breakdown truck

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Re: breakdown truck

#3661 Post by Dick » Mon Feb 07, 2022 6:45 am

JPB wrote:
Mon Feb 07, 2022 1:21 am
Rude! :lol:
Rich wrote:What's happened to the real john? :lol:
Ah! Funny you should ask that, but not so funny that I'm answering the question... :?: :?: :?: :?:
Tell me more!

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Re: breakdown truck

#3662 Post by Dick » Sun Feb 27, 2022 8:26 pm

Hoping Facebook is working for you John
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Re: breakdown truck

#3663 Post by Dick » Tue Mar 01, 2022 6:26 am


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Re: breakdown truck

#3664 Post by GHT » Sat Mar 05, 2022 1:02 pm

That's a lovely REO Flying Cloud. A bit of spit & polish, a couple of rattle cans of spray paint, and you could work wonders.
https://www.mydreamcar.online/2018/08/0 ... ing-cloud/

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Re: breakdown truck

#3665 Post by Dick » Sat Mar 05, 2022 9:18 pm

GHT wrote:
Sat Mar 05, 2022 1:02 pm
That's a lovely REO Flying Cloud. A bit of spit & polish, a couple of rattle cans of spray paint, and you could work wonders.
https://www.mydreamcar.online/2018/08/0 ... ing-cloud/
They are fabulous!!

https://www.leboncoin.fr/utilitaires/2113289325.htm

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Re: breakdown truck

#3666 Post by Dick » Tue Mar 08, 2022 3:22 pm

John, I found your idéal véhicule

https://www.yachtworld.fr/yacht/1954-la ... 4PQyQwf-t4

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Re: breakdown truck

#3667 Post by Dick » Fri Mar 11, 2022 2:09 pm

Hello chaps, Ive found my xk8... Its got à dead engine ... are they easy to replace? My mécanique freind said avoid it like the plague... but im still keen. :oops:
https://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/2105987258.htm

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Re: breakdown truck

#3668 Post by Luxobarge » Fri Mar 11, 2022 2:48 pm

Dick wrote:
Fri Mar 11, 2022 2:09 pm
Hello chaps, Ive found my xk8... Its got à dead engine ... are they easy to replace? My mécanique freind said avoid it like the plague... but im still keen. :oops:
https://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/2105987258.htm
IMHO your mechanic is right. That looks to me to be wayyyy too much for a car with a dead engine, there's missing badges and turn lights, what else is missing, and why? Ask yourself how did it end up in that state, and what does that say for the way it's been looked after (or not, as the case may be). Not easy engines to change, they're really packed in there tight and they're very complex. Walk away and buy a running one. Just my view, no offence.... :D
Some people are like Slinkies - they serve no useful purpose, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them downstairs.

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Re: breakdown truck

#3669 Post by Dick » Fri Mar 11, 2022 9:51 pm

Luxobarge wrote:
Fri Mar 11, 2022 2:48 pm
Dick wrote:
Fri Mar 11, 2022 2:09 pm
Hello chaps, Ive found my xk8... Its got à dead engine ... are they easy to replace? My mécanique freind said avoid it like the plague... but im still keen. :oops:
https://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/2105987258.htm
IMHO your mechanic is right. That looks to me to be wayyyy too much for a car with a dead engine, there's missing badges and turn lights, what else is missing, and why? Ask yourself how did it end up in that state, and what does that say for the way it's been looked after (or not, as the case may be). Not easy engines to change, they're really packed in there tight and they're very complex. Walk away and buy a running one. Just my view, no offence.... :D
Thanks mate, I thought id best get advice.. cars over here are 30 to 40% more expensive than the uk, thats why I bought my mr2.. it was mint condition and à french one was about 5 to 8k more than in the uk...

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Re: breakdown truck

#3670 Post by GHT » Sat Mar 12, 2022 12:38 pm

Dick wrote:
Fri Mar 11, 2022 9:51 pm
Luxobarge wrote:
Fri Mar 11, 2022 2:48 pm
Dick wrote:
Fri Mar 11, 2022 2:09 pm
Hello chaps, Ive found my xk8... Its got à dead engine ... are they easy to replace? My mécanique freind said avoid it like the plague... but im still keen. :oops:
https://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/2105987258.htm
IMHO your mechanic is right. That looks to me to be wayyyy too much for a car with a dead engine, there's missing badges and turn lights, what else is missing, and why? Ask yourself how did it end up in that state, and what does that say for the way it's been looked after (or not, as the case may be). Not easy engines to change, they're really packed in there tight and they're very complex. Walk away and buy a running one. Just my view, no offence.... :D
Thanks mate, I thought id best get advice.. cars over here are 30 to 40% more expensive than the uk, thats why I bought my mr2.. it was mint condition and à french one was about 5 to 8k more than in the uk...
Here's another, very good reason, to give a V8 a miss. (Clapped out or not.)

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