The Doctor's travels through time. Fin.

[DoctorRetro]

And boom.

[sutty2006]

Congratulations 🥳 

[Spurious]

Double pass! Get a lotto ticket on the way home, you're on a roll 🤞

[dave j]

Nice one! Always a relief when they pass

[DoctorRetro]

The gang back together, with many an MOT betwixt.

 

[sierraman]

Told you it’d be a go-er. Give it a service and a belt if it needs one and enjoy it. 

[DoctorRetro]

11 minutes ago, sierraman said:

Told you it’d be a go-er. Give it a service and a belt if it needs one and enjoy it. 

It had a cambelt at 131k in 2018, currently on 146k.

I'll do plugs and leads etc and just drive it.

Just bought breakdown cover for it which is probably pointless, but better safe than sorry eh?

[tooSavvy]

Have you given any thought to 'simply scrappy sourced' 15" Renner steels.... Like a set with matching tyres.

Some rummaging in the plastic dumpster could throw up half trendy set of 15" trims

.... hmm = Vx

https://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/207940/1990-toyota-carina-ii-estate

 

[High Jetter]

^^^

Quote

I’m looking to lower it soon, can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks!

Um, down?

[DoctorRetro]

45 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

^^^

Um, down?

No, I'm getting a bit old for slammed cars. 😬

 

 

[DoctorRetro]

Off to Norfolk today, going to hire a boat and have a bimble along the broads.

Taken the Toyota, just because it's the nicest way to travel.

Starting to wonder what the point in having the Polo is.... 🤔

 

[DoctorRetro]

Had the lovely burble of a Perkins diesel as the soundtrack this morning.

 

[High Jetter]

No wipers to help you see where you're broadly bimbling?

[wuvvum]

Seems to be pot luck whether or not you get a wiper on the day boats. 

@DoctorRetro which boat hire place was that? 

 

[DoctorRetro]

5 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Seems to be pot luck whether or not you get a wiper on the day boats. 

@DoctorRetro which boat hire place was that? 

 

No need for wipers today 

Bridgecraft Acle

[Sham]

Just up the road from me.

And not even a wave... ☹️

[DoctorRetro]

Just got back.

Fuel economy averaged at 47.8, which works out at 42.5 I think, once accounting for the 10% over read on the speedo.

Happy days.

[High Jetter]

Did you get wet, though?

[DoctorRetro]

Picked up some wheel trims .

 

Didn't factor in how stupid they'd look...

 

The problem is, they don't really have a lip that extends out to the full 13 inch rim. So they're effectively 12 inch that fit on 13 inch wheels.

 

10 internet points to anyone who correctly identifies what they are from...

[mk2_craig]

Micra K10?

[MorrisItalSLX]

They look very similar to wheel trims fitted to Metros/Maestros/Montegos (and the Audi 80 for that matter), but they had logos moulded on them.

You’ve really got me thinking here.

[Spurious]

My 100 has similar wheel trims. I don't know of any 80s Audi that used a 13in rim? Something else from the VW stable? The Jetta? 

 

[DoctorRetro]

Ooh, have I stumped the AS massive?

I got them because I like the Maestro trims, that @MorrisItalSLXmentioned.

But no, they aren't an Austin Rover product, nor are they German or Japanese.

[neil1971]

Citroen AX?

[chodweaver]

Something very similar was on the K reg BX TXD i had (a run-out trim level to use up bits off the TZD and TZS models if ever there was one).

They looked wank on that, too.

[DoctorRetro]

24 minutes ago, neil1971 said:

Citroen AX?

 

9 minutes ago, chodweaver said:

Something very similar was on the K reg BX TXD i had (a run-out trim level to use up bits off the TZD and TZS models if ever there was one).

They looked wank on that, too.

Well done, you're both sortof correct, as I presume they're the same trim anyway.

These came from a Citroen C15 Romahome to be precise!

 

[neil1971]

11 minutes ago, DoctorRetro said:

 

Well done, you're both sortof correct, as I presume they're the same trim anyway.

These came from a Citroen C15 Romahome to be precise!

 

I love the Carina, great find and purchase, I thought the black steels looked good, can't believe how massive the tyres look with these trims!

[tooSavvy]

A haa...

£32 ea.

https://www.synetiq.co.uk/wheels/details/steel-wheel-vauxhall-viva-15-inch-is50-6j-4x100---whl133460/-/15467

Noicee

#EDIT.... Hmm ET50 (my VW were ET37) mebbies not quite right

[DoctorRetro]

Polo probably getting sold 

First dibs go to these people

@yes oui si 

@bunglebus 

@leanycan 

In that order.

If not, I'll put an advert up.

[bunglebus]

8 hours ago, DoctorRetro said:

Polo probably getting sold 

First dibs go to these people

@yes oui si 

@bunglebus 

@leanycan 

In that order.

If not, I'll put an advert up.

Thank you. I think, due to a sudden unexpected change in my circumstances means I'll have to bow out too. Shame, I think it's a great looking car.