MORE BREAKING NEWS: Snowy is dead

Post by **DeKayDAD** » 17 Jan 2005 09:03 pm

I hope he's been buzy doing work for his course,it's exam week now. I dont think the pink jokes would have any effect we're very thick skinned up North. Neither of us have spent as much time online as we would have liked lately, I'll tell him you were asking

Post by **foggyjames** » 17 Jan 2005 10:16 pm

From a motor factors I think. First he got Mum one (fair play, she did try to drive the 360 into the garage with a door open once...), then he produced one for me (yeah, Happy Christmas Dad!). At least he bought himself one too, so it's all fair

cheers

James

Post by **redline** » 18 Jan 2005 09:58 am

Its funny how insurance companys attitudes change when you say you have pictures , Its always worth having a camera in the car just in case, I think the kits can be got from Halfords

Post by **Duvel78** » 18 Jan 2005 02:06 pm

Jeeeesus Christ........

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Glad you're ok Hugh... What a bad luck with Volvo's 300 you have!!!!!!!! You still want to drive a 300 after that?

Post by **5lab** » 18 Jan 2005 02:30 pm

maybe. not sure

(you're just scared of me crashing them all aren't you..)

Post by **foggyjames** » 18 Jan 2005 03:04 pm

How about a 940 GLE 2.0 Turbo estate, circa L reg? High-ish mileage, but it's a redblock. It'll be cheap...

cheers

James

Post by **5lab** » 18 Jan 2005 03:22 pm

nagh. may as well just get a 700

gonna see if the seats from a 400 would fit a 300 first thou.

Post by **SteveP** » 18 Jan 2005 03:42 pm

Whats actually the difference between the 700 and 900 series.. is it just a change of name and a facelift from the 700s?

Post by **Fuse** » 18 Jan 2005 03:42 pm

Shouldn't be hard to fit. If they don't fit straight in just take the rails from 400-series too.

Post by **foggyjames** » 18 Jan 2005 03:51 pm

Why just get a 700? It's the same car, but with a more powerful engine, and a more aerodynamic shape. I'm not 100% sure on the price, but we're probably talking around £600 for a 10ish year old car. Heard about it last night, but details are hazy...

Insurance on the turbo bit is the only barrier I can see.

940s are almost exactly the same as 740s...in fact some of the last 740s actually got the 940 front end. The dash is slightly different, but again some 700s got this. I think the number change was a marketing move as much as anything.

cheers

James

Post by **5lab** » 18 Jan 2005 04:23 pm

i know this, hence a 700 would be cheaper

i can get on a 740 tubby for under £600 a year, but thats still lots more than a 360. would be thirstier too

Post by **foggyjames** » 18 Jan 2005 04:27 pm

I think it's time some someone (mentioning to no names...) to get a mk2 GLT

cheers

James

Post by **5lab** » 18 Jan 2005 04:34 pm

i think its time someone had one for sale - cant find any!

that guy never returned my mail. might get that freebie 1.4 - it'd do as a runabout until i get another car.. or i could just carry on using my dads 440

Post by **redline** » 18 Jan 2005 05:02 pm

red 360 glt on fleabay £1.00 start , have emailed the guy to find out where it is (theres about 10 Newtowns in the U.K. )

Post by **SteveP** » 18 Jan 2005 05:05 pm

I was trying to find out where the hell Newtown is... you're right theres loads!