Bollocks!

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I really don't believe you sometimes.

Whereabouts? I'll get it for you if you insure me as it wont be far from me :)

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Gillingham... but I'm afraid there's no way I'm insuring rally boy on something /that/ much fun to drive...

souls

you have to drive past my house :) give us a beep

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Put it on the roof of the merc, and drive it back, muppet.

souls

GODAMNIT!!!!!!!!!!!! There's an autocross next week as well :) Back to my Volvo 360 fantasies then.

Ace! Hope the centre diff / transfer box is working or you'll find it's not all that 4x4...

I had so much fun in mine, was the most fun car I owned - surprisingly good on fuel at motorway speeds too.

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Heh, didn't need to, got my mate "Suicide" Ste to give me a lift. Cost me £50 in fuel for his Rover, but was worth it.

Indeed, I had a C plate one about 10 years ago, and that was a giggle...

This one seems to be a nice motor, I've just got in now, left Gillingham in Dorset at 1am, steady 85-90 all the way, filled the tank in Gillingham, have just under half a tank in it now :-)

Handles like they should as well, didn't thrash it too much on the country lanes in Dorset, but it seems to handle well at the sane(ish)[1] speeds I was using... kept having to stop and wait for Ste in his 820...

In news:ca2f2h$u6k$ snipped-for-privacy@newsg3.svr.pol.co.uk, dojj decided to enlighten our sheltered souls with a rant as follows

27.8 mpg at 90 mph, yeah, that's tragic for a 4x4 at 90 mph... 225 from there to my house, tyres are fine. 4x Avon posh jobs on it, been on it for about 5500 miles according to the history. Outside edges are very slightly scrubbed, insides are fine. Suspension is excellent, it was owned by an old geezer from Somerset who's listed everything he ever did to it. New lower arms (ball joints were worn) in 2001. It's done 5000 miles since.

Could do with the usual anti roll bar bushes. As for Cossie suspension, well, I did own a 500 bhp Cossie for a couple of years. I'm used to their foibles..

Box seems perfect, new clutch 1500 miles ago, new uj's on the front prop at the same time. Very slight whine from the box at about 115[2]... to be expected really.

Engine had a top end overhaul 2500 miles ago, new gaskets, valves, guides, and tappets done. One slightly noisy tappet, but it's a tappet, not a cam knock. Engine is dry as a bone externally. Blocked radiator caused the overhaul, so it got a new one of those too!

Geezer I bought it off only had it for three months. He mot'd and taxed it, went to Belgium and back, and flogged it to me.

I'm quite happy, and a bit tired.

Either the Avons are made of superglue, or the transfer box is A-ok. It drives a lot better than my last one did.. and that was 10 years ago..

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Sounds like you got yourself a cracker. When is it for sale?

I once vaguely considered selling the Audi for a much newer Xsara HDI Estate.

Peter

I remember saying something nearly as amusing once. I'd driven half way up to Leeds to pick up a bargain Nova van (1.5TD Isuzu engine, 1 year's tax and MOT, genuine 44k, £300), and phoned the bloke up and he just started messing me about and being a complete tw@t. I remember saying to my mate who came with me "there goes that little dream of owning a nova van then".

Peter

Pete M raved thus:

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£360, nice one. I want one of these (or similar) for a cheapo track day car...

Pete M raved thus:

:: I've just bought a Sierra XR4x4. and it's in Dorset...

So, how does a V6 4x4 Capri sound, then?

Not as good as a twin turbo converted merc V8 Capri I'll wager.

Douglas

Douglas Payne raved thus:

::: So, how does a V6 4x4 Capri sound, then? :: :: Not as good as a twin turbo converted merc V8 Capri I'll wager.

You've got me there...