peanuts Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 44 minutes ago, boxbrownie said: They were after the sports exhaust system, a rather tasty very expensive option……..had one on ours, lovely noise and made the flat six sound like a band of angels crying for mercy 😇 they cut it off ahead of the manifold which makes it worthless owner quoted £10k for replacement which seems rather steep even for a porker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Nick C Posted July 13, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 13, 2022 14 hours ago, peanuts said: they cut it off ahead of the manifold which makes it worthless owner quoted £10k for replacement which seems rather steep even for a porker Probably just after the cat, sadly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted July 17, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 17, 2022 Amazing what you find trackside, spotted this while walking to my possession train at nuneaton any thoughts of what it’s out of? i was thinking something like a nova or Astra? in other news I think my front wheel bearing has gone again on the diesel mini, I fitted a used hub about 9 months ago and it’s starting to grind, just ordered a new bearing so hopefully swap it over on Wednesday if I get a chance as I need the car to go to cumbria on Thursday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted July 17, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 17, 2022 Just now, big jim said: Amazing what you find trackside, spotted this while walking to my possession train at nuneaton any thoughts of what it’s out of? i was thinking something like a nova or Astra? in other news I think my front wheel bearing has gone again on the diesel mini, I fitted a used hub about 9 months ago and it’s starting to grind, just ordered a new bearing so hopefully swap it over on Wednesday if I get a chance as I need the car to go to cumbria on Thursday It looks Italian to me jim , and in reasonable condition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted July 17, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 17, 2022 5 minutes ago, russ p said: It looks Italian to me jim , and in reasonable condition im not going back for it for you! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
great central Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 59 minutes ago, russ p said: It looks Italian to me jim , and in reasonable condition Looks somewhat like Montego to me 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted July 17, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 17, 2022 57 minutes ago, great central said: Looks somewhat like Montego to me That was my first thought, but I don’t think it is square shouldered enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted July 17, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 17, 2022 I’m tempted to walk back and see if I can see any markings on it, I’ve googled various 80-90s mainstream car dashboards but can’t see anything matching (Astra, nova, rover, metro etc) the chunky buttons and vents are still screaming Vauxhall to me, one thing though, it’s got a full tank of fuel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium MJI Posted July 17, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 17, 2022 2 hours ago, big jim said: Amazing what you find trackside, spotted this while walking to my possession train at nuneaton any thoughts of what it’s out of? i was thinking something like a nova or Astra? in other news I think my front wheel bearing has gone again on the diesel mini, I fitted a used hub about 9 months ago and it’s starting to grind, just ordered a new bearing so hopefully swap it over on Wednesday if I get a chance as I need the car to go to cumbria on Thursday GM red lines are higher. Not GM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
great central Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Son suggested it could be Toyota? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted July 17, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 17, 2022 Thanks to the joys of Twitter, identified in under 15 minutes as being from a Renault 19 (phase 2) 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted July 17, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 17, 2022 5 minutes ago, big jim said: Thanks to the joys of Twitter, identified in under 15 minutes as being from a Renault 19 (phase 2) Right, where was it…..going on eBay right now 🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Trainshed Terry Posted July 17, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 17, 2022 3 hours ago, big jim said: Amazing what you find trackside, spotted this while walking to my possession train at nuneaton any thoughts of what it’s out of? i was thinking something like a nova or Astra? in other news I think my front wheel bearing has gone again on the diesel mini, I fitted a used hub about 9 months ago and it’s starting to grind, just ordered a new bearing so hopefully swap it over on Wednesday if I get a chance as I need the car to go to Cumbria on Thursday I think it could be from a Renault 21, 25 as the three gauges in the centre are Renault in design . Terry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted July 17, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 17, 2022 14 minutes ago, Trainshed Terry said: I think it could be from a Renault 21, 25 as the three gauges in the centre are Renault in design . Terry. It pays to read a couple of posts above 🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steadfast Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 1 hour ago, big jim said: Thanks to the joys of Twitter, identified in under 15 minutes as being from a Renault 19 (phase 2) I was thinking Renault from the typeface of the dial numbers. Sad or what! Jo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted July 17, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 17, 2022 6 hours ago, great central said: Looks somewhat like Montego to me If it had been would have paid him big money to go back for it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted July 17, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 17, 2022 4 hours ago, big jim said: Thanks to the joys of Twitter, identified in under 15 minutes as being from a Renault 19 (phase 2) After hearing other ideas was thinking R19 they were actually great cars especially 16v 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted July 17, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 17, 2022 Yeah the 16v was a cracker. The convertible was pretty sweet too finished in electric blue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted July 17, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 17, 2022 The wheel bearing got worse on the way home, pretty lucky to make it back i recon! quickly took the front hub off when I got back, 20 minute job now I know how to do it only issue I have is one of the four bolts holding the bearing to the hub has rounded so I can’t get it out , im going to have to see if my local garage can get it out for me with a bit of heat tomorrow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted July 18, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 18, 2022 Garage got the bolt out with their remover tool, new brake wear sensor collected, bearing will be here tomorrow so hopefully back together and available to use to go to the caravan on Thursday! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Flashheart Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 23 hours ago, russ p said: After hearing other ideas was thinking R19 they were actually great cars especially 16v My mate still has one,one of the very few 16v saloons still on the road. Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted July 18, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 18, 2022 3 hours ago, Lord Flashheart said: My mate still has one,one of the very few 16v saloons still on the road. Rob Excellent Rob , they were rare even when new 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERS Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 6 hours ago, russ p said: Excellent Rob , they were rare even when new I remember test driving one in 1990 or 91 and being impressed with the (relative to my Astra 16v) smooth ride and high spec of the dealer demo car, but compared to the Astra it lacked any real urge when pushed. The four doors was a plus point but the dealer wasn’t keen enough to sell the demo car to make any deal likely, Renaults at the time weren’t the greatest at holding their value and the dealer and I had differing ideas of what the initial depreciation was on a three month old car. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Flashheart Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 19 hours ago, russ p said: Excellent Rob , they were rare even when new He's had it a long time,will be getting a good tidy up soon. Used to regularly drive it Guildford to Grosmont when we went up there,his dad owned 50027,at that time I had a Cavalier GSI replica, really should have got a pic of them together. Rob 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted July 19, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 19, 2022 47 minutes ago, Lord Flashheart said: He's had it a long time,will be getting a good tidy up soon. Used to regularly drive it Guildford to Grosmont when we went up there,his dad owned 50027,at that time I had a Cavalier GSI replica, really should have got a pic of them together. Rob If that was late 90s I must have seen it as I did quite a bit of work on D5061 about that time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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