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13th January 2019, 11:09 | #71 |
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MG ZT+ Cdti Auto saloon. Join Date: Jul 2014
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All these great old cars and vans used to pass tests in.
I passed on my 17th birthday in Nov 1973 driving a Datsun Sunny. I wasn't asked to do a 3 point turn or a hill start, I did an emergency stop and reversed around a corner. We went about half a mile from the test centre and just drove around for ten minutes and then back to the test centre, he said congratulations and that was it, maybe 20 minutes including asking me some questions, it was snowing too and I still had to do hand signals |
13th January 2019, 12:46 | #72 |
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Taught in my dads Ford Corsair V4, then he told to get some lessons before I took the test from the local instructor to make sure I knew what was needed.
Passed first time in 1968 in a mk1 Escort 1100. It was such an easy car to drive |
14th January 2019, 08:58 | #73 |
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Rover 75 2.5 V6 in Wedgwood Blue Join Date: Dec 2015
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I took my first "instructional" trips with the old man in a 1968 Mini fitted with a 1300 twin carb MG lump. That was fun. Official lessons were in standard Mini 1000s. Took and passed the test in the 1300. It was in Hemel Hempstead as I remember.
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14th January 2019, 19:37 | #74 |
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1955 cup final day in a 1936 Austin Cambridge. Purchased for £100 the week before.
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14th January 2019, 20:28 | #75 |
Posted a thing or two
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The day in history I would choose to go back in time just to see Newcastle win a domestic trophy.
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14th January 2019, 21:17 | #76 |
This is my second home
Rover 75 Tourer, Classic mini Cooper S, Abarth 595 competizione, MG TF and a Hyundai Tucson PHEV Join Date: Feb 2007
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Passed in my girlfriends (now wife) mk2 XR2
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................................................. 'Marmite' Possibly one of the most famous 75 tourers produced! left the production line as the last of only Three Rover 75 tourers produced in Trophy Yellow. 48 hours later Longbridge closed. The last sold ordered 75 Tourer. Paid for by the Phoenix Four and handed over by John Towers to the Warwickshire Northampton Air ambulance service as a Rapid Response vehicle |
14th January 2019, 22:25 | #77 |
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Hillman Avenger, in 1973, in North Shields
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14th January 2019, 23:52 | #78 |
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I actually passed my test on Saint George's day last year, in a Diesel toyota yaris MK3, which I really rated, thought it was ace. Nothing on the Rover of course, but a very nice and forgiving car to learn in. Only criticisms are the oddly long throw gearstick and light steering. Still took me 3 tries to pass, I put it down to nerves.
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2004 Rover 75 Saloon - Connoisseur S.E - 2.0 Diesel CDTi - Platinum Gold - Auto. 1991 Mercedes 190E 1.8 (Nico) / 1991 Yamaha SR125 (David) This vehicle (Nigel) was born Wednesday, 15th September 2004 @ 08:14:39 and was the 103,810th 75 to run off the production line, out of 112,381 - This vehicle was the 3,096th 75 CDT Connoisseur SE (135) to be made out of 4,744 - This vehicle was the 303rd 75 in Platinum Gold (code: MCN) to be made out of 1,685 Platinum Gold 75s |
15th January 2019, 00:53 | #79 |
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2001 Rover 75 Connoisser SE 2.0 L V6 Auto and 1950 Rover P4 75 Cyclops Join Date: Feb 2009
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Passed in a Renault Clio in 2007, my daily driver was a 1968 Triumph Herald at the time.
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15th January 2019, 05:48 | #80 |
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Passed in 1989 in a Ford Fiesta 1.1 Popular plus in navy blue.
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