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Club Arnage => General Discussion => Topic started by: Leftie on February 09, 2008, 01:06:19 am


Title: Lefties Off Topic Quattro stuff
Post by: Leftie on February 09, 2008, 01:06:19 am
Is that a 'Four Sprung Duck Techique?

Lovely motor, and in exceptionally good shape.

Title: Re: You've heard of word association, well let's try picture association. NSFW
Post by: Leftie on February 09, 2008, 01:28:03 am
Quote from: Dangermouse on February 07, 2008, 08:47:34 pm
Quote from: Leftie
Best track was Child in Time

Not on 'Wish You Were Here' it wasn't ;D

Am I missing something or are you mixing up your 'Purple' with your 'Pink'? ???



....anyway.....in a half-ar$ed attempt to keep the picture association going I'll post this......and I've got a bet on with myself as to where it goes next!!!

(http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w6/millsy_2007/IMGP2398.jpg)

Is that a 'Four Sprung Duck Techique?

Lovely motor, and in exceptionally good shape.

Watch this   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Adhc-tL2Ba0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Adhc-tL2Ba0)

And at least my marque won it's class at LM using real fuel.

Title: Re: You've heard of word association, well let's try picture association. NSFW
Post by: Robspot on February 09, 2008, 01:42:03 am
Out of interest (and with no regard for the general idea of this thread  ;D ) how much would one of those go for?

Title: Re: You've heard of word association, well let's try picture association. NSFW
Post by: Dangermouse on February 09, 2008, 10:37:02 am
£3k would buy you a lot of work
£4-6k would buy a 10-valver that needed slight tidying.
£6 - 10k would buy a very very good / mint 10 -valver.
£20k would buy a mint 20-valver from someone who wanted every last penny from the sale.

These prices , like all classics, do vary.

It is a minefield......if you really fancy one get on the owners forum and see what the pro's and cons are and what to look for.

Then see the bank manager and insert smile on face. ;D

Title: Re: Lefties Off Topic Quattro stuff
Post by: Gordonwr on February 09, 2008, 10:08:11 pm
Mine after just finishing a 20 month glass out bare metal restoration. The bonnet got finished last Friday!!
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(http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/9818/img0018gf2.jpg)
Shot at 2008-02-09
Not yet got round to finishing off with the stripes, badges and rings. In fact I may leave them off for a bit!! They may be on for Le Mans, not sure yet, I'll see if it needs them or not.
 Is the paint on yours a standard colour Leftie. It looks superb, what year is it, mines an '84 done 220k miles only !!

Title: Re: Lefties Off Topic Quattro stuff
Post by: Chris24 on February 09, 2008, 11:51:33 pm
Only one thing to say to you guys,

GITS ! (Lucky Gits!)


One, day, one day, I will finally have one of those sat on my drive !

Not quite the same but i can kinda relate to the bare metal restoration job. Currently building a 1/24th model of the Audi R8 road car and messed up the paint job this afternoon. Just spent several hours stripping it down back to bare plastic again for another go at painting it. Total ball ache and time consuming.

Title: Re: Lefties Off Topic Quattro stuff
Post by: Leftie on February 10, 2008, 04:22:58 am
Quote from: Gordonwr on February 09, 2008, 10:08:11 pm
Is the paint on yours a standard colour Leftie. It looks superb, what year is it, mines an '84 done 220k miles only !!

Gordon, fabulous motor mate, I'm jealous.

BTW, the red one is not mine (I wish).

Title: Re: Lefties Off Topic Quattro stuff
Post by: Dangermouse on February 11, 2008, 09:20:29 am
Gordon,
That 1984 WR belongs to 'Wor Kid'.
It done about 62k but hasn't really done any serious miles in quite a few years since it was repainted in a (like yours) glass-out back to metal respray.
Stays in the garage, gets a run around the estate once in a while if it's lucky. He's fortunate enough to have 'other toys'.
The paint colour is genuine VW/Audi although not a colour ever used on the Quattro.

Happy to help.

Title: Re: Lefties Off Topic Quattro stuff
Post by: Kev_mk3 on February 11, 2008, 10:13:07 am
Quote from: Gordonwr on February 09, 2008, 10:08:11 pm
Mine after just finishing a 20 month glass out bare metal restoration. The bonnet got finished last Friday!!
[
(http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/9818/img0018gf2.jpg)
Shot at 2008-02-09
Not yet got round to finishing off with the stripes, badges and rings. In fact I may leave them off for a bit!! They may be on for Le Mans, not sure yet, I'll see if it needs them or not.
 Is the paint on yours a standard colour Leftie. It looks superb, what year is it, mines an '84 done 220k miles only !!
i saw you saturday!!!! Saltney Shell you where talking to my mate with his Carrodo, i was sat in the back seat :D thought it was you!!

Title: Re: Lefties Off Topic Quattro stuff
Post by: Gordonwr on February 11, 2008, 12:01:30 pm
Small world or what !! You should have said something, I get spotted by people off the quattroforum but that's a first on here!!

Title: Re: Lefties Off Topic Quattro stuff
Post by: Kev_mk3 on February 11, 2008, 12:21:50 pm
Quote from: Gordonwr on February 11, 2008, 12:01:30 pm
Small world or what !! You should have said something, I get spotted by people off the quattroforum but that's a first on here!!
I wasn’t totally sure, but I remember you mentioned it to me ages ago and I thought that’s a mint Quattro so must be you lol I was kind of trapped in the Rado tho :laugh:

Title: Re: Lefties Off Topic Quattro stuff
Post by: Andy Zarse on February 11, 2008, 01:44:09 pm
Gordon, that is one mean car and I'm very jealous. Only a word like, but I'm not sure you'll get through an MOT test with those number plates. They've got very hot on having the correct font, as indeed have the police round here. Those plates are a guarantee tug from the BiB in Brighton.

Title: Re: Lefties Off Topic Quattro stuff
Post by: Kev_mk3 on February 11, 2008, 02:05:21 pm
Quote from: Andy Zarse on February 11, 2008, 01:44:09 pm
Gordon, that is one mean car and I'm very jealous. Only a word like, but I'm not sure you'll get through an MOT test with those number plates. They've got very hot on having the correct font, as indeed have the police round here. Those plates are a guarantee tug from the BiB in Brighton.
They seem to pass you where we live Andy as me and my friend passed with German style pressed plates but the Police don’t seem to care about that fact!

Title: Re: Lefties Off Topic Quattro stuff
Post by: Gordonwr on February 11, 2008, 02:31:11 pm
Quote from: Andy Zarse on February 11, 2008, 01:44:09 pm
Gordon, that is one mean car and I'm very jealous. Only a word like, but I'm not sure you'll get through an MOT test with those number plates. They've got very hot on having the correct font, as indeed have the police round here. Those plates are a guarantee tug from the BiB in Brighton.
Cheers Andy, I have another set that I used at MOT time but I know what you mean! As Kev said they don't seem to bothered round here but time will tell.
Cheers for the comments, it's taken a lot of hard work to reach that condition and at times I felt like giving up especially when all you do is cut loads of rotten metal out for ages !!

Title: Re: Lefties Off Topic Quattro stuff
Post by: Kev_mk3 on February 11, 2008, 04:59:08 pm
Quote from: Gordonwr on February 11, 2008, 02:31:11 pm
Quote from: Andy Zarse on February 11, 2008, 01:44:09 pm
Gordon, that is one mean car and I'm very jealous. Only a word like, but I'm not sure you'll get through an MOT test with those number plates. They've got very hot on having the correct font, as indeed have the police round here. Those plates are a guarantee tug from the BiB in Brighton.
Cheers Andy, I have another set that I used at MOT time but I know what you mean! As Kev said they don't seem to bothered round here but time will tell.
Cheers for the comments, it's taken a lot of hard work to reach that condition and at times I felt like giving up especially when all you do is cut loads of rotten metal out for ages !!


Be warned they are clamping down A LOT in the area Gordon the spoil sports  :'(

Title: Re: Lefties Off Topic Quattro stuff
Post by: nopanic - neil on February 11, 2008, 05:15:42 pm
Number plates  - Operation Larch

Who comes up with these stupid names? And they get paid for it as well

Quote
(http://www.north-wales.police.uk/nwpv2/_globalimages/enOnly/lin/banner_2.jpg)
North Wales Police will be taking part in a nationwide crackdown on illegal number plates, following concern at the growing use of unlawful registration plates.

Operation Larch is a week-long national campaign and starts today (Monday, the 28th of January). The operation is aimed at stepping up enforcement of current regulations by targeting motor vehicles with misrepresented plates.

The seven-day operation will aim to:

• Identify any links between the use of misrepresented registration marks and criminality

• Provide suitable evidence to justify changes to penalty levels for related offences and
• Maximise the disruption of criminal activities and reduce crime levels.


No 2. Thats great more reasons to be fined!

Title: Re: Lefties Off Topic Quattro stuff
Post by: Leftie on February 11, 2008, 05:31:01 pm
Quote from: nopanic - neil on February 11, 2008, 05:15:42 pm
Number plates  - Operation Larch

Who comes up with these stupid names? And they get paid for it as well

Quote
(http://www.north-wales.police.uk/nwpv2/_globalimages/enOnly/lin/banner_2.jpg)
North Wales Police will be taking part in a nationwide crackdown on illegal number plates, following concern at the growing use of unlawful registration plates.

Operation Larch is a week-long national campaign and starts today (Monday, the 28th of January). The operation is aimed at stepping up enforcement of current regulations by targeting motor vehicles with misrepresented plates.

The seven-day operation will aim to:

• Identify any links between the use of misrepresented registration marks and criminality

• Provide suitable evidence to justify changes to penalty levels for related offences and
• Maximise the disruption of criminal activities and reduce crime levels.


No 2. Thats great more reasons to be fined!

We are the 'soft option' for gaining 'Target Quotas' I am led to believe.

However, there are plates out there that are unreadable.

I would suggest to our 'Boys in Blue' to target plates that have PL, LT and ES on them as they are more probable unlisensed even in their country and therefore uninsured.

Title: Re: Lefties Off Topic Quattro stuff
Post by: Gordonwr on February 11, 2008, 06:04:29 pm
Ooops !! Maybe I'd best put the legal plates back on for a bit then !!

Title: Re: Lefties Off Topic Quattro stuff
Post by: Kev_mk3 on February 11, 2008, 06:10:21 pm
Quote from: Gordonwr on February 11, 2008, 06:04:29 pm
Ooops !! Maybe I'd best put the legal plates back on for a bit then !!
for the best. i got away with it for 9 months then i got stopped outside my house and told to change them. i then got a letter off the DVLA 3 months later saying if i commit any offense for illegal number plates again they will revoke my reg plate and put the car on a Q plate!!  :o

mattys Rado you saw on Saturday has has his plates on for over a year now and has one just put the front one on for the MOT, before it was in the window and no one battered a eye lid  ::)  ::)

Title: Re: Lefties Off Topic Quattro stuff
Post by: Bas on February 11, 2008, 06:30:28 pm
Now not being from the UK could anybody tell me what a Q plate is?

Also why on earth would you want to put plates with a different font on your car, now I understand the importance of fonts in mail, advertising etc but ones license plate  ???

Title: Re: Lefties Off Topic Quattro stuff
Post by: Ade on February 11, 2008, 08:49:02 pm
Quote from: Bas on February 11, 2008, 06:30:28 pm
Now not being from the UK could anybody tell me what a Q plate is?

Vehicles are assigned “Q” prefix registration numbers to draw attention to the fact that their origins or age are uncertain. “Q” numbers are therefore non-transferable and must remain with the vehicle unless documentary evidence which confirms its origins/age comes to light.

Ade

Title: Re: Lefties Off Topic Quattro stuff
Post by: Kev_mk3 on March 03, 2008, 04:00:05 pm
looking good Gordon -

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/coxy914/MBC5119.jpg)


rest of the pictures can be find here -

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=60360

 ;D