MOTOR CHAT

[Mr Panda]

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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

 

[firedfromthecircus]

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!

 

[jonthefish]

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Good to see some other motorised bike enthusiasts here.

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.

 

[highlandsflyer]

Ach, dinnae worry about startin a collection..

 

[jonthefish]

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Why not?
Cars:
Vauxhall Chevette (slept in that for weeks on end while studying for my PhD. Field laboratory - it smelled of otter crap)
Opel Kadet
Ford Escort Estate (crashed through neighbour's chicken shed - chickens fortunately out)
Ford Mondeo (died on Skye on a road it was never designed for)
VW MK II Golf (forgettable - nearly forgot)
Nissan Primera Estate (unforgettably dull)
VW Passat estate (unforgettably smelly)
Suzuki Vitaras (several - unforgettably rusty)
Suzuki Grand Vitara TD (currently heading to scrapper)
Toyota Hilux Surf (busted head. may repair)
Peugeot 406 coupe diesel (bonny but ooh those French electrics..)

Bikes:
Honda SS50 (so uncool at age 16 when everyone else was on FS1Es)
Puch GT50 (Much more like it - quick for a moped and bike touring from Fife to Wester Ross was freedom!)
Moto Guzzi 250 2C (wish I still had this - lovely bike)
Triumph Trident T150 (bought in boxes cos couldn't afford a whole one. built up then stolen. arse)
Suzuki GS500 (dire stop gap due to nicked T150. held together with wire and string. but memorable west highland tour with gf)
Moto Guzzi Monza 500 (sweet...)
Kawasaki ZZR600 (had two - fine bikes)
Ducati 851 (a thing of beauty)
Ducati 900ss ('96. favourite bike ever?)
Aprilia SL100 Falco

Still have the Ducatis and Falco. Need for new 4x4 may force sales though

 

[raleighrider21]

sorted the issue with the cav overheating. she now runs and drives spot on. old betsy will chug along for a good few years yet.
also gone and ordered my new bike - first ever new bike - Honda cbr250

 

[ewanm77]

mk2 fiesta 950 ( first car)
mk2 fiesta xr2
mk1 fiesta xr2
nova gsi
nova 2.0
mk2 cavalier sri
mk2 cavalier calibre 16v
Peugeot 205 gti 1.9
Renault 5 gtt
Peugeot 309 gti
mk4 escort estate
astra lxi estate
sierra cosworth 2wd
Subaru legacy
mk7 escort
saab 93
Peugeot 106 rallye
rover 214 gsi
corsa 2.0
corsa cdti sxi
audi a6 2.5 tdi avant
Vauxhall agila
mk4 golf estate sdi
mk4 golf estate tdi 150
Nissan micra


bikes
1976 Yamaha fs1e with kick start

 

[jimihendrix]

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Er, not as long as some would imagine, kind of in order i think.

1977 Fiat 127
1978 Fiat 127
1973 Austin 1300
1980 Mini 1000
1960 Ex race Mini
1981 Mini 1000 HL
1981 Hillman Avenger 1600.
1980 Ford Escort 1600
1981 Ford Capri 1600L
1980 Ford Capri 2.0S
1971 VW Beetle
1983 VW Golf 1100
1980 Datsun Sunny
1984 Vauxhall Carlton 2000L
1980 Mini 1000HL
1988 MG Maestro 2.0EFI
1974 Pontiac Firebird
1981 Ford Fiesta
1984 Mazda B2000 pick up
1967 Hillman Imp Californian
1983 Ford Fiesta
1980 Ford Capri 3.0 Ghia
1980 Chevrolet Caprice
1974 Hillman Imp Saloon
1969 Hillman Imp Van
1980 Ford Capri 3.0S
1998 Fiat Cinquechento Sporting
1970 Ford Mustang Mach1
1968 Dodge Charger
1980 Ford Mustang 5.0
1972 Mini 1380
1998 Alfa Romeo 155 2.0 TS
1978 Ford Capri 3.0S
1986 Escort RWD
1992 VW Polo Genesis
1992 VW Polo GT
1990 VW Polo GT Saloon
1998 BMW 728i
1997 BMW 750iL
1998 Land Rover Discovery
1985 Land Rover Discovery
1979 Lotus Elite

Never owned a car newer than 2000, then again never been in debt for a car either.

Most valuable car i've owned was the Dodge Charger, sold for 11.5K in 2006 would be worth nearer 18K today :roll:

Also one that got away was a solid Datsun 240Z i was offered for £1000 back in the early 90's, body shop owning mate was selling it for the owner who had gone to jail for a long time, it had had a ton of work done, new floors, rear 1/4's wings repaired etc, just needed painting (yellow) and put back together, owner told him to sell it to get the money for the labour and parts, knocked it back as i already had the Ex Race Mini in the above list which ended up scrapped anyway :roll:

 

[kaiser]

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Mark a most enviable collection as expected! Particularly like the Imps and Fiats and the Capris of course and the muscle The 240 sounds like a great opportunity missed, I'd love one of them as well. I once missed out on a minty 2.0 sport, signal orange with tartan Recaros, seller sold it to someone else, I was gutted.

 

[Hawmaw]

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Here's the cars I've had ...

1975 VX Chevette
1979 Ford Cortina 2.0 GL
1975 MG Midget
1981 Ford Cortina 1.6L
1981 Ford Cortina Estate 2.0 GL
1981 Mitsubishi Sapporo
1981 Renault 9TLE
1984 VX Chevette
1984 Talbot Samba
1984 Renault 5
1984 Renault 9GTL
1984 Opel Kadette
1987 Peugeot 309
1988 VW Golf
1989 VX Cavalier 2.0GL
1991 Mazda 626
1997 Honda Civic
1997 VW Sharan
1997 VX Astra
1999 Ford Mondeo Estate
2000 Renault Clio
2001 VX Astra
2003 Renault Scenic
2005 Ford Galaxy

My bikes ...

Vespa 150 Super
Lambretta GP150
Yamaha RD250E
Yamaha XS250
Kawasaki Z250
BMW 60/5
Honda CB1100F
Suzuki GSXR750G
Yamaha TDM850 Mk1
Suzuki Bandit 1200
Yamaha TDM850 Mk11