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Old 16-09-13, 08:14 PM   #11
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"Please note that the area around the battery box is not rusted but coated in wax oil.."
Oh, I see, that old chestnut.....
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Old 16-09-13, 08:17 PM   #12
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Some twerp bought one and was prodding and poking his tray ( Fnarr Fnarr ) and it had been siliconed it rather than a repair panel welded in ..... They rot nearly as quick as a quality 1970s offering from BLMC
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Old 16-09-13, 08:18 PM   #13
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Gonna call you HOTROD you get that many stiffies
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Old 16-09-13, 08:18 PM   #14
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Some twerp bought one and was prodding and poking his tray ( Fnarr Fnarr ) and it had been siliconed it rather than a repair panel welded in ..... They rot nearly as quick as a quality 1970s offering from BLMC
Like this one? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Escor...item3385923b3f
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Old 16-09-13, 08:22 PM   #15
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Keep taking the tablets ken!

Tiss a nice looking motor though,

but I think I prefer this one myself....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Escor...11166067796%26

i like the grippy tyres on this old rs - would like something like them for gene for the winter!!

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Old 16-09-13, 08:25 PM   #16
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That's quite tidy compared to some of the tripe out there
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Old 16-09-13, 08:26 PM   #17
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Keep taking the tablets ken!

Tiss a nice looking motor though,

but I think I prefer this one myself....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Escor...11166067796%26

Just been looking at this Andy. Not a good example of the breed. It's got more issues than Kerry Katona.
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Old 16-09-13, 08:29 PM   #18
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That's quite tidy compared to some of the tripe out there
De Ja Vu. It's like a conversation about Ur quattros. lol What is the parts situation like these days on the good old MK3? It was a nightmare when I had my last one in 2008/9.
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Don't ask ... Some stuff is peanuts , some stuff serious money ... Generally about the same .. Toss
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Old 16-09-13, 08:32 PM   #20
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Don't ask ... Some stuff is peanuts , some stuff serious money ... Generally about the same .. Toss
No change there, then. If you pardon the pun.
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