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my Coop #1637523
13/12/2019 11:03
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Can't seem to find my original thread, so here's another.. laugh

Finally heading down to Joes to pick up my Sprinty. yipee A tad excited to say the least. Freshly MOT yesterday, so today went on line & gutted will not let me unsorn... shocked That sickening feeling, you know the one? Over to the next village Post Office, no problem, phew!!! So everything legal. Fly down to Bristol pick my Coop up & the long drive home.. driving

Erm, I may chat about this at Carlisle... blabla


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Re: my Coop [Re: jimboy] #1637524
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Re: my Coop [Re: jimboy] #1637527
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Jim, great news to have this in concrete thumb

Something about that doesn't quite right... laugh

Look forward to hearing about it tomorrow in Carlisle smile


Btw the thread you refer to might be this one?


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Re: my Coop [Re: Edinburgh] #1637529
13/12/2019 12:46
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Aye that's the thread Simon. Couldn't for the life of me find it. blush Wait to you see the new slim Jim, I've worked quite hard to get to my new shape....... smash


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Re: my Coop [Re: jimboy] #1637540
13/12/2019 19:00
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Great news Jimboy! Have a great trip back home. There's an outside chance of a bottle hidden in the coupe for you but that was 2017 mate!



Re: my Coop [Re: jimboy] #1637541
13/12/2019 22:21
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Hooray.
Great news.
Can we have a pic of the keys handover please?
It's going to be an epic trip back, Jim.
Enjoy.

Re: my Coop [Re: jimboy] #1637543
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Hi H, not that good at pic's on here, I'll ask Joe if he can do the deed for me... type

I'll be looking for that bottle Joseph... drink


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Re: my Coop [Re: jimboy] #1637652
18/12/2019 20:19
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Hope all goes well tomorrow Jim, at least weather is forecast mild thumb


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Re: my Coop [Re: jimboy] #1637659
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Good luck Jim and hope you have a great day getting it back and a great drive home cool

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Originally Posted by Theresa
Good luck Jim and hope you have a great day getting it back and a great drive home cool


Take a stopover on the way up Jim smile


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Re: my Coop [Re: jimboy] #1637665
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I know that feeling. Happy for you Grandprix Grandad. Safe travels smile

Re: my Coop [Re: jimboy] #1637676
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Let's hope you are well on the way home now Jim and enjoying the ride.



Re: my Coop [Re: magooagain] #1637684
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Originally Posted by magooagain
Let's hope you are well on the way home now Jim and enjoying the ride.


Jim has just departed for Inverness.

Re: my Coop [Re: jimboy] #1637688
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Ah, so a mere 8+ hour trip, should be up Crewe way by now...best of luck with everything jimboy!


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Re: my Coop [Re: Countrycruising] #1637690
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Originally Posted by Countrycruising


Jim has just departed for Inverness.


shocked


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Re: my Coop [Re: Edinburgh] #1637692
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That's me home, 9hrs, two stops for fuel & another stop to stretch my legs & a wee doss, eyes were beginning to get a bit nippy, rubbed my face with a wet wipe & all good again, off to bed now. bye


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Re: my Coop [Re: jimboy] #1637693
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Originally Posted by jimboy
That's me home, 9hrs, two stops for fuel & another stop to stretch my legs & a wee doss, eyes were beginning to get a bit nippy, rubbed my face with a wet wipe & all good again, off to bed now. bye


That's amazing Jim, greatly relieved you made it back in one piece. Think I would have taken the "soft" option and stayed over somewhere - having said that I remember bringing mine back from Upton last year and feeling remarkably fresh afterwards!

One thing in your favour perhaps that traffic would be light but hopefully your refurbed headlights helped pierce the gloom a lot better thumb

Put up a couple of pics when you wake up smile


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Re: my Coop [Re: jimboy] #1637694
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Fair play for tackling your return in one hit Jim,
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Re: my Coop [Re: jimboy] #1637715
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Now that you will have fully emerged from your epic journey Jim how are you enjoying having your sprinty back?


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Re: my Coop [Re: Edinburgh] #1637716
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Well Simon, it's like learning to drive again, more so in a car that's a wee bit faster than my daily laugh The drive took a bit out of me, what with my hip aching & when I got out of my car at my house, I felt sick & tired but I was taking my pills & no food, I'm now bang on 13 stone & I'm still not that hungry. All in all I'm smiling like an idiot, the adrenaline kept me going, that's fore sure. driving


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Re: my Coop [Re: jimboy] #1637717
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I must admit to being concerned Jim, especially "post-op". Although it may have been a few months since your own spat, having had a few similar occurrences I found that recovery has taken its time, perhaps up to half a year, even 18 months after my ticker issue.

Not to take away from your stoicism, still awesome you did all that in a one-er

Driving the coop again must be equal to at least one dose of feel-better tablets laugh


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Re: my Coop [Re: Edinburgh] #1637719
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Believe it or not Simon, if it wasn't for the hip & the pills & I'd been my usual self, honestly it would have been a doodle driving I think that some people see me as a bit vulnerable at times, but behind the humor & blether I'm quite the survivor blabla Due to my childhood I'm a bit selfish & keep something back for myself.

Here's to our next meet up or trip.... laugh driving.....


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Re: my Coop [Re: jimboy] #1637737
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Well, the Coop exhaust fumes have finally settled down up here, & I think it's time for a few thank yous. I have to firstly thank Joe for his excellent work on my sprinty, it's practically a new car straight out of the show room. I have to thank my lovely wife equally as she worked two more years full time to pay for it, she has only recently went on to a three day week, I love her so much for that. A big thanks to Simon for help as well, he gave me a heads up of a trustworthy driver/trailer who took my sprinty down to Joes.Simon gave me much encouragement when I wasn't sure about things & other information. Neil/Barnacle I believe was involved as well with his technical expertise, thanks. This sounds like an acceptance speech.. soapbox

I was almost emotional when I first clapped my eyes on my car at night in Joes garage with the lights shining down on the paintwork, wow I thought. Almost done, I have to thank everyone else who took an interest in my adventure regarding my Coop on here. It was Teresa that told me that the forum is like your family, I believe her. Oh, have to thank Joes son Jacob, he picked me up from Bristol Airport & on to the garage, I blethered quite a lot on the way there funnily enough blabla Nice young man, very intelligent.


Thanks you one & all. Have a lovely Christmas & new year. xmas snowman beer party


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Re: my Coop [Re: jimboy] #1637743
22/12/2019 12:09
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Originally Posted by jimboy
<Jake> Nice young man, very intelligent.


Are we talking about the same Jake? laugh laugh laugh


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Re: my Coop [Re: jimboy] #1637769
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Originally Posted by jimboy
It was Teresa that told me that the forum is like your family, I believe her.


It is smile We all look after each other, some more than others and we all try to help each other out, regardless of whatever the problem is smile I've been very thankful over the years, for the friends I have met on here and know I can speak about anything, whether Coupe related or not smile

I'm glad you have your Coupe back Jim and glad you have a lovely, understanding wife too cool

Re: my Coop [Re: jimboy] #1641636
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My garage is behind a row of houses off the beaten track and I was pottering in my garage, Coop carefully parked out side. Heard some beeping and here is an oil lorry reversing to deliver heating fuel to one of the houses. Bags of room for him to manoeuvre usually, but he seemed to be heading for my Coop shocked shout Stop, whoa, I was convinced he was going to total my car. He jumped out and said he saw my car, he also said he had a long hose. (Now,now) Kind of lost the plot grr but we soon saw the funny side of the mad shouty man.

Turns out a young Polish chap and a car enthusiast. Had a long chat about cars and particularly the Coop. Dead impressed, first Coop he has come across. After he left, I did have a bit of a moment, whew!!! All good now.... cool


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Haha Jim, bet you'd underestimated the bill from Joe had that secret item factored in....paranoia-boost laugh


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Re: my Coop [Re: jimboy] #1641644
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Originally Posted by jimboy
My garage is behind a row of houses off the beaten track and I was pottering in my garage, Coop carefully parked out side. Heard some beeping and here is an oil lorry reversing to deliver heating fuel to one of the houses. Bags of room for him to manoeuvre usually, but he seemed to be heading for my Coop shocked shout Stop, whoa, I was convinced he was going to total my car. He jumped out and said he saw my car, he also said he had a long hose. (Now,now) Kind of lost the plot grr but we soon saw the funny side of the mad shouty man.

Turns out a young Polish chap and a car enthusiast. Had a long chat about cars and particularly the Coop. Dead impressed, first Coop he has come across. After he left, I did have a bit of a moment, whew!!! All good now.... cool



I read this and started to fear it was going to turn bad.......... frown

.........relieved it was a happy ending Jim smile

Re: my Coop [Re: jimboy] #1641649
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Originally Posted by jimboy
My garage is behind a row of houses off the beaten track and I was pottering in my garage, Coop carefully parked out side. Heard some beeping and here is an oil lorry reversing to deliver heating fuel to one of the houses. Bags of room for him to manoeuvre usually, but he seemed to be heading for my Coop shocked shout Stop, whoa, I was convinced he was going to total my car. He jumped out and said he saw my car, he also said he had a long hose. (Now,now) Kind of lost the plot grr but we soon saw the funny side of the mad shouty man.

Turns out a young Polish chap and a car enthusiast. Had a long chat about cars and particularly the Coop. Dead impressed, first Coop he has come across. After he left, I did have a bit of a moment, whew!!! All good now.... cool



We all know the phrase on here of, "Check your oil!"

That should now be updated to, "Check that oil lorry headed for your Coop!"

Re: my Coop [Re: JKD] #1641665
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Originally Posted by JKD
Originally Posted by jimboy
My garage is behind a row of houses off the beaten track and I was pottering in my garage, Coop carefully parked out side. Heard some beeping and here is an oil lorry reversing to deliver heating fuel to one of the houses. Bags of room for him to manoeuvre usually, but he seemed to be heading for my Coop shocked shout Stop, whoa, I was convinced he was going to total my car. He jumped out and said he saw my car, he also said he had a long hose. (Now,now) Kind of lost the plot grr but we soon saw the funny side of the mad shouty man.

Turns out a young Polish chap and a car enthusiast. Had a long chat about cars and particularly the Coop. Dead impressed, first Coop he has come across. After he left, I did have a bit of a moment, whew!!! All good now.... cool



We all know the phrase on here of, "Check your oil!"

That should now be updated to, "Check that oil lorry headed for your Coop!"


laugh


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