Club Arnage

Thats me got tired of the A3 breaking down and spending money on it.

The latest problem is 5th gear has gone missing and the clutch is slipping. My brothers had a look at it and thinks it could have been in a fairly big accident in the past as the inner wings seem damaged.

So i've turned to the dark side and managed to get a staight swap at a ford dealer on a 06 plate Fiesta ST with only 5000 miles on the clock.

Its not quite the quality of the Audi but hopefully it wont break and if it does it wont cost both arms and legs to sort.

It looks like i might have the tuning bug again though as im already looking at engine parts  ::)

Mike

As the Ozzies say... only milk and juice comes in 2 litres ;D

Hey Mike you wont regret getting one of Henry's buggys had them all my life with very few problems (other than when I have started to tinker under the bonnet!) http://www.pumaspeed.co.uk/category.php?catid=&subid=32 check these guys out I've heard good things about them, I've got a Focus rs myself and you will find a huge grin on my face  ;D

great little cars the ST - welcome to my world of not being able to leave a car standard!!!! i picked my new one up today and ive already bought new rear lights  ::)

What you got now Kev???

Ive had a look at them and torquesteer.co.uk aswell.

Not sure how far to go with the engine but i think i'll start with the dreamscience remap and see how we go.

Its a cracking little car though  ;D

I added a huge gouge down to metal in the drivers side rear wing of the Chavalier a few days ago by reversing into a brick flower planter while a little hung over.
I think it adds road prescence... and has knocked some of the mud off too so a winner all round. ;D

It's a 5 cylinder 2.5L

Its a fiesta ST Barry,only got 2.0 litres and 16valves to play with  ::)

We'll check that next year October Rex. ;D

As the Ozzies say.. only milk and juice for a family comes in 2.5 litres. ;D

would be rude not to... its only a day on a plane! See ya in 2 weeks time ;D

a nice phase 2 astra gsi (these are a limited run of 500) with 58k on the clock :)

(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a74/kev_mk3/R690%20VRA%20-%20P2%20GSI/IMG_0590.jpg)

(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a74/kev_mk3/R690%20VRA%20-%20P2%20GSI/IMG_0583.jpg)

:)

Nothing wrong with fords! :)) ;)

Wow and shopping at Cheshire Oaks, U are going to look smart at Le Mans, young Kev

this weekend ive about 6 hours of polishing to do so the car will be like new :) then a complete service and its ready for Lemans :)

i had a phase 1 GSI in white a few years ago and always wanted a phase 2 (now i have one :) )

(the oaks is only 5minutes from my house ;))

LOL....................... Kev i cannot believe you went onto the top deck of the multi story car par at Cheshire oaks to take some photos of your new motor, it's a bit.......

Surely these two words don't belong in the same sentence.   :-\

Dx

Oh come on Doris, give the kid a break willya?

(BX break or something like that :P)

You want me to break him?   :o  

Dx

i was passing so thought why not  ::) - practice with the camera aswell

:'(

Just under £2k – yes its a lot but to me its worth it and when I sell my current car it will near enough pay me the money back

Steady now!
 :-[

Must get to the opticians, thought it read Focus ST :-[

Nooooooooo!

You didn't know that the french call their estates breaks? ;)

We used to call them that over here too

Er ... no.  They don't tend to teach us much about French culture in New Zealand.   ::)

Dx

I prefer "Station Wagon" (and it's a Pontiac  ;D )

Looks nice kev, very clean from the photos, never mind the back lights, i think the wheels look a bit pony for a GSI.

Whether its your bag or not never dis a mans wheels, its all down to taste and budget, and i think this looks nice for an astra.

At last - language I understand.   ;D

Dx

the phase 2 GSI's had standard rear lights but ive got a set of phase 1 rear lights on the way ( smoked top halves and red bottoms ) also the wheels will be going soon for something more in tune with the gsi

thank you :)

Its my front lights ive got an issue with. The new car is the face lift fiesta and has the horrible bubble kind of headlights so ive got a set of the older lights ordered  ;D

So Break or Station Wagon ?

In that case what does that make the Good'ol Morris Traveller

(http://www.oldwoodies.com/img/uk/morrisminortraveller_dolph'n1.jpg)
Morris Station Wagon ?

or
(http://www.veafotoaqui.com/images_CARROS/1967MorrisMinorTraveller.jpg)
Morris Break ?

Which ever way, they were still good cars - What a combination  Steel & Wood and even sliding side windows.  ;D

And there were these..........

And these...

Funny that -  I was just cutting and psoting that car and even those pics.

Saw one once in a farm near Basingstoke years ago. (near where they make the paper for the bank notes)

But on that site they had a pic of one of these -  How much did they sell for?

(http://www.pestalozzi.net/sb/am_lagonda/slideshow/lagonda02.jpg)

Or the perfect car for Le Mans & its French (so they let u park it anywhere on the campsite - almost)

(http://www.tadzio.com/citroen/loadrunner_1.jpg)

or

(http://membres.lycos.fr/amicaletissier/Ajouts_septembre_2001/CX_ambulance_83_profil.jpg)

I want the last one, would be great fun.

Cadillac hearse (with a few 'modifications')

(http://www.dragracingonline.com/pmachine/images/uploads/SPS_Wood1.jpg)

(http://www.promodfullthrottle.com/blog/uploaded_images/hearse-780016)

(http://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/photos-scrap/103.jpg)

Yeah, thats how most of the frenchies end after ten years. ;D

Piggers,

I hope you wrote 'OOPS' near the scrape. This is customary dear boy.

I generally use number plate letters when I am caught out in this situation.

Just a tip, don't leave your dog in the car. Not for the weak of stomach or those of a squeamish disposition.

http://g35driver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=212883

Not nice. Did you read lower down in the same thread...

"About 6 years ago, my wife and I had our Min-Pin, Tillie, in our Acura CL with us. I was driving, and Tillie was standing on my wife's lap with her head out the passenger window. I pulled in to park at McDonalds, and when I pulled the keys out of the ignition, I accidentally bumped the 'Arm' button on the alarm remote. The problem is, my alarm has the window interface, so when I armed it, it automatically rolled the window up - squishing Tillie's neck and throat in the process. I hear my wife scream and turn to see our pooch dangling by her neck from the top of the passenger door and flailing around like a flag in a hurricane. I stared in disbelief for a split-second - horrified at the cartoonish events that were unfolding right in front of my eyes. And before I can react, Tillie lets loose a squirty $hit that shoots, slow motion like, accross the cabin, plastering the front of my shirt pretty good. So here I am in the Micky Dees parking lot, covered in crap, fumbling with the keys, wifey screaming bloodly murder in the passenger seat, with a half decapitated dog sticking out the window, flopping around for dear life and shooting diarreha from her a$$ cannon in rapid fire succession. Somehow in all the confusion, I managed to get the keys back into the ignition and roll the window down. Released from her deathlock, she fell back and collapsed into the wife's lap, gasping for air. I never will forget the look on Tillie's face... her eyes popping out of her head and her tongue dangling listlessly to one side... her expression was a mix of 'Im alive!' and 'WTF just happened?' and 'I can has Cheezeburger now?'

Eventually Tillie caught her breath, and after a few minutes was back to her normal self. I think the cheesburger helped. My wife and I, however, have been tramatized for life..."

You are a truly cruel barsteward.

BUT I LIKE YOUR STILE............ >:D ;D ;D

Diarreha???  >:(  ??? Whilst I'm sure we're all glad the poor pooch was okay, I have no sympathy for the storyteller. Perhaps having his shirt covered in liquid excrement will remind him how to spell the word correctly. I will not rest until everyone on CA knows how to spell it, repeat after me it's:-

D I A R R H O E A

Now write it out twenty times, make sure it's learned, marked and inwardly digested. Not literally though. I will be going round at LM and if anyone fails the spelling test then they owe me a beer, so woe betide you all. I confidently predict free drink all weekend!

Hmm, I assumed that was the name of his girlfriend, they'll shoot you as soon as look at you in that part of the world.


I wouldn't worry too much about the theory Andy, as long as everyone can remember how to do it, it's the practical things that are important these days. And I didn't know Jimmy Summerville was into Vauxhalls, amongst other things. Are those two beech trees growing through the roof?
H

Spare tyre looks like it's still got a few miles left on it though.

A proper shooting brake - just south of Cherbourg on the run home in 2005. The third puncture - two spares and a long story about RAC European cover.

Just seen an awsome sight on my way into the town about 12 miles from the villige i live in. The road is quite a twisy little number that can be fun to drive with a bit of speed  ;D

Anyway,i was giving the A3 a bit of welly before i get rid of it on friday and caught this old car going fairly slow but had a mighty powerful sound. He was holding me up though so at the 1st chance i got i made an attempt to overtake.

Well...... the thing shot off at an outstanding rate leaving me sitting in its dust and feeling a bit of a fool  :-[

And a quick search on google looks like it was a Dolomite Sprint.

Are these things fast standardor has it been tuned???

In some parts of the US we call these "Woodys"...

FS... Is that you with your first car in the B&W Pic? ;D

The Ozzies can "crack a big woody".... if you like large cans of pre mixed Woodstock Bourbon and Cola.
 ;D

Mike,
     Time you got shut of the A3 .

     A Dolly Sprint 0-60  in 8.4 .Tops 119MPH

Thats a nice Cardi too... was that the one you were wearing last time we met?

and that would not be helpful with the impending unmarried partner visa application interview... I wont mention nice cardi's 8)

I thought that was elephants

JT,

That Rolls was besqoke made for a chap called Godefroy. I've been in it. He was my Headmaster at Rhinefield House. I think Rolls' commissioned about a dozen of these, but I only ever saw one. sh*t you brought back memories.

Godefroy had three Rollers in perfect condition, all classics even in the sixties.



Later, after the school closed down. It was sold I believe to someone on Hayling Island who also had a pick-up version (he was a pig farmer!!!).

Most early/vintage Rolls & Bentleys were bespoke. Rolls Royce & Bentley primarily produced the rolling chasis's and then customers had coachbuilders finish the vehicle to their own specs. Wasn't until later on that Muliner Park Ward was acquired as the inhouse coach builder that they started producing complete vehicles.  ;D

I have seen a pick up version on Hayling Island, It was parked in a pub carpark as you head into the island on the left.
Silver in colour.

PP

My understanding from Andrew, the disconsolate chappie sitting on the front wing, who owns the car is that it is a Phantom I limousine from 1931 that was rebodied in the fifties. There was apparently a matching trailer at one point. It is a much travelled old bus, travelling from North Norfolk to Brighton every year to enable a bunch of drunks to watch the vintage car run. Much like the race at Le Sarthe, this excursion lasts from Friday morning through to Monday evening just to watch three or four hours worth of old motors. The Rolls also featured at the Goodwood Revival in 2005 & 2006, latterly being part of the display for the Saturday night ball. With all the bottles of champagne floating about that night really did hurt.

JT,

Can you please re-size the photo to include more of the scene, there are two 'centre pieces' - Moustashe and brunette's rear (very nice).

Thats the A3 gone. It had to be driven to the garage on 3 cylinders as one of the ignition coil packs packed up a mile from the garage  ;D

Time to go and explore the ST now  ;D

Hmmmm....just cost me 420 notes to get the cam-belt changed on my A4 (V6 TDI version).  Needed it though - that and the two other drive belts were totally knackered.

Del

The A3s gearbox and clutch were on the way out along with other things so it was time to get rid before it gobbled up all my Le Mans spending money  ;)

I am tracing the history of Rhinefield House (I have just posted this to someone else and got wrong person so sorry about that folks!) I have been tracing it for years and have lots of pics etc, funny the Walker-munro family who built the house and I have some great motoring pics if you want them of the Walker-Munro's outside the house, I know everything about houseform 1888-early 1950's but know nothing about it as a school, my email is harrisonbellmot@aol.com I have never managed to find anyone who knew it when it was a school, I thought it was sold to a barrister but don't know their name. will you please help me and if you fancy telling me all about everything you remeber about the house and school and area etc etc it would be so much appreciated, you know things that I could never find in books so can you help?

I lived at Rhinefield House for 31/2 years when it was a boarding school.

PM me.

Jerry

Dear Moderators. The Rhinefield House thread will probably only be of use to myself and Leftie ... unless any other CA members have knowledge of the famous New Forest Hotel.
If anyone has any info please say now as Leftie and I are on the case to fill in the missing info this chap needs.
Quite how he managed to find us here is a mystery.... but the wonders of CA will never cease ;D

Unless its a cunning trick from the revenue... hehe Joke! They would never know that much!! ::)

I've had lunch there a few times and very pleasant it is too. The pan fried liver and bacon on a bed a truffle mashed potato is, I'm guessing, rather better than the boiled liver of Jerry's school days. The content of the cigar humidor is a joy to behold.

PS Why is there not a seperate thread for this topic?