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Lizzie_Zoom

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« Reply #15 on: 22 January 2009, 19:24:47 »
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For a car that was found in a field, that is one very nice vehicle! :y :y

I find it interesting you call these cars "caravans", as of course in Britain we call them "estates", and once they were named "shooting brakes" (used by the gentry to take hunting parties out on shooting expeditions across their estates), yet in the USA they are "station wagons". :D :D ;)

Thought our"s were called Tourers Lizzie.... :-?

BMW's I thought called them "Tourers", but 'common' volume British car producers like Vauxhall and Ford in the UK have called them "estates" to my knowledge and experience with my past company vehicles that were always "estates" in the brochures and in garage parlance  ;D:D :D ;)


PS If you are in any doubt look at the official Omega Manual, such as page 229, and "Estate" is the name used throughout. ;) :)
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« Reply #16 on: 22 January 2009, 20:13:14 »
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For a car that was found in a field, that is one very nice vehicle! :y :y

I find it interesting you call these cars "caravans", as of course in Britain we call them "estates", and once they were named "shooting brakes" (used by the gentry to take hunting parties out on shooting expeditions across their estates), yet in the USA they are "station wagons". :D :D ;)

Thought our"s were called Tourers Lizzie.... :-?

BMW's I thought called them "Tourers", but 'common' volume British car producers like Vauxhall and Ford in the UK have called them "estates" to my knowledge and experience with my past company vehicles that were always "estates" in the brochures and in garage parlance  ;D:D :D ;)


PS If you are in any doubt look at the official Omega Manual, such as page 229, and "Estate" is the name used throughout. ;) :)

Im not sure now...its either the V5 or the insurance states Tourer... :y

But yes i always refer too it as the estate.....or the ""Gorgeous black manly 4 wheeled love machine""  ;D

Its true what they say about large black ones...""when youve had black you never go back.""  :)
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Re: My first Caravan
« Reply #17 on: 22 January 2009, 20:24:25 »
Yes, Opel's are always Caravan  :-/ allmost.

The new Opel Insignia should be called Sport Tourer
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Lizzie_Zoom

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« Reply #18 on: 22 January 2009, 20:36:08 »
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For a car that was found in a field, that is one very nice vehicle! :y :y

I find it interesting you call these cars "caravans", as of course in Britain we call them "estates", and once they were named "shooting brakes" (used by the gentry to take hunting parties out on shooting expeditions across their estates), yet in the USA they are "station wagons". :D :D ;)

Thought our"s were called Tourers Lizzie.... :-?

BMW's I thought called them "Tourers", but 'common' volume British car producers like Vauxhall and Ford in the UK have called them "estates" to my knowledge and experience with my past company vehicles that were always "estates" in the brochures and in garage parlance  ;D:D :D ;)


PS If you are in any doubt look at the official Omega Manual, such as page 229, and "Estate" is the name used throughout. ;) :)

Im not sure now...its either the V5 or the insurance states Tourer... :y

But yes i always refer too it as the estate.....or the ""Gorgeous black manly 4 wheeled love machine""  ;D

Its true what they say about large black ones...""when youve had black you never go back.""  :)

I'm afraid Stuart I wouldn't know about that.....! ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
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Lizzie_Zoom

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« Reply #19 on: 22 January 2009, 20:38:05 »
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Yes, Opel's are always Caravan  :-/ allmost.

The new Opel Insignia should be called Sport Tourer


Thanks Onkel!  Funny how these manufacturers badges "float" around various countries and follow what is fashionable. 8-) 8-) 8-)
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« Reply #20 on: 22 January 2009, 21:17:45 »
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Yes, Opel's are always Caravan  :-/ allmost.

The new Opel Insignia should be called Sport Tourer

Yeah - even over here in the UK it is called a Sports Tourer. I agree with Lizzie, it is odd how the manufacturers change things like that depending on region.  :-?

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Re: My first Caravan
« Reply #21 on: 23 January 2009, 13:38:55 »
I had a ford focus estate as a hire car from denmark....they called it a station wagon
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« Reply #22 on: 26 January 2009, 22:00:49 »
In Denmark, the general name for this type of car is stationcar.
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« Reply #23 on: 26 January 2009, 22:09:33 »
in denmark they call bacon tulip  ;D

sorry ill just shimmy on out of here......
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« Reply #24 on: 07 September 2009, 22:52:57 »
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in denmark they call bacon tulip  ;D

sorry ill just shimmy on out of here......
Thats OK, but not correct.
In denmark we often call bacon "røget flæsk" (smoked bacon)
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Re: My first Caravan
« Reply #25 on: 08 September 2009, 04:34:44 »
Always loved the station wagons, BTW How do you like those DEPO lights?

How is the output on them?
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Re: My first Caravan
« Reply #26 on: 09 September 2009, 21:38:40 »
So far I like the DEPO lights. But I haven't finished working on the car, so I haven't tried driving at night yet.
But the light is brighter and sharper (light/dark) than the light on my other (and older) cars.

Here are a few pics. of the headlight:









The distance from car to wall is aprox. 8 meters. And the camera about the same.

PS. as seen on the last pic. they are from last winter  :)
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« Reply #27 on: 09 September 2009, 22:10:14 »
As mentioned above, the work isn't done yet.

Because s lot of my sparetime i used training a  football/soccer team (25 girls at the age of 14 to 18), I haven't had so much time to work on the car.

But, I have changed the radiator, because the old one couldn't keep the engine cold.

Due to water in the bottom of the cabin, the cabin is now disassambled. So the dampermats can get propper dry.

This is how it looks right now:





On of my friends have made these Alu. showplats.
The letters are made by a laser cutter.



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Re: My first Caravan
« Reply #28 on: 11 September 2009, 17:28:37 »
Bloody hell mate you dont mess about do you :y
hope you can get it back together ok Lol.
the plates look good
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« Reply #29 on: 12 September 2009, 14:05:23 »
hope it turns out all ok, alot of work ahead I think :D :D
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