Goblin Works Garage on Quest

[Milkyway63]

To quote the Boomtown Rats;
“ It’s a wrap trap...& you’ve been caught”
( The Mini one, looked sun bleached... I had a Mk2 Escort bonnet in that colour in 1980... OK after a bit of. T-cut though)

The Merc wasn’t too bad / passable... but not sure about the
bodged suspension.
( ‘“ I haven’t done this before / don’t know if it will work”) etc.
IS THAT SAFE OR LEGAL.

Edited by Milkyway63 on Wednesday 8th September 20:06

Edited by Milkyway63 on Wednesday 8th September 20:07

[LARK F1 GTR]

That lowering thing on the Mercedes is the same 'trick' as on a Bentley Continental GT. As soon as he mentioned it, I knew he was going the bodge route. It works, but I'm not sure if it breaks.

[Milkyway63]

LARK F1 GTR said:

That lowering thing on the Mercedes is the same 'trick' as on a Bentley Continental GT. As soon as he mentioned it, I knew he was going the bodge route. It works, but I'm not sure if it breaks.

Don’t forget inform the insurers then... be fine.
“Bodge the builder” springs to mind,
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HdVg-2jn2OU

Edited by Milkyway63 on Wednesday 8th September 22:58

[LargeRed]

last nights VW build was basic.

I know they didn't 'modify' the front twin seat, only installed it ...... but what a bit of engineering, who every did it.

Think they could have gone a leap forward and constructed this ...

[Milkyway63]

LargeRed said:

last nights VW build was basic.

I know they didn't 'modify' the front twin seat, only installed it ...... but what a bit of engineering, who every did it.

Think they could have gone a leap forward and constructed this ...

It was about 1/2 an hour after dicking about that they actually did something... was waiting for the TV & Games console to drop down from the roof. ( Disappointed).
Option B:
https://images.app.goo.gl/wCENAvikBpDLuhb56

Edited by Milkyway63 on Friday 10th September 13:10

[SydneyBridge]

I have read the comments on here and not watched before, but thought I would try last night.

Thought it was very good and a good job, especially for £10k

May watch the rest now...

[LARK F1 GTR]

Another zinger which I watched in around five minutes.
The motorbike lady said something along the lines of, understated is best, my bike's worth a lot of money. I sat there thinking, I bet they put a side window in it. They did, but at least they tinted it. I expected them to have left it plain.

The seats were hideous!!! They looked like cheap ebay seat covers! The 'stealth look' was awful too, ooh matt black wrap, how original!!

Basically if she's wanted somewhere for her family to go (which they still couldn't do as the extra row of seats only goes in if her bike & stuff doesn't) she should have just bought a car and left the van as it was.

[Milkyway63]

LARK F1 GTR said:

Another zinger which I watched in around five minutes.
The motorbike lady said something along the lines of, understated is best, my bike's worth a lot of money. I sat there thinking, I bet they put a side window in it. They did, but at least they tinted it. I expected them to have left it plain.

The seats were hideous!!! They looked like cheap ebay seat covers! The 'stealth look' was awful too, ooh matt black wrap, how original!!

Basically if she's wanted somewhere for her family to go (which they still couldn't do as the extra row of seats only goes in if her bike & stuff doesn't) she should have just bought a car and left the van as it was.

Throw your camping gear in this one... & buy a cheap van for ya bikes. All this ‘personal’ touches are fine, until you want to flog it.
( Unless you have the same name or initials etc.)

Edited by Milkyway63 on Friday 10th September 14:15

[BadOrangePete]

I actually liked the T5, though I'm biased as the owner of a duel purpose-matt painted van myself.

[Mark-996-911]

Smollet said:

I don’t whether this has already been posted but another Goblin gem for sale
https://themarket.co.uk/en/listings/porsche/944-tu...

I'm amazed someone handed over £11.5K for this.

[LARK F1 GTR]

It's probably worth that though, I don't know. The estimate was 15 -25k though

[Milkyway63]

Mark-996-911 said:

Smollet said:

I don’t whether this has already been posted but another Goblin gem for sale
https://themarket.co.uk/en/listings/porsche/944-tu...

I'm amazed someone handed over £11.5K for this.

Well...it does come with a great provenance...

[robinessex]

Another load of dross. We always have to have a 'test drive' at the start, complete rubbish. Quite why they had to go up a bloody Welsh mountain to 'test' insulation beats me. The manufacturer's plaster the dam details on the packaging. The conversion, it was another 'Halford' job, they did virtually nothing. All the major work was done by others, and lots magically appeared completed.

While I'm wasting my time, why do they have to have car bits 'artistically' decorating the walls of their shed ? Huge tools boxes lurk around, and about all that gets used could be found in an IKEA house basic maintenance tool kit.

Edited by robinessex on Monday 13th September 12:19

[LARK F1 GTR]

100% !!

Also, just before she shouted them both to come & look at the van they were basically doing nothing. One was marking out some metal with a marker (I doubt he was going to drill it or do something with it) the other one may as well have been taking a dump.

[Milkyway63]

LARK F1 GTR said:

100% !!

Also, just before she shouted them both to come & look at the van they were basically doing nothing. One was marking out some metal with a marker (I doubt he was going to drill it or do something with it) the other one may as well have been taking a dump.

The get some more info & the fake phone call scenario every week.
(Another wasted 10min)

What do you like about these ( a bit late now)

I’m missing my....
What have you done too it...
Please hurry up & stop fannying about...

Return vehicle.... After showing at least 5 options.

Would just love for one person get all excited & then go;
‘’ WHAT, THAT PIECE OF S**T!!!
( lots of tears & consoling... cue retake)

Can’t wait for the next episode

Edited by Milkyway63 on Sunday 12th September 22:56

[LARK F1 GTR]

I skip the phone call part out. The best thing to do is record it, then watch it in around 5 minutes

[TonyRPH]

LargeRed said:

last nights VW build was basic.

I know they didn't 'modify' the front twin seat, only installed it ...... but what a bit of engineering, who every did it.

Think they could have gone a leap forward and constructed this ...

I noticed some rust spots prior to the wrap, which I'm guessing were not rectified.

Does this mean the rust will bubble through the wrap at some later stage?

[toon10]

LARK F1 GTR said:

That lowering thing on the Mercedes is the same 'trick' as on a Bentley Continental GT. As soon as he mentioned it, I knew he was going the bodge route. It works, but I'm not sure if it breaks.

That Merc looked worse when they had finished than when it went in. Lots of video shots of the illegal number plate made it even more cringeworthy. Not Pimp my Ride levels of garbage but some of the things they do to the vehicles just look awful.

[Milkyway63]

TonyRPH said:

LargeRed said:

last nights VW build was basic.

I know they didn't 'modify' the front twin seat, only installed it ...... but what a bit of engineering, who every did it.

Think they could have gone a leap forward and constructed this ...

I noticed some rust spots prior to the wrap, which I'm guessing were not rectified.

Does this mean the rust will bubble through the wrap at some later stage?

There is probably a wrap with rust effect on it... for the ‘rat rod’ look. I was going to mention bubblewrap, but that’s something completely different. ( Don’t give them any ideas).

Edited by Milkyway63 on Monday 13th September 14:22

[Milkyway63]

Don’t want much does he... what a heap.
Surely... those Artisans can’t make it any worse...or can they.

Nope... He didn’t look too impressed.
They tried the big sell though... “ Basically, you gave as a piece of c**p... you should be grateful”.

Got the feeling, they were glad to see the back of it... no messing around & just whipping the cover off.

Edited by Milkyway63 on Friday 17th September 00:14