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General Banter / Still got the old Gal.

« on: August 19, 2014, 03:58:26 pm »

Even though she has been for sale for nearly a year now

Still maintained regardless of cost, new Delco battery fitted last month, engine oil and filter changed today, along with the air filter and a brake fluid change

Currently has 12 months mot, 11 months tax, only 21,613 very careful nearly all dry miles from one fastidious owner.

Also quite literately a garden shed full of spares, brake pads, plugs, filters, gaskets, all fluids, spare set of door mirrors, front discs, spare radio, electric aerial, brake vacuum, prop shaft, seat belts, front and rear lights, instrument cluster, ODB2 reader and fault code reset, full set of official GM Workshop Service manuals, dozens of other parts I have forgotten about.

It also has the best vehicle history files you will ever find, including factory build sheet, weekly mileage log from new, fuel consumption log, photographic record of all maintenance work and receipts for every item ever purchased, currently totally is £46,881

In the next couple of weeks she is going into the Pistonheads classified ads

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General Banter / MOT Nightmare.

« on: July 24, 2014, 07:44:39 pm »

Took the old Gal for an MOT on Monday, she had covered 629 miles in the last 12 months

I have used the same Garage for ten years now, although they failed Jamie's Camaro for corrosion, which after following his rebuild thread could be classed as an understatement

Now as usual I changed the red american spec rear lights to the euro spec orange rear lights (here is a picture from years ago)

So I leave it with them all day and I get a phone call, need to talk to you about you car

Do you have any evidence to support the mileage, yes thanks more evidence than just about any other car on the road ! Why

Well if we enter a low mileage into the DOT computer system now, it has to be justified WTF !
It seems that the previous 10 MOT's don't count anyone

We also have a major problem with your number plates ? So despite it passing numerious previous MOT's, they now pick up the spacing

The regisitration legally is FBZ 28, however it has always been spaced FB Z28 for obvious reasons.
So not wanting to get into a pissing match, I said no problem I have a spare set of plates (lying) I can come down and change them. It's not the only problem he said ?
The letters are not the same size ? Now this number plate has been on the car 9 years I think (years old picture)

He say's that the "Z" is bigger than the other letters ? I get down on my knees and honestly tell him, I can't see any difference

He says well I have measured them all and the "Z" is 1.2mm bigger WFT
So I say well what is legal allowance, he say's there isn't one and shows me the computer screen which states "All the numbers and letters must be the same height".
We then move onto the front number plate, illegal size, illegal letters, illegal spacing, again passed since fitting :

So I say do you appreciate that the car was made in US where a front number plate would not be fitted and with the air intakes it is impossible to fit a larger number plate without blocking the flow ?
Basically no

We then move onto the front left light, it looks like the car has been in a major accident ! I can assure that it has never been in an accident

What's the problem ??
The light beam is all wrong, it looks like it's pointing down.
Well it's never be hit and looks fine on the road in the dark, Oh he say's may be the light housing has warped in the sunshine over the last few years ?
What whilst it's parked in a windows less garage under a tight fitting cover unless it was outsdie doing 629 miles over the last 12 months.

I ask him to show me the beam pattern on the alignment m/c, but he say's he hasn't got time due to other bookings.

So the next comments floor me

If you say that you will change the number plates and fix the light, I will pass it

So has the current computerized system really removed all variation

Do you have to verify the mileage

Fair cop on the number plate spacing, but I just don't understand the headlight beam issue, it looks fine on the garage wall from about four meters (i.e matches the left side)

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General Banter / Z28 Flying Car Mode.

« on: February 27, 2014, 07:01:50 pm »

Hell Yeah

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General Banter / DVLA rant

« on: February 27, 2014, 12:57:57 pm »

I have been waiting weeks for the Divvy LA to sort my Kawasaki documents out

Made loads of phone calls and kept getting told it's being processed

Yesterday I got this letter in the post ( note the date ) :

I wasn't happy but at least it looked like I will get it eventually the documents

This morning I receive this ( same date ) :

Ruddy hell a tax disc and new MOT, wasn't expecting that

However note mistake on the MOT

It's not like the letters "D" and "P" are anywhere near each other on the keyboard

Bunch of incompetent toe rags

Now it all has to back to the Divvy LA again

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General Banter / Gave the old Gal a run out today.

« on: February 26, 2014, 04:15:12 pm »

Seemed to good to waste with the forecast for the rest of the week / weekend

Had a blast down to Watford and back, all strictly within the speed limit officer

It was still nice when I got back so had good clean around the chassis

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General Banter / Tow start you car Russian style.

« on: February 25, 2014, 03:12:06 pm »

Or may be not ? Why wouldn't you at least get into the car to steer

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General Banter / How fast is fast ?

« on: February 25, 2014, 10:03:02 am »

Generally you would be lucky to get to 100mph on most UK motorways given the congestion, not forgetting the fact that three digit speed carries a mandatory driving ban

Hennessey have just recorded a new fastest road car speed of 270.49mph

Never mind the speed just listen to it wheel spin at 130mph, change up to 4th gear at 200mph and then 5th gear at 235mph - it's just insane

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General Banter / Run flat tyre ?

« on: February 24, 2014, 12:53:17 pm »

Some people take the term too literary

Reminded me of the 63 reg Mercedes S Class that shot past us yesterday on the M1, we were doing about 80mph Officer and he.......................

Wait for it.............................

Had a space saver spare on the front nearside wheel

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General Banter / Apparently there is a new Lexus ?

« on: February 20, 2014, 08:20:20 am »

I thinks it's green or may be blue

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General Banter / Not a bad valeting day.

« on: February 19, 2014, 12:36:16 pm »

Bit chilly but gave the old Gal a clean this morning :

Still haven't got any documents from the DivvyLA

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General Banter / How NOT to advertise the new Chevy SS ?

« on: February 16, 2014, 09:52:59 am »

Well done GM

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General Banter / Looks like another Sunny Sunday.

« on: February 15, 2014, 06:34:03 pm »

Before lots more rain next week

Time to get your toys out or give the daily that clean you have been promising it

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General Banter / Sunshine !

« on: February 13, 2014, 02:59:14 pm »

Nice and sunny and the roads are now dry

Too good a day to waste, so I just gave the Camaro an 11 mile run

Pity I still can't use the bike, ruddy Divvy LA, Tuesday's update was "Your application is being processed"

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General Banter / Randy Grubb's Decopods.

« on: February 05, 2014, 07:58:46 am »

Awesome so cool

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General Banter / New Series of Top Gear BBC2 8pm Sunday.

« on: February 02, 2014, 08:00:06 pm »

Like now !

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General Banter / Dryness Alert !

« on: February 01, 2014, 09:17:39 pm »

After Friday nights heavy rain Saturday was drying out nicely, however it was forecast to rain again tonight

However the current weather forecast now says dry through the night and a sunny Sunday morning 6c with moderate winds

If it drys out enough the Camaro will get her first run of 2014, don't waste this chance because the next month is still forecast as very wet

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General Banter / Vauxhall's £18,000 Supercar.

« on: January 30, 2014, 01:02:40 pm »

It was in 1997, just bought this magazine from E Gay to add to the Camaro history file

£18k got into the V6, the Z28 came in @ £24k

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General Banter / £7k off a new GM Supplied Camaro.

« on: January 05, 2014, 07:00:16 pm »

Looks like Chevrolet are flushing the last of the old 2013 model Camaro's out of the system

Fully spec'd V8 convertible for £29,820

http://www.chevrolet.co.uk/offers-finance/offers/best-deals-ever-camaro.html

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General Banter / Shotgun Drivers Challenge.

« on: December 27, 2013, 10:34:03 am »

This should be right up Fubar's street

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa5Q73Fmup8#t=171]

Dam Youtube linky thing is broken again

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa5Q73Fmup8#t=171

[youtube=oa5Q73Fmup8#t=171]

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General Banter / WIld & Woolly 2013.

« on: December 26, 2013, 01:31:43 pm »

What better way to spend Boxing day morning

http://s29.photobucket.com/user/fbody007/slideshow/Wild%20and%20Woolly%202013?sort=2

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Classifieds & Useful eBay Links / Camaro Z28 for sale.

« on: December 07, 2013, 09:43:13 am »

Every year I consider selling my Camaro because it just doesn't get used

However being mortgage free and now cash rich, I have the opportunity to put something else in the garage

The question is how much is it worth

??

2000 model year Camaro Z28 - 5.7 V8 Auto.

Mileage 21,083 miles - One owner.

Taxed end of June 2014, MOT'd till Sept 2014.

Immaculate original condition, maintained regardless of cost using genuine GM parts.

It also has the BEST vehicle history files you will ever find !

Including from new weekly mileage sheets, photographic service records, every single receipt including purchase invoice, fuel consumption records, original sales brochures and price lists, total expenditure log now reading £45,956 , full GM service manuals, OBDII reader, etc , etc.

Personalized registration FB Z28 valued at £2k.

I would really like to sell her to someone who is going to look after her, but at the end of the day cash is cash !

So what do you think it's worth and where would be the best place to sell her

Probably not the best time of year either, unless someone wants a really good Christmas present ?

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General Banter / Nice day for a Cycle ride ?

« on: December 05, 2013, 08:47:29 am »

So why not get your bike out to ride down a very steep awesome mountain pass..................

at 50mph.....................

in the rain................................

with traffic coming up the pass towards you............

..............................backwards

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General Banter / Admin HELP please ?

« on: December 05, 2013, 08:35:22 am »

When ever I try to use the forum Youtube button it doesn't work

Using the standard Youtube "share" link pasted into the forum Youtube link I get :

[youtube=http://youtu.be/S1HX8Iq-56s]

Where as it should be with [ ] to make it work

youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1HX8Iq-56s

With the brackets [ ] you get this :

Therefore with my limited knowledge and computer skills, surely the forum Youtube button should default to :

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=]

Where you can just paste the end of the video number in after the =

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General Banter / F Body is very pleased to announce ?

« on: December 03, 2013, 12:22:04 pm »

I am now officially unemployed

After several years of stupid hours and few holidays

They made me an unbelievable offer to go

Planning a few weeks/months off and then I'll dust my CV off and see what's out there

NB : Drop me a line if you know of anything I might be interested in ?

20+ years H&S Management (Member of IOSH), Apprentice trained Engineer, Engineering Technical Manager & 2013 BA Hons De Montfort University in Business Management

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