0ldCh0d
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Have we had this yet?.....LOLZ!!....& For added effect, the seller has taken the pictures sideways....
It also has airbrushed paintwork on the bonnet of the Incredible Hulk, which isn’t to everyone’s liking but it really suits the car
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Not my pictures
- Cavcraft, Vantman, mercrocker and 1 other
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Staying on UK Waste, They had a fleet of these, Roll ON/Roll OFF Leyland Constructors.....Identical to this...Again, not my picture.
- cms206 and willswitchengage
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Blimey a 2 yr old modern for 5 bags
Hang on, what's this...
Okaayyyyyyyy...
In fairness
Why you sell it Willis ?
I take it that it just followed the coaches about then?...That is quite a intergalactic mileage for a 2 year old car
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WOW......They are cracking models. & Your picture. Are the models promotional ones or home made?
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This is NOT my Picture, However, I have not seen a UK Waste PLC lorry for a long time (I know that Biffa took them over, However, trying to get pictures of the UK Waste PLC Lorries is pretty hard). in 1994, My Dad worked for this company & I used to go with him every Saturday morning.
I remember when these very Volvo FL10 FEL's were introduced up here by UK Waste, It used to be Leyland Constructor 8x4 REL's (rear end loaders) & the idea was to phase out the REL's with these Volvo FEL's.
They were, at the time fitted with Volvo's own Powertronic fully automatic gearbox (NOT Geartronic) & when they were brand new in 1994, they were pretty nice machines, plus it was the first time I had ever been in an automatic lorry, The Bathgate Depot got x3 of them to start with, All L reg, consecutively numbered, ended KSX. Supplied from Volvo Dealer in Broxburn.
They then also got a Batch of M Registration ones the following year(1995) I am sure they ended PSX.
Anyway.....
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2006 Ford Transit........These are terminal rot boxes I know....But holy shit.....Look at this...
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Here is one the works FE's........This one is no longer on the fleet, it was one of a batch that were sold on when the replacement Mercedes Econics arrived.
However, there are still 5 or 6 of them left on the fleet now & in daily use. They are alright motors, apart from being bouncy when empty...
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I will ask if I can put up on here, a couple of pictures of the fleet at my work, & If so, I will stick some pictures up.
Will be Monday now though
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The truck which I will most likely be driving if I take a driving job with the firm I currently work for:
I am out in these everyday, my work use them (Quite a fleet of them actually). Ride alright when empty, but I find it is a bit slow when fully loaded...It seems to loose speed at most hills.. They are 290 Models though.
I must add.....My work also has some Volvo FE's....300 Models, I find these are better when loaded than the Daf.
But, when the Volvo's are empty, they bounce around quite a bit, where as the Dafs Don't.
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Out of service with Tufnell's the other week by the looks of it. Be the first time it's stood still I'd imagine.
An FL would be an excellent 'youngtimer' on the vintage rallies I reckon. Probably still get parts from Volvo for them too!
Last FL I drove would've been the 285 horse FL7 bulker I used to round trip coal and ash with. No pics I'm afraid, it was before camera phones. And the fleet doesn't exist either now. Quelle dommage.
In 1996, My Dad was driving 8 wheelers, He drove back then, a Brand New Renault Maxter G340 8x4 (The tipper company he worked for had quite a few of these, as did other operators at the time) These were run in conjunction with a then new also Volvo FL10 8X4, The 320 BHP model IIRC....
The Volvo speed limiter could be by passed, (I won't say how obviously)...& one day on the Edinburgh bypass....It ran at nearly 90mph...Not my Dad driving...Some other crazy horse. Aaaahhh.....The good old days...
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Check this out....Barn Find Volvo F6 16......Buy one, get one tree.....
I will get my coat..
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Barn-Find-Volvo-F616/263325345300?hash=item3d4f69e614:g:wJkAAOSwrFtaDCbO
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Winter looming.....Stay somewhere where heavy snow cuts you off from civilisation? .....Worry no more.....8x8 Volvo.....
- danthecapriman, Supernaut, brickwall and 1 other
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If I had somewhere to keep this.....I Would buy it. Love these old things.....used to go with my Dad a lot when I was young, & tramping up & down the M6 in a 1991 J reg FL10.....Happy Days.
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If this is any good to anyone:
http://forums.mercedesclub.org.uk/index.php?threads/epc-error.98745/
I replaced x2 small rubber o rings into the fuel pump (Front of the engine) around 4 weeks ago, it may be the other ones have given up. I will try see tomorrow.
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Hi All, On Tuesday, My trusty (or Rusty) old Mercedes C220 CDi suffered a FTP. Live on a busy Dual Carrigeway, with the pregnant Mrs in the car with me.
Got it recovered back to base.
Anyway, I have decided to see if I can sell it & if there are no takers, it will be getting bridged (Which will be a shame, because the old car ran & drove 100% spot on).
Details Are,
2002 02 Mercedes C220 CDi, Avantgarde.
Covered a genuine 143 thousand odd miles now. (Low for one of these)
I'am the 3rd owner of it.
MOT'D Until May 2018 (No advisories) Recent new rear brakes (Discs & Pads)
Has x2 Keys, Owners Books etc.
Bodywork is not the cleanest, however, it is still solid.
It Started Ran & Drove excellent....Until Tuesday....
Now, The issue is......It cut out whilst driving & would not start again, It now say's EPC failure on the display.
It turns over alright, it just will not start.
I do not have the time to get a look at it, so offer it on here.
I am in Scotland, Slap bang between Edinburgh & Glasgow.
Engine is worth decent money on it's own. Gearbox is 100% as it should be.
The car has No leaks, funny noises etc.
Anyway, I have been offered £200 for it from the scrap man, so if anyone wants to buy it & fix it, or strip it themselves
£200- Takes it.
Oh....it will need transported due to being an Auto. Or tow it at your own risk.
Pictures....Taken a couple of weeks ago before I washed it. But it is as you see it.
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Royal Mail it.....
- danthecapriman, HMC, Sudsprint and 1 other
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£100 Rover Metro.....Only been listed 1 hour......Bit Crusty though.....
https://www.gumtree.com/p/rover/rover-metro-r100-/1275139268
- Banger Kenny and Mr Laurence
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The estates used different rear lights. I thought these lights were carried over from an older Ford van, but I can't find which one, so I may have imagined that.
Mark 1 and 2 estates both had this type :
They look similar to MK2 Transit rear lights...
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I would have thought that the front lights & front grill would have still been worth some money? I would have taken them as well & advertised them as for restoration.
However, I wish you well with the parts sales, You should do alright out of that.
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indeed one person died while trying to fix it4.6 Range Rover With pretty much brand new engine...& millions of other new parts.....But no fuse box..
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Jaguar FTP aaarggghh
in AutoShite
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What Bren Say's,
Check the pipe work, The S Type that I bought & then sold to my Dad, did this very thing about 2 weeks ago, It turned out that it was a split pipe, after the MAF Sensor.
However, this is a 3.0 V6 Petrol, so might not be the same on the 2.7 diesel.
Cost was £35 fixed.