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Project Jigsaw; MOT today
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22/07/2009 15:49
22/07/2009 15:49
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....and she passed, for the third year running, with flying colours! Whoo-hoo! Tester commented on how unusual it was to find an Italian car that had working brakes, in fact "the best brakes of any Italian car!" Of course, in true coupé fashion, she gave me a scare last night: lights fine, horn fine, tyres fine, brakes fine, washers......ah, not again! Turns out the Halfords non-return valves are about as good as the Fiat ones! So, in the torrential rain this morning, a twenty minute battle with the scuttle panel, one new valve popped in and then.....the rain stopped! Never mind, she's passed! Now, what do I do, sell her, park her and SORN or fit new Toyos, in place of the stoopid budget black things that do a poor impersonation of "safe" tyres and start driving her more?
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Re: Project Jigsaw; MOT today
[Re: stan]
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22/07/2009 15:54
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Never mind, she's passed! Now, what do I do, sell her, park her and SORN or fit new Toyos, in place of the stoopid budget black things that do a poor impersonation of "safe" tyres and start driving her more? Keep her and drive her more.
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Re: Project Jigsaw; MOT today
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22/07/2009 15:58
22/07/2009 15:58
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Re: Project Jigsaw; MOT today
[Re: stan]
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22/07/2009 18:08
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Congrats Stan - you cant sell her, not after all the hard work you've put into that car!
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Re: Project Jigsaw; MOT today
[Re: stan]
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22/07/2009 20:09
22/07/2009 20:09
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if I'm not back soon, call the police! What?
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Re: Project Jigsaw; MOT today
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22/07/2009 20:14
22/07/2009 20:14
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Tell you what Stan, sell the 20v and buy a '69 Coupe from me. Zero road tax £80 per year FC insurance. Bigger smile on your face
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Re: Project Jigsaw; MOT today
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22/07/2009 20:18
22/07/2009 20:18
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Hmmmmm "Mrs Stan, I'm buying an even older Italian car....!" . . . . . . . . .
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Re: Project Jigsaw; MOT today
[Re: stan]
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23/07/2009 16:09
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Tells Mrs Stan she'll look like Gina Lollobrigida when she's sitting in the car next to you.
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Re: Project Jigsaw; MOT today
[Re: barnacle]
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23/07/2009 18:23
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Yeah but in '69 she was only (gulp) 42 Blimey is she really 82, mind you I still think Bridget Bardot is 21
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Re: Project Jigsaw; MOT today
[Re: bezzer]
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24/07/2009 08:17
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You mean these pictures...... Before; and after; It was a mess, wasn't it!
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Re: Project Jigsaw; MOT today
[Re: stan]
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24/07/2009 09:22
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You mean these pictures...... Before; and after; It was a mess, wasn't it! Where's the turbo gone
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Re: Project Jigsaw; MOT today
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24/07/2009 13:41
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Well done Stan. Good choice on getting new tyres
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Re: Project Jigsaw; MOT today
[Re: Sedicivalvole]
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26/07/2009 11:18
26/07/2009 11:18
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Well, the Falkens have proved to be an *interesting* choice! I am very glad I read up on them before buying! Almost every review I read pointed out that these tyres benefit from being bedded-in properly and that has definitely proved to be the case. When first fitted they handled, to borrow a phrase from one of the reviewers, as if you were trying to steer candlewax! Yesterday the car was taken on a nice long run into Scotland and along the A75, which is quite a pleasant driving road. The journey outwards was interesting in places, the tyres just didn't inspire confidence when pushing through corners. However......after about 200 miles had been clocked up, all of a sudden and almost magically, the tyres changed, a bit like Jekyll and Hyde! They became superb! Pushing into corners it quickly became clear that I would give up long before the tyres did! So, Falken FK452 definitely get a huge thumbs up from me for the coupé.
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Re: Project Jigsaw; MOT today
[Re: samsite999]
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26/07/2009 17:36
26/07/2009 17:36
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what are they like in the wet mate. Im looking to change the set thats on my coupe in the next few months No problem at all, I've had them on for 3 years with no problems. In fact driving back through Belgium from Spa in convoy with McMike in heavy rain I noticed him fall back a long way, so slowed down to his speed and then stopped to see if he had problems at the next service area. No mechanical problems, but he had been aquaplaning! Not a twitch out of my car on 452s.
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Re: Project Jigsaw; MOT today
[Re: PeteP]
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26/07/2009 18:09
26/07/2009 18:09
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Here's commitment for you; I've just been out hunting for wet roads! I found varying degrees of damp road, where the twisties are, and yes, I'm *very* impressed indeed. This is going to sound daft, but just fitting a decent set of tyres has transformed my opinion of the coupé! Yes, it's still slow, still a bit agricultural and there are plenty of others out there that knock it into a cocked hat, but as a very cheap grand tourer it'll do me for a while!
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