I am finding these videos are a great escape from the current situation. They remind me of my childhood and when I had a maxi when I was a student. Not any old maxi it was the 2 hL with a sun roof.
We had 4 800s over the years , an 820e, 827 s1 , Sterling 2.7 and 2.7 Vitesse. The Vitesse was my favourite, a very fast car and good in the snow too! Happy days. British Racing Green Metallic-oh yes!
We had a 820e H reg fastback in red for 8 years (1992 to 2000), with the 2 litre Honda engine. My two favourite colours for the car were BRG metallic and pearlescent Nightfire Red. We were at the exhibition last July at Leighton Hall, near Carnforth, just south of the Lakes. There were a couple of 820s there, I seem to remember one of them was in BRG metallic. What a colour and what a car...
I did 3 nights in the Lakes then 3 in North Wales back in 2017. Great road trip. And I stayed at the Sun Inn in Coniston which was lovely and I had a view of that same hill. Self catering looks fantastic. Great wee place
I have an autographed photograph of Sir Malcolm Campbell. Its stuck in the flyleaf of a book about his exploits given to my dad by the widow of one of his mechanics. They were both dental patients of my dad. By complete coincidence I went to the same school as both the Campbells did. My great grandma was a chambermaid in Coniston in the late 19th Century.
Hi Hubnut, I have really enjoyed discovering your channel over the past month and I have decided to replace Petrolicious with subscribing to you instead. Your appreciation of normal cars that normal people actually like is unmatched. I would love you to feature my little fleet of 2 cars, but I live in Copenhagen so its a bit far. I absolutely loved your two car history videos, you have really had some fun stuff - the Sirion and BXs were my faves. I am surprised you have not had any Suzukis yet. I own a 2005 Wagon R+ which was the first car that I ever needed to buy myself after always having been able to borrow cars from my parents or work. Its a grossly under appreciated little box of tricks. The adverts in Denmark proudly proclaimed it could hold 24 beer crates with the back seat folded into the floor! My second car is a lot newer but a similar theme - a 2011 VW Caddy. Basically a van with seats and tinted windows. Very pleasant to drive and extremely roomy. I dream of having room and money for something fast or turning the Wagon into a sleeper track-day car. I think my eccentric taste in cars was inherited by my late father who had some real HubNutty cars: Austin Allegro, Morris Marina Coupe, Renault 4, Ford Anglia, Datsun Cherry and a Nissan Sunny Estate and more. Thanks for the videos. Looking forward to seeing more.
The cottage had a wedge shaped kitchen. I hope the owner also had an Austin Princess. But I have to add how good the Rover 800 looks in white. I used to have one in stagnant water grey/green.
The Lake district is a wonderful place. My favourite area is the North Lakes, near Keswick, where the only lake, Bassenthwaite, resides. All the other bodies of water are meres or waters. That's why there's no such place as Lake Windermere, or Lake Derwentwater. This area is around a 120 mile or 2 hour drive from where we reside, Bury, north of Manchester.
At 21:09 you can see some planters by the roadside. In late 2011 a friend of mine and I took a day trip up from manchester and in the snow he slid his Mondeo Estate up the curb and knocked one flying. luckily no one was hurt. i got out dragged it back to its place as my (nameless friend) rearranged the car on the road. fond memories.
A minor correction about the "still clean" engine oil. Oil has actually *two* jobs. Not only lubrication, but also collecting dirt, carbon black, wear particles. So, if you compare two oils after the same amount of miles, the "darker" is actually better, because it holds all the stuff in suspension.
Hmm, Lake District. Last time I was up there I went to see the "Cars of the Stars" next to Keswick town centre car park (in fact, the last three times had the same objective). Went into the museum twice (1994 and 2004). Went again in 2014, it had completely gone.
That was a great video! And yes, the Lakes, especially Coniston, are stunning. You should visit in Autumn when the colours are changing..... Anyway, thanks for the video! 👍👍👍 Oh, where is that windscreen mount from?
My missus had a red Rover 820e fastback, H reg, it had the 2 litre 140 bhp Honda engine,we got the car in 1992, it was just a year old, an ex demo, it had only done 7,000 miles. That year, we went to Motor Exhibition at the NEC, I drove us down from Manchester. The seats were the same colour as Hubnut's car, really comfortable, so much so that my missus fell fast asleep at 10 am in the morning, she was asleep for most of the 2 1/2 hour drive. We had the car for 8 years,until late 2000, unfortunately it was plagued with electrical problems for a lot of the time, chiefly the alternator and charging circuit, also there were problems with the wiper motors and mechanisms on both the windscreen and rear window. A lovely car to drive though, much better than the H reg Cavalier 2.0 litre CDi I had at the time.
This brings back memories in 2004 my friend bought one for £180 it was burgundy with a green passenger door. You do great videos, I want to buy a old car again and get back to my youth. Hope you might do a video of an e34 bmw 520 and things to look out for
Visited Ullswater last October....stayed for the week. Absolutely beautiful part of the world. My first Visit to the area....I normally go Devon/ Cornwall.... Did a lot of exploring the lakes and will be returning as I really enjoyed it. Ideal for tootling around in your car.
I normally visit Devon and Cornwall too with the mrs, beautiful places, was going to visit the lake district again next month but thats been postponed, why go abroad when you van visit devon / cornwall / the lakes
One of the reasons for average economy could be the budget tyres you had fitted. They will have s energy rating of E. Two hands on the steering wheel at all times except for obvious reasons Mr Hubnut. As your old driving instructor would say. Also great onboard footage. And George had s cameo.
We are off to the lakes in July never been before, even more excited after your video. We are taking caravan and staying in a forest site. Much walking predicted.
I enjoyed that Mr H, drive-along videos are often boring but yours certainly was not. Nice to see the Lake District again, it is about 55 years since I spent a camping week there near Wast Water. If you like lakes, beautiful scenery, lovely people, and traffic-free roads, try north County Cavan in Eire where I now live. Thanks for sharing.
@@rustybum2 don't know about romantic, I always associated the word eire as slightly patronising ballygobackwards . Very few people speak the language and it's taught in such a way that kids learn to hate it. Not ranting, just my personal opinion. No harm ment to you.
I love it when you rant, shame the rover doesn’t run better after a good run. My Cavalier funny enough only done 25 miles between MOT’s including one year where the previous owner must have forgotten to MOT it and the mileage jumped up by 50 miles, I do around 1000-1500 per year in that car.
Overall, the Rover is running better, and accelerates much more cleanly. I need to investigate dashpot levels and see if I can fix whatever is upsetting the autochoke.
In Canada we buy our fuel in litres and measure economy in litres per 100. Our fuel is about 2x the price of fuel in the US but its still less expensive than in the UK.
I stayed in a super nice pub near the Lake District not long ago.. I couldn't work out what was wrong with the room at first.. Big bathroom, shower, nice bed, little table.. then, suddenly.. *No wardrobe?!* I mean.. literally staying there for 3 - 4 days and no where to hang any clothes except a couple of pegs behind the door. Weird!
This video has everything, Rover, George, incredible views. Lovely little cottage you got to stay in - agree on the spa bath - the only thing that will take your mind off the racket are the violent jets of water firing into your leg. Never again!
Yes, absolutely, I look forward very much to seeing the video when that milestone is reached! Hopefully before the next social in Sussex, we look forward to seeing you there.
I would have liked to have seen you getting George into the carrier - my Cat used to assume the Starfish position whenever i tried to get her into the cage.
Good to hear. I just logged in to see your comment and saw someone slamming an iphone onto concrete! I thought, blimey Hubnuts gone bonkers, and then realised it was an advert!
I reckon that the running on is usually carbon build up in the upper cylinder area as a result of the infrequent usage over the past years. The carbon glows red hot and carbs don't all cut off the fuel when you turn off the ignition so they diesel. I would suggest that you try some Shell or BP (other providers exist) premium fuel and a long high speed motorway blast. That car is going to just blossom with increased use! Is there a electrical heating element in the auto choke? Your thermostat seems to work but perhaps there is a slow warm up of the choke actuator. I definitely think that some rust prevention should be considered to preserve the history!
The Lake District does look nice. My first time there when I came to the social. We did some exploring while in the area and went to the lakes. That post office cottage place looked nice. The Rover done well for the MPG.
Ah, the old Out of Town series from the 70s, possibly the 80s. It used to be on the TV in the afternoon. I was working most of the time then, I rarely got to see it, except on the occasional day off work. Jack was originally a Yorkshire lad, but a great presenter, sadly no longer with us. He started off on the Southern TV kids programme 'How' in the mid 1960s, along with Jon Miller, Bunty James (who, I seem to remember, was born somewhere near the Lake District) and Fred Dinenage, Fred nowadays is a well known crime writer and crime programme presenter, he also presented a TV quiz programme in the 70s/80s called Gambit, a version of Play Your Card Right. He retired at Xmas from presenting the local news in the South, based I think in Southampton. One of his hobbies is supporting Portsmouth FC, at one time he was a director of the club.
I would say of the 90's 'Honda Rover's' the 800 was probably the worst in terms of problems and quality. Having said that my 1996 820 Vitesse seemed solid. Looks like you have been to some lovely places
In the mid-Fifties, we often went to visit relatives in Abergevenny, and covered most of the way on the A40. I remember my father's frustration, as we followed a slow-moving caravan, swinging about in front of us.
Well done Rover and a super trip around the Lake District as well. Thanks Ian. Good to see one of my Dad's oval steering wheels in Pete's Mk 3 Cortina too. Very enjoyable Hub Nut.
Back in the day when you could actually see outside of a vehicle properly. The huge pillers with airbags etc have ruined this and made situations like seeing people at pedestrian crossings somewhat dangerous.
Rover looking smart by the lake but then a rover looks great anywhere what about a rover t shirt in fact other classic cars too not forgetting the Hubnut logo lake district looks beautiful Excellent video. 🚗👍
I spent my first honeymoon in the lakes driving a borrowed mk3 Cortina as my Austin 2200 had broken down which it did a lot. so interesting vid brought back a few memories
I had to pause and comment when you said a sunroof is a bad idea in a car. It isn't. It should be mandatory on every car! You get extra light, extra ventilation, and if properly made and maintained, doesn't leak or rust - just like any other part of a car. Sunroofs are brilliant.
I like the extra light, and ventilation, but I'm struggling to remember a car I've owned where the sunroof wasn't a problem. Oh, my old W123 Mercedes-Benz perhaps, but that was steel, so no extra light unless open. And no tilt.
Yeah, agree that Aging Wheels is great Friday night entertainment (as is this channel). Unfortunately, Robert's having a break. I hope he'll be all right.
Ian...after starting your video with George, I was expecting to see him at home with you at the end of the video. Did you forget him at the cattery? Just call me "Worried about George in Canada".
Not too sure about S U carbs, but a lot of auto chokes of that era had to be "set" by pressing accelerator to the floor then taking your foot off and starting the engine from cold.
Yes, my Nissan Bluebird was like that. Maybe I'll try it, though I think this one is entirely electronic in its control. (other than the throttle pedal)
Yes, I think it must have the "extra carb" type system to enrich the mixture that operates via a solenoid triggered by a coolant temperature sensor in the cylinder head. If my memory serves some cars even had an on/off switch in the car to activate the solenoid instead of temperature sensor.
Nice to see the road down to devil's bridge some great biking roads around that part of mid wales especially around the elan valley, Great views when the suns out your very lucky to live in a lovely part the world
