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								by suffolkpete  Wed Feb 15, 2012 4:12 pm 
			
			
			
			
			
			It's worse than you thought, Terry  
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								JPB 							 
									
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							J "Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..   
		 
				
		
		 
	 
				
		
		
			
				
																			
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								by rich.  Wed Feb 15, 2012 8:47 pm 
			
			
			
			
			
			thanks for your advice jpb!! when ive got rid of mr two i will keep you all informed.... 
 
		 
				
		
		 
	 
				
		
		
			
				
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								by JPB  Wed Feb 15, 2012 9:42 pm 
			
			
			
			
			
			There are Smarts that have been fitted with engines from MR2s. like the one in 
this vid. 
That's a bog-stock MR2 engine, there's another ForTwo Coupé somewhere with 330bhp. 
Go on, you know it makes sense. 
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								by rich.  Sat Feb 18, 2012 7:30 am 
			
			
			
			
			
			moving the car about last night i discovered the fog lights are directional as with the old citroens 
 
		 
				
		
		 
	 
				
		
		
			
				
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								by JPB  Wed Feb 22, 2012 9:56 pm 
			
			
			
			
			
			rich. wrote: moving the car about last night i discovered the fog lights are directional as with the old citroens 
Well there you are then, surely you can't part with it now that you know this? 
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								by suffolkpete  Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:30 am 
			
			
			
			
			
			It's just too embarrassing for Rich to tell his French friends what it's called 
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								by JPB  Thu Feb 23, 2012 11:15 am 
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
									
						
							J "Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..   
		 
				
		
		 
	 
				
		
		
			
				
																			
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								by Bandylandy  Sat Mar 03, 2012 12:39 pm 
			
			
			
			
			
			Forget about sticking anything in the "boot"
			
			
									
						
										
						 
		 
				
		
		 
	 
				
		
		
			
				
																			
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								by rich.  Sat Mar 03, 2012 9:48 pm 
			
			
			
			
			
			Bandylandy wrote: Forget about sticking anything in the "boot"
which one? i brought 30 litres of paint + everything i need for my 2 year old & my overalls & boots & loads of cheddar etc in the rear boot, the front one had the potty etc, nevermind the stuff i had wedged behind the seats!! its quite impressive the space in such a small car..me likey but id rather have something else.. ive been looking at micras again