trigger Posted February 22, 2011 Posted February 22, 2011 http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/ ... ?logcode=p A Mk1 08 plate Octavia, they facelifted these on a 04 plate so a old shape on a 08 is mega late!, Mega pricey at £7000 as well i think.
chaseracer Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 A Mk1 08 plate Octavia, they facelifted these on a 04 plate so a old shape on a 08 is mega late!, Mega pricey at £7000 as well i think.That's a lot for what's likely to be a retired minicab! Pretty sure Skode kept importing the gen1 Octavia due to continued demand from the Hackney carriage trade. Now, of course, there's this:
cms206 Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/ ... ?logcode=p A Mk1 08 plate Octavia, they facelifted these on a 04 plate so a old shape on a 08 is mega late!, Mega pricey at £7000 as well i think. Not that odd up here; The Taxi Centre (Allied Vehicles maybe?) up here were supplying them as late as 09 IIRC, maybe even later. Theres a whack of 58 plates around here anyway. I shall go digging! I should also say they're all miserable taxi spec motors with the old 1.9 engine without any fancy nonsense; the Superb and new Octavia weren't liked as PHCs here due to over complexity...
Cavcraft Posted May 21, 2011 Posted May 21, 2011 I keep seeing an 03 plate 106 round here which amuses me in a shite way as always thought they were done for in about 1999/2000.
Rover414 Posted May 21, 2011 Posted May 21, 2011 They were produced until 2004 apparently. Thought they were gone long before then.
cms206 Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 Passed an 11-plate Chevy Lacetti 5-door today. London registered, so probably a hire car... didn't know the Amerikoreans were still churning out that shite.
Alexg Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 ^ Must be one of the last ones. I sold Chevreloos for a short while a couple of years ago. I had to travel from Kent to Weston-super-Mare to visit family twice during that period. Once in the looked better as a Daewoo Aveo and once in a Heather Mills spec Lacetti Estate- Possibly the worst car I've ever had the misfortune to drive. They were cheap cars though, however this just made me LOL from their website Aveo 5-door from £9,815.00 Get real.
Mash Posted June 28, 2011 Author Posted June 28, 2011 Here's a good one, K-reg Wolseley 16/60. "I am not leaving this showroom until you show me something more respectable than this blasted Marina, damn your eyes!" "I'm terribly sorry sir, I think we may just have something round the back...." timolloyd 1
John F Posted June 29, 2011 Posted June 29, 2011 2010 Lada Niva? Not really a late registration though - production never ceased in Russia, and they're now available for import again with the same spec as they had back in the 1970s...! See article here: http://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/07/1 ... -in-UK.htm
blackbird Posted June 30, 2011 Posted June 30, 2011 If you look on howmanyleft website it shows first reg years on the cars and there were 5 rover 75's registered new last year !
cms206 Posted July 1, 2011 Posted July 1, 2011 When did Peugeot phase out the 206? Passed two 09-plates today which seems quite unusual - one Glasgow registered, the other Manchester plated.
Rod/b Posted July 1, 2011 Posted July 1, 2011 Check this out for HOT LATE REG ACTION. 'scuse the crappy iphone pickcher.
Negative Creep Posted July 1, 2011 Posted July 1, 2011 http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/ ... ?logcode=p A Mk1 08 plate Octavia, they facelifted these on a 04 plate so a old shape on a 08 is mega late!, Mega pricey at £7000 as well i think. Not that odd up here; The Taxi Centre (Allied Vehicles maybe?) up here were supplying them as late as 09 IIRC, maybe even later. Theres a whack of 58 plates around here anyway. I shall go digging! I should also say they're all miserable taxi spec motors with the old 1.9 engine without any fancy nonsense; the Superb and new Octavia weren't liked as PHCs here due to over complexity... They also came with the check engine light permanently on and a funny knocking noise from the back as standard fit (joke copywrite Sniff Petrol)
Pete-M Posted July 1, 2011 Posted July 1, 2011 I should also say they're all miserable taxi spec motors with the old 1.9 engine without any fancy nonsense; the Superb and new Octavia weren't liked as PHCs here due to over complexity... S'funny that, we've been using the new shape Superbs as PHC's for a couple of years. We've had probably 150 of them, and so far, no mechanical problems other than very early ones suffered from leaky water pumps which were sorted under warranty. I've done about 70k in new Superbs and never had a problem more serious than a couple of whining wheel bearings. The 2.0 is a lot smoother, quicker, quieter and more refined than the old 1.9, but the 1.9 is slightly better on fuel. More problems with the last of the old shape than the new ones. Octavias feel tired quickly though.
cms206 Posted July 1, 2011 Posted July 1, 2011 Strange; the boss's brother runs taxis and won't touch Superbs for some reason, just stating that they're not as good as the Octavia. New Octavias are rare, and most of the Superbs that were running have been replaced by all sorts of oddments including about half a dozen current shape Laguna DCis.
RoadworkUK Posted July 1, 2011 Posted July 1, 2011 Saw a W-Plate XM today on the A23. I stupidly didn't make a note of the reg, so I look like a dirty liar.
chaseracer Posted July 3, 2011 Posted July 3, 2011 Saw a W-Plate XM today on the A23. I stupidly didn't make a note of the reg, so I look like a dirty liar.There were a few...
trigger Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 I've just remebered, this afternoon i saw a BRG "N" reg Rover Metro in the 1992 spec pre facelift shape, N seemed pretty late to me as i thought they had gone over to the 100 range by then?.
Alexg Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 ^ They changed in 1994 on an M so a late one indeed.
warren t claim Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 Maybe it was damaged in an accident and repaired using earlier parts?
trigger Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 It had the earlier rear lights as well, basically the same as this but in BRG, It was being driving by a bloke with his wife in their late 50's so i couldn't get a photo.
Vinylseats Posted August 30, 2011 Posted August 30, 2011 CLOTH seats!! All yours for £6,995. http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/www/cars_popup.jsp?did=49040&pageid=1&gid=nogroup&tid=20&start=6&distance=0&adcategory=cars&channel=DEALERPAGE&id=201131407290706
Vinylseats Posted November 29, 2011 Posted November 29, 2011 A "1977 R reg" Triumph Herald estate. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1965-TRIUMPH-HERALD-1200-ESTATE-RARE-EXPORT-MODEL-/170737517106?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item27c0bfc232
Conrad D. Conelrad Posted November 29, 2011 Posted November 29, 2011 A "1977 R reg" Triumph Herald estate. The commission number carries a GB prefix, this series was unique to Heralds intended for export Can't argue with logic like that
eddyramrod Posted November 29, 2011 Posted November 29, 2011 I've seen a load of Heralds with that grille over here. Seems it was used freely on export models. On the home market it was restricted to the 12/50 model (which confusingly was 1147cc). Both the Heralds we had when I was learning to drive were the 12/50.
Negative Creep Posted November 29, 2011 Posted November 29, 2011 There's a C-plate Reliant Scimitar near me, must be one of the last?
Felly Magic Posted November 30, 2011 Posted November 30, 2011 I know in the late 90s there used to be a Cortina 2.0GLS on an A plate in my old home village of Kippax. It was that pale green met, with a black vinyl roof.
mk2_craig Posted November 30, 2011 Posted November 30, 2011 Maestro van on the M6 somewhere Carlisle-ish on Sunday. R542RVJ, or something similar
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