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Re: Best ever real world car?

Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 1:51 am
by captain_70s
The Reverend Bluejeans wrote: Wed Jan 15, 2020 10:33 pm Can you buy a working one for 1500 quid?
It's a BL design, you can't buy a working one for love nor money.

Re: Best ever real world car?

Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 8:02 am
by christine
1972 log book here....only a tenner !

Re: Best ever real world car?

Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 9:42 pm
by AutoshiteBoy
Mondeo.

Re: Best ever real world car?

Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 1:00 am
by John F
AutoshiteBoy wrote: Thu Jan 16, 2020 9:42 pmMondeo.
:roll:

Really?

Re: Best ever real world car?

Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 6:42 am
by AutoshiteBoy
Yeah.

Re: Best ever real world car?

Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 10:29 am
by panhard65
I had a mondeo in yesterday for a wheel bearing, it turns out you need a special tool to fit them. Ford prices are a fucking joke they want 400 quid to fit a front wheel bearing. I can buy the tool from Laser (not acheap chineese copy) and do the job for just under that (the tool is over £250)
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What fucking moron thought that is a good way to fit a bearing. What was worse is I asked the other garage on site here (they are far bigger than me with 4 ramps and employ a couple of mechanics) if they had the tools.Turns out they don't and they just press them in pushing on the drive flange. When I pointed out this was a bad idea as it risks severe damage to the races and bearings they just said "oh well if it fails I would just tell the customer it's a faulty part" It is no wonder the motor trade gets a bad name.
So no the Mondeo is so far away from being a decent car, even a Picasso is a better bet than anything served up by the blue oval in recent years.

Re: Best ever real world car?

Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 10:53 am
by Bangernomics
One car does not deliver the goods, you need three. Plus some motorcycles and assorted wheeled items.

1. An xj
2. Van thing/people mover
3. A broken 2cv/Renault 4

Re: Best ever real world car?

Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 2:56 pm
by Hooli
No one ever needs anything french

Re: Best ever real world car?

Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 3:35 pm
by treehugger
Letters?

Re: Best ever real world car?

Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 4:32 pm
by richardthestag
captain_70s wrote: Thu Jan 16, 2020 1:51 am
The Reverend Bluejeans wrote: Wed Jan 15, 2020 10:33 pm Can you buy a working one for 1500 quid?
It's a BL design, you can't buy a working one for love nor money.
you is Clarkson and I claim first prize :twisted: :lol: