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[cobblers]

even if you're not called sam, it's a 5 digit plate which are always nice.

[DodgeRover]

Ha, SAM 8W for £350... Almost tempting

#%^*¥$€><}{\!!!! Damn it I paid a lot more than that for N321 SAM

[beko1987]

My name is Sam! Not overly fussed on private plates though!

[dollywobbler]

even if you're not called sam, it's a 5 digit plate which are always nice.

 

Never! Six digit plates are the best. So well balanced.

[New POD]

I think the Omega is still such a good looking car ...

 

 

Dragged the MV6 out of its 18 month slumber today. It hasn't even been started in that time, took a spare battery with me but before changing it I tentatively stuck the negative lead back on the current battery and she fired into life!

 

All 4 tyres blown up and a gentle move up the road to bring it home took place.

 

Looks cleaner in the picture, it's become absolutely manky in the short time it's been off the road. I will jet wash it tomorrow then make a decision on what I'm doing. I will need to throw a few quid at it for MOT I think.

 

John, that looks so much more silver than the blue one you sold me. And Silver doors are easy to find !!!! Anyway answer your PM about the BLUE door you said you found.

[stripped fred]

Managed to get my mr2 mot'd this week. Needed the front brake caliper freeing off, which it needs every mot, and a new ball joint. Quick going over with the waterless wash stuff I acquired recently and it's ready for shitefest!

[Bren]

Having surgery in a few hours. Wish me luck.

[puddlethumper]

Good luck Bren.

[egg]

Good luck.

[DodgeRover]

Fingers crossed for you

[purplebargeken]

Good luck mate. Am sure it will all go smoothly!

[oldcars]

Good luck, all the best Bren.

[stripped fred]

Best of wishes Bren.

[tooSavvy]

My name is Sam! Not overly fussed on private plates though!

 

I'm not tooSavvy... BUT wood roll on TW05 AVV

 

TS

 

*ToMM© obvs cannot be '05'.... god knows what 25 AVV pre suffix aged wood B 

[Angrydicky]

That Moggy Minor looks pretty good HMC. As an Essex boy, I like the Essex WOO reg on it! There's another Minor near me that's on a COO.

[LabRat]

So, the c5 has gone all french on me and thrown an engine high temp warning/stop light on the dash.

 

Strange thing is, it's only doing it when the air-con is running- kill the air con off and the temperature gauge immediately drops back to the middle and the warning resets. Plenty of coolant, fans are running and the engine isn't getting that hot under the bonnet.

 

Any resident Citroen lickers able to give me a clue as to what it's doing? (Other than don't run the climate control!!) It's a 2005 1.8i if that's any help to anyone.

 

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[Kiltox]

Ha, SAM 8W for £350... Almost tempting

Start price - it'll go for a fair bit more I expect

[doobietoo]

Happened to be in Salzburg this afternoon and came across these little beauties more after dinner if anyone is interested

[doobietoo]

Does anyone know what the wheel in the last picture is attached to?

[Guest Hooli]

Lancia Stratos.

[doobietoo]

Lancia Stratos.

Ah yes...

[stuboy]

Having surgery in a few hours. Wish me luck.

what you having done

[Guest Hooli]

Ah yes...

 

I didn't spoil a quiz did I?

 

They were one of my favourite rally cars as a kid.

[doobietoo]

Last few Porsche was smoking a bit. .. that's all folks

[stuboy]

been to preop assessment and given date for bilateral inguinel hernia on 15th june,,

[wuvvum]

DAF has passed its MOT.  It'll now be going up for sale - it owes me 600 quid now and want to see that back for it (shouldn't be too tall of an order I wouldn't've thought for a low mileage tax exempt motor, even an unpopular one with issues).  I'll do a proper for sale thread when I'm less tired. 

 

I actually did 70 in it on the way back from the MOT - some tit in a W124 estate pulled out in front of me and then proceeded to trundle along at 35 in a 50, I eventually got fed up and floored it to get past him, whereupon he did the usual tit thing of taking offence at being overtaken by a(n even) older car and speeding up himself, and sitting up my arse at 70 for the next four miles.  Car seemed happy enough at that speed though, if a bit revvy.

 

Looking at the MOT history it did 143 miles between the last MOT and this one - of which 60 was me driving it back from Kings Lynn after buying it, and the rest is also probably me pottering around locally in it.  So the bloke who bought it from Stondon and spent hundreds getting it back on the road must have then literally never have used it.  Weird.  Given its low mileage, original old biddy owner and lengthy sojourn in Stondon, it is also quite likely that the drive home from KL was the longest single journey it's ever done (under its own power at least) in its 45 years,.

[Inspector Morose]

I be very tempted by a daf. My old 66 was a great weapon. Unfortunately my youthfulness at the time relegated it to storage without much a thought. Maybe a re- acquaintance with the marque will quell my lust...

[5speedracer]

That Moggy Minor looks pretty good HMC. As an Essex boy, I like the Essex WOO reg on it! There's another Minor near me that's on a COO.

Farmer near me has B16 COO. Coo being Scottish cow you know.

[egg]

A Fusion b-Max direct comparison. Just going off for its MOT and new oil seal. The b-Max is a lot better looking isn't it? And that sliding door makes it much more suited to its small family brief.

 

 

[egg]

been to preop assessment and given date for bilateral inguinel hernia on 15th june,,

Good luck Stu, hope you're getting some proper recovery time off work