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Dean
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by Dean » 07 Oct 2014 11:53 pm
Alright chaps I don't know if any of you remember me but I'm Dean from Manchester I had a f7p 340 a few year back...
These forums seem really quiet to how they used to be!
I'm after another one of these 340's soon as a long term project because they're my favourite cars made! So thought I'd log in and see whats new
See you around

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bogbasic
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by bogbasic » 08 Oct 2014 05:10 pm
Hello, yes, its a bit quieter on here than it was and we have chatted about why that is. The two main reasons seem to be that we were off-line for the first 3 months of this year (or was it last year ;-?) and now there is an active facebook page for those of more youthful persuasion than the 50+ fogies who have time to look at this site and for whom the years fly by like fortnights. Anyhow, keep up the great work and good luck finding that forever car.
1988 340 1.4 GL, 218k, 5 door (Grey Bess). Gone to CBA.
1991 340 1.7 GL, 64k, 5 door, petrol blue (Deep Blue).
1988 360 2.0 GLE, 140k, 5 door, ocean blue metallic (Blue Bess).
1989 340 1.7 GL, 108k, 3 door (Red Ness).
More info here!
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Ollie
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by Ollie » 09 Oct 2014 01:15 pm
I haven't been on here long but I'm on a lot of other forums.
Facebook is a lot more convenient for a lot of the younger crowd. Often admin on other sites will ban for sale ads from the facebook page and direct them back to he forum. It helps to move General traffic back here.
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mac
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by mac » 10 Oct 2014 10:53 am
WAH WAH WAH ... SCREEP WIPPLE BOO .......... POOT!
Sorry, this 50+ fogie can't shout any louder.
Mac.
88 5door Redline 1.7 52k - 19 XC60 Momentum Pro D4 AWD 17k
1950 pair of legs that don't work very well.
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trabitom99
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by trabitom99 » 10 Oct 2014 12:14 pm
So many of the old topics are still offline which is a shame! If there was some way of sorting that out, that would be great.
Cheers
Tom
343 GL Touring B14.1E CVT (155) 98000kms 1980 (sold)
343 L Junior B14.3E MT4 (155) 229000kms 1981 (scrapped)
343 DLS B19A MT4 (155) 167900kms 1982
360 GL Injection B200F MT5 (231) 348598kms 1988 (scrapped)
360 GLT B200F MT5 (302) 230000kms 1988
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bogbasic
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by bogbasic » 10 Oct 2014 02:53 pm
Sorry, didn't mean to offend - I was jesting about my own age bracket {^¿^}
1988 340 1.4 GL, 218k, 5 door (Grey Bess). Gone to CBA.
1991 340 1.7 GL, 64k, 5 door, petrol blue (Deep Blue).
1988 360 2.0 GLE, 140k, 5 door, ocean blue metallic (Blue Bess).
1989 340 1.7 GL, 108k, 3 door (Red Ness).
More info here!
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mac
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by mac » 10 Oct 2014 05:49 pm
Offend! - you certainly don't offend me - I very much doubt that anybody on V3M has the inclination to offend anyone.
When I want to be offended this is the last place I shall go.
Mumble, gripe, whinge, mutter, complain.
88 5door Redline 1.7 52k - 19 XC60 Momentum Pro D4 AWD 17k
1950 pair of legs that don't work very well.
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bogbasic
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by bogbasic » 10 Oct 2014 06:13 pm
There's a lot of nice petrol blue 1.7's on 'the bay' at the moment... but, one of the sellers has posted sideways pictures of his (very good-looking) car so I either have to lie on my side to see it properly or turn my laptop through 90 degrees....
1988 340 1.4 GL, 218k, 5 door (Grey Bess). Gone to CBA.
1991 340 1.7 GL, 64k, 5 door, petrol blue (Deep Blue).
1988 360 2.0 GLE, 140k, 5 door, ocean blue metallic (Blue Bess).
1989 340 1.7 GL, 108k, 3 door (Red Ness).
More info here!
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360beast
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by 360beast » 10 Oct 2014 07:48 pm
I sometimes worry about Mac... No wait he still has a 300... He's fine

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mac
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by mac » 10 Oct 2014 07:51 pm
Hee Hee he, it's worse - he has two at present.
Dribble, shiny, shiny.
88 5door Redline 1.7 52k - 19 XC60 Momentum Pro D4 AWD 17k
1950 pair of legs that don't work very well.
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macplaxton
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by macplaxton » 10 Oct 2014 10:29 pm
trabitom99 wrote:If there was some way of sorting that out, that would be great.
I've emailed Aymat on occasion and kindly requested for the odd one or three to be dug up from the grave and it has happened. If you require it quicker then there is always Google's cache of the page in question. Not the easier method to view multi-page threads but it does the job.
bogbasic wrote:The two main reasons seem to be that we were off-line for the first 3 months of this year (or was it last year ;-?) and now there is an active facebook page for those of more youthful persuasion than the 50+ fogies who have time to look at this site and for whom the years fly by like fortnights.
I'm of a more youthful persuasion, but I don't do FriendFace either...
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Dean
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by Dean » 11 Oct 2014 09:12 am
From what I gather the facebook page is just for drifting and rev limiters?

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MCHUDD
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by MCHUDD » 11 Oct 2014 09:36 am