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[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I really didn't want to pay this but unfortunately my balls were just not big enough to take the risk.

[Doctor Gollum]

You could pay less RFL, but at what cost?

See, not such bad value after all

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

You could pay less RFL, but at what cost?

See, not such bad value after all

Pretty sure tax is £50.50 each month for both the Signum and the Tata. £600 a year.

I've spent more than that on loose women and illegal substances.

[Doctor Gollum]

Insurance or child support

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Insurance or child support

Well, I pay both but it is neither. I was really pissed off with having to pay but then I heard about a deranged Irish fella who spent £1000 on a baby tortoise.

I don't feel so bad now.

[Doctor Gollum]

Insurance or child support

Well, I pay both but it is neither. I was really pissed off with having to pay but then I heard about a deranged Irish fella who spent £1000 on a baby tortoise.

I don't feel so bad now.

Must be a laptop then

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Insurance or child support

Well, I pay both but it is neither. I was really pissed off with having to pay but then I heard about a deranged Irish fella who spent £1000 on a baby tortoise.

I don't feel so bad now.

Must be a laptop then

I suppose it could be classed as insurance. It is an extended warranty for the car. I was speaking with a man who owns an XFR-s that decided to eat it's own engine and gearbox. Apparently this cost more than £11,000 to fix.

So far I have had problems with the central locking system, folding mirror motors, leaking diff, and 2 new bonnet struts....along with some other items.

[TheBoy]

I have had problems with the central locking system

JLR build that fault in. Always have, probably always will.

[Rangie]

Insurance or child support

Well, I pay both but it is neither. I was really pissed off with having to pay but then I heard about a deranged Irish fella who spent £1000 on a baby tortoise.

I don't feel so bad now.

Must be a laptop then

I suppose it could be classed as insurance. It is an extended warranty for the car. I was speaking with a man who owns an XFR-s that decided to eat it's own engine and gearbox. Apparently this cost more than £11,000 to fix.

So far I have had problems with the central locking system, folding mirror motors, leaking diff, and 2 new bonnet struts....along with some other items.

.   


The joys of owning a "quality" automobile..😁😁😁

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I have had problems with the central locking system

JLR build that fault in. Always have, probably always will.

It has reared it's ugly head on both my XFR's.

[Rangie]

I have had problems with the central locking system

JLR build that fault in. Always have, probably always will.

It has reared it's ugly head on both my XFR's.

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Have had all the locks replaced on the Range Rover a very common fault on the RR forum one was paid for by the vendor & I have had the others done over the last 12 months as they were playing up intermittently.

[Keith ABS]

 Is this the fee for getting the mighty Signum though its MOT?

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Is this the fee for getting the mighty Signum though its MOT?

No warranty on the mighty Signum. Ultra reliable.....ultra desirable.

[BazaJT]

Ultra delusional

[Nick W]

Fewer than 10% of the cars I've owned cost more than £1000. And one of them was the first.....

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Ive only ever owned three cars that cost over a grand.
Im quite proud of that small fact. 

[Nick W]

Ive only ever owned three cars that cost over a grand.
Im quite proud of that small fact. 

That's what I said.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Yeah, but only you knew that you have owned 30 cars. 

Actually, I lied. It was 4 not 3. Forgot about the tedious Sierra I paid £3500 for.

[Nick W]

Yeah, but only you knew that you have owned 30 cars. 

I have owned some real shitters.
Some of the others didn't run/drive......

[Doctor Gollum]

15 of the 31 (that I can remember) cost over a grand*, but of the 16 others that didn't, the last five cars average out at about £475 and the other eleven averaged £397

*These averaged out at £7,600

In my defence, only one didn't have an MoT when I bought it and I have owned more Omegas than Granadas

[Nick W]

I've only owned three times as many Granadas as Omegas.


I never did get to own the Coupe I wanted. Still do, but it would need to be a nice one before I found a mk2 subframe and a BOA. So none of that is ever going to happen.

[Doctor Gollum]

Certainly not for less than a grand

[Nick W]

Certainly not for less than a grand

missed a reasonable one, with long MOT for £500.






















29 years ago

[Doctor Gollum]

That recently...

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

The mighty Signum cost a mere £2400 6 years ago. Best car I have ever owned.

.......dare I say it. A better car than the Omega.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Ive only ever owned three cars that cost over a grand.
Im quite proud of that small fact. 

Are you proud of the fact you have spent over a grand on a 3 inch long baby tortoise?....

[Nick W]

Ive only ever owned three cars that cost over a grand.
Im quite proud of that small fact. 

Are you proud of the fact you have spent over a grand on a 3 inch long baby tortoise?....

The tortoise will grow.


Cars tend to lose mass. And consequently value

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Ive only ever owned three cars that cost over a grand.
Im quite proud of that small fact. 

Are you proud of the fact you have spent over a grand on a 3 inch long baby tortoise?....

The tortoise will grow.


Cars tend to lose mass. And consequently value

This is another way of saying it will eat more, cost more, and shit more.

[Entwood]

Ive only ever owned three cars that cost over a grand.
Im quite proud of that small fact. 

Are you proud of the fact you have spent over a grand on a 3 inch long baby tortoise?....

Tortoise's can live for over a hundred years .... how many modern cars will last even half that ??  Good investment IMHO ... 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortoise#:~:text=In%20general%2C%20most%20tortoise%20species%20can%20live%2080%E2%80%93150%20years.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Ive only ever owned three cars that cost over a grand.
Im quite proud of that small fact. 

Are you proud of the fact you have spent over a grand on a 3 inch long baby tortoise?....

Strange though it may sound, yes. Its a lovely little character and for some reason makes both swmbo and I happy. I really am getting old. 
This particular version should live for around 50 years, which is a problem, as we wont.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

I've only owned three times as many Granadas as Omegas.


I never did get to own the Coupe I wanted. Still do, but it would need to be a nice one before I found a mk2 subframe and a BOA. So none of that is ever going to happen.

Twenty eight pages of a resto thread on one here. 
https://autoshite.com/topic/25964-1975-ford-granada-coupe-1160-hours-of-work-more-mechanical-bits/

[Entwood]

If you want a thread regarding Granada restore/modification .. then have a read here .. slightly old now, and goes on a bit (ok .. more than a bit... forever!) but the end result is amazing ...

https://passionford.com/forum/restorations-rebuilds-and-projects/231097-zzz-zzz-sleeper-granada.html


post #1260 (!!) shows the finished car !!

[Rangie]

Had two MK1 Granadas 3.0 & 1 MK2 2.8 thought that they were great back then, but in all honesty my 2.6 Omega was far better in my opinion, all 3 of the Ford's leaked when it rained and had sopping wet footwells in the front.

[456lbft]

I paid £1000 for an extended warranty on my 2001 Omega MV6,  it includes...another 2001 Omega MV6....just in case

[Sir Tigger KC]

Had two MK1 Granadas 3.0 & 1 MK2 2.8 thought that they were great back then, but in all honesty my 2.6 Omega was far better in my opinion, all 3 of the Ford's leaked when it rained and had sopping wet footwells in the front.

I think that every Ford I've owned has leaked. 

[Viral_Jim]

I was about to agree, but then remembered my 1989 3 door escort estate. That had many foibles, but it didn't leak.

The other two I've owned, Mk3 Mondeo TDDi and Ford Jaguar X-type both liked to take on water. 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I was about to agree, but then remembered my 1989 3 door escort estate. That had many foibles, but it didn't leak.

The other two I've owned, Mk3 Mondeo TDDi and Ford Jaguar X-type both liked to take on water. 

I briefly owned an X-Type Mondeo with a 3 litre V6 and all wheel drive.

Never again.

[Rangie]

Would never buy a Ford again, don't like any of the models currently available apart from the 5.0 Mustang.

[Broomies Mate]

I think that every Ford I've owned has leaked. 

Funnily enough, I spotted the new Puma this morning, so thought I'd have a look online as to what it is, what is does etc.

One feature... It has a rubber-lined boot, which you can wash out using a hose....

I thought to myself, "There will be plenty of water in there, no need for a hose".

[Sir Tigger KC]

I think that every Ford I've owned has leaked. 

Funnily enough, I spotted the new Puma this morning, so thought I'd have a look online as to what it is, what is does etc.

One feature... It has a rubber-lined boot, which you can wash out using a hose....

I thought to myself, "There will be plenty of water in there, no need for a hose".

Yes, until I traced the leak, the spare wheel well on my Mondeo became a pond very quicly in wet weather. 

[Viral_Jim]

I briefly owned an X-Type Mondeo with a 3 litre V6 and all wheel drive.

Never again.

That was the spec we had. Managed that special combo of being both slow and thirsty. Shame really because on paper the 3.0 should at least have been adequate, but wasn't.

The old man had a 3.0v6 manual S-type. A fugly little so n so, but a much better car than the x. I'm hoping that the same power plant at 280bhp/tonne in the kit car will be much more lively. 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I briefly owned an X-Type Mondeo with a 3 litre V6 and all wheel drive.

Never again.

That was the spec we had. Managed that special combo of being both slow and thirsty. Shame really because on paper the 3.0 should at least have been adequate, but wasn't.

The old man had a 3.0v6 manual S-type. A fugly little so n so, but a much better car than the x. I'm hoping that the same power plant at 280bhp/tonne in the kit car will be much more lively. 

This is roughly the same power to weight ratio as my Tata......with the remap it has 560-570 BHP to push 1900 Kg about.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Im sure its mighty impressive to drive, but imo half the power with half the weight is much more fun.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Im sure its mighty impressive to drive, but imo half the power with half the weight is much more fun.

Yes..... twice the power and half the weight makes for a better equation though.