ch1ll1
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| posted on 3/10/06 at 09:40 AM |
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MK indy again e-bay
quess what car is for sale on e-bay again?
give you a clue its orange 
whats wrong with this car?
have i missed something
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mookaloid
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| posted on 3/10/06 at 09:46 AM |
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link?
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StevieB
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| posted on 3/10/06 at 09:48 AM |
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MK-INDY-FIREBLADE-SUPER-CAR-SLAYER_W0QQitemZ320034358348QQihZ011QQcategoryZ29750QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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mookaloid
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| posted on 3/10/06 at 09:55 AM |
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Maybe it's the slightly exaggerated claims made by the advertiser? - smell of bulls**t?
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Dazza
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| posted on 3/10/06 at 10:59 AM |
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lol
well, the claim it will beat most bikes on the road, haha, most bikes on the road will beat any car, so what is it he thinks hes selling...... id love
to see it against an R1 with a rider in the know. wonder who would make 100 1st, and last time i looked, a locost had problems passing 200 mph........
but what do i know??? 
fuckit
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 3/10/06 at 11:12 AM |
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He doesn't say Motorbikes... just bikes
in which case I can categorically state that the wifes Moped will beat MOST bikes on the road....
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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iank
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| posted on 3/10/06 at 11:16 AM |
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Is that good old Q59HBA again - looks like it.
Like a bad penny...
Search on the above reg here to find out the history.
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woodster
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| posted on 3/10/06 at 12:16 PM |
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old Q59HBA yet again every time its on it gets faster
manufacturers warranty expiry date
number of previous owners
pass me some cotton for my sides
[Edited on 3/10/06 by woodster]
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StevieB
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| posted on 3/10/06 at 03:42 PM |
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I'm obviously missing something about this car - what's the deal (I gather something to do with the fact it used to be blue?)
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iank
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| posted on 3/10/06 at 04:22 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by StevieB
I'm obviously missing something about this car - what's the deal (I gather something to do with the fact it used to be blue?)
Well there used to be a blue car with that registration number.
Take a look in woodsters photo archive to play spot the similarity. We didn't get up to many last time we played.
See this thread for some more http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=52221
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StevieB
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| posted on 3/10/06 at 04:50 PM |
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I sort of get it now - but is it not allowed to use one kit car as a donor for others, or use the parts to rebuild (Hellfire - did you keep the same
reg?).
Seems to be two issues here though - the fact that one wrecked kit car has been used as a donor to another, and the fact that the workmanship may have
been at fault and there was a dispute.
Interesting.
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Hellfire
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| posted on 3/10/06 at 04:52 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by StevieB
I sort of get it now - but is it not allowed to use one kit car as a donor for others, or use the parts to rebuild (Hellfire - did you keep the same
reg?).
Seems to be two issues here though - the fact that one wrecked kit car has been used as a donor to another, and the fact that the workmanship may have
been at fault and there was a dispute.
Interesting.
We only replaced the chassis... ah-hem!
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StevieB
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| posted on 3/10/06 at 04:54 PM |
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But the same applies surely - you replace various broken parts and keep the ok bits.
Or is there a certain point where it HAS to become a new car?
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chriscook
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| posted on 3/10/06 at 06:17 PM |
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Cheap way into Formula 1 if it "WILL EAT ALL FERRARI" (ignoring the obvious regulations it wouldn't meet)
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indykid
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| posted on 3/10/06 at 08:56 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Hellfire
We only replaced the chassis... ah-hem!
naughty boys!.........ah-hem
tom
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iank
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| posted on 4/10/06 at 09:59 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by StevieB
I sort of get it now - but is it not allowed to use one kit car as a donor for others, or use the parts to rebuild (Hellfire - did you keep the same
reg?).
Seems to be two issues here though - the fact that one wrecked kit car has been used as a donor to another, and the fact that the workmanship may have
been at fault and there was a dispute.
Interesting.
To be a donor you need to actually use a few of the parts on the new car Or maybe I'm just being old fashioned.
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StevieB
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| posted on 4/10/06 at 10:01 AM |
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But you can upgrade as you go along? So could replace most of the parts without problem.
It'd probably be considered a lot less dodgy if the background to the whole thing was a little less, erm, tarnished?
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ned
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| posted on 4/10/06 at 01:24 PM |
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i was of the impression as was the allegation of the day that giving the reg of one written off car to another new unregistered one was known as
'ringing' especially when the culprit was a kit manufacturer at the time.
ps then the car sold as new to an unsuspecting customer who believes it to be a new car and the propshaft later fails on an un-sva'd or build
tested car.
[Edited on 4/10/06 by ned]
beware, I've got yellow skin
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