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New POD Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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10 hours ago, alcyonecorporation said:

Yeah, the Greek/Cypriot Esprit had a lot of engine work done, and they didn't start with a 'high compression' scrap 3.5. 

There was also an MG Metro '8R4' built for a customer BITD. 

Please note - I am not ragging on the Rover V8; they can and do make decent power, but 'us true car guys' treating it like a talisman of OMG POWER like it's 1975 really do need to sack it off now. 

In 1993, I was on a project with an engineer who had put a Rover V8 in an esprit. He also had a CAT C aldi Quattro he had rebuilt. And a mk3 spitfire that he was trying to flog to me.  

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Braddon81 Rank: BL Wedge

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23 minutes ago, grogee said:

This is confusing. 1.3L with plazzy bumpers in 1985? Seats look a bit plush, too. 

BL lickers to the beige phone, please - Agatha Christie style mystery to uncover.

All L's had the plastic bumpers - only the base and City X spec came with the black metal ones.

The seat trim is standard - L spec material became slightly plusher for the 1984 model year.  This would be a late registered early dashed model - C plate was the crossover period for when the dash was swapped for the Montegos and the Mayfair trim level added.

grogee Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

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@sierraman what's the 2.0 pez like in these? Any stupid belts or grenadey bits?

I imagine it'll be a bit thirsty but I can see petrol staying 20-30p less than dirty diesel for a while, plus it would be nice to be able to drive to Places without paying for the privilege. 

https://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/ford-galaxy-20-ghia-one-private-owner-from-new-ford-with-fsh/1445389169

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sierraman Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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2.0 Duratec, good unit, not as prone to be smoky as the smaller displacement in the Mondeo/Focus. Piss flaps in manifold can get noisy, occasional EGR problem. Thermostat is a bitch to do, sometimes they’ll piss oil from the crank end seal like every Ford. Other than that no real complaints, expect maybe average 30-32 mpg. 

Careful if you go for a diesel one, the black ones have often been ex Addison Lee, which any cyclist in London will tell you, will have had a very hard life. 

 

wesacosa Rank: Isuzu Florian

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1 minute ago, BorniteIdentity said:

You've posted some top tat there @eggward but I can't seem to get any of the links to work? Are they in sales groups rather than marketplace?

I can see all of them apart from the Rover 75 which seems to.have gone so don't think they in groups 

BorniteIdentity Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

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Just now, wesacosa said:

I can see all of them apart from the Rover 75 which seems to.have gone so don't think they in groups 

Yes - removed my post now.  It was because I was logged in as a page on Facebook, not my own account.  Schoolboy error.

That Peugeot looks alright! Wonder if it needs the old 'Dodgy Tom Tickle' on the nearside rear quarter.

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Dick Cheeseburger Rank: Talbot Tagora

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Clean, straight Granny for 800 notes.

Seems cheap for what it is - hope it escapes the banger boys.

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Soundwave Rank: Citroen Ami

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13 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said:

Clean, straight Granny for 800 notes.

Seems cheap for what it is - hope it escapes the banger boys.

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Seems cheap... is it because he needs it gone before the police arrive? :D 

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Dick Cheeseburger Rank: Talbot Tagora

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1 minute ago, Soundwave said:


Seems cheap... is it because he needs it gone before the police arrive? :D 

Product photo of 1991 Ford granada

I'd seen the fake blud photos on antisocial media previously. Bizarre he's using some of them to try and sell it with though. 

It seems a lot of car for the money. Not my bag but thought it well worth sharing. I reckon it's close to being bought for the oval at that price though.

Yoss Rank: Lancia Gamma

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I said this would be relisted within a week when it ended up going for £1950.

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It might have been nearer two weeks, I can't be arsed to trawl through several dozen pages, but I wasn't far off. There was no way anybody was going to pay £1950 for it. 

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Erebus Rank: Citroen Ami

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3 minutes ago, grogee said:

That's much more sensible than that shouty red one. 

(Deal with him)

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Bloody hell, don't low ball him!

Yoss Rank: Lancia Gamma

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1 hour ago, 3VOM said:

 

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325452977984

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Ooooh, that's lovely. Now that's what I need to beat the ULEZ. We'll ignore the fact it would cost more in petrol than you would save from being exempt. And that the engine is currently in bits and not in the car. Small details. 

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