The Best ///M/Barge/General Rant/Look at this/O/T (Vol XVII)

[Maracus]

rejn said:

actually if anybody has access can they see if TDJ261S is still around?

It is, according to Car Check.

Red 1500.

[benjj]

Car clubs - bleurgh, invariably awful in my experience.

I was once a member of the Citroen Car Club. I was building a '73 DS rally car and thought it may come in handy as we were having to fabricate a lot of stuff from scratch and also just make it up as we went along. Never, ever again. With the exception of a few nice blokes the rest were busy body beards who were never forthcoming with help but always free with their dismissal of everything that wasn't original and as it 'should be'.

It put me off for life and I left the club way before I sold the car.

The only clubs I'm a member of these days are competition clubs - they seem to attract the right sort of rogue.

[rejn]

Maracus said:

rejn said:

actually if anybody has access can they see if TDJ261S is still around?

It is, according to Car Check.

Red 1500.

Thanks Maracus - that's the chap.

Glad to hear it's still out there. I wonder if anybody ever fixed some of the bodges and issues that I created in the wiring...

[L100NYY]

You won't be surprised to hear that ol' tweedy here is a fan of classics over moderns

[L100NYY]

Perfect timing for a new Petrolicious video toady in fact;

Bugatti Heaven

http://www.petrolicious.com/l-art-novo-bugatti-s-g...

[barchetta_boy]

Just a tiny bit excited about what's going on on the drive...

[s m]

Minemapper said:

That's the best thing about OBSC's (Old British Sports Cars). You can experience the very limits of car control, and never break a speed limit. One of the reasons I'm keeping my '72 MGB around as long as possible. All 3 kids will learn to drive that first, before setting foot in a modern car.

Mad for MGs

[rejn]

barchetta_boy said:

Just a tiny bit excited about what's going on on the drive...

new six car garage being built?

[ATM]

braddo said:

Merc C43 sold, for full asking price. Feels a bit weird when someone turns up to the see the car and within the hour, it's gone!

Good to hear. It's nice to know I'm not the only person who does this.

[Minemapper]

s m said:

Minemapper said:

That's the best thing about OBSC's (Old British Sports Cars). You can experience the very limits of car control, and never break a speed limit. One of the reasons I'm keeping my '72 MGB around as long as possible. All 3 kids will learn to drive that first, before setting foot in a modern car.

Mad for MGs

If the right numbers come up tonight, that will be happening....

[m5wagon]

ATM said:

braddo said:

Merc C43 sold, for full asking price. Feels a bit weird when someone turns up to the see the car and within the hour, it's gone!

Good to hear. It's nice to know I'm not the only person who does this.

I'm having no such luck. Not even much interest. What gives? Any tips? I didn't think price was way off. Maybe there just aren't that many buyers for very fuel efficient V10 estates... ; )

[barchetta_boy]

rejn said:

new six car garage being built?

Just a double, that's all there is room for. It will be filled by a 1979 Porsche 928 manual and a Lotus Elise Sport 160. Can't wait.

[braddo]

m5wagon said:

ATM said:

braddo said:

Merc C43 sold, for full asking price. Feels a bit weird when someone turns up to the see the car and within the hour, it's gone!

Good to hear. It's nice to know I'm not the only person who does this.

I'm having no such luck. Not even much interest. What gives? Any tips? I didn't think price was way off. Maybe there just aren't that many buyers for very fuel efficient V10 estates... ; )

A bit of luck for me, I think. It's also about a month since it was first listed. A chap did leave a deposit pretty quickly but wasn't able to sell his car in time before another chap came along, who really wanted it, with cash in his hands.

Interestingly, both were serial Merc owners who were keen to spend more money on the car to get it mint and pimped a bit. Not really estate buyers then.

[Cactussed]

m5wagon said:

I'm having no such luck. Not even much interest. What gives? Any tips? I didn't think price was way off. Maybe there just aren't that many buyers for very fuel efficient V10 estates... ; )

Fairly limited market.

[rejn]

barchetta_boy said:

rejn said:

new six car garage being built?

Just a double, that's all there is room for. It will be filled by a 1979 Porsche 928 manual and a Lotus Elise Sport 160. Can't wait.

hey I dream of a double. I have to make do with a crappy parking space!

Good choice of vehicles to put in it too!!!

[RicksAlfas]

L100NYY said:

A Plymouth Blue Vogue SE would be my choice. I almost bought a Beluga Black avec Tan Hide many years ago.......damn I should have done!

This looks nice, and a "fairly sensible" price for the current market too...



http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Range-Rover-Classic-Vogu...

[barchetta_boy]

rejn said:

hey I dream of a double. I have to make do with a crappy parking space!

Good choice of vehicles to put in it too!!!

Thanks.. I've been dreaming of this for years, am really excited about it!

Considering selling the 928 but by the time I've sorted out the last little jobs on it (it's consumed £30k over the last 6 years) I might decide I can't get rid of it!

Joel

[L100NYY]

barchetta_boy said:

rejn said:

hey I dream of a double. I have to make do with a crappy parking space!

Good choice of vehicles to put in it too!!!

Thanks.. I've been dreaming of this for years, am really excited about it!

Considering selling the 928 but by the time I've sorted out the last little jobs on it (it's consumed £30k over the last 6 years) I might decide I can't get rid of it!

Joel

Was it a certain bright green S160 Joel?

[rejn]

Morning all.

This morning I'm mostly smitten with this for £78k. Not seriously interested, but just quite taken with it.




I'm guessing most newish Ferrari buyers wouldn't like the Alcantara interior (but I do) and I could just about live with it being a dodgy LHD European import, too.

Shame I don't have £80k going spare.

[braddo]

rejn said:

Morning all.

This morning I'm mostly smitten with this for £78k. Not seriously interested, but just quite taken with it.




I'm guessing most newish Ferrari buyers wouldn't like the Alcantara interior (but I do) and I could just about live with it being a dodgy LHD European import, too.

Shame I don't have £80k going spare.

LHD and seats that won't get too hot or sticky in summer (or cold in winter) - nice incentives for lots of little continental jaunts.

Actually, don't you have a car with those attributes?