igor
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12 minutes ago, yoeddynz said:
Plus they are removing the need to go for a MOT (wof) on any car older than 40 years old.
"oh great! no more horrible test for my old car" say the people who do limited mileage and look after their cars.. (limited mileage which also happens to be a bad thing for old cars, when often stored over winter, brake seals weeping etc etc)
IMO its a fucking stupid decision. I'll always want a system where at least once a year my car is checked over by someone else for safety! Not only does this ensure thatthings I might have missed could get spotted but it also means that every other tit out there has had the same check on their car.
What WILL happen in the UK is this. Lots of shitty unsafe cars will now head out onto the roads and at some point there will be a nasty accident. Apart from the obvious grief that could have been avoided if there was still testing, the public backlash against old cars will grow.
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Damn right. Although as I've said on another forum we both frequent I believe that older vehicles should be tested more often than new ones.
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Does the signwriting on that L300 really say kingling?
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That tractor looks saveable.
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Good progress mate. Won't take you long to mow the lawn when it's all finished. Be fuck all of it left.
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Saw this at Hanmeet. Very tidy I thought. Please tell me you're going to fix it so the mudflaps don't drag on the ground.
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I love it when a car sits for years like that and then starts up pretty much straight away. Enjoyed those two short vids. Karl's taxi was one of the more memorable cars for me at Hanmeet this year.
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World's fucked mate.
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Seven inch sealed beams on my BMC cars and the Civic are actually better than the replaceable bulb seven inch round lights on my XC coon.
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Fuck them. It's still a sweet looking car.
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All the rotang stereotypes there. Goes hard but doesn't last long.
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Hell yes.
edit; try to get pics, spec sheet etc for it to prove your case.
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Our old Presbyterian minister dailied one of those back in the day. Went everywhere in it, unsealed back roads and all.
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Good to see this thing again @rustisize. I have a Holley carb and a manifold somewhere that might be off one of these. Not in real good condition though as I found it out in the paddock.
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Not sure revving past 9000 is terribly conducive to long engine life really.
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Bit noisy on sealed roads though.
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Rustoleum tractor paint mate. Goes on thick and covers well with minimal runs.
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Who the hell'd drink Tooheys?
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Coat of paint hides a multitude of sins eh?
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Been looking at those Shelter Station garage tent things for a while now. How good are they irl? Reasonably stable in the wind / as a permanent structure? Advertising material says they are but we all know advertising is mostly lies.
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Exactly this. Diesel torque is your friend here. Before I was married I'd go through to Dunners every weekend in my manual XC and I'd drive home late Sunday night without changing gear or touching the brake all the way from the top of Caversham hill to the turn into my driveway in Kaitangata. I suspect you will achieve similar if not better cruisability with your wags.
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Sister obviously.
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I've seen worse bearing shells Ed but they didn't come out of a running motor. Just pleased it didn't shit itself in the back of beyond somewhere leaving you to walk out to civilisation.
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Have you been able to find any numbers or codes on it that might be of use?