The Art of Shedding

[S100HP]

This thread is so overwhelming! Good work OP.

[Retroshite]

whytheory said:

Where are you finding all these sub £1000 Rangers?

Facebook marketplace.

[sinbaddio]

I'm loving the Gallic stuff on here, especially the R18's. My mum and brother both ran these in the 80's and they were just such a better looking car than the other 4 door saloons at the time.

How about a Fuego?

[Shakermaker]

I'll give you £300 for it cos I know that's all you paid for it

[Challo]

Wow...fantastic thread OP.

Where are you finding these cars, some are very rare you just dont see on our roads anymore.

[Retroshite]

Challo said:

Wow...fantastic thread OP.

Where are you finding these cars, some are very rare you just dont see on our roads anymore.

A variety of places such as ebay, Facebook, gumtree, autoste etc. Usually within a 150 mile radius.
I much prefer rare, old or unusual cars so I'm always actively looking for things that stand out when filtering through the classifieds.

[Retroshite]

I have a couple of mots booked for tomorrow for the rusty chevette and mouldy felicia. Which one is going to fail the worst?
Place bets now!

[Michaelbailey]

Retroste said:

I have a couple of mots booked for tomorrow for the rusty chevette and mouldy felicia. Which one is going to fail the worst?
Place bets now!

I'll go with the skoda

[Fermit and Sexy Sarah]

I'll go with the shove it.

[martin mrt]

Not sure, but I’ll tell you, I get nervous testing cars that are 10 years old, ones nearing 40, no thanks

[Bobberoo99]

Retroste said:

I have a couple of mots booked for tomorrow for the rusty chevette and mouldy felicia. Which one is going to fail the worst?
Place bets now!

Chevette!

[Poisson96]

Mould>Crust

So Chevette will fail more

[Retroshite]

Annotation 2020-02-07 145756 by srblythe, on Flickr

Annotation 2020-02-07 145752 by srblythe, on Flickr

Annotation 2020-02-07 145753 by srblythe, on Flickr

[FRA53R]

Those are some lists! Not just a quick patch up for either of them.

[Bobberoo99]

Impressive!!! Are you going to repair it?

[whytheory]

Must have been a really hard year and 1100 miles for that Chevette judging by the MOT history!

[Retroshite]

I was planning on getting rid of the Skoda anyway so sold it for £150.

RJC_3718 by srblythe, on Flickr

I bought it in November 2018 for £275 to use in a film, I think I got £200 for the film so the car really only owed me £75. I had 14 months of trouble free motoring and never spent anything on it so getting £150 for it was pretty good. I removed the pair of winter tyres, the head unit and battery and for ultimate mingebaggery I removed all of the bulbs and wiper blades...

Moderator edit: no YouTube links.

Edited by jeremyc on Monday 10th February 14:20

[Macron]

Retroste said:

and for ultimate mingebaggery .

Best. Phrase. Ever.

[Retroshite]

whytheory said:

Must have been a really hard year and 1100 miles for that Chevette judging by the MOT history!

Either that or the previous mot tester who also owned the car gave it a lenient test.

I made a start on the weld repairs


RJC_3724 by srblythe, on Flickr

Edited by Retroste on Sunday 9th February 19:49

Moderator edit: no YouTube links.

Edited by jeremyc on Monday 10th February 14:19

[Michaelbailey]

Retroste said:

and for ultimate mingebaggery I removed all of the bulbs and wiper blades...

Such a fantastic phrase and also incredibly accurate!