marzman

someone drove a cabrio auto, because thats the same and he says it was a 2014 not a 15 Actually it was a 2012 - has it really come on that much in three years? Guess you could say the same about the C6 vs C7 corvette... It's the next iteration, just look at the 350 vs 370 interior.

If she's doing such low mileage, a petrol would be the better option.

What year is the car? It looks like your plate has an 06 on it, but is this when it was imported and it's actually an 02 car etc?

Why do people get so bent out of shape about this program? It's the same every year, someone posts about it and everyone moans! Dont watch it if you dont like it!!

Tilly's car has always been one of my favourite's on the forum. Love it.

Any news yet Matt? I cant wait!!

Instant ban! Haha, good to see another opinion as obviously the Z and Mustang have a similar following given this post. Using the US MPG and doing a rough calculation the V8 should get around 25 UK MPG combined. Not too bad really, better than I thought! Not bad. We have higher ron fuel than the yanks too so it might be better than that.

Why did i have to decide to buy a house this year ffs? I need one of these in my life.

I will 100% be buying one of these at some point in the future. I watched Need for Speed and instantly wanted one.

Cheers Andy mate, thanks for your support. Really sorry to hear that mate. Thanks for posting. I do feel very lucky that he's alive right now. I've managed to speak to him every day via facetime in the hospital. He was quite emotional at first but he's more upbeat now. I've booked my flights and im going over early next week for 12 days, to be there for his recovery at home rather than whilst he's in hospital. I'm going to be working remotely from his apartment, doing UK hours (4am - 12.30pm USA time) which will be fun!

Mine has been 'FBI_Surveillance_Van#05' for about the last 6 years.

Thanks everyone. Busy day today as i've had a number of errands to run. I managed to call the hospital and speak to him this morning. They did some tests and one artery is 100% blocked, and two others are not quite as bad but still need attention, hence the triple bypass. They're planning on doing the surgery at the middle of next week. He did the expected 'oh you dont need to come', but I told him I was definitely coming and he was quite thankful i think. So the plan is to go maybe next weekend to be there for when he gets out. I can only really go for a couple of weeks due to work, so he agreed that my time would be better spent with him when he's ready to go home. ...fingers crossed i dont regret that decision and the surgery goes ok! Thanks again everyone. Bennett - thanks for your message. I'll be in touch. ...and yeah it's a bit of a wakeup call for me. 31 years old and 20 stone... i need to get my act together.

Thanks G Man.

Cool, i'll mention that to me dad! Off his feet for 2 months. That's not good! i can't afford to spend too much time off work over there... 2-3 weeks tops. Hmmm.

Sorry for the morbid topic, but i could use some advice please. My Dad has just emailed me and he's in hospital having just had 'a severe heart attack', and the doctors have told him they're going to do a triple by-pass in the next few days. ...this may be a stupid question, but how serious is this? The reason I ask is that my Dad lives alone, in upstate New York (USA), and i'm trying to figure out if i need to be with him. He's only 61 and leads a normal, working life. He eats, smokes, and drinks too much which is no doubt what will have caused this, but what im trying to say is that he's perfectly able-bodied. I've emailed him back to tell him i can be over there in a couple of days if he needs me, but no doubt he's going to say he's fine and not to bother... but he cant come out of hospital and go home alone can he?! Google says it's normally a week in hospital and then recovery at home, and that people can go back to work after 6 weeks - much like any other routine surgery. Does anyone have any experience of bypass recovery or care? Lastly, i'm not after a sympathy post here - just want some genuine constructive advice please.

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I've got to say, progress was looking good yesterday bud.

I sat in my wife's friend's MX5 mk1, and i didnt fit. I'm 6'2 and 20 stone, byt my knees were round my ears.

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Fantastic. From Keysers teardown thread, I dont think there's enough left of Grundy's engine to build one of these is there?

Get inside and put some weight into pushing it open, whilst pulling the lever under the strut and having someone on the outside too?

Jesus, my eyes!

So the auction's going well so far! I've got 70 watchers, and have so far been offered £3500 (plus a couple of low ballers). Not too bad, but i'll hold out for £4k for a few more weeks i think. Got a chap coming down to look at it on Saturday too.

Good info, thanks. I feel for you man, those are some crazy prices. To reply to a comment, you press the 'Quote' button at the bottom right of the comment.