Richard of Rothwell by any chance?

Those Fiestas were great little cars. I hope yours fails the MoT really badly on rot so I can buy it cheaply off you.

Only joking. Fingers crossed

Nice cars.

There used to be a chap in Kidderminster who had a couple of these. I remember him restoring a white one. This was 20 years ago when they weren't classics, just seen as old bangers. I was impressed with what he was doing.

I liked mine a lot while I briefly had it. A very tidy DCi estate. Just after the MoT it broke a spring while on the driveway then the day after when I went shopping the tailgate wouldn't open, then without warning the clutch started to slip. This was all in one week. I decided to break it up, it ju...

I don't think I've ever seen a brown 205.

Don't think I've ever seen a 205 in brown

quietside wrote: ↑Tue Jul 23, 2019 11:33 am Interesting, they're 605 switch blanks.
What does 'CC' do?

Nothing probably, it's French

I agree seems about right? Anyway with all this Alfa love going on can you all just pause and remember the Arna for a moment, then be glad you never had one. I had one, and it was a good car. Don't fall into the trap of thinking it was rubbish because some internet hero said it was crap in 2001, ba...

Those DW8s have that daft automatic timing adjustment thing on the pump that goes wrong, maybe it's that.

AutoshiteBoy wrote: ↑Sat Jul 20, 2019 2:13 pm Those Civics drive great.

It really does have a quality feel to it, it is the most sensible and indestructible car I probably own. It does not belong with me.