Living with Zastava Florida Business - Little car that could returns to hometown

[IronStar]

Did a viewing tonight, made a deal and I’m picking it up tomorrow morning, 9AM-ish. 
It’s European, very good nick, a bit overpriced for what it is and was looking for a very special kind of an idiot to buy it. Not really common to begin with. Amazingly rare super-high trim level. Red. 2002, making it an exceptionally late model. Usually turned to rust by now. VERY AS!

Any guesses? 😄

[fatharris]

Knowing what you like to buy, it's probably left wheel drive and powered by plutonium.

 

Alfa 147?

[IronStar]

Just now, fatharris said:

Knowing what you like to buy, it's probably left wheel drive and powered by plutonium 

No plutonium hopefully. LPG converted though! 😄

[fatharris]

Ironstar collects his vehicle, c.2024 (Colourised)

[IronStar]

6 minutes ago, fatharris said:

Ironstar collects his vehicle, c.2024 (Colourised)

Appropriately, the fuel pump has failed. 🤣 Starts and runs on LPG though, and pump is cheap enough. 

[Rightnider]

W210?

[IronStar]

5 minutes ago, Rightnider said:

W210?

Way too posh. This car has optional front power windows. 

[stuboy]

alfa?

[IronStar]

6 minutes ago, stuboy said:

alfa?

Has something to do with Italy, but no

[mk2_craig]

Please let this be a Rayton Fissore Magnum.

[HMC]

406 coupe?

edit- scrub that with the ‘optional ‘electric windows

[stuboy]

lancia thema?

[ruffgeezer]

Polski 126

[IronStar]

No right guesses so far 😄

28 minutes ago, ruffgeezer said:

Polski 126

Did these even come with that as an option? 
 

44 minutes ago, mk2_craig said:

Please let this be a Rayton Fissore Magnum.

I wish it was THAT rare!

[Cavcraft]

[IronStar]

1 minute ago, Cavcraft said:

It’s a car, unfortunately I don’t have a bike license.  

[hairnet]

bravo 1.2

[IronStar]

2 minutes ago, hairnet said:

bravo 1.2

I have 1.6, another one would be one too many, even for me 😄

[hairnet]

zil limo

oh no wait they wish they were european

mk1 panda or 93 mondeo to make egg jealous

[hairnet]

whats serbo for horsely horseless

 

[hairnet]

zastava 311

[LightBulbFun]

SMZ S3D Invalidka?

[IronStar]

1 hour ago, hairnet said:

zil limo

oh no wait they wish they were european

mk1 panda or 93 mondeo to make egg jealous

Tasty, but no!

1 hour ago, hairnet said:

zastava 311

These were called Zastava Mediteran for earlier ones, or Zastava GTL for later ones. I think the ones you got in the UK are GTLs. But no, Zastava 101 and derivatives never got power windows AFAIK. 

1 hour ago, LightBulbFun said:

SMZ S3D Invalidka?

This actually looks amazing, and I bet it would be very fun with something like Hayabusa engine! Don’t give me ideas! 😄

[IronStar]

Good morning Saint Tropez Vietnam Belgrade! 
It’s the collection day! Way too early to eat in my book, but white Monster Energy is being had. 

 

I need to be done and with my ass in a caffe by 10:30 so I can be in a meeting.

[IronStar]

Transport method #1

I really hope that transport method #2 will have an aircon. Weather report says it will be 34C today. 

[IronStar]

Transport method #2

Almost empty and has aircon. Winner!

I almost never use public transport, and I remember it being very grim 10 or so years ago when I last had to use it regularly, especially lines going to Belgrade suburbs and adjacent cities that are still considered Belgrade. This is leaps and bounds better than what I remember. Is this public transport network improving? What’s next, buses running on schedule and being a reliable way to get somewhere? Enough of them so you’re not jam packed in rush hour?

You’re now paying for a ticket by sending a message or tapping your debit/credit card on a terminal. Not that anyone here is paying for public transport here as it’s taxpayer subsidized anyway, and as quality was so shit… I’m very pleasantly surprised, so SMS sent. Would seem really unfair not to give them less than a Euro for a bus that’s actually good.

[fatharris]

52 minutes ago, IronStar said:

I really hope that transport method #2 will have an aircon. 

Matey thought the same thing - fail to prepare, prepare to fail!

 

[IronStar]

2 minutes ago, fatharris said:

Matey thought the same thing - fail to prepare, prepare to fail!

 

Some fans would certainly make those trams a more pleasant experience. I love the fact that they still exist, along with the ex-Basel donations Belgrade got ages ago when they were getting rid, they’re iconic in Belgrade as they’ve been in service forever. Some climate change adjustments are sorely needed, it’s like a bloody sauna on a warm sunny day.

Speaking of warm sunny days, some of you may be wondering- why is he talking of aircons and being warm all the time? 37 is terrible, but that terrible?  Serbia is not in sub-saharan Africa, is it?
Realistic, inner city air temperature, courtesy of a friend’s sensor on a balcony yesterday. 
 

 

It’s a good thing that today’s pickup is equipped with an incredibly rare option then. I never saw one with it before, and some people even think it doesn’t exist. 

[IronStar]

Destination achieved 

[flat4alfa]

Lancia Zeta