Sinky
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Run Baby Run......Please!
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Jan 23, 2018 17:03:31 GMT
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2001 Volvo XC70 wagon
2003 Piaggio X9 Evo
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Jan 23, 2018 21:44:38 GMT
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Not much of a mystery when a former employee explains why they are there and not claimed.lol
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awoo
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Jan 23, 2018 22:15:54 GMT
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sounds like a title from a Garth Marenghi book
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i just hope these cars can be saved if they are in ok condition, just imagine what was classed as scrap in 2001 and what the other cars could be. £50 scrap cars in 2001 are 10k classics these days so there could be some rare cars in there. i paid £150 for a mk2 xr2 in 2001 and scrapped it at the next mot as un viable to repair so who knows what they bought as test cars for scrap money. hopefully the story unfolds in the media so we can at least see whats in there.
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 From what I can see in the pic (high res version here: i.redd.it/h8l1dbcca8b01.jpg ), there's a 5-door Mk1 Fiat Uno, a 3-door Fiat Uno missing its lights, and a couple of Austin Maestros, one missing the tailgate. The guy in the article said there was a Lada and a "long wheelbase Volvo" whatever he meant by that. I hope the cars end up on eBay, but sometimes these big companies see it as more hassle than its worth and they end up fragged. I find this kind of abandoned stuff really interesting! Thanks for posting it Sinky  |
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Last Edit: Jan 24, 2018 15:44:19 GMT by BenzBoy
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misteralz
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I may drive a Volkswagen, but I'm scene tax exempt!
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Jan 24, 2018 15:01:15 GMT
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sounds like a title from a Garth Marenghi book "Dean looked up from his half eaten bacon sarnie in utter disbelief. Robots were streaming out of Brentford Municipal Car Park. Robots. Robots. Robots. And bits of mk3 Cortina." |
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Jan 24, 2018 15:33:57 GMT
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Thread title sounds like a Gary Numan album
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misteralz
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I may drive a Volkswagen, but I'm scene tax exempt!
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Jan 24, 2018 17:08:13 GMT
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Thread title reminds me of a late TheClash song: All lost in a robot car park, I can no longer drive happily,...  I came in here for the special offers, wider spaces and carwash free... |
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Jan 24, 2018 17:38:41 GMT
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sounds like a title from a Garth Marenghi book Blood, blood, blood and a little bit of sick 😂👍🏻 |
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Jan 24, 2018 17:42:10 GMT
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a "long wheelbase Volvo" whatever he meant by that. Something like a 700/900 series Executive perhaps? Would be quite a rarity if so  |
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Darkspeed
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Abandoned in a Robot car parkDarkspeed
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Jan 24, 2018 17:42:30 GMT
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Thread title reminds me of a late TheClash song: All lost in a robot car park, I can no longer drive happily,... I came in here for the special offers, wider spaces and carwash free... I heard the robots that move on the ceiling crash and bang most scarily... |
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So this was supposed to be a secure building site. They must have spontaniously combusted, after 10 years.
Yeah right!
Maestro batteries didn't last 10 months when we had them on a rental fleet!
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