Fiat, Mg and Porsche (no, really!!)

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This section seemed as good a place as any to introduce myself and my current fleet of vehicles.
I have posted under the pseudonym of motman on other forums but my views on the motor trade, the need for regulation and the reasonable expectation that anyone charging to work on your car would be qualified and have some sort of certification of competence did not go down well!!
I have spent nearly 30 years in the trade, starting off working for a Fiat main agent, going into the independent trade, working for myself and now working as service manager for a Ford main agent.
Anyway here is my daily runner, a Fiat Bravo T-jet Sport 150. A cracking car until a few weeks ago when at 33,000 miles its GM sourced M32 gearbox failed, not very impressed Mr Fiat!!

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Secondly here is my MGF, I have had this car years and no, its never had the head gasket done although its always the first question I get asked when people see it. I only use it over the summer months and keep it garaged over winter but its been utterly reliable and great fun to drive

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And here is my Porsche 911. The previous owner of this 2003 car was savvy enough to have a Porsche maintenance contract on it so when the inevitable happened and it lunched its engine it was fitted with a brand new unit direct from the manufacturer, that was 8,000 miles ago and with this in mind when it came up for sale I had to have it