New owner

Hi new owner here I have just picked up a very nice Bedford Clubman today and hope to meet up with other owners 
and hopefully pick up some tips and Ideas from other members

 from just down the road, Nice to have another "Classic" owner on the forum

Hi there,

Welcome from what has been a fine day in Skegness.  

Best regards,
 

Hi triclops

Welcome to the forum

PB

Hi, and welcome to the forum  Just down the road from you in Sunny Preston.

Frank

Welcome from a showery Malvern Showground.

Hello and welcome enjoy the forum.

Hello & welcome from S/yorks 

Hello and welcome from me too, I am looking for a VW Clubman, not having any luck so far, I am sure you will love yours.

Hi and thanks for all the welcomes just spent most of the day waiting to have a full set of tyres fitted after the exciting ride home after collecting it and one of the rear tyres decided it had had enough very exciting " NOT " using two lanes of the motorway anyway should be OK for a while now cant wait for the first weekend away to see what we have forgot to pack or we still require and then all the fun should start 

Thank goodness you arrived back in one piece, now the fun starts.

triclops wrote:Hi and thanks for all the welcomes just spent most of the day waiting to have a full set of tyres fitted after the exciting ride home after collecting it and one of the rear tyres decided it had had enough very exciting " NOT " using two lanes of the motorway anyway should be OK for a while now cant wait for the first weekend away to see what we have forgot to pack or we still require and then all the fun should start 

Sounds like spare underpants would come quite high on the list  
What engine have you got in there? if it's petrol, Imay have a Vauxhall FD Victor manual somewhere whch could be of use to you.

Frank

Hi triciops
Welcome to the forum from Ullapool.
Boaby

Hi Frank, it's the 2.3 petrol with a LPG conversion on. It runs really sweet on gas, bit lumpy on tick over on petrol - though still waiting
to try it out, but her indoors has not finished cleaning every corner yet. You know what they are like- it was very clean when we picked it up
but had been stood in a large barn for a long time and had got a little dusty here and there, and a few dead flies and cobwebs - and the bright work was looking a little dull. But we just might get to take it out Sunday - I will have to wear my sunglasses so I don't get blinded by all the shiny surfaces! We can go and park up somewhere and have a brew and decide where we can go for the Bank Holiday (where we can get in) 

My Victor was the 2ltr, the 2.3ltr was the 2ltr with a longer stroke so it's basically the same motor. The manuals I have are the genuine Vauxhall ones but I cannot remember where I have "stored" them. I'll have to have a think and a root  
It the choke manual or auto? the autos could be a right  to set up  

Frank

Its a manual choke which makes for easy maintenance

The few replies brought back memories for me, my first ever vehicle was a Vauxhall Victor FB estate, Alabama Gold with Alaska white roof, 3 years old when I first had it, kept it for 11 years. Had it before I had passed my test, went out with a friend before I did.

I've searched high and low for that set of Victor manuals with no joy, there should be a Viva set with them but no sign of those either  

I'll let you know if they turn up.

Frank