Good Inde for PPI near Maidstone?
Good Inde for PPI near Maidstone?
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burriana

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16,556 posts

282 months

Thursday 12th January 2006
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Does anyone know someone who can do a proper inspection in the Maidstone area please that won't cost an arm and a leg? - Needs to be done tomorrow!

ta.
al

dazren

22,612 posts

289 months

Thursday 12th January 2006
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email verysideways, that's not far from his manor.

DAZ

burriana

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282 months

Thursday 12th January 2006
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Will do, thanks.

aceparts_com

3,724 posts

269 months

Thursday 12th January 2006
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Parr in crawley isn't a million miles away. What car is it?

verysideways

10,268 posts

300 months

Thursday 12th January 2006
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burriana, YHM

c2look

3,858 posts

253 months

Thursday 12th January 2006
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what are you having inspected? C'mon tell us, we need to know these things

burriana

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282 months

Thursday 12th January 2006
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Are Parrs inde' or main dealer?

Verysideways has kindly given me the name of Peter Morgan who I have heard about on the PCGB forum.

This is the car ... no, it's not a Coupe, no, it's not RHD either ... but in my, granted sometimes warped, opinion, it looks the dogs bollx and has potential to go like stink!

Only if I can get it for the right money though.

[url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&[/url]

domster

8,431 posts

298 months

Thursday 12th January 2006
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Al, take the white towelling socks with you. I will light up my lava lamp in honour tonight

Good luck with it all and let us know how you got on.

GregE240

10,857 posts

295 months

Thursday 12th January 2006
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That looks peachy Al, best of luck mate.

burriana

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Thursday 12th January 2006
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domster said:
Al, take the white towelling socks with you. I will light up my lava lamp in honour tonight


Dom Dom, you gotta get with the programme man.... everyone knows you don't wear socks with espadrills

tat

61 posts

256 months

Thursday 12th January 2006
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La Rose Porsche are in Kemsing.

Don't know them personally, but they've been around for a while.

hoges11

1,011 posts

256 months

Thursday 12th January 2006
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So the man from RUF agrees with the man from Delmonte does he Al ?

burriana

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282 months

Thursday 12th January 2006
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er, which man from RUF?

I haven't had a reply to the email yet.

Not quite sure what to do as I have another standard, but very nice 3.2 to see on Saturday before the RUF auction ends, so if that is right, then sense says I should plump for that one... lime green Fuchs anyone?

only joking!

ICSD

638 posts

262 months

Thursday 12th January 2006
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Burriana, good luck with this.

Peter Morgan has a good reputation and may even be able to comment on it's authenticity.

Oh, and FWIW, I really like the look of a Targa - I only got rid of mine because the roof is a pain in the arse for daily driving, but for a fun car they're perfect. In fact, now that I've got myself a cheap Saab for daily driving I may even go back to a Targa at some stage.

tr7v8

7,615 posts

256 months

Thursday 12th January 2006
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Yup use La Rose & been fairly happy. They're linked to Paul Devyea
so see fair few cars. Had long wait when I spoke to them last week.
Give Dee a ring and ask....

burriana

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282 months

Friday 13th January 2006
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I think I will probably go for Peter Morgan guys. I have heard the name before over on the PCGB forum and he seems to have a good name. Also he jacks the cars up off the ground to have a good root around underneath so, shy of finding someone who can also do a compression test, he is probably as good a bet as a garage, and he goes to the cars.

Having said all this - there may be a little black number coming up fast on the inside

As this is my ideal spec (it was 50/50 white or black) I am making another trip down south to see the car tomorrow morning before the auction on the RUF ends, so fingers crossed.

The thing I wonder about with the Targa is:

1) How secure is the roof at say 140mph? I know if you open the window at speed they can have a tendency to fly off with the sudden increase of air pressure into the cabin. One of the guys here at work had it happen at 70mph the other month.

2) Then again, if you don't have the roof on, which I very rarely would, does the air rushing into the cabin at high speed produce a risk of building up pressure in that big bowl of a rear window and popping the glass out, as has happened a few times on TVR Tuscans.

Yet again, thanks for all the input guys. I really hope it won't be too long now

MOD500

2,687 posts

278 months

Friday 13th January 2006
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Hope you get sorted, Al

ICSD

638 posts

262 months

Friday 13th January 2006
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Burriana - had you noticed that this car is being discussed on the PCGB 3.2 forum?

burriana

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282 months

Friday 13th January 2006
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No, too busy on here ..... on my way!!!


Hey Martyn, did you say you could or couldn't go to the p!55 up next weekend?

MOD500

2,687 posts

278 months

Friday 13th January 2006
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Not sure Al, it doesn't look good at the moment