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Knitty
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Would love to hear from anyone else out there that is using their car as a daily driver. This is my first week driving mine (just bought it last weekend). Any problems I should be looking out for?

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Looks like a very nice early car.
Keep it regularly serviced and it will be fine.
Last edited by chickenjohn on Fri Feb 29, 2008 9:14 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Now that is a scary coincidence...

My lowlight is/was exactly the same coulour blue :)

Steering wheel is on the other side though.
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Post by Scott »

chickenjohn wrote:otherwise the car will start to suffer from rust if used in all weathers and through the winter.
Maybe Knitty should have mentioned that he's from sunny Australia !!
:D :D
keep it clean and the upper body waxed
Is chest waxing big over there ??
:o :o
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[url=http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/9625/19705bp.jpg]1970 1000[/url]
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Scott wrote:
chickenjohn wrote:otherwise the car will start to suffer from rust if used in all weathers and through the winter.
Maybe Knitty should have mentioned that he's from sunny Australia !!
:D :D
keep it clean and the upper body waxed
Is chest waxing big over there ??
:o :o
Being a bit rude arent you? Only trying to help, I suppose thats Australians for you. :evil:

?? How are we supposed to know where she is from when there is no location mentioned? :o
Cheers John - all comments IMHO
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chickenjohn wrote:
Scott wrote:
chickenjohn wrote:otherwise the car will start to suffer from rust if used in all weathers and through the winter.
Maybe Knitty should have mentioned that he's from sunny Australia !!
:D :D
keep it clean and the upper body waxed
Is chest waxing big over there ??
:o :o
Being a bit rude arent you? Only trying to help, I suppose thats Australians for you. :evil:

?? How are we supposed to know where she is from when there is no location mentioned? :o
Sorry about that...didnt realise I hadn't filled out my information :) Definately not much problem here in the winter, in fact I'm sure all us Aussies would love to see a bit more rain this year
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Scott wrote:
chickenjohn wrote:otherwise the car will start to suffer from rust if used in all weathers and through the winter.
Maybe Knitty should have mentioned that he's from sunny Australia !!
:D :D
keep it clean and the upper body waxed
Is chest waxing big over there ??
:o :o
oh by the way Scott....'he' is a 'she' :lol:
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OK just noticed my location is still not showing up...what am I doing wrong here?
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Post by Scott »

Well, look what happens when you make assumptions :oops: :oops: .

I assumed Knitty is a 'he' - sorry Knitty.

I assumed ChickenJohn had a sense of humour - sorry ChickenJohn.

As for the rudeness - I can always blame my English parents for that :P .


Back on topic.
Knitty, go into "My Account" under the Main Menu on the left hand side of this page.
Then go into "Change your info".
Halfway down you'll see "Your location". Enter your details & then make sure you hit "Save Changes" at the bottom of the page.
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[url=http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/2484/dcp001046qp.jpg]1962 1000[/url]
[url=http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/9625/19705bp.jpg]1970 1000[/url]
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Post by Knitty »

Just checking to see if this works now
"The worst time to have a heart attack is during a game of charades, the only other time would be during a game of fake heart attack followed by naps."
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ahhh...ty Scott :)
"The worst time to have a heart attack is during a game of charades, the only other time would be during a game of fake heart attack followed by naps."
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Scott wrote:Well, look what happens when you make assumptions :oops: :oops: .

I assumed Knitty is a 'he' - sorry Knitty.

I assumed ChickenJohn had a sense of humour - sorry ChickenJohn.

As for the rudeness - I can always blame my English parents for that :P .


Back on topic.
Knitty, go into "My Account" under the Main Menu on the left hand side of this page.
Then go into "Change your info".
Halfway down you'll see "Your location". Enter your details & then make sure you hit "Save Changes" at the bottom of the page.
I do have a sense of humor and you've just confirmed the rudeness. Humour does not translate well on the internet, a joke, sarcasm and rudeness all look the same in HTML. Its to do with 95% of communication being non- verbal. Something you should perhaps bear in mind! :lol: :wink:
Cheers John - all comments IMHO
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I do have a sense of humor and you've just confirmed the rudeness. Humour does not translate well on the internet, a joke, sarcasm and rudeness all look the same in HTML. Its to do with 95% of communication being non- verbal. Something you should perhaps bear in mind! :lol: :wink:

Hi...do appreciate your remarks :) Have finally sorted out how to put my location in here too.
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chickenjohn wrote:
Being a bit rude arent you? Only trying to help, I suppose thats Australians for you.
I resemble that comment :wink:
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oh..by the way....any pics of your car on here Matt?
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Knitty wrote:Would love to hear from anyone else out there that is using their car as a daily driver. This is my first week driving mine (just bought it last weekend). Any problems I should be looking out for?
Impatient drivers who drive so close behind or overtake when it's not safe to do so....

Mine is a daily driver and I enjoy it until these drivers appear.

Enjoy your car - it looks superb.


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