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#81 Acidpopstar

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Posted 16 September 2013 - 02:25 PM

And the winner is...

 

BMW 116d. In white. 


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Posted 16 September 2013 - 02:29 PM

At least it's white... :lol:


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Posted 16 September 2013 - 02:42 PM

How to admit this...?

 

In my defence, I have always owned cars of a certain vintage without any of this automatic start stop and keyless ignition malarky. Just sat in the BMW to take it for a quick spin and...well...

 

I CAN'T BLIMMIN START IT!  :blush:

 

Someone give me a clue  :blink:


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Posted 16 September 2013 - 03:05 PM

Lost some man points and had to refer to the manual. 'Press the brake pedal and the clutch then press the Start Engine button'.

 

What was wrong with turning an ignition key?


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Posted 16 September 2013 - 03:12 PM

:lol: top work!

 

I remember borrowing my mates car and having to phone him and ask him how to start it at the petrol station (he had started it on the drive before I left)  Was rather embarrassing sitting there at the pump in the petrol station rush hour while people hooted at me to move out the way :blush:

 

At least they didn't give you an X-Bow :lol:


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Posted 16 September 2013 - 04:02 PM

Lost some man points and had to refer to the manual. 'Press the brake pedal and the clutch then press the Start Engine button'.

 

What was wrong with turning an ignition key?

 

It's to make sure you don't start it when it's in gear. You think it's stupid but there's a photo here of a VX in someone's living room after they did exactly that.


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Posted 16 September 2013 - 05:14 PM

Lost some man points and had to refer to the manual. 'Press the brake pedal and the clutch then press the Start Engine button'.   What was wrong with turning an ignition key?

Oh dont forget if you want to use the stop start tech then you need to put the car in to neutral and let your foot off the clutch, to start again put your foot back on the clutch. This did my head in trying to get it to work lol

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Posted 16 September 2013 - 05:24 PM

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Posted 16 September 2013 - 05:37 PM

Can't beat a good old basic Vx :)

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Posted 16 September 2013 - 08:21 PM

Lost some man points and had to refer to the manual. 'Press the brake pedal and the clutch then press the Start Engine button'.   What was wrong with turning an ignition key?

  It's to make sure you don't start it when it's in gear. You think it's stupid but there's a photo here of a VX in someone's living room after they did exactly that.
They were some nice shelves though to be fair.

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Posted 16 September 2013 - 08:28 PM

How to admit this...?

 

In my defence, I have always owned cars of a certain vintage without any of this automatic start stop and keyless ignition malarky. Just sat in the BMW to take it for a quick spin and...well...

 

I CAN'T BLIMMIN START IT!  :blush:

 

Someone give me a clue  :blink:

 

:lol:

 

I laugh, but I know I'll get caught out by something like this one day.


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Posted 16 September 2013 - 09:04 PM

God damn it! As above, witnesses? Hope its sorted quick fella

They've admitted responsibility and his insurance called tonight to try and pay me off. She pretty much hung up immediately when I said I had a company handling my claim. Mr T. Spark, I love that Mexico blue and it's got me thinking about a full respray. Is yours the only one that colour?

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Posted 17 September 2013 - 09:07 AM

had a company car pug which had a flip down calculator style code entry pin before it would start#

 

good to hear things are now in motion to getting your car repaired


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Posted 17 September 2013 - 11:05 AM

 

God damn it! As above, witnesses? Hope its sorted quick fella

They've admitted responsibility and his insurance called tonight to try and pay me off. She pretty much hung up immediately when I said I had a company handling my claim. Mr T. Spark, I love that Mexico blue and it's got me thinking about a full respray. Is yours the only one that colour?

 

 

Its a lovely colour I have to admit.

 

I know of two others in this colour, a turbo model that was down in Wales? at some stage but has since moved abroad. More recently a lad down in Nottingham resprayed his N/A (and then supercharged it!) its looks like mine, minus he has a spoiler and a few other bits which look really nice too!

 

Depending on time frames of how quickly you get it back and want it spraying I do pop up your way every so often and I am set to go up again in next month or so if you want a look over it? Cant promise the weather will be the best to show it off in its full glory. Might make this accident a little less painless!


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Posted 17 September 2013 - 12:39 PM

That would be awesome. Nowt like seeing it in the 'flesh'. When are you planning on coming up?

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Posted 17 September 2013 - 03:19 PM

id take a 116d over a vx any day :D


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Posted 17 September 2013 - 03:29 PM

 

Lost some man points and had to refer to the manual. 'Press the brake pedal and the clutch then press the Start Engine button'.

 

What was wrong with turning an ignition key?

 

It's to make sure you don't start it when it's in gear. You think it's stupid but there's a photo here of a VX in someone's living room after they did exactly that.

 

 

where is that pic?!


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Posted 17 September 2013 - 05:26 PM

If I do go ahead with the respray I'll be looking for front splitters, rear tubby spoiler and some where that can do the window surround and wing mirrors in black. Any suggestions / recommendations in north east / north yorks welcome. Certainly wont be able to call it a scruffy na anymore once I've finished with it.

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Posted 17 September 2013 - 05:31 PM

He's not the cheapest but If you want a mint job I can't recommend Chris Gregory enough! He's done my dads car as well as vx's lotus's etc

http://www.autorefinishing.co.uk/

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Posted 17 September 2013 - 05:32 PM

Mine is going mexico blue very soon lol


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