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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 09:19 PM
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my 1300 wont pass a mot and so im gonna have to put her down, all that faithfull motoring shes dave me, im gonna now stick her in a garage as i int got the money and i aint got the time to allow her tp pass

my 1300 erst replica is now gonna be dumped in storage


and my replacment for my faithfull old girl



































a h plate escort cabrio in turquise green

just passed mot , cat 1 alarm, scorpian zorst, twin headlamps and 90 soec recaros too]



oh and my fooking minging wheels i sold him that i spent ages trying to flog of my tennis cabrio


mmmmmmm im still gonna miss the rattly hcs engined 1300, konis, erst brakes, what a fooking top car,

oh well

i still gotta get the cabrio finished but this is ok for a temp runabout

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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 09:21 PM
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bout bloody time
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 09:25 PM
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hey i love my 1300, almost kept up with you and pops until i got in the car and pulled out, then ya was long gone
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 09:28 PM
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 09:31 PM
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dont worry benn the 1300 will be back ( ok prob be the tin for dog food but it will live on )

benn how long till you taxi is done ???
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 09:34 PM
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about a year m8
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 09:36 PM
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fooking hell, not that quick then

but insaying that mine will prob never be finished so

shopuld be cool though, seems to be a good spec, what box ya gonna use
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 09:37 PM
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 09:41 PM
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that means standard then
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 09:44 PM
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dont think so m8y
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 09:46 PM
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ya done ta missus car yet ???
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 09:47 PM
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Nope, nearly there pmsl
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 09:51 PM
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whats wrong with the 1300?
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 09:58 PM
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not much tbh, just aint worth moting and also fixing the electrical issue, its starting to use lits of oil too and need wiper blades


fooking does 200 miles to 30 uid worth of petrol


oh and the cabrio is 750 and i can pay him when i got spare cash too

what would you do
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 10:34 PM
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aww so the trip to brom was my fist and last spin in the old 1300
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Old Jun 22, 2004 | 08:13 AM
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ginge, sell the 1300 to some boyracer...

put a forsale ad in halford where you work n someone WILL buy it!
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Old Jun 22, 2004 | 08:20 AM
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i cant sell my 1300, i love that car


besides it aint got tax or a mot


ill keep it like i did the onion ( speaking of hich i aint got the fucking plate stuf back yet , better phone em today as lennie is gonna shoot me )


paul ya fancy another trip to zoo soon, need to pick up me brakes
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Old Jun 22, 2004 | 08:26 AM
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ginge, send me some pictures and i'll do you a PUKKA for-sale ad... guaranteed to get some 17 year old buying it within a week!

i sold an ERST replica for 1400quid!! (admitedly it was based on an XR3i not a 1300) so you could get a few hundred notes for yours easy...
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Old Jun 22, 2004 | 08:32 AM
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it aint got a mot and i cant sell my baby

i actually love that car, oh and i cant get me tv headunit iut of it as the fooking plug is stcuk in the back of the alpine
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Old Jun 22, 2004 | 09:02 AM
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who cares if its not got an MOT just tell em it dont need nothin to pass, and its sold as seen
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Old Jun 22, 2004 | 08:52 PM
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hy i cant rip someone off

oh i almost got a tug in the car comming back from work the copper stopped right in front of me when he was turning in the road and then i see in my rear veiw mirror hm indicate and start a 3 point turn, lights when green an i was off


fook me entering a roundabout at 40 in the wet , git away though

ill take the bus tommorow , then ill pick me new car up
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Old Jun 22, 2004 | 09:03 PM
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I will get ya head unit out, am a dab hand with the 9" angle grinder
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