IMG_20201105_152050139.jpg On the left, a 1992 Saab 9000 CS 2.0 16v. No turbo. On the right, a 1995 BMW 316i. We'll start with the BMW 316i. This was originally purchased in the summer of 2016 when I spotted it on ebay. It was badly listed, and had no reserve. I say badly listed as it just said BMW...

I seem to have actually, shock horror, fixed a couple of things on the cars. First, I sorted the driver's door handle on the Saab 9000. The exterior handle on these hooks over a big vertical metal tab inside the door, and pulls it outwards to release the catch. It seems to be a very common problem w...

Well that's an accolade!

I'm just an eejit who likes old cars and tends to fall out with people sometimes.
I'm as big a lefty-liberal snowflake as you can get but yeah. Some of the inconsistent moderation of late is grating. It doesn't seem to be what's said but more who's saying it that matters.

I seem to recall the 316 spent a lot of it's time, dead. I assume that's improved over the years? The 316 was a co-purchase between me and a mate in 2016. We got it very cheap due to a no-reserve badly listed auction on ebay. Mate then got his own house in 2017 which is a little bit further away th...

That 316 is familiar, you've had it so long I saw it before I was glitched from orbit. Aye, it's been around a long time. I love it and will never sell it. Just recently spent a wee bit on getting the rear brakes rebuilt due to one of the cylinders bursting. Yes, cylinders. Due to it being a base m...

Hello, yet another incomer from the Beige. I decided to change my username here to something more befitting of me, formerly known as Supernaut. I'm sure a few folk here think I'm a cunt, but I get the same over on the other place anyway. Hey-ho! My two heaps: IMG_20201105_152050139.jpg I've had the ...