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Re: Another "barn find"...
[Re: Nigel]
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27/08/2013 10:40
27/08/2013 10:40
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DanDan
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Nice find Nigel, looks immaculate! My old sprinty wasn't registered on the road until 1999 (T reg), although the car was built in 1997 and came with the oil temp gauge instead of the later volt meter So for a car built around 2000 and not being registered for 2 to 3 years just makes it a little more special!
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Re: Another "barn find"...
[Re: Nigel]
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27/08/2013 12:27
27/08/2013 12:27
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Shifty
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Shifty
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Lovely looking car, btw I'm having issues logging onto your webpage Nigel
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Re: Another "barn find"...
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27/08/2013 18:45
27/08/2013 18:45
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Lovely looking car, btw I'm having issues logging onto your webpage Nigel Yes - the server is down, but the chap that runs it for us is on holiday and not returning calls We'll get it sorted ASAP
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Re: Another "barn find"...
[Re: Nigel]
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04/09/2013 19:54
04/09/2013 19:54
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Leckypete
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Nice find/story Nigel, and close to me too! Mine was made in May 98 but registered in May 99,previous original owner got a good deal on it as presumably sat in showroom for a while, didnt have the leather seats he wanted but the deal made it for him, though he did get the seats custom re-trimmed in black/grey leather in 2004 so i benefited in getting them!
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Re: Another "barn find"...
[Re: Nigel]
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17/11/2013 21:06
17/11/2013 21:06
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Hi Paul
From a comment earlier in this thread, it appears DVLA would regard the 2003 car as a pre-2001 for VED purposes
So was the 2003 car you had for sale really a 2001 coupe?
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Re: Another "barn find"...
[Re: Nigel]
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17/11/2013 21:09
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Pondman
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Pondman
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Production ceased in 2000
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Re: Another "barn find"...
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18/11/2013 09:00
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Can anyone give me an example of a coupe that was first registered in UK after the 1 March 2001 cutoff date that is in the pre-march 2001 road tax bracket? It would be really helpful!
Many thanks and fingers crossed.... Run a DVLA check on the 2003 Plus - photos in the For Sale thread
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Re: Another "barn find"...
[Re: magooagain]
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18/11/2013 09:01
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So was the 2003 car you had for sale really a 2001 coupe?
I thought my advert made it quite clear... OK - we all know that its still a year-2000 car that happens to have been stored for three years before it was bought. However, its a unique piece of Coupe history, which is in a condition that you'll genuinely struggle to match.
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Re: Another "barn find"...
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19/11/2013 08:35
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And what a lovely looking car
I agree - very nearly bought it for myself, but a) couldn't justify two Pluses AND a daily driver and b) Wifey would not be amused at a sixth car in the household....
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Re: Another "barn find"...
[Re: Nigel]
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20/11/2013 12:50
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Big_Muzzie
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I thought the 2001 cut off was because the DVLA didn't hold records for C02 emissions for cars pre dating. So how can they hold correct manufacturers data for a car who's production ceased pre data collection?
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Re: Another "barn find"...
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20/11/2013 18:20
20/11/2013 18:20
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Surely DVLA can't have it both ways - if they insist its a 2003 car for tax purposes, they should have given it an 03 plate Exactly the point that I made in my first letter to them. Their reply studiously ignored that question and simply quoted the regulation back at me - adding that they had no choice in the matter (rules is rules....) So my next letter will be to insist that they answer the exam question whilst giving them an example or two to demonstrate that they obviously do have some discression regarding implementation. I suppose I should just accept my fate but then again....why should I!!??
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Re: Another "barn find"...
[Re: Nigel]
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21/11/2013 11:35
21/11/2013 11:35
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I enjoyed this thread no end.
Beautiful find. Doubt we will see a better one than this come out of obscurity anytime soon.
Vinci Grey LE Alfa 147 GTA 3.2 V6 BMW E92 M3 4.0 V8 Fiat Tipo Sedicivalvole 2.0 16v ABS
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Re: Another "barn find"...
[Re: Nigel]
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22/11/2013 13:14
22/11/2013 13:14
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Shifty
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Shifty
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Thank god this has finally sold, the temptation to purchase was seriously high. It would have needed to have been used daily and parked on the local golf driving range (aka the Train station car park as the number of small dings running down the sides of my current car grow each day...) For this reason only I decided against buying. Now would you just sell off the Silver LE please Nigel...
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Re: Another "barn find"...
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22/11/2013 13:56
22/11/2013 13:56
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Now would you just sell off the Silver LE please Nigel... Silver LE is long gone - we just need to find someone to update the website.... However, we will have a very nice Moon Grey Plus coming up soon
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Re: Another "barn find"...
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22/11/2013 23:37
22/11/2013 23:37
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Always with the temptation stick...
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