Horace has arrived!

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cowbelly
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Horace has arrived!

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hope this works....


He's my first car too, I'm a 16-year-old young member :)
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Re: Horace has arrived!

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Hi there and welcome to the club looks a nice example hope you enjoy the experience of minor motering :D
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Re: Horace has arrived!

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Looks nice - take good care of it!
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Re: Horace has arrived!

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All the best people buy 2-door trafalgar blue Minors when they're 16... :P

Looks like a nice example. Good luck with lessons, &c.
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Alex'n'Ane
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Re: Horace has arrived!

Post by Alex'n'Ane »

I was 17 :( but it does look lovely!
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Re: Horace has arrived!

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i bought an 'eclipse blue' 2 door when i was 16, can i join the fun? does it still count if the first (and only) thing i did was take it apart and it's still in my garage 5 years later? :oops:

cowbelly, your minor appears to have an antiroll bar on the front. in my eyes, one of the best things you can bolt to a minor, in relation to money spent versus improvement gained! when i fitted mine it transformed the car!
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Re: Horace has arrived!

Post by beero »

What a smart looking car! (i'm just a little green now)

cowbelly
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Re: Horace has arrived!

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hahaa, please, call me Dan :)

and oooh haha, i hate to sound stupid, but how can you tell?
i'm on a steep learning curve, one that i'm committed to of course:)

I'm servicing it myself next month, with some guidance, replacing plugs and points and oil, and getting a feel for it all a bit more:)

thanks everybody!
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oh i see it now chris, i completely forgot i did the front view picture:P
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Re: Horace has arrived!

Post by chickenjohn »

Car looks absolutely great! bet you cant wait to pass your test and drive him for real....

please do keep us posted, we will advise on the servicing etc.

enjoy!
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Re: Horace has arrived!

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thanks a lot chickenjohn!

apparently Footman James are doing a learner's insurance policy, so with a bit of luck i'll be driving a tad in march, as i have some under-17s lessons in february:)
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Alex'n'Ane wrote:I was 17 :( but it does look lovely!
its ok me and you can start our own group cause i was 17 haha

but it is a very nice looking minor, hope u have fun driving it
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Re: Horace has arrived!

Post by Matt Tomkins »

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Alex'n'Ane wrote:
I was 17 but it does look lovely!

its ok me and you can start our own group cause i was 17 haha

but it is a very nice looking minor, hope u have fun driving it
i was 16 when i bought mine :D
2-door smoke grey
i bought an 'eclipse blue' 2 door when i was 16, can i join the fun? does it still count if the first (and only) thing i did was take it apart and it's still in my garage 5 years later?
Took mine apart too - if it ain't broke, fix it 'till it is!
Mine's still in bits under cover a year later, but fingers crossed it won't be long now!


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