breakdown truck

[JPB]

Ooh! Nice horse.

Rich, I must have read the Renault thing too quickly. I didn't get the fact that the cannon was an actual weapon! Yeah, I do like those Farina styled BMC things a whole lot, but I'm warming to the idea of something capable of going into battle.


Not enthusiastic about horses then, Rich? Is there a funny story about this or were you once mugged at knifepoint by a gang of really angry ponies wearing zebra costumes to disguise themselves?

[GHT]

Yeah, I do like those Farina styled BMC things a whole lot

You are easily pleased, when I had my Morris Oxford, the one that caused you to have palpitations, heaven knows why, my mate had bought a brand new A40. He was so in love with that thing that he would wash the wheels every time he got home, and if the bodywork was particularly dirty, he would wash the complete car. So if you get all hot and bothered over Farina styled BMC, this should keep you happy.

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[rich.]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-Sena ... rmvSB=true
something capable for you john?

[JPB]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-Sena ... rmvSB=true
something capable for you john?

IT HAS A VAULTOMETER

How does that work then? Does it tell you which bank employee to take as a hostage when you go on a job?

Nice, Rich, proper lovely old things those, it hasn't exactly escaped the dreaded tinworm in its time though, but as long as the repairs are done properly (cardboard, always cardboard, NEVER use paper from your printer to bridge structural areas..), then it could be the sort of thing I'd buy for a giggle.
Hmm, only 300ish miles away.

Test date 27 March 2009 Test Result Fail Odometer reading 88,154 miles MOT test number 3726 7648 9017 Reason(s) for failure
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted (3.5.1h)
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted (3.5.1h)
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)

And some more recent advisories on rusty stuff, but nothing on the latest sheet, so quite possibly she's been sorted.

[GHT]

IT HAS A VAULTOMETER How does that work then? Does it tell you which bank employee to take as a hostage when you go on a job?

Don't be so facetious, of course a vaultometer works how you described. Was the Senator not the preferred car of Plod? You didn't think that The Old Bill could work out who did what raid without the aid of the vaultometer, did you?

[suffolkpete]

John, I'm intrigued to know how you get the MoT history, I always thought you had to have the V5C reference number for that.

[JPB]

John, I'm intrigued to know how you get the MoT history, I always thought you had to have the V5C reference number for that.

'Tis no secret: https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk/

The information only goes back as far as 2005, but that's plenty to give us an idea of whether a potential purchase has been bodged up following a dramatic failure every year, or maintained properly and any issues dealt with before the MOT tester gets to do his/her job.

When I was looking for a "modern" daily drive, I reckon that site must have saved me around a thousand miles of travelling to view ostensibly tidy examples that were in fact showing evidence of poor repairs (advisories for a few years, then a fail, then a pass on the same day), likely ongoing troubles (failure on brake pipes, then, the next day a pass with an advisory note about the brake pipes being coated in something that made it impossible to check properly) or reasons to stay at home and leave it to some other punter (fail on corrosion, then a fail on poor repairs to corroded parts a day or three later, and eventually a pass with an advisory about the same area of the vehicle being heavily coated in some form of sealant..).

No wonder some eBay and Car & Classic sellers mask their cars' registration numbers these days!

[GHT]

No wonder some eBay and Car & Classic sellers mask their cars' registration numbers these days!

It might cost a shekel or two, but you can't beat an engineer's report. I paid about £150 for a report on car that was going to cost over ten grand. The thoroughness of the report was amazing and where there was critical reporting, the dealer had every comment looked at and repaired, must have been the best part of three, maybe four hundred quid's worth of work. Things like: "Evidence of wetness around the rocker cover." Of came the rocker cover, checked for any damage that might cause an oil leak, replace old gasket with new. Engine steam cleaned to see if "wetness" shows up. None reported. And so on, and so on. The dealer was twitching all over the place, and so he should. If the car has had a comprehensive service and mechanical check as they claim, what's he got to worry about?

[rich.]

Ooh! Nice horse.
Not enthusiastic about horses then, Rich? Is there a funny story about this or were you once mugged at knifepoint by a gang of really angry ponies wearing zebra costumes to disguise themselves?

not quite.. dated a few horsey type girls, & i have a weakness for ladies in jodhpurs & riding boots.. ive even been known to drive horses but i find there is no steering or brakes, no fun on a welsh mountainside when it decides to take off in the wrong direction.. they are bitey & kick a lot too.. i find the best place for a horse is in your lasagne

[rich.]

meanwhile on johns favorite site (facebook) there is a rather nice looking datsun c31 reg A924DPJ auto no mot open to offers
https://www.facebook.com/groups/3300673 ... 0272330537

hope you can get the link, its a fb forum for all things son of dat...