New Tow Car
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Topic: New Tow Car
Posted By: hollandsd
Subject: New Tow Car
Date Posted: 19 May 12 at 7:25am
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After selling the car I should never have bought after my accident in February, I have picked up a real steal.
2000 Escort Van 1.4 petrol with 45000 genuine miles on the clock. Should be a reasonably good tow van for events although a little lacking in power maybe. Dan ------------- Laser 184084 Tasar 3501 RS600 698 RS600 782 |
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Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 19 May 12 at 7:34am
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How nice not to need back seats... those were the days!
------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: hollandsd
Date Posted: 19 May 12 at 8:01am
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Haha that's very true. I'm only 22 so hopefully the days of needing more than two are a fair way off yet :)
Dan ------------- Laser 184084 Tasar 3501 RS600 698 RS600 782 |
Posted By: ex laser
Date Posted: 19 May 12 at 10:54am
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i had a friend at that age, that always traveled with a mattress in the back of this van! can not think why!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
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Posted By: Mark Jardine
Date Posted: 19 May 12 at 11:08am
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Ah, reminds me of the days I had my Austin Maestro Van. The engine was simple enough to do all the repairs myself (which I needed to do most journeys) and it had a mattres in the back (can't think why...). It cost me the princely sum of 350 quid and lasted 7 years! One thing I know is that the mileage wasn't genuine when I bought it as it registered Paris to Lyon as 3 miles...  |
Posted By: ex laser
Date Posted: 19 May 12 at 11:14am
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ah, so you were the one person that had one.
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Posted By: Mark Jardine
Date Posted: 19 May 12 at 11:16am
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Posted By: Atrocity
Date Posted: 19 May 12 at 12:52pm
How refreshing, the innocence of youth!
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Posted By: les5269
Date Posted: 19 May 12 at 1:42pm
Not bad.
Just watch the brake pads, I had a 1.4 hatchback years ago and it used to eat discs and pads. (not through bad driving either  )------------- 49er 531 & 5000 5025 and a mirror(now gone to mirror heaven)! http://www.grafham.org/" rel="nofollow - Grafham water Sailing Club The greatest inland sailing in the country |
Posted By: hollandsd
Date Posted: 19 May 12 at 7:38pm
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Well I have all the documentation to prove it. :) ------------- Laser 184084 Tasar 3501 RS600 698 RS600 782 |
Posted By: timnoyce
Date Posted: 19 May 12 at 11:26pm
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I had a 1600 and it was gutless as you like... you'll just have to leave early to get anywhere on time with a 1400! ------------- http://www.facebook.com/bearfootdesign - BEARFOOT DESIGN Cherub 2648 - Comfortably Numb |
Posted By: robinft
Date Posted: 20 May 12 at 3:25pm
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At 22 my Laser circuit tow car was a BMW 2002tii - great for burning off other cars at the lights while towing 2 lasers.
------------- Laser number 9 |