zilspeed
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| posted on 15/3/11 at 05:46 PM |
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Originally posted by owelly
The scrappy next to where I was living had the right idea. He took the money the government were paying him to dismantle the cars properly but
instead, stripped the ID off them and sold them to blokes that came in the middle of the night with huge car transporters and took them over to
eastern Europe. Recycling!
Nothing like that happened up here.
At all.
Ever.
No way, it just didn't happen, right ?
That's my last word on the subject.
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NS Dev
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| posted on 15/3/11 at 08:08 PM |
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certainly looks like some good scope for reshells in there.............
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 15/3/11 at 08:19 PM |
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All those Jags! Im going to go have a little cry now 
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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02GF74
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| posted on 16/3/11 at 12:40 PM |
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Originally posted by balidey
But as ever there is usually a silver lining...
Imagine all these airfields full of everyday cars. All now off the road for ever. All have to be scrapped. We all know the most environmentally
friendly way of disposing of these cars is to recycle. So perhaps the government could set up their own Ebay type auction to sell off car parts. This
would have many benefits. It would keep OUR cars on the road. The money generated would go back into public coffers, so our taxes would reduce. It
would set up a competitive alternative to Ebay, which would bring them down a peg or two. Maybe even get them to reduce their fees. And it would keep
the scrap from being just scrapped.
You what? Remember who you are talking about here, the government .... when has common sense featured on the agenda?
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Jasper
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| posted on 16/3/11 at 02:09 PM |
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A guy I met recently owns a few local car dealerships - he made a fortune during the scheme and it all went straight in his and the foreign car makers
pocket - so how did that benefit our economy 
If you're not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room.
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hillbillyracer
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| posted on 16/3/11 at 08:06 PM |
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So in a similar idea as balidey, as well as selling parts, why not pick the choice stuff out that's worth a few quid & sell the complete
cars? You'd only be talking about 10% or less I'd think as there'll be a lot of run of the mill stuff but it'd likely be worth
as much as the rest would weigh in for!
There's little argument for saying that it would put these old polluting dangerous cars back on the road as they'd be the kind of motor
that does little mileage & as enthusiast owned would be well enough maintained.
It'd bring money in when they're making (right or wrong) cuts that are hurting a lot of folk.
As already said though, this is the goverment we're talking about!!
I do think some of the owners needed a slap for falling for it though!
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