Looking at buying a new car
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If I hadn't wasted loads of money out drinking and nightclubs every weekend for years I could have bought the land next to my house and had me a double or triple garage, really wanted something with double garage but I wanted Detached house too and couldn't afford both
Could well be, trouble is it doesn't get used regular like it did, I think last time it went out was when I collected Window, that must be 4 weeks ago.
My CRX sits over winter, it starts instantly and when it warms up the revs start dropping until it cuts out, then it will not restart, didn't know where to start with it, reading a few things I decided to go with basics, took spark plugs out, look fine and were fine when last ran okay, cleaned them and put back in, started straight away and runs perfect. last summer it only sat few months and I drove over to my brothers, couple of miles away and it started hesitating, got to his and when I left a few hours later fine all way home, cleaned plugs next day fine again
Maybe the Iridium plugs I should try, annoyingly I let the other crx go and it had them in it already, should have took them out
If I hadn't wasted loads of money out drinking and nightclubs every weekend for years I could have bought the land next to my house and had me a double or triple garage, really wanted something with double garage but I wanted Detached house too and couldn't afford both
Could well be, trouble is it doesn't get used regular like it did, I think last time it went out was when I collected Window, that must be 4 weeks ago.
My CRX sits over winter, it starts instantly and when it warms up the revs start dropping until it cuts out, then it will not restart, didn't know where to start with it, reading a few things I decided to go with basics, took spark plugs out, look fine and were fine when last ran okay, cleaned them and put back in, started straight away and runs perfect. last summer it only sat few months and I drove over to my brothers, couple of miles away and it started hesitating, got to his and when I left a few hours later fine all way home, cleaned plugs next day fine again
Maybe the Iridium plugs I should try, annoyingly I let the other crx go and it had them in it already, should have took them out
If I hadn't wasted loads of money out drinking and nightclubs every weekend for years I could have bought the land next to my house and had me a double or triple garage, really wanted something with double garage but I wanted Detached house too and couldn't afford both
John Bennett
Senior Member
True, although one of these would be worth a joyride, to be fair.
(image pilfered from Autocar website, etc)
Subtle and understatedTrue, although one of these would be worth a joyride, to be fair.
(image pilfered from Autocar website, etc)
John Bennett
Senior Member
We need to take the best elements of the Metro and make a rally car out of it.
Hmm, ok, lets just keep the door handles and make another car.
Yeah apart from a few episodes where you just think the tossers could've easily paid for the restoration themselves most seem genuinely deserving.
Funny, that was exactly the one I was thinking of
The 2nd episode the Beetle, guy just had no job but it was just starting then so its fine with that one, they just got worse cases as they went on, some real sad ones though like the Lancia Delta Integrale
Forget which car it was now but, one they found paper and wood I think and wheel arch liners made from some old folders and his wife says, that wouldn't have been my husband, sure the guy at end said I'd done most of the work for ya or maybe another one, some real cringe moments though lol
Forget which car it was now but, one they found paper and wood I think and wheel arch liners made from some old folders and his wife says, that wouldn't have been my husband, sure the guy at end said I'd done most of the work for ya or maybe another one, some real cringe moments though lol
Yeah, The Datsun 240z Retired GP
You could have nice house and be broke, GP's are not usually broke as I was fixing printer under warranty for one in the 90s and he said if I could get it done quicker he'd give me a fiver, reason he needed to get off was he didn't want to be late for his Flying Lesson , sometimes it doesn't matter too much because it's great the car got restored else probably sit and rot
Pretty sure this was a dentist, but could be wrong. Just not convinced that repairing someones car because they couldn't be arsed to pay someone to do it makes good TV. The gut wrenching ones are where they die before or shortly after the car is finished.
kingtreelo
Active member
i need to go back to this, what kind of tariff are you on that you can charge your car for £3, sounds like a bit of a fib
anyway, my EV charger got installed today at home, so charging is slightly cheaper and a lot slower, but it will save us money in the long run, the tariffs that the electric companies are great, you are just being charged a fortune to do anything during the day, so it all evens out unless you like sitting in the dark with nothing on all day