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10 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

It'd be interesting to stage a drag race between this and Bo11ox's Dodge.  In theory they should be quite evenly matched.

Where do people get this does not need a MoT nonsense from? A difficult one for the vendor because such a clear but wrong statement could result in all kinds of problems for the vendor.

You hear it equally of fire engines and recovery vehicles - again both wrong unless you are an actual Fire Brigade or running a full time recovery business?

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11 hours ago, wesacosa said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volvo-V70-TDI-Automatic-1997-Rare-Diesel-Automatic-/184577572266?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292

Intergalactic broken V70 just down the road from my. no doubt a whole heap of bother, but I am strangely drawn to it

 

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I very nearly bought one of these before but the seller was such an utter twonk I pulled out of the sale much to his disgust. Had tried contacting him several times previously to no avail and ended up getting something else. 

Shame as in truth it was ideal for what I wanted and half the mileage of that one. 

Seller tried the old one been offered more than the price and the buyer is on his way type nonsense.... 

 

Went unsold for weeks on end but the love was lost then. 

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41 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

It'd be interesting to stage a drag race between this and Bo11ox's Dodge.  In theory they should be quite evenly matched.

Come off it man the Perkins Phaser would waz all over this, I reckon the Horsebo11ox would easily do a sub-2 minute 1/4 mile

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VERY SADLY I MUST SELL MY BELOVED DAISY. SHE IS A SMILEY FACED TRANNIR WITH THE BULLET PROOF BANANA

 

 

This horrendous POS has failed  the MOT on rust every year since 2009, and even has this as an advisory in 2014:

 

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    whole of vehicle is corroded

 

Lord only knows how it's managed to survive until 2020; I doubt it'll see the road again, mind. Do not read description.

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-TRANSIT-CAMPERVAN/284108234520

 

 

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I was searching gumtree for V6 Citroens.  A 6 litre and all-wheel drive C2 wasn’t expected!

Would make for a memorable drive home from Ulster...

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https://www.gumtree.com/p/citroen/citreon-c2-twin-v6-engined-yes-twin-v6-front-and-rear-engined-hotrod-px-swop-/1382690902

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2 hours ago, strangeangel said:

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This horrendous POS has failed  the MOT on rust every year since 2009, and even has this as an advisory in 2014:

 

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Lord only knows how it's managed to survive until 2020; I doubt it'll see the road again, mind. Do not read description.

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-TRANSIT-CAMPERVAN/284108234520

 

 

That is a ridiculously horrendous MOT history. "whole of vehicle is corroded" is my new favourite advisory. The tester just couldn't be bothered to itemise when presented with that level of grot 

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2 hours ago, strangeangel said:

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This horrendous POS has failed  the MOT on rust every year since 2009, and even has this as an advisory in 2014:

 

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Lord only knows how it's managed to survive until 2020; I doubt it'll see the road again, mind. Do not read description.

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-TRANSIT-CAMPERVAN/284108234520

 

 

A trannie with a banana can be a whole world of fun...

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2 hours ago, strangeangel said:

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This horrendous POS has failed  the MOT on rust every year since 2009, and even has this as an advisory in 2014:

 

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Lord only knows how it's managed to survive until 2020; I doubt it'll see the road again, mind. Do not read description.

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-TRANSIT-CAMPERVAN/284108234520

 

 

Just spotted this. It translates as "it's fucked. They're hiding it. They know that I know that they're hiding it. I just can't prove it"

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2 hours ago, Asimo said:

I was searching gumtree for V6 Citroens.  A 6 litre and all-wheel drive C2 wasn’t expected!

Would make for a memorable drive home from Ulster...

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https://www.gumtree.com/p/citroen/citreon-c2-twin-v6-engined-yes-twin-v6-front-and-rear-engined-hotrod-px-swop-/1382690902

Aside from the fact that (as usual) it's still registered as a 1.1, afaik it's not legal to drive a twin engine car on public roads, unless they connect to a common transmission or somesuch.

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5 minutes ago, SteersWithThrottle said:

Aside from the fact that (as usual) it's still registered as a 1.1, afaik it's not legal to drive a twin engine car on public roads, unless they connect to a common transmission or somesuch.

Really, what law covers that?

Serious question. As noted above there were one or two magazine feature cars with twin engines.

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52 minutes ago, SteersWithThrottle said:

Aside from the fact that (as usual) it's still registered as a 1.1, afaik it's not legal to drive a twin engine car on public roads, unless they connect to a common transmission or somesuch.

The Volvo XC90 that is currently for sale would be illegal if that's true:

"Volvo's Twin Engine combines an internal combustion engine that drives the front wheels with an electric motor that drives the rear wheels."

"Depending on the driver-selected drive mode and available electric energy, the two drive systems can be used either individually or in parallel."

https://www.volvocars.com/lb/support/manuals/xc90-twin-engine/2018w46/hybrid-information/hybrid-information/drive-systems

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4 hours ago, spartacus said:

Really, what law covers that?

Serious question. As noted above there were one or two magazine feature cars with twin engines.

It's a difficult question as well as a serious one. If you want to try and wade through the Construction and Use Regulations 2017, be my guest. Prepare lots of coffee, and take lots of notes...

The condensed version is, any vehicle like this will have to pass SVA to be legally used on the road. The V5 will have to reflect this. With this done, you can then get valid insurance.

The vehicle shown is registered as a 1.1 and therefore has not been through the SVA process, and cannot be legally driven on public roads, as apart from anything else the insurance wouldn't be valid.

 

4 hours ago, SiC said:

The Volvo XC90 that is currently for sale would be illegal if that's true:

"Volvo's Twin Engine combines an internal combustion engine that drives the front wheels with an electric motor that drives the rear wheels."

"Depending on the driver-selected drive mode and available electric energy, the two drive systems can be used either individually or in parallel."

https://www.volvocars.com/lb/support/manuals/xc90-twin-engine/2018w46/hybrid-information/hybrid-information/drive-systems

Yes, proving the regs are indeed complex. I imagine the type approval regime that Ford/Volvo had to go through to get this rubber stamped is somewhat more rigorous than an SVA inspection.

If your XC90 goes all skynet and kills you/third parties then Ford/Volvo will ultimately be liable, if it's a system failure.

If your home-made and unapproved Franken-Citroen decides that one engine needs to be in first gear and the other in reverse, ripping the car in half and killing/injuring/embarrassing you/third parties, you'll be the one residing at Her Majesty's pleasure. Assuming you survive.

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