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Old 26-08-2010 | 04:29 PM
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good luck with being a mechanic, i always wanted to be one, i have worked on cars for years since i was little.
i started my apprenticehip, got part trained then the boss realised he had to pay the other lad who was a year ahead of me more money out of his own pocket so he made me redundant and gave him my wages,
i couldnt find another garage so i lost the apprenrticehip and my qualifications.
then i worked as a trye fitter for a while and got screwed over. cant get back into te trade now! propper gutted! im too old to go back to college unless i can pay for it and with a baby on the way and bills to pay i cant afford that! am in and out of work with agencies forklift driving now!
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Originally Posted by danzul
good luck with being a mechanic, i always wanted to be one, i have worked on cars for years since i was little.
i started my apprenticehip, got part trained then the boss realised he had to pay the other lad who was a year ahead of me more money out of his own pocket so he made me redundant and gave him my wages,
i couldnt find another garage so i lost the apprenrticehip and my qualifications.
then i worked as a trye fitter for a while and got screwed over. cant get back into te trade now! propper gutted! im too old to go back to college unless i can pay for it and with a baby on the way and bills to pay i cant afford that! am in and out of work with agencies forklift driving now!
sorry to hear that mate theres some twats about good luck with your baby mate
Old 26-08-2010 | 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by R4N S S
thought you said he drives taxis

my mate is a plumber and he is loving - making good money down here too
he does hes a self impolyed taxi driver and a self imployed plumber he owns his own plumbing buisness aswell
Old 26-08-2010 | 04:41 PM
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mate, im 17 at the moment and trust me when your like 15 you have all these mad ideas that seem so possible, but when u actually get to 17 and u start adding upp how much all this stuff costs its mad. buy a mk1/2 fiesta and get familiar with the ford designs then buy a mk2 when its a little more feasible. mine is a 1.1 kept on a private estate, in a locked, alarmed, heated garage used for 5K a year with my mum and dad on it is 2500 a year WITHOUT MODS! mk2 escort will be around about 4K
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mate, im 17 at the moment and trust me when your like 15 you have all these mad ideas that seem so possible, but when u actually get to 17 and u start adding upp how much all this stuff costs its mad. buy a mk1/2 fiesta and get familiar with the ford designs then buy a mk2 when its a little more feasible. mine is a 1.1 kept on a private estate, in a locked, alarmed, heated garage used for 5K a year with my mum and dad on it is 2500 a year WITHOUT MODS! mk2 escort will be around about 4K
escorts are going for stupid prices
Old 26-08-2010 | 04:47 PM
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i know... thats what i have just tried to explain. the insurance is nearly double the fiesta. + the actual cost of buying one.

look at the link to my mk1 fiesta, that owes me 1350 all together. and i have learnt all about how the classic fords work. the fiestas have the same engines to more or less, just gay wheel drive.
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seen it mate it looks a beast im trying to find a tatterd old shell for an escort i will be the happest person alive if i get thaty
Old 26-08-2010 | 04:58 PM
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have you worked on one before?
Old 26-08-2010 | 05:00 PM
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no my dad has but i havnt
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Originally Posted by m4tt274
mate, im 17 at the moment
why are you using your dads login?

confuses the fuck outta everyone
Old 26-08-2010 | 05:06 PM
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im thinking about getting a xr3i or a s1 turbo and use it as a track car good idiea or not
Old 26-08-2010 | 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by lewis spooner
im thinking about getting a xr3i or a s1 turbo and use it as a track car good idiea or not
dont be fucking stupid.

get your licence first, get some experience driving in real conditions then think about a track car.

Track cars arent cheap to buy, mod, run or even insure if you plan on using it on the road - especially at your age.

Not only that but why are you even looking at performance cars atyour age - you could not get insured on one for reasonable money unless you are fed with a golden spoon.

honestly..stop dreaming
Old 26-08-2010 | 05:11 PM
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no i mean like buy it do it up then use it as a track car whem i am older
Old 26-08-2010 | 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by R4N S S
why are you using your dads login?

confuses the fuck outta everyone

i changed the login name AGES ago, my dad hasnt used it in ages.
i just dont know how to change the profile settings and stuff. lol, tells everyone im like 50 but im not.
and meh, let them be confused, keeps them interested.
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Originally Posted by R4N S S
thought you said he drives taxis

my mate is a plumber and he is loving - making good money down here too
he does
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