dozeydustman Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 Posh duck egg breakfast eaten. Coffee about to be drunk. Wife faff count = 1 Skizzer, paulplom, stonedagain and 3 others 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted April 25, 2020 Author Share Posted April 25, 2020 Smol Suzuki of much joy is going to get a rude awakening! 2mins in and pitstop for drinks and comestibles. sdkrc, rusty998, jumpingjehovahs and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 @STUNO will be round to steal bits off the suzuki :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty998 Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 See you soon safe journey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted April 25, 2020 Author Share Posted April 25, 2020 Journey hardly any traffic destination achieved Wife’s driving it back..... jumpingjehovahs, paulplom, privatewire and 8 others 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted April 25, 2020 Author Share Posted April 25, 2020 DUBBLE PEZ SHOT eddyramrod, danthecapriman, CreepingJesus and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 so there was mask wearing but you had to sniff fart on the way home....... :D sutty2006 and stonedagain 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRi05 Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 12 minutes ago, dozeydustman said: DUBBLE PEZ SHOT beko1987, jumpingjehovahs, dozeydustman and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 Good little cars those Fiestas, if you can stop the rot! My sisters had two, which I drove occasionally, an R reg 1.4 Zetec Ghia which was a lovely car and it absolutely flew too! And a W reg 1.3 base model, not as quick or smooth but still a fun little thing to drive. Both died of rust. Shes got a 54 reg 1.25 now of the newer shape Fiesta which I don’t like as much. Feels like a bit of a backwards step compared to these older ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieman Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 Very nice indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengartside Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 I think that could have been a driving school Fiesta when it was new. I seem to remember a lot of POG and FOG-plated examples being used by the AA. May be worth looking up under the passenger footwell for signs of double pedals? dozeydustman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted April 25, 2020 Author Share Posted April 25, 2020 35 minutes ago, greengartside said: I think that could have been a driving school Fiesta when it was new. I seem to remember a lot of POG and FOG-plated examples being used by the AA. May be worth looking up under the passenger footwell for signs of double pedals? Possibly. I’ve not had a look inside as I’m too big lol. Just stopped at home for refreshments then taking li’l fez to new home. Here it is with the Toyota of pleasure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted April 25, 2020 Author Share Posted April 25, 2020 Even with seat at lowest setting I’m too tall and legs too long! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted April 25, 2020 Author Share Posted April 25, 2020 Destination achieved. Sis in law and other half very pleased with little fester, been round the block in it etc. Sis in law has medical issues and has been reliant on borrowing cars from friends and family to get to her hospital and GP appointments, so we’ve left them sorting out the necessary to make it legal in their name etc. I did go for a little ride in it as a passenger and feels pretty solid, especially compared to earlier model fiestas which always felt flimsy. @rusty998 many thanks sir, a pleasure to do roffling with! Rave, eddyramrod, loserone and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted April 25, 2020 Author Share Posted April 25, 2020 This is Mrs dustman, it was a super car to drive home and I fell in love with it a little bit, if Mr Dustman had fitted in it we might have been keeping it and my sister would have had the smol soozooki of much joy. M'coli, The Moog, rusty998 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted April 25, 2020 Author Share Posted April 25, 2020 Mr dustman back again. Can someone translate from hairnet to English please? rusty998 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty998 Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 Good to see it going to someone who needed it, To all who entered into the Roffle thank you for making this sale happen, Also a big fanks to @TheDoctor for carrying out the organisation and money's The Wife's happy so everything is okay now at Rusty towers lol paulplom, rantingYoof, sporty-shite and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey spud Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 A Chippy on a petrol stn forecourt !! That's me blown away... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssDeeWon Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 I like that shape Fiesta in posh Ghia form. M'coli 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skoda_fan Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 Well done. Top shiting, sir. I love that era of Fezza. Like a little go kart! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 I loved my one, quicker than it had any right to be and great fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUNO Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 11 hours ago, hairnet said: @STUNO will be round to steal bits off the suzuki All parts being supplied by Suzuki to the repair shop and paid for by insurance so not our worry theshadow and paulplom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M'coli Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 5 hours ago, EssDeeWon said: I like that shape Fiesta in posh Ghia form. Absolutely. They're really easy to look at. I remember when they started appearing in the work's car park and thought, "Aye, it's about time they looked that fine". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted May 27, 2020 Author Share Posted May 27, 2020 Popped round to see sister in law today to give her a birthday present. Her other half bought some missing parts for it and has added them all save the front fog lamp. He’s spent weeks wondering how to put it in, air con pipes meant from behind wasn’t a goer unless front bumper off. 5 mins of jiggling I got it in for him. Now just trying to find an appropriately sized screw to secure it. I will be ordering a full cam belt kit, coolant, filters etc for them in the near future. I have the timing tool, so stay tuned. Sis in law and partner love it. Eyersey1234, theshadow and Six-cylinder 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted November 3, 2020 Author Share Posted November 3, 2020 The Boris approved long MoT on this expired on 12th October and it didn’t pass. Mainly corrosion. Old Ford TADTS. They had had no welding done prior to this test. sister in law’s neighbour welded it up. Failed retest on welding not being up to standard AND four of the advisories with only 19 miles from test centre to repair place and back. Windscreen not changed but apparently not a minor defect this time. The car is now with another workshop who are going to do the jobs and retest the car. It will live. I did offer my sis in law and her other half a pre-MoT once over, could have saved them a fair bit on repair bills, done the brakes, suspension bushes and got them a good deal on tyres. I can’t weld so I’d not have been able to do that but I would have saved them a few quid in labour costs. BL Bloke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted November 11, 2020 Author Share Posted November 11, 2020 Sis in law phoned the wife yesterday to tell me the Fiesta has finally gained its MoT. I'm going to price up the parts they have advisories on for them, as these haven't changed since the previous fail (though they have noted this time there is underseal on the car as an advisory - weird). I'll also check the integrity of the metal brake pipes, if needed splice a new section in. I can't remember what size tyres this is fitted with, they'll probably take budgets which are around £45 a corner (for a few quid extra I'd have gone for mid range) plus around £100 for a full service inc cam belt kit. At easy my sister in law and her other half are mobile again. sdkrc, BlankFrank and Fumbler 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted May 10, 2021 Author Share Posted May 10, 2021 A little update. Sis in law has been offered a higher level of PIP and now qualifies for motability. I was hoping to roffle this on for her when she said she’d qualified for a free* car but as she’s been offered £500 in px for the Fiesta against the £750 deposit on a high spec Skoda Karoq, I’m not going to be in this position sadly. To be fair they’ve been playing cam belt roulette, it needs a good thorough service and new tyres. And nee brake lines. And yet more welding as another rust hole has appeared. Can’t save them all and I doubt a roffle would have reached the heady heights of half a bag! rusty998 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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