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raleighrider21
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gone through a few cars now.
micra 1.3 auto was me first.
focus 2.0 auto estate 2nd.
then I got a c2 which got sold a week later.
then I got a golf. which got sold.
then I had a Vauxhall 1.3tdi estate. utter shite - went well for a while but then I had turbo issues and gave up - sold it.
I now have a Vauxhall cavalier which has cooling issues will drive fine for a hour then overheats :facepalm: ill be ripping into that soon. starting to think I should stay away from cars and stick to motorbikes + push bikes.
micra 1.3 auto was me first.
focus 2.0 auto estate 2nd.
then I got a c2 which got sold a week later.
then I got a golf. which got sold.
then I had a Vauxhall 1.3tdi estate. utter shite - went well for a while but then I had turbo issues and gave up - sold it.
I now have a Vauxhall cavalier which has cooling issues will drive fine for a hour then overheats :facepalm: ill be ripping into that soon. starting to think I should stay away from cars and stick to motorbikes + push bikes.
Nice idea... I'm guessing Jimi's list will be bigger but....
1962 Austin A40 - (first car)
Peugeot 309
Landrover Series 2A - (Lasted 3 months)
Citroen AX 1.5 Diesel (Wrote off)
Austin Metro (a between cars car, tuned by my uncle, fast, drank fuel and spat fire out of the exhaust
)
Nissan Sunny (yes I know, nearly got dumped for that one)
Suzuki Vitara (I liked it)
Peugeot 306 1.9TD
Nissan Micra (a between cars car)
Saab 900 coupe
Touran 1.6fsi (Big Red Bus Brilliant for bikes boats and camping )
Hyundai Santa Fe, modern niceness but I really only get to drive the Touran.
1962 Austin A40 - (first car)
Peugeot 309
Landrover Series 2A - (Lasted 3 months)
Citroen AX 1.5 Diesel (Wrote off)
Austin Metro (a between cars car, tuned by my uncle, fast, drank fuel and spat fire out of the exhaust
)Nissan Sunny (yes I know, nearly got dumped for that one)
Suzuki Vitara (I liked it)
Peugeot 306 1.9TD
Nissan Micra (a between cars car)
Saab 900 coupe
Touran 1.6fsi (Big Red Bus
Brilliant for bikes boats and camping )Hyundai Santa Fe, modern niceness but I really only get to drive the Touran.
OK, I'll play too:
1974 Ford Escort 1.3L (Badly repaired by previous owner apprentice welder - 2nd worst car I ever bought)
1978 Mini 1000 (but really a 1098 engine from a Clubman - worst car I ever bought)
1981 Vauxhall Chevette (Blew the cylinder head gasket the day I bought it due to leaky water pump which I knew about, drove it for 20k more miles with the thermostat out and no heating)
1971 Ford Escort 1.1L (lovely 2 door, still the nicest gearbox ever, the car I proposed to my wife in)
1991 Peugeot 205 XS (Best driving car ever, in fact still the best I've ever owned)
1996 Vauxhall Jetta (first car in the US, gearbox imploded the day after we bought it)
1971 Mercedes Benz 280SE (the car I should have brought back from the US)
1984 Mercedes Benz 300SD (the car I did bring back from the US)
1999 Volvo S40 1.9D (fecking Renault diesel engines)
2006 Mazda MX-5 1.8 (Cut and blow-dry, madam?)
And my motorbike:
1989 Honda Revere
1974 Ford Escort 1.3L (Badly repaired by previous owner apprentice welder - 2nd worst car I ever bought)
1978 Mini 1000 (but really a 1098 engine from a Clubman - worst car I ever bought)
1981 Vauxhall Chevette (Blew the cylinder head gasket the day I bought it due to leaky water pump which I knew about, drove it for 20k more miles with the thermostat out and no heating)
1971 Ford Escort 1.1L (lovely 2 door, still the nicest gearbox ever, the car I proposed to my wife in)
1991 Peugeot 205 XS (Best driving car ever, in fact still the best I've ever owned)
1996 Vauxhall Jetta (first car in the US, gearbox imploded the day after we bought it)
1971 Mercedes Benz 280SE (the car I should have brought back from the US)
1984 Mercedes Benz 300SD (the car I did bring back from the US)
1999 Volvo S40 1.9D (fecking Renault diesel engines)
2006 Mazda MX-5 1.8 (Cut and blow-dry, madam?)
And my motorbike:
1989 Honda Revere
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Oooh, this will be interesting, to me anyway, to total up what I've had
'60s Morris Mini, scrapped
'70s Austin Mini 850, traded in for
Mini Estate, written off in a big way by me driving like a loony
Hillman Imp with self built Sport engine, scrapped
Metro 1.3S, written off by septugenarian American driving on wrong side of road
Metro 1.3GLS, written off by me driving like a loony
Mini 1275GT Clubman, with self built Cooper S engine with feck off inch and 3/4 SU carb., sold
VW Scirocco MK1, scrapped
VW Golf, 1.1l, scrapped
Chrysler Alpine, French built piece of shit, don't know what happened to it, wiped from memory till now :shock:
VW Golt GTI 1.6Inj., MK1, written off by young numpty who decided to do a 360 at a junction and drove right into me
VW Scirocco 1.6l MK2, uplifted by council :facepalm:
VW Scirocco GTX MK2 1.8Inj., sold
VW Scirocco Scala MK2 1.8Inj, sold
Tiger Super6 kitcar with self built 2.0l Fiat Twincam with twin 40 Dellortos, sold
BMW E30 325i SE, mentally fast car for what it was, sold to fund
VW Corrado 1.8 16v that I never finished rebuilding so sold it to fund
'99 VW Passat Estate 1.9TDI prior to which I had a
Vauxhall Omega 2.2l Estate (the petrol-sooking equivalent of a black hole), given to me by mate, also sold to fund Passat
19 cars, sure there could be more as only remembered Chrysler Alpine just before I posted.
Oooh, this will be interesting, to me anyway, to total up what I've had
'60s Morris Mini, scrapped
'70s Austin Mini 850, traded in for
Mini Estate, written off in a big way by me driving like a loony
Hillman Imp with self built Sport engine, scrapped
Metro 1.3S, written off by septugenarian American driving on wrong side of road
Metro 1.3GLS, written off by me driving like a loony
Mini 1275GT Clubman, with self built Cooper S engine with feck off inch and 3/4 SU carb., sold
VW Scirocco MK1, scrapped
VW Golf, 1.1l, scrapped
Chrysler Alpine, French built piece of shit, don't know what happened to it, wiped from memory till now :shock:
VW Golt GTI 1.6Inj., MK1, written off by young numpty who decided to do a 360 at a junction and drove right into me
VW Scirocco 1.6l MK2, uplifted by council :facepalm:
VW Scirocco GTX MK2 1.8Inj., sold
VW Scirocco Scala MK2 1.8Inj, sold
Tiger Super6 kitcar with self built 2.0l Fiat Twincam with twin 40 Dellortos, sold
BMW E30 325i SE, mentally fast car for what it was, sold to fund
VW Corrado 1.8 16v that I never finished rebuilding so sold it to fund
'99 VW Passat Estate 1.9TDI prior to which I had a
Vauxhall Omega 2.2l Estate (the petrol-sooking equivalent of a black hole), given to me by mate, also sold to fund Passat
19 cars, sure there could be more as only remembered Chrysler Alpine just before I posted.
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I don't think I've owned too many cars.
Ford Capri Cabaret II
Ford Capri 2.0 Laser
Ford Escort LX
Ford Capri 280 Brooklands
Ford Focus
Citroen C4 Hatchback
Citroen C4 Grand Picasso
I'll not be buying anymore Citroens either.
I don't think I've owned too many cars.
Ford Capri Cabaret II
Ford Capri 2.0 Laser
Ford Escort LX
Ford Capri 280 Brooklands
Ford Focus
Citroen C4 Hatchback
Citroen C4 Grand Picasso
I'll not be buying anymore Citroens either.
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Cars, those asterisked are still in use by family members:
Ford Transit six wheeler (company)
Ford Sierra Est (company)
Vauxhall Chevette bought between jobs (head gasket blew at Tyndrum on Hogmanay when we were of to BofO hotel for party. Hotel owner drove his Range Rover at 100mph in blizzard to pick us up and get us back in time for the bells, dressed in full highland regalia)
Ford Escort (company)
Toyota Hiace Camper (sold on to a dodgy dealer who gave me almost enough to buy the VW)
*VW Camper
Ford Sapphire (company)
Citroen BX GTI (utter shite but fast, crap build quality)
Volvo 240GLT Est (slow and heavy, kept for nearly 20 years, great build quality)
Volvo 340 (inherited from father - actually quite a good motor)
Landrover Discovery V8i with all mod cons and 7 seats, now seen offroading around Argyll
Volvo 240 GLT Est (bought for £100 to use as spares, then dismantled in my garage and got rid of bit by bit. Might still have the bonnet somewhere)
Toyota Previa people carrier #1 (scrapped due to rust)
*BMW E46 328i (very fast but Friday afternoon electrics. Probably up for disposal soon)
*Toyota Previa people carrier #2
*Landrover Series 2a LWB
*Ford Focus (ex Kaiser - still going strong)
*Subaru Legacy
Bikes, asterisks are stiil here:
1979 Yamaha XS 250 (well I had to start somewhere)
1981 Kawasaki Z1000J (that's more like it, eventually sold to a dealer for more than I paid for it)
1977 Honda CB400T (used for brief spell as courier in London before emails were invented)
1982 Honda CB400N (as above)
1980 Honda RS 250 (bought on a whim to do up, sold a month later for 2x purchase price)
*1977 Honda CB750K7 (fed up of commuting traffic in London, back on a bike after 2 yr absence)
*1984 Kawasaki GPZ900R
*1975 Honda CB750K2
*1971 Triumph Bonnie bitsa
*1974 Norton Commando (project but complete)
*1985 Kawasaki GPZ900R
*1974 Honda SL125
I need a bigger garage, actually any garage would be good at the moment
Cars, those asterisked are still in use by family members:
Ford Transit six wheeler (company)
Ford Sierra Est (company)
Vauxhall Chevette bought between jobs (head gasket blew at Tyndrum on Hogmanay when we were of to BofO hotel for party. Hotel owner drove his Range Rover at 100mph in blizzard to pick us up and get us back in time for the bells, dressed in full highland regalia)
Ford Escort (company)
Toyota Hiace Camper (sold on to a dodgy dealer who gave me almost enough to buy the VW)
*VW Camper
Ford Sapphire (company)
Citroen BX GTI (utter shite but fast, crap build quality)
Volvo 240GLT Est (slow and heavy, kept for nearly 20 years, great build quality)
Volvo 340 (inherited from father - actually quite a good motor)
Landrover Discovery V8i with all mod cons and 7 seats, now seen offroading around Argyll
Volvo 240 GLT Est (bought for £100 to use as spares, then dismantled in my garage and got rid of bit by bit. Might still have the bonnet somewhere)
Toyota Previa people carrier #1 (scrapped due to rust)
*BMW E46 328i (very fast but Friday afternoon electrics. Probably up for disposal soon)
*Toyota Previa people carrier #2
*Landrover Series 2a LWB
*Ford Focus (ex Kaiser - still going strong)
*Subaru Legacy
Bikes, asterisks are stiil here:
1979 Yamaha XS 250 (well I had to start somewhere)
1981 Kawasaki Z1000J (that's more like it, eventually sold to a dealer for more than I paid for it)
1977 Honda CB400T (used for brief spell as courier in London before emails were invented)
1982 Honda CB400N (as above)
1980 Honda RS 250 (bought on a whim to do up, sold a month later for 2x purchase price)
*1977 Honda CB750K7 (fed up of commuting traffic in London, back on a bike after 2 yr absence)
*1984 Kawasaki GPZ900R
*1975 Honda CB750K2
*1971 Triumph Bonnie bitsa
*1974 Norton Commando (project but complete)
*1985 Kawasaki GPZ900R
*1974 Honda SL125
I need a bigger garage, actually any garage would be good at the moment
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OK, I'll play.
1980 Mini 850
1983 Mini Mayfair
1986 Vauxhall Nova
1975 Van Den Plas 1500
1987 Volvo 240D
1996 Renault Laguna RTI Sport
1990 Toyota Town Ace
1990 Fiat Uno
1989 VW Polo (twice) lol
1996 Chrysler Neon
1993 Peugeot 205 Diesel
1995 Peugeot 106 Diesel
1977 Reliant Scimitar GTE
1992 Daihatsu Sportrack
1997 Nissan Micra
1969 Land Rover SIIa
1967 Austin Healey Sprite
2007 Suzuki Swift
2006 VW Caddy.
And the motorbikes..
1997 Honda VFR 800
1989 Yamaha TR1
1990 Kawasaki GT550
1976 BMW R60/6
1979 Montesa 348
2003 Montesa 315R
2006 Sherco 125
1953 AJS 16MCS
Jeez, what a lot of money I wasted!
1980 Mini 850
1983 Mini Mayfair
1986 Vauxhall Nova
1975 Van Den Plas 1500
1987 Volvo 240D
1996 Renault Laguna RTI Sport
1990 Toyota Town Ace
1990 Fiat Uno
1989 VW Polo (twice) lol
1996 Chrysler Neon
1993 Peugeot 205 Diesel
1995 Peugeot 106 Diesel
1977 Reliant Scimitar GTE
1992 Daihatsu Sportrack
1997 Nissan Micra
1969 Land Rover SIIa
1967 Austin Healey Sprite
2007 Suzuki Swift
2006 VW Caddy.
And the motorbikes..
1997 Honda VFR 800
1989 Yamaha TR1
1990 Kawasaki GT550
1976 BMW R60/6
1979 Montesa 348
2003 Montesa 315R
2006 Sherco 125
1953 AJS 16MCS
Jeez, what a lot of money I wasted!
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Top end noise then? I had intermittent racket on a Ducati and it was a loose alternator rotor. Heck of a noise but probably irrelevant if top end. Weird that it is intermittent and a real ball-ache for diagnosis :? . OC will help no doubt. Post when you suss it out - hope that's soon.
Mr Panda":1d5h231l said:jonthefish":1d5h231l said:
Thought I might have it sussed today after pulling motor covers off and making adjustment to camchain tension, but problem persists. Its intermittent too - one minute the motor is sweet as a nut, the next it sound like a bunch of chimps with hammers in a dustbin
Starts and idles fine, drives as normal then all hell lets loose, then goes away, then comes back, then goes away.......... consistent with engine speed
Top end noise then? I had intermittent racket on a Ducati and it was a loose alternator rotor. Heck of a noise but probably irrelevant if top end. Weird that it is intermittent and a real ball-ache for diagnosis :? . OC will help no doubt. Post when you suss it out - hope that's soon.
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