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Remember when the Vauxhall show was at Billing Aggrodrome? A wonderful opportunity every year to meet with like minded Vauxhall enthusiasts and have your car nicked. I can recall when of the four remaining Nova Spiders was stolen in 2005, never to be seen again. From a hotel outside of the venue wasnt it? (Edit, just seen other similar replies) Not something Billing can be knocked for if thats the case. The hotel is outside of the Asbodrome. However, its still part of the same site/venue, and was at the time owned by the same person. Security of the entire site (or complete lack thereof, even of lighting) was very much their responsibility.
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Jul 11, 2017 12:39:11 GMT
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Remember when the Vauxhall show was at Billing Aggrodrome? A wonderful opportunity every year to meet with like minded Vauxhall enthusiasts and have your car nicked. I can recall when of the four remaining Nova Spiders was stolen in 2005, never to be seen again. You could say the same about any car show and the Spider was actually outside Billing when it got pinched iirc! It was in the hotel car park. Just outside the gates, but still on the actual site.
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Remember when the Vauxhall show was at Billing Aggrodrome? A wonderful opportunity every year to meet with like minded Vauxhall enthusiasts and have your car nicked. I can recall when of the four remaining Nova Spiders was stolen in 2005, never to be seen again.
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Land Rover evoques have a little square bit at the top of the arch trims that make it look like they haven't been fitted properly, it's like the square bit should fit in a slot inside the wheelarch as it doesn't relate to anything else, what's the point of it? On another Evoque related note, I hate the way the top spec models have two shark fins on the roof. It looks chavtastic as best, scrappy and messy at worst. Surely its not beyond the wit of the JLR engineers to mount all their antenna needs inside one housing? Actually it probably is, considering they can't even bolt the cars together properly in the first place.
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Jul 10, 2017 15:48:22 GMT
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If they can't coordinate clutch, throttle, and handbrake to do a proper hill start they really ought not to be driving. Manufacturers have spotted this gap in the market so instead of learning to drive properly you can now have hill start control, park assist etc. If you're bad enough to need them you shouldnt be driving in the first place (those with disabilities excepted, natch)
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Jul 10, 2017 14:26:29 GMT
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It applied to me too for many years, but I got some medication and and escaped.
On a serious note for a moment(!) It is outrageous that techies/mechanics get paid and treated as they do. A Master Mechanic will have trained for as long as a solicitor, but the pay and conditions their skills earn them don't come close.
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Jul 10, 2017 11:15:45 GMT
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The 3p and hour salary, and regular abuse from both employer and customers means only the most desperate escaped mental patients are willing to do the job.
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I saw a McLaren yesterday with no front number plate. All that money and couldn't afford it.
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I was one of two smokers in our workshop. One day, as often happens, The Devil took control of me and I made the other chap a roll up full of powdered match heads. You can guess the rest.
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Was there a Westfield in Prisoner colours there? The old boy that owns it is a mate of mine.
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I print off my SORN conformation, stash it safely with the V5 and other documents. The offence is absolute, there is no defence in law - its up to the keeper to prove they did make the declaration should the question arise.
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Aye, the J series cav SRi used to kick the XR3i in the balls, and steal an XR4i's lunch money. Ford claimed under 8 seconds for the 4i, but without crash starts it was unachievable.
Would love a fast J series cav today. Brilliant car, great dynamics for the time.
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Making sure the service managers car was in the furthest corner of the workshop on a Friday afternoon before breaking out the grey floor paint. Sorry Boss, we didn't realise...
One of the Fossils (trade talk for older, usually bearded mechanics) was a hulking great bloke. A nice guy, but a bog old farmer boy with a volcanic temper. There was a gobby young Herbert in parts, and when he came out giving it the large wed always steer the conversation to make it seem he was insulting the fossil. "Hey, Foss, Mike just called you a walanker." A deep bass voice would growl back, "did he now, the little ****. Where is he?", as the manacingky advanced across the workshop slapping a breaker bar in has hand. We once had a customer get threatening with one of the service advisers who was a nice, but timid lad, so we shouted " Foss, the guy in the black jacket at then counter called you a walanker!"
"Did he now...?", came the reply as he picked up the breaker bar and headed for the counter...
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Didn't the Suzi use their own engines?
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^ I had a girlfriend that did that in her Nova. She used Blue Tac, which melted in the sun and wouldn't come off, looked like her dash was covered in bird doo. Annoyed me so much I had to dump her for a chick with a more orderly car.
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Does anyone remember when one simply used to clean ones car?
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Mine is still working, but I'm expecting it to expire imminently.
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Unless they're from VW
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What about the Frontera? Is there much love for them?
Me, I think they're brill. Extremely capable off road, much cheaper than a Defender, better kn road and more comfortable than a Defender, and for all their faults still less likely to break than a Defender. I recently passed up the chance to acquire a clean and solid 2.4 petrol quite cheap. Regretting it now.
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With a Vauxhall badge! Its a Vauxhall Astramax. Regarded as quitr a classy little van BITD.
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