vaughant Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Ah good old free cars. I've had (no family members cars included) : Mondeo mk1 V6 estate Scorpio cosworth Granada 2.9v6 Bmw 528i E reg Land rover disco V8 Renault Kangoo Various ka/fiesta/escorts Couple of mk3 astras/cavaliers. Only ones used in anger were the V6 Estate, fantastic cars, the 528i and a blue escorts. Best car under £150 I ever bought and used for years was a mk4 escort 1.8d. Drove from Swansea to Southampton on 1/3rd of a tank of diesel. Then drove all the way back and still didn't move below 1/3rd!!!! It was amazing on fuel. bangernomics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted October 18, 2019 Author Share Posted October 18, 2019 oh a scorpio is very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted October 22, 2019 Author Share Posted October 22, 2019 so dropped it off today to get the brake pipe and sills welded, all done for £150 which is very nice, so now the picasso has cost me £450 for repairs which is pretty good Lacquer Peel, paulplom, Fumbler and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yes oui si Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 On 8/30/2019 at 1:33 AM, UltraWomble said: Picasso The future Morris Minor. Now it just needs slamming and some banded Rallye rims putting on it.... Still just a Xsara underneath aren't they? £200 coilovers, some 15x8s and away you go... UltraWomble 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaughant Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 On 10/18/2019 at 9:11 AM, maxxo said: oh a scorpio is very nice! Yeah they were throw away cars back then to be fair and it had serious emmissions issues hence the free car but what a lovely drive, loads of power and easily slip sliding away if required. Really comfy and well equipped also, the first car I ever had with reversing sensors that worked great, a traffic light style system you could see in the rear view mirror. Priced up cats/lambda sensors but even with my employee discount they were prohibitive so it got passed on. I'd love to try a proper one, later model facelift estate with all the tinted lights etc as I always liked the styling, it was just at the wrong time, merc swapped all their models over to round lights around the same time and kept it that way for years which I loved but then big ford's have never sold well hence their acquisition of several "larger " brand cars. It even had the old full diagnostics through the dashboard affair which again was fully functional, battery voltage the lot. Great news on the Picasso, usual clever Citroen design sometimes thwarted by poor execution of build quality but get a good one like you have and its a car for life in theory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted October 22, 2019 Author Share Posted October 22, 2019 i think my dream car is either a scorpio with the cosworth engine or a rover 820 fastback (base model of course) I need to get the picasso retested before the end of the month but hopefully it should pass. it needs a couple of little tiny things doing to it then it will be finished for now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yes oui si Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 26 minutes ago, maxxo said: i think my dream car is either a scorpio with the cosworth engine or a rover 820 fastback (base model of course) I need to get the picasso retested before the end of the month but hopefully it should pass. it needs a couple of little tiny things doing to it then it will be finished for now Roffle it if it passes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted October 22, 2019 Author Share Posted October 22, 2019 that's how i plan to sell it in probably a few years, would so much rather it be sold on here to be at least looked after rather than sold on facebook and wrecked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted October 23, 2019 Author Share Posted October 23, 2019 and we have a years mot! also charged £70 for an oil change which is quite high The Moog and yes oui si 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Where did you take it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted October 23, 2019 Author Share Posted October 23, 2019 To one of my dads mates, honestly not going to be taking it there again, he's quite expensive and takes a real long time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted October 27, 2019 Author Share Posted October 27, 2019 So pablo took me on the first holiday in years i've been on, of course performed perfectly. These pods are extremely cold when you forget to bring a heater. Oh yes.......a full matching set of genuine wheel trims......almost pornographic. 500tops, jumpingjehovahs, loserone and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted October 27, 2019 Author Share Posted October 27, 2019 Also had a pretty epic shite spot before i left. Lacquer Peel, MorrisItalSLX and vulgalour 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Riverside Wooler. Been there millions of times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted October 28, 2019 Author Share Posted October 28, 2019 first time i had ever been, it's a really nice holiday park and exceptional value for money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yes oui si Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 And a mere fifteen minutes from me ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yes oui si Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Apologies if a red megane overtook you at nsl+30 whilst you were enjoying this beautiful county. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted October 28, 2019 Author Share Posted October 28, 2019 i don't remember seeing a red megane haha but hey you're just enjoying your car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted October 29, 2019 Author Share Posted October 29, 2019 Such an exciting dash Added excitement of almost all the backlight bulbs working! jumpingjehovahs and Lacquer Peel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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