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i've seen a couple of pre 2001 things that have been made compliant by obtaining a certificate of compliance from the manufacturer and jumping through hoops (TFL for London, DVLA for everywhere else) to get the figure noted on the care's record. Not really worth the effort unless the car is special and you go there a lot....

stuff back to the very early 2000s is sometimes compliant, often if the engine is a fairly new design the manufacturer may have planned to use past the then-impending euro 4 changes My 2002 BMW 330 is allowed in Bristol Birmingham and London (and any others on Euro 4 petrol rules)

Cotswold BMW do a discount for members of various BMW forums, m3cutters etc. you don't have to be active as a member either, I've only ever posted in the Cotswold section

I've got one here from when my e46 went in. So I'm going to go with £howfuckingmuch

It's a Simtek from 1994-5 and definitely F1Shite

What this really needs is a red, diesel best mate surely? https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2434322780086202/

Produced similar power to the VVC but the VVC was more of a 'spank it' sports car choice?

This is my favourite car on here right now. Great progress.

Renewing my insurance (E46 330ci, so similar-ish profile) recently, costs fell gradually as mileage was increased from my usual 3000, up to 8000, where it started to go up again. I'll never understand insurance Logic.

Give it approximately 12.3 days and this one will be up for sale, it is HMC.

Love the pine green Sierra. My acrossways neighbour had one when I was 6 and I often wondered why I never really saw another, a one-year colour would explain it. @wesacosa "i dont know where it is, it's been 15 years and 3 house moves" to "found" in 6 minutes is peak autoshite.

Footwork I think.

The quickest way to spot facelift from prefacelift is the front indicators. The prefacelift has the point of the triangle at the bottom, the facelift has it at the top in a vague nod to bangle flame surface design.

it's considerably mankier in the photos on the back of the truck. If I had to guess, the person who cared about it has died, the person who has inherited it is selling it, and the banger racer has turned up with money while enthusiasts are professing that Someone Should Save It. it's sad to see nice old things destroyed, but i doubt that it was listed for sale exclusively to banger racers.

Mine discovered at the age of 65 that he was Alfred Derek not Derek Alfred

My first test was in my instructors Corsa C... Except he turned up on the day with a different one with a 1.3 turbodiesel instead of the 1.7 NA diesel donk I'd learned on. Cue me spinning up the front wheels on test when I dropped a gear and came on boost hard. They fail you for that.

Always worthwhile!

How much cash does all this buggering about save you?

Senior manager's car either side of the Berlin wall right there.

It's possible to get around any checks at all for the food delivery services (deliveroo etc) by signing up as a bicycle and driving your fucked old jazz anyway.

thing is, a significant number of the people who want an old diesel Bora will look at that and go "awesome" it's the same with scabby old E46 BMWs being photographed going sideways on public roads.

You already have it but LCK402W is up for sale ATM https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/846113193711377/

"Young girl who does not like driving" Typically a small, french, fairly modern, which is, being generous, fucked. Filthy. Dented badly on at least 3 sides, has probably had the spacesaver on for several months. If it has wheeltrims, a maximum of 1 remains, though often this is about 2/3 of a trim grimly hanging on. Engine sounds like a skeleton wanking in a dustbin (petrol) or smokes like a french grandfather (diesel). Interior looks like a dustbin. Usually found parked outside a 7 bed HMO near a university. Car's appearance belies the fact the owner is usually quite attractive and well turned out.

Saxos, especially spicy ones. Seemingly every 3rd teenager had one. Nostalgia is a strong driver.

I know of a Hyundai Tucson with TU05SON. Strategic screws have been deployed.