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"Anyone else been given a surprise car?" Yes. Last Christmas my youngest son (then aged 15) acquired a Pulsar from friends of the family. They just gave him the key and said take it so we did. It even had 3/4 of a tank of petrol left in it. I've been dailying it for the last six months but he's got his licence now so I'll have to get my own car fixed and give it back. Pic of proud young man collecting his first car.
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Thought the Beagle Boys never used their real names, only their numbers.
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Dec 19, 2021 21:41:44 GMT
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Yep. I'm missing George's regular reports too. Wonder if he's watching us from the the other side.
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Dec 19, 2021 21:34:33 GMT
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Sadly, it was this Series 3 Sovereign. It was the first thing I'd purchased using the then very new internet auctions,and it didn't end well If you mot check that reg you'll notice that it comes up as being a diesel, which it was,which I knew before buying it, but still did. It had a Nissan Patrol 2.8 straight six,mated to the cars original V12 gearbox,and it could barely pull itself up a hill. Added to the shocking electrics and the diesel pump packing up 3 months into ownership due to water in both tanks, it wasn't a pleasant experience. The worst thing was trying to fill it up,as diligent petrol station employees would often not activate the pump as they thought an idiot was trying to put diesel in a Jag, and you'd spend 10 minutes explaining what engine it now had. I should've saved up and bought a proper one as I adore the shape of these. Two cardinal errors; a Jag with a diesel engine, and failing to keep the drain holes under the wingtop filler flaps clear. My eldest loves his diesel Jaguar. Raves about how it combines amazing fuel economy with good looks and plenty of go when he needs it. It's not really retro though. 2008 I think.
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But the Normans aren't/weren't French. They were Norsemen.
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Dec 16, 2021 23:02:59 GMT
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As a Northumbrian, that area is the Midlands. Anyone born South of the Tweed is essentially French. Born approx. latitude 35 o45' south. Now resident 45 o20' south. British/Norse heritage all the way. Def not French.
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Last Edit: Dec 16, 2021 23:03:45 GMT by igor
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Dec 16, 2021 22:53:31 GMT
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Except a 1098 Mini always went a lot harder than a 1098 Escort.
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Dec 16, 2021 19:56:56 GMT
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It is not possible to have too many spare parts.
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Where's stigian? This'd be a bit of him wouldn't it?
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Nothing wrong with structural plywood in an old car mate.
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Brown shed looks good with white doors. I'd leave then like that.
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Agree. So many new cars that are all but invisible in the right (wrong?) conditions. Where have all the colours gone?
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My ex-wife's matte black Mk2 Escort van, about ten miles on a rural road at night with no lights whatsoever due to an electrical fault. She and my dad were following in a Hilux. Apparently I was driving a lot faster than I thought I was.
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Always enjoyed Last of the Summer Wine and the James Heriot series. Will be following this thread with interest.
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Dec 14, 2021 18:35:14 GMT
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VIP's Cavalier experience above reminds me of the Mk2 Escort van my ex had for a few months in the early '90s. I've described it before in the worst bodges you've perpetrated or been a party to thread but I'll give a short version here for new readers. She acquired it in a roundabout way, having lent money I didn't know she had to a workmate to buy the thing. When he couldn't pay her back the loan she took the vehicle instead. So far, so good but it was an absolute POS. Brush painted matte black, including the side glass in the back, windscreen and door glass tinted so dark that it was necessary to drive with the windows open if using it at night. It had big ugly zakspeed style guard flares all around and stupidly wide wheels (that weren't even all the same) so it drove as bad as it looked. We put standard steels with 155 section tyres on the front to make it steer (which made it look even sillier with the flared guards) and she used it as a daily. Apart from being a visual disaster this thing also had a few electrical/mechanical issues. It ran like a bucket of wibblepoo until someone figured out that the aftermarket exhaust manifold had thicker flanges than the inlet (pre crossflow 1500) so the inlet wasn't sealing properly against the head. Stepped washers fixed that problem and it actually went quite well after that. The final straw was the three minor electrical fires. It's amazing how fast two women and five young children can get out of an Escort van when smoke starts pouring out from under the bonnet. After the third fire the loom was past bodging any further so I made the front loom out of a classic Mini fit which is a story in itself. We gave up on it shortly after that. I had ideas of using the engine and running gear to make some sort of special so we started stripping it. The special was never really going to happen due to lack of money so we eventually sold it and surprisingly it got reassembled and put back on the road.
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An air/vacuum leak perhaps? Is there any way the throttle cable could be binding somehow?
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Dec 11, 2021 20:13:57 GMT
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I believe Special may have had carpet while Standard had rubber mats. Not sure I've ever seen a Standard irl though, only Specials and Premiers.
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There are some that I would trust in that situation but they are few. Share a workshop/lockup with strangers? Not a snowball in hell's chance.
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