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john_p_b - 6/9/05 at 12:30 PM

2nd time around but damn it feels good!

retest lasted at most 4 minutes! the very kind inspector adjusted the headlights for me as they were slightly out of line, he wandered around the car walked off and came back with the MAC

dead happy! just gonna go pick up the number plates now!

DarrenW - 6/9/05 at 12:50 PM

Well done that man. Iam well chuffed for you. I hope you get chance to take advantage of the good weather we are enjoying.

mookaloid - 6/9/05 at 12:55 PM

Congrats

Pinto Indy's are cool

Cheers

Mark

Russ-Turner - 6/9/05 at 01:20 PM

Sweet!

bob - 6/9/05 at 03:03 PM

Well done

indykid - 6/9/05 at 04:12 PM

quote:
Originally posted by mookaloid
Congrats

Pinto Indy's are cool

Cheers

Mark

damn right they are.

well done that man
tom

DarrenW - 6/9/05 at 04:13 PM

quote:
Originally posted by mookaloid
Congrats

Pinto Indy's are cool

Cheers

Mark



Well said although i would have widened the comment to any se7en with a Pinto is cool

coovey - 6/9/05 at 04:34 PM

Well Done

john_p_b - 6/9/05 at 05:15 PM

thanks everyone.

plates are on, tax disc is fitted, got a full tank of fuel and i'm about to make my first drive out in about half an hour

coovey - 6/9/05 at 06:36 PM

quote:
Originally posted by john_p_b
thanks everyone.

plates are on, tax disc is fitted, got a full tank of fuel and i'm about to make my first drive out in about half an hour


Hi where did you get the car registered? what do i need to take with me please? i have a retest this friday i really think we will get a pass fingers crossed.

well done again cant wait to get a grin on my face like yours!!! lol

john_p_b - 6/9/05 at 07:15 PM

local dvla office (nottingham) took a number, took a seat, took about 25 minutes total

all that was needed was.....

V55 form filled in

MAC certificate

2 forms of I.D. (i took both parts of my license and a credit card statement.)

1x cash filled wallet to pay the £131 tax and regstration

it was all very straight forward really. basicly though just take every bit of paper work you have for the car with you then you can't go wrong

good luck!

coovey - 6/9/05 at 07:19 PM

quote:
Originally posted by john_p_b
local dvla office (nottingham) took a number, took a seat, took about 25 minutes total

all that was needed was.....

V55 form filled in

MAC certificate

2 forms of I.D. (i took both parts of my license and a credit card statement.)

1x cash filled wallet to pay the £131 tax and regstration

it was all very straight forward really. basicly though just take every bit of paper work you have for the car with you then you can't go wrong

good luck!


Thanks for the advice and for the good luck. How was your 1st drive in your new car then? i bet you had loads of people admiring your car.

Cheers

H

wilkingj - 6/9/05 at 08:12 PM

Well Done... What you building next?

john_p_b - 6/9/05 at 08:51 PM

quote:
Originally posted by snoopy
how did registering it go ok? did they ask for mot ?did you get age related plate? just good info for everyone in your area


as per other post really, registartion was a easy pain free process.

no request for a MOT thankfully!

didn't get a age related plate but then i knew i wouldn't as i didn't have any details of my donor vehicle and wouldn't really want a B reg car anyway

nottingham really were pretty helpfull. plus there's some not so bad female folk working in there

john_p_b - 6/9/05 at 08:57 PM

quote:
Originally posted by wilkingj
Well Done... What you building next?


once the garage is up and sorted and i've got a few bits done on my other car i think it'll be another indy....next time it's having a turbo and the name cosworth on the cam cover though

first drive out wasn't so bad, i made the fatal mistake really of compairing it to my other car so in a straight line i thinking come on!!! but then on the bends it blew me away, never driven anything with such little body roll!

saw plenty of smiles as i went past the local pubs etc only person who seemed unimpressed was a BMW driving tosser who just had to get by even though i was doing the limit on a tight road!

roll on daylight!!!

David Jenkins - 6/9/05 at 09:49 PM

quote:
Originally posted by john_p_b
saw plenty of smiles as i went past the local pubs etc only person who seemed unimpressed was a BMW driving tosser who just had to get by even though i was doing the limit on a tight road!


I really upset an Audi TT driver the other day - came onto a roundabout behind me and hassled me until we got to the exit onto the slip road - then I floored it... he was WAY behind me! What makes it even better, he would have been REALLY upset if he knew that my car had a 30-year-old crossflow under the bonnet!

Have fun.
David

Simon - 6/9/05 at 10:50 PM

John,

Well done mate.

Thinking I should apply for mine, but the thought of a major panic keeps putting me off.

May just have to do it anyway!!

Congrats again.

ATB

Simon

Peteff - 6/9/05 at 11:53 PM

I passed an XK8 the other day. He was following something and daren't go past as the road was only 3 lanes wide. I did 2 laps of the roundabout before he got round it as well.