It's nearly that magic time..

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It's nearly that magic time..

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That is, time you dusted your instrument panel. ! :lol:
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I like it grimy.
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Anyway thats Ford dust from the factory. Only done 36 miles.

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Major_Tom wrote: Mon Sep 14, 2020 12:37 pm Anyway thats Ford dust from the factory. Only done 36 miles.

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I sincerely hoped that you took a picture at 0 miles :lol:
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Luck you , I watched mine nearing that magic time for ages ...and then #ucking missed it :doh:
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Third time around Tom?
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Bug wrote: Tue Sep 15, 2020 7:24 am Third time around Tom?
Do you know, I have absolutely no idea. I think it's the 2rd time.. might be 3st. Definitely not 1nd.
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Major_Tom wrote: Tue Sep 15, 2020 9:08 am
Bug wrote: Tue Sep 15, 2020 7:24 am Third time around Tom?
Do you know, I have absolutely no idea. I think it's the 2rd time.. might be 3st. Definitely not 1nd.
Did you ever see that shelf in my garage that had over 20 assorted instrument panels on it?
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Not that I would ever condone it and this is purely hypothetical of course, but when I ran that Mk3 pick-up conversion I had, IF it had been insured for 3000 miles a year, and IF I had three instrument panels that read the same mileage, then I COULD have done 9000 miles ;) :whistle:
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Over here diesel vehicles used on the road are subject to road user charges (ruc's) and you have to buy them in advance and they use the vehicles speedo to measure the distance traveled . Modern electric speedo's were a god send to the frugal motorist with a variety of means to quickly reconnect the speedo should one get pulled over ( not unusual to be send ½ K up the road and back to verify a working odometer ). One friend has his hooked up to the interior light switch , another to the air con button . Milage is recorded at 6 monthly warrant of fitness tests so it pays to keep it believable ......like it doesnt pay to wear out a set of tires in only 500 km's
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Mc Tool wrote: Tue Sep 15, 2020 6:35 pm Over here diesel vehicles used on the road are subject to road user charges (ruc's) and you have to buy them in advance and they use the vehicles speedo to measure the distance traveled . Modern electric speedo's were a god send to the frugal motorist with a variety of means to quickly reconnect the speedo should one get pulled over ( not unusual to be send ½ K up the road and back to verify a working odometer ). One friend has his hooked up to the interior light switch , another to the air con button . Milage is recorded at 6 monthly warrant of fitness tests so it pays to keep it believable ......like it doesnt pay to wear out a set of tires in only 500 km's
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