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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: albitz on 13 January 2009, 17:12:41
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Finally sold the Ducati this morning.A bloke from Lincoln came and bought it ,put it in the back of his van with a 999s which he had just collected from st.leonards on sea. I suggested doing a swap for the 999s but mrs Bitz went spacko ;D
The Mondeo diesel is going on Saturday as well,so there will just be the Mig and the cbr on the drive.........for the moment. :)
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we still have a 4 car fleet 8-)
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Still a 3 car and one bike fleet ::)
(and Mrs TheBoy rarely drives, as she gets a lift to work!)
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at my place, 5x omega's 1 citroen xsara, 1x new shape mondeo 1x hilux surf and a jensen interceptor. not to mention the 24ft caravan
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at my place, 5x omega's 1 citroen xsara, 1x new shape mondeo 1x hilux surf and a jensen interceptor. not to mention the 24ft caravan
;D ;D
Bloody pikeys!!! ;D ;D ;D
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Still a 3 car and one bike fleet ::)
(and Mrs TheBoy rarely drives, as she gets a lift to work!)
Same here! ;)
SWMBO's Astra STILL has the EML on though and my bike hasn't been on the road since last May. :( So that's just 2 out of the four that are road worthy! Good job she's on the Pat 'n' Mick. :y
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Finally sold the Ducati this morning.A bloke from Lincoln came and bought it ,put it in the back of his van with a 999s which he had just collected from st.leonards on sea. I suggested doing a swap for the 999s but mrs Bitz went spacko ;D
The Mondeo diesel is going on Saturday as well,so there will just be the Mig and the cbr on the drive.........for the moment. :)
making room for a new collection are we :y
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and a jensen interceptor. ......
Very nice! On the road? Or waiting to be restored? I've not seen one in years.
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Finally sold the Ducati this morning.A bloke from Lincoln came and bought it ,put it in the back of his van with a 999s which he had just collected from st.leonards on sea. I suggested doing a swap for the 999s but mrs Bitz went spacko ;D
The Mondeo diesel is going on Saturday as well,so there will just be the Mig and the cbr on the drive.........for the moment. :)
:o Oh dear, how could you bear to do it! :'(
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caravan and citroen aint even mine! arghhhh
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my fleet is growing....and getting on the neighbours nerves ;D
Omega, Alfa Romeo Spider, Renault clit and Corsa.
Only me and sis in law who have licences, the Omega, Spider and clit are mine, the corsa hers......
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Very nice! On the road? Or waiting to be restored? I've not seen one in years.
(http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii231/TheEdge_photo/DSC00317.jpg)
(http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii231/TheEdge_photo/DSC00316.jpg)
roadworthy but not on the road. :y
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Very nice! On the road? Or waiting to be restored? I've not seen one in years.
(http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii231/TheEdge_photo/DSC00317.jpg)
(http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii231/TheEdge_photo/DSC00316.jpg)
roadworthy but not on the road. :y
Waiting for a loan for the fuel? ;D Single figure fuel consumption aren't they? ....... when driven enthusiastically ... ::)
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not sure, but 10 litres of petrol were gone in 15 mins and that was mostly idling ;D ;D ;D :D :D
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not sure, but 10 litres of petrol were gone in 15 mins and that was mostly idling ;D ;D ;D :D :D
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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oh dear... i'd never afford an interceptor then- wouldnt say no but i dnt know why but i think the back end looks like some sort of wierd boat haha!
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but i dnt know why but i think the back end looks like some sort of wierd boat haha!
It'll be that 'little' back window! ;) :y :y :y
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i'd never afford an interceptor then
6.3 V8 Big block chrysler engine, fitted to some dodge chargers aswell. but the sound from it is worth every penny ;)
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i'd never afford an interceptor then
6.3 V8 Big block chrysler engine, fitted to some dodge chargers aswell. but the sound from it is worth every penny ;)
Isn't there an interceptor with around 7.2 litres? :-/
And the Daddy must surely be the FF.
It's pity the fuel crissis of the 70's killed quite a few of the big gas guzzlers off. :'(
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yeah there was a 7.2 aswell, the FF was just a 4wd version of the interceptor, adding more problems to the car.
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yeah there was a 7.2 aswell, the FF was just a 4wd version of the interceptor, adding more problems to the car.
Not quite just :-? The front end was differenter/long, there are 2 vents in each wing, rather than just one in yours. Still .... I wouldn't mind the chance to have the problems ..... could't be worse than the electrickery problems of an Omega ;D ;D ;D
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front end was different cos they stopped making them in the mk 1's mine is a mk2, the vents dont serve much purpose, the main problems were down to overheating, the radiator isnt much bigger than the miggy's :o
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front end was different cos they stopped making them in the mk 1's mine is a mk2, the vents dont serve much purpose, the main problems were down to overheating, the radiator isnt much bigger than the miggy's :o
Qute advanced for their time. I think I'm right in saying they were the first to play with ABS on a car .... it didn't work too well ..... but they tried! :y :y :y
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i thought it was mercedes who was first to bring out abs
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i thought it was mercedes who was first to bring out abs
BMW 1st brought out an electronic ABS in the early 80's but the Jensen's was a belt driven set up, similar I believe to the NON electric version offered on early MkIII Escorts & Orions ..... that wasn't very good either.
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Cut my fleet too, down to Jag, clitSport 182, Jeep, Veccy 2.6, and Pug 406HDI...
For the first time in 4 years i had no miggy ( weighed two in with a 4 series Rover and bought the tourer 4 days later ;D)
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i thought it was mercedes who was first to bring out abs
BMW 1st brought out an electronic ABS in the early 80's but the Jensen's was a belt driven set up, similar I believe to the NON electric version offered on early MkIII Escorts & Orions ..... that wasn't very good either.
i said i thought mercedes because i watched a program the other day that stated it was mercedes also they state on there website that they invented it
http://www.mercedes-benz.ca/Index.cfm?NewsID=91&id=2959
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i thought it was mercedes who was first to bring out abs
BMW 1st brought out an electronic ABS in the early 80's but the Jensen's was a belt driven set up, similar I believe to the NON electric version offered on early MkIII Escorts & Orions ..... that wasn't very good either.
i said i thought mercedes because i watched a program the other day that stated it was mercedes also they state on there website that they invented it
http://www.mercedes-benz.ca/Index.cfm?NewsID=91&id=2959
Might very well have. I thought it was BMW, however Jensen definately beat them both on the Interceptor. I think there's perhaps confusion between the fully electrickery type on later cars and the belts & braces type on the Interceptor.
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i thought it was mercedes who was first to bring out abs
BMW 1st brought out an electronic ABS in the early 80's but the Jensen's was a belt driven set up, similar I believe to the NON electric version offered on early MkIII Escorts & Orions ..... that wasn't very good either.
i said i thought mercedes because i watched a program the other day that stated it was mercedes also they state on there website that they invented it
http://www.mercedes-benz.ca/Index.cfm?NewsID=91&id=2959
Might very well have. I thought it was BMW, however Jensen definately beat them both on the Interceptor. I think there's perhaps confusion between the fully electrickery type on later cars and the belts & braces type on the Interceptor.
very possibly!!!! maybe that there claim is as you say for the fully electric variant :y
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ok ill set the record str8, jensen was the first to utilise the abs system, not invent it. remember jensen was a heinz 57 made from parts from different cars. only the body design was unique lol. kinda spoils the romance i know.
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oh really ,,, i thought it was mercedes lol ;D ;D ;D ;D
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yeah there was a 7.2 aswell, the FF was just a 4wd version of the interceptor, adding more problems to the car.
Nearly bought one of those a few years go. Had a private plate on it. Had a chat with a mate about the value of the plate on friday. On onday found out a mate of his had sloped off and bought the car fom under my nose.
Pity I had slip where the car was stored. :-/
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1 car 5 pedal bikes and a caravan in storage
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5 cars (2 Omega, 2 Peugeot and a Mitsi Delica) 2 motorbikes (FJ12 and VFR750), caravan in storage as well, and 2 pushbikes to try to recoup the carbon footprint....
Need to sell the Delica though, now surplus to requirements and taking up space in the bankbook, despite 12 months MOT and a few months rent....
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jensen was the first to utilise the abs system, not invent it. ....
As mentioned on here yonks back, it was invented for planes (WWII?) as plane's wing's got slimmer, their wheels had to get slimmer to fit in. When/if they locked up on landing there was a danger of a blow out ..... hence requirement for ABS! :y
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4 cadillacs,1 omega,1 granada mk1 coupe +1 motorcycle(harley, its all the power i can handle on two wheels) and as a ps 1 jenson ff 4wd unit with abs brand spankin new, unfortunately i don't own it ;D
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Finally sold the Ducati this morning.A bloke from Lincoln came and bought it ,put it in the back of his van with a 999s which he had just collected from st.leonards on sea. I suggested doing a swap for the 999s but mrs Bitz went spacko ;D
The Mondeo diesel is going on Saturday as well,so there will just be the Mig and the cbr on the drive.........for the moment. :)
:o Oh dear, how could you bear to do it! :'(
I had to bear walking past it every day since Sep. 07 without being able to take it for a blast,it was delivered with 3 miles on the clock,and it left with 3 miles on the clock. so in the circumstances I was glad to see the back of it. ;)
one of the best wheely machines you could get apparently,but I never got to find out. :'( ;D
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Finally sold the Ducati this morning.A bloke from Lincoln came and bought it ,put it in the back of his van with a 999s which he had just collected from st.leonards on sea. I suggested doing a swap for the 999s but mrs Bitz went spacko ;D
The Mondeo diesel is going on Saturday as well,so there will just be the Mig and the cbr on the drive.........for the moment. :)
making room for a new collection are we :y
possibly,thinking about a MR2 project or possibly a mig project.Advantage of the Mig would be if I get stuck with something it wont be too hard to find an answer. :)