Medders I also had an engine mount fail on my Mini and on a Fiesta; as for remembering number plates it was my first car! I don't remember all the registrations though:
Car History: Mini - Electircal Glitches Ford Fiesta - Very highmileage and did not want to start from November to March Scimitar SS1 - Great fun but leaked - Chassis broke Citroen BX - Complex hydraulics, though nothing like going up and down in traffic! Citroen Visa Diesel - Flimsy ended up swapping it for a Vacuum Cleaner the worst purchase here Fiat Ciquecento Sporting - First nearly new car Alfa Romeo 156 - Fantastic car 145 mph on Autobahns - hit speed bumps even at very slow speeds - ate power steering pumps 3 in 2 years - idiot dealers Honda Accord Type R - Everything the Alfa should have been Renault Scenic - 1st child born reliable transport Vauxhall Corsa - Second car boring but got from A to B BMW 520i - Second car for me; £600 off ebay a superb car and buy got written off parked in SE7 by a drunk in a stolen car Renault Grand Scenic - 2nd child born; apparently needed a 7-seater for the 4 of us BMW 318is - £900 from ebay has been a great car for the last 2 years though a tad tail happy - unfortunately the oil sump is cracked and it is now got a serious oil leak being quoted £380 to repair looking for an oil sump for BMW M42 engine on the web. Motoring for £10 a week
Same dealer took my broken and it was peremantky broken Scimitar (had been sat in a garage for an age) off my hands for a £1500 against my newish Cinquecento Sporting which remained in the family until last year.
Austin Allegro. What a tool. Me and my mate both had one. Drove down the coast one day with both cars full with mates. Decided it was time for a race. Both cars stuck at 60 MPH neck and neck on a dual carrageway, no one prepared to lift their foot from the acceleratorto allow the other one to pull in. Caused 3 mile tailback !!! Renault 9 (i think). £60 Charlton car auction. Made it to Italy and back (1990 World Cup). Sold it for £40. When you lifted up the back seat, you could see the wheels going around. Another proper motor.
Pickwick, thtat lot were awful at sansiro! I had no end of probs on my cihinkiquento (or however the fooook it is spelled!) gearbox, exhaust, even the butterfly thingy in the carbaretta (sp) came off and managed to get stuck and sometimes leave the throttle on full revs! My mate fixed it after them lot at the dealer couldnt fix it! Couldnt believe we found it in the carb!
[cite]Posted By: Robbo on the wing[/cite]Austin Allegro. What a tool. Me and my mate both had one. Drove down the coast one day with both cars full with mates. Decided it was time for a race. Both cars stuck at 60 MPH neck and neck on a dual carrageway, no one prepared to lift their foot from the acceleratorto allow the other one to pull in. Caused 3 mile tailback !!!
As I joint owned a Buick whilst travelling in the States - but only drove it once as I didnt know how to drive. Once I passed my UK test, I bought an Allegro. I now own a Mondeo.
There was always a problem with a big flat spot in the Cinquecento's acceleration, turned out San Siro had fitted a petrol filter the wrong way round! Other than that it never went wrong but was developing some electircal foibiles towards the end.
The Alfa went to San Siro as well for servicing and they were f****** awful; bought the Alfa in Belguim for about 45% less than UK list price and boy did it piss them off.
You'd have to buy a helicopter to avoid the congestion charge, can I suggest http://www.robinsonheli.com/products.htm I have found their products reliable.
[quote][cite]Posted By: CharltonDan[/cite][quote][cite]Posted By: Robbo on the wing[/cite]Austin Allegro. What a tool. Me and my mate both had one. Drove down the coast one day with both cars full with mates. Decided it was time for a race. Both cars stuck at 60 MPH neck and neck on a dual carrageway, no one prepared to lift their foot from the acceleratorto allow the other one to pull in. Caused 3 mile tailback !!! [/quote]
LOL! Quality[/quote] Due to excessive high speed motoring, the Allegro's engine blew up. On taking it to a mechanic for further inspection, infored that a new engine would be required. Whilst the engine was being replaced, informed by the mechanic that the supposedly origional engine block had been stamped with the letters FUCKED instead of a row of digits. CHARLTON CAR AUCTIONS. Love em, or hate em.
1.0 diahatsu charade XHN 330Y in black. thought it was the dogs nads. head gasket went. swopped it plus £100 for a toyota corolla and totalled that after just 3 miles, with all my wordly goods in it (well a stereo and a bag of clothes) on the day i left home in 1990. . oh and a charlton mirror my uncle bought me for christmas as a kid. think ive still got it somewhere. its a crap mirror though because the logo covers virtually the whole mirror. happy daze.
For some silly reason , i can remember him objecting to me fitting it with a rev counter. i can't believe the information i disclose after a few beers.
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Car History:
Mini - Electircal Glitches
Ford Fiesta - Very highmileage and did not want to start from November to March
Scimitar SS1 - Great fun but leaked - Chassis broke
Citroen BX - Complex hydraulics, though nothing like going up and down in traffic!
Citroen Visa Diesel - Flimsy ended up swapping it for a Vacuum Cleaner the worst purchase here
Fiat Ciquecento Sporting - First nearly new car
Alfa Romeo 156 - Fantastic car 145 mph on Autobahns - hit speed bumps even at very slow speeds - ate power steering pumps 3 in 2 years - idiot dealers
Honda Accord Type R - Everything the Alfa should have been
Renault Scenic - 1st child born reliable transport
Vauxhall Corsa - Second car boring but got from A to B
BMW 520i - Second car for me; £600 off ebay a superb car and buy got written off parked in SE7 by a drunk in a stolen car
Renault Grand Scenic - 2nd child born; apparently needed a 7-seater for the 4 of us
BMW 318is - £900 from ebay has been a great car for the last 2 years though a tad tail happy - unfortunately the oil sump is cracked and it is now got a serious oil leak being quoted £380 to repair looking for an oil sump for BMW M42 engine on the web. Motoring for £10 a week
See i wasn't the only one! Thanks pickwick
I bet you both wear anoraks that have extra large pockets for notepads and timetables....
Same dealer took my broken and it was peremantky broken Scimitar (had been sat in a garage for an age) off my hands for a £1500 against my newish Cinquecento Sporting which remained in the family until last year.
Renault 9 (i think). £60 Charlton car auction. Made it to Italy and back (1990 World Cup). Sold it for £40. When you lifted up the back seat, you could see the wheels going around. Another proper motor.
Couldn't start to learn til i was 22 due to a series of epilleptic fits.
Smashed mine to smitherinoes!
LOL! Quality
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My Dads Triumph TR6
There was always a problem with a big flat spot in the Cinquecento's acceleration, turned out San Siro had fitted a petrol filter the wrong way round! Other than that it never went wrong but was developing some electircal foibiles towards the end.
The Alfa went to San Siro as well for servicing and they were f****** awful; bought the Alfa in Belguim for about 45% less than UK list price and boy did it piss them off.
I have found their products reliable.
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LOL! Quality[/quote]
Due to excessive high speed motoring, the Allegro's engine blew up. On taking it to a mechanic for further inspection, infored that a new engine would be required. Whilst the engine was being replaced, informed by the mechanic that the supposedly origional engine block had been stamped with the letters FUCKED instead of a row of digits.
CHARLTON CAR AUCTIONS. Love em, or hate em.
Went to a few away days. AND SELHURST!!!!!
Never owned a Ford in my Life!!
What drove you to buy an Allegro Robbo. Surely the ugliest car ever FACT ;-)
Passed my driving test and my dad said if i did he would by me a car. I think that he was really pissed off that i passed first time!!
i can't believe the information i disclose after a few beers.