Kiltox Posted March 23, 2020 Author Share Posted March 23, 2020 It really is a beautiful* thing DoctorRetro, RobT, nacho man and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 I like* it. *from a distance though, not enough to want to own it. Last time I liked a French convertible, it turned out I actually hated it. w00dy, Kiltox and stonedagain 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 How big are the back seats? Looks ideal for me, and as a bonus when I'm done with it I could sell it to @Jim Bell paulplom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted March 23, 2020 Author Share Posted March 23, 2020 How do you define how big a seat is? It looks similar to most 4 seat convertibles.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Can you fit a forward facing child seat in it and still have the child in the seat have their legs attached? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted March 23, 2020 Author Share Posted March 23, 2020 I don’t have a child seat nor children so I’m not sure how I can gauge that - I’ll try though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, Kiltox said: I don’t have a child seat nor children so I’m not sure how I can gauge that - I’ll try though Surely someone nearby will lend you some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Otherwise you'll have to get busy and join the COVID19 BABY BOOM paulplom, gadgetgricey, Craig the Princess and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 1 hour ago, loserone said: when I'm done with it I could sell it to @Jim Bell I bet you that you definitely couldn't. Skizzer, loserone, barefoot and 6 others 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 5 minutes ago, Jim Bell said: I bet you that you definitely couldn't. "It's yellow, Jim" *Jim throws money* Skizzer and chaseracer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Under normal circumstances during the vehicle merry go round I would jump at it because it looks great. I've one car too many already though and intend on keeping the Insight so there's no buying of anything on my horizon. 320touring and Tickman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted March 23, 2020 Author Share Posted March 23, 2020 It’s not going to be for sale for a few weeks (possibly longer if we get locked down) so you never know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 I love MK1 Meganes, well bought. I miss mine. The hood looks marginally less stained than my Audi's one. I just filed it under Cheap Car and ignore it after my efforts* to clean it were less than moderately successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 2 hours ago, loserone said: How big are the back seats? Looks ideal for me, and as a bonus when I'm done with it I could sell it to @Jim Bell or bickle looks fairly clean in side small tidy should be reet? dogshit wheels tho - sell to a ned stat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted March 26, 2020 Author Share Posted March 26, 2020 Started fucking about with the roof. Catch for the roof cover was a bit dodgy, sorted that but the roof still doesn’t do anything. Pump runs but nothing happens. Off with the pump. Impeller has a crack in it but it isn’t actually broken. Not sure whether it is the problem or not. A new impeller is £35 which is pretty salty for a tiny bit of plastic - tempted to Araldite it and see what happens!! paulplom and Jim Bell 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 On 3/23/2020 at 2:46 PM, Kiltox said: It really is a beautiful* thing I bought one of those when it was 4 years old and the kids were little 53 plate maybe, only had it one summer as all they did was moan about no room in it , it was black and I bought it in the dark , when I saw it next day it was like it had been parked in a 2 door only car park with spaces a foot wider than the cars, I've never seen so many dents in the side of a car will be watching Kiltox and jumpingjehovahs 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landy Mann Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 I can confirm that the back seats of the coupé version can be used by a fully grown adult on a long journey from Dartmoor to Oxford, not that comfortable but survivable. I have a soft spot for these having owned the hatchback. Photos are about 6months before it went the scrap man (terminal rot : ( ) Sir Snipes and Kiltox 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rave Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 I climbed in the back seat once I'd taken possession of it, as I have an odd fetish for travelling in the back of 3 door cars, and especially 2+2s. I could actually sit back there fine (I'm 5'11) however it failed the 'sitting behind yourself' test as to fit my legs in I had to have the driver's seat further forward than I would want it while driving. I reckon a child in a child seat would fit fine however they might well then have a great opportunity to irritate the driver by repeatedly booting the back of the seat. Edit: it seems to me that you have little to lose by aralditing the impeller. I just fixed my pond pump with araldite, though it had a slightly different problem with the impeller- the fins were fine, but the drive tang in the middle where it was turned by the motor was worn down. I araldited a bit of wooden toothpick in to replace it and it's running fine 24 hours later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 In an interruption to the scheduled programming, the Megane has been sent to sulk in my overflow garage for a bit. I failed to fix the roof and I think I'm going to need to order a new pump to sort it - the suspension will need bits too, and getting a hold of anything right now is going to be pretty difficult! I've therefore taken the decision to substitute the Megane with the ex @gadgetgricey Rover 216 Cabriolet that has been sulking in said overflow for far too long. I KNOW what's wrong with this one, OMGHGF obviously. Oh, and it's considerably more mouldy inside than it was when I parked it up - like a complete idiot I left the NSF window down..... doh! Angrydicky, Coprolalia, Craig the Princess and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 Mmmm tasty somewhatfoolish and brownnova 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 25 minutes ago, Kiltox said: Mmmm tasty Oh God that looks utterly disgusting - so disgusting I'm fairly certain there will be new, undiscovered forms of life on there! stonedagain and Kiltox 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadgetgricey Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 29 minutes ago, Kiltox said: Mmmm tasty Jesus. I thought all this started in WuHan. I think they were wrong. Isaac Hunt, stonedagain, Kiltox and 6 others 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agila Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, Fumbler said: Oh God that looks utterly disgusting - so disgusting I'm fairly certain there will be new, undiscovered forms of life on there! Car-rover-virus stephen01, HMC, Fumbler and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Unlike a couple of the others, that actually looks like it will be a nice car once done. Hopefully we will all be allowed to start driving around again by summer! I noticed the red Fox skulking in the background - is that heading over the bridge when normal conditions resume? Kiltox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Snipes Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 On 3/27/2020 at 6:16 PM, Landy Mann said: I'd forgotten how much I like those old prefacelift Meganes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 56 minutes ago, AnthonyG said: I noticed the red Fox skulking in the background - is that heading over the bridge when normal conditions resume? Probably not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rantingYoof Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Kiltox said: Mmmm tasty There's a frankly wonderful Facebook group simply called 'Grim'. That deserves to be the fucking banner forever. Kiltox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 I couldn’t believe it when I saw it. It was reasonably clean and tidy when I parked it up ? gadgetgricey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 squirty dettol bottle - be reet taxed worse covid might die if it gets inside there auto wtf is up with that Kiltox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 This is a tidy thing though, and I’m looking forward to getting it working 100%. It is losing water at a decent rate. @gadgetgricey K-Sealed it but it still carries on. Doesn’t seem to overheat mind if you keep it topped up! I did a sniff test on it before I brought it home and it was showing the presence of combustion gases in the coolant. RobT and Skizzer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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