*** T.C FUEL CONSUMPTION (and let's be honest!) ***

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Post by ClaytonSpeed » Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:40 pm

But all the TC's Larry owed he scrapped... Not on the road long enough to measure the consumption! :lol:
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Post by The General » Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:42 pm

not the case. larry tc was sold to stuart and the tc that was broken was MINE. :lol: :lol:

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Post by JIM73 » Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:43 pm

Perhaps you need an old boy to do it "by ear" Brian !! :wink:

No need for all that mechanical nonsense and tools !! :wink:

Ask Gary !! :D
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Post by The General » Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:45 pm

is he that old ? :lol: :lol:

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Post by marinabrian » Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:46 pm

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D.D. Automotive(Doncaster) stuffed from floor to ceiling with B.L. kack :lol:

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Post by ado28 » Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:53 pm

JIM73 wrote:Perhaps you need an old boy to do it "by ear" Brian !! :wink:

No need for all that mechanical nonsense and tools !! :wink:

Ask Gary !! :D
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Post by JIM73 » Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:54 pm

What was that !! ?? :lol:
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Post by The General » Mon Jan 28, 2008 10:01 pm

exactly. :lol: :lol:

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Post by marinabrian » Mon Jan 28, 2008 10:08 pm

forgot my most technical of tools a piece of hosepipe with a funnel on the end, with an induction loop fitted for my hearing aid!

T.C.'s too uneconomical for old tree huggers such as myself (NOT) :D

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Post by marinabrian » Mon Jan 28, 2008 10:10 pm

Who was it that said Tundra looked like olive drab with a coat of lacquer?

Oh yes it was me, silly old sod that I am, getting forgetful now :twisted:

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Post by JIM73 » Mon Jan 28, 2008 10:45 pm

Would fit in well with the drab northern surroundings eh Brian !! :wink:
Not like the sunny Isle of Wight !! :wink: :D
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Post by Uncle Frank » Mon Jan 28, 2008 10:52 pm

:roll: Blo**y hell Brian, what`s the point of having a nice new bodyshell stuck on the ceiling..get the bugger down and paint it!...then you can stick one of those lousy 1700 engines in it and away the lads!! :wink: :lol: :lol: ...fill it with Newcastle brown ale and you will be in paradise! :wink: :lol:
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Post by JIM73 » Mon Jan 28, 2008 10:53 pm

Be better and more economical with a ford zetec Frank !! :wink:
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Post by Uncle Frank » Mon Jan 28, 2008 10:58 pm

:lol: Or as Brian hates "BL Cack" so much, how about a nice Japanese lump!..perhaps a nice datsun or a Toyota :wink: :lol:
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Post by The General » Mon Jan 28, 2008 11:02 pm

a fix or repair daily engine ? can't beat it eh :lol: :lol:

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