tigran
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Transport/towage wanted. tigran
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Sept 24, 2006 16:19:49 GMT
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As title. Need to haul the viva's ass down from Potters Bar (herts) to my new house in Bournemouth, where there is a nice drive/garage waiting for it. It's in towable condition (or will be if needs be) but that causes a whole lot of PITA about motorway use or lack thereof. So is there anyone with a trailer and a willingness to earn some beer tokens?
Even a car with a towing hook'll do as I am more than happy to rent a trailer.
Thanks for any offers doods, the future of this awesome project depends on it.
;D
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1964 Rover P5 i6
1987 BMW 525e - The Rusty Streak
1992 Micra K10
2001 BMW E46 316i
2002 BMW E46 330Ci
2013 BMW F31 320d
2018 BMW G31 530d
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Sept 24, 2006 16:37:43 GMT
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Bit far for me otherwise I`d happily do it. I`m not 100% on the law regarding towing but I believe as long as the car is MOT`d and possibly taxed you can tow it, otherwise at least two wheels need to be off the ground. You certainly can NOT tow with a rope on a motorway but you can buy a straight (rigid) bar from machine Mart for about £20 and you don`t need a tow bar as it clips to the towing eyes on both vehicles. I`ve got one of these bars and if there`s some way of you collecting it or possibly meeting me somewhere within reasonable distance(I`m in Cheshire) you`re more than welcome to borrow it. I might be heading to Birmingham next saturday in my recovery truck so could possibly bring the towing bar there if it helped? Reanimation has my e-mail address should you wish to get in touch with me.
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tigran
Club Retro Rides Member
In rust we trust. Amen.
Posts: 6,444
Club RR Member Number: 142
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Transport/towage wanted. tigran
@tigran
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Sept 24, 2006 16:39:08 GMT
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S'ok I've got a rigid bar - just hunting to see if someone has some 'proper' trasport on their car, or a towing hook.
Either way thanks a bunch for the offer!
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1964 Rover P5 i6
1987 BMW 525e - The Rusty Streak
1992 Micra K10
2001 BMW E46 316i
2002 BMW E46 330Ci
2013 BMW F31 320d
2018 BMW G31 530d
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Sept 24, 2006 16:43:25 GMT
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No problem and in the unlikely event that my poorly BX estate (not running well) or my V*lksw*g*n Sharan has stopped leaking enough water to flood the Sahara desert are fixed up by the time you need to move it I`ll let you know and hopefully we can arrange something.
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bigvee
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Sept 25, 2006 8:10:52 GMT
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I can do it with my trailer, pm me with the amount of beer tokens and we can get it shifted
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tigran
Club Retro Rides Member
In rust we trust. Amen.
Posts: 6,444
Club RR Member Number: 142
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Transport/towage wanted. tigran
@tigran
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Sept 27, 2006 9:52:56 GMT
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bigvee - pm sent matey.
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1964 Rover P5 i6
1987 BMW 525e - The Rusty Streak
1992 Micra K10
2001 BMW E46 316i
2002 BMW E46 330Ci
2013 BMW F31 320d
2018 BMW G31 530d
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tigran
Club Retro Rides Member
In rust we trust. Amen.
Posts: 6,444
Club RR Member Number: 142
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Transport/towage wanted. tigran
@tigran
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..and not replied to.
Sooo back up this goes.
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1964 Rover P5 i6
1987 BMW 525e - The Rusty Streak
1992 Micra K10
2001 BMW E46 316i
2002 BMW E46 330Ci
2013 BMW F31 320d
2018 BMW G31 530d
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Tigran... get in touch with Russell for Gerry's number... he's dead reliable and pretty cheap too  |
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tigran
Club Retro Rides Member
In rust we trust. Amen.
Posts: 6,444
Club RR Member Number: 142
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Transport/towage wanted. tigran
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Ok i'll ask him.
Fankoo.
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1964 Rover P5 i6
1987 BMW 525e - The Rusty Streak
1992 Micra K10
2001 BMW E46 316i
2002 BMW E46 330Ci
2013 BMW F31 320d
2018 BMW G31 530d
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bigvee
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and not replied to.
£30 for a days work and 200+ miles on my truck and trailer. Yes please
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tigran
Club Retro Rides Member
In rust we trust. Amen.
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Transport/towage wanted. tigran
@tigran
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Well even a bugger off or a 'no' would have been nice or a ballpark figure.
Spose that's too much to think of?
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Last Edit: Oct 4, 2006 11:27:48 GMT by tigran
1964 Rover P5 i6
1987 BMW 525e - The Rusty Streak
1992 Micra K10
2001 BMW E46 316i
2002 BMW E46 330Ci
2013 BMW F31 320d
2018 BMW G31 530d
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Tigran you can reckon on a quid a mile one-way to get stuff shifted from A to B, thats a decent 'rule of thumb' I find.
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1972 Fiat 130 1985 Talbot Alpine 1974 Lancia Beta Saloon 1975 + 1986 Mazda 929 Koop + Wagon 1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica 1977 Toyota Carina TA14 BEST CAR EVER!!!!!!!! 1979 Datsun B310 Sunny 4-dr 1984 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo 1983 Honda Accord 1.6 DX GONE1989 Alfa 75 2.0 TS Mr T says: TREAT YO MOTHER RIGHT! |
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Yup, as above! You wont find anyone willing to transport 200 miles for under a £100, and they'd have to be good mates with you!!
I also guess you wont be needing the space in my garage now? Seeing as you said there's a driveway/garage at your new house!?!
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Last Edit: Oct 4, 2006 12:17:23 GMT by jettadeluxe
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tigran
Club Retro Rides Member
In rust we trust. Amen.
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Club RR Member Number: 142
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Transport/towage wanted. tigran
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Yeah sorry jetta - i thought i let you know - sorry if I didn't.
p.s. i didn't mean 30 quid for the whole trip - just for the record.
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1964 Rover P5 i6
1987 BMW 525e - The Rusty Streak
1992 Micra K10
2001 BMW E46 316i
2002 BMW E46 330Ci
2013 BMW F31 320d
2018 BMW G31 530d
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bigvee
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I wont go near the M25 for £1.00 per mile, you can lose days on there. As our good friend said it was not £30 total it was £30+ fuel even so I would be a fool not to put a whole day by as at least half of the miles are on the M25. To be honest the reson I did not reply was I though "he's havin a laf"
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I reckon these guys who do £1 a mile must be cutting themselves pretty fine at the end of the day, so even at that rate its a good deal |
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yeah defo you can't grumble at that.
I have had good results from a chap called 'preeciceautos' on ebay, he's about a quid a mile and very efficient! No messing!
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1972 Fiat 130 1985 Talbot Alpine 1974 Lancia Beta Saloon 1975 + 1986 Mazda 929 Koop + Wagon 1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica 1977 Toyota Carina TA14 BEST CAR EVER!!!!!!!! 1979 Datsun B310 Sunny 4-dr 1984 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo 1983 Honda Accord 1.6 DX GONE1989 Alfa 75 2.0 TS Mr T says: TREAT YO MOTHER RIGHT! |
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I was trying to do the sums the other day.... To get anywhere at a decent speed, you really need a decent recovery truck. Now a S/H Sprinter is about £6k, and that will be depreciating all the while.... then you need a decent tom-tom, wireless laptop, decent phone etc.... Then there's the fuel, insurance, running costs, Ginsters allowance and so forth.... the sums don't stack up that favourably.  |
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tigran
Club Retro Rides Member
In rust we trust. Amen.
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Club RR Member Number: 142
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Transport/towage wanted. tigran
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Yeah those that do it for a living - i can understand how fine the profit line is. I think I will ask for a bit of brass to put towards a twin axle trailer and a tow bar for christmas.
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1964 Rover P5 i6
1987 BMW 525e - The Rusty Streak
1992 Micra K10
2001 BMW E46 316i
2002 BMW E46 330Ci
2013 BMW F31 320d
2018 BMW G31 530d
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I was trying to do the sums the other day.... To get anywhere at a decent speed, you really need a decent recovery truck. Now a S/H Sprinter is about £6k, and that will be depreciating all the while.... then you need a decent tom-tom, wireless laptop, decent phone etc.... Then there's the fuel, insurance, running costs, Ginsters allowance and so forth.... the sums don't stack up that favourably. It`s a funny old game. I don`t go that far (have a 1987 Mercedes 609D, 5.9 tonner) but 120 odd mile round trips seem ok. They actually won`t depreciate too much because people will pay exhorbitant amounts for old trucks in any condition. I recently sold a 1988 Mk3 Transit which needed ansolutely loads of work (inc. major chassis welding) for nearly £1300. I`ve had a bloke deliver a car for me from Essex in about a 1987 Renault/Dodge 7.5 tonner that looked knackered but kept going apparantly, so maybe some people have had their trucks for years and they don`t owe them anything? I`m seriously considering quitting my job to go full time but I reckon I`ll need to spend a minimum of 10k to get the right truck which I haven`t got right now. To make it pay I think I`ll need a crew cab 7.5 tonner with slide off back and a spec lift to do two jobs at the same time. Once (if) I get enough together that`ll be a Merc Atego or Daf FA45, I`ve driven enough Ivecos in the past to put me off them for life! Incidentally a lot of the recovery lads will also have made a nice living out of scrapping cars too, you`d be amazed how quick just about any recovery truck will pay for itself  |
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