Back again

[CHR15E]

Been a while again so thought I'd say hello.

No Rover purchases but I have bought another Jeep and several Astra Twintops since my last visit.

I'm not up to my record of 800s yet but its definitely got out of control. Hands up who could see that coming?

Here's a pic of my Jeeps together. I'm keeping both for the time being. I'm undecided on the blue one but it was cheap so I won't lose on it whelatever I do with it.



A random picture of my drive. The contents have changed but somehow things are still the same.

We've currently got 8 Twintops, 2 Jeeps, Astra Estate, mum's Picanto, caravan and a car trailer at home. So space is at a premium.

Nobody's fault but mine though.

[mercedade]

Alright Chris, nice to hear from you.

It's super quiet around here, but that's not that surprising! 800s have definitely turned into one of the rarer cars around.

Mine's been off the road for nearly a year whilst I've worked my way through a couple of soft-top CLKs (a 2.3 supercharged and a 3.2 V6), a diesel spaceship Civic, and currently in a Saab 95 and an R53 Mini Cooper S.

I keep saying this will be the year to get the Vitesse back on the road, but that's going to involve a garage at least.

[scoobyh123]

Nice to see you're still around Chris and as you say, nothing has really changed on your drive except the flavour of the contents!

Not much has changed for me either, still have the Volvo 760 "Dogmobile", the Sterling and also a Jag S Type 3.0 V6 SE - however the Sterling is likely to be up for sale soon as the monkey that allegedly welded it for the MoT and subsequently passed it only did half a job. Technically i can do it, physically i can't these days so sadly looks like the Sterling will have to go.

[Fastback]

Man's gotta have a hobby, Chris!

Am I the only one who uses their 800s as daily drivers? Really the Vitesse should come off the road and be worked on (just the engine and gearbox) but as the saying goes, 'out of sight, out of mind!' And we're not talking about an invisible lunatic.

The Sterling will be going in for some welding round the NS rear wheel arch soon and some other bits as it was 'crashed' into, again, on the rear bumper. Deep scratches on the corner as someone manoeuvred out of a parking space. I suspect the welding will open a tin of worms regarding the fuel tank etc, but I'm prepared for that. I also think the rear calipers need some attention, might replace them for the cost. And this is in addition to the exhaust saga...

But deal with these things as they come up, and you'll be all right.