So, some of you know that I bought a LY182 off eBay on Thursday (I was only after some Recaro seats for the vee and was bored scrolling through eBay for them and came across this LY). So me and @Stu- set off at 5am On a 700 mile round trip. It said on the sat nav it would take around 6 hours to arrive. So off we went not knowing what to expect. After stopping half way for a leg stretch and a McDonald's breakfast at Chester services, we set off again. The route we took, took us through the black mountains of Wales which have unbelievable roads! (CS should organise a country wide camping trip down there)
Anyway, the last half hours conversation was all about the car, will it be a dog? What problems will it have? I bet the seats are mess. I bet this, I bet that. Anticipation was building.
BUT, soon as we got there all questions were instantly answered even before we got close. The body work, naturally has the odd 'ding' and scrape. But nothing major. The seats were in fantastic condition considering they had been sat in for 87k.
The only issues we could find were a slight blow in the exhaust, a chip in the windscreen, a curbed alloy, and a little miss fire.
So after we shook on the deal, I then attempted to tax it.... What a pain, it must have been the excitement of driving back in it that caused a total mind block. I must have attempted to put the reference number and reg in about 8 times before I finally realised that you need a space in the reg for it to accept it! Silly me! [emoji85]
We decided to drive back through the black mountains again, and we both didn't stop smiling....that was until the traffic jam! 1.3 miles of tail back, caused by traffic lights on the a55 roundabout
We then decided to stop for another leg stretch at Chester services, and meet up with @Knuckles since we haven't seen him in a while. We had a good hours chat and then set off again for the final stage of driving. So all in all 700 miles, 17 hours on the move, £110 v power and We finally arrived back home at around 9pm.
After work on Friday I had itchy fingers to get started with it, so I was able to replace the coil pack, leads and plugs. To fix the miss fire issue. And today I was able to remove the mudflaps, and give it a good wash and take some photos [emoji41]
Oh and one next to her big brother.
The Vee was very dirty after yesterday's Lake District meet, so I gave it a very quick wash, and then it started to rain before I got to dry it.
So all in all, I am over the moon with it. However, I'm 75% sure that the seats will be going in the vee. And as for the LY, I'm not too sure, I'm still 50/50 on keeping it. I already have a work van I use daily and the Vee as a toy. But it is certainly growing on me! But time will tell!
Anyway, the last half hours conversation was all about the car, will it be a dog? What problems will it have? I bet the seats are mess. I bet this, I bet that. Anticipation was building.
BUT, soon as we got there all questions were instantly answered even before we got close. The body work, naturally has the odd 'ding' and scrape. But nothing major. The seats were in fantastic condition considering they had been sat in for 87k.
The only issues we could find were a slight blow in the exhaust, a chip in the windscreen, a curbed alloy, and a little miss fire.
So after we shook on the deal, I then attempted to tax it.... What a pain, it must have been the excitement of driving back in it that caused a total mind block. I must have attempted to put the reference number and reg in about 8 times before I finally realised that you need a space in the reg for it to accept it! Silly me! [emoji85]
We decided to drive back through the black mountains again, and we both didn't stop smiling....that was until the traffic jam! 1.3 miles of tail back, caused by traffic lights on the a55 roundabout
We then decided to stop for another leg stretch at Chester services, and meet up with @Knuckles since we haven't seen him in a while. We had a good hours chat and then set off again for the final stage of driving. So all in all 700 miles, 17 hours on the move, £110 v power and We finally arrived back home at around 9pm.
After work on Friday I had itchy fingers to get started with it, so I was able to replace the coil pack, leads and plugs. To fix the miss fire issue. And today I was able to remove the mudflaps, and give it a good wash and take some photos [emoji41]
Oh and one next to her big brother.
The Vee was very dirty after yesterday's Lake District meet, so I gave it a very quick wash, and then it started to rain before I got to dry it.
So all in all, I am over the moon with it. However, I'm 75% sure that the seats will be going in the vee. And as for the LY, I'm not too sure, I'm still 50/50 on keeping it. I already have a work van I use daily and the Vee as a toy. But it is certainly growing on me! But time will tell!
And yes, come join us on our fantastic roads. Plenty of room for everyone.
