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Post by ChrisM on Sept 25, 2017 19:41:48 GMT
What's the significance of PE? An old, Guildford registration from the days when the DVLA or its predecessor had local offices |
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Post by michael on Sept 25, 2017 19:56:17 GMT
Oh I see. Good collection you've got now though.
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Post by Roadsterstu on Sept 27, 2017 22:50:20 GMT
I rather like those plates, Chris.
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Post by ChrisM on Sept 28, 2017 7:09:35 GMT
Thank you... I always wanted a 3500 (SD1) but couldn't afford one at the time... now I have a "different" one...
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Post by alf on Jan 4, 2018 17:52:55 GMT
A recent one from an epic drive up through Wales before Christmas for a walking trip, I was very lucky with weather and traffic on the way up and took the twisty route!!!  free image hosting russia |
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Post by michael on Jan 4, 2018 17:59:47 GMT
That’s a cracking shot.
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Post by Blarno on Jan 12, 2018 13:30:48 GMT
Ok, so it isn't a car, but it is one of my forms of transport.    A true 'built, not bought' machine. Literally built from parts lying around in the garage - only the chainring and chainring bolts are new, off the shelf items. Total outlay is currently a staggering £25, £13 of which was 4 years ago when I bought the second-hand disc brake for the front. If the car building game doesn't work out for me, I may go back to building bikes. I forgot how fun it is. Anyway, this thing is purely for jumping. Light, solid and easy to manouevre. Unlike me. |
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Post by ChrisM on Jan 12, 2018 18:46:19 GMT
^Amazing value !
I love the "BAC MONO" sticker - is that part taken from a genuine car (the pedal box? - sorry couldn't resist)
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Post by Blarno on Jan 12, 2018 21:03:09 GMT
It was a damper sticker that was no longer needed.
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Post by michael on Jan 12, 2018 22:14:31 GMT
That’s quite some value.
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Post by cbeaks1 on May 15, 2018 20:17:58 GMT
The Fiesta has gone and was a cracking car. Makes me very interested in the new ST as I suspect the fun v decent ride and comfort equation will be really impressive.
Sadly it doesn’t quite match up to the GT3, GT4, 750i and the Golf R.
I now have an EcoSport ST-Line 1.0 125ps Automatic in Lightning Blue with a black roof. The same as the one in the adverts basically. I can’t remember the options but it has keyless entry, a sunroof, rear camera, heated seats and wheel and the 18” wheels at the absolute least.
I know most will dislike this on principle but I think it is now the top seller in the segment since the facelift, and I really like it. Now built in the old B-Max factory and the quality and build seem spot on. The oft derided looks of the original have been massively improved (esp with this paint/roof/wheels combo) and the Fiesta a like interior is in a different league to the old one.
I’ve never driven an EcoBoost auto before. It removes a lot of the joie de giver and pace of the 1.0, but I don’t regret it at all as it makes life so easy. Ride and handling seem good to me (reviews were fairly average) - not as good as the Fiesta but more ‘fun’ than a Kuga for example.
Small, side opening boot is a minor annoyance but I knew that when I ordered it.
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Post by ChrisM on May 16, 2018 7:46:10 GMT
^
Do you have to have a different car each time, or could you have had another Fiesta but different spec?
Do you know why there is still such a dire choice of colours on the new Fiesta? (both the limited numbers of cooours and the blandness/restricted shades - largely red or grey, no blues unless you count the one blue-green shade, no yellows, browns, golds, oranges)
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Post by cbeaks1 on May 16, 2018 8:09:56 GMT
I could have had another but when you change a lot a bit of variety is good.
In terms of colours it is two things I think. We will have someone looking at trends and fashion etc, but ultimately it is demand. Brown orange and yellow generally do badly, and affect residuals.
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Post by Roadsterstu on May 16, 2018 9:53:07 GMT
You chose the Ecosport?  |
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Post by Alex on May 16, 2018 20:28:37 GMT
You chose the Ecosport? It’s ok it’s got Ford keyless entry so someone will nick it soon enough! 😜 |
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Post by Roadsterstu on May 16, 2018 22:40:20 GMT
You chose the Ecosport? It’s ok it’s got Ford keyless entry so someone will nick it soon enough! 😜 At the last theft I heard of at a Ford dealership, the thieves broke into the showroom to get the keys for a couple of Ecosports. Then they moved the Ecosports so they could nick the Fiestas that were behind them! |
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Post by ChrisM on May 17, 2018 7:16:36 GMT
What's happening to the B-Max? Will it stay in production, or is there a replacement based on the new Fiesta or is it being dropped?
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Post by cbeaks1 on May 17, 2018 10:08:43 GMT
What's happening to the B-Max? Will it stay in production, or is there a replacement based on the new Fiesta or is it being dropped? Gone |
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on May 22, 2018 11:34:48 GMT
What's happening to the B-Max? Will it stay in production, or is there a replacement based on the new Fiesta or is it being dropped? Gone Thankfully, bloody awful car. |
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Post by cbeaks1 on May 22, 2018 11:43:04 GMT
Thankfully, bloody awful car. FAKE NEWS! Decent car, badly timed as a people carrier when suv’s took off |
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Post by Boxer6 on May 25, 2018 22:05:38 GMT
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Post by Boxer6 on May 26, 2018 10:56:04 GMT
Hmm .. .. ..trying to embed a link from Imgur for the full album - can't get it to work. Bugger.
Got it to work, but realised the ones I've posted already are quite enough!
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Post by Boxer6 on May 27, 2018 16:40:40 GMT
Well the deal has been done, collect the new (to me) one next week.   It's quite strange, and not a little emotional (What? Yes, I am!) to see the old girl wearing this number; first time in nearly ten years!  Amazing to think this morning when I woke up it was still registered with DVLA on my git plate - sometimes all this IT progress is a good thing. Shit's getting real now!  |
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Post by Martin on May 27, 2018 17:01:16 GMT
I know how that feels.....
So, what’s the replacement??
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Post by Boxer6 on May 27, 2018 17:08:36 GMT
I know how that feels..... So, what’s the replacement?? Much more boring and prosaic than this one! Same stable as Herself's, only a bit smaller and back to a DIY 'box. Still 4WD though. |
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Post by Martin on May 27, 2018 17:11:53 GMT
I know how that feels..... So, what’s the replacement?? Much more boring and prosaic than this one! Same stable as Herself's, only a bit smaller and back to a DIY 'box. Still 4WD though. vRS diesel? |
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Post by Boxer6 on May 27, 2018 17:27:47 GMT
Much more boring and prosaic than this one! Same stable as Herself's, only a bit smaller and back to a DIY 'box. Still 4WD though. vRS diesel? Close; had a drive of one last week, but it was a bit dear and "only" FWD. I was put off by potential running costs too on the vRS I must admit, even though it's had the belts done recently, and it had a lot more miles on than my one. This is an SEL with Nav, drives very nicely and has a nice lot of torque at the bottom end. Given the Legacy cost pennies less than £70 to fill last night (from the light just coming on, so another 40-50 mile to go before empty) and fuel only going up in price atm, I'm happy to have made the decision to move on. |
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Post by Boxer6 on May 31, 2018 21:18:44 GMT
Well, that's everything of mine out of the car, ready for the change tomorrow afternoon; the only thing I couldn't get out was the windscreen mount for my Roadhawk dashcam - that thing isn't coming off without some serious elbow grease and a chisel!!
Took it for a last thwapp round some local roads tonight; full Sport#-mode and paddle shifting, picked some roads that are pretty well-sighted and had a blast! With everything taken out it seemed much more lively than I thought it would, though Im 99% sure that was all in my head - the stuff I took out wasn't that heavy!
16 hours to go, give or take, starting to get a bit excited now!
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Post by johnc on Jun 1, 2018 7:02:08 GMT
Good luck with the new car. Are you trading the Subaru or did you find a buyer?
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Post by Boxer6 on Jun 1, 2018 7:48:44 GMT
Good luck with the new car. Are you trading the Subaru or did you find a buyer? Thanks John. I've traded it, even though I would probably have got more selling it privately. Frankly though, it wasn't worth the hassle for what would be probably only a few hundred extra, and I've got quite a few things off it (mats, console box, boot liner etc) to sell separately on UKL; actually, the box and mats are gone already!
Plus, there are a few horrible noises the dealer failed to fix - or even identify - at the last service, which I don't want anyone coming back to me about!
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Amazing to think this morning when I woke up it was still registered with DVLA on my git plate - sometimes all this IT progress is a good thing. 
