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Ultima_Bloke
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Re: No longer recognised at FMD
« Reply #20 on: Feb 13th, 2005, 11:58am » |
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How do you put photos on here? 
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Rod
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Re: No longer recognised at FMD
« Reply #21 on: Feb 13th, 2005, 12:11pm » |
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When I was a student in London, I had a girlfriend who was Jimmy Young's secretary at Chappell piano's in Bond Street - so we got free tickets to all the shows.
I arrived at her house (a palace as I recall) to take her to a show and her dad said we would get soaked in the rain and gave me the keys to his car. It was a Humber Super Snipe which at age twenty, was a real expwerience to drive as the long bonnet seemed to fill the road ahead.
Difficult to believe now but I actually parked it (legally) in Leicester Square.
Oooh - those halcian days!!!
Then look what happened to me. I've been going downhill ever since but have retained my love of decent size cars ever since.
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I don't believe it!!
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SaveTheNight
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I can resist anything ...except temptation !!
 
 
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Re: No longer recognised at FMD
« Reply #22 on: Feb 13th, 2005, 12:41pm » |
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and your love of the secretary Rod ?? ......
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Rod
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Re: No longer recognised at FMD
« Reply #23 on: Feb 13th, 2005, 4:13pm » |
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Aaaaaaaah. If only, STN
If only I'd known then what I know now. Stunning girl, well connected, with rich dotting parents.
Blimey STN, you've started me day-dreaming again.
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SaveTheNight
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I can resist anything ...except temptation !!
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Re: No longer recognised at FMD
« Reply #24 on: Feb 13th, 2005, 4:17pm » |
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glad to be of service Rod !! ..glad to be of service ..... STN < blimey .. I've started myself off now too !! >
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LiverpaulH
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Re: No longer recognised at FMD
« Reply #25 on: Feb 14th, 2005, 10:01am » |
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I'm with Ultima bloke on this one, I may have only just passed 30 but love classic cars, something in my genes passed to me from my dad I'm sure.
Now why did I sell my 3.0 Capri Mk2?
Paul
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Still hankering after a new scorpio- Aus BA Falcon, 5 years later and I still love it!
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johnv
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Re: No longer recognised at FMD
« Reply #26 on: Feb 14th, 2005, 4:46pm » |
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that old ford with the long bonnet was of course Zepher (Yes I know not spelt it right, but my brain has gone for the moment.)
Then there was the Renalt Daupine (not spelt it right again but in a hurry) they used to roll over when you went round a corner that was a bit bumpey. The wheels used to tuck themselves under as the weight came off the wheels by going round the bumpy corner.
Then there where the Hilman Minx and that lovery Standard 12 four door. and the Standard Vanguard
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Paul B
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Re: No longer recognised at FMD
« Reply #27 on: Feb 16th, 2005, 6:56am » |
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Over the past couple of days, I've endured a few trips to my local FMD. And I've had to put up with my Scorpio being called a Granada every time I went in or spoke to them on the phone. Mind you, give them credit... they didn't call it a Mondeo at any stage 
And the parts I needed? Well... it was 2x bolts! And it took them 2 days to find the right ones!
I must admit though, these bolts don't seem to be listed on the system They are the bolts that hold the rear brake caliper onto the hub carrier.
There's a section covering the rear hub, and there's a section covering the caliper. But the bolts which connect them are not listed on either section  And the guy told told me that he'd searched across the range (Mondeo, Escort, etc) and none of these have their equivalent listed either!
Still, I've got the right ones now and have made a note of the part number should any of us need it in the future.
Anyway, I just thought I'd share my experience 
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