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Post by Tim on Jan 27, 2022 9:02:59 GMT
Is Inbox a verb now?
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Post by LandieMark on Jan 27, 2022 9:33:59 GMT
It's in the dictionary as an informal verb.
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Post by Martin on Feb 7, 2022 13:20:28 GMT
I don’t want to start a bidding war between Bryan and Mark….but this deserves to be posted on this thread! Lotus
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Post by LandieMark on Feb 7, 2022 13:37:22 GMT
Good grief, that's ropey. I don't know what the seller has been smoking either at that starting price.
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Post by ChrisM on Mar 20, 2022 15:37:11 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2022 16:27:08 GMT
I bet that is fun to insure. Kit car?
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Post by Roadrunner on Mar 20, 2022 17:22:40 GMT
At first glance I thought it might be rather good, but closer inspection of the shonky interior sets alarm bells ringing. I would run away.
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Post by bryan on Mar 20, 2022 19:57:33 GMT
That interior is beyond shonky and the yeti nav is much better than that mmi system.....
I like the concept but the stock rs3 power would be ample!
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Post by bryan on Mar 20, 2022 19:58:00 GMT
Good grief, that's ropey. I don't know what the seller has been smoking either at that starting price. He is now parting it out
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Post by racingteatray on Mar 22, 2022 21:33:11 GMT
That interior is beyond shonky and the yeti nav is much better than that mmi system..... I like the concept but the stock rs3 power would be ample! Love the idea of “yeti nav”. Is it what Sherpas use to find their way amongst Himalayan crags?!
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Post by PG on Mar 24, 2022 13:37:28 GMT
Especially as it's still registered as a diesel!
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Post by ChrisM on Mar 24, 2022 19:59:37 GMT
^ That could be down to delays at the DVLA. I'm still waiting for a V5C after 5 weeks, I phoned this morning and only had to wait 10 minutes before my call was answered. They say that they still have not received the old docs from the main dealer and that their post is affected by delays too, which I can understand as we now only seem to get one mail delivery per week despite living in a densely populated area about 3 miles from the main area sorting office.
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Post by Blarno on Mar 28, 2022 11:29:56 GMT
I'm always, always suspicious of conversions like that, more specifcally about the provenance of the parts used. I mean, who has an RS3 lying around that they're willing to butcher and chuck the parts into a Yeti? There was a story floting around last year about a guy with a custom made F30 M3 Touring that was built from 2 or 3 separate, stolen M3s, and he had his car seized and crushed by Her Maj's boys in blue. There's a bit of bullshit in the ad too - 8000 rpm redline on a 5 pot turbo? Not this side of a Group B quattro, sunshine. I also don't believe for one minute that the incorrect registration is anything to do with a DVLA delay. I've seen it all too often in my years poking into the aftermarket mod industry. More often than not, people just won't bother re-registering the car so they can commit road tax fraud, or even full insurance fraud - by not claiming the mods when insuring, and insuring as per the original details. Still registered as blue, still registered as a 2 litre diesel, taxed and MOTd as such, last update in June last year. There is not a chance in hell he has been waiting that long for an updated V5, he's simply not bothered telling them and is therefore on the blag. Shame you can't check whether mods are claimed on insuring on ASKMID, because I'd be willing to bet a significant chunk of money that this heap is not insured properly either.
Pricks like this are why insurance is as costly as it is.
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Post by bryan on Mar 30, 2022 19:20:15 GMT
It is very prevalent in the E30 world, half the 325i for sale started life as 318i ....most not updated to the DVLA
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Post by Roadrunner on Mar 30, 2022 20:47:47 GMT
Well, it looks like a worthy cause and all that, but really??? Imagine suffering the misfortune of actually winning the first prize.
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Post by Blarno on Mar 31, 2022 11:22:33 GMT
£5 is worth it to set fire to it if you win.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2022 11:59:41 GMT
Mind you, they didn't overdo it with the distractions so the car will look better. I can hear the hounds of the Baskerville's howling from here........
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Post by Tim on Mar 31, 2022 16:27:51 GMT
One of the mechanics at the garage I use has a very low mileage (below 1k miles) Ital. He must be weird because he's also got an Orion 1600E, Starsky & Hutch Gran Torino, a 1950s Ford Pop and a couple of Golfs (Mk4 and a brand new one).
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Post by Big Blue on Apr 1, 2022 11:46:22 GMT
One of the mechanics at the garage I use has a very low mileage (below 1k miles) Ital. He must be weird because he's also got an Orion 1600E, Starsky & Hutch Gran Torino, a 1950s Ford Pop and a couple of Golfs (Mk4 and a brand new one). I’d check he’s not on some kind of register…..
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Post by Tim on Apr 1, 2022 14:40:07 GMT
Oh, I'm pretty sure he is.
There's clearly a reason why he isn't married.
Mind you whenever I've taken something in for an MOT I always make sure to give him 2 large packs of Haribo. I've never had a car fail on something minor since (although there are some car issues that even sweets won't overcome).
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Post by Martin on Apr 15, 2022 7:04:13 GMT
How to make the rear uglier than the face….add the M Performance parts!
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Post by Big Blue on Aug 3, 2023 6:28:48 GMT
www.carandclassic.com/auctions/19881994-bmw-e34-m5-lhd-4mBKK8Something about touching and barge poles springs to mind. Can’t imagine why. Owned by a YouTuber, already fragile engine fucked about with, in the UK but not MOTd ready for registration, re sprayed in a different colour, no mention of NOVA certification. That’ll be why, then.
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Post by PetrolEd on Aug 3, 2023 8:12:35 GMT
www.carandclassic.com/auctions/19881994-bmw-e34-m5-lhd-4mBKK8Something about touching and barge poles springs to mind. Can’t imagine why. Owned by a YouTuber, already fragile engine fucked about with, in the UK but not MOTd ready for registration, re sprayed in a different colour, no mention of NOVA certification. That’ll be why, then. What could possibly go wrong. Resprayed and bored out by an amateur Polish You-tuber. As an aside when did Car and Classic become an auction site?
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Post by Big Blue on Aug 3, 2023 8:29:46 GMT
Yeah: annoying. The iPhone app is auctions only but there are still sales on the website-proper.
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Post by Roadrunner on Aug 3, 2023 9:41:04 GMT
www.carandclassic.com/auctions/19881994-bmw-e34-m5-lhd-4mBKK8Something about touching and barge poles springs to mind. Can’t imagine why. Owned by a YouTuber, already fragile engine fucked about with, in the UK but not MOTd ready for registration, re sprayed in a different colour, no mention of NOVA certification. That’ll be why, then. What could possibly go wrong. Resprayed and bored out by an amateur Polish You-tuber. As an aside when did Car and Classic become an auction site? They jumped on the online auction bandwagon a while ago, but still are mostly a classifieds listing site. A lot of the auction cars have had wildly optimistic reserve prices, not sold and then sit in the classifieds for weeks and weeks on end. One recent example is a Morgan 4/4 which sold about 12 months ago for around £20,000. Came up for auction again few weeks ago, didn't reach the reserve and is now advertised at £25,000. A simple review of comparable on the same site clearly shows it to be priced £5,000 over the top.
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Post by bryan on Aug 6, 2023 21:00:44 GMT
www.carandclassic.com/auctions/19881994-bmw-e34-m5-lhd-4mBKK8Something about touching and barge poles springs to mind. Can’t imagine why. Owned by a YouTuber, already fragile engine fucked about with, in the UK but not MOTd ready for registration, re sprayed in a different colour, no mention of NOVA certification. That’ll be why, then. Unless the You tuber is Sreten from M539 restorations...but I doubt it
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Post by LandieMark on Aug 7, 2023 8:37:06 GMT
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Post by PetrolEd on Aug 7, 2023 10:22:39 GMT
Looks like the ex owner is one B.A Baracus. I pity the fool that takes on that car.
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Post by Tim on Aug 7, 2023 11:20:56 GMT
Is it an Overfinch, I can't tell?
What a mess.
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Post by Roadrunner on Aug 7, 2023 19:02:44 GMT
Has a whiff of Mansory or Khan about it.
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