Cavcraft Posted December 19, 2020 Author Share Posted December 19, 2020 The thing about mistakes is to learn from them. This one runs on something called 'diesel' though. privatewire, dome, cobblers and 26 others 23 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Learning from mistakes is boring. Well bought. Cavcraft and Cord Fourteener 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan_dyane Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Mind that looks bloody nice Cord Fourteener and Cavcraft 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 When’s the roffle? Supernaut, Cookiesouwest, Cord Fourteener and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montytom Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 That colour really suits it normally you see them in silver makes a nice change Cavcraft and spike60 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Ooh, a diesel. I'll definitely have a random or two when this comes up for roffle. Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted December 19, 2020 Author Share Posted December 19, 2020 40 minutes ago, montytom said: That colour really suits it normally you see them in silver makes a nice change He said it was 'black or dark blue'. The V5 says black, but (under all that dirt) it seems like a weird sort of metallic black-blue shade. montytom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig the Princess Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Wot? No bullet holes? Cavcraft and Cord Fourteener 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 I'll have a few randoms on this! Well gansta innit! Or is more 'rich granddad who's been sales exec all his career and achived almost top dog' spec? Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 1 hour ago, montytom said: normally you see them in pieces makes a nice change 🙂 Cavcraft and montytom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshadow Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 no bullet holes,just park it in moss side for hour,, Twiggy, Cavcraft, strangeangel and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted December 20, 2020 Author Share Posted December 20, 2020 Whoops, bought another car today... Massive hats off to @Grundigfor letting me know about it and all the help he gave. It drove ace on the way home, CVT gearbox weird at first but works fine. LightBulbFun, Burnside, Cord Fourteener and 27 others 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grundig Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 No worries Mate, nice to meet you again ( within covid 19 guidelines ) - it will be a good little runabout for sure That coolant expansion tank & the battery were expertly fitted by me Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leanycan Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 6 hours ago, Cavcraft said: Whoops, bought another car today... Massive hats off to @Grundigfor letting me know about it and all the help he gave. It drove ace on the way home, CVT gearbox weird at first but works fine. This one appears to be relatively rot free... Cavcraft, Cord Fourteener and Fumbler 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaypee Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 The Merc should be able to do about >70% veg... @320touringshould be able to advise... 320touring and Cavcraft 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted December 21, 2020 Author Share Posted December 21, 2020 15 hours ago, jaypee said: The Merc should be able to do about >70% veg... @320touringshould be able to advise... Cheers, he messaged me yesterday with the GR8 news. Still got a load in the garage from the Galaxy! In other news, the Sierra has gone. Handily enough, the lad viewed it on the last day of it being live, had a test drive and made an offer. He's not long collected it, so the space was donated to the Micra. That received a pleasant wash this afternoon, think I've found one rust spot on the arse end of the o/s/r sill/arch, other than that it seems mega clean. The driver's window goes all the way up, but noticed it doesn't quite sit square so needs a hand on the inside and one on the outside. Seems to have worked though, as couldn't see any water ingress after giving it a bath. The modern* (2010) Astra had a wash too, the paint on the bonnet has got worse the last few months its now like running your hands over rough cast concrete. It's due a few things too, couple of tyres and drop links etc, but not sure whether to bother as it won't see a noticeable return if I finally decide to off load it. Oh, the interior is now mouldy as well. For the running costs (1.3 CDTi) and tax (£20 p/a) it could just stay on the fleet just for the hell of it, and the Corsa might go instead. As hopelessly wank as the Touran is, it's actually useful as a collection/delivery/tip run motor, though it's clearly been a fucking awful year if a Vauxhall goes and this stays. dome, Split_Pin, Tickman and 8 others 6 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 I like the badermatic K11 - not enough to actually want to buy it mind you. Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted December 23, 2020 Author Share Posted December 23, 2020 Step 1: Find Mondeo bumper repair tape. Step 2: Apply Mondeo bumper repair tape to shit Poxwagen. Step 3: Take shit car to MOT. Step 4: Receive portable telephonic communication device multi media message about said shit car. Step 5: Collect shit car, amaze at the result, LOL at the advisories. Step 6: See if a Lambretta will fit in the back (to be tried at a later date). The Moog, gadgetgricey, Craig the Princess and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 The rear subframe is just to stop the back bumper dragging along. Good result! Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 20 hours ago, Cavcraft said: did they mention it needed tyres...lol Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sporty-shite Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Decent result, that. Should be a tolerable workhorse for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 An afternoon with the dremel putting some tread back on the tyres and that'll be alright! (equally that looks like a test where it's new tyres depend on what happens and what's utterly fucked. Guess there's a part 2 coming when you've swapped a scooter for 4 bora wheels with winters on?) Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted December 24, 2020 Author Share Posted December 24, 2020 Had a look at the modern Astra recently, the front tyres were near to the limit. Someone local was selling two on Astra rims on eBay but didn't answer my messages, so I bombed up to Ellesmere Port town centre earlier and got a couple of part worns. g it Either washing it the other day, or the weather, or both, has made the lacquer peel even worse. Going up the motorway it was like it was snowing, great chunks were parting company from the bonnet. Craig the Princess, Coprolalia and Burnside 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddlethumper Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 OOh, festive lacquer peel. Burnside, Cavcraft, LightBulbFun and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddlethumper Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Or should that be 'festive lack of appeal'. LightBulbFun, stuboy and Cavcraft 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 What happened or happening with the Wartberg? LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share Posted December 27, 2020 13 hours ago, SiC said: What happened or happening with the Wartberg? Still in the (lock-up) garage being roundly ignored, probably going to remain that way for a while to be honest. SiC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted December 28, 2020 Author Share Posted December 28, 2020 *Boring modern car, soz* Have pretty much ignored this since it came back off hire. Gave it a wash the other day, then (as mentioned elsewhere) it had two part worn tyres fitted. Due to some previous SKILLZ, YO! on the home valeting front, the interior never really dried out thoroughly enough and the carpets went mouldy in places. Have vacuumed it out today, cable tied a slightly-the-wrong-size wheel trim to the front and went to get some diesel. Here's how it looks from a few yards away... Here's how it looks up close... Basically, it was possibly used for blind folded parking in a brick factory, then washed once a month in a giant vat of battery acid. Still runs remarkably well though and is cheap on juice and tax. stephen01, Shep Shepherd, Tickman and 6 others 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted January 6, 2021 Author Share Posted January 6, 2021 Out: Out: Out: In: In: In: In: Thanks to @worldofcerifor the sterling collection/delivery service, that's twice recently he's done that. Top service at a great price from a top bloke. Craig the Princess, Shite Ron, chaseracer and 11 others 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 I guess you could not get on with the right hand gear change then Is that a blue A50P Suzuki, ie the unrestricted one? If so, more pics please, my second bike (after an NVT ) was one of those and loved it! Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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