The Dark Wob

panhard65 wrote:The DKW had a run out today for a car club meeting and only broke down 3 times !! The fuel system has dragged a shit load of crap through and kept blocking the fuel filter. Taking it off and blowing the shit out got me home but I better fit some new filters tomorrow. I also finished the clio head job this afternoon and will stick it in for a test to see if the emissions are sorted now. Finally are any of our French residents able to store a car for a month or so for me. I have a deal lined up on a Dodge hearse from Spain but cant get a decent quote for delivery to the UK. It is a bit heavy to put on my truck and drive 1000 miles home but if I can get it up to an address in northern France I could come and get it from there.

Yes no problem if my location suits

22800 postcode

You’ll be needing that Bentley space soon then.


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AutoshiteBoy wrote:WTF is that?

Just needs a chain link steering wheel and Cheech and Chong driving it.


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Drive out in the Bentley and back in the Dodge?

Bangernomics wrote: ↑Mon Apr 26, 2021 10:47 pm

panhard65 wrote:The DKW had a run out today for a car club meeting and only broke down 3 times !! The fuel system has dragged a shit load of crap through and kept blocking the fuel filter. Taking it off and blowing the shit out got me home but I better fit some new filters tomorrow. I also finished the clio head job this afternoon and will stick it in for a test to see if the emissions are sorted now. Finally are any of our French residents able to store a car for a month or so for me. I have a deal lined up on a Dodge hearse from Spain but cant get a decent quote for delivery to the UK. It is a bit heavy to put on my truck and drive 1000 miles home but if I can get it up to an address in northern France I could come and get it from there.

Yes no problem if my location suits

22800 postcode

You’ll be needing that Bentley space soon then.


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I have got delivery sorted for the Dodge at a reasonable price which saves a lot of hassle going to collect it myself. The Bentley really does need to go now but I need to get as much as possible for it. I was hoping the market was going to go a bit mad once lockdown was lifted but it seems it is waiting until I have sold everything at knock down prices before we get the boom. Story of my life that.

I’m thinking of “investing” in an enclosed car transporter do you reckon there’s a living to be made bringing stuff over from the continent be that cars/bikes/parts/fugees?


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Bangernomics wrote: ↑Tue Apr 27, 2021 9:53 pm I’m thinking of “investing” in an enclosed car transporter do you reckon there’s a living to be made bringing stuff over from the continent be that cars/bikes/parts/fugees?


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I am going to say no as the costs are too high really unless you have good contacts for regular work. The guy bringing the Dodge is doing it for £1400 This is to pick up from Ourense which is in North Western Spain near the Portuguese border and deliver it to Somerset. I looked into just the ferries and they were about 800 return to Spain. Crossing to France is cheaper but it is a bloody long way. On top of that the sailings are restricted at the moment to pretty much one a week to Spain which means at least a couple of nights out. Not too bad if you have a decent sleeper cab, but not great kipping in a car or paying for hotels. The transporter also has to sort the customs paperwork which gets a bit complicated as you need contracts and shit for moving stuff through Spain and France. Add on proper insurance and you find there is bugger all money in it unless you are getting a lot of regular work so the truck never runs empty. Hopefully I have taught my transporter a thing or two as he was trying to charge me 20% import tax when classic cars come under a different code and only attract 5%. HMRC say it isn't difficult but you have to be set up as a business to bring stuff over for other people. If there were money in it I would look into setting things up to bring stuff over myself but when someone else will always do it cheaper it just isn't worth the hassle.

Bangernomics wrote: ↑Tue Apr 27, 2021 9:53 pm I’m thinking of “investing” in an enclosed car transporter do you reckon there’s a living to be made bringing stuff over from the continent be that fugees?

I think sheefag's cornered that market.

Ben

Possibly a bit too heavy for your beavertail but might break well?

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... 900025314/

Yeah too heavy for my truck and unfortunately I would end up wanting to fix it rather than break it and I don't need and more money pits

It's not a fucking "sedan" either.