New members, introduce yourself here.

[inconsistant]

Welcome fellow ULEZ edgelord from Kent/Surrey border.
Are you an innie or an outie?

[stuboy]

21 hours ago, vtec-e said:

A fair way from Ashford, on the other side of ULEZ land on the Bucks/Middx border.  

ulez land... aka check point charlie..lol

[yugofan]

Thanks for letting me join...a friend of mine @mat_the_cat suggested I might fit in here. Sadly I don't own anything shite-worthy at the moment but am hoping that will change soon!

[High Jetter]

On 28/07/2025 at 16:09, yugofan said:

Thanks for letting me join...a friend of mine @mat_the_cat suggested I might fit in here. Sadly I don't own anything shite-worthy at the moment but am hoping that will change soon!

Welcome. Any particular Yugo fancy?

[yugofan]

17 hours ago, High Jetter said:

Welcome. Any particular Yugo fancy?

My earliest motoring memory is my parents Yugo 45, so for nostalgic reasons probably something similar. Although perhaps the decadent 65bhp version!

[New POD]

On 17/05/2025 at 22:46, Wibble said:

Ok, you bought a shit one, not a fair reflection on the mark then.

A reflection of the 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th owners perhaps. 

[brickwall]

Hi all,

I'm not new here, but have been away for a good while. Nice to see so many newer faces. 

The RR Classic bit the dust after 15 fantastic years, so the obvious thing to do was buy a 4.2 litre supercharged  XF! When I got it home, the exhaust fell off.

We'll see how this goes!!!!

 

[JonS]

Hi all, bought because it was cheap but I actually quite like it.

There are a few battle scars but it generally works.

[SiC]

7 minutes ago, JonS said:

Hi all, bought because it was cheap but I actually quite like it.

There are a few battle scars but it generally works.

Which engine?

[JonS]

28 minutes ago, SiC said:

Which engine?

It’s just a 2.0 petrol

[beko1987]

2 hours ago, JonS said:

It’s just a 2.0 petrol

That sounds fairly safe and sensible as an engine choice 👌🤞

[stuboy]

11 hours ago, JonS said:

Hi all, bought because it was cheap but I actually quite like it.

There are a few battle scars but it generally works.

welcome aboard

[BuddingBidder]

I'm mostly here to see what's for sale and possibly buy my very own piece of shite. Have had much shite over the years before scrappage scheme and dealers being scared of consumer rights act and so on ruined extreme shite for bottom feeders like myself. So I don't have anything very exciting to say. Although I guess I'm gonna have to say it at least 4 other times

Current garage includes a few pieces of non shite (which I consider off topic), and also a very very shite 60 reg Kia Picanto. On about 198k and MOT expired. Brake caliper basically turned to rust and it will be insane for me to fix it as I don't need the car, also I don't like it and it's my wife's, but I have no real choice as what sort of terrible individual would scrap a car with that mileage without taking it to 200k. I just mention this to be on topic a bit. 

 

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, BuddingBidder said:

I'm mostly here to see what's for sale and possibly buy my very own piece of shite. Have had much shite over the years before scrappage scheme and dealers being scared of consumer rights act and so on ruined extreme shite for bottom feeders like myself. So I don't have anything very exciting to say. Although I guess I'm gonna have to say it at least 4 other times

Current garage includes a few pieces of non shite (which I consider off topic), and also a very very shite 60 reg Kia Picanto. On about 198k and MOT expired. Brake caliper basically turned to rust and it will be insane for me to fix it as I don't need the car, also I don't like it and it's my wife's, but I have no real choice as what sort of terrible individual would scrap a car with that mileage without taking it to 200k. I just mention this to be on topic a bit. 

 

Welcome, let's see the Picanto saved

[outlaw118]

23 hours ago, BuddingBidder said:

60 reg Kia Picanto. On about 198k

That's pretty heroic tbh.

Agree with @High Jetter fix it with appropriate thread accompaniment, include swearing and photos.

[stuboy]

On 25/08/2025 at 20:13, BuddingBidder said:

I'm mostly here to see what's for sale and possibly buy my very own piece of shite. Have had much shite over the years before scrappage scheme and dealers being scared of consumer rights act and so on ruined extreme shite for bottom feeders like myself. So I don't have anything very exciting to say. Although I guess I'm gonna have to say it at least 4 other times

Current garage includes a few pieces of non shite (which I consider off topic), and also a very very shite 60 reg Kia Picanto. On about 198k and MOT expired. Brake caliper basically turned to rust and it will be insane for me to fix it as I don't need the car, also I don't like it and it's my wife's, but I have no real choice as what sort of terrible individual would scrap a car with that mileage without taking it to 200k. I just mention this to be on topic a bit. 

 

any pics of previous shite?

 

welcome aboard, and where u from?

[Wasteoid]

Hello, new here from Canterbury, Kent. Love old shite.

[stuboy]

On 07/09/2025 at 23:21, Wasteoid said:

Hello, new here from Canterbury, Kent. Love old shite.

welcome aboard, do you have any shite?

[r19]

Hi, I'm new here, thought I'd make an account! I don't know much about this website but I frequently end up here while researching old tat 

[White Goods Motoring]

Hi newbie here ! Long time lurker first time poster, thought I would join ti contribute some more 

[High Jetter]

Welcome, both.

[green200b]

Hi everyone, my name is Alistair. I grew up in Australia but now live in London. Have had a number of Datsuns and a few Mazda rotaries over the years. I still have my first Datsun and my RX-7 in storage in Australia. I have very little interest in cars much newer than the early 80s, once I moved here I foolishly tried owning something 'new' (a 1993 Nissan 200SX) which hasn't really worked out. I'm hoping to buy something older and shite-er in the new year.

 

Earlier this year I discovered this forum, and considering that almost every old car I like but haven't yet owned is getting very expensive, I'm developing an interest in utterly average cars. One thing I do miss from Australia is seeing old piles of junk driving around so I'm hoping I will get that fix from being on here.

[stuboy]

20 hours ago, r19 said:

Hi, I'm new here, thought I'd make an account! I don't know much about this website but I frequently end up here while researching old tat 

welcome too tat shite home

[stuboy]

7 hours ago, White Goods Motoring said:

Hi newbie here ! Long time lurker first time poster, thought I would join ti contribute some more 

welcome aboard, where you located?

[stuboy]

1 hour ago, green200b said:

Hi everyone, my name is Alistair. I grew up in Australia but now live in London. Have had a number of Datsuns and a few Mazda rotaries over the years. I still have my first Datsun and my RX-7 in storage in Australia. I have very little interest in cars much newer than the early 80s, once I moved here I foolishly tried owning something 'new' (a 1993 Nissan 200SX) which hasn't really worked out. I'm hoping to buy something older and shite-er in the new year.

 

Earlier this year I discovered this forum, and considering that almost every old car I like but haven't yet owned is getting very expensive, I'm developing an interest in utterly average cars. One thing I do miss from Australia is seeing old piles of junk driving around so I'm hoping I will get that fix from being on here.

any pictures of the rx7 and datsun?

[green200b]

On 12/09/2025 at 20:01, stuboy said:

any pictures of the rx7 and datsun?

Here is the RX-7 at Falls Creek, a snow resort in Australia. It was my daily driver when I lived there and it went everywhere. I bought this when I was 18 because my Datsun kept having engine problems and a car without a head gasket seemed like something work trying 😂

In the twelve years I used it as a daily driver it has surprisingly few issues, mostly wear and tear, and proved very reliable and dependable, in some cases more so that friend's considerably newer and more expensive cars.

The Datsun has been off the road for many years, but it holds a lot of sentimental value because I bought it when I was 14. In the UK they were sold as a 160B or 180B, but since we got the big block two-litre engine in Australia, they were known as the 200B. It is a bit mis-matched as I put all of the best panels I had for it on the car due to storage reasons.

My plan is to get the RX-7 over the Europe and enjoy it here, and restore and leave the Datsun to drive around when I visit Australia.

 

[stuboy]

8 hours ago, green200b said:

Here is the RX-7 at Falls Creek, a snow resort in Australia. It was my daily driver when I lived there and it went everywhere. I bought this when I was 18 because my Datsun kept having engine problems and a car without a head gasket seemed like something work trying 😂

In the twelve years I used it as a daily driver it has surprisingly few issues, mostly wear and tear, and proved very reliable and dependable, in some cases more so that friend's considerably newer and more expensive cars.

The Datsun has been off the road for many years, but it holds a lot of sentimental value because I bought it when I was 14. In the UK they were sold as a 160B or 180B, but since we got the big block two-litre engine in Australia, they were known as the 200B. It is a bit mis-matched as I put all of the best panels I had for it on the car due to storage reasons.

My plan is to get the RX-7 over the Europe and enjoy it here, and restore and leave the Datsun to drive around when I visit Australia.

 

sounds like a good idea