Special Collection thread - Pandamonium

[wesacosa]

Just setting out for a very special collection thread, as today I become the lucky owner of @spartacus Fiat Panda

Plan is to head up from London to Chesterfield on train with a few basic tools and take it for MOT and keep everything crossed

@Grumblespeed has kindly offered to be on standby in case I need any parts or help.  All being well I will be driving it home later today 🤞🤞

[Grumblespeed]

Safe journey. Hope you like what you find.

[Jim Bell]

Gadspeed dude. We are all crossing our fingers and eyeballs. 

[wesacosa]

flagging a diesel down, just like Bobby McGee , although to Chesterfield rather than New Orleans

not an Intercity 125 sadly

Interestingly they still leave them running in the station for extended periods, I can see why they would with some old school 70s diesel which probably takes ten minutes to get going but would have thought the modern ones were easier to start 

[Mrs Spart]

👍🏽👍🏽

  I'm just stopping for a coffee, then one final last shop with the monies raised (photo is 2/3 of the money raised for the 2 wards😁) & off to collect @wesacosa...

  Before we do the hospital gifting and photo shoot for the Press 👍🏽 and then collect @spartacusFiat Panda 🥲👍🏽

[Mrs Spart]

Mega shop done! 😰

Photo doesn't really do it justice but underneath all this is also a nice Tassimo coffee machine x2 (one for each ward!) Plus a nice coffee filter machine. Plus all the Tassimo pods they'll ever need for it! Tonnes of puzzles books and lip salve (for the patients) plus pens. 

Plus...

I had to do it guys... A few classic car retro magazines 😉👍🏽👍🏽

 

Ritey better pick @wesacosanow 😀

[Mrs Spart]

Hospital gifts now donated 😀👍🏽

Off to @spartacusFiat Panda 🤞🏽🤞🏽 It goes ok🤞🏽🤞🏽

[rob88h]

Did you donate @wesacosa to them too? I’m sure they could find a use for him. 

[Jim Bell]

18 minutes ago, Mrs Spart said:

Hospital gifts now donated 😀👍🏽

Off to @spartacusFiat Panda 🤞🏽🤞🏽 It goes ok🤞🏽🤞🏽

So much stuff to brighten up the lives of others. Excellent work. 

[Mrs Spart]

Off to the MOT 👍🏽

[Mrs Spart]

[wesacosa]

55 minutes ago, Mrs Spart said:

calling @Grumblespeedto the batphone

[Jim Bell]

Not a bad result considering!

CV boot and clean up the brake light bulb connectors?

[wesacosa]

yeah fingers crossed. main issue its not running great. was cutting out and kangarooing all the way to the MOT station 🤔

[Mrs Spart]

I'm seeing yellow! 😳

[Mrs Spart]

Batman @Grumblespeedand Robin @wesacosa on the job 👍🏽

[Mrs Spart]

3 hours ago, Mrs Spart said:

Hospital gifts now donated 😀👍🏽

Off to @spartacusFiat Panda 🤞🏽🤞🏽 It goes ok🤞🏽🤞🏽

If you zoom in on the photo.... 

Car magazines at the very front of those trolleys 👍🏽😉👍🏽

[hairnet]

1 hour ago, wesacosa said:

yeah fingers crossed. main issue its not running great. was cutting out and kangarooing all the way to the MOT station 🤔

Italian rune up obvs

[Mrs Spart]

Racing against the clock!!!😵

[Mrs Spart]

@wesacosafluttered his Southerner lashes and was allowed a re test today (despite the garage closing up for 5pm) 😰👍🏽👍🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽 (we got there at 5.10pm!!!)

[loserone]

Clean pass! Well done the three of you!

[Mrs Spart]

😰

It was close!!!

Didn't think we'd be allowed the re test today! 

[rob88h]

I hope the tester knows he’s a hero for testing 20 minutes past closing time.  
Im sure he’ll feel good sleeping tonight knowing that he’s pleased at least dozen specialist car forum patrons. 

[Mrs Spart]

@wesacosanow taxing it 🤞🏽🤞🏽

[Mrs Spart]

All done... Off on a new adventure down South 👍🏽

The "A Team"! @Grumblespeed& @wesacosa

[Cord Fourteener]

Amazing! Nice Panda 👍

[Mrs Spart]

1 hour ago, rob88h said:

I hope the tester knows he’s a hero for testing 20 minutes past closing time.  
Im sure he’ll feel good sleeping tonight knowing that he’s pleased at least dozen specialist car forum patrons. 

  He does now, filled in their comments box, which reads:

 

 Dear Temple Normanton Testing Centre,

  I had to message and thank you endlessly for allowing a 1988 Fiat Panda be re tested today (just after 5pm).
  This Panda was my partners' car who passed away on the 15th May 2021. His final wish was that this car be auctioned off for a good cause.
£750 was raised from this car and the monies spent on Giles' 2 wards that he liked.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.worksopguardian.co.uk/news/people/tributes-to-fit-and-active-father-who-died-after-battle-with-cancer-3258647%3famp

Today those items were gifted to the 2 wards and Wes (the gentleman who won the car) collected the Panda.

  Thank you... Thank you so much for staying open & re testing it for us... I know you didn't have to but you did.
It is now... As we speak, being driven down to Southern London!

Thank you again guys. Keep up the good work.

Cristal.

 

[timolloyd]

Not enough likes I can give this thread. Heart warming.

[Jim Bell]

You couldn't write this kind of drama, tension and euphoric victory. 

Fantasticly well done to all concerned.  Bet Its been a hell of a day.  

[Grumblespeed]

@wesacosa was on his phone shopping for a train ticket home when we fired it up in the nick of time and it still wouldn't idle😉 I was back in the carb swapping out the idle jet just after the nick of time!! So glad when it hit the road. Fun day🙂

 

2 minutes ago, Jim Bell said:

You couldn't write this kind of drama, tension and euphoric victory.

... Of course there would have been a bit less drama and tension if I had lifted all the tools I really needed to do the CV boot😶