Stroller133

Sierraman apparently.

I had a mk2 Golf GTi well off the clock - it was not working correctly, obviously. resetting the trip/mpg data showed an average speed of around 115, which seems possible.

Aviva.

Thread resurrection! Following this post I handed back the company car, and now we both have 10 years plus NCD. This years issue is my current insurer instead of a renewal have sent a letter saying they won't renew my policy: Regrettably, your current insurer, xxxxx, is unable to continue cover for the above policy due to the risks presented and the insurers ability to cover these risks. My concern is whether I now need to declare I've had insurance declined. I might argue I never asked them to quote for next years cover, so how can they have declined? Interestingly the company that I'm planning to use are offering a premium level with better belongings cover, hire cars and personal injury etc, but the feature that's caught my eye is driving other cars with comp cover? You have to log on and register the car for 5 days at a time, otherwise you still have TPO cover. Might be of interest to some on here who often borrow cars. The other car must be worth less than £50k.

This has come up on a Facebook group. There are a lot of comments asking why isn't he sleeping on the back seat. Am I the only one who thinks it's not his car and he's found the boot unlocked?

Has 7 seater demand really fallen away? I'm happy with my Tourneo Custom, but many drivers won't have one due to basically being a van.

In Tamworth there were a few dealers that are no longer around. One of the most prominent was Bolebridge Garage, was a Rover dealer, but not sure what BL brands it sold in earlier years. It was demolished in about 2008 and there is a LIdl and Travelodge on the site, with the modern Ford dealer located behind it. I can't find a picture of it in the 80s/90s I remember, but did find an earlier one showing it in a street scene, where in my living memory it was in a more open, slightly out of town setting, that probably meant then business remained more access in its later years. I remember going into the parts shop with a mate who was looking for some bits for a Mini, and we'd barely walked in and he told us what we wanted was no longer available before we'd even asked.

Used to pass The Clock Garage, Castle Bromwich on the way to visit relative in the 80/90s one of the first signs of being in Birmingham after leaving the M6. I can only really remember it being a Peugeot dealer, but I think it had previously been talbot/Rootes. It's been demolished and just a fuel station now. The new clock is a bit weaker as a local landmark!

It could have a DPF if the first owner was a fleet. Unbelievably they were a cost option, as the company car tax was discounted if it met the euro 4?

I think the facelift (84/85 onwards?) models had electric windows on the top spec and possibly central locking, key operated not remote. It was typical of the era though, I don't think any mk1 Fiesta had electric windows even the XR2 or Ghia, but I think both those models would have on mk2. A friend had a 1.4s Fiesta and I think that may have had keep fit windows.

A Proton?

Also if the car cost say £10k, in 12 months time you might need £12k to hold the same buying power in cash terms your £10k was worth in 2019/20.