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55 minutes ago, DavieW said:
2 spots in the space of 5 mins on the A96.
L1PPS on an SUV of some kind and 1 MPH on a Range Rover.
Guessing the RR would be McIntosh Plant Hire (and other things)
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On 24/02/2024 at 09:41, myglaren said:
Bloody pavement parkers!
You can say that again!
I'll get my coat........
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On 17/02/2024 at 22:12, Ronkey said:
I've been a bit distracted by a misbehaving Honda but now that is (hopefully) sorted back to the Amazon. The end of this thread brings things bang up to date.
Why is there always more rot than you first think? Good job you can get decent repair panels for the key bits. New inner wings needed very little trimming and have a hole at the front that aligned with an existing fixing hole: well thought out. The wings sit nicely now.
There is so much of the original colour visible to the underside it seems a shame to cover it up. I was going to spray with stonechip but now I'm not sure. Perhaps I'm being a bit precious.
When I started this lot had been covered up with large welded patches hiding the fact that the A pillars had gone on the front face together the the end of the intermediate sill on the drivers side. Just look at the state of it
I'd welded in a patch repair to the floor under the pedals here before the photo was taken. Was very happy with my fabrication for the sill end
The front of the car hasn't clean up too badly at all. I've used Milkstone remover to convert the rust and will overcoat with rust-anode.
And just when I thought I had finished there is always more. A job for tomorrow I guess. And that Hammerite is everywhere. Great, just great. I'll strip that when the engine is out.
I was very pleased with the condition of the radiator. The drain tap even opened! Would be nice to give it a clean inside - have I seen someone using cheap cola for this?
Bet they are not still going.
Don't see why cola wouldn't work or at least do something given how it cleans coins.
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Petrol Ped on YT showed that the other week, Porsches dropping £10-15K over 3-4 months and still not selling.
That pickup is all over the place pricewise though, been a snip mid Dec.
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On 29/01/2024 at 22:39, vonmon said:
I know I’m old fashioned but I absolutely loathe and detest tattoos on ladies. It’s gross to see them plastered in them like that.
I think a lot of the the younger crowd will be regretful in 30-40 years or so.
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- wesacosa, High Jetter and myglaren
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On 05/01/2024 at 13:47, Metal Guru said:
It’s completely non sensical. Phoned Direct Line re premium doubling, ( +92% to be precise ). “It’s inflation at a record high.” That was 13% ffs!
Eventually offered £50 off but told them where to go.
So went on the comparison sites and various offerings from Aviva came out best at around £250-270 ish, so I thought maybe a little cheaper on the Aviva website, not having them pay commission to the sites.
Result ? £511!DirectLine don't seem to want any business at the moment except for those auto-renewing who don't notice the price hike. They completely refused to quote me back in October, I'm 60+, live in rural N.E Scotland, own my house and have no points on my licence, WTF!
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On 23/10/2023 at 21:46, DavieW said:
LOV 11E on a Land Rover. Actor perhaps?
Think that's Lovie quarries and concrete, think they also have LOV 1 E.
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37 minutes ago, Cheezey said:
Did you see this on Salvage rebuilds?
Yes I did, not too handy for me as I'm in Aberdeenshire but just wondered on it as a business model.
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As the title says, The Test Centre; https://www.thetestcentre.co.uk/ offer no pass, no fee MOTs.
So your car fails there is no fee and you take it away for a minor as possible repair and it fails again, so again no fee.
How long can this go on before they say you're taking the piss?
Great for decision making whether to bridge or not though.
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Drove a couple of these when new and found in the dark a following car's headlights bobbing above and below the spoiler drove me nuts.
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