It's nearly that magic time..
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That is, time you dusted your instrument panel. !
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I like it grimy.
I'm the one who leaves all those shoes in the carriageway.
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Anyway thats Ford dust from the factory. Only done 36 miles.
I'm the one who leaves all those shoes in the carriageway.
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I sincerely hoped that you took a picture at 0 miles
A wise man once said... "you can never have too many capris - buy another"
It's me, I'm the wise man.
It's me, I'm the wise man.
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I'm the one who leaves all those shoes in the carriageway.
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Luck you , I watched mine nearing that magic time for ages ...and then #ucking missed it
Sometimes I talk to myself ... and we both have a good laugh
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Third time around Tom?
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Do you know, I have absolutely no idea. I think it's the 2rd time.. might be 3st. Definitely not 1nd.
I'm the one who leaves all those shoes in the carriageway.
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Did you ever see that shelf in my garage that had over 20 assorted instrument panels on it?
I could usually provide one that closely matched the mileage of the original.
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
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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
Sometimes I talk to myself ... and we both have a good laugh
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That's the thing with these damned humans, they have this annoying habit of not wanting to be controlled and finding solutions to problems.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
I'm the one who leaves all those shoes in the carriageway.