locoboy
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| posted on 22/1/07 at 10:57 PM |
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welcome back boys............
its been a long time.
Didnt you restore a bike recently steve?
ATB
Locoboy
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 22/1/07 at 10:59 PM |
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I did start to use another site last month - but ive been off that a bit. What a different world. Its a site on the BMW e60 - the new 5 series - which
ive now got - just about 40 days old. Members also discuss cars, and what a contrast!
stuff like :
what do i do when my oil light comes on , like what oil do i put in it. Answer - I take mine to the dealer and ask them to top it up. - further
response - do they do that under warranty?
Other favourites are :
BMW are so expensive to insure - im getting quotes of $300 a month for my 16 yo learner daughter (its mainly an american site - a quote for my 18 yo
in the uk would be £8k, so they dont know they are born.)
Another - 'how did you finance your car' - my mom bought me it (we are talking a 545i here) - another my dad bought me it for my bday. And
another - I bought it cash...
Perhaps my fave was ' i am so pi$$ed - i just took my car to the country club, and the valet crashed it into a range rover."
I have an inkling why some people dont like bmw drivers now.....
and it makes you appreciate sites like this where real people get involved in the practical side of building your own car, rather than how to fit a
new veneer panel to the dash!
atb
steve
quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
ha, its like the old fogies thread this! 
Welcome back both of you.  Now wee off back to the garage! (like i can talk  )
owt happening with yours gusters?
[Edited on 22/1/07 by JoelP]
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 22/1/07 at 11:03 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by locoboy
welcome back boys............
its been a long time.
Didnt you restore a bike recently steve?
YEP!
but that was actually about 18 months ago
A 1977 (its 30 in feb) kawasaki KH250.
Nearly done a whole 500 miles on it in two summers! (im not too adventurous at present, and I do 100 miles a day to work cross country, so its not too
inspiring to take that far).
I do nice country routes on it, about 25 miles at a time. Its not been out since October - will be great to take it out again. Good thing about being
48 next month and a classic bike is that its only 75 quid to insure - with tax and mot its about 130 ish a year to own - which makes it an affordable
toy.
And it cost about 25% of what ive spent on my so far incomplete car!
btw - im already beginning to wonder why i stayed away from this site so long - its getting addictive again.
atb
steve
[Edited on 22/1/07 by stephen_gusterson]
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Liam
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| posted on 22/1/07 at 11:22 PM |
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Woah!!
Good to see you back - and glad to know the project is still on. I've just stripped down for final tart up and assembly - so not long to go!!
Well still a fair bit of engine and wiring work but should be on the road soon, and unbelievably after all this time, probably still the first 4wd
locost as i intended to be.
What on earth will I do with myself when this nemesis... er, i mean hobby, is finally complete?...
Liam
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ned
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| posted on 23/1/07 at 08:40 AM |
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So who else is there to be brought back on here? Who is still around(ish) but not been seen on here for a very long time?
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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NS Dev
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| posted on 23/1/07 at 08:49 AM |
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I'm increasingly round, does that count?
Good to see some regulars back!!
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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Fozzie
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| posted on 23/1/07 at 09:22 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ned
So who else is there to be brought back on here? Who is still around(ish) but not been seen on here for a very long time?
Ned.
Errrr Merlin? is he still around?
Cita/Cita2?
probably a few more..........
Nice to see you back Steve!
ATB Fozzie 
'Racing is Life!...anything before or after is just waiting'....Steve McQueen
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bob
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| posted on 23/1/07 at 10:23 AM |
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Last i heard Merlin sold his car and bought a boat
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James
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| posted on 23/1/07 at 10:26 AM |
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Bloody hell, Gusterson is back!
Good to seeya on list Steve.
Guster-wotsit and Hippy back in the fold....
After some recent events I predict some fireworks!
Cheers,
James
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
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Metal Hippy
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| posted on 23/1/07 at 06:28 PM |
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quote:
After some recent events I predict some fireworks!
Ooooo what have I missed?
Cock off or cock on. You choose.
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Simon
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| posted on 23/1/07 at 08:40 PM |
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Steve,
Have you got a link to the BMW site - I think I might have to join. Might be fun
Cheers
ATB
Simon
[Edited on 23/1/07 by Simon]
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JoelP
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| posted on 23/1/07 at 08:56 PM |
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Mark H should be back soon, but like a toilet he's forgotten his password That said, toilets dont tend to have passwords anyway.
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Metal Hippy
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| posted on 23/1/07 at 09:24 PM |
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Ah good.
Last time I sent him an email the cock didn't answer..
Cock off or cock on. You choose.
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 23/1/07 at 10:56 PM |
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been into volkskraft lately ?
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
getting dirty under a bus
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Metal Hippy
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| posted on 23/1/07 at 11:12 PM |
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No mate, I stopped being a delivery boy back in April.
I got downgraded to better money in the office..
Cock off or cock on. You choose.
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 23/1/07 at 11:23 PM |
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cant be too bad then ......
i got downgraded last year aswell
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
getting dirty under a bus
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Metal Hippy
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| posted on 23/1/07 at 11:24 PM |
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You mean you got heating in your big shed?
Cock off or cock on. You choose.
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 23/1/07 at 11:35 PM |
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downgrading started here
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=39305
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
getting dirty under a bus
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Metal Hippy
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| posted on 23/1/07 at 11:42 PM |
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Ahhh cool.
Belated congratulations.
Cock off or cock on. You choose.
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 23/1/07 at 11:47 PM |
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no no ... it got worse , even more downgraded
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=51833
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
getting dirty under a bus
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Metal Hippy
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| posted on 24/1/07 at 06:34 PM |
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Ah.. bugger
Cock off or cock on. You choose.
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Jasper
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| posted on 25/1/07 at 08:53 AM |
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Hi Mate, nice to see you back, and Steve too
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