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  1. One of my sons had 'free' breakdown cover with his car insurance. When the car did breakdown and had to be recovered to home he soon found out that it was in fact dammed expensive. Lesson learned we have  joint personal cover with the AA. Over the years we gave had to call them out a few times and the service has been excellent. I have always been able to negotiate a discount from their renewal quote. I should add that we both run cars well over 10 years old (two of them nearer 20) and call outs have always needed recovery as clutch cylinders, engine ECU's etc are not roadside repairable.

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  2. Here's my eclectic mix.

    Bond Mk C

    Austin  40 Farina (passed test)

    Worsley 4/44 (very smokey)

    Triumph Roadster 2L (dikie seats)

    Rover 90

    Rover 100

    MG Midget Mk 2 (great fun car)

    Rover 3 Ltr Coupe (Still got)

    Austin 1100

    Austin 1300

    Daf 66 (vario matic - weird)

    Vauxhall Astra Estate 

    Rover SD1 2600 

    Ford Granada Mk 3 ( Big end went)

    Ford Escort x 2 (1 heavily modded)

    Volvo 145 (7 seater)

    Rover 218 SLD ( my first diesel car)

    Rover 600 ( Honda engine)

    Rover 75 diesel auto (still got)

    Rover 75 CLD manual (my daily drive

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  3. When I worked for London Transport in the 70's to get the Leyland Fleetlines started on cold mornings we had a 'starting team' of two men. The procedure was to take of the air intake pipe from the manifold, one man wedged the throttle actuator with a large bar (no air to operate the accelerator) the other man held a lit wax procession flare into the air intake on the manifold. The starter was then pressed until the engine fired at which point the air intake pipe was refitted. As there was so much unburnt diesel in the cylinders that when the engines did fire up the smoke was unbelievable from the 70 plus vehicles. With noting that the old RT's and RM's started with no problems without the above procedures. 

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  4. Thank you so much for your replies, I think that it is Ranworth, it just looked a bit different in those days. The colourisation was amazing, thank you DavidH. I took the photo but sadly of the four friends in front of the boat only the one on the left is still around and it is for him that I'm seeking the location. Once again thanks for your help.

  5. Ranworth was my first thought, but there looks to be another dyke behind and some water beyond that. I thought that it could be somewhere south as friends had a caravan at Caister that we used to use.

  6. Hi.

    I have been going through some long forgotten photos and found this one, unfortunately it has suffered over time. I just can't place where it was taken, it would have been in the early 70's possibly in the south. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

    Cheers. Bob

     

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  7. Ahhh the summers of 75 & 76. I got made redundant in the spring of 75 with a decent package that allowed me to fit in a broads holiday and spend all the summer driving about in my MG with my then girlfriend. In the autumn I  joined London Transport as a vehicle electrician and was obviously affected by the heat in 76 and got engaged getting married in 77.

  8. I'm probably a bit of an old luddite but I find it difficult to get enthusiastic about modern cars, there seems far to much in the way of needless electronic gimmicky. Frankly I'm surprised that manufactures haven't stopped fitting a bonnet release saying that they don't as there are no user serviceable parts inside. I was thinking of buying a new car last year and went to the extent of looking at a few. They were all OK in their way albeit a bit soulless. In the end as I don't do a huge mileage since retiring the longest distance being 220miles going to the boat I decided to stick to my Rover 3 ltr and collection of 3 Rover 75's untill I hang up my steering wheel.

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  9. I'm sorry to hear about the old lady. Dependent on circumstance and the duties / abilities of Rufus it could get complicated. I would go with the Citizens Advice suggestion but if their anything like they are down here don't expect too much help. You could concider spending some money on a chat to a solicitor that deals in 'family matters', If there are any complications (as there was with my mother in law) it will be money well spent. 

  10. Seamaster 30's do make good broads cruisers but maybe I'm biased as I have owned one for 12 years. Mine was not one of the Swiftway's, it came from France then did a spell on the Thames before arriving at the broads. As far as I am aware all the Swiftway's are still on the broads. Mine is slightly different as it is the 'Lowline' version giving less airdraft but the layout is the same.

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