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1 hour ago, 320touring said:

Is the 30yr old one not a disco?

No, the Disco is only 18 but is the reason I need a spare. At the moment that role is taken by the 1989 Saab 900 'vert!

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10 hours ago, Floatylight said:

A yeah and a grump...

Smoll FL has passed his driving test...

Grump - how fookin much!! - Tonight will be spent looking at insurance websites methinks, Amy recommendations..


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What's the chariot? I found anything bigger than a 1.0 was hilarious money to insure as a new driver.

I think I ended up paying £1400 a year for my 08 Yaris but I'd had a license for a couple of years and was 19 at that point.

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What's the chariot? I found anything bigger than a 1.0 was hilarious money to insure as a new driver.
I think I ended up paying £1400 a year for my 08 Yaris but I'd had a license for a couple of years and was 19 at that point.
C3, 1.4 8v, 73hp, best quote £1400 with telematics from Tesco , 6k miles no curfew.. But their systems have been down this evening and we've not been able to sort it, now prices look to have gone up, will call tomorrow..

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9 minutes ago, Floatylight said:

C3, 1.4 8v, 73hp, best quote £1400 with telematics from Tesco , 6k miles no curfew.. But their systems have been down this evening and we've not been able to sort it, now prices look to have gone up, will call tomorrow..

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Clear the cookies on the laptop - the site will be boring up the price as they know you have already quoted ;)

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41 minutes ago, captain_70s said:

What's the chariot? I found anything bigger than a 1.0 was hilarious money to insure as a new driver.

 

good thing my Car is only 493cc :mrgreen:

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Who says you need a Range Rover to work on a farm?

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31 minutes ago, MorrisItalSLX said:

Who says you need a Range Rover to work on a farm?

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Did Toyota ever build an estate version of this?

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13 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Did Toyota ever build an estate version of this?

They did indeed, the 4wd version.

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1 minute ago, MorrisItalSLX said:

They did indeed, the 4wd version.

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...which we didn't get over here? Never seen one.

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19 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

...which we didn't get over here? Never seen one.

I’ve seen some with UK plates before, but I have no idea how popular they were or how many have survived.

Edit: These ones.

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Honestly can't remember seeing one. Interesting. 

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The estate would be much better for transporting chicken wire and shovels plus the 4wd would help on the steep bits of the field, but good luck finding one that hasn’t been run into the ground.

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There weren't many around, but I definitely recall seeing the odd one around from time to time. Perhaps similar in rarity to the Civic Shuttle 4wd.

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8 hours ago, MorrisItalSLX said:

The estate would be much better for transporting chicken wire and shovels plus the 4wd would help on the steep bits of the field, but good luck finding one that hasn’t melted into the ground.

Ftfy

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On 10/14/2019 at 11:07 PM, SiC said:

Saw this in Lacock yesterday
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Best bit is that it's obviously someone's work vehicle
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As a big contrast, in Bristol this morning I saw this ingenious repair.
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Also sads that these caravans are someone main home. Homelessness is rife in Bristol and just hidden below the surface. Not only those living on the streets but those sofa surfing and living in old caravans/vans.

 

Somewhere on these pages is a photo of that Landrover, taken by me in 2013. Parked in what is obviously it's private spot where no-one else dares to stop. Will see if I can find it.

, I seem to remember a Disco was behind it then.

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Just had a car in for mot that was driven from Idaho to New York via Maryland then on a contain ship to Liverpool.  I won't give the full details as it should be at the restoration show next month.

Anyway the guys driving across the states did mention a suspension knock but put it down to being an old car that had been laid up. There is a safety inspection sticker from Maryland where there was no mention of the headlight loosely held on with one cable tie or what I am about to tell. The guys also seemed amused by how strict our safety inspections are.

Turns out the offside macpherson  strut had dropped down the hub and rubbed a groove in the driveshaft and a hole in the bottom of the strut loosing all it's fluid.

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Followed a mk2 mondeo today on the a69. I wonder what happened to the bumper 684bc653a551e945ec76c9bfa38fc66c.jpg

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Somebody's husband isn't going to be happy

Just walking out of Asda when I heard the sound of crumpling metal, saw a woman reversing off a post put there to protect pedestrians, turned the corner far too soon 

It's a tough post, made a bit of a dent, she got out started shouting at the kids then went shopping 

 

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I went to the Jim Clark Museum this morning before driving back up from the borders.

Well worth the visit. They also had these in the reception...

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2 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

As long as it has a Wales & Edwards badge on it, that is perfectly acceptable.

 

I suspect that a milk float would give it a run for its money...

 

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1 hour ago, strangeangel said:

 

I suspect that a milk float would give it a run for its money...

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In our local Tesco there's a little table full of books with an honesty pot, set out by a local charity.  I recently snagged myself a copy of Blott on the Landscape there.  Today, I had to do a double-take when I saw an early eighties tabletop roleplay rulebook sat amongst the Danielle Steele and self-help books.  Put a smart donation in the pot for this one, probably the best thing I've ever found in Tesco.

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The artwork in it is great and while I'm unlikely to ever find a group to play this with and it's only the book, it's still a very nice thing to have.

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