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Thanks Craig. Another honest update on the trials and tribulations of owning a cherished RS car.

Thanks Nick. She was going to be my keeper fun car in Spain but it’s not to be. Once she gets home next month I will put her up for sale.

After all the hard work trying to pacify the Spanish jobsworths it’s not happening. Even with all my various documents providing the parts are NLA they will not matriculate unless she is fitted with new OEM Renault springs and a full exhaust system. (Just pull a unicorn out of my arse)...

Sachs refurbished once during this massive mileage. As suspected they like to keep on moving!

That’s bloody awesome! Puts us low leggers to shame.

Awesome scenery and quiet roads. Unfortunately down here in Dorset the New Forest has a blanket 40 mph limit and every other car has a caravan hanging off the back!! 😡

Thankfully the headlights passed so the legendary internal lever does work! Going for the retest on Monday armed with my documents so fingers crossed.

My 2 Genuine drive shafts still in their boxes are probably worth more than #151😂

Lovely to see this. Hopefully you can get out and enjoy her this summer.

I’ve posted on my RB thread but thanks so much Marc for your assistance in sourcing the information to try and matriculate my car In Spain.

An update on RB. After my fruitless search for an interesting Classic within budget I’ve decided to get the car matriculated onto Spanish plates and rest out in the sun. The process is incredibly difficult now we are out of the EU and the fees have gone up 3 fold. Before you can apply for the...

The input from you guys over the past couple of days has been excellent. I’ve just put the socket set away. The Sachs are staying on the car.

This is a terrible position we all find ourselves in. Do you take the Sachs off the car, box up and hope they don’t dry up before you sell while running on standard dampers? Or do you say sod it and enjoy the car as intended and hope they don’t start leaking?

If it’s as good as a Remington Fuzz Away im in….

Joking apart if the tyres have decent tread and not 20 years old then I’d say £600 + Recently sold a set of 172 cup with the greater offset for close to that figure.

Got back this afternoon. Fantastic weather as always. The Matriculation process is underway for RB. Hopefully when I go back next month she will have her new plates so I can finally explore some of the best roads in Europe.

Had my T ceramic coated a couple of years ago and it’s a no brainier. The colour seems more intense and she still beads up like I’ve just waxed her.

Another trip to Espania. She is dusty but looks in good condition. When was the last time you saw an MG Maestro in the wild!

Need to attend this at some point as the mix of cars is top drawer. My brother was there this morning in his M5 comp. He had a good chat with Chris Harris last time. Ticket only event.

Well said Ed. Joking apart if your car is stock and isn’t missing any of the important Trophy parts then enjoy and maintain it as and when required. Many parts are NLA or on back order but having said that you can still keep these old girls on the road.

We are not telling you! 😂

Thanks Nick. Your experience and access to the motor trade Is a great asset to us all. Anyone hunting for a Trophy will be right on the pulse with your regular updates.

Back over here again and saw these 2 old girls on the way home from a night out! A combination of a warm climate and incredibly high used car prices makes people hang to their cars for decades.

Apparently I live in Sunny Bournemouth. It’s not stopped raining since Xmas and being a builder I’m thinking Arks could be the way forward! Off to Spain tomorrow for a large dose of vitamin D!

If you’re over 5’10” tall buy them. I only wish he could make a set to fit the stock seats in my RB.

Probably the best Trophy modification you can do. Totally removes the feeling of driving a bus which all 182s suffer from. His waiting lists like snappy are long.

We all need to get out more!😂

Yes it’s lanolin. Leaves a semi Matt look without hiding anything. My front wheel arch 18 months after application.

My Trophy,RB and BG before all got the Lanoguard treatment. Very impressive and also its translucent so doesn’t look like you have covered the underside of the car in black tar to hide a multitude of rust. https://www.lanoguard.co.uk/