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Started by TurboTomato , Mar 15 2006 06:52 PM

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#201 JG

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Posted 18 August 2006 - 09:52 AM

heave a bit of petrol in there and the fuel lines will love it. :D off to do a bit reseach. :sleepy:

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Posted 18 August 2006 - 11:55 AM

Will you two just get a room? :rolleyes: :P

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Posted 18 August 2006 - 11:57 AM

Just 'cos you're jealous that you can't join in with your gas guzling heap. :lol: :lol: :P

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Posted 18 August 2006 - 12:05 PM

Will you two just get a room? :rolleyes:

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you bl00dy started this TT, i was happy doing 20k a year in my vx until you had the idea of not killing a car you love with the tedium of the commute! :poke:

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Posted 18 August 2006 - 10:23 PM

some great info Ant - you've got JG salavating!!! :P

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Posted 18 September 2006 - 08:38 AM

Got MOT booked for Friday.

Suppose i aught to take a look at it really

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Posted 18 September 2006 - 09:18 AM

Mine had it's MoT about a month ago - £250 to get through, so not too bad. For that I got a new centre exhaust and lambda sensor TVR is in for a service today, have a feeling that's going to cost rather more than £250.. :huh:

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Posted 18 September 2006 - 09:40 AM

I'll be cross if it costs more £44.50, the standard cost for an MOT. Oh and its going to a local authority testing place, so its either going to pass or fail but they can't work on it.

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Posted 22 September 2006 - 08:31 AM

Guess what? The corsa Passed its MOT this morning with flying colours. Nothing required, and all for the standard 40 quid. Not bad for a 300 quid car. :groupjump: :groupjump: :groupjump:

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Posted 22 September 2006 - 08:58 AM

man states the obvious--> old car that is well looked after is just as likely to pass an MOT as a new, well looked after car. just takes more maintenance thumbsup my shed's is in december, better start looking over it now :( :lol:

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Posted 22 September 2006 - 09:22 AM

Ant, see other thread for shed-off! :lol: I have to say, cheap motoring (i know you have taken it a step further with chip fat but) never ceases to amaze me. cheap tax and cheap insurance, coupled with 65mpg average - 40 quid a year MOT. 5k hassle free miles (other than a radiartor, but it didn't let me down). Makes it even more suprising that anyone would want to use public transport, esp from a cost POV (other than the stating of the obvious, London, conjection etc) Welcome to the world of cheap motoring. thumbsup

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Posted 22 September 2006 - 10:01 AM

shed- off seems like a good idea. will have to check the diary to see when i can fit in and call the PLANS guys, although as this is a a public forum they probably already know we plan to try to abuse their track. have to find out how much it'll cost for a few laps in the other (shed) cars ontop of the vx's. low cost motoring... the shed is proving invaluable, endless sh1t thrown in it doing up the house (interior has seen better days :rolleyes: ), best part of 2k miles a month, only costs so far have been for (fuel) filters as i'm still 'evolving' my filtering method. an extra £200 quid a month is a real bonus :D

Edited by AntB, 22 September 2006 - 10:02 AM.

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Posted 22 September 2006 - 12:30 PM

Ermmm... Just got the car back, On the phone they said flying colours, but the list of advisory things makes for interesting reading. -Rear Bias unequal (easy fix) -Corrosion on Chassis (eay fix, its been on my to-do list for ages - wire brush, rust paint plus wax seal) -occasional blue smoke emission, at certain rpm. :blink: -front tyres perrished! :lol: (what was i saying above?) still, it passed :D

Edited by JamesGray, 22 September 2006 - 12:31 PM.

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Posted 22 September 2006 - 01:03 PM

Ermmm... Just got the car back, On the phone they said flying colours, but the list of advisory things makes for interesting reading.


no advice that your car's a piece of sh1t then? ;)

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Posted 22 September 2006 - 01:10 PM

Ant, what is yours like in the wet? I've just had the biggest lift off oversteer moment! :blink: Funny thing is, it was quite hold-able? :blink: Might have to go and try again, I'm praticing for the shed-off :P :lol: :lol: They couldn't make a 300quid car fun to drive* could they? * In the wet only, because at all other times its bloody awfull!

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Posted 22 September 2006 - 01:14 PM

mine's horrible to drive the whole time. had a bit of a scare yesterday when i tore in to a parking space on full lock and there was a horrible ripping noise and a jerk from one of the tyres. thought i'd torn it off! generally, it tends to go round corners on it's door handles thumbsdown

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Posted 22 September 2006 - 01:21 PM

mine is the same really. Getting used to the amount of slowing down before corners that is required, takes some getting used to and even then its generally a scary prospect. But on the round about earlier it was genuinly fun in a sort of :o :o :blink: :o :blink: :wacko: :unsure: :) :D :lol: :D :lol: :tt: :lol: :rolleyes: way

Edited by JamesGray, 22 September 2006 - 01:22 PM.

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Posted 22 September 2006 - 01:23 PM

Boy racer chavs :rolleyes: I prefer to relax in my Rover :D

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Posted 22 September 2006 - 01:32 PM

:lol: and you wouldn't want to scare the old lady, you just picked up, in your passenger seat. We all know why you chose a Rover, TT.

Edited by JamesGray, 22 September 2006 - 01:44 PM.

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Posted 22 September 2006 - 01:46 PM

I prefer to relax in my Rover :D


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