FINALY GOT IT!!!!!

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FINALY GOT IT!!!!!

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i have been after a tri-star doka (rhd) never been abused! for about 6 or 7 years! picked it up last night in Fort William. only got it cos the guy called me 6 or 7 months ago asking how the diff lock could jam on after a vw garage had just fitted a new clutch. they said it was nothing to do with them (after charging him £800) i made him an offer on it but he said no,and he was going to fight it with them to sort it out. they didnt and i went up and picked it up last night! :D the craziest thing is,he actually owned nevis vw garage in fort william from the early 80s til 2002 when he sold the franchise to Hawco VW. he still owns the building and rents it to them!!! all his old stock was put in a locked cage all these years as they wouldnt sell it for him, he went to get all his stock recently and surprise surprise all the starters,alternators,bumpers(goodies) had dissapeared through the locked cage! all the other stuff (loads) i bought as a job lot and paid more than i wanted(should have) for the rest,but rather than see the same thing as another retired(enthusiast :evil: ) from edinburgh just skip and scrap all his stuff(t4+t3 variant panels,beetle doors etc) cos nobody had given him top dollar for what was left! so i have loads of trim,gaskets,lights,exhausts, brake parts, speaker upgrades,towbars and even a ski rack,carpet mats,boxes and boxes of spark plugs for polos,golfs passats and santanas! take forever to get money back but rather that than the bin! :ok
by the way,its white 78k, 4 owners (realy 2) almost full vw history and realy good condition(nearly as good as robert westlings to begin with)
have to decide which route to go soon with it! cheers mcgill
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Re: FINALY GOT IT!!!!!

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Nice one Ian.. is it a "keeper" then???

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It goes to show that there are still a few 'Gems' around! Well done.
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You won,t be needing that LT firetruck then ? :ok :ok
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i need to sort out what ive got/ want/need! somethings have to go but need to decide soon? :?
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Post by taigagreen »

Fantastic!!

Congrats :D
Now
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took gearbox out today to see why diff lock was still on,it appears that they told him his van was ready and he collected and drove along the road a bit,thought it didnt seem right and drove back to garage. they said that the diff lock was on and they would try to free it off! the pin has been butchered to get it (look like its off) but it has already wound the box up(no teeth broken off but some marking on diff!) going to write a letter for the guy and see if he can claim them for bad workmanship! cheers mcgill
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Are we going to see it at the weekend in Biggar then Ian?
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joking!!!!! lucky to see me at this rate! going home for dinner and a bath and maybe 3 hrs sleep. heading to peterboro at 2 am to meet a guy thats bought a suzuki super carry from me,then norwich-ish to get an air cooled tin top,back to leicester to drop off trailer and van. then to southampton for a diff,cog box for a gearbox and bimingham for a windscreen if i'm not too late and back to leicester to pick up trailer then home to scotland on thurs afternoon! if all goes according to plan(never does) Biggar friday afternoon? all in the V6 caravelle,so a relaxing 1200 miles at least! :shock:
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Well.. Kettle could be on......... depending on what time you are in the area..... :rofl :rofl :rofl

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mcgill5 wrote: all in the V6 caravelle,so a relaxing 1200 miles at least! :shock:

Very nice motors those, they go very well and will cruise all day in the fast lane with no probs.

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didnt have to go to southampton,1000 exactly! now home! :ok
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