TaxiDriver Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 Back in July my wife let me buy a cheap(£500)swb Vitara convertable which was being sold via ebay by a chap local to me, the idea being to save taking my work vehicles down the farm and scratching them to bits. It had about 6 weeks MOT but thought I'd put it in for test to make sure it was upto scratch and get 13 months ticket on it, it failed :( and with MOT's being all electronic now, it's then registed as having no MOT so I couldn't use it for the remainder of the six weeks MOT it would have had :cry: Have been trying to get the money together to get it fixed and retested but everytime I had got a bit of money together the thieving idiot I had working for me would break/bend something. Well, It passed MOT TODAY :) A bit of welding where someone welded it for me in July but didn't cut back far enough, new rear brake cylinders, handbrake cables, wiper blades, rear light interference = rotten bulb holder (rear bumper has to come off to change a bulb apparently) and a centre flexi brake pipe replaced. Now for some Nato Green paint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 Sounds like them rabbits are in for it now what tyres have you got on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeds chimp Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 Sounds like them rabbits are in for it now what tyres have you got on it nato green??? in Essex?? you will be the laughing stock of the chav estate.... dont matter what tyres he puts on it...will be up on bricks :yp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaxiDriver Posted November 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 Tyres are a bit of a mixture of std 3/4 worn winter road patterns. Am waiting till I go to the flush and try nick some tyres off the norfolk boys tractors Now that I've got rid of my leech of a driver, I might get some money(cash) coming in, have to save for some off road remoulds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 nato green??? in Essex?? you will be the laughing stock of the chav estate.... dont matter what tyres he puts on it...will be up on bricks :yp: Agreed ,would it not be more cammo in essex if you had done in a burberry type pattern ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitclays Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 or paint the tyres stiletto white Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeds chimp Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 Tyres are a bit of a mixture of std 3/4 worn winter road patterns. Am waiting till I go to the flush and try nick some tyres off the norfolk boys tractors Now that I've got rid of my leech of a driver, I might get some money(cash) coming in, have to save for some off road remoulds. Save for remoulds? You can pick up some runway enduro AT's for £70 a corner... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat_jay Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Better put some locking wheel nuts on mine for the flush! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaxiDriver Posted November 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 (edited) Save for remoulds? You can pick up some runway enduro AT's for £70 a corner... Yes, Save for some chunky remoulds, Shooting isn't just for rich folk, us paupers can have a go too. God I never realised they were so horrible to drive :o wanders about, no acceleration to speak off, wooly gear change, draughty (it's a convertable) And the new MOT is just printed out on A4 sheet of paper :o That'll be hard to forge then Edited November 23, 2011 by TaxiDriver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixer1 Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 I loved my vitara, thought it drove really well! Really surprised to hear someone say they are a bad drive... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaxiDriver Posted November 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 I loved my vitara, thought it drove really well! Really surprised to hear someone say they are a bad drive... Well in fairness it maybe that it's completely different to what I'm used to driving, a VW T5 or a Transit 12 seat minibus, both of which are significantly wider, heavier, and longer wheelbase and more modern. I dare say I'll tax it next week and start 'blatting about' and get accustomed to being canned in a tin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ME Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 (edited) I have got a 1994 soft top JLX that I am about to scrap if you want it for parts. I have also got a set of badass steel vitara rims with omnidirectional off road tyres. They look like this - Let me know if you want either Car in Brentwood, off road wheels in Billericay. Edited November 23, 2011 by ME Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaxiDriver Posted November 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 I have got a 1994 soft top JLX that I am about to scrap if you want it for parts. I have also got a set of badass steel vitara rims with omnidirectional off road tyres. They look like this - Let me know if you want either Car in Brentwood, off road wheels in Billericay. PM Sent re the wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaxiDriver Posted November 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 Jeezzzzzzzzus Chriiiiiist Fenton ! FENTON !!!! Have you seen how much it is to tax a Vitara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaxiDriver Posted November 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 or paint the tyres stiletto white Honest I didn't, It came like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr W Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 It had about 6 weeks MOT but thought I'd put it in for test to make sure it was upto scratch and get 13 months ticket on it, it failed :( and with MOT's being all electronic now, it's then registed as having no MOT so I couldn't use it for the remainder of the six weeks MOT it would have had :cry: I didn't know that was the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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