Microwave Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Looks very good, I’m shocked someone is spending Autoglym kind of money on it haha I’d be very surprised if that rear quarter is fixable tbh, it’s creased to shite and the metal is so thin. davehedgehog31 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tickman Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 3 hours ago, davehedgehog31 said: when I caught my shoulder on the door corner. Fucking sharp aren't they! No I have never* done that. davehedgehog31 and stereotype 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehedgehog31 Posted August 31, 2019 Author Share Posted August 31, 2019 So my initial work here is done and this is away on a trip up to Aberdeen today, returning next weekend. BorniteIdentity, clayts450, Scruffy Bodger and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehedgehog31 Posted September 4, 2019 Author Share Posted September 4, 2019 Some hard graft this evening. Decided to address the harrowing state of the garage. WARNING - This is what owning a fucked MGF does to your tidying mojo: A lot of tidying and sorting left me with this lot for the tip And a tidy garage! And finally a car in it that is not aforementioned MGF of much pain. The Moog, aldo135, 320touring and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehedgehog31 Posted September 4, 2019 Author Share Posted September 4, 2019 Also picked this up, a veg friendly Bosch pump and set of injectors for the blue pug. loserone, Scruffy Bodger, 320touring and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Got to see the blue one again today - It's unerring in its awesomeness And beads up lovely in the rain too. Two French hot hatches side by side.. Whoever says a 205 1.8D is not a hot hatch is a liar Shirley Knott, LightBulbFun, jumpingjehovahs and 5 others 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 "boringly fucking reliable" needs to be a sticker. LightBulbFun, 320touring, paulplom and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehedgehog31 Posted November 9, 2019 Author Share Posted November 9, 2019 So, I've embarked on the first leg of a collection caper. Train from Springburn in Glasgow to Edinburgh Waverley where there will be a further onward connection, followed by a short light rail trip. It's oft said that a collection caper is "hastily convened", but to put this in perspective, at 4pm I was just leaving the football to head for a pint. Now I'm heading to another country to collect a motor. Comms were swift, plans confirmed and I should be there about the back of 8. Insurance has been swapped over already. On the sliding scale of hasty convenience, this is an outlier by virtue of distance traveled and speed of arranging. Tickman, The Moog, clayts450 and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehedgehog31 Posted November 9, 2019 Author Share Posted November 9, 2019 Just realised I've never updated this with fleet movements, a train journey is probably as good a time as any. Saab is currently out of MOT but I plan to put it through a test. Needs coolant bypass valve as it's sprung a leak, have my suspicions of the ignition cassette but it seems to be behaving now... 405 is off the road for winter, tucked away in the garage. Blue 205 doing as blue 205 does, 60mpg while putting a smile on your face. Red 205 doing nothing the blue 205 does and pissing now pissing fuel out of the injection pump, possible scrap. It's just turning out to be a bit of an ungrateful bastard, but does still have about 10 months test I think. Will look at it with a fresh head, believe pump can leak from backed up fuel return pipe, so will re-route this to a temporary container and give it a run to see if it clears up. Polo 1.9 TDi Estate, this has been documented elsewhere but not appeared on this thread. I crashed the fucker into the back of a volvo at low speed. Volvo dealer verified no damage at all to the Volvo, so nothing more came of it, but has re-arranged the polo's face a wee bit. Absolutely lethal "Autogreen" tyres replaced. Much more confidence inspiring now. It is absolutely harrowingly dull, the interior is shockingly made, but it now has four decent boots, a bit of MOT and should run on veg so I'd kind of like to get some miles out of it. Would shed no tears if it never saw another test. It's only on 77k. When I come out the house and have to choose a steed between Polo and 205, the 205 has won 9 times out of 10. The damage; dome, Jim Bell, Microwave and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 You'd not get a piano in the back of the 205 though man! The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehedgehog31 Posted November 9, 2019 Author Share Posted November 9, 2019 Train number 2 Scoff In the quiet coach, there is a cunt loudly talking.... TO HIMSELF. Split_Pin, stonedagain, Steviemillar and 4 others 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Is it you? stonedagain, aldo135, The Moog and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayts450 Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Whole Nut ? A deliberate selection on the basis of 'we'll have no fruit here' ? davehedgehog31 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehedgehog31 Posted November 9, 2019 Author Share Posted November 9, 2019 An cloo Spiny Norman, Split_Pin and dome 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Is it blue and Czech? davehedgehog31 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehedgehog31 Posted November 9, 2019 Author Share Posted November 9, 2019 Did someone say something? Nope? As you were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayts450 Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 [deflect mode]Is that bloke still talking to himself ?[/deflect] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehedgehog31 Posted November 9, 2019 Author Share Posted November 9, 2019 1 minute ago, clayts450 said: [deflect mode]Is that bloke still talking to himself ?[/deflect] His full blown monologue has subsided into periodic muttering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 "the fuck am I doing buying another fucking fucked car fucking cunt fuck socks" Microwave, davehedgehog31, clayts450 and 4 others 4 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehedgehog31 Posted November 9, 2019 Author Share Posted November 9, 2019 We certainly won't be seeing this on the way home. The Moog and Jim Bell 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Skoda Felicia? davehedgehog31 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehedgehog31 Posted November 9, 2019 Author Share Posted November 9, 2019 loserone and 320touring 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Norman Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 1 hour ago, davehedgehog31 said: An cloo I know what that's for. I've got one of those keyrings. 1.2 or 1.9SDi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 1 minute ago, Spiny Norman said: I had that exact keyring. FTFY Spiny Norman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 1 hour ago, Spiny Norman said: I've got one of those keyrings. I bet you haven't @Spiny Norman. I bet you gave it to me with a set of 405 keys attached. And now finally it has been attached to the correct key. Like Cinderella's boot. UltraWomble, aldo135, Spiny Norman and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehedgehog31 Posted November 9, 2019 Author Share Posted November 9, 2019 Todhills achieved, should be back in Glasgow around 1am. Pez shot, but no motor spirit required as the bastard had a full tank. Car drives absolutely Bob on. Not sure what its billed as "High Torque" in comparison to? A Briggs and Stratton lawnmower? The gearbag has a nice snib to it though, so rowing it along is not a bother. Mr Shitpeas an absolute gent as always and a nice cup of tea provided. A++ would buy old rammel aff him in the dark again Flat4, gm, Jim Bell and 11 others 12 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Norman Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 1 hour ago, Jim Bell said: I bet you haven't @Spiny Norman. I bet you gave it to me with a set of 405 keys attached. And now finally it has been attached to the correct key. Like Cinderella's boot. Ahhh, so I did. Top bombing with the Labia. On the subject of buying the car to fit the keyring, that was a significant part of the decision I made to buy an old Jag once. I'd got a wad of keyrings off someone on here IIRC and a year or two later found myself piloting an XJ40 across the M8 towards home. davehedgehog31, Jim Bell and dome 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehedgehog31 Posted November 10, 2019 Author Share Posted November 10, 2019 Home now, nothing to report. The fabia cars very well. Supernaut, The Moog, Split_Pin and 13 others 14 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehedgehog31 Posted November 10, 2019 Author Share Posted November 10, 2019 Not sure the rest of the fleet have accepted the new arrival Six-cylinder, UltraWomble, Skizzer and 9 others 8 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Blue one definitely has a neutral expression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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