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Forum: The Trailer Park

Aug 29th 2014, 7:48 pm

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Let's talk about cars

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Posted By Jan Alaska

Re: Let's talk about cars

I didn't ask what colour it was before, the paint job on the car isn't the best, kind of orange peely and that colour ... blarggg !

Forum: The Trailer Park

Aug 29th 2014, 1:34 pm

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Let's talk about cars

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Posted By Jan Alaska

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Little car show at a local retirement home yesterday evening. We talked to the fella with the 1948 Jaguar, he's only the 2nd owner the first was his mother !
We were told the E-type had been...

Forum: The Trailer Park

Aug 26th 2014, 1:58 am

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Let's talk about cars

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Posted By Jan Alaska

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We are going all American with the new Indian Roadmaster, test rode one in Sturgis and its definately where we want to be.
The new(ish) BMW is looking good to be a down payment.

Also did a test...

Forum: The Trailer Park

Aug 25th 2014, 11:56 pm

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Let's talk about cars

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Posted By Jan Alaska

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Yeah but .......

Forum: The Trailer Park

Aug 25th 2014, 9:55 pm

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Let's talk about cars

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Posted By Jan Alaska

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If it had a proper pillion I think it'd be better, maybe there's a touring package with better passenger accommodation?

Forum: The Trailer Park

Jun 16th 2014, 1:07 pm

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Let's talk about cars

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Posted By Jan Alaska

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No its not a car but its big enough to be one. After shopping around for a cruiser we (OK hubby) ended up with a BMW LT 1200. Cruise control, adjustable windsheild, 6 cd changer, heated seats,...

Forum: The Trailer Park

May 20th 2014, 2:36 pm

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Let's talk about cars

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Posted By Jan Alaska

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OK that does it, I'm going to have to change my password for BE. Bad enough that hes contemplating putting a 1300 in the little mini and now all these ideas about halfshafts and disc brakes arghhh !!

Forum: The Trailer Park

May 19th 2014, 11:32 pm

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Let's talk about cars

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Posted By Jan Alaska

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Oh Lord I'm doomed

Forum: The Trailer Park

May 19th 2014, 10:11 pm

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Let's talk about cars

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Posted By Jan Alaska

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An emergency plan may be needed, he emailed the fella already. Apparently he was considering putting the engine into the mini :ohmy:

Forum: The Trailer Park

May 19th 2014, 4:26 pm

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Posted By Jan Alaska

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DH just sent me the link for this ...

http://nmi.craigslist.org/cto/4466202672.html

Hes been looking for a project car for a while .. but Noooooo !!!

The old grumpy folks from up the road...

Forum: The Trailer Park

Jan 29th 2014, 4:59 pm

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Posted By Jan Alaska

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Last night we ... no DH ... had to do surgery on the 'burb. A complete Alternatorectomy due to battery lights being on and said 'burb telling me the battery wasn't charging and something something...

Forum: The Trailer Park

Dec 29th 2013, 7:00 pm

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Posted By Jan Alaska

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Has anyone else seen Wheeler Dealers on Velocity channel ? Flicking around the channels we came across it, good show where each week they revamp a car and sell it for a profit.
They were showing...

Forum: The Trailer Park

Sep 7th 2013, 1:56 am

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Posted By Jan Alaska

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The engine is original and it looks very much like a 1000 or rather 998 to me.

Forum: The Trailer Park

Sep 6th 2013, 2:56 pm

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Posted By Jan Alaska

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Adventures in restoring a 1974 mini, firstly on the back it says mini 1000 yet the title seems to think its a 1400 :confused:
Then hubby after perusing an online parts catalogue asks me what 'that'...

Forum: The Trailer Park

Aug 7th 2013, 2:12 am

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Let's talk about cars

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Posted By Jan Alaska

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Managed to liberate the mini. It turned out its a 1974 mini 1000, its great condition needs a new battery and all of its fluids changed and a new set of tyres.

Here it is getting its first wash...

Forum: The Trailer Park

Jul 25th 2013, 3:44 pm

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Let's talk about cars

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Posted By Jan Alaska

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Still working on liberating the '73 mini, we need it to join in with this
http://www.minionthemack.com/

Forum: The Trailer Park

Jun 29th 2013, 1:45 pm

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Let's talk about cars

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Posted By Jan Alaska

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Uh oh the grammar police are on the prowl !!!

Forum: The Trailer Park

Jun 28th 2013, 7:01 pm

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Let's talk about cars

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Posted By Jan Alaska

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Its the St Ignace car show this weekend, one of the countries largest shows ... will post pics

Forum: The Trailer Park

Jun 25th 2013, 2:12 pm

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Let's talk about cars

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Posted By Jan Alaska

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We had to sell hubbys MBG GT project car when we left Alaska, since arriving here he is once again on the hunt for a project car, so far we've looked at an Alfa Romeo Spider which is a possibility,...

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