.....an interesting fact

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"..... if you can prove that it was built more than 40 years ago,not an easy task on a turbo diesel,as the Prima turbo wasn't introduced until 1998....."

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Mathew has just called......his Dad has decided to get all the work done to get the car through its MOT. The Garage (Craig at ARS Ltd) will also see about Historical Vehicle Status making it Tax, MOT exempt before it hits 40 years...,....first I've heard of this, didn't know you could.

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I have a call on my phone, late yesterday, from Mathew.......guess he wants to know if anyone here is interested in M62 XCM......

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Interesting! I've been beaten to it , but where does the map reading light fit......both electrically and in the car?

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....2026 that is, not so far into the future!!

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Switched my laptop on this morning and the first thing to take my eye was a "rare cars" item -

Only 22 Bluebirds left it said - I could see they meant the first Sunderland car and further reading revealed it was 22 of the 'Premium' model. Nonetheless, I'm sure if you'd asked Joe...

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"The thing that is often forgotten/ignored about abs is that it was introduced to enable you to steer during heavy braking" - yes, I remember the Granada advert, tractor on country lane

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.......and also I thought the benefit of anti lock brakes would out weigh that of having top notch tyres,


You learn something every day

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"Interesting that a crappy tyre on its last legs more than doubles the stopping distance over a new A rated one" " these differences are much bigger than the maximum claimed reduction in stopping distance given by modern anti skid braking systems (0-30%"

Now, that does...

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I briefly saw M62 XCM parked in it's safer spot today


Incidentally, whilst viewing it, with its spare wheel out of the well, I saw the seat belt buckles for the occasional seat sat bottom of the well. "Oh!", I thought, "that's where mine are! "......and indeed...

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An update on M62 XCM.....the owner's son rang me, and he tells me the car is now stored on his driveway - far better than the back alley by the garage.

I told him of the comments made here.

He also seems to think its registration number may be worth a few hundred quid. A personal...

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Wow, zephyr, M285 HTT is a great car!!!

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....or, did I assume

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Indeed, he initially said Countryman, it having seven seats. However, I soon saw "no wood inserts" , noted the upholstery and then saw the badging.....

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.....possibly sending photos twice, but list my place ...

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....yet more photos...

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More photos........

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Photos.......

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I'm in a mad rush......but quickly spoken to Craig at the garage who now has the car (ARS Ltd - no 'E' ) - He too reckons Johnny's diagnosis could well be correct - "Smoke could be due to being driven too carefully, soot builds up in the exhaust, then gets blown out on the full throttle emissions...

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Just looked at the fail sheet myself - restoration is a BIG job!!
I was vaguely considering two Montegos on the drive......but I think not.