFun and The Moog 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 4 hours ago, FlyingDustbin said: Afternoon all, Long time lurker, first-time caller er poster. Projects this year include recommissioning my partners currently SORN 1987 Citroen 2cv if the chassis will last another MOT. Also paintwork and an alloy on my bland daily driver (MK 6 Golf). I'm completely mechanically inept, and my only claim to fame is servicing a 1300 Morris Marina, with a lot of help. So 2cv fixing is always fun! Oooh you’ll find plenty of 2CV lickers round these parts!! 8 or 9 different a-series Citroens I think! Welcome along! Look forward to seeing your progress with the 2CV! Where abouts are you located? The Moog, LightBulbFun and FlyingDustbin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingDustbin Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 County Durham. on a very steep driveway. Ideally It'd be nice to get Donna the 2cv somewhere flat so we can drain all the fluids and try and get her running again. Then the only problem would be if the chassis and passenger side inner wing would get though an MOT. loserone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beansbeansbeans Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 'Ello, sappnin. Port Toilet/Swansea local I own three cars for some reason; A Peugeot 106 1.1 that I owned since I passed my test in 2013, this is what I cut my teeth modifying and learning how to generally fix (and break). *I just want to note it will be for sale shortly. A mk6 Fiesta Zetec S as my daily motor for all the long trips, when I don't want to worry too much about breaking down and, when I don't want every chav or ex-joyrider asking me 'ow is that for sale or wha, mush?!' which then leads me onto the third car. A Mk2 Fiesta 1.4 that has a rather dodgy, yet shiny paintjob - this gave me a rather terrifying drive of my life in the pouring rain not because it's a 'monster' of a car. Nah, just rock hard tires, shot brakes and wipers that didn't clear my screen. Grown up mainly around bikes (dad always took me to bike shows as a nippa) and really got into my cars from the classic Gran Turismo games on PS1 and PS2. Ta'ra for now. Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 10 hours ago, beansbeansbeans said: 'Ello, sappnin. Port Toilet/Swansea local. Croeso fellow Welsh shiter! Be good to see some pics of the Mk2! If you stick around here expect to ditch the mk6 Fester for a 20 year old Volvo or something within the next year... beansbeansbeans 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warch Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Hi everybody! This looks like my kind of forum. I am serial enthusiast for anything a bit shit and unloved. My current fleet includes a 1960s Series IIa Land Rover that has been in my family since the early 1970s, my dad having subsequently upgraded (to a Series III). I also own Western Europe's shonkiest looking CBR 600, it has done 75,000 miles and was due for replacement about five years ago but resolutely refuses to fail an MoT so is still in service. My daily driver is my wife's old Qashqai which is an interesting example of modern shite. It is effectively French, is ludicrously easy to take to bits, a combination of high ground clearance and a huge engine compartment with a tiny engine and gearbox making access easy, like a four cylinder Capri. I also own an early mini digger, the rarely encountered Powerfab 180c, a tracked machine with a 350cc Honda single, designed and built in Wales! chaseracer, LightBulbFun, Jerzy Woking and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 What part of the world are you from? I assume the Cashcow is petrol. I have a mate with a diesel one that is going to use it for private hire work. Makes a change from the mk5 astra estates that hes rented for the last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warch Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 1 hour ago, New POD said: What part of the world are you from? I assume the Cashcow is petrol. I have a mate with a diesel one that is going to use it for private hire work. Makes a change from the mk5 astra estates that hes rented for the last year. I'm from West Shropshire, where the line between Welsh and English is inextricably blurred. The 'Cow' is indeed petrol, and 2wd which hasn't stopped me going off road in it. Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Chocolate Teapot Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Welcome warch I would love to see a few pics of the Welsh made Honda engined digger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warch Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 3 minutes ago, Sir Chocolate Teapot said: Welcome warch I would love to see a few pics of the Welsh made Honda engined digger. I'll err dig it out and take a few pictures of it. Might even deserve it's own thread unless you have a plantshite thread on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeahStornes Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Hello all Long time shitter, first from necessity but now from choice. First car in 1991 at age of 21 was a mitsubishi colt (NI reg that I can't remember) - slow and shitty but got after graduation. Moved on to 1982 red Sierra (CRS971Y I think) which lasted me a few years, then a green Passat diesel estate (FGG107X) which took an hour to get up to 60mph but carted kids, tents, equipment etc round Europe for about 10 years each summer. (Sad to say, I then bought an almost new Mondeo estate diesel for 4 years...) Then back to shite... K reg escort 1.8 diesel for a while, then R reg petrol escort, X reg Golf, 54 Reg petrol Focus...l I'm back to an X-Reg (1982) Escort which cost too much (should have kept one of the early cars) but it's fun. Anyway, that's my car history, less a few I just can't remember anymore... Hope to contribute somehow here. Leah X Shep Shepherd, Tam, Datsuncog and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Jimmy Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 2 hours ago, LeahStornes said: Hello all Long time shitter, first from necessity but now from choice. First car in 1991 at age of 21 was a mitsubishi colt (NI reg that I can't remember) - slow and shitty but got after graduation. Moved on to 1982 red Sierra (CRS971Y I think) which lasted me a few years, then a green Passat diesel estate (FGG107X) which took an hour to get up to 60mph but carted kids, tents, equipment etc round Europe for about 10 years each summer. (Sad to say, I then bought an almost new Mondeo estate diesel for 4 years...) Then back to shite... K reg escort 1.8 diesel for a while, then R reg petrol escort, X reg Golf, 54 Reg petrol Focus... Hubby drives X-Pace but it's not for me... Comfortable but a bit of a poser's car... I'm back to an X-Reg (1982) Escort which cost too much (should have kept one of the early cars) but it's fun. Anyway, that's my car history, less a few I just can't remember anymore... Hope to contribute somehow here. Leah X Welcome to the asylum; the Sierra gets eleventy thousand shite points.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DialATune Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Hi there, I'll introduce myself. Fifty year old fool living in Ipswich. I've always had a preference for older cars. I like the relative simplicity, and the fact that your car is a bit different to the others you are stuck in that queue with. Past favourites have been my minis (10 inch rims and a 1 litre engine or it doesn't count ? ) but I did stick to mainly boring sensible cars while I was responsible for getting the kids places and the like. However, the realisation that those days are behind me means that I can own something a bit more interesting, and I have recently become the proud owner of a J reg Saab 900. And I love it! stuboy, brownnova, Jerzy Woking and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Welcome along, a few Saab lickers here, myself included! LightBulbFun and DialATune 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Don't like Saabs myself. if you need parts get in touch I have a few* DialATune, Cavcraft, brownnova and 5 others 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Jimmy Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Welcome fellow Saab perv. DialATune 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogvan Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Hello 'slightly sweary forum' (yes, I got that from Hubnut) - finally you have made a mistake and admitted me - please don't kick me again just yet ;0 I look forward to discovering much about the quality automotive scene you represent - esp other people fortunate enough to live in the North East of good old England! DialATune, loserone, LightBulbFun and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 28 minutes ago, dogvan said: Hello 'slightly sweary forum' (yes, I got that from Hubnut) - finally you have made a mistake and admitted me - please don't kick me again just yet ;0 I look forward to discovering much about the quality automotive scene you represent - esp other people fortunate enough to live in the North East of good old England! welcome to shitehouse of auto.. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrsbrownnova Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 Hi all, I already know some of you from our discussions about the (ahem) ‘quality’ vehicles witnessed at Cannock auctions (especially the one that was burning oil faster than Mr Motivator burns calories and the one that the auction driver crashed into the door frame - fond memories), but I thought I’d better introduce myself to the rest. I’m brownnova’s Mrs, who’d have thunk it(?) and I have had enough shite cars to know my way around the important bits. I won’t tell you about each of my cars, just the ones with any consequence. I had a mk3 fiesta as my first car. It had terrible bumpers and a passion for eating alternators. Then onto a rover 214i. Brownnova always looks at these with fondness...me not so much after the cam belt snapped on mine and mangled the engine. Onto a corsa. I used to scrape ice off the inside of the windscreen and it once completely cut out doing 75 on a bridge. Won my award for ‘car most likely to kill me’. I’ve told Brownnova if he ever buys one of these he’s effectively just announced himself celibate. Next, a 307 that met a rather ashy end due to some arsehole...sorry, autocorrected there. Should be a-r-s-o-n-i-s-t. Anyways, onto my 206, a lovely little car which had the decency to make brownnova’s proposal of marriage extra special by losing its exhaust on the way home. It sounded better without a backbox anyway. That lovely little thing gained me many points with Brownnova after I proved that I was something with boobs that could change brake pads.? So, apart from my love for general old shite, I can generally be found anywhere where there’s tea and food. If I’m not lurking by food, I’ll be jollying about in the Saab 9000, 2CV or the Camper van. Happy shite-ing, mrsbrownnova. richardmorris, puddlethumper, The Moog and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 21 hours ago, Mrsbrownnova said: That lovely little thing gained me many points with Brownnova after I proved that I was something with boobs that could change brake pads.? can we count moobs into that statement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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