Another bargain!

[sirwiggum]

Gumtree is like that. Sell a car and see it next day for +£500 with a made up service history.

I do like being given a car Last one, a ZX estate was a very usable car, I ran for a few months, serviced and cleaned it up and alongside my Xantia couldn't afford to run 2 cars at the time, then sold the both of them and bought a GTV

[FarmerPug]

Being given a car is the best sort of car, i like an old banger for a car, you dont have to worry about the things when driving a good car, such as parking dents, broken things, or rattles you just drive it until it stops, and if it doesnt stop just keep on driving it.

[sirwiggum]

Couple of nice Cortinas

http://belfast.gumtree.com/belfast/70/75375270.html

http://belfast.gumtree.com/belfast/68/72594068.html

[FarmerPug]

I like the 2.3 (but would want the v6 if i got one)
didnt father ted drive one of these?
i can see why so many people disliked the sierra, the cortina was much better looking, more agressive, watching old episodes of the professionals, ford really did get a good bit of product placement.

[waue1978]

I like the 2.3 (but would want the v6 if i got one)
didnt father ted drive one of these?
i can see why so many people disliked the sierra, the cortina was much better looking, more agressive, watching old episodes of the professionals, ford really did get a good bit of product placement.

I thought all the 2.3s were V6s? Father Ted did have 1, albeit not quite so high spec. Best one I ever went in was a 2.8 conversion that was lowered & sat on 205 GTi 1.9 wheels.

[FarmerPug]

the 2.8 was the v6.

[waue1978]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Corti ... .931982.29

Cast your eyes to the little box on the right with the engines listed between the brown saloon & gold estate:

Production 1979-1982
production — see Mark IV
Body style 2-door saloon
4-door saloon
5-door estate
2-door convertible (conversion)
2-door pickup (P100)
Engine 1.3L OHV "Kent" Straight-4
1.6L OHC "Pinto" Straight-4
1.6L OHV "Kent" Straight-4 (South Africa)
2.0L OHC "Pinto" Straight-4
2.3L OHV "Cologne" V6
3.0L OHV "Essex" V6 (South Africa)
3.3L OHV Straight-6 (Australia)
4.1L OHV Straight-6 (Australia)


2.8 not listed & the biggest standard fit engine in UK Cortinas was the 2.3L OHV Cologne V6

[FarmerPug]

sorry i now see where i made the mistake, the granada.

[Doggy]

Yet another cheap 2.2 estate: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PEUGEOT-406-2-2-D ... 2c5c14f0d1

[sirwiggum]

I think Father Ted's car was originally Northern, judging by the Sunday Life sticker in the rear window.

On the Father Ted programme they did on New Years they recreated the journey to parochial house in a mk2 Granada. Similar looking car, but bigger.

As well as the Cortina he also drove a mk3 Escort, visible in "And God maketh Woman" when he ran into the back of an Austin Princess, and the bloke gets out and lamps him

[waue1978]

Don't forget the old Rover 200 that he got for a raffle prize with the small dent that would tap out!

[sirwiggum]

Don't forget the old Rover 200 that he got for a raffle prize with the small dent that would tap out!

Ah yes, with the incorrect '96 plate.

I think there were 2 200s, as can be seen when he drives the tapped one up to the dancing priest's house.

the end result, after Jack's drink-driving was a cut and shut, so there must have been 3 or 4?



Girlfriends cousin said tapping the dent out reminded him of me with the 406 trying to patch up a small bit of rust and ending up with most of the door rust-primered and aerosoled

[rwb]

Nobody wanted it
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0609052951

[lozz]

Nobody wanted it
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0609052951

shame that it was a half tidy car,
seems theres alot of cheap d8s on the market,
seen a lovely T-reg d8 estate in mint condition today derv and plenty of T&t £200
there was a d9 a few miles past that one in rough condition tax till end of the month and 4 mths mot and they wanted £1,200 for it the d8 was 100 times better condition

[FarmerPug]

could there be a better car in the world:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/peugeot-205-STDT- ... 695wt_1141
205 fun
diesel economy
and still has a bit of luxury with a diet bit of fake wood and some leather seats.
and them old fashoned sunroofs are a great job.