wuvvum Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 My dad's '93 diesel Montego had an EGR so it's quite possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 38 minutes ago, SteersWithThrottle said: Seems to share some styling cues, maybe even parts (windscreen?) with the Beetle based Nova kit car. Wonder if the same people were involved? https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C134624 AFAIK totally separate from Nova cars, sold around 50. I went to look at one once, seller had welded a 2" steam pipe roll cage in , because he thought it might turn over! Was a red one on here recently, or something very similar. https://motor-car.net/british/item/19056-avante-uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 5 minutes ago, Mally said: AFAIK totally separate from Nova cars, sold around 50. I went to look at one once, seller had welded a 2" steam pipe roll cage in , because he thought it might turn over! Was a red one on here recently, or something very similar. https://motor-car.net/british/item/19056-avante-uk Front looks nice, back less so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford Prefect Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 3 hours ago, xtriple said: You ask and shall be given... Â Â That looks good! Bet not many ended up like that. The single parallel arm wiper is a nice touch. xtriple 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Laurence Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020  Has anyone here ever heard of the dealer ‘a-buyers-gallery-of-supercheapies’? Because if you haven’t, then you’re in for a treat. Every single one of their (unpunctuated) ads reads like the ramblings of a lunatic. Below are a few highlights, all quoted verbatim:   Quote Im going against all my RULES here to suggest a young lass buys it as I don’t sell to anyone who is under 35 or has no balls  Quote NO Cretins  On the ad for an automatic Chrysler crossfire: Quote That Growling Sound from the Engine has to be one of the most satisfying Sexual Noises since lovemaking was invented in the 60's*Strictly 2 seater with room for their weekend sex Toys and Lingerie heading for a MUCKY weekend  On the same ad (remember, an automatic crossfire): Quote with the assuring quality that it will become a CLASSIC within NO time   All three of the following are for the same car: Quote MASTERPIECE LUXURY CRUISER  Quote Pure Redneck  Quote your Mother will think you've won the lottery  Any guesses?  Nope.   This was on a different, ad, but probably far more apt for the Sebring: Quote disappointment will naturally prey on your mind the rest of your life and make you the most miserable human being in the world  Quote PRECIOUSLY RE BUILT AFTER SUFFERING SOME PAST MINOR INJURIES WHILE BEING DRIVEN AT LESS THAN 15 MPH BY OLD LADY (I THINK) CAT S which only means that Mrs Old Lady was probably (maybe) in a supermarket car park after buying her cat Tiddles his cat fodder and was STARTLED BY THE LACK OF WHISKA'S ON THE SHELVES AS THE PANDEMIC HAD WIPED THE NORMALLY BUSTLING AISLES OF TIDDLES FAVOURITE LIP SMACKING GOODNESS, SHE PANICKED (PROBABLY) AND ENDED UP BASHING INTO SUPERMARKET TROLLEYS IN DESPERATION TO FIND URGENT CAT FOOD AS SHE WAS DOWN TO HER LAST 1000th TIN, she muttered to the paramedic who was first on the scene that she hadn't seen supermarket SHORTAGES like that even in WW2 which is hardly surprising because there wasn't any supermarkets then, Mrs Old Lady survived the crash but sadly Tiddles didn't as he couldn't use the tin opener to feed himself while Mrs Old Lady was in a coma.. too bad hey?  Every ad is like this. There’s a Picasso with a description that’s just tangent about bin men and all the people who work for him. The car basically isn’t mentioned. Cavcraft, wuvvum, sdkrc and 9 others 3 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 41 minutes ago, Cavcraft said:  https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Morris-minor-Traveller-CALIFORNIA-STYLE-DUOTONE-1967-1-8-DIESEL/203074168442?hash=item2f4829e67a:g:zikAAOSwYDVfCE0k  Don't look at the interior, FFS.  Cavcraft, spartacus and sdkrc 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy - Medhurst Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 On 1/20/2020 at 8:46 PM, strangeangel said: Crispy.   https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Transit-camper/124043157900  Well a percentage of it is back again..... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-transit-mk1-twin-wheel-chassis-cab-pickup/154041333211?hash=item23dd9435db:g:9-kAAOSwsQpfMcg- Cavcraft, Burnside and Shite Ron 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Laurence Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Lovely launch spec Rover 75 with blue personal line leather  https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rover-75-connoisseur-2-5-V6-Auto-1999/313177608842 Stevebrookman, willswitchengage, Cavcraft and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 3 hours ago, juular said: 6 CD milky changer. That's the best car sales line I've heard all week. spartacus and face 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Mr Laurence said:  Has anyone here ever heard of the dealer ‘a-buyers-gallery-of-supercheapies’? Because if you haven’t, then you’re in for a treat. Every single one of their (unpunctuated) ads reads like the ramblings of a lunatic. Below are a few highlights, all quoted verbatim:     On the ad for an automatic Chrysler crossfire:  On the same ad (remember, an automatic crossfire):   All three of the following are for the same car:    Any guesses?  Nope.    This was on a different, ad, but probably far more apt for the Sebring:   Every ad is like this. There’s a Picasso with a description that’s just tangent about bin men and all the people who work for him. The car basically isn’t mentioned. Wasn't there another Rayman Boy's Antique/ Chelsea Dolls House nut job on eBay a few years ago? Maybe he's come back to life with all his absolute bollocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtriple Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Ford Prefect said: That looks good! Bet not many ended up like that. The single parallel arm wiper is a nice touch. It did actually look really good to say that I made the front end all on my little fat lonesome out of fibreglass and filler though the splitter had a base of plywood (how ashamed am I?) and made the rear spoiler out of a Richard Grant thing for a mk4 Escort and lots of cutting (to widen it) and various bits of allsorts to get it to sit like that. It was done on a budget to be honest as I paid too much for the base heap (and it was!) and had to buy/build a new engine and do all the floors, suspension and the body. Painted it outside and the rear flairs were off an Alfa 75 Veloce thing, the sideskirts came from a shower surround and the front was whatever I could get my hands on! Got it all legal and promptly blew the engine from arseoles to breakfast time wich was a bit of a gutter as it was tuned 914 motor with twin twinchokes and a hot cam and lots of good bits inside. Sadly the engine I bought to base it on (only used the crank and rods, heads and crankcases) had a slightly bent rod which I didn't spot/check on before I built it.  Never mind, sold the engine in bits for more than it cost me and bought a type 4 2 litre piece of shit for £100 and sold the car. When all was said and done, it still drove like a Beetle and I hated it! Asimo and barefoot 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 4 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: ....and the Toyopet Crown was an interpretation of ......? I'd be surprised, given the Crown was launched four years before the Lark. It's like when people say the Datsun Fairlady is a rip-off of the MGB, despite the MGB being launched a year after the Fairlady. Japanese designers definitely copied from Western designs, quite blatantly at times, but by the 1950s they were mostly treading their own path, and more just following the general styling zeitgeist as much as anyone else was timolloyd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 2 hours ago, Cavcraft said: SCROINGGGGGG! Â Â https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1988-Zastava-Yugo-311-Classic-car-Barn-Find/233677465231?hash=item366843268f:g:YaMAAOSw6uZfMttH Â Â YUGE want. Always loved the rear tailgate on these! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 https://www.gumtree.com/p/volvo/very-rare-volvo-s80-2.8-twin-turbo-model/1381339138   S80 T6. 52k. £1000.  Yes there's a suspected boost leak but how much of a bargain is this?! Schaefft and Burnside 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17-Coffees Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Im sure most of us like the Vauxhall Omega right? A nice 3.0 Elite as well. But are they worth £15,000? Granted it looks in showroom condition, but that's serious money! https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1255247 Brodders, Cavcraft and Burnside 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 https://www.gumtree.com/p/vauxhall/vauxhall-corsa-hatchback-fully-working/1381294434 Pic won't work. 50k Corsa B for £250.  Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 https://www.gumtree.com/p/cadillac/2002-51reg-cadillac-stretch-limousine-4.6-v8-white-disco-floor-/1381292064 Â Socially distanced taxi? LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 https://www.exchangeandmart.co.uk/ad/25448920 1.1, beige, yay. Shite Ron, Mr Laurence, Burnside and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1254626  Curious colour combo on this Ledbury. willswitchengage, Burnside, MorrisItalSLX and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 @mitsisigma01 https://www.exchangeandmart.co.uk/ad/25643979 Burnside, Mr Laurence, BlankFrank and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeEP Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Seat Cordoba with five months (non Boris) MOT for £300... https://www.gumtree.com/p/seat/seat-cordoba-1.4-petrol/1381352108 Jds1, w00dy, BL Bloke and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202008092279382?sort=datedesc&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=Used&postcode=sk152ra&year-to=2000&advertising-location=at_cars&radius=1500&price-to=3000&page=8&modal=photos Fairly priced 11:Â Â Cavcraft, meggersdog, BorniteIdentity and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17-Coffees Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 As I've stated before its ever so tempting to give life up this side of the world and start up all over in the Pacific North West in the USA. So top of the list for me is a big Saloon with a V8 and rather old school. In other words, a Crown Vic! So If I was fresh off the plane and after a car I'd be in such luck, as there are 3 that are local to where i'd be staying (local, as in less than 100 miles, this is rural Oregon!) and less than my budget would be! ($5000) First up is a late model public spec one(Public sales ended in 2008, but they sold 3,000 non-fleet cars in 06!), this has good mileage, cream leather seats, actual alloys and chrome trim/grill! Only 'issue' I have with it is its while really, but for $3000 i'd be happy. Fact its not ex-fleet is a plus as much less chance of bodily fluids having been in the back seats... Second is this, a 2002 model with 117k miles, in a nice light blue but has naff alloys and condition looks worse (few dents and big crack in NSF bumper), but again its not a ex-fleet one. At $2,995, its cheaper than the above for sure but the wheels, bumper and the dents make me think spending a grand more is a better option. Final one is a 2010, ex police car! No idea of miles but that's not really an issue with these. I've a feeling that this ex-CID? Going by the fact the rear of it does't have a central partition and there's no massive holes in the dash or bodywork. The fact the front has cloth seats and the rear is leather also has me scratching my head.(Wipe down leather?) At $3,995 and even the same dealer as above. Another bad thing with this one would be everyone thinking its an unmarked police cruiser...  Overall, the first one would be my pick of the bunch of these Crown Vic's! egg, Brodders, Disco Fever and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 4 hours ago, 17-Coffees said: Im sure most of us like the Vauxhall Omega right? A nice 3.0 Elite as well. But are they worth £15,000? Granted it looks in showroom condition, but that's serious money! https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1255247 It's a £1500 car, max £3k in a dealer with a Warranty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Tenmil Socket 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 On 8/12/2020 at 1:23 AM, egg said: https://www.exchangeandmart.co.uk/ad/25448920 1.1, beige, yay. What???? Fuck, no way, these were awful when new! And yes, I do know, I drove them as a learner and it thoroughly put me off them. On 8/12/2020 at 2:27 AM, 17-Coffees said: As I've stated before its ever so tempting to give life up this side of the world and start up all over in the Pacific North West in the USA. So top of the list for me is a big Saloon with a V8 and rather old school. In other words, a Crown Vic! So If I was fresh off the plane and after a car I'd be in such luck, as there are 3 that are local to where i'd be staying (local, as in less than 100 miles, this is rural Oregon!) and less than my budget would be! ($5000) First up is a late model public spec one(Public sales ended in 2008, but they sold 3,000 non-fleet cars in 06!), this has good mileage, cream leather seats, actual alloys and chrome trim/grill! Only 'issue' I have with it is its while really, but for $3000 i'd be happy. Fact its not ex-fleet is a plus as much less chance of bodily fluids having been in the back seats... Second is this, a 2002 model with 117k miles, in a nice light blue but has naff alloys and condition looks worse (few dents and big crack in NSF bumper), but again its not a ex-fleet one. At $2,995, its cheaper than the above for sure but the wheels, bumper and the dents make me think spending a grand more is a better option. Final one is a 2010, ex police car! No idea of miles but that's not really an issue with these. I've a feeling that this ex-CID? Going by the fact the rear of it does't have a central partition and there's no massive holes in the dash or bodywork. The fact the front has cloth seats and the rear is leather also has me scratching my head.(Wipe down leather?) At $3,995 and even the same dealer as above. Another bad thing with this one would be everyone thinking its an unmarked police cruiser...  Overall, the first one would be my pick of the bunch of these Crown Vic's! My choice of a daily would be the copcar, but we're all different! barefoot and sheffcortinacentre 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 13 hours ago, Cavcraft said: Â https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Eyvonne-Mostard-Benjemin-Dutch-caravan-1968-Retro-Classic-vintage-Very-Rare/224113756573?hash=item342e38899d:g:7~0AAOSw9jderm3B That must be goosed as they've had to bring the beach to the caravan. Cavcraft and Kringle 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 https://www.goo-net-exchange.com/usedcars/SUZUKI/TWIN/700020626930191028002/index.html A hybrid apparently! Burnside, willswitchengage, w00dy and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 13 hours ago, Cavcraft said: The fuck are those back lights off, an early-ish Passat? Pre-facelift Granada MK2. Remspoor, Cavcraft and Burnside 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 New Alto. https://www.goo-net-exchange.com/usedcars/SUZUKI/ALTO/971020081000100459001/index.html Cavcraft and Dick Longbridge 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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