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Oct 18, 2007 19:56:11 GMT
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Ever have a car which you knew existed once, thought was proably recycled into baked bean cans by now, but had dreamed of owning for a long long time?
Sure we all have I'm sure.
Ever have one of those cars appear, for sale, possibly affordably?
Obviously at a point in time when you have no money or space or time to do anything about it....
Andy's old Victor was one of those, although I knew it was still about.
I did just hear of another one of my "must haves" but its all a bit precarious about whats going on with it. In all the best traditions. I'll tell all when I know whats up. I'm supposed to b keeping quiet about it.
Next up is my old Victor with the V8, turns out I know someone who knows the owner, or at least knows of him. I've asked for a message to be passed along about my interest in buying that one back.
And it would be sodding typical if that one comes up for sale when I can't do anything about it as well.
They are only bits of metal. But anyone else have fixationso ver certain, specific cars?
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Mr S
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10-4 Good buddy.
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Oct 18, 2007 19:59:47 GMT
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I've never sold a car that I actually liked, only a bike. And I only sold that as I crashed it then rebuilt it, and it never quite felt the same afterwards to me...
Having said that, I'd probably still buy it back if it appeared cheap enough!
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Suzuki GSXR1000 K2
BMW R1150GS
BMW K1200RS
Chevy K5 Blazer
Chevy Suburban LT
Jaguar XKR
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Jem45
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Oct 18, 2007 20:04:31 GMT
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God yeah! When I was 17 and had my first car (Austin 1300 with viper stripes!!) the mobile mechanic who changed my propshaft had a mate with a bright red E21 323i. Full Zender kit, chrome twin exit exhausts, lowered, Mahle 14"s, trick suspension...the works. He used to come and help him out. I saw quite a lot of them over the next two years ( :  and everytime it just looked better and better. I finally got to a position where I could have just, just about afforded to make him an offer and it got nicked outside his house and written off 100 yards down the road. Sigh. I've never got over it... |
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Carbs 'n chrome
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madcas
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nailed by the unnoficial post police!
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Oct 18, 2007 20:05:34 GMT
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I keep buying MK2 Celicasupras, and sierras. I know its bad, but like some kind of demented crack addict I keep doing it, even though my head says I should move onto something differrent...
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-Cas-
Sierra 3 door SR500, Skyline R32 1JZ, MA61 Celica Supra, Yamaha YTZ250N Quad ALL IN BITS!
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Llewelyn_
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Hi everyone :)
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Oct 18, 2007 20:09:03 GMT
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MA61 Supra's are wicked! There is no harm in what you're doing :-)
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"Back off man, I'm a Scientist" - Dr. Peter Venkman
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Oct 18, 2007 20:15:16 GMT
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I know that feeling very well, 11 years of ownership and countless bruises, cuts, curses and threats to burn the bloody thing when all was going wrong but I'd really love to see it in my garage again. ;D Unfortunately it was last known to be registered on the Isle of Man....   |
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Aircooled is cool.......
But V8 is great!!!!!!
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Oct 18, 2007 20:23:30 GMT
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Black buggy!  OOooooffff I'd buy that!!!  A certain V8 (Rover) Mk1 Granada seen in Wyke West Yorks years ago, Custom effort Capri lights etc, if that came up reasonable price again i'd jump on it! prob dead now  the only one i can think of, perhaps, just perhaps the shaggy old C reg Micra shed. I was ordered by my mechanic to use my polo instead and scrap it, gave it to my dad to sell, hmm about 6 years ago  I guess its dead but if it turned up alive and cheap, yep i'd have it! |
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 it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts  |
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bstardchild
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Oct 18, 2007 20:23:56 GMT
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But anyone else have fixationso ver certain, specific cars? I don't sell cars very often - I tend to scrap em cos when I've finished with them the sum of the parts is worth more than the whole. I wanted a specific car for a long while and even wrote to the "keeper" to express and interest and as a result was invited to bid on it in a sealed bid auction - won it too I can only think of one car I've owned that I'd like to buy back and that was my dolly sprint we had some pain in a very short space of time so I sold it and for several years after whenever I asked him about it he said all he ever had to do was the normal service oil, filters plus and coolant!!! Damn and blast I would like to buy a motorbike I owned (doesn't even have to be the same one) was the best bike I ever had Yamaha XS 1.1S but they seem to be hard to find in unmolested condition! |
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Mr S
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10-4 Good buddy.
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Oct 18, 2007 20:26:11 GMT
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I would like to buy a motorbike I owned (doesn't even have to be the same one) was the best bike I ever had Yamaha XS 1.1S but they seem to be hard to find in unmolested condition! Have you not owned many bikes then?  ;D |
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Suzuki GSXR1000 K2
BMW R1150GS
BMW K1200RS
Chevy K5 Blazer
Chevy Suburban LT
Jaguar XKR
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bstardchild
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Oct 18, 2007 20:39:55 GMT
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I would like to buy a motorbike I owned (doesn't even have to be the same one) was the best bike I ever had Yamaha XS 1.1S but they seem to be hard to find in unmolested condition! Have you not owned many bikes then? ;D Hmmmm - hard to see which angle you are coming in at with that Bikes and cars equal (ish) in terms of number ownedDo I molest Bikes in the same way I do cars - probably but not in the same way Yamaha XS 1.1S not a very good bike - hell I'd say it was a bit of a slug but I really had some great times on mine and it did everything I wanted and almost certainly would be just as perfect now so thats probably why it's at the top of my list |
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Mr S
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10-4 Good buddy.
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Oct 18, 2007 20:42:19 GMT
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Just a harmless dig, I've ridden one for a few weeks and found it horrible in pretty much every way, no offence intended dude! |
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Suzuki GSXR1000 K2
BMW R1150GS
BMW K1200RS
Chevy K5 Blazer
Chevy Suburban LT
Jaguar XKR
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Oct 18, 2007 20:45:38 GMT
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Just a harmless dig, I've ridden one for a few weeks and found it horrible in pretty much every way, no offence intended dude! What BC said, same reason I want that poxy micra back, it was the best!! I'd fix it like a project, not contribute to its killing! |
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it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts |
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Oct 18, 2007 20:50:47 GMT
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When i sold the '94 Skoda Rapid in 1999 that my dad bought me, i told the bloke who bought it that if he ever sold it i wanted first refusal. The following year my dad passed away and i started to regret selling the car.
In 2005 i received an email from an old Skoda forum, where someone was looking for me regarding an old car of mine. I replied to the email and it was said owner of my old Rapid asking if i was still interested in buying it back. I went and had a look and struck a deal, explained the situation and bought it back. I still own it now, its sat in my lock up until i get round to repairing the accident damage on it, then it will be back on the road, and i will never sell it again.
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Current Fleet
2006 Skoda Roomster 1.4 16v (Daily)
1990 Autozam Revue 1.5 Auto Canvas Top (Project)
1993 VW Transporter LWB 2.4D (Camper Project)
1994 Skoda Favorit Foreman II Pick Up (Project)
1979 Skoda Estelle 120LS. (Project)
1982 Kip Kompakt 300 Caravan (Project)
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Oct 18, 2007 20:58:52 GMT
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Marsh Plant Hire Aston Martin.
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dimebar
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CHPD its ace!!!
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Oct 18, 2007 21:34:13 GMT
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Hmmm a bit embarrassing but there is a 3 door R8 Rover 214 in black over grey near me, it is out of an black of retirement flats, I feel like putting a note on it.
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Oct 18, 2007 21:42:22 GMT
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Last Edit: Oct 18, 2007 21:43:09 GMT by Deleted
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Oct 18, 2007 21:43:07 GMT
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Getting back to AKKU's OP...
Anyone know what happened to the 'tiger striped' black Skoda Rapid?
(IIRC it was a magazine car)
I missed out on it in about 1996 and again in '99.... last thing I saw that sausage-jockey Nares owned it and was trying to flog it as a non-runner but I got outbid on eGay... would love to own it, purely as it is tres cool and has eluded me 3 times at least!
Gutted not to be quick enough to get to a 'dream spec' BMW a couple of weeks ago, basically something they never built, but so should have done. To make my own would cost thousands. This was peanuts, but some guiness-slurping drift idiot got there first, so doubtless it will be destroyed fairly soon. Bumhats.
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bstardchild
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Oct 18, 2007 21:58:22 GMT
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Just a harmless dig, I've ridden one for a few weeks and found it horrible in pretty much every way, no offence intended dude! OK OT but...... No offence taken just trying to cover all the potentials in my reply ;D If you are into modern bikes it would seem horrid but I can't get on with moderns - basically if I owned a modern one I would pretty much be saying goodbye to that entitlement to drive - I know you have the control as far as speed goes but - you just do don't you I want something that means anything over 90mph for any length of time will be uncomfortable - that tends to result in my licence staying with me and not getting an expensive holiday in Wales and me getting shanks pony for the duration of the holiday |
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Seth
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Oct 18, 2007 21:58:51 GMT
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My dad's Vitesse, sold to a work colleague of his back in '97. Just looked it up on the DVLA now I've learned how and its saying tax due '05. Hope its still alive and stashed away rather than dead  |
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stealthstylz
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Oct 18, 2007 22:13:33 GMT
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Nightmares - didn't realise you had the baldy van. One of my favourite 70s customs its such a cool looking van.
I think mine and my dads would be an jag xk120 we both passed up as we had no place to put it together even tho it was a bargain (4k for a real one ffs) and was all completely restored but in bits.
Matt
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and everytime it just looked better and better. I finally got to a position where I could have just, just about afforded to make him an offer and it got nicked outside his house and written off 100 yards down the road. Sigh.
OOooooffff I'd buy that!!! 
I guess its dead but if it turned up alive and cheap, yep i'd have it! 
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