Dinner time collection.

[EssDeeWon]

4 minutes ago, beko1987 said:

white room planned? 

Don't forget the red socks.

[Fumbler]

You, sir, win today... and tomorrow... and the rest of the week. Hell, have the whole month! Never seen a petrol estate until now.

[320touring]

Well played Billeh!

[omegod]

Fuck me that's hotter than Kylie smothered in chilli sauce, if you managed to get that for under 2k I shall doff my cap 

[paulplom]

My boss had one of these in about 1990 when I was serving my time. A G reg burgundy one. The other apprentice had just passed his test so the boss gave him the keys to the D reg renault petrol traffic we had. We had to meet the boss up a back lane in Gosforth. We drove up to him as the boss got out of his sierra. We caught his door and folded against the wing. Instead of stopping he continued and gouged the whole side of the van.

The gaffer was lucky not to be squashed to fuck.

[brownnova]

Trying to think, but I don’t think I’ve ever driven a Sierra!
 

 This looks like a top buy to me! 
 

[Twiggy]

That`s a lovely bit of kit...

[eddyramrod]

On 10/2/2020 at 11:21 PM, NorfolkNWeigh said:

 I’d be interested if it’s going straight up for sale .
 

It's Billy.  Everything is for sale!

Meanwhile, here is the pair lying idle in Barrow.

I also know someone with an immaculate burgundy saloon for sale, but it's definitely not at Shiter Price!

[Floatylight]

20 minutes ago, brownnova said:

Trying to think, but I don’t think I’ve ever driven a Sierra!
 

 This looks like a top buy to me! 
 

I have, as an over exuberant teenager I drove my Dads company 2l Ghia estate quite a few times, at the time my car was a Mk2 1.3 astra, being young and foolish I remember getting on the power a bit too early and loosing it coming off a roundabout on the way to Telford.

By the time the company got rid of it at 240k miles it was utterly knackered, dont think anything was original, had holes in the bodywork and never saw another MOT, it was replaced with a Mk3 Astra estate with the 1.7 low blow turbo which was utterly grim (his boss was a right tight arse.)

[Lord Sterling]

Nice! What a buy. You've definately won this time. I miss my old Sierra Sapphire.

[Bren]

Still a lovely thing to drive 30 odd years on. And a nice colour as well. Billy you are today's winner. Give yourself a goldfish.

[cort16]

Looks very nice. have you figured out how to fit an ecotec in it yet?

[GeordieInExile]

17 hours ago, RichL said:

Wonderful. 

GL as well. MID RANGE WIN.

 

 

 

Yep, now the neighbours will neither think you're a povvo nor a showy bastard. Well bought that man!

[Cavcraft]

6 hours ago, omegod said:

Fuck me that's hotter than Kylie smothered in chilli sauce, if you managed to get that for under 2k I shall doff my cap 

Just squeezed in under that. It seemed fairly hard to price to be honest, some of the ones that ended on eBay were in different conditions and different prices. He'd told a bloke at work £2,200, the lad at the garage £2,000 and then £1,800. In the end it was £1,875*, suspect he twigged how keen I was and he was trying  to hold out for £1,900. In more recent times, if I've seen something I really like and can afford to buy it, that's exactly what happened.  Think I'd have happily paid two for it, to be honest.

Came to work in it today and so far delighted with it, starts/runs/drives beautifully. I'm going to sort the front tyres out with new ones (waiting to hear if Demon Tweeks will fit for same price as they send them out) and I think it wants a good polish and wax, but obvs. it's absolutely wellying it down here, the same is forecast for tomorrow which is also my only day off

[New POD]

6 hours ago, brownnova said:

Trying to think, but I don’t think I’ve ever driven a Sierra!
 

 This looks like a top buy to me! 
 

I've driven a few.  Been stopped by the bizzees a few times in them.  Never less than 80 in a 60.   Managed to get a 1.8 Glx sapphire up to an indicated 130 mph down hill at 3 am on the way to Stuttgart. 

Dad refused to let me drive in any car he's owned since I got his company 2.0 Ghia estate sideways in the dry on a motorway roundabout.  

[Jerzy Woking]

6 hours ago, Lord Sterling said:

Nice! What a buy. You've definately won this time. I miss my old Sierra Sapphire.

I miss mine too. I'd have another Sapphire in an instant, but both the hatch and estates leave me cold for some reason.

Well bought Billy!

[RoadworkUK]

This might be a bit weird, but I want to be six years old so I can drift off to sleep in the back of this while it's on the A12 at 68mph, at night, in the pissing rain, with the ESRT 32 cassette stereo glowing away greenly, and playing Marillion's  Misplaced Childhood for the nth time because it's the only tape in the car.

Getting proper nostalgic here

[omegod]

Think you did well pricewise there Billy, at least you've a fresh ticket , know it's solid underneath and it's never going to depreciate , I've always dreamed of a white  2.9 4x4 ghia estate with all of the period RS kit 

[Cavcraft]

Gave it a wash this afternoon, followed by a polish and wax. Might not make any odds, but waxed the arches the most in the hope any water etc would just slide off. Didn't buff it as it isn't that bad and don't want to burn the paint or something by mistake. It's come up a treat, though I did find the odd imperfection as you'd expect, I suppose. Only just realised it has the matching dealer's mud flaps as well as the number plates, quite happy with that.