warren t claim

Last Friday the NSF headlamp decided to blow. Replacement involved removing the wheel arch liner and many swear words that'd get me banned from here. All went well until a few days later when the liner fell down and got caught in the front wheel dragging out part of the front bumper in the process. Front electric passenger seat has stopped reclining. Stop/Start has stopped working. Hill hold, ABS, TCS shits itself several times a night. Proximity sensors are seeing ghosts. Current MPG 46.6.

I had a Mk4 Escort 1.6D and it really wasn't as bad as you'd think. In the taxi trade, the 1.6D Orion was considered better and more reliable than the 1.8.

You've either been lucky or not working hard enough!

All the Liverpool cabs with yellow wheels used to belong to a fleet owner called Atkinson's who sold up a few years ago.

I agree. It looks like it worked in an area that had a 15 year age limit.

Is that direct ex taxi? 300000 miles is fucking low for a car of that age.

https://www.artmotorcycletraining.com/motorcycle-instructor-training?fbclid=IwAR0kRcLQIi3q6GiEv0qRk8u9e03zueAOhbSwL Anyone fancy becoming a wannabe Warren?

It's chewing up the miles OK although we have reached the stage in our relationship where little niggles are starting to appear. The ride is harsh, about on par with an Escort XR3i and although that's still better than a TX2 it is starting to annoy me. The turning circle is awful. At first I put this down to being used to the TX with the 25' turning circle but it seems that it's just shit. The MG6 automatically locks the doors when pulling away and the switch to unlock is hidden behind the gear lever. On the subject of locks, to exit the rear a passenger has to pull the handle twice. The cupholder gets in the way of a front seat passenger's legs. Sometimes it won't engage first gear without a fight.

Here's a story that I'm pretty sure I've never shared before on here. The Runner I let Get Away. Normally a runner triggers Evil Warren into action within nanoseconds but in this case I let the scrote get away with it for his efforts. Allow me to set the scene. At the time I was working my Omega Elite 3.0 V6 petrol so this dates the story to about mid 2004. Although I'm normally a night driver on this day I started early. At about 5.30 pm I was despatched a job to collect a punter from New Ferry Job Centre who wanted to go to Birkenhead town centre. He's your typical Birkonian track suit trash lad in his mid 20s and he gets in the back and we set off for the three mile journey. About two and a half miles into the trip we get to this point on the very busy New Chester Road. As we get to a speed camera the lad opens the door and bails out! I look in the mirror to see the following traffic scatter to avoid his body rolling down the road! And then to my surprise, I see him jump up and sprint away in the direction of a well-known block of flats that house many of the local smackhead community. The lad had clearly planned his stuntman act beforehand and knew that the best chance he had would be at the section of the road where the speed camera was because he knew I'd be driving at under 30 mph at that point. To be honest, if you paid me enough I'd certainly consider jumping out of a car moving at 28 mph but I can assure you that the monetary reward required would be a hell of a lot more than £3.80!

I can just imagine the inspector's face when he's told that it's been used to TPAC a stolen Transit on the M62.

https://www.merseyside.police.uk/news/merseyside/news/2024/march/merseyside-police-get-new-supercar-to-promote-road-safety/

My collection of seven issues made £40 on our charidee auction here back in 2018.

Yes it's a Trevi.

Yes it has drums front and rear. It also has a Taxifix grille fitted meaning that it has spent most of its life on Merseyside.

I know someone who used to tow his horse box with a new TX2.

Yes.

This looks like it is going to be a fixture in my life for longer than expected. Lucky you!

And it's hit the road.

I was wondering where it'd gone.

Are you talking about the Wirral Sana I opened this thread with because it's not there anymore?

14 years ago...

https://pontiacmera.com/ Especially one of these.

I'd rather have the whole Fiero.