Where does that 205 go for testing? It might be worth asking when they pick it up?panhard65 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2019 9:08 pmThanks guys looks like I will be having a little chat with my testing station next time they fail one on an oil leak. I need to have words as they failed a brake pipe today that was really taking the piss as it cleaned up to shiney steel with no pitting easily. Finding a decent mot station is getting harder and harder round here now, I wouldn't dare take any of my mot exempt motors in as no doubt they would fail.Eddie Honda wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2019 8:39 pmAye.
https://www.mot-testing.service.gov.uk/ ... ection_8.4
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TR7 don't do it for me.DodgeRover wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2019 11:15 pm70's or 80's RHD Yank?SiC wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2019 9:23 pm Oh what this also means, along with extra car storage, I'm getting really itchy feet on what to buy next.
Got to be:
a) working and usable (ideally MOT'd)
b) British
c) pre-90s, but ideally pre-80s
d) under 3k
Thinking Spitfire/Midget/Dolly (ideally Sprint)...
I'd love Italian but I could never meet those requirements on that budget.
TR7 (stop hissing at the back I like them, ideally in yellow with a black vinyl roof)
I'd love a yank car, but my drive isn't wide enough to work on one properly unfortunately. Also I really want a classic V8 Mustang, but they're a bit too far out of my budget right now.
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There isn't much about in the 3k price band other than lots of midgets with scruffy welding and poor restorations. This old Daimler was winking at me before I did a deal on the Panhard. It had a pretty long mot fail sheet back in 2012 but I wouldn't worry about it as it is exempt now so just needs a common sense approach. It would be a fun drive home from Chelmsford though. The TR7 is a good shout if you want 70's but anything built by BL will be shocking quality as they were crap when new. At leat 1950's cars were made of proper steel unlike the recycled shit they used in the 70's
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I know of a Rover SD1 Vanden Plas available for £1500. Dry stored many years. Not rotten. Not advertised anywhere. I want it but have enough on my plate. Bargain though.
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This ticks most of your boxes but is slightly out of budget (offers over £3000). It needs an MOT and a small amount of fettling, though (according to the advert):SiC wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2019 9:23 pm Oh what this also means, along with extra car storage, I'm getting really itchy feet on what to buy next.
Got to be:
a) working and usable (ideally MOT'd)
b) British
c) pre-90s, but ideally pre-80s
d) under 3k
Thinking Spitfire/Midget/Dolly (ideally Sprint)...
I'd love Italian but I could never meet those requirements on that budget.
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At least you're doing things with cars, all I've done is walk the dogs, argue with the dogs, put the dishwasher to go, do a load of washing and put it in the drier (haven't fixed the washing line) do the weekly shopping (in the Kia, because it was blocking the Chrysler and I was too lazy to swap them around). Now having a nice sit down. I have failed at life.
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It isn't a failure as far as I'm concerned... you reminded me to empty the washing machine
On the road:
1998 Disco 4.0 V8 (manual)
1994 Vauxhall Calibra 3.0 V6
Running but need fettling:
1986 Honda CBX750F
1991 Maserati 222 SE
1990 Yamaha XJ900F
Tax & MOT-exempt, woohoo!
1982 Suzuki GSX1100SZ Katana
1998 Disco 4.0 V8 (manual)
1994 Vauxhall Calibra 3.0 V6
Running but need fettling:
1986 Honda CBX750F
1991 Maserati 222 SE
1990 Yamaha XJ900F
Tax & MOT-exempt, woohoo!
1982 Suzuki GSX1100SZ Katana