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Nov 25, 2015 22:09:52 GMT
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Been saying I'm going to buy one of these for a long time now. Finally found one at the right money so here she is....   The day I collected  Interior in alot better condition than I expected |
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Nov 25, 2015 22:12:30 GMT
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 Wheels in need of a very good Polish. First thing I did was remove the rear window tints and made a ' to do ' list which wasn't as big as I was expecting.   |
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qwerty
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1988 reliant rialtoqwerty
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Nov 25, 2015 23:13:11 GMT
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Excellent work. I quite fancy one of these for a bit of a laugh. SWMBO is having none of it though.
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I keep an eye on eBay to see what pops up and almost every one listed seems to be from a Reliant Hoarder who wants something daft like £800 for something that's been off the road twenty years, and which has half an interior and a seized engine :/ Looking forward to seeing what you do with it  *n |
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Top grammar tips!
Bought = purchased. Brought = relocated
Lose = misplace/opposite of win. Loose = your mum
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First on the to do list was rear leaf bushes for mot   I also had to remove all the rear bulb holders, clean and adjust terminals as hardly any of the lights was working.  Already for an MOT this weekend |
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I keep an eye on eBay to see what pops up and almost every one listed seems to be from a Reliant Hoarder who wants something daft like £800 for something that's been off the road twenty years, and which has half an interior and a seized engine :/ Looking forward to seeing what you do with it *n That's the issue I have had for ages now but this one came up at the right price in fairly good condition. Only covered a few 100 miles in past 5 years and dry stored. |
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Nov 27, 2015 17:23:45 GMT
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Managed to squeeze it in for MOT a day early. Passed with no advisories which is always nice. Couple of teething problems that I will sort over next few weeks
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Nov 27, 2015 18:34:52 GMT
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that's a better interior than what i was excepting, over all looks like you got yourself a good one
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Please don't throw litter, take it home.
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Was this the one for sale in Biggleswade? (where I live)
I think I remember seeing it on Gumtree
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that's a better interior than what i was excepting, over all looks like you got yourself a good one It has a few teething problems but I'm happy with it |
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Was this the one for sale in Biggleswade? (where I live) I think I remember seeing it on Gumtree I bought it from Hull |
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Nov 30, 2015 21:51:50 GMT
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Removed wheels and cleaned/polished them  |
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Nov 30, 2015 23:27:58 GMT
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hey there looks like you got yourself a good one been fancying one of these myself for some unknown reason but as has been mentioned before they all seem overpriced looking forward to seeing how you progress with this cool motor looking good already!
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hey there looks like you got yourself a good one been fancying one of these myself for some unknown reason but as has been mentioned before they all seem overpriced looking forward to seeing how you progress with this cool motor looking good already! The MOT tester said there's not many good ones. All the important things have been changed or are already ok. I'm unsure why I wanted one either but I have for ages now and glad I've finally got one. Cheers |
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Back in the late 90s in Bournemouth, there used to be a young lad that had one. It was blue with black windows slotmags and a big superman logo on the back window. It didn't matter what car you drove,it could be an Mini or a Lamborghini. If you pulled up alongside him at the traffic lights he would attempt to race you. You may of had no idea that you were taking part in a race,but that didn't seem to bother him. The lights would go green and he be gone. And then you would watch in disbelief as he would attempt to go round a corner on two wheels. I got to give him some credit as that thing used to take off from the lights quite rapidly. Although it didn't take long to cach up.
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1955 Austin A30
1981 Jawa Mustang
1990 Trabant 601 (Tommy)
1989 Trabant 601
2009 Jaguar XF
2012 Toyota AYGO
2018 Scomadi TL
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I just had a thought - they're front-mid engined which means that you should be able to use air to get it on the ground all the way around  *n |
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Top grammar tips!
Bought = purchased. Brought = relocated
Lose = misplace/opposite of win. Loose = your mum
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mcfly
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dunno what it is about these little things i like!
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dikkehemaworst
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1988 reliant rialtodikkehemaworst
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I' ve read somewhere , i thought in sam glovers collum in P.C. , that wide wheels really screw up the ride handling and cornering. The standard more skinny tires suit the handling best because there not so grippy as wide tires. Love the combi photo with the escort. In holland they were used as invalid cars for disabled people , just like the first generation nissan micra's with automatic gearboxes , so i always discarded them as uncool , bur youts looks really nice!!
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dikkehemaworst
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1988 reliant rialtodikkehemaworst
@dikkehemaworst
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I' ve read somewhere , i thought in sam glovers collum in P.C. , that wide wheels really screw up the ride handling and cornering. The standard more skinny tires suit the handling best because there not so grippy as wide tires. Love the combi photo with the escort. In holland robins were used as invalid cars for disabled people , just like the first generation nissan micra's with automatic gearboxes , so i always discarded them as uncool , bur yours looks really nice!!
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