THE GUBBERMINT ALWAYS KNOWS BEST

[messerschmitt owner]

MoT'd the second XM - A second, I hear you say, when did he buy another?

 

Found one in my local paper that had been stuck in a garage since May 2005. Started it up in the garage with the addition of a battery and priming the diesel pump - MoT cost £242 which included two spheres, rocker cover gasket and a once over by the garage.

 

Now I have a second XM running for less than the cost of buying a spares car.

 

Both of them even have working sunroofs and leccie windows which is an XM rarity.

[AnthonyG]

  warren t claim said:

  Pete-M said:

 

 

I've even found a shop that sells Sergio Tacchini track suits, but they're purely for casual...

If you play with the logo you can make it look like a Talbot badge.

 

from 1983 to 1985 I thought they were Talbot logos..that or (British) Telecom

[whitevanman]

A Frame loaded and good to go.........more tat on its way tomorrow..

[Pete-M]

Scally clothing overload

[Cavcraft]

Cheers Pete. Sergio Tacchini stuff is class, some quality gear there.

I need to check my bird hasn't binned my red and white Adidas Firebird, loved that top.

[Angrydicky]

  whitevanman said:

A Frame loaded and good to go.........more tat on its way tomorrow..

Sounds interesting...

[gearoil]

  whitevanman said:

A Frame loaded and good to go.........more tat on its way tomorrow..

Yep, keep us posted.

 

Any hints....?

[whitevanman]

/\ all will be revealed when i get back on Thursday night

 

 

lahhds....I know your scouse but come on...those trackies are pish......

[Claypole]

Jo Jags-

 

"How WE can help YOU"

 

"We firmly believe that we are the cheapest in the country,

providing our customers with a Top Quality Service

using only Genuine Jaguar Parts."

 

 

Sounds like they are what I consider a typical British "trade" company - piss poor attitude and service unless you are a mate of the staff - then crying on the local news when they close down from lack of trade blaming the internet...

[Pete-M]

  Claypole said:

Jo Jags-

 

"How WE can help YOU"

 

"We firmly believe that we are the cheapest in the country,

providing our customers with a Top Quality Service

using only Genuine Jaguar Parts."

 

 

Sounds like they are what I consider a typical British "trade" company - piss poor attitude and service unless you are a mate of the staff - then crying on the local news when they close down from lack of trade blaming the internet...

Oh, forgot to mention, one of his comments was "This is why I don't have people down here picking things up. I'm not here to be a swap service for people who diagnose stuff using the forums. I'm on the forums, I'm well known on the forums. I'm a Jaguar expert. I'm here to make money."

 

From his attitude today, and to be fair he did refund my money, it appears to be 'Sell something and promise a refund, if it's wrong swap it for something else. If they bring it back, don't give them the money until someone else has bought the item.', oh and 'Pull a super strength mega-strop and bar them from buying anything if they return the item in person as it's easier to flog it online'.

 

To be fair, the coolant pump I bought and returned worked perfectly.

 

Turns out so does mine even though he diagnosed it as "The magnets have gone, it still makes noise but it's not pumping" when I was buying his pump.

[Vin]

There was a special edition Panda Sergio Tacchini. They were metallic blue with a 'vivid' green interior, with ST logos all over. Haven't seen one for ages.

[Lankytim]

 

Spotted this about a year in Stevenage.. or somewhere.. I cant remember!

 

Sorry if this is the wrong bit of the forum,

[Guest Leonard Hatred]

Nice! That looks like a FWD 1800GL.

[brammy777]

The enquiry is complete

The vehicle details for B863 PLU are:

 

Date of Liability 01 03 2011

Date of First Registration 20 06 1986

Year of Manufacture 1985

Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1800CC

CO2 Emissions Not Available

Fuel Type Petrol

Export Marker Not Applicable

Vehicle Status Licence Not Due

Vehicle Colour BLUE

 

Still on the road too! The saloon models have always been alot harder to see, a good survivor. Out of interest, what is the oldest Subaru anyone has seen recently? F plate for me, anything older is seemingly impossible, doesnt count if you own it

 

I dont have any news per se, but I am currently on my 15th driving lesson and all is going well. I drove round Aldershot today, I can safely say I am never, ever going there out of choice.

[M'coli]

  brammy777 said:

I dont have any news per se, but I am currently on my 15th driving lesson and all is going well. I drove round Aldershot today, I can safely say I am never, ever going there out of choice.

I went there 11 years ago and wholeheartedly agree.

[barrett]

Agrees, and I thought Guildford was bad!

[Mike D]

I fitted the new number plates to the Pao earlier, and then re-adjusted the tappets to stop it sounding like a skeleton wanking in a biscuit tin.

 

Now it has decided to spring a water leak to reward me. Bastard twat of a car

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I have scored a QUALZAR new workshop in Nantwich for beer money rent and installed the Rover in it. Tomorrow i'm going to look at a likely engine donor for it, woo hoo!!!

[Guest Leonard Hatred]

Turbo T-series?

[Lankytim]

Nice one B!

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Ordinary T-series, 1999 model year though so one of the last and I believe it should therefore be free of the usual chronic oil pissage from the HG. Anyway I will find out tomoz!

[eddyramrod]

  brammy777 said:

I drove round Aldershot today, I can safely say I am never, ever going there out of choice.

I drove my first Cadillac down to Aldershot from Lancashire in 2001 for my stepdaughter's wedding... and back, obviously! I can think of towns I'd rather visit, but both she and hubby were serving in HM forces at the time, didn't get a lot of choice of venue. They live in Inverness now...

[warren t claim]

  Mr_Bo11ox said:

Ordinary T-series, 1999 model year though so one of the last and I believe it should therefore be free of the usual chronic oil pissage from the HG. Anyway I will find out tomoz!

If I knew you were after a T Series you could of had the 60k miler out of my now scrapped 800 for £50.

[whitevanman]

Safely home with new purchase.....very happy with it......pics to follow

[Cavcraft]

Get a shift on you bloody teaser!

[Mike D]

I jacked the Pao up earlier to try and find the cause of its water leak, SUCCESS!!! The head to heater hose had split at the clamp, hose shortened, clamped back up, now sorted

 

Few bits of paint and a good clean and it's going up for sale

[Mr_Bo11ox]

  warren t claim said:

  Mr_Bo11ox said:

Ordinary T-series, 1999 model year though so one of the last and I believe it should therefore be free of the usual chronic oil pissage from the HG. Anyway I will find out tomoz!

If I knew you were after a T Series you could of had the 60k miler out of my now scrapped 800 for £50.

BOLLOCKS, I have just this evening paid £130 for one with 100k on

[warren t claim]

  Mr_Bo11ox said:

  warren t claim said:

  Mr_Bo11ox said:

Ordinary T-series, 1999 model year though so one of the last and I believe it should therefore be free of the usual chronic oil pissage from the HG. Anyway I will find out tomoz!

If I knew you were after a T Series you could of had the 60k miler out of my now scrapped 800 for £50.

BOLLOCKS, I have just this evening paid £130 for one with 100k on

£130 would of got you the whole car! I really should of posted that I was scrapping it so it's my fault!

[Lord Sterling]

  warren t claim said:

£130 would of got you the whole car! I really should of posted that I was scrapping it so it's my fault!

I wouldnt have minded buying that off you as I've still no car at the moment

 

Hopefully, though will be putting one of my cars on the road soon anyway.

[Guest Leonard Hatred]

Have course bo11ox would of thought have buying it if he had of known have its existence.