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1 hour ago, Tamworthbay said:

When I had one as a hire car I spent about two miles indicating one way then the other trying to stop the bloody things. Just why?

About 15 years ago I got one as a hire car just as they came out. I was excited to get a "new" car 20 miles dealing with those indicators I was almost ready to walk home.

They're so counter intuitive to EVERY person who every drove a car up to that point .

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I’m definitely in the pro Vectra C camp for my sins. 

A few years ago I sold a very clean and tidy 1.9 120 estate and took a very not clean and very not tidy 1.9 150 estate in part exchange for buttons. 

Changed the oil and filters and proceeded to do thousands of miles in it, billing my then employer at 45p/mile for most of them. It paid for itself many times over.  Was surprisingly good at mile munching despite being really quite tired. Upscale models have far better seats than the bASe ones  

Swapped it for a knackered Corolla T Sport once I was done. 

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Thinking of moving this on, assuming the coil pack fixes the vectra c

EDIT- vectra fixed so sale on.

1997 Volvo 940 LPT 2.3 classic estate. 5 speed manual. MOT June 2020. 270k on the clock.

Its a bit cosmetically challenged; roof has laquer peel, various knocks and bumps, and giffer repairs, see the pics. Looks to have had a bit of welding at the pack edge of the sills which looks tidy. It drives well and goes well; nice gearbox engine and brakes. Clutch bites high but doesn’t slip. There’s an exhaust blow near the manifold. New front tyres (Avon zv7s) interior not too bad, ive just noticed outside the swept area and right in the bottom corner a crack in the screen of about 5cm. 

Some old service books, and the plate is transferable. One ftp was when I stalled it shortly after a cold start and needed to rest for 5 mins before it started again; I think I flooded it and it hasn’t done it since; just done a 300 mile trip that it gobbled up with ease.

located Tavistock and I’d like £350

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42 minutes ago, cms206 said:

Bah :(

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Aren't some members of the SVM heading to middle England soon? and didn't someone (83C) say they might be able to deliver it to middle England?

I was reminded yesterday of SVM logistics, it's close, as no ferries are involved, unlike, say Arran, which is far as it involves a ferry … ;) 

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2 minutes ago, skattrd said:

Aren't some members of the SVM heading to middle England soon? and didn't someone (83C) say they might be able to deliver it to middle England?

I was reminded yesterday of SVM logistics, it's close, as no ferries are involved, unlike, say Arran, which is far as it involves a ferry … ;) 

Cannock... next weekend. Unless 83C logistics moves that quickly, or someone in the area can stash it until I can get near it... ?

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9 hours ago, cms206 said:

Cannock... next weekend. Unless 83C logistics moves that quickly, or someone in the area can stash it until I can get near it... ?

I can indeed move that quickly, and I'll cover my own fuel costs as its doing me a turn. 

GIB!

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The vectra lives! Unfortunately changing the coil pack and plugs and clearing the codes restored it to full health. This future beans tin fodder is back on the road and providing a thrilling* driving experience.

This means the Volvo 940 is back on sale, I’ll give first refusal to Andy (cms) as he was interested before the vectra died.

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Griffin or Phoenix? The vectra is risen 

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