Kasyx
04-23-2008, 03:25 PM
Hi all, just a quick (ish) note to introduce myself. I posted on a couple of other threads last night but didn’t get round to waving hello to everyone.
I live in Middlesbrough, have done all my life and I love it round here. It’s got some of the most beautiful countryside in the world, but we’re trying like mad to keep it a secret so that it doesn’t get too overcrowded (thanks Location, Location, Location. Keep up the good work) :)
I’ve had my BRM for two years now after a guy at work was selling it to get an MG ZR. He still misses it hehehe. She was a silver mouth (or nose if you prefer :) ) until just last Sunday when I changed the whole front bumper for one with an un-dealer-tampered-with orange grin. She’d had a minor collision over a year ago and given the ludicrous price for a new bumper from the dealer, plus a few other minor repairs there was a very real chance of her being written off, so I never claimed, hoping to one day carry out some repairs in a much more cost effective way. I came across a guy last Monday selling a few bits and bobs on ebay he’d got as a job lot from a dealer. Among them were a couple of bumpers for the BRM, priced at less than a sixth of the dealer’s outrageous tariff. So as you’ll have no doubt gathered, I snapped one up. She’s got a few other minor bodywork repairs that need doing, but the interior is still tip top.
I almost lost her last year when the head gasket blew too. (I bet there’s a few out there who know a song about that…) And after getting some obscene quotes from various garages to repair it (from those that weren’t frightened off by the VVC complications in the first place) I did a bit of research, got some good info from a few chaps over at the MGRover forum and tackled it myself. She spent about a fortnight off the road and just to make sure all of the mayo was out & the cooling system didn’t have any airlocks in it I shoved it into a Rover specialist whilst I went on holiday. I felt like a kid in a sweet shop when I went to pick her up and drove away. She was back!
That’s the thing though isn’t it? They have a personality. More so than any other car I’ve owned. Nice to see there’s a few other like minded people that share the passion.
I live in Middlesbrough, have done all my life and I love it round here. It’s got some of the most beautiful countryside in the world, but we’re trying like mad to keep it a secret so that it doesn’t get too overcrowded (thanks Location, Location, Location. Keep up the good work) :)
I’ve had my BRM for two years now after a guy at work was selling it to get an MG ZR. He still misses it hehehe. She was a silver mouth (or nose if you prefer :) ) until just last Sunday when I changed the whole front bumper for one with an un-dealer-tampered-with orange grin. She’d had a minor collision over a year ago and given the ludicrous price for a new bumper from the dealer, plus a few other minor repairs there was a very real chance of her being written off, so I never claimed, hoping to one day carry out some repairs in a much more cost effective way. I came across a guy last Monday selling a few bits and bobs on ebay he’d got as a job lot from a dealer. Among them were a couple of bumpers for the BRM, priced at less than a sixth of the dealer’s outrageous tariff. So as you’ll have no doubt gathered, I snapped one up. She’s got a few other minor bodywork repairs that need doing, but the interior is still tip top.
I almost lost her last year when the head gasket blew too. (I bet there’s a few out there who know a song about that…) And after getting some obscene quotes from various garages to repair it (from those that weren’t frightened off by the VVC complications in the first place) I did a bit of research, got some good info from a few chaps over at the MGRover forum and tackled it myself. She spent about a fortnight off the road and just to make sure all of the mayo was out & the cooling system didn’t have any airlocks in it I shoved it into a Rover specialist whilst I went on holiday. I felt like a kid in a sweet shop when I went to pick her up and drove away. She was back!
That’s the thing though isn’t it? They have a personality. More so than any other car I’ve owned. Nice to see there’s a few other like minded people that share the passion.