Sir Snipes Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 In; NothingOut; Nothing. Busy year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Out: Modern BMW 116 Sport In: '97 Saab 9000'92 Fiat Ducato Camper Remainers:KAMX5 With a month to go I'm not anticipating any further changes.... but you never know! Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean36014 Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Nothing really exciting.Out Peugeot 206swCitroen Zx 1.9d In Citroen BX 17rd, base spec model with no power steeringCitroen Xsara Enterprise van, now up to 276k and still running perfectlyCitroen BX TZD estate, in need of a major weldathon To be in before end of year Citroen Xantia SX 2 litre auto. My partners car, but stored and maintained by myself for her use when she comes over to the UK Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Thought I had a quiet year ... .perhaps not - benefits for keeping a tat thread is that I can see what I have done this year. I wont be adding up any cost because of course all of it is cost neutral* *For benefit of Missus Moog dome, somewhatfoolish, Craig the Princess and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bramz7 Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Better with photos right? Okay so: BX. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr Sadly sold after a major FTP, coupled with some impressively determined rusting. Still one of the most fun cars I've ever had, just quite unrefined and incredibly smokey when cold. My 1995 Renault 19 RT. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr Bought for a bargain £200 on gumtree, this 19 was a lovely drive and had a really nice interior. Unfortunately my misguided BX lust made me sell it... My 1989 Peugeot 205 GR. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr Had wanted to try out a 205 for ages and finally did, it ran alright but the seats were crap and it hurt to drive it for long distances, so off it went. My 1993 Citroen BX19 TXD Estate. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr A seriously impulsive auto trader purchase, it was battered all over and needed new rear arms. I had planned on getting it all nice but it then decided to fail an MOT pretty impressively and my mojo was killed. Shame, but it was part ex'd for something I still have so there we go. My 1995 Citroen AX Dimension. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr This was a real eye opener. I had my doubts about a 4 speed 650kg car after the 205 disappointment but I just couldn't stop looking at AXs. I think this one set me back around £170? Old couple in Brixton used to tow it behind a campervan. Sold as I wanted something with a touch more go. My 1995 Peugeot 405 GLX. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr I had also wanted a 405 for a long while, I'd set out to get a diesel but ended with a 1.8 petrol. It drove well, had had the same owner since the mid 90s, who was in tears as it went. Ultimately I had to sell it due to another car coming in. My 1992 Citroen ZX Aura TD. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr This was a bit of a fun one. Utterly ruined with rust and years of dodgy MOTs and attempted thefts, it still ran well (despite dripping oil for fun) and was pretty quick when booted. Ended up being bailed when I sold it on here. Xantias. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr The worst car I have ever owned or driven. I had seen it on the FCF, had again always wanted a Xantia and thought an early diesel would tick the boxes. It was nice to drive, yes, when it actually worked. The seller said it had a hot start issue, then suddenly told me it had a starting issue all the time. By this point we had travelled all the way to Manchester, and I really didn't want to get the train back. Battery light was on constantly, alarm always went off, the interior was falling to pieces. I scrapped it after 7 days. 1997 Citroen Xantia TD Temptation. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr This was much better. Slow mind you, but nice to drive and the handling was second to none. It did FTP on me once though, a snapped throttle cable going onto the M4! Now down in Brighton. 1995 Citroen AX Forte. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr I was responsible for bringing this car to the forum. Had been owned by a little old lady who passed away, went all the way to Essex for it. Drove great and was really fun but small cars on a daily commute got tiring. 1995 Peugeot 405 Executive Automatic. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr I wasn't quite done with 405s so I impulsively bought this one from a slightly bent trader down in Poole, who insisted everything worked. Yeah right. Still, it drove amazingly and was potent enough with the 2.0 engine. Automatics are novel but the fuel economy (or lack of) put me off. 1993 Citroen ZX Avantage. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr This was meant to be the car I kept for ages. I really liked it to begin with but then the meh acceleration, heavy clutch and really crap seats did me in. Probably not my last ZX but I can't see myself having another soon. 1994 Renault Safrane RN 2.2VI. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr Hmm, still sore about selling this one. Had been on ebay for AGES and I was chuffed to get it, it was probably one of the most comfortable cars I have been in, let alone drove. The handling was almost faultless, it just had a couple of seriously annoying niggles and the fuel economy was disastrous. I wouldn't turn down another, but it'd have to be a diesel. Below are my current fleet, all new arrivals this year. 1997 Peugeot 406 LX 2.1 DT. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr Pricey(ish) to insure but lovely to drive and quick enough for modern traffic, it's just done nearly 1100 miles since Friday on one and a half tanks of diesel. Comfortable too. It has had a ton done to it recently, I just hope it doesn't decide to grenade itself this year. 1991 Fiat Tipo DGT. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr I kept this one secret for ages, and then did a (massively overhyped) reveal at the FOTU. It cost me a fair whack for it to get a fresh MOT last month but it was worth it, now down south in storage somewhere, at least until winter is over. 1991 Citroen AZ11 TZX. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr I discovered AXs this year, and realised I actually prefer them to any other Citroen, so jumped at the chance to buy this one in summer. I had seen it on ebay and kept looking at it, offered the guy money and my crud BX estate and he agreed. Did a meet up at Toddington services (yuck) and a deal was struck. Drives so well, and everything feels nice and tight. Does have some slight rust coming through, but it's kept in the dry under a car port now, so shouldn't deteriorate. I have bought too many cars this year. DVee8, Ghosty, The Moog and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Surprisingly, I have sold more that I have bought this year. Actually pretty quiet by my standards Out: In: Hopefully one more will go by the end of the year and I'll be down to a sensible number of cars. I've been hovering around the nine mark for a while now, which is just silly dome, Brodders, Six-cylinder and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 In: NoneOut: None Probably the first time that has happened for many years. However, with the Camry estate being resurrected after 3+ years off-road and the 1200 finally running sufficiently well that I took it as far as FOTU in the summer then it feels like I've got two new cars. BorniteIdentity, Six-cylinder and RobT 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 I'm not going to fill this one in yet as there are still 6 weeks of the year to go. Dick Longbridge, spike60, RobT and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Out: Austin Maestro base.In: Standard 12, Vauxhall Royale, Rover 600.I appear to have managed to miss this. More info please and thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 ^^ my mistake too wuv- Appendix AOUTbroken Citroen berlingo 2000 Nissan micra 1.0 INFunctioning 2000 VW golf 1.6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 I started off 2017 with around 14 cars, 3 305's, a 309, 360, E28, two c15's, a 940, Camry, Ranger, Alto, Proton and a Sigma. Here's some pics. DSC_0619 by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_0696 by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_0316 by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_0324 by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_0716 by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_0998 by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_0139 by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_0179 by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_0384 by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_0570 by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_0696 by srblythe, on Flickr Mr Laurence, Coprolalia, Sigmund Fraud and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 Throughout the year I bought or swapped cars and ended up with a Renault 18, Datsun Stanza, MK1 BX, Volvo v70 xc, two Mercedes 190's, Datsun 120y, Carlton, two Citroen zx's, Lada Riva, Transit Recovery truck, two R8 Rovers, Peugeot 306 sedan, VW Polo 6n, Polo mk2, Polo mk2f, Tata, Clio, Proton, Yamaha XT350, Volvo 940lpt, Volvo 360 glt, Knob 305 van, L200 and a Cinquecento. Some pics DSC_0789-1 by srblythe, on Flickr The 18 started off like that, then I removed the paint and painted it in it's original colour before selling it. DSC_0269 by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_0300 by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_0882 by srblythe, on Flickr I swapped the Sigma for the Stanza. Datsun Stanza by srblythe, on Flickr Datsun Stanza by srblythe, on Flickr I carried out a small bit of welding on the end of the sill/wheel arch which JohnK has informed was totally shit and it needed redone. DSC_0908 by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_0911 by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_0916 by srblythe, on Flickr I also got rid of the tide mark in favour of the original colour. DSC_0955 by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_0962 by srblythe, on Flickr I bought a bx for £25 on ebay DSC_0271 by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_0290 by srblythe, on Flickr It wasn't very good so I removed the front seats and sold the rest. Mrs Foad was given a v70xc for free from a mechanic at her work. DSC_0340 by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_0342 by srblythe, on Flickr Seemed like a bit of a ballache to get on the road so sold it to a local Volvo enthusiast. Mrs Foad got a new daily DSC_0031 by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_0032 by srblythe, on Flickr I swapped my turbo diesel 305 for a Datsun 120y DSC_0717 by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_0595 by srblythe, on Flickr Which I then swapped for a Lada Riva Lada Riva 1500 by srblythe, on Flickr I sold the Lada a few months later. I Part exchanged the Stanza with JohnK for a ropey old Carlton which ran like shit, barely made it home and cost me a fair bit to put right including having the carb stripped, cleaned and rebuilt. I also gave him a sum of money, I think around £150 for the privilege. Most of my Carlton experience looked like this. DSC_0290 by srblythe, on Flickr The final straw was the starter motor packing up at the supermarket and having to be bump started by the AA. I sold it soon after. I bought a ZX Turbo-D for £100 DSC_0592 by srblythe, on Flickr patched up both sills and got it through an mot. I got a zx estate for £60 DSC_0966 by srblythe, on Flickr And sold both of the ZX's a few months later. I swapped a set of wheels for a Rover 216 SLI DSC_0768 by srblythe, on Flickr Which I regrettably sold a month or so later after having the head gasket and timing belt replaced. I briefly owned a Transit Recovery truck, it was incredibly shit, slow and kept breaking so I sold it on at a loss. DSC_0626 by srblythe, on Flickr I bought a 306 turbo-d sedan for £80 DSC_0566 by srblythe, on Flickr It was pretty knackered so I kept the engine and broke the rest. DSC_0480 by srblythe, on Flickr Someone at work gave me a 6n Polo DSC_0949 by srblythe, on Flickr I sold the wheels and weighed the rest in. My Ranger's head gasket blew and cracked the head so I bought a temporary replacement for £300 DSC_0587 by srblythe, on Flickr Which I then swapped for knobvan DSC_0390 by srblythe, on Flickr I bought a mk2 Polo DSC_0539 by srblythe, on Flickr And bought a mk2f to break for spares because I wanted a 5 speed gearbox for my mk2 DSC_0119 by srblythe, on Flickr A short time later I was offered a swap for another 360 GLT so swapped the car and most of the spares for the 360. DSC_0250 by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_0257 by srblythe, on Flickr Another guy at work gave me another free car. DSC_0059 by srblythe, on Flickr I got it running and sold it to Rainagain's brother in law. I bought a W123 for £350 DSC_0963 by srblythe, on Flickr spent weeks welding it and got it through an mot, I still have it. Missing my Rover, I bought an autoshite bike 220 DSC_0406 by srblythe, on Flickr I did a bit of welding on it and used it for towing, it helped me acquire my Proton which I still have. DSC_0845 by srblythe, on Flickr I didn't seem to be getting on with the Rover so put it back up for sale for what it owed me, JohnK agreed to buy it and sent me the £110, he then fucked me about and pretty much ignored all my messages until I put a post up about it, he PM'd me to say yes, he would come and get it but "there would be no pleasantries" because I had been "running my mouth" about the poor state of the Carlton that I had got from him, this is when he said my welding was shit and needed redone and he said "he didn't need a dickhead like me" in his life at the moment. Anyway I had been advised my another member that it might be best to just give him his money back because I'd be lucky to avoid being punched in the face by John when he turned up to collect the car. I decided the best thing was to give the car away to the first person who could come get it, a few people inquired but Nisfan of this parish was first to collect, he is now using it daily so I think it's went to a good home. I bought another car to tow with DSC_0242 by srblythe, on Flickr A volvo 940 lpt manual which I didn't seem to be getting on with so sold it a month later. With my Ranger's head gasket knackered I swapped it for an old Yamaha XT 350 DSC_0237 by srblythe, on Flickr Which I sold for £600 I bought a 2.0 manual 190E for £200 DSC_0246 by srblythe, on Flickr And recently sold it on to Derskine. Having sold both my cars suitable for towing and getting rid of both pickups I bought an L200 DSC_0417 by srblythe, on Flickr Which doesn't actually have a tow bar yet... I also bought a smol Fiat DSC_0323 by srblythe, on Flickr and sold it the next day because "Too Smol" I sold some other cars in the list like the 309, both c15's, Proton, E28 and the Alto and I'm currently left with: Peugeot 305 SRD Peugeot 305 GLD (spares car) Peugeot 305 Van Volvo 360 GLT Volvo 360 GLT Mercedes 190E Mercedes W123 230E Proton Saga Mitsubishi L200 Toyota Camry I'm pretty sure that's it. PiperCub, cros, Coprolalia and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 Good effort foad it’ll be interesting to see if anyone can top that ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 Good effort foad it’ll be interesting to see if anyone can top that ! There's still another month before the year is out to add another couple of things to... The Moog and HMC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 That's some list FOAD, makes me feel amateurish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Partridge Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 OUT:X308 Sov. Kept breaking too much. Sold at a great profit +£2000Goona diesel. Got broken into and vandalised, wasn't being used. Sold at loss. +£100Accord. Surplus to requirements. Selling was a pain in the arse. Sold at massive loss. +200 IN:Volvo V70. New daily. Squidgy and generally nice. -£460405. Joint project between me and the Mrs. Old interesting French weekend toy thing. -£525 Not too bad I guess Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Out - R8 216 convertible sold to Six-Cyl In - nothing unless my Duster counts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Still got these two,the £50 Rover got treated to a cambelt after passing its MOT with no advisories.The Volvo gets used once or twice a week,it really needs the suspension looking at This was the Express earlier in the year,I crashed it last year bending the rear axle & the front panels.Now mostly fixed,just needs a bit of welding & an MOT. Lacquer Peel, Six-cylinder and HMC 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike60 Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Out. 1989 Mercedes 300SE auto.Resurrected from 8 years parked at a pig farm in 2015, covered 4500 miles with me and sold locally in August to a lad whose 190e had just been written off. In. Porsche 944 2.7 manual 1989.Bought from a dealer a couple of weeks ago as a bit of a project it needs a lot of tidying and fettling but came with a mahoosive service file from Hartech and expensive receipts for all important new sills. I can't say I have bonded with it as of yet. Remainer. BMW 530d manual 1999.Bought as a project with a grenaded box and 233k in 2015 it is the workhorse, big, comfy, scruffy like old slippers. Clicked over 260k miles yesterday. Remainer.BMW Z3 2.8 manual 2000.Bought from a friend in 2013 as a repaired cat C it's been a good 'un. Not seen for weeks as No2 son has been using it, it currently has original wheels and a hard top on. Six-cylinder and dome 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpjitservices Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Oh God! A List! Pffft where to begin? This year. Honda Civic S Reg 1.5LS - Jan-Feb - £200 to buy, + MOT which was £80. A tyre cost me £40. Sold in Feb for £400. Mondeo 2.0 Verona S Reg - £200 - Feb - went in for MOT and didnt see the light of day again as failed on ramp. Scrapped for £80 quid. Mondeo 2.0 TDCI (still with us) £325 - Spent so far - £180 Rover 620 SI - Aug-Oct - £400, Spent £200. Swapped for Volvo Volvo 740 - Cost: Free - Spent so far £357.90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 One more out today! loserone, spike60, The Moog and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Glover Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Sorry... I'm late to this sexy party. OUT Fiat 133 OUT Citroën C15 IN AND OUT Death cab IN AND OUT Renault Veryshitthis IN, RUINED, DUMPED IN ROMANIA Diesel Mercedes of some kind IN Škoda Favorit IN DAF 44 IN Volga M21K IN Volvo 'Amazon' IN Zaporozhets 968M IN Saab 92 blakey79, Jon, dome and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 You may be late to the party but you've brought strong stuff with you from the off licence! Skizzer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 A couple more to add to my list DSC_0752 by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_0809 by srblythe, on Flickr DeeJay, Six-cylinder and The Moog 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Likewise...... cros, Six-cylinder, Coprolalia and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stillOrange Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Sorry... I'm late to this sexy party. OUT Fiat 133OUT1 – 133.jpgI promise it will be on the road next year! Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Glover Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Excellent work on the Wartburg front. It's clearly a winner. I covered 1000 miles last week by Zweitakt 353. Wartburgs are modern cars. Vorwärts immer, rückwärts nimmer! Sam Coprolalia and HMC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 IN VX 4/90 318 SE WBOD OUT DAIMLER 4.0 IN AND OUT RUSTY FR-V DUE OUT 418 GSD 420 SLI DUE IN 75 CDT STAYING PUT 33 GOLD IN LIMBO AS GOT SMASHED INTO, LAST SATURDAY JTD ELX CLUTCH GONE AT LAST 2.4 JTD Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Still got: Owned 7 years and counting. Currently waiting for this to be installed: That's all you get of the Jondeo, which is still here 2 and a half years after buying it as a temporary stopgap. Currently sporting 348000km and it looks like crap now. Shameless library photo of this from a couple of years ago, when it looked good (it hides its rust well). Once the head work is sorted, it'll likely be leaving the fold next year. Owned this almost 7 years, too. Currently on loan to my retired aunt and uncle, visiting from Scotland. Doubt this will ever leave, since prices have risen, it costs so little to keep and we'd never find another for £950 again. Replacement daily for the 205 for Mrs_Jon. She loves it and declared that she'd like a Tesla as her next car, so we'll probably have this for years and years, then. In: Might as well equal up the numbers of non-working cars with those that work. See http://autoshite.com/topic/7520-my-new-zealand-shite-update-2012/?p=1380655 for details. The Moog, LT84, Six-cylinder and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiperCub Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Christ I feel like a loser compared to FOAD and company! Remainer/Keepers: MX5 & 205GTi plus 350YPVS Out: 406TD - Scrapped In: Rover 214 - as sourced from Autoshite! Possible incoming - Yamaha Serow trailie. (Winter bike/Local back) Sigmund Fraud and Six-cylinder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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