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limegreen
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After a rather long absence, i have returned... with news.

Rita (limegreen) has only had her wings and a little welding done, and will be for sale very soon.

this is for a very good reason;

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I heard about her Thursday, and she was on my drive by Sunday. She is 4 door, 2 previous owners, approx 35,000 miles and has been garaged since 2003. I paid £450 for her, and I am very, very pleased.

Very very.

Hi all!
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that looks a good morris

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Does that mean that you are now to be known as "Snow White"? With 35000 on the clock, that's one to hang on to and look after!! Do I see potential for a little bit of roof to be tagged on to that building, to shelter the car from the elements?
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Congratulations ! Seems to be a good buy. Enjoy her... :D

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She doesnt need much doing either - only a clean up, passenger floor and passenger seat :3
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Great looking car, have fun. :D


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Looks nice and for a good price too.


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Hi
Good deal, nice MM.
Congratulations!!
cheers
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Post by santadawes »

Hi Limegreen.
Nice looking Morris you have there. Will you be looking to join us on our South wales Branch Run in April around the Wye vally? If so which one will you be taking? If you can send me the details via email Santadawes@hotmail.com I can book you a place.
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I'd love to join you on the run, and if not, I'll certainly get one of them out in the open to cheer you all on!
Are you planning to do a run from Monmouth to Chepstow along the Wye Valley? (I live almost upon that road, you see.)

My driving test is actually on the 12th April - I'd most likely be bringing XTX, as Rita will be sold after her welding is completed, sadly. - XTX is more practical for me and less work for dad in the long run.
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We leave cardiff for Newport, Caerwent, Chepstow, Tintern, Monmouth and finish at Raglan.
I will put you down for XTX But if you Email me I will post Times and Route to you.
Thanks.

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Well that looks a good car for the money does it run or havent you got that far yet.
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Didn't I see that for sale on E-bay? If it's the same one, I looked tat that 35,000 (apparently backed up by MOT paperwork, IIRC) and thought "Nah! I could never explain that one away to the missus!"

But you seem to have got away with owning two mogs at once by promising to sell the original... I did that with my motorbike when I bought Betsy Blue... anyone wanna buy a motorbike, because nine months later I've still got it! :lol: :lol:
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I don't think it's been on ebay, unless it was from Caldicot and they wanted £600 for it?

and Kevin; Her battery is a tad flat, and the fuel pump needs a little care, but she's a runner!
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limegreen wrote:My driving test is actually on the 12th April
I'm sure everyone wishes you luck!! It's a few years since I did my test (In fact 13 April marks 40 years since I started school) and I expect some of the format has changed. Because both my parents passed first time, I felt under a bit of pressure to do so. I remember just slowing it all down a tad (Being just a little less "Eager" with the emergency stop, to lessen the risk of locking up) but not to the point of appearing hesitant. If I remember rightly, the examiner who tested me, was rumoured to fail boys, to knock their confidence. Whether this was true and whether my tactics were successful, I shall never know but I passed first time. I was pretty conversant with the rules of the road, as I had done a lot of cycling prior to learning to drive (Up to one hundred miles a day on some occasions and in all types of traffic) and I’m sure that helped me with the Highway Code.

I think you’ve got to not get hung up on worrying about failing. Passing first time does not make you a good driver and failing once or possibly twice does not make you a bad one. Up to a point, passing your test is not always the same thing as learning to drive.
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