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by jonathan_d
Fri Sep 01, 2023 9:46 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourselves
Topic: Hi all.
Replies: 9
Views: 1990

Re: Hi all.

Ooof, what's the story with the P4? I have been considering one as a cheap sensible old car that won't fall apart
by jonathan_d
Mon Jan 23, 2023 10:44 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Two wheels good.
Replies: 5629
Views: 1009438

Re: Two wheels good.

Warren t claim wrote: Mon Jan 23, 2023 10:06 pm Where in the UK are you?
Near Skelmersdale :)
by jonathan_d
Mon Jan 23, 2023 10:05 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Two wheels good.
Replies: 5629
Views: 1009438

Re: Two wheels good.

Eddie Honda wrote: Mon Jan 23, 2023 8:56 pm
jonathan_d wrote: Mon Jan 23, 2023 8:08 pm 1988 CD250, pretty tidy although has crappy ex Police Rickman box, great runner no issues I'm aware of
Sound like my kind of bike. How much are they these days?
Dunno, got to be close to a grand too mebbee?
by jonathan_d
Mon Jan 23, 2023 8:29 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Two wheels good.
Replies: 5629
Views: 1009438

Re: Two wheels good.

Two of the offending articles
by jonathan_d
Mon Jan 23, 2023 8:23 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Two wheels good.
Replies: 5629
Views: 1009438

Re: Two wheels good.

I don't know whether this is realistic because I haven't got my arse into gear and looked at what they're going for these days but the figures I had in mind were maybe £1100 for the Fazer and £900 for the GT; not sure if this is optimistic or pessimistic...
by jonathan_d
Mon Jan 23, 2023 8:08 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Two wheels good.
Replies: 5629
Views: 1009438

Re: Two wheels good.

In case it's of interest to anyone anticipating the weather improving my wife and I are expecting and if the next scan goes as it should I'm probably looking at moving on a few bikes: 1988 CD250, pretty tidy although has crappy ex Police Rickman box, great runner no issues I'm aware of 1991 GT-550, ...
by jonathan_d
Tue Dec 20, 2022 1:20 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: EBay Finds
Replies: 12431
Views: 2840580

Re: EBay Finds

Portuguese registered Opel Ascona 1.6D together with a load of paperwork which like looks more related to previous owners medical history than anything useful to register with the DVLA

£495

Yes please

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... 426503101/
by jonathan_d
Tue Aug 03, 2021 6:48 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Shit cars, mostly broken
Replies: 21
Views: 5575

Re: Shit cars, mostly broken

I might have actually managed to do some fixing today. Here is the shiny X-trail, sulking on the drive 23051CE3-BD4C-4EFB-98A3-A4AC8DC40AE9.jpeg I ordered a lovely new repair kit for the LPG reducer E9A2EEC6-63E2-4298-90EE-DFC950871B1C.jpeg Helpful it was the wrong one but I took it to bits anyway. ...
by jonathan_d
Tue Jul 20, 2021 5:51 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Shit cars, mostly broken
Replies: 21
Views: 5575

Re: Shit cars, mostly broken

1) I’m an idiot and this is in the wrong section. Probably................... This thread is probably intended to be my general ramble so maybe this is the correct section after all… Your call, I can move it if you want. It is reading as more of a car thread so far to me. Please do move the thread,...
by jonathan_d
Sat Jul 17, 2021 8:29 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Shit cars, mostly broken
Replies: 21
Views: 5575

Re: Shit cars, mostly broken

4) I had the medical today to apply for my HGV provisional today, plan being to get through the tests so I have my HGV license for if/when current job becomes untenable. DON'T DO IT! When I was a "professional" wagon driver I always carried a sign with me saying "DON'T DO IT GET A PR...