eddie
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How about this one to add to the collection??
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201705125374243
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That's it
....A bloody good example at that.looks very convincing! how fast does it go?
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ohh is it a DNA replica??
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Don't forget it's got a 1.8 MR2 VVTI engine so nothing fancy...
3.6 V8 Ferrari isn't it?
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Not much you can salvage from that mess...
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Nice car Tony!
(Good job you're in the trade, I hear these are quite pricey on parts and servicing!
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Good idea getting the door handle with no lock
December 2015, I came out to this
What was left of the barrel
They had unlocked the car, however luckily my car has had the security update that prevents the windows from being rolled down, if it had, they could have reached down to the OBD port without the alarm going off and reprogrammed another key!
Passenger side door handles don't have key holes, my solution, I got a right side door handle from a left hand drive car
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sneaky buggers always manage to get some tax increase in somewhere. what happend to VAT being "temporarily" raised to 15% in the 90s? Now we are at 20% and that was also supposed to be temporary!
also Insurance Premium Tax just gone up from 10% to 12%
always pays to shop around
Marks and Spencers are one of the cheaper quotes. I was with Chris Knott for a few years when I had modified cars but they've not been as competitive since I've had the Accord.
I received my renewal email this morning from Tesco. Last year was £223, this year is £256 which also includes legal protection.
Cheapest online quote without legal protection is £280. So it looks like I'll just be renewing with Tesco. -
And in 10 years time, does everyone suddenly get a new car with the connected technology? Or are we all going to be told that we need to take our cars into DVLA for reverse fitment of the new technology?
And where is all the infrastructure for this all going to come from? We've had electric cars for some years now, and I can count on one hand the number of charging points I've see this year, so rolling out new licensing infrastructure is going to take quite some time, then each individual with the requirement (like petrol stations, car parks, supermarkets, etc.) will need to invest and install new technology.
Each car on the road at the moment is still going to need it's identity, and there are cars on the road from many years ago, at a wild guess I'd say 100 year old cars are still road legal and will be used occasionally, so I can't see the good old number plate disappearing in my lifetime.
Should be easy enough to retrofit - just a small black box and some transponders that look like stickers.
Plus would a connected car be a negative sale point.... Would the connected car also have big brother insurance watching you drive 24/ 7?.... Some time back there was talk about tazzer like guns to fry electrics if the police want to stop the car. The topic was born from the fact stop sticks don't work on run-flat tyres. So in the event of a connected car could anyone just turn it off?
The big brother telematic car insurance is already with us - younger drivers can get big discounts. If you drive around with a smartphone with google maps installed you already have a record of all your movements stored. The positive will probably outweigh the negatives imho.
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The smart technology would have registered the car on entry to the petrol station. With no cash what is the point of an armed robbery? The only way to steal money is through cybercrime.
ANPR would be redundant as the smart cars would always be connected to a network and be individually identifiable at any time. Look up "IOT Cars" or "Connected Cars". This is all being developed right now.
https://tmt.knect365.com/connected-cars-autonomous-vehicles/
and ANPR
If you had a hit & run, drive off at a petrol station, armed robbery etc. you would need to identify the car visibly.
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will people still be driving themselves or will the cars be self-driving?
and ANPR
If you had a hit & run, drive off at a petrol station, armed robbery etc. you would need to identify the car visibly.
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Cars will just have identity chips built into them that transmit their registration.
within ten years number plates will be obsolete. overnight cherished plates will be worthless!
Really.... Why?
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within ten years number plates will be obsolete. overnight cherished plates will be worthless!
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What???????????? that number plate is crap!!!
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Did you get quotes from some independent brokers and did you use comparethemarket etc as well?
These quotes were only from the comparison sites.
I only use a broker for the MX5 as it's on a classic policy but haven't bothered for the other cars, they can't seem to get close to online quotes.
I was with Chris Knott for a while but Marks and Spencer insurance came out cheapest for me last year. worth a try if they didnt show up in the comparison site
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I think it looks way better in red.
Agree Tony, didn't bother calling to find out how much
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Did you get quotes from some independent brokers and did you use comparethemarket etc as well?
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You don't see many o fthose about. Not sure about the value but DK Engineering have one for sale:
http://www.dkeng.co.uk/ferrari-sales/770/Blue_Chip_and_Competition_Cars/Porsche_993_GT2.html
993 GT2
Said to be one of only fifty made and a value of £1.8 million
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You've done a good job there, great start to motoring for your son..
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because its photoshopped?
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This driver probably should stick to driving a Prius
Do you think new Tesla drivers need tuition driving a silent powerful car?
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Nice job there Rich!
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