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As a kid living in the countryside, one of these Montreals crashed into our fence and was left on our drive for a while..... unlocked so I was able to play very cool driver in it.... thought it was an awesome looking thing even then and even accident damaged!

Good to see another Scimitar in here!

Bit of a chequered history here....only new vehicle was the Blackbird!

Cars:
1974 Mk 1 Escort van - 1100 LC / drum brakes
1975 Mk 1 Escort - 1300
1974 Mk 1 Escort "Mexico" - 1600 / twin 40 Webers / Bilsteins/ cage
1973 Mk 1 Escort - 1600 Burton lump / drum brake
1980 Opel Ascona (=Cavalier)
1982 Reliant Scimitar SE6B (2.8)
1982? Talbot Horizon - £50 - knackered and awesome
1982 ? Range Rover
1995? Honda Accord
1995? Volvo 850 T5
1995? Lexus Soarer
2001 Ford Focus Estate (awesome car - ex-Wrongcog https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/227255/)
2002 Honda Stepwagn (camper)
2004 Subaru Outback 3.0

Bikes:
Honda PA50 Camino
MZ Simson S50
Suzuki GP100
Honda CB550K3
Yamaha XJ650
Kawasaki GTR1000
Honda XL250
Honda NX650 Dominator
Honda CBR1100XX Super Blackbird

Thanks for the tip!

Finally bought a car that might be worthy of mention ....3l Scooby Outback....seemed pretty cheap, but there are so many of them here in NZ I guess it's not surprising! It's a fresh Japanese import, 2004 136k km and seems pretty good. Only issue so far is the tailgate lock doesn't work...Google suggests they're prone to cable breaks where they go from the body to tailgate. I'll have look once the bloody rain stops!
Any thoughts on what else is likely to go wrong?!

So we're here....arrived Thursday.... Still getting over the jetlag, but managed to buy a car and start looking at places to live.....next to find a job!

SOLD

*PRICE DROP* Now £6000 ONO.....

Cool thx...sounds sensible!

Moving to NZ in a month's time and looking to get an old (~150K km) Legacy...just 'cos it seems the be the right thing to have there and I've always fancied one. What should I look out for mechanically? Turbo or n/a best at that sort of age? Not too bothered about performance, just something to bung the bikes/kayaks on the roof and get around....

Not quite as exciting as @Dammit et al, but in case anyone's interested, my Honda Stepwagn camper is up for sale here

PRICE DROP - NOW £6000 ONO

We're emigrating to NZ so sadly this has to go.

It's a 2002 Honda Stepwagn, imported into the UK in 2002.
We stripped out the rear seats and built a bed and kitchen to use it as a camper.

I also put in a leisure battery with split charge system, solar charger and 12v lighting / power around the back.

The sound system had a full upgrade with a decent Bluetooth head unit, external power amp, new speakers all round and an underseat sub.

More details and pics in the attached pdf.

Advertising for £7k - happy to listen to offers from lovely forummers!

Cool...will do... Where are you? Not sure where're we'll be yet... family to start with till we find somewhere to rent...

We're moving to Auckland in June....any tips on friendly bike clubs or forums??

Provisionally sold

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2 Sevylor Pointer K1 kayaks for sale.
Including:
paddles
Pump
Buoyancy aids
Spray skirts
Sevylor carry bags
Sevylor Quikpak backpacks

Good condition - only used a few times.
I'll put new pics up as soon as I can get them out and pumped up.
£600 for the lot

Manufacturers speil:
The stable and comfortable Pointer™ range is ideal for sea touring and suitable for beginners as well as the experienced kayaker. The Pointer™ kayak has central width with a sharply tapered bow and stern, and a flat bottom construction, making it an ideal sea touring kayak. Stable and comfortable, it also has easy tracking, with directional strakes and removable fins to add to its manoeuvrability.

• Ideal width and pointy shape offering excellent performance
  
• ABS plates at bow and stern for increased rigidity
  
• Boston, Mini Boston and Mini Double Lock valves for easy inflation and deflation
  
• Easy Inflation Manometer: check pressure easily during inflation
  
• Highly effective drainage system
  
• Integrated, large spray deck at bow and stern with bungee cords for securing cargo
  
• Large, water protected storage area underneath stern spray deck
  
• 1 fabric covered adjustable, removable seat with high backrest and inflatable sitting area
  
• 1 adjustable, removable foot rest for increased performance
  
• Removable fin and welded directional strakes for excellent maneuverability
  
• 4 ergonomic carry handles for easy transportation
  
  
  
  

A quick video of us paddling them on the canal when we first got them:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FSL2cxrw94

Behringer UCA202 - cheap and looks it, but sounds pretty decent

Granolas ok ..... a bit "gloopy", but they haven't done a bad job on teh taste.... I'm not rushing to get more though

I don't know of anything that fits that brief, but it sounds like the sort of thing that CTP Systems or Glensound might do? They also do customs so may be able to help....

I've been using Soundpeats QY7 for ages... really cheap and decent.... Not sure if they're still available though...they were also sold under various other names so you may be able to find some

Here's one that combines Pi with cycling... i was looking for a way to use my old Tacx turbo with Zwift and came across a project that takes the USB Tacx data and converts it to ANT+ for Zwift.... looks like that can vbe done witha Pi, then run Zwift on laptop/ipad/whatever..... I'm going to give it a go when I can get the turbo out of storage...anyone else tried it??

https://github.com/john-38787364/antifier

https://support.zwift.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/203861465-Support-for-Tacx-older-smart-trainers?page=8#comments

Not London, but I sent one off to Mountaineering Designs who did a really good repair/refill job at a decent price and pretty quickly.

There's a free version of Avid available - Media Composer First. Avid is one of the industry standard edit systems and even the free version is pretty decent...not all that intuitive though.

Had the berry granola for breakfast today .... I found it a bit gloopy, but perfectly edible.... it does have more sugar than the powder though. I'll stick with it for the 2 boxes I've got and see how I feel after that....
Quite liking the newer version of the bars as well....