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[cort16]

The Jags a 600 quid car. I don't think you'd make off it but I don't think you'd lose too much either unless it went pop.

From what I remember from the original advert it had a good history and it's previous owner had it for a while. I think the only thing that's not so great are the scabby bits.

[Lacquer Peel]

Buying an old Jag for £600 is more sensible than buying a new car on finance. /new cars R shit, etc.

[Angrydicky]

That Jaaaaag is superb. There's just no comparison with a 306, get it swapped!

[Cavcraft]

Right, it looks like I now own a Vauxhall Carlton!

[Shep Shepherd]

Right, it looks like I now own a Vauxhall Carlton!

 

Nice! Do give the front chassis rails a good going-over for rust, though

[Albert Ross]

ESPECIALLY under the headlamps!

[Cavcraft]

Christ knows but I'm going for it anyhow

 

[trigger]

I never knew they made these as late as a M plate, top bombing!

[cort16]

That Carlton looks nice. They're comfy big cars.

[cort16]

in negotiation to buy something possibly disasterous. It depends on the seller delivering it to me before I piss off to florida on Thursday.

[rml2345]

That Carlton does look pretty bloody nice, and they are mega comfy.

Does it still have rear wheelarches?

[R9UKE]

Was that a direct result of the Facebook group? If so, it's getting dangerous. But that looks ace.

[vulgalour]

After being prodded to do so for a few years, I've finally decided to have a stab at some motoring journalism. It's been a while since I did any writing in a professional type capacity, but we shall see what comes of it. I'm going to draft up a few mini articles and see how I go with it. Not overly thrilled with what I've written so far, but practice should make perfect.

[Cavcraft]

Pictures aside, I've not seen the car yet. It'll be a bonus if I can open the rear doors and not check how much tread is on the back tyres at the same time!

[michael1703]

Have got the opportunity to expand my business by taking on a workshop twice the size, it's 50ft wide and 105ft long,a deal has been negotiated and I'm buying new equipment and getting daft ideas about smart reception area,new doors etc, but.... If we have a triple dip recession,it could be a very bad idea

[RedSparrow]

After being prodded to do so for a few years, I've finally decided to have a stab at some motoring journalism. It's been a while since I did any writing in a professional type capacity, but we shall see what comes of it. I'm going to draft up a few mini articles and see how I go with it. Not overly thrilled with what I've written so far, but practice should make perfect.

 

Hey, post your work on here so we can all have a look.

[meggersdog]

So I'm sat there watching Bergerac on the Yesterday channel when the phone rings.

A local car dealer has taken a car in part exchange and did I want it.

Turns out to be a two lady owner from new (mother and daughter alledgedly) 70k miler 1.6 one legger.

It's taxed and tested for a couple of weeks,electric front windows,pas,central locking and a four speed auto 'box.

There is a bit of "can ya tell what it is,yet" on the tailgate with the wrong shade of blue and the nearside headlight

reflector is a bit iffy,oh and the radio doesn't seem to work.Apart from that it's a little cracker.

 

 

No heroic collection tales as I just paid my nextdoor neighbour to give me a hand.

Drove the car,ooh atleast five miles home.Started raining as I got home and my camera batteries died

so for now just the one photo.

[vulgalour]

MoT for the Princess is booked for Friday morning thanks to a shiny cheque arriving from Severn Trent Water for an overpayment on my account at the old house (not sure how that works). If I'm brutally honest, I'm expecting a fail but a fail sheet will at least let me know what to fix. I'll try not to crash this time.

[dollywobbler]

Fingers crossed for you VA. For getting there as well as the test itself.

[vulgalour]

aaaand already there's a problem. Their system can't find the car, even though she was MoT'd last year, so they don't know the braking weight. However, I can tell them that the kerbside weight is 1145kg, plus the 140kg allowance built in (ah, internet research for MoT stuff) means that's a total kerbside weight of 1284kg. I'm guessing that, in fact, is the braking weight they need to know. I get the distinct impression they don't normally deal with cars this old.

[vulgalour]

aaaaand that's the MoT cancelled before it's even begun. They won't do it without the full V5 so I can't book it in there until the V5 comes back from the DVLA. Why didn't I make a copy like I usually do? Dumbass.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

What a load of hairy old shite, I have never produced an MOT or V5 for any of my old motors while MOT'ing them! I say find an MOT shop who are more interested.

[cobblers]

What the actual fuck? If they don't know the weights that's their problem, not yours. IIRC they just have to do their best and guess or something,

[vulgalour]

I'll book it in further afield. I went for this place on recommendation and because they're on my doorstep, I'll go to the classic friendly place I know instead. It'll cost a bit more and it's about a 30-45 minute drive instead of 5 minutes, but at least he knows what he's doing and he knows the car.

[skattrd]

I was going to say the same as the others VA, I've never produced a V5 for an MOT. To check the chassis number they can do that on the car when it's in front of them.

[warren t claim]

Bought Punto Sporting. 51 plate in retching yellow.

[Mr Lobster]

Bought Punto Sporting. 51 plate in retching yellow.

 

Not from a bloke in Burnley by any chance?

[trigger]

That V5 business is utter bollocks Angyl, they just don't want do the mot, anyway aren't the kerb weights on the vin plate?

[Lankytim]

They probably need the V5 beacause they can't find it on the MOT computer or something. Has it been deleted from the system because it's been written off or something?

[Cavcraft]

Bought Punto Sporting. 51 plate in retching yellow.

 

Not from a bloke in Burnley by any chance?

 

I bet it is!