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Old 11th May 2019, 13:58   #11
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The OP asked about Cowley and not Longbridge. I can't comment on Longbridge. If you are looking for parts, you could try one of the forum traders.
But my dear Philip that wasn't at all my question!
I'm not especially looking for parts at the moment.

In other words my question was:
Why did you say - I quote your own words - 'Early Cowley’s can be expensive to maintain and keep on the road.'
Why?
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Old 11th May 2019, 14:41   #12
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But my dear Philip that wasn't at all my question!
I'm not especially looking for parts at the moment.

In other words my question was:
Why did you say - I quote your own words - 'Early Cowley’s can be expensive to maintain and keep on the road.'
Why?
This is something you can find out for yourself .....it won't be from me
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Old 11th May 2019, 17:01   #13
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This is something you can find out for yourself .....it won't be from me

Better then to keep quiet & say nothing than something that goes nowhere... It's disappointing...
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  • This vehicle was the 7,517th 75 to run off the production line, out of 112,381
  • This vehicle was the 1,190th 75 2.5 V6 Contemporary to be made out of 8,214
  • This vehicle was the 2,032nd 75 in Atlantic Blue Pearlescent (code: JEY) to be made out of 2,572 Atlantic Blue Pearlescent 75s
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