Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

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Re: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

Post by OapEM » 08 Dec 2009 02:24 pm

:D :lol:

I thought it stood for Seriously Why Purchase :lol:

It lives in my mates estate. There's quite a bit of retro hiding in there. Including what I think is a mk1 300zx under a cover.

SO. MUCH. WANT.
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Re: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

Post by volvosneverdie » 08 Dec 2009 02:26 pm

Winter is here dude.
Get door knocking. Hand out your phone number.
The cold snap will be thinning out the older motorist population and pickings may be thick.
And theyll all want a gbit extra cash for xmas.
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Re: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

Post by Hell Driver » 08 Dec 2009 09:31 pm

Well spotted. Don't worry about the loss of another 340, all in a good cause...there's no such thing as bad publicity :D It's taken a while, but now the 340 has got to age where if you see one in a film now, you know there's going to be a car crash/explosion etc. It won't be long before the makers of films set in the 70's,80's and 90's will be beating a path to our doors!!! After all, how many cars of the 80's and even the 90's are left now after s.crapage :lol: :lol:
That could be a good subject for another spotted thread....cars spotted on screen.
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Re: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

Post by RobT_75 » 30 Dec 2009 01:41 am

On a trip through the 'burbs today I've seen two 340 GLs, both in Hayes, Kent. One was a smoke silver F-reg parked up, the other a dark metallic blue H-reg, anyone on here? My other half looked at me strangely when I got excited about seeing two in one day....And on top of that I saw a 1970 Daf 33 aswell, being driven by someone in a hat i.e. old folk :lol:

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Re: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

Post by macplaxton » 30 Dec 2009 12:20 pm

RobT_75 wrote:And on top of that I saw a 1970 Daf 33 aswell, being driven by someone in a hat i.e. old folk :lol:
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Re: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

Post by Hell Driver » 06 Mar 2010 12:30 pm

Spotted a D reg 340 this morning in Doncaster. Good reg plate started D340 *** ! Didn't see if it was a 3 or 5 door, dark red metallic, probably a 1.4 manual. First one I've seen since October!
360 GLE Saloon (D 86)
360 GLS (A 84)
343 DL (W 80) :-)
340 GL 1.7 (G 89)
360 GLS (Y 83)
440 Turbo (J 92)
Transit Tipper 125 T350 (02)Alive Again!
Transit Tipper Smiley face Q reg
Mitsubishi Colt 1.1 (54)
R.I.P. 77 343 DL vario :-(

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Re: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

Post by Hell Driver » 08 Mar 2010 10:03 pm

Just seen the gold 360 again I spotted last year in the supermarket car park, nice to see it's still around. Typical, not seen another 300 for 4 months and two come along at once :lol:

I only know of 4 in regular use around here, including my parents car, not many in a population of over 100,000 in Doncaster!

If you count my 2 which will both soon be on the road thats 6, so if you scale that up to the whole UK, there must be around 3600 cars left in the UK. So where the hell are they all :mrgreen:
360 GLE Saloon (D 86)
360 GLS (A 84)
343 DL (W 80) :-)
340 GL 1.7 (G 89)
360 GLS (Y 83)
440 Turbo (J 92)
Transit Tipper 125 T350 (02)Alive Again!
Transit Tipper Smiley face Q reg
Mitsubishi Colt 1.1 (54)
R.I.P. 77 343 DL vario :-(

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Re: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

Post by Speedy88 » 09 Mar 2010 01:20 am

Nah there's gotta be 10,000 left at least, I see new ones all the time when I'm travelling around.
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Re: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

Post by Chris_C » 09 Mar 2010 01:42 pm

The officials of owners club etc can request such information from the DVLA.

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'89(F) 340 GL F7R (ex B172k) - Fake -> SBKV 300 Runner Up 08, 12; '91(H) 340 GL B14.4E - Kar; '88(F) 360 GLT B200E - Jet -> BKV 300 Runner Up 09; '89(G) 360 GLT B200E - Beast

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Re: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

Post by Hell Driver » 09 Mar 2010 06:10 pm

Would be interesting to find out how many are left in use and SORNed
360 GLE Saloon (D 86)
360 GLS (A 84)
343 DL (W 80) :-)
340 GL 1.7 (G 89)
360 GLS (Y 83)
440 Turbo (J 92)
Transit Tipper 125 T350 (02)Alive Again!
Transit Tipper Smiley face Q reg
Mitsubishi Colt 1.1 (54)
R.I.P. 77 343 DL vario :-(

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Re: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

Post by Hell Driver » 26 Mar 2010 11:27 pm

Spotted red 340 in Kiveton today, belonging to KrisSWFC and his dad!
360 GLE Saloon (D 86)
360 GLS (A 84)
343 DL (W 80) :-)
340 GL 1.7 (G 89)
360 GLS (Y 83)
440 Turbo (J 92)
Transit Tipper 125 T350 (02)Alive Again!
Transit Tipper Smiley face Q reg
Mitsubishi Colt 1.1 (54)
R.I.P. 77 343 DL vario :-(

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Re: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

Post by Chris_C » 28 Mar 2010 11:00 pm

I found 4 in Somerset! Silver driving towards Minehead, Red 340DL parked up and Blue Anchor, Beige parked in Minehead itself and another red 340DL but a 3dr!

I've not seen that many in the wild for ages, used to see a lot in Soton but they've all gone in the last 12 months
'89(G) 340 GLE B172k
'03 S60 D5 SE, '91 (J) MX5, 1954 Cyclemaster
Ex:
'89(F) 340 GL F7R (ex B172k) - Fake -> SBKV 300 Runner Up 08, 12; '91(H) 340 GL B14.4E - Kar; '88(F) 360 GLT B200E - Jet -> BKV 300 Runner Up 09; '89(G) 360 GLT B200E - Beast

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Re: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

Post by jarlidge » 24 Apr 2010 02:23 pm

i know another 4 in somerset....

and there all mine...lol

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Re: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

Post by SteveP » 24 Apr 2010 02:58 pm

Saw loads recently, very unusual!

Grey 89-90ish 5 door 340 near Sutton Coldfield
Red 5 door 89-90 ish 340 GL in Birmingham
White 3 door 340 in Balsall Common/Meriden
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Re: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

Post by trabitom99 » 24 Apr 2010 06:26 pm

Saw my first non-Trabitom-or-Daf-Club-owned V300 on German roads the other day in about a year. A white MkIII with a Lamba decal in the front grille so it was probably a 360 GLi. Driven by a very old man. He didn't hear my horn, but the lorry I was driving behind did :oops:

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