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Colin Birch Admin Posts : 4277 Location : Pontypridd, South Wales Status : Offline 
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Another MOT! Well, I decided it's time to get the old CF back on the road. After fixing the luton at last year (ripped out ALL the wood) only to find rot at the back too I had lost interest and with a few family problems to deal with was going to sell the old girl. It had been stood in the same place for 2 years and 11 months (according to the tax disk!) with just an occasional start up. About a month ago I came home from work to find a note on the CF from a scrappy offering to take the CF away. I phoned the guy and asked why he had put it on there. He told me one of my neighbours had phoned him and asked him to tow it away. This ed me off quite a bit. He got quit abusive, telling me it's an eye sore and should be scrapped. Okay, it's been standing for nearly three years but it's on private property and SORNd so no one could complain. This finally kicked me into thinking about getting it back on the road. I was off on hols to sunny Somerset on the Saturday so decided to take it to my local garage and leave it with them to see what it would take to get it through an MOT remembering that it had been stood for 1 month short of three years. I charged the battery, pumped up the tyres, gave it a quick oil & plug change and drove it to the garage. I went away and waited for the phone call. They didn't phone. I finished work early enough today to be able to get to the garage. I turned up expecting the worst but there was my CF looking lovely and clean. They had washed it. Oh well, I thought, even they were to embarresed to have a dirty CF parked up. I found the boss and he led me into the office. I was starting to get worried, 3 years without moving, it had to be bad news. He rattled off what had been done,
2 new front wheel cylinders 1 new headlight free up and adjust back brakes 2 wiper blades Total bill including MOT was a touch over £300. My jaw nearly hit the floor. I expected more than double that. Not bad for 3 years standing. Okay, I could have saved a lot by doing it myself but I wouldn't have bothered and the CF would still be standing. Now all I need to do is tax it and at least I can drive it around. Okay, I still have to fix some rot in the back but now it's road legal again I've got a lot more enthusiasm again ( and about bloody time I can hear one or two of you who know me shouting  )
Hopefully it won't take me another 3 years to fix the rot 
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 Wed 22 Aug 2007 @ 19:08
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Anon Deleted Posts : Location : Status : Offline |
Good on you Colin,now that its legal you can park it outside neighbours house, all spruced up. work needed wasn`t bad for lying up so long as well-don`t leave it for another 3 yrs though will you.;] |
Wed 22 Aug 2007 @ 19:28
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i was the same with mine when the engine blew up it ed me off no end and it lay there i wouldnt go near it but sid used to phone me every weekend and say you got that van going yet otherwise it would still be lying there well done colin;]
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Wed 22 Aug 2007 @ 20:15
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do you want a few Beddys down for the weekend Colin ? I'm sure that there are a few that would turn up for a mini meet and park in the street though ---------------------- |
Wed 22 Aug 2007 @ 20:49
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Thu 23 Aug 2007 @ 09:39
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Well done Colin you got a pic? ---------------------- |
Thu 06 Sep 2007 @ 00:50
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there's a pic on the home page i think.. great to have YOU back colin.. ---------------------- |
Thu 06 Sep 2007 @ 14:59
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Anon Deleted Posts : Location : Status : Offline |
I'm starting to worry about mine it's due May but need some parts that i can't get so far!!!think i'll be doin some ringing around to garages ..plus ebay 
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