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That 3 cylinder, 1 litre engine is a masterpiece. I believe the engine block is small enough to fit on a sheet of A4 paper!
My other car is a Fiesta ST 1.6 turbo - 205 bhp. Absolutely flies.

Steve M wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2020 2:18 pm Very few MOT (or equivalent) rules are retrospective.
My 43 year old Spitfire would never be expected to satisfy a 2020 standard. In fact it is now MOT and tax exempt but that’s not the point.

I used to have a Volvo 131 (Amazon) which was registered in 1965. When I last owned it and took it for an MOT, the young MOT tester started to put the exhaust emmissions equipment in the exhaust. I told him that the car was exempt from the emissions test and the car was built years before catalytic converters came out. It ran on the old leaded petrol (I had to add the additive).
"Well, it's passed the emissions anyway" he said.

Just before Christmas the Kuga suffered a small stone chip on the windscreen which I had professionally repaired at the time.
Unfortunately the screen cracked the other day when I turned on the aircon for the first time - thermal shock.

I booked a replacement through Autoglass but the earliest appointment was best part of three weeks away and they indicated they were only repairing cars of ‘keyworkers’ so I added a comment to tha5 effect on the booking form.
Today they phoned me, checked my employment and offered me an earlier appointment next week.

Not bad service at all.

Mountain Goat wrote: ↑Wed Feb 12, 2020 8:35 pm

Steve M wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2020 2:18 pm Very few MOT (or equivalent) rules are retrospective.
My 43 year old Spitfire would never be expected to satisfy a 2020 standard. In fact it is now MOT and tax exempt but that’s not the point.

I used to have a Volvo 131 (Amazon) which was registered in 1965. When I last owned it and took it for an MOT, the young MOT tester started to put the exhaust emmissions equipment in the exhaust. I told him that the car was exempt from the emissions test and the car was built years before catalytic converters came out. It ran on the old leaded petrol (I had to add the additive).
"Well, it's passed the emissions anyway" he said.

hey MG I used to have a white Volvo P1800

Had this about 7 weeks now. What a time to get a new motor ! It's an absolute beast, 250hp, 0-60 in 7 seconds, and the most comfortable car we've ever had.
Really looking forward to the day I can take it off-road to see if it's as good as they say it is.

Three months without the RR, just started for the first time since mid march, service and a valet tomorrow.

I have been buying cars for nigh on 60 yrs, 1000s have passed thru my hands. But today i bought a new car and never left the house, good job it was not like that back in the day.

had 2 xsara picassos great cars then got a 0.9ltr Captur couldnt get on with it so i got a citroen c3 aircross 1.2 ltr its ok

but .... i started using `chip fat` `e10 petrol it was a bit of a lumpy drive for want of a better description ...... then i noticed tesco selling redex cheap so i got some and used it car doesnt run lumpy no more

I've only had a few cars, some real old bangers when I was young, but since 1980 I've only had 5 - either new or ex demonstrators/pre registered. My first new one was a MK3 Ford Escort. I have a Mazda 3 at the moment, my third Mazda in a row.

So what did you choose, Brian......Petrol, diesel, self-charge hybrid, plug-in hybrid or full EV?