Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

will do.

i am gathering info for a potential group track day

Brilliant, Thanks!

I can also confirm my membership of the span a 205 GTi mid corner club, had a triple decker cheeseburger in a Wickes carpark to calm down

If anyone on here is after parts for a 90s 850 (or an early V70) I'm stripping our old car in Islington:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BREAKING-Spares-Complete-95-Volvo-850-2l-20v-86K-Grey-Tidy-Wheelnut-/161946767079?

@Dammit might want some trinket or other

I fear my humble base model may be too pedestrian for him.

That sud must be spaceframed inside. Would totally unbalance the sublimeess of the sud handling and that was it's forte.

Nah that was built at matra and was a modified f1 engine to give more power!!!! It had limters fitted to stop the drive shafts from shearing.

The original espaces were a galanised chassis with fibreglass body work, all made by matra. The F1 was carbon fibre bodied carbon braked special chassis a really special thing.

Fancy a real Track car?
http://www.johnpye.co.uk/quartet-world-championship-grand-prix-grid-cars-sale-private-treaty/

@CTRL I would like some parts please! Could I have the headlights, and a bunch of sensors? Also possibly the centre console. Is it manual or auto? Does it have a towbar fitted behind the bumper?

@Dammit You can help yourself to whatever you need. We're heading over tomorrow to start dismantling it. One of the headlights has a slight crack. The tow bar has been removed but I think our mechanic next door might still have it in a box somewhere. Manual. Call our office number or the mobile number in the eBay listing.

Ah, I am in Colorado until Tursday next week. If it's all gone by then then no worries.

Can you send me an email or PM with specific requirements and I'll see what I can do. Still a bit up in the air with storage, tools, time, etc.

That's capris' for you.

Seeing as this is turning in to a pissing contest/prizes in running out of talent

A rover sd1, 3500 auto with a rear axle that had pasted an MOT by post. The engine had holley carbs and black jack manifolds. The main reason I bought the car. The car could be over steered uncontrollably at will. Suspect that it could have been the rusty floor flexing till the wonderful moment till the rear end became detached. As I entered a roundabout, showing off and taking both lanes at a jaunty angle. Managed to touch the the inner kerb of the roundabout and managed to spin the car and heavily thump outer curb. The rear axle was about 10cm further out on one side and had a very gentle drive home as the car was really hard to keep in a straight line never mind corner. It was the last journey that car made.

Had a lovely P6, 2200tc that had p6 3500 gearbox in the boot for another car, it had been snowing and I was driving home and decided that coming off the M40/m42 at bromsgrove was far to sensible and that taking the M5 to come off at the stourbridge turn off and go via belbrougton.

Came off the roundabout the lights were green at the roundabout and the auto pilot of sliding the car off on to the first exit and then letting the accelerator straighten the car.....failed as the gearbox moved enough to upset that plan.So a couple of fish tails as I try and catch the car and the gearbox moving really unbalances the car. Till I finally give up and manage to complete either a 360 0r 720 as at a certain point I'd come to the conclusion I would end up either being hit by the coach following me or the I knew I was crossing the road on to on coming traffic so had tucked myself over slightly to the passengers side , the joy of clip seat belts. As was there till someone knocked on the window to see if I was alright. Got out, traffic was stopped around me and I could see the tyre marks through the slush to where I ended up....Waved at everyone looking and very carefully drove home. The boot had some interesting dents and scratches.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-35322373

I need to get some new tyres at some point in the near future. I was looking at some all season ones given the shitty weather. Off the back of a good review I was thinking Nokian Weatherproof, and they seem like an OK price.

Feel a bit stupid asking, but how do you buy/recieve tyres and have them fitted?

I've only ever bought via Kwickfit.

I've used blackcircles.com in the past, pick your tyres online and then you choose a garage nearby that books you in and fits them. Pretty simple.

Makes sense.

Do you get them delivered to the garage or your address?

Are tyres heavy? (I've only ever handled whole wheels)

All seasons as in non-studded winter tyres? You might want to avoid them in summer due to softer rubber compound. Slippery and unnecessarily fast wearing.

All seasons as in non-studded winter tyres?

No, they are non-winter tyres - ie ones that are meant to still give good grip in low and wet conditions and be ok in higher temperatures too.

Nokian
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/accessories-tyres/92865/nokian-weatherproof-tyre-review

and

Goodyear
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/accessories-tyres/92866/goodyear-vector-4seasons-gen-2-tyre-review

were the ones I was looking at. I think the Nokian are a tiny bit cheaper.

Gotcha. Just did some googling and apparently there's 'European all weather' tires, and 'Nordic all weather' tires.

Looking at videos one should avoid wintry roads with european all weathers as they're not very good at all on snow and ice. But as they're cheaper, they're selling really well over here in Sweden. Scary.

Yeh, for me it's a case of needing to buy some new tyres (or at least it being advisable). In which case as a low mileage London user I thought it made more sense at this time of year (and with more shit weather predicted).

Most of my driving is a) big supermarket/similar shops or b) long motorway miles. + country roads for weekends away. For a) I doubt it matters what I have, for b) something to handle worse conditions sounds better.

went up to the coast this weekend and took a pic of the van with a toy but also found my aesthetic goal - bigger wheels, painted arches and painted light covers - (no spoiler like in the pic)

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Nice location...looks like Hoth? 😀