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General Car Chat / Re: Spotted
« on: 19 May 2016, 09:49:08 »For that car to merely sneak up on you, you were clearly travellingGotcha
Tis the bloke from Reading
Ahem - I wasn't, he might have been
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Ahem - I wasn't, he might have been
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General Car Chat / Re: Spotted
« on: 18 May 2016, 20:57:16 »Spotted twice now by J6SMUHere you areon the M40 heading south of Oxford at early o'clock in the morning (today 6:45ish) KN03 XLA - beautiful black 3.2 Irmy.
Apologies for missing you today (you had your blind up) - you snook up on me. I have you on one of my Wycombe meet photos- but I can't for the life of me remember who you are
- sorry
Are you commuting that every day? I'm working in Hammersmith at the moment 3 - 4 days a week...
Nice to see you
Cheers
Ian.
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General Car Chat / Re: Spotted
« on: 18 May 2016, 20:51:55 »
Spotted twice now by J6SMU on the M40 heading south of Oxford at early o'clock in the morning (today 6:45ish) KN03 XLA - beautiful black 3.2 Irmy.
Apologies for missing you today (you had your blind up) - you snook up on me. I have you on one of my Wycombe meet photos - but I can't for the life of me remember who you are - sorry
Are you commuting that every day? I'm working in Hammersmith at the moment 3 - 4 days a week...
Nice to see you.
Cheers
Ian.
on the M40 heading south of Oxford at early o'clock in the morning (today 6:45ish) KN03 XLA - beautiful black 3.2 Irmy.Apologies for missing you today (you had your blind up) - you snook up on me. I have you on one of my Wycombe meet photos
- but I can't for the life of me remember who you are - sorryAre you commuting that every day? I'm working in Hammersmith at the moment 3 - 4 days a week...
Nice to see you
.Cheers
Ian.
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Meetings, gatherings, parties etc / Bicester Heritage Sunday Scramble - Sunday 22nd May - don't miss it
« on: 16 May 2016, 19:31:41 »
Hi All,
If you missed the last one
, and you've got nothing else planned for this Sunday, AND you love rare old cars and anything remotely proper engineering like ............... you can't miss this .
Tickets are a fiver
- it's rude not to.
http://bicesterheritage.co.uk/
9 'til 2, so don't get there late, and I reckon it'll be busy. They had over 1500 vehicles last month including all the clubs that turned up and lined the runway strips. If you have to prioritise - look round the main site first - save the Clubs for last. Look out for the Historit Hanger, the Bentley restorers workshop, the custom exhaust fabricator workshop & the radiator and grill workshop amongst others....
Oh - and bring a camera, you'll definitely see something you luuurve
Cheers
Ian.
If you missed the last one
, and you've got nothing else planned for this Sunday, AND you love rare old cars and anything remotely proper engineering like ............... you can't miss this .Tickets are a fiver
- it's rude not to.http://bicesterheritage.co.uk/
9 'til 2, so don't get there late, and I reckon it'll be busy. They had over 1500 vehicles last month including all the clubs that turned up and lined the runway strips. If you have to prioritise - look round the main site first - save the Clubs for last. Look out for the Historit Hanger, the Bentley restorers workshop, the custom exhaust fabricator workshop & the radiator and grill workshop amongst others....
Oh - and bring a camera, you'll definitely see something you luuurve
Cheers
Ian.
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Omega Gallery / Bicester Heritage Sunday Scramble - 24th April - very pic heavy #4
« on: 28 April 2016, 22:17:00 »
Last one I think.....
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Omega Gallery / Bicester Heritage Sunday Scramble - 24th April - very pic heavy #3
« on: 28 April 2016, 22:16:17 »
still too many 
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Omega Gallery / Bicester Heritage Sunday Scramble - 24th April - very pic heavy #2
« on: 28 April 2016, 22:14:46 »
too many for one post - sorry..
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Omega Gallery / Bicester Heritage Sunday Scramble - 24th April - very pic heavy #1
« on: 28 April 2016, 22:12:00 »
Hi all,
Sorry this has taken a few days to get to, I hope some of you also managed to get along to this. If you didn't, you missed a treat of indescribable proportions I was totally overwhelmed by the turnout of cars, not only by some of the clubs that showed up, but just generally the vast variety of stuff that people had decided to just turn up in.
Everywhere you looked, there were cars you just don't see now (even at the major organised car shows) - totally mind blowing. There were hundreds of rare cars within the main site, and out on the airfield where the clubs gather, mind boggling collections of same make clubs. How often do you see a group of proper Corvettes lined up - just for a day out and E-Types - never seen so many in one place at the same time (maybe Silverstone Classic would be comparable)...........
Anyway - lookout for the Bentley workshop with the blatantly pornographic crankshaft on the bench
Enjoy:
Next one May 22nd I think
Sorry this has taken a few days to get to, I hope some of you also managed to get along to this. If you didn't, you missed a treat of indescribable proportions
I was totally overwhelmed by the turnout of cars, not only by some of the clubs that showed up, but just generally the vast variety of stuff that people had decided to just turn up in.Everywhere you looked, there were cars you just don't see now (even at the major organised car shows) - totally mind blowing. There were hundreds of rare cars within the main site, and out on the airfield where the clubs gather, mind boggling collections of same make clubs. How often do you see a group of proper Corvettes lined up - just for a day out
and E-Types - never seen so many in one place at the same time (maybe Silverstone Classic would be comparable)...........Anyway - lookout for the Bentley workshop with the blatantly pornographic crankshaft on the bench
Enjoy:
Next one May 22nd I think
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Meetings, gatherings, parties etc / Re: *Wycombe meet cancelled*
« on: 19 April 2016, 21:06:06 »
Sorry to hear the news Tony, totally understandable. Take care and our thoughts are with you both.
Best Wishes
Ian.
Best Wishes
Ian.
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Meetings, gatherings, parties etc / Re: Bicester Heritage Sunday Scramble - 24th April
« on: 17 April 2016, 21:08:08 »56
General Car Chat / Re: Buying an investment classic.
« on: 04 April 2016, 13:32:03 »In a similar vein (ish) to the M3/BMW, I've always thought an alpina B10 has future classic potential.
OK so this one is a little over budget at £13,750, but looks a cracker! Strikes me as 80% of the M5 with significantly less than 80% of the expense. Also it has a Proper Gearbox
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C702549#
oooh - rare silver too
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General Car Chat / Re: New Ford Mustang 5.0 V8
« on: 03 April 2016, 20:40:06 »... brand new, right hand drive, for £33k.A good friend of mine has one on order
Surely that's got to appeal to some of you nutters
6 month wait
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General Car Chat / Re: Buying an investment classic.
« on: 03 April 2016, 11:23:59 »
A collage of past and present
If only I still had the 3 on the right - rust got them all in the end. the Saab was my first car to cross 200k miles. Neither the Rover or the MG made it close to 100k.
The Volvo's done 238k, the Omega 188k - together they're probably worth less than any current knackered model of any of the other 3 
- best hang onto them for 20 years then 
I'd love the chance to own them again, just not realistic
If only I still had the 3 on the right - rust got them all in the end. the Saab was my first car to cross 200k miles. Neither the Rover or the MG made it close to 100k.
The Volvo's done 238k, the Omega 188k
- together they're probably worth less than any current knackered model of any of the other 3 - best hang onto them for 20 years then I'd love the chance to own them again, just not realistic
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Omega Gallery / Re: Also passed the MOT
« on: 03 April 2016, 11:03:28 »
Thanks Gents - seems like every time I wash it at the moment, it rains again.
Unfortunately I'm not able to make the Wycombe meet on the b/h weekend, but hope you get good weather for it.
Unfortunately I'm not able to make the Wycombe meet on the b/h weekend, but hope you get good weather for it.
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General Car Chat / Re: Buying an investment classic.
« on: 31 March 2016, 16:04:19 »Hmm, I think as others have said that most 80's and older stuff is well up ATM.
For capital appreciation I'd look to 90's/early 2000's. For £10k my pick would be a mk1 focus RS. Love em or hate em the focus is an iconic ford car in the UK and I can't see the RS as a bad investment. Plus (some suspension peculiarities aside) I would think they are still home mechanicable.
Something like this maybe? All depends how long you want to hang onto it.
www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201602191189114?atmobcid=soc4
In a totally different vein, what about a BMW 6 series? 4.0v8 coupe for £6-8k
OR earlier 5 series - no idea what E number they are. Mk1 3 series - convertible even....