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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.

Awesome!! Will txt you at the end of the week to work out a good time...

Welcome Giovane. How much do other similar cars cost second hand in Brazil? BMW M3 Porsche Cayman Porsche 911 Mazda RX8 Mazda MX5 I'm just interested because as others have said, that is an awful lot of money... 3x the price in the UK.

I've tried jump starting and charged the battery fully, and also clouted the starter with a hammer. No joy with all 3. I'm at the point of having to buy a new battery for £60 to see if that sorts it, buti'm only 25% confident that it will, so would rather not waste the money. ...if only someone with a new battery would let me try it for 5 minutes to see if thats the issue... Oh hi mate That would be awesome mate. Do you know what AH it is? My book says it needs a 66ah, but the one thats on it is a 63ah and it was fine... Will you have fitted it by next weekend or can i come and get it then? Will only need it for 5 minutes i guess!

Cheers Will.

Hi guys, Due to a change in circumstances i've decided to try and sell my barely-begun Mercedes G Wagen restoration project. I'm in a share scheme at work which was due to mature in 2017, but we have just been bought out and so the scheme is ending early, and I am getting a fairly good payout now instead. As a result, this means we are now trying to buy a house, but we need to supplement our deposit with money from the G Wagen if possible. I realise that this is probably going to be difficult to sell now in it's current state so i'm not holding my breath. If it sells it sells, if it doesnt i'll keep it and put the resto on hold for 12 months or so. I've been as honest as possible in the add, as it's probably the best tool to help sell an unfinished project. I'll be adding more pics of the rust and progress tomorrow. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1988-Mercedes-G-Wagen-Restoration-Project-G-Class-Wagon-/271729826929? Any feedback on the ad is welcome.

All i see is this:

Wow, love the carbon.