ian_finlayson
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Would have to say an E46 M3 but then that is exactly what I have Sold the scooby for an M3 and don't regret it for a minute. Maybe not so fast around the twisties but lets face it the mates get sick at full bore in a scooby so they might as well enjoy the luxury and speed of the M3 instead.
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the worst month i can remember............
ian_finlayson replied to Gumball's topic in Scottish Scoobies
Maybe this is a stupid question but what about the actual piece of paper that we all have. Did you have one or not? My driving license to me is the bit of paper and the wee card. I assume that you have moved house since originally passing your test. I had moved around from flat to flat when in Uni all the time and only recently changed the address on my driving license after finding out that there is £1000 fine for having the wrong address on your driving license. Did you ever hire a car, did you not have to prove your driving status to your employer? Not meaning to offend just wondering that if you had the paper then surely it's not your fault and so they shouldn't be able to make you resit! -
Finnie - Don't use the forum as miuch as I used to. Had an RB5 (number 107) but now have a 2001 M3
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Poor caravan driver must have thought it was "Scooby attack Day"
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Have a great day Guys, wish I was there to see the convoy. A great and worthy cause for sure!
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Where are you , regarding insurance
ian_finlayson replied to ian_finlayson's topic in Scottish Scoobies
Either you live about 500 miles from civilisation or work for Admiral Car insurance! That is amazing. Then again I have not got a quote for my Mums house in Lewis. At 25 I was paying just £400 for a V6 Golf whilst living [] there. Before I moved to Glasgow (on paper anyway) -
AWD do 5.1 fluid as part of the service and they did goodrich hoses for just £30 extra. Then again I did spend an extra £1000 on the service! (90,000)
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Just had a wee peek at "where are you"and this crossed my mind. None of us are and rich so it must be interesting to compare companies, jobs and rates. So here goes. Used to have a 1999 RB5 (group 17) with decat and tinted windows and paid £850 a year. Now own a standard 2001 BMW M3 with 19 inch wheels (group 20) and pay just £720. 28 years old, park on the street in glasgow city centre (ish) with 6 years ncb with no claims or points. Work at sea, have 49 year old Mum on policy and do 9,000 miles a year social only. Whats going on, that seems cheap to me! Interested to know what others pay?????????????????????????
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Ah P1 on 18" pff7s. Hhhhmmmmmm yuuuum yuuuuum! Me like that!
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No not spun it yet. Bought it drove it for two weeks then company asked me to join a ship for one month as a favour. 6 weeks later and I am still on the ship and will be for another 4 to 6 weeks. That poor car sitting in Mums garage just gathering dust. What a waste. Average miles coming down fast mind!
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Posted a few times but here is another of RB5 107 which I have sold and now drive this. I am sure to get abuse for this but who cares I love it!
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Yesterday I was coming back from Hillington via pollok (to avoid that flamin titwood road bridge closure!) Was at the lights just where the road near old pollok centre crosses the M77. Up behind me pulled a nice big white van with all the lights and oh yes the policemen drivers. Better behave i thought. Green went the lights. Limit is forty along road to Pollokshaws ( two lane duel carraigeway that goes on for over a mile) but car in front was doing 35. So I overtook at 40, past the speed camera and pulled back into left lane. Police didn't follow but I kept a beady eye on mirrors and stuck to forty. Next thing I see an old black car in right lane in my mirror, he must have been alongside police van now. I told my mate and we watched in awe as driver cruised past us all (who were doing spot on 40). We just couldn't believe it, what a muppet. Sure enough van followed nice and slow and at the end of the road pulled the guy over. What a donkey. me and my passenger nearly cried laughing watching it all. One thing to learn from this. Don't overtake a police vehicle which is travelling at speed limit, eben if it does have dog branch on the side!
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Whats going on here. When I had my car I never heard that many subaru's around here. Now I've sold it it seems every day there is a regular thrum turning down coustonholm road and kilmarnock road. Anybody on here, managed to spot a silver classic wagon go down earlier??? C'MON RANGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Doesn't optimax degrade over time. Last time I was away at sea the car had a quarter tank of optimax left in it for 10 weeks. When I got back I thought my knocklink had been swapped with a christmas tree light set. It was terrible and car ran like a bag of spanners. I have tried BP ultimate recently with good performance and no lighting.
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Insurance is a truly mad world! My insurance with A plan was 850 with exhaust, tints and green filter on my RB5 declared. Now sold the car and have 2001 M3. Checked insurance quote with elephant and it came out just 700 odd. Then called a plan to tell them of new car. They first said 1200 for year and 200 for remaining 2 months of policy. I told them of elephant quote and they said they'd get back to me. They duly did and offered a change over fee of just 45 notes! Its a mad mad world, how can a modified group 17 MY99 RB5 cost more to insure than a 20 grand group 20 with 100 odd horsepower more!