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.clair. Send message Joined: 4 Nov 04 Posts: 1300 Credit: 55,390,408 RAC: 69 |
Rabbit !! hmmm.....!? There was a problem with a rabbit in a Monty python film. Though they fixed it ok........ It was a bit red and white, and, sort of, bitty afterwards, .... bits all over the place! Holy hand granade anyone... :) 1 . 2 . 5 erm? 3 ¬.. |
someguyincanada Send message Joined: 6 Jul 02 Posts: 144 Credit: 912,086 RAC: 0 |
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Dr. C.E.T.I. Send message Joined: 29 Feb 00 Posts: 16019 Credit: 794,685 RAC: 0 |
More Pics of my car . . . nice - w/ 16 + K miles - pretty good Sir and the fact that it's stick - makes it really swell ride BOINC Wiki . . . Science Status Page . . . |
Stealth Eagle* Send message Joined: 7 Sep 00 Posts: 5971 Credit: 367,640 RAC: 0 |
More Pics of my car It looks like there is a little ouch on the left hand side of the hood (bonnet). But it looks like a clean car otherwise, even the engine looks fairly clean. and with only 196632 Kilometers (122,181)miles it is a great buy. What you do today you will have to live with tonight |
someguyincanada Send message Joined: 6 Jul 02 Posts: 144 Credit: 912,086 RAC: 0 |
More Pics of my car can you circle where you see the little dent, as im going over the car with a fine tooth comb and dont see where you are seeing it |
Dominique Send message Joined: 3 Mar 05 Posts: 1628 Credit: 74,745 RAC: 0 |
More Pics of my car I think he means the red writing on the corner of the hood. |
Stealth Eagle* Send message Joined: 7 Sep 00 Posts: 5971 Credit: 367,640 RAC: 0 |
More Pics of my car I guess it is just the shadow/reflection along with the writing that makes it look so. Sorry. What you do today you will have to live with tonight |
Dirk Sadowski Send message Joined: 6 Apr 07 Posts: 7105 Credit: 147,663,825 RAC: 5 |
Congratulation to your new car! :-) Now the car is 25 years old.. a Youngtimer.. [>= 20 years] If it arrived 30 years it's an Oldtimer.. The color it have now is the original color? If yes, I would stay with it.. Gas is well.. Diesel isn't well for healthy.. you will get cancer.. (If it don't have a 'closed filter system') BTW. Made in Germany.. Hey, nothing is better.. ;-D |
Dirk Villarreal Wittich Send message Joined: 25 Apr 00 Posts: 2098 Credit: 434,834 RAC: 0 |
I would check the right handside of the windshield (picture number 3,on the right): it seems to be a scratch in it (from the top border all the way down) as if something had hit it ( a stone, or whatever). C´est une trés jolie voiture, monsieur! |
jason_gee Send message Joined: 24 Nov 06 Posts: 7489 Credit: 91,093,184 RAC: 0 |
Gasp! They put your steering wheel on the wrong side ! :-O "Living by the wisdom of computer science doesn't sound so bad after all. And unlike most advice, it's backed up by proofs." -- Algorithms to live by: The computer science of human decisions. |
someguyincanada Send message Joined: 6 Jul 02 Posts: 144 Credit: 912,086 RAC: 0 |
Stealth no worries we all make mistakes Sutaru the paint on there right now is the primer, still deciding on the paint Dirk it is a crack in the windshield Jason I know i want it on the other side too ;) a few things im looking for is a ashtray cover as the one in mine is mia and also a hood latch |
Dirk Villarreal Wittich Send message Joined: 25 Apr 00 Posts: 2098 Credit: 434,834 RAC: 0 |
Stealth no worries we all make mistakes I would say that a crack on the windshield has a priority on your budget.....you would not pass the technical vehicle inspection for a legal ride here. Spain ITV has been copying the german TÃœV rules the last decade and now they are spotting every single failure...!!!! But I must say that most detected issues are really necessary to be changed/solved, for the general public and your own safety. Enjoy your car but with safety as a copilot. |
someguyincanada Send message Joined: 6 Jul 02 Posts: 144 Credit: 912,086 RAC: 0 |
I went to the inspectors here and they said as long as the crack doesnt obstruct the drivers view then there shouldnt be a problem. It also helped they were vw fans <thumbs up> |
fpiaw Send message Joined: 29 Dec 99 Posts: 236 Credit: 1,203,409 RAC: 0 |
Fire Engine Red |
John McLeod VII Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0 |
Fire Engine Red If you are going for visibility, how about international orange (think orange life vest). BOINC WIKI |
Stealth Eagle* Send message Joined: 7 Sep 00 Posts: 5971 Credit: 367,640 RAC: 0 |
I went to the inspectors here and they said as long as the crack doesnt obstruct the drivers view then there shouldnt be a problem. It also helped they were vw fans <thumbs up> What you do today you will have to live with tonight |
Stealth Eagle* Send message Joined: 7 Sep 00 Posts: 5971 Credit: 367,640 RAC: 0 |
I went to the inspectors here and they said as long as the crack doesnt obstruct the drivers view then there shouldnt be a problem. It also helped they were vw fans <thumbs up> BTW If you put the steering wheel on the other side it will loose value as a classic. The VIN # gives a description of the car's equipment and if anything is changed it affects the value. If you get it setup to original or as close as possible you will retain the value. And that will increase over time if you keep the mileage low. What you do today you will have to live with tonight |
Dominique Send message Joined: 3 Mar 05 Posts: 1628 Credit: 74,745 RAC: 0 |
Gasp! Lack of a sense of humor. Don't ever "loose" it or is that lose? |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51477 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
I would go for a dark burnt orange metallic......with some black accents, like some pinstripes.... Many years ago, I had a '72 Buick Skylark that I did in a '60s Corvette orange, and when they mixed it up at the paint shop, I had them throw an extra shot of the gold flake into it...... I did it with old fashioned lacquer......none of the newfangled urethane and such that they are using nowadays..... Primer.....a couple of thin coats....wet sand by hand.....a couple of coats of orange, hand wetsand....a couple of more coats of orange...hand wetsand again...lay the pinstripe out on the fenders....paint the pinstripe.....peel the masking tape off......more hand wetsanding........top with clear lacquer.....more hand wetsanding.....a couple more coats of clear....... Let harden and buff...........simple, right? Hey, I was kid then, and had nothing but time. It took about a month.......but the result was quite striking....... "Time is simply the mechanism that keeps everything from happening all at once." |
fpiaw Send message Joined: 29 Dec 99 Posts: 236 Credit: 1,203,409 RAC: 0 |
yea, thats better. Or how about .... a big I LOVE WWW.SETIATHOME.COM .... on the car. Chris. Fire Engine Red |
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