Introductions

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ttoli
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Re: Introductions

#231 Post by ttoli » Tue Apr 15, 2014 5:17 pm

Hi , I'm Gary and live in Northern Cyprus , bit of a spotters dream there is a very active classic car scene here , but the prices are crazy,due to high Import taxes currently driving a 1994 Nissan Sunny B13 with 180k km on the clock , It has A/C starts stops and does what I need it to , still cost me £ 3000 though !

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TerryG
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Re: Introductions

#232 Post by TerryG » Tue Apr 15, 2014 9:32 pm

Welcome to the forum :)
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.

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Re: Introductions

#233 Post by rich. » Wed Apr 16, 2014 6:39 am

welcome! can you post pics of the sunny?? we used to have a 92 diesel sunny, the best car in the world! :D

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Re: Introductions

#234 Post by kdr155 » Wed Jul 23, 2014 5:44 pm

A new member saying hello, I live on the sunny North Wales coast and over the years have owned many older cars Mk1/2 Granadas, Viva Ha/Hc, a Singer Vogue, Triumph 2.5 as well as many more mundane cars some would be classed as classics others not. I recently bought a one owner 1998 Volvo V70 T5 it maybe not a classic in the true sense but one day maybe , probably best not to go down that road of discussion, prior to that I had a 1991 Volvo 940 that I had looked after meticulously for 4 years until it was hit by an uninsured driver.

I'm quite handy with a spanner and a hammer and have always maintained and repaired my own vehicles subject to weather and time constraints. I also own a 2003 Mondeo which is about to be replaced with a 2007 Mondeo for taxi work and a 1993 Elddis Caravan which looks good with the similar aged Volvo.

Keith :thumbs:

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Re: Introductions

#235 Post by Luxobarge » Thu Jul 24, 2014 7:59 am

Welcome to the forum Keith - I also have a 1997 V70 T5, brilliant cars eh?

Cheers :D
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Re: Introductions

#236 Post by kdr155 » Thu Jul 24, 2014 8:19 pm

Luxobarge wrote:Welcome to the forum Keith - I also have a 1997 V70 T5, brilliant cars eh?

Cheers :D
They are a great car much underated, I'm waiting for a cambelt kit with water pump, idlers and hydraulic tensioner to arrive at the moment as I notice that a couple of teeth were just about separating from the belt. On a side note I recognise your name from the Volvo forum where I'm registered under keith1963

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Re: Introductions

#237 Post by Luxobarge » Thu Jul 24, 2014 9:40 pm

kdr155 wrote: On a side note I recognise your name from the Volvo forum where I'm registered under keith1963
Yep, that's me!

I did a big long thread there with all the work I've done to my car, it's here:

http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=114983

I did the cam belt and tensioners, along with a load of other stuff - you'll find it in there.

@everyone else - sorry to pollute the forum with modern Volvo stuff! :oops: ;) ;)
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Re: Introductions

#238 Post by Tech12 » Thu Jul 24, 2014 10:29 pm

Nowt wrong with "modern volvos" mate.


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Re: Introductions

#239 Post by UKJeeper » Fri Jul 25, 2014 6:53 am

V40 owner here (but not for much longer), so you're not alone! ;)

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Re: Introductions

#240 Post by GHT » Thu Jan 29, 2015 10:44 am

Apologies for missing this thread, I would have stopped by to say hello earlier had I been more observant. My car is an MG, a 1952 YB. It ticked all the boxes, 1930's design, but with much better running gear than MG had in the 1930's, a lot of it's design went into the Magnette, MGA & B. What appeals to me are things like the gullwing bonnet, the exterior headlights, the running boards and the suicide doors.

My forum name is a pun, GHT, should really be: GAT as in geri-at-tric, but I have a penchant for wearing hats so GHT becomes Geri-Hat-Tric. As you might guess, I'm old enough to have seen many of the cars on here, when they were brand new.

Cars are not the only classic things that appeal to me: My first mobile is still giving me good service, It's an Alcatel, rather large, but nowhere as big as the 'Brick' it replaced. Originally analogue, some clever electronics wizard that I know, was able to somehow make it digital. My landline phone is also the first model that I ever had. issued in 1968 by the then GPO, it still serves me well. Has no touchtone of course, but then, without touchtone you can't get automated canvas calls telling you that four grand compensation for PPI awaits you.

My home radio is actually a wireless, valve driven, it's a 1932 Ferguson, given to me by my grandparents. My music centre is also valve driven, it's 1015 Wurlitzer juke box, playing 45's. From an era that goes way back.

Here's my mobile:
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And here's my landline:
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