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Post by 5lab » 16 Aug 2004 10:36 am

i've been on holiday the last week (no-where nice really - just round wales) in my full and heavy 340.. got some random footage of it (not here yet, i'll try and patch it together sometime), it looks real good with the big fox sticker on the rear window. anyways, covered 914 miles on £75 of petrol (90l) which isnt too bad really - about 35mpg, mostly on windy horrible roads... and whilst on the way home my car passed 180000 miles (288000km). only another 20k to go :)

only problem was in a campsite i ground the car out on a treestump and damaged something. there is now a 'knocking' sound coming from under the car all the time. all the time. all the time (yup its taht irritating). think its the exhaust so i'm gonna take it in next payday.
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Snowy-'88 360GLE-killed by a truck! Dougle-'89 360GLT-dead&stolen!
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Post by Duvel78 » 04 Oct 2004 12:44 am

5lab wrote:only problem was in a campsite i ground the car out on a treestump and damaged something. there is now a 'knocking' sound coming from under the car all the time. all the time. all the time (yup its taht irritating). think its the exhaust so i'm gonna take it in next payday.
The sound coming all the time, all the time, all the time is gone? :mrgreen:
Collection: '78 343 Black Beauty, '82 345 GLS, '83 340 DL 2.0, '84 340 DL vario, '88 360 GLT 5d (2x) & 4d (2x), '89 GLT, '91 340 vario
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Post by 5lab » 04 Oct 2004 01:02 am

i fixed it now, i'd just snapped a rubber exhaust mount.

incidentally, stop spamming, i'm cheif spammer now ;)
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Leah-'84 340GL-sold! Maisie-'85 340GL-sold!
Snowy-'88 360GLE-killed by a truck! Dougle-'89 360GLT-dead&stolen!
Nessy-'86 340GL-foggy's! Grace-'86 360GLT-gone!

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Post by Duvel78 » 04 Oct 2004 01:08 am

5lab wrote:incidentally, stop spamming, i'm cheif spammer now ;)
Ha ha! :lol: I've a lot of answers to give after my absence > you won't be the king anymore sm52

Nah I don't care about the number of posts, it's better to have good messages with content 8)
Collection: '78 343 Black Beauty, '82 345 GLS, '83 340 DL 2.0, '84 340 DL vario, '88 360 GLT 5d (2x) & 4d (2x), '89 GLT, '91 340 vario
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Post by 5lab » 04 Oct 2004 01:09 am

so what was the 'content' in that post?? ^^
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Leah-'84 340GL-sold! Maisie-'85 340GL-sold!
Snowy-'88 360GLE-killed by a truck! Dougle-'89 360GLT-dead&stolen!
Nessy-'86 340GL-foggy's! Grace-'86 360GLT-gone!

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Post by Duvel78 » 04 Oct 2004 01:15 am

No comment... :wink:

Don't continue or I ask to James to put your new toy in a lake so we can see if a GLT can swim or not sm52 LOLL sm54 sm56
Collection: '78 343 Black Beauty, '82 345 GLS, '83 340 DL 2.0, '84 340 DL vario, '88 360 GLT 5d (2x) & 4d (2x), '89 GLT, '91 340 vario
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Post by 5lab » 04 Oct 2004 01:21 am

i dont mind. it was FREE :):)

and ya know what?? its got HEADLIGHT WASHER WIPERS. that work n everything..
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Swapsea-'89 360GLT-swapped!
Leah-'84 340GL-sold! Maisie-'85 340GL-sold!
Snowy-'88 360GLE-killed by a truck! Dougle-'89 360GLT-dead&stolen!
Nessy-'86 340GL-foggy's! Grace-'86 360GLT-gone!

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Post by Duvel78 » 04 Oct 2004 01:33 am

5lab wrote:
and ya know what?? its got HEADLIGHT WASHER WIPERS. that work n everything..
Really? :P Good thing cause it's better than working continuously :mrgreen: You will scrap the DL now? You can give me your white colored bumpers then, I will paint that in blue 219 :wink:
Collection: '78 343 Black Beauty, '82 345 GLS, '83 340 DL 2.0, '84 340 DL vario, '88 360 GLT 5d (2x) & 4d (2x), '89 GLT, '91 340 vario
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Post by 5lab » 04 Oct 2004 08:19 am

t'other is a gl, and no, i'm gonna drive it till it hits 200k, then start driving the new beast..
Siddy-'87 360 Glt lhd convertible
Swapsea-'89 360GLT-swapped!
Leah-'84 340GL-sold! Maisie-'85 340GL-sold!
Snowy-'88 360GLE-killed by a truck! Dougle-'89 360GLT-dead&stolen!
Nessy-'86 340GL-foggy's! Grace-'86 360GLT-gone!

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Post by foggyjames » 04 Oct 2004 11:40 am

Speaking of headlight wipers...do you want those ones from me or what Aymat :-P

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'89 740 Turbo Intercooler
'88 360 Turbo Intercooler
'85 360 GLT
'81 343 GLS R-Sport
'79 343 DL
'70 164
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Post by Duvel78 » 04 Oct 2004 01:24 pm

Yes as I said in last section, it will be ok cause I WANT THAT BRITISH LOOK ON MY 300's sm34 sm56

Next stupid idea: fit a speedo with miles on it... (no km/h anymore) :oops: That's for the "american" look sm34
Collection: '78 343 Black Beauty, '82 345 GLS, '83 340 DL 2.0, '84 340 DL vario, '88 360 GLT 5d (2x) & 4d (2x), '89 GLT, '91 340 vario
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Post by 5lab » 04 Oct 2004 02:00 pm

you cant get a speedo with just miles on it - the speedos are all 'just kms' or 'miles with kms' as far as i know :)
Siddy-'87 360 Glt lhd convertible
Swapsea-'89 360GLT-swapped!
Leah-'84 340GL-sold! Maisie-'85 340GL-sold!
Snowy-'88 360GLE-killed by a truck! Dougle-'89 360GLT-dead&stolen!
Nessy-'86 340GL-foggy's! Grace-'86 360GLT-gone!

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Post by Duvel78 » 04 Oct 2004 09:23 pm

True and it's better like that cause I don't know by heart the conversion miles - km/h :wink:
Collection: '78 343 Black Beauty, '82 345 GLS, '83 340 DL 2.0, '84 340 DL vario, '88 360 GLT 5d (2x) & 4d (2x), '89 GLT, '91 340 vario
Dad's cars: '87 340 vario, '89 340 vario
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Post by 5lab » 04 Oct 2004 09:34 pm

1.6:1, or 100:62
Siddy-'87 360 Glt lhd convertible
Swapsea-'89 360GLT-swapped!
Leah-'84 340GL-sold! Maisie-'85 340GL-sold!
Snowy-'88 360GLE-killed by a truck! Dougle-'89 360GLT-dead&stolen!
Nessy-'86 340GL-foggy's! Grace-'86 360GLT-gone!

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