ive owned this 850 for 18months now and i absolutely love it i wouldnt swap it with anyone for any other car, took it for mot this morning not expecting it to pass as ive never owned a car that did pass first time, however i did have a good laugh at its expense when i pick it up
bloody typical, the grumpy teenager was workin yesdy
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Monday 11th August 2014, 12:11 #1Senior Member
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Monday 11th August 2014, 12:28 #2Senior Member
228k and still not broke it!
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Thanked 7,752 Times in 5,648 PostsIf it squirts on both sides of the screen - it's enough right?
I wonder what he does with a old mini - with the manual button pump for the wipers?
"001 broke my poor little pinkie trying to wash window"19t, greens, 3" inlet, 3" downpipe with race cat, V70R catback, autotech map...
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Monday 11th August 2014, 12:55 #3Senior Member
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Thanked 511 Times in 367 Postsno as soon as i started it to leave station i tried it and no water, got home popped bonnet and blew down thew pipe and it worked straight away
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Monday 11th August 2014, 21:03 #4Senior Member
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Tuesday 12th August 2014, 18:35 #5Senior Member
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Thanked 150 Times in 122 PostsWell done, its a lovely car that one. Shame about the tit doing the MoT tho!
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Tuesday 12th August 2014, 18:39 #6Whiny Old Git
Aching bones :(
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Thanked 1,581 Times in 1,296 PostsJust hope they didn't charge for a retest,good job nice when it's clear until next year ..
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Tuesday 12th August 2014, 21:35 #8Senior Member
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Thanked 511 Times in 367 Poststhanks rt it is a lovely 850, i canny knock the bloke though and id rather know if something was wrong, im pretty sure the one front tyre is below limit, cv boot is split, a droplink is worn and strut top mounts are noisy but he assures me its all fine bar no water in the washers
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Tuesday 12th August 2014, 21:37 #9Senior Member
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Thanked 511 Times in 367 Postsfree retest in under 12 hours and mots are £40, i do recommend them to folk i know round here Originally Posted by Harvey
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Friday 21st August 2015, 06:41 #10Senior Member
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Thanked 511 Times in 367 Poststwelve months later and yesdy it failed on just 1 tyre below limit, no advisories
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Friday 21st August 2015, 08:14 #11Gearbox Killer
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15g....13.4@104.3mph
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Thanked 2,673 Times in 1,797 Postswell done, at least it wasn't the washers again Craig... Originally Posted by craigoodwood
twelve months later and yesdy it failed on just 1 tyre below limit, no advisories
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Friday 21st August 2015, 15:19 #12Senior Member
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Thanked 511 Times in 367 Postsyour driveshafts helped i reckon mine wouldnt of passed, got a tyre supplied and fitted foc this mornin and headed back to get the pass shortly
its funny how gettin a new mot gives you a fresh outlook on a car
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