Rich
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Just because it made me smile....Rich
@foxmcintyre
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It must have damaged them driving backwards all that time... Only just spotted that.  Easy mistake to make. Nowadays the MTS warns you the mileage entered doesn't make sense and makes you acknowledge your mistake before continuing. It's often when someone mistakes the trip for odo but sometimes a slip of the finger is all it takes. |
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Seen a Mk1 Focus for sale…… MOT history confirmed its very low mileage. Seriously WTaF ?  Not sure I get the incredulity of that. It’s an Old Ford Focus that’s sat around long enough for the tyres to rot off the wheels and the headlights to become opaque. 🤷🏻♂️ It must have damaged them driving backwards all that time... |
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Last Edit: Jul 15, 2023 10:04:00 GMT by Rich: Yes, thank you, I spotted that ;)
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It must have damaged them driving backwards all that time... Only just spotted that. Easy mistake to make. Nowadays the MTS warns you the mileage entered doesn't make sense and makes you acknowledge your mistake before continuing. It's often when someone mistakes the trip for odo but sometimes a slip of the finger is all it takes. Too many slips IMHO. Remember when I bought the Blazer? Chassis/VIN number was not same on documents and car. Mates MOT station had tested it a few years. New, Iranian station owner clocked it instantly when checking the documents vs Registration. I probably do not need to go into this and start a dick swinging contest, but it seems a tad not right. Anyway, when you read the write up it was Blah Blah Blah etc. |
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Rich
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Just because it made me smile....Rich
@foxmcintyre
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Jul 15, 2023 10:03:16 GMT
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Only just spotted that. Easy mistake to make. Nowadays the MTS warns you the mileage entered doesn't make sense and makes you acknowledge your mistake before continuing. It's often when someone mistakes the trip for odo but sometimes a slip of the finger is all it takes. Too many slips IMHO. Remember when I bought the Blazer? Chassis/VIN number was not same on documents and car. Mates MOT station had tested it a few years. New, Iranian station owner clocked it instantly when checking the documents vs Registration. I probably do not need to go into this and start a dick swinging contest, but it seems a tad not right. Anyway, when you read the write up it was Blah Blah Blah etc. As I said, not any more. If testers are choosing to ignore or not check details properly then that is not the fault of the system. It's the fault of the individual ignoring their training for whatever reason. If the MTS questions something I've done, mileage, VIN, etc, I'll go back and double check what has been queried. Because my livelihood is too important to me to ignore mistakes. But not everyone can apparently be bothered to write the entire VIN and check it, or double check the mileage when the MTS prompts 'Mileage lower than last test, are you sure you want to continue?'. |
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norm75
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Jul 15, 2023 14:02:46 GMT
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Am I missing something?
Date on that last test is over 13 years ago?
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Rich
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Just because it made me smile....Rich
@foxmcintyre
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Jul 15, 2023 15:11:22 GMT
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Am I missing something? Date on that last test is over 13 years ago? I wouldn’t read too far into it. Clearly a slip of the keyboard at a time before the MTS warned you you were entering the wrong mileage. |
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Jul 15, 2023 15:12:48 GMT
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ChrisT
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Jul 18, 2023 12:44:50 GMT
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  These Benzes make me smile. Modified adds an element of crazy to the smile. |
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Jul 18, 2023 18:47:03 GMT
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No idea how I stumbled across this, don't ever recall seeing it before.
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Rich
Club Retro Rides Member
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Just because it made me smile....Rich
@foxmcintyre
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Jul 18, 2023 19:17:11 GMT
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No idea how I stumbled across this, don't ever recall seeing it before. Apparently (and that is quite weighted) I used to work with the guy who painted the Metro silver for that advert as they couldn’t get a silver one in time. Could be twaddle but he told me about the advert long before I knew it was a thing, thought it was fun either way. |
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Jul 19, 2023 21:00:10 GMT
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HoTWire here’s one for you to buy and enjoy. Advertised on FB on Unusual Cars for sale. FOR SALE 10k this was Boyd’s van back in the day and painted by chip foose , I bought it from Mike Curtis who was on the tv show ,doesn’t get any cooler than that for heritage I had plans to give it some love and roll around in it but so many other projects are in the way first , total bargain at 10k I paid way more for it #irvsrestos #americanhotrodfoundation #americanhotrod #hotrodforsale  
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Jul 19, 2023 21:15:40 GMT
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I'd love it, make a perfect RR Merch van, but I couldn't ever remove the sign writing which would then look a bit odd for an RR van  ... still tempted by it though, it is a great thing, just the small matter of finding 10k down the back of the sofa. |
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Jul 19, 2023 21:25:40 GMT
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I'd love it, make a perfect RR Merch van, but I couldn't ever remove the sign writing which would then look a bit odd for an RR van ... still tempted by it though, it is a great thing, just the small matter of finding 10k down the back of the sofa. Gotcha. (Knowing it would not happen) A random group gofundme of like a dollar per log on would make it a lot easier to achieve but thats just pie in the sky thinking. I do like it more than a bit too. |
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Last Edit: Jul 19, 2023 21:27:33 GMT by grizz
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braaap
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"Isn't it nice? Yeah, it isn't nice."  |
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Last Edit: Jul 20, 2023 18:37:08 GMT by braaap
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Jul 20, 2023 18:28:08 GMT
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Think I need a bigger dining room first.  |
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Last Edit: Jul 21, 2023 10:21:26 GMT by Rich
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I cannot remember if there was a specific thread about size differences, braaap may recall. Thought this again shows what we were happy with before, compared to what we have now.  |
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Easy mistake to make. Nowadays the MTS warns you the mileage entered doesn't make sense and makes you acknowledge your mistake before continuing. It's often when someone mistakes the trip for odo but sometimes a slip of the finger is all it takes.
... still tempted by it though, it is a great thing, just the small matter of finding 10k down the back of the sofa.
