1985 Ford Granada Ghia X Estate
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The photo does not show the 70s Vauxhall Victor and whatever cool 70s or 80s Renault he has in there. The bloke also has a Matra Rancho, a Lancia Gamma Coupe, a V12 XJ-S, and other mega cool cars. He's also a very splendid and decent man, and married to a delightful and gorgeous woman. I hate him!
Thread revival: Two of the three buyers of this car having sold the car to the third member, we were saddened to learn a while afterwards that the third guy was trying to flip the car on for a profit. This was never within the spirit of the enterprise, especially as we had bought the car to save it from being banger raced and to help a bloke who needed funds for his Capri project, giving that bloke first refusal to buy the car back.
Thus I and the other former co-owner have gone halves and re purchased the car for a chunk more than we paid for it last time (we had sold our one third shares at cost). The car is coming back to my place next week. It may get a blowover but will otherwise be just mooched around in, used for tip runs and as a spare motorway car when other cars are knackered.
Thus I and the other former co-owner have gone halves and re purchased the car for a chunk more than we paid for it last time (we had sold our one third shares at cost). The car is coming back to my place next week. It may get a blowover but will otherwise be just mooched around in, used for tip runs and as a spare motorway car when other cars are knackered.
My daily driver is a 1982 Rover SD1. My most modern car is a 1994 UMM 4x4. I have a 1992 Jag but it is on blocks. My bikes are from 1980 and 1982. I did have a 2004 Jag but I gave it to Mrs BV when we parted ways earlier this year, as she had just broken her 2001 Saab.
Once many years ago I owned 9 cars, of which I think 7 had MoTs and so on. One weekend every single one was broken, but my mech managed to bodge one sufficiently for it to make it to Cornwall and back before conking out again.
Once many years ago I owned 9 cars, of which I think 7 had MoTs and so on. One weekend every single one was broken, but my mech managed to bodge one sufficiently for it to make it to Cornwall and back before conking out again.
Edited by anonymous-user on Tuesday 22 August 19:02
Provenance of current heaps : two from Coventry, one from Birmingham, one from Cowley (Oxford), one from Hethel near Norwich, one from Cologne, one from Lisbon, and one from wherever the Hell in Italy Lancias come from*. Bikes - one from Nagasaki or somewhere like that, and one from Bologna.
* Turin, Dummy.
* Turin, Dummy.
You are slagging off one of the most skilled and honest and reasonably priced mechanics that I have ever met. I have been using him for almost two years . He transformed my Dolomite Sprint from a troublesome car to a fast and reliable road burner. He has solved every problem that my various wrecks have thrown at him. My last mechanic was a guy called Roy Gillard, who is a legend. Roy has retired. His replacement Mark is as good and maybe even better. In short, you couldn't be more wrong.
I add that you are accusing someone of simply inventing the presence of some non existent bolts based on your thirty year old memory of working on a different car. I will leave it to others to decide who is the bulls
tter in this scenario.
tter in this scenario.Edited by anonymous-user on Saturday 23 September 06:23
Here is another report of dishonesty and incompetence from the rip off merchant rubbish mechanic (AKA patient, skilled, and honest expert), whom I am sure would be thrilled by your apology if (a) he read this thread, and (b) you had actually made one.
"I managed to free off the Granada's snapped water pump bolts using my special blowtorch & a bit of patience, so no recoiling required. Have stripped the timing gear casing of paint/rust in a bath of citric acid & will repaint it in time to rebuild before returning. Have 3 new aux belts now, and bought a gasket set with front oil seal set to prevent any oil leaks."
"I managed to free off the Granada's snapped water pump bolts using my special blowtorch & a bit of patience, so no recoiling required. Have stripped the timing gear casing of paint/rust in a bath of citric acid & will repaint it in time to rebuild before returning. Have 3 new aux belts now, and bought a gasket set with front oil seal set to prevent any oil leaks."
Edited by anonymous-user on Monday 25th September 08:14
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