Car SOS - how good are their restorations?

[Red9zero]

Megaflow said:

Adam. said:

Morrisboy said:

The Pop is now with a friend of mine to have all the issues with it sorted out.
Last couple of pages of this thread
https://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/36896/outlaw-...

not very flattering

That's more than not flattering. That is dangerous.

You have to hope it was the subcontractors and not the Car SOS crew that did the bodges. Even though, they should have some responsibility for the work carried out. Not a good look at all.

[Roman Moroni]

Jazzy Jag said:

Enjoyed the TVR episode but someone in the room must have been peeling onions.

Same in our household.

I watched until the end of the credits as I feared it was going to finish with a 'In memory of...' I was happy to see that wasn't the case

[paulw123]

Lovely car and what a genuinely lovely bloke. So deserved.

[Mercdriver]

Skyedriver said:

Yup

Another car I nearly bought from a friend in the motor trade. What put me off was the 2” or was it 3” dia pipe running inside the rear of the boot connecting the twin fuel tanks, not the greatest of safety items in a rear end shunt. Presumably to avoid the cost of fitting two fuel pumps.

I should have bought it and fitted another pump and a switch between them, problem would then have been only one fuel gauge and fitting a second fuel sensor.

Just lovely car though

[RichB]

Mercdriver said:

Skyedriver said:

Yup

Another car I nearly bought from a friend in the motor trade. What put me off was the 2” or was it 3” dia pipe running inside the rear of the boot connecting the twin fuel tanks, not the greatest of safety items in a rear end shunt. Presumably to avoid the cost of fitting two fuel pumps. I should have bought it and fitted another pump and a switch between them, problem would then have been only one fuel gauge and fitting a second fuel sensor. Just lovely car though

I was looking at a DB5 with exactly the same set-up yesterday.

[zeb]

paulw123 said:

Lovely car and what a genuinely lovely bloke. So deserved.

It really was. One of best episodes I’d say. Bit dusty here….

[PistonBust]

Mercdriver said:

Another car I nearly bought from a friend in the motor trade. What put me off was the 2” or was it 3” dia pipe running inside the rear of the boot connecting the twin fuel tanks, not the greatest of safety items in a rear end shunt. Presumably to avoid the cost of fitting two fuel pumps.

I should have bought it and fitted another pump and a switch between them, problem would then have been only one fuel gauge and fitting a second fuel sensor.

Just lovely car though

Sounds like the Pinto story.

[Mercdriver]

1989 golf GTi tomorrow

[sinbaddio]

I’m not even sure I can watch this ffs

[Mercdriver]

A real tearjerker, amazing reveal from Tim, wonderful to watch.

Did not agree with some of the mods re carbs and exhaust etc, but having watched to end can understand why.

They must get a lot of deserving cases must be difficult to make decision.

Mutch improved since he stopped playing the fool.

Another good explanation from Tim on sound,

Worth watching, keep the Kleenex handy!

[Nickp82]

Car was OK, what a legend Darren is for shielding the baby in the accident. An enjoyable episode overall.

[BossHogg]

I've just had a go at MrsHogg for not dusting the living room today! Lovely job on the car.

[Matt_N]

Great episode tonight, I owned G250 XAN up until 2008/09, late small bumper 16v, looks like it may have had big bumpers fitted since.

Edited by Matt_N on Friday 26th April 06:44

[ukbren]

Not sure about this one. It looked like a quality job but I agree with the poster above that some of the mods were questionable, especially that reflective infill between the rear lights. I'm not even a Golf fan but fuel injection should have stayed - bike throttle bodies might have kept it "purer".

I get the sensory aspect but stripping out the insulation and hard-mounting the exhaust could make for an unpleasant / impractical experience (especially on longer journeys, although I expect this wouldn't be an issue for all). I probably put a spotlight grille on top make the front a bit less plain. It's all subjective, I know.

[BadOrangePete]

Did have to giggle at Tim making a big deal of it being a big bumper mk2 then they binned off all the GTI bits making it look like a pov spec Golf That said I liked it and a very deserving guy. Loved the sound wave demo too.

[Smollet]

A good episode and deserving recipient. I really don't know how people in these situations remain so positive. All credit to them.
I wasn't sure about the base colour but it worked well with the rims and body stripes. Sounded lovely too

[Downward]

You know your getting old when Car SOS is doing cars from your twenties !

I recall in 1998 looking for a Golf 16v but I thought £5k for a 9 year old car was expensive so went for a 3 year old 106 Rallye for the same price.