adw1977 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 32 minutes ago, High Jetter said: Exactly that. Weird that I don't remember such a thing, my Dad had an A reg Cavalier L and it's the sort of thing I thought I would remember, being fascinated by cars from a young age. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 39 minutes ago, adw1977 said: Weird that I don't remember such a thing, my Dad had an A reg Cavalier L and it's the sort of thing I thought I would remember, being fascinated by cars from a young age. Locking aerial, isn't it? I'm guessing I'm about two years older than you and I have a vague recollection that the idea was to prevent little scrotes pulling up your aerial and snapping the bugger off. In reality, I'd imagine around 0.00001% of the population bothered locking their aerials and everyone else left it to fate. egg, outlaw118 and Remspoor 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alcyonecorporation Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 2 hours ago, grogee said: There needs to be a corner of the world reserved for C6s to die with dignity. A place where they are treated with respect and kept away from morons who don't understand them. Pallastive care would be given, and their lives celebrated. Cignitas. EFA Yoss, nomiST, grogee and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 17 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said: Locking aerial, isn't it? I'm guessing I'm about two years older than you and I have a vague recollection that the idea was to prevent little scrotes pulling up your aerial and snapping the bugger off. In reality, I'd imagine around 0.00001% of the population bothered locking their aerials and everyone else left it to fate. Yup. There was a phase of idiots pulling up and snapping off. Remember, these were the answer to whip aerials. Wibble 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 1 hour ago, High Jetter said: Yup. There was a phase of idiots pulling up and snapping off. Remember, these were the answer to whip aerials. You then replaced your aerial with a bent metal coat hanger shoved in the hole. outlaw118, Wibble, 500tops and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Justwatching 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 @sdkrc do you fancy another go round? https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/295425729779630 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 5 hours ago, cort16 said: @sdkrc do you fancy another go round? https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/295425729779630 I was about to post this again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skcat Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 5 hours ago, cort16 said: @sdkrc do you fancy another go round? https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/295425729779630 That's been up and down the country in the last 6 months! Really fancied it but I don't have the space for it, like most! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinkwheel Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 1 minute ago, Skcat said: That's been up and down the country in the last 6 months! Really fancied it but I don't have the space for it, like most! Got to say if it was a normal size crown vic i'd have bought it when it was for sale on here first time round, but unlike normal, extra length isnt better in this case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 v8 LPG'd F150 with a short bed for 3 grand. No MOT but will sail right through M8. Sure it will. https://www.gumtree.com/p/ford/ford-f150/1472734224 Stinkwheel, outlaw118 and grogee 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Rough 8 series, good colour though https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/333956322323903/?r Stinkwheel, outlaw118, grogee and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinkwheel Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 26 minutes ago, cort16 said: Rough 8 series, good colour though https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/333956322323903/?r Drove my old Bosses V12 convertible one of these quite a bit a few years ago now. Bloody great cars, but why would you paint it that colour? why? WHY? outlaw118 and grogee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 16 minutes ago, Stinkwheel said: Drove my old Bosses V12 convertible one of these quite a bit a few years ago now. Bloody great cars, but why would you paint it that colour? why? WHY? It kind of looks like BMW techno violet in this picture. I'm sure @Schaefft will know. They didn't do an 8 series convertible that I know of, was it a custom job? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 11 minutes ago, cort16 said: It kind of looks like BMW techno violet in this picture. I'm sure @Schaefft will know. They didn't do an 8 series convertible that I know of, was it a custom job? I think Techno Violet is darker but it's definitely a rare color, I'm not sure if I'm a fan in this case though as I'd want it to be darker. Might be Violet Blue. Rear arches are crusty though so keying the whole car probably didn't cause a lot of damage, it would need a near complete respray no matter what. No convertibles unless someone chopped the roof off. cort16, Stinkwheel and outlaw118 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinkwheel Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 26 minutes ago, cort16 said: It kind of looks like BMW techno violet in this picture. I'm sure @Schaefft will know. They didn't do an 8 series convertible that I know of, was it a custom job? It does look a bit like that colour but not quite to my eye. Youve tested my memory somewhat here it was a BMW dealership i worked in and it was the MD's company car, i wonder if im thinking of an 840i convertible and the later car he had was the v12? I cant remember it was nearly 30 years ago now. Id have sworn it was an E31 convertible of some sort, maybe im imagining it, drove a lot of different BMW's back then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alcyonecorporation Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 BMW is said to have built as many as three E31 cabriolets; one red 850 is in BMW Classic's collection, and can be viewed by the public. If your boss had one, conversions were carried out to 20 or so LHD cars by Styling Garage, who called it 'Monte Carlo'. I believe an NFL player in the US had one done by a workshop Stateside, too. Might it have been a Styling Garage car? outlaw118 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinkwheel Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 25 minutes ago, alcyonecorporation said: BMW is said to have built as many as three E31 cabriolets; one red 850 is in BMW Classic's collection, and can be viewed by the public. If your boss had one, conversions were carried out to 20 or so LHD cars by Styling Garage, who called it 'Monte Carlo'. I believe an NFL player in the US had one done by a workshop Stateside, too. Might it have been a Styling Garage car? Could well have been, He did have a few LHD cars as well as RHD ones. A lot of the Alpina re-worked cars were LHD B3 B6 etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 18 hours ago, High Jetter said: Yup. There was a phase of idiots pulling up and snapping off. Remember, these were the answer to whip aerials. First thing I bought and fitted to my Morris Minor in the early 1990s was a whip aerial, followed by wheel spacers on the rear, a pair of mk1 Fiesta front seats from a rotten breaker and a decent Alpine stereo setup. The ladies loved that motor! 😂 Joey spud, High Jetter and puddlethumper 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 All the old Peugeots on eBay they're in St Helens, don't you know? there's an egg in the nest (oh why oh why) just like the hair on this old guy All the bash marks on the sills they need some T-Cut I bet brown rusty marks (whay oh whay) aren't going to make the ladies wet Godfrey by the water pipe says whey oh whey oh, ah oh whey oh walk like you've shit yourself All the old crocks in the paint shop say the front's a different fucking shade of grey walk like you've shit yourself walk like you've shit yourself Peugeot 308 1.6 VTi S 5dr Auto HATCHBACK Petrol Automatic 2010 | eBay DSdriver, willswitchengage, Quintus and 17 others 1 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 2015 ssangyong turismo 7 seats 2.0 diesel | eBay Funny how eBay's flowery estate agent-esque wording fails to mention the main selling point, namely that Ssangyong Turismo Diesel is an anagram of 'So silty dangerous minge' isn't it? willswitchengage, nomiST, outlaw118 and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busmansholiday Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202401195701129 "you pay your 500 quid and get it home best you can, also last owner hasn't given us the v5 so you'll have to apply via a v62 form from the post office. Probably a good way to get into a cheap automatic, " Probably a good way to dearly regret buying a car...... grogee and Stinkwheel 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 In 2012 MG seemed like another foreign car, but it wasn't in was different in many ways as so were those that did the shiting the petrols sounded like WW2 and the average MPH was 23 in the diesel it was 19 in ininininin the diesel it was 19 n n n n n n nineteen diesel cars spares or repair | eBay inconsistant, Popsicle, nomiST and 5 others 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Could be the lowest mile Mazda 6 in the UK in the rustiest place in the UK there's only one winner. https://www.gumtree.com/p/mazda/mazda-6/1472747251 egg, Aston Martin and Brodders 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 This looks quite funky for a monkey. 2-litre 206CC with red and black leather interior. Exhaust is blowing, but on the plus side it has 900 years' MOT. colino, Rust Collector, grogee and 4 others 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Quote Selling on behalf of elderly couple https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/266619709545 willswitchengage, grogee, adw1977 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 £12k Cov... from a dealer "Please note that due to the vehicle being a Classic / Collectors car, we cannot finance it" Fucking aye? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/395089916043 MiniMinorMk3, inconsistant, Cavcraft and 1 other 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outlaw118 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Stuff like this is why I'm not allowed a gun. £1295 Portsmouth https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/314866500263 inconsistant, Popsicle, grogee and 6 others 2 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 2 minutes ago, outlaw118 said: Stuff like this is why I'm not allowed a gun. £1295 Portsmouth https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/314866500263 High Jetter and outlaw118 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston Martin Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 28 dealer services, then some poor sod died and they sold it for £17.... Probably. Disco Fever, egg and Justwatching 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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