first classic-Herald 1200 ..weak valve springs??

[ballbagbagins]

Jun 20, 2023 5:08:26 GMT redratbike said:

the mg has finally been out on its first test drive , the guy selling it has already taken it 50 miles and identified some more fuel pipes to replace and one of the carbs is sticky.

which is all now a moot point as my life is now on hold …… just been told my job is in consultancy review to be made redundant !

bit of a kick in the teeth i jointed this company after 33 years with BT/openreach and thought i at least had 5 -7 years before our fibre optic build was complete.

so i have less than 2 months before i will be out of work…

told the wife to cancel our california trip in August and i let the guy know the purchase of the car will also not be going ahead .. gutted to say the least .

That's pants. I've just spent three months with the redundancy axe hanging over my head but have found another job thankfully.

Hope you have a similar happy ending.

[zeberdee]

Good luck with everything .

Hopefully it all works out for you .

👍

[crockpot]

Hope it goes well for you.
I was in that position twice in my working life. Having a skill paid dividends, I was only out of work for a week in total.

[redratbike]

cheers guys

seriously came as a shock

[grizz]

Bu99er

Really sorry to see this.

Sucks big time, whichever way we look at it.

Firstly, if in consultation, hope you survive, and if it is just a formality they are processing, then I hope you find something sooner than later.

[redratbike]

Jun 20, 2023 8:31:46 GMT grizz said:

Bu99er

Really sorry to see this.

Sucks big time, whichever way we look at it.

Firstly, if in consultation, hope you survive, and if it is just a formality they are processing, then I hope you find something sooner than later.

i have had a look today and it was depressing not much out there as a lot of other telecom companies have made big job cuts this last few months.

i have a feeling that they have names in the bag already and they are just ticking the employment law boxes.

one thing is 112 from 190 people being axed i now know my dept. of 12 will be cut to 8.

however it will not be the same job title /role as they are chopping out levels of management and dumping a lot more responsibility into the laps of those left so if i do get a reprieve which i won’t k ow till after the 45 days review/consultancy starting next monday by which time i would have been to california and bought an Mg but will carry on with worst case scenario and cancel the trip and the car so i have some back up financially at least for a few months.

[redratbike]

so looks like i have kept my job although officially confirmed in a weeks time.

lot of stress for nothing ,as it seems they wanted rid of layers of management!and lumped us into the culling session but most people doing my job are ok , 1 guy gone in glasgow as we have stopped building there.

so what does this mean car wise ?

well funny thing is i gave (long term loaned ) a micro k11 away a couple of years back to my mate who now doesn’t want it due to not being ULEZ compliant.

it’s been kept in my name on the v5c in fact i have been paying insurance and tax on it! with not a lot of return(what are friends for ?)

so it means i can apply for the scrappage scheme as the car is still mot’d and insured which are part of the new rules which means i can get £2k hopefully for the car fingers crossed.

so wish me luck , with £2k from that very nice man Khan 🤬🤬 i think i will be allowed another £2k max from the pot so the search will be back on , whether that happens this year next depends what pops up for sale.

not sure an mgb gt is still on the list as at that budget the cars are definitely a little less solid , although i had bought some bits already for the previous expected purchase.

recent ad’s have shown quite few singers, hillman and sunbeams of the early /mid 60’s and i still won’t discount anything that’s within budget like the heralds etc.previously mentioned.

have even seen some porsche 924/924S in that price range too to go modern classic


so watch this space it could at last be the time to buy my first classic.

[zeberdee]

I thought the scrappage scheme gave you £2k towards a new car ?
That’s how it worked last time .

Happy days if it gives you £2k towards any car .

Glad about your job .
It’s not a good way of doing things , puts everyone in a bad place when there’s no real need .

👍

[grizz]

Great news regarding your job.

Really pleased for you.

I know we spoke last week, but I have not put it in my thread, but we have had our portfolio enlarged, more work, and cautious word from the boss says till December.

It does not mean much, but at least I can come back from America, still in a job.

As mentioned, I guess you need to establish just what and how the money is to be spent.

We touched on that Rover P6 already.

Once you have a dream short list, make it known, often stuff is for sale without being advertised, like my Rockit.

[redratbike]

Aug 18, 2023 12:31:50 GMT zeberdee said:

I thought the scrappage scheme gave you £2k towards a new car ?
That’s how it worked last time .

Happy days if it gives you £2k towards any car .

Glad about your job .
It’s not a good way of doing things , puts everyone in a bad place when there’s no real need .

👍

this is £2k to get a car off the road not to boost new car sales so all good for me , it was aimed at people on different types of benefit but after the court case recently, he opened it up to everyone with a car that doesn’t meet the ulez rules so expect loads of good cars to get scrapped after the 21st august ,in fact i saw someone selling a renault 5 asking £2k as that’s how much it was worth under the ulez rules but was probably only worth £1300 .. god loves a tryer🤣

[redratbike]

Aug 18, 2023 12:41:43 GMT grizz said:

Great news regarding your job.

Really pleased for you.

I know we spoke last week, but I have not put it in my thread, but we have had our portfolio enlarged, more work, and cautious word from the boss says till December.

It does not mean much, but at least I can come back from America, still in a job.

As mentioned, I guess you need to establish just what and how the money is to be spent.

We touched on that Rover P6 already.

Once you have a dream short list, make it known, often stuff is for sale without being advertised, like my Rockit.

P6 sold 2 days later Grizz

i should really stop looking till the money is in place 🤷🏻‍♂️😆

yes i ‘ll throw a wanted as out there when the time is right

[grizz]

Feb 1, 2023 10:01:52 GMT redratbike said:

moved from here forum.retro-rides.org/thread/223837/first-classic-wanted

thanks for any replies on that thread i have edited my post slightly to fit in here

Hey guys

I’ll be in a position to buy a classic in the next few months i’m cashing in a very small pension that isn’t doing anything so thought i’d treat myself

I have been riding motorbike for some years but sitting astride/bent over motorbikes is making me ache these days the bigger belly doesn’t help either!

not had an older car as such since i had a beetle,mk1/2 escort,fiat 127, viva in the 80’s but of course they were not of an age to be classed as classics more old bangers ha ha

Just putting feelers out there to see what may be coming up for sale in the next few months

Quite open to what it is but herald/A40 farina/ mgb gt/ moggy minor have been on my radar and is more or less my final wish list

No full on projects i just do not have time for one of those seriously can’t get into welding etc…

don’t mind non-standard at all

i.e. engine swap etc

i’ll probably lightly mod what ever i buy anyway hopefully in the style of the cafe racer thread.

forum.retro-rides.org/thread/168437/cafe-racers-british-style-cars


so if anyone has any experience of the above cars pros/cons etc it would be good to hear.

thanks Mark

Blue…….

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225740426199?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=-ZYTRV21RWa&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=-ZYTRV21RWa&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=MORE

[redratbike]

officially confirmed i still have a job but now have to manage 17 people for no more money 🤣

the search is on , not desperate , no need to rush but i have my eyes peeled

[pedalcarjoe]

redratbike said:officially confirmed i still have a job but now have to manage 17 people for no more money 🤣 the search is on , not desperate , no need to rush but i have my eyes peeled 

good news on the job front

good luck with your search for a car 

[redratbike]

something i have never really thought of

what could possibly go wrong for £3.5k 🤣

it keeps popping up on a search .. daimler V8

rolling resto project ? it’s running , driving , had the brakes overhauled

needs banded steels , some race numbers painted down the side and lowering slightly 😍 oh and left ratty looking





showed my brother who then says his mate has a MK2 Jag that is cleaner but needs paint as it’s in primer for the same sort of money.

think i may need to go check these out

[kevins]

Sounds like it could be great but check out the structure carefully these things can really rot and are not easy to fix.

[Dez]

Yep, rear spring sockets are the major thing for complicated rot. The markers on the front wings too. Door bottoms always go too but are straightforward.

I’d probably go for the jag over the Daimler. It’s worth more in any condition, and the engines are a bit less fragile and parts are more available.

[redratbike]

Sept 12, 2023 19:43:48 GMT Dez said:

Yep, rear spring sockets are the major thing for complicated rot. The markers on the front wings too. Door bottoms always go too but are straightforward.

I’d probably go for the jag over the Daimler. It’s worth more in any condition, and the engines are a bit less fragile and parts are more available.

yeah i could probably imagine an ongoing case of chasing the rust he actually said one of the rear spring boxes has just started to rust though but only on the outer section not inner but it always the rust you can’t see that’s the issue

i’ll go take a peek at the jag as it sounds a better car all round, seriously not a car i’d thought about

[redratbike]

Sept 12, 2023 19:22:30 GMT kevins said:

Sounds like it could be great but check out the structure carefully these things can really rot and are not easy to fix.

i’d been looking at the econojag rebuild on here and realised how much they can rust 😬

[adam73bgt]

I believe goldnrust still has his Daimler for sale

forum.retro-rides.org/thread/210509/1968-daimler-250-v8-moving?page=52

www.carandclassic.com/l/C1619375