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

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Hope this is ok to post, will make a donation if it sells from here
http://www.rodsnsods.co.uk/threads/tetanus-32-roadster.561291

I do actually have the old version of that. And realised I should have taken it with me. But by then I'd already been up and down the road 3 times.

But it's a good point for if I need to take the wheels off again. It's easy to forget that I have a impact sockets and can use the gun for more than screws.

That's brilliant! The inevitable divorce if it found its way to my drive would not be so brilliant.

Don’t use it on a security key bolt though.

Aliexpress has the answer... CheWalt / Chakita are perfectly decent for changing wheels and not too spendy.

Yeah my neighbour's one got totally fucked by the garage. Which he obvs only found out when he tried to change the tyre. Luckily he was at home.

Haha! It sold earlier, so I’ve saved a marriage today :)

Stop it already, it’s not hit the bank yet!

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You need some nice Italian pointy shoes to use the pedals individually.

It is a thing with some cars and some alloy wheels. Mechanics and tyre places don't want to smear grease so near to disc brakes.

As to why, salt on the roads, pressure washing wheels and harsh cleaning chemicals causing increased corrosion.

What engine

Such a great looking car, has this one been restored?

Think it’s the standard 1.5 with a racey cam etc
@jono84 it’s on eBay, but sounds like it’s been rebuilt at some stage.
It’s a bit green and has some bubbling paint so not for me. I have my eye on something even smaller and stupider…

smaller and stupider

Please be a Midas with a Yamaha R1 engine

I like the colour....but not sure I could live with it.

Where??? :D

There's a pretty nice Ginetta G15 on Facebook Marketplace at the moment in Northern Ireland I've been eyeing for a while now... needs a tidy but fits the bill.

Looking at. Daihatsu (4Ocean?)Terios Sport. 57k, pre-facelift 2005. Anything to watch out for?

Gears seem loose like play on the forks but maybe because I’m used to a mk7 Transit? Shifts into gear then stick comes to rest back a bit. Cables are ok so likely forks. Not sure if normal? Didn’t try 5th.

I do quite like those.…

Advert here

Looks like a great way to spend £5k

Glws

Is it a shared floorpan and/or engine with a Toyota.

Yep

@RonAsheton DMd you buddy if you can check 😘

What is the feed back like on the mechanicals for the Toyota?

What do you think of the diahatsu materia?