A car a month for 2020. Idiocy but you love it.
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Toaster Pilot said:
NGRhodes said:
Is it a Smart ?
I mean they’re hated when they do that 
y parking trick but I didn’t think they were widely hated!
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Bad luck on the Fox, noticed the Newmachar Motors plates, relatively local to me.
It reminds me of my time working at the local VW dealer a sheep farmer ordered a brand new red Lupo and latterly Fox every three years to cart his sheep around in. The cars were delivered with seat covers fitted and the rear seats folded down, the 3 year old trade in was returned the same but absolutely filthy condition (yours is truly immaculate by comparison) They were a great buy at £500 as they cleaned up well
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It reminds me of my time working at the local VW dealer a sheep farmer ordered a brand new red Lupo and latterly Fox every three years to cart his sheep around in. The cars were delivered with seat covers fitted and the rear seats folded down, the 3 year old trade in was returned the same but absolutely filthy condition (yours is truly immaculate by comparison) They were a great buy at £500 as they cleaned up well
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martin mrt said:
Bad luck on the Fox, noticed the Newmachar Motors plates, relatively local to me.
It reminds me of my time working at the local VW dealer a sheep farmer ordered a brand new red Lupo and latterly Fox every three years to cart his sheep around in. The cars were delivered with seat covers fitted and the rear seats folded down, the 3 year old trade in was returned the same but absolutely filthy condition (yours is truly immaculate by comparison) They were a great buy at £500 as they cleaned up well
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Worth noting that’s not where I bought it from - they must’ve supplied it to the last owner! It reminds me of my time working at the local VW dealer a sheep farmer ordered a brand new red Lupo and latterly Fox every three years to cart his sheep around in. The cars were delivered with seat covers fitted and the rear seats folded down, the 3 year old trade in was returned the same but absolutely filthy condition (yours is truly immaculate by comparison) They were a great buy at £500 as they cleaned up well
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. No complaints about where I *did* buy it from either, I knew I was buying a bit of rough for next to nothing.
That sounds like it could’ve been a nice little earner if you don’t mind wading through a bit of filth! Cleaning properly filthy cars is satisfying, too!
I find the quality a big thing with parts for the 75 nowadays. When we first got the car in 2016 things didn't seem as available. I remember getting a pair of wishbones from Germany as my local factors could not get them at all. They set me back about 130 quid apiece.
They are still perfect for 3+ years on and 50k.
It has had 3 sets of drop links, however. My parents seem unable to commit to spending 120 quid on a pair of drop links for a 500 quid car, as it may throw up something else or go bang. The "genuine" (MG/SAIC/NAC Chinese) stuff is now available, and probably does a damn sight better job.
3 sets of handbrake shoes in 3 yars, all Mintex (ordered one set and 3 arrived?! Lucky as a year later they are shredded), they are undersized and don't do a good enough job, but cannot justify genuine ones.
If the cost is not much more I'd put something better in, but when a drop link lasts 10k and is a tenner a pair and 20 mins to change both it makes sense dor me. Especially when the roads around here are cratered and the car isn't driven easy
They are still perfect for 3+ years on and 50k.
It has had 3 sets of drop links, however. My parents seem unable to commit to spending 120 quid on a pair of drop links for a 500 quid car, as it may throw up something else or go bang. The "genuine" (MG/SAIC/NAC Chinese) stuff is now available, and probably does a damn sight better job.
3 sets of handbrake shoes in 3 yars, all Mintex (ordered one set and 3 arrived?! Lucky as a year later they are shredded), they are undersized and don't do a good enough job, but cannot justify genuine ones.
If the cost is not much more I'd put something better in, but when a drop link lasts 10k and is a tenner a pair and 20 mins to change both it makes sense dor me. Especially when the roads around here are cratered and the car isn't driven easy
Toaster Pilot said:
Peanut Gallery said:
Prius?
The first ones look....
A working mk1 with a MOT is hard to come by for £500The first ones look....
Toaster Pilot, wow, I am surprised at how Priuses keep their values - there is one on Autotrader for £500, but one with more miles for £1398 - at 297k miles.
martin mrt said:
Bad luck on the Fox, noticed the Newmachar Motors plates, relatively local to me.
It reminds me of my time working at the local VW dealer a sheep farmer ordered a brand new red Lupo and latterly Fox every three years to cart his sheep around in. The cars were delivered with seat covers fitted and the rear seats folded down, the 3 year old trade in was returned the same but absolutely filthy condition (yours is truly immaculate by comparison) They were a great buy at £500 as they cleaned up well
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Putting a sheep in a Lupo, or even a Fox come to that, is a bit ironic.It reminds me of my time working at the local VW dealer a sheep farmer ordered a brand new red Lupo and latterly Fox every three years to cart his sheep around in. The cars were delivered with seat covers fitted and the rear seats folded down, the 3 year old trade in was returned the same but absolutely filthy condition (yours is truly immaculate by comparison) They were a great buy at £500 as they cleaned up well
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Toaster Pilot said:
Utterly forgettable, I suppose. There are about 30,000 of them on the road according to How Many Left.
jsf said:
Looks like a generic spot lamp, it could be on any POS.
I’m going to give it to you for the correct guess of March’s wonderful machine but the “VW Polo” folks were close too
It’s a 1996 VW Golf (mk3) 1.9 TDi GL. It’s battered, bruised, rusty, damp, has no working locks and only one working electric window.
A fine example. Oh it’s Cat C too.
What mods do you have planned to go with those spot lights?
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