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

Haha yes, I had a couple of driving lessons in one of those!

Very nice, saw a clean one at Bespoke show earlier this year

@TheButchersDog Ooof that's steep for such low mileage

Isn’t that a VX220?

I've always loved those, remember trying to convince my ex-wife to get one. We got a Nissan Sunny instead. I divorced her, obvs.

Haha :)

Spotted this whilst walking the dog this evening.
A nice F100 fleetline

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How great would a hydrogen conversion on one of those be? So cool.

Anybody got experience owning a BMW 130i

N52, 6 cyclinders, manual, small and light (ish), what’s not to like

Yes, I had one for 4 years until ~2014.

Great engine, premium feel in higher spec versions, non-run flats improve ride and grip immensely, big enough for 2 people, nothing went wrong.

Ride is stiff, would benefit from upgraded suspension. They’re now quite old so are going to have worn parts if it hasn’t been looked after properly. Fairly small, especially if you regularly have rear seat passengers.

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I've got a 330i - the engine was the main reason I bought it; it's great. Imagine it's a lot of fun in a hatchback

@jonny -one for you:

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx50tjyR_VS/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

if I had second 126 I would want one just like this. massive amounts of fun I reckon

Is there a 4x4 version?

There's a chance I might be getting a very cheap Merc SLK convertible to replace the Suby. FIL is getting rid, selling cheap, other half is currently putting the brakes on the deal. Finding it hard to contain my excitement. Much froth. Ugh.

Top cunt in the Homebase carpark this morning.

No blue card, just didn’t want to walk too far to pick up his Amazon parcel.

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I have posted this in the motorcycle thread too to cover all the bases. This is a question I posed on the Facebook BMW R1150GS forum.
"I'm in Bracknell, Berkshire, UK. I should have left well alone but I tried to remove the down pipes. In so doing I snapped three of the four manifold studs. The bike is still rideable for pottering about with the exhaust held by one nut but I need it fixed. I've made contact with a company - Thread Doctor which is fairly close to me and do a mobile service. Are there any other options, i.e mobile stud removal people in the South of England? I absolutely do not want to dismantle the bike and send parts away, I do not have the time".
I keep getting suggestions about how to do it myself by welding a nut to the stud etc. My reply to that was - I cannot emphasise how much I do not want to do this myself.
Does anyone on here have a good suggestion for a mobile stud removal person?

Have we got a bad parking thread?

How much of the stud is sticking out?

Once the downpipes are off there will be about 10-12 mm, at a guess.

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my second encounter of the summer with a triumph tr owners club meet

https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1631407 Christ ..........................

I'm in the fortunate position of downsizing from a soccer mom car and I've always been keen on Civics - @Fox any known problems/issues I need to look out for?

The suggestion of welding a nut on the end is what I'd do. It's always worked in the past. Any local friends with a MIG welder?

Those are the issues. My welding skills amount to a bit of soldering. Nobody I know has any welding equipment. Lastly I actually just want a Pied Piper-like travelling chap to come to my house, play a tune and fuck these studs right off out.

That door really grates....so does not fit with the front number plate mounting.

You need to change your group of friends ;)

As brommers said the welding nut trick works...even if it doesn't you can pop the barrell off easily and drop it in to a machine shop to spark erode/drill out the stud.

Not sure there are any people like that kind of work any more. See if there is a mobile mechanic that might help.