Hello from Sunny (at the moment...) Milton Keynes

[Zelandeth]

Afternoon all!

 

Have been meaning to make an account on here forever, but somehow it kept not getting to the top of the to do list.

 

Figured that I've just set about dragging my Estelle back into the land of the living (head gasket) though this was as good a time as any though.

 

So, if you see a violently orange D plate 120LX driving around Milton Keynes in the next few weeks, there's a good chance that's me.

 

...assuming that Mr. MOT Tester gives me good news this Friday anyway, and that it doesn't blow up on the way to or from the test station anyway!

 

Here's the car in question - in need of a good polish, but not too bad given that she had been sitting since the end of September last year when the head gasket let go. 

 

 

 

This is actually the third one I've had, first being an E plate 130GL, which despite being in absolutely mint condition was sadly written off by a fuel tanker driver who failed to stop at a crossroads, second was a somewhat troublesome 135RiC that I owned for a couple of years, but I think actually spent about six months of that time on the road, and this is number three. 

 

Have also had a major soft spot for Saabs and Ladas since my early years so the Estelle shares the driveway with an 88 E plate Saab 900i (one of the very last of the 8 valve engined cars).

 

If you're into Ladas, Saabs, vintage technology or lighting tech you may well recognise my user name from a few other forums.  If so, hello here too...small world isn't it?

[Superb170]

Welcome along to Briskoda!  Great to see these older models being looked after and kept on the road