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How much are the tickets for this? 

City steering on the relaunched panda. Never seen the point on having it even though the steering was light enough already. 

Does rust count as an option? Seems to come as standard on most cars I buy ?.

Think I’ll be coming along to this. 

Think someone has seen one of these on the recent series on top gear and thought because it has been on national tv it will be worth more. It’s probably not even worth 3k let alone 30k.

Anybody else been harassed by there employer while on annual leave? Started a new job a month back, finally on a permanent contract pending successful completion of probation with a decent pay rise but I honestly think I’d be happier picking in a warehouse on an ongoing temp contract with min wage. Been working on phones in call centres for nearly 7 years now and need to get out of this cycle I am in. 

Clean Austin Mini and a lancia of some description.

1 hour ago, brownnova said:

To be fair the door was pretty past it anyway... 

£30 quid the best price so far.... but that involves a trip to Pontefract to collect... 

Flintshire to pontefract and back. Probably need an overnight stop for that...?

Walked away from a couple. The one that springs to mind was an ‘03 or an ‘04 Skoda fabia Sdi estate. Was working a nightshift and went over to view it before I started work. It was a clean car and looked fair decent for the price but I wasn’t amused by the fact it was filled with seats from another car the seller hadn’t bothered to take out. 

1 minute ago, Spiny Norman said:

I reckon they're just on the brink of their numbers being decimated. There are still lots of them around but go on the K11 group on FB and you'll see a hell of a lot of them getting scrapped or raced, changing hands for £100-£200.

They've lasted extremely well, but they're starting to be a less common sight on the roads. Still, given the newest ones are 16 years old like mine, that's not a bad innings.

To be honest I don’t think you are far wrong. It’s a shame. If there wasn’t as many rust issues with them there would a ton load more on the road. 

I’ve had two. Brilliant little cars. The prices some people are asking for them is ridiculous. Find a good rust free one and you’ll have an appreciating classic on your hands. 

My old fabia is just fine. Might look like crap but it is doing a stellar job

I feel your pain. I only have one piece of shite and its not even shite. Its boring and reliable... yet I want to get rid... an old fabia diesel estate. I have flirted with the idea of getting a car on finance but my cars are used as beaters and I don't think id be able to keep a car for the length of a finance term

4 hours ago, New POD said:

You are lying. Nobody woukd want to piss themselves rather than use the facilities at Sandbach.  That would be silly. 

It was just grim and manky. The toilet from trainspotting was cleaner than the one I used... ?

On 6/12/2019 at 10:03 PM, davidfowler2000 said:

I've been looking at insurance for the Golf tonight. It's upsetting me. I'll do another couple on here.

Charnock Richard
Location: M6
Type: One on each side. Connecting bridge. Welcome Break
Petrol Station: Shell
Hotel: Ramada
Pros: The eatery is on the bridge.
Cons: Not the biggest. Can be busy.
Comments: Another of the old school style services common across the north west of England. The eatery being on the bridge is a nice novelty as a viewing platform which makes it slightly more interesting than Forton's shut tower.
Conclusion: Not the worst place I've ever been.

Lymm Truck Stop
Location: Cliff Lane, Appleton - M6 and M56 access
Type: Off carriageway. Moto
Petrol Station: BP
Hotel: ibis Budget
Pros: Quirky design. Car drivers welcome. On site barbers. The shop sells CB radios.
Cons: Access off the M6 is a bit confusing.
Comments: Lymm was clearly an independant at one point with a weird layout. The main services is laid out like a courtyard with the shops and toilets located around a wee square. Being a truck stop, the commercial parking is massive and the wee shop sells truck related stuff like air horns, CB radios and hi-vis jackets. Also being a truck stop, the facilities are a bit... utilitarian.
Conclusion: Definitely worth a visit just to see the quirky layout.

Knutsford
Location: M6
Type: One on each side. Connecting bridge. Moto
Petrol Station: BP
Hotel: Travelodge
Pros: None I can think of.
Cons: Small car park. Small commercial parking. Busy.
Comments: Knutsford is just in the right place to attract a lot of people doing long journeys so it gets really busy. The car park isn't that big and the truck parking is tiny to the point if all you want to do is go for the toilet in the petrol station, you can't get parked for the trucks. The facilities inside are pretty grim as well.
Conclusion: Grim. Not recommended.

 

Sandbach
Location: M6
Type: One on each side. Connecting bridge. Roadchef
Petrol Station: BP
Hotel: None
Pros: N/A
Cons: N/A
Comments: God it's been a long time since I've been in here. In fact it may be the one I've visited the longest time ago. From memory it wasn't great.
Conclusion: No comment

Sandbach services are grim. About ten mins from where I stay now and had to stop in there a few weeks ago... wouldn’t go back. Would much rather piss myself.

Why do I come on these forums late at night after I’ve spent hours looking through eBay and deciding on a shit hatchback to come across something like this which is the same price... give me a random guv’nor

I hope my fabia isn’t too modern. Certainly got enough rust on it for it to be shit

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As much as I love K11's I think the toyota would win this battle. 

I’ll put in annual leave at work tomorrow for this. Count me in as a 90%

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That's a bargain. My fabia has worse sills than this and they are only rusted on the surface. I'd put the money into this and sell it on for £500, someone on gumtree will pay that for it. 

Nice car. It is what I'm looking for at the minute but I don't have the time to get over to get it. When does it need to be gone by?

I'm interesed in this. I'm currently looking into this sort of idea. I would like a smaller car as im only doing around 150 miles a week (down from 600-700 a week)

Been looking at this and just wish it had a manual box in it!

I'll take two. Could use this while the fabia gets some much needed rustproofing on it.

I'll need to give my spot on this one up. If anyone wants my slot they can have it. 

Sod it. Might as well put myself down for this. I have no need or use for this but a tenner to help this get moving on doesn't sound so bad. I'll take a random.