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11 minutes ago, grogee said:

While we're on the subject, how the hell does that fixed hub steering wheel work? It doesn't compute, I don't get how it's held onto the dashboard.

Planetary gears, I think, all contained in one big assembly :)

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1 hour ago, grogee said:

bASe C4, £1500 Leics

While we're on the subject, how the hell does that fixed hub steering wheel work? It doesn't compute, I don't get how it's held onto the dashboard.

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The inner spokes go to hidden hub on a geet big nut, just like every other steering wheel. 
There may or may not be some gearing involved, I can't remember. 

Said steering wheel gave no issue during the 11 years I owned mine, although the glovebox, air con condenser drier and engine eventually broke. 

I will also say that my car, an SX with centreless alloys, was the fussiest little cunt about wheel balance I've ever encountered in 20+ years of driving. 

 NO-ONE, bar a motorbike place in Liverpool had a balancing machine that a: was calibrated properly or b: could balance a wheel accurately down to zero, which is what it needed. 

I also had to steal it back from the dealership when they tried to make me pay for a warranty repair. 

'WELL, Mr Burgess, we've got your key,' they said. 

"We'll fucking see about that," I replied.

Off I went home in a taxi, still in my suit from work, and got a hi-vis jacket.
 Spare key in hand, I strolled in the workshop bold as brass and told a young lad reversing a Dispatch that I was the area manager from the Manchester branch and that I needed to move that C4 (my C4, helpfully) for a customer who'd given me their key. Also, I was in a hurry, so could you please move that C2 and let me get on my way?  

The lad hurriedly agreed and I slowly drove out of the workshop and right past the reception desk, the receptionist now goggle-eyed, with a big shit-eating grin on my face. 
I eventually got the key back without a bill when I kicked off to fuck at head office about it and threatened to take it to the press. 

Fucking thing. 

 

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3 hours ago, RoverFolkUs said:

Cheap Dae-poo Tacuma 

I didn't realize they did a facelift of these, who knew they could make them even uglier 🤣

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^ that's what mine looked like, I don't think either are winning any awards in the looks department 🤣

GIB, could be a 'nice little earner'!

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8 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

GIB, could be a 'nice little earner'!

They hit the bottom of their depreciation curve about 15 years ago! 😅 I'd be interested to know if when it's going to start going upwards :)

I remember thinking I scored a right bargain, £1295 from a dealer in 2008 for a shiny* 03 plate one. 

Suffered OMGHGF after 4 years of trouble free motoring. Was actually a fairly decent car.

Just stupidly expensive to run for a 1.6 petrol, even for 2008 petrol prices!

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18 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Petrol in 2008 was pretty dear from what I remember.  Probably as expensive as it is now once inflation is taken into account.

I thought it was below the £1 mark then it spiked to £1.40 in 2013 ish, then down to 99p in 2015 ish then upwards from there..? 

I'll have to consult my giffer style book where I have hand written every single fuel transaction, comprising of the price per litre, tank to tank mileage and date since about 2005 I think 😅

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9 hours ago, RoverFolkUs said:

I thought it was below the £1 mark then it spiked to £1.40 in 2013 ish, then down to 99p in 2015 ish then upwards from there..? 

I'll have to consult my giffer style book where I have hand written every single fuel transaction, comprising of the price per litre, tank to tank mileage and date since about 2005 I think 😅

Being even sadder, I have it on a spreadsheet going back to  2003/4. In Jan 2008 I was paying £1.04/l, in June £1.12 and in December only 85p/l

 

 

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3 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said:

something something @Talbot something something XUD 309 something something pre booked MOT?

something something @LightBulbFunsomething something resgistering it in the UK something something Jersey registration something something err... how TF do you do that?

Edit.  Also, is there a ferry from Jersey direct to UK, or will that need driving thru france?

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13 minutes ago, Talbot said:

something something @LightBulbFunsomething something resgistering it in the UK something something Jersey registration something something err... how TF do you do that?

something something, Jersey reg doc, and/or dating letter something something V55/5, something=DVLA V5 something something, DVSA/the MOT people, does not care where the vehicle is from, something something @hairnet something something lookup 60UKK (NZ Mark!) something something you bought it yet? :)

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I understood there was an issue with a change of regs recently where a NOVA or similar paperwork can only be carried out by the importer of the vehicle, and there are a list of approved importers.  Anyone other than that (EG a private individual) is no longer able to do the paperwork themselves.

There's apparently already a "tame" importer who will do the paperwork for a £95 fee, but it's still yet another bloody hoop.

I'd quite like it tho...

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