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john m

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What car
« on: February 11, 2020, 07:10:11 pm »
What car did you learn to drive in .Mine was a VW van around Clonshaugh Industrial Estate .

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Re: What car
« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2020, 07:14:05 pm »
Mine was an electric (drum battery) bread van way way back in 190.
Mr. T-bag to you

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Re: What car
« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2020, 07:16:49 pm »
Mother's Fiat 128.
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Re: What car
« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2020, 07:19:05 pm »
A 1978 3 door Ford Escort.

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Re: What car
« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2020, 07:19:43 pm »
Mother's Fiat 128.

yer Ma had a Car ?my Ma had a shopping basket on wheels and a twin tub .A CAR !

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Re: What car
« Reply #5 on: February 11, 2020, 07:25:23 pm »
The Escort was my mothers, too.

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Re: What car
« Reply #6 on: February 11, 2020, 07:25:47 pm »
Ford Escort also.
 
Loved that car until I went backwards off the road into a wall & wrote it off.  "Funny" thing was we were going TO the pub, not away from it.  Thankfully, those were the days when your mates didn't sue you for any little thing...

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Re: What car
« Reply #7 on: February 11, 2020, 07:31:16 pm »
Me ol mans Austin A40.....but he didn't know that!!

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Re: What car
« Reply #8 on: February 11, 2020, 07:49:36 pm »
Toyota Prius.

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Re: What car
« Reply #10 on: February 11, 2020, 08:02:05 pm »
1955 provincial single decker Leyland  crash gearbox an no power steering ....failed me first test comin out of broad stone an I hadn't the strength to steer the cnut , mounted the path and nearly ran over a pensioner owlone who soiled her self right ther an then ....
True story
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Re: What car
« Reply #11 on: February 11, 2020, 08:20:13 pm »
They fail you over the smallest things!

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Re: What car
« Reply #12 on: February 11, 2020, 08:22:09 pm »
1955 provincial single decker Leyland  crash gearbox an no power steering ....failed me first test comin out of broad stone an I hadn't the strength to steer the cnut , mounted the path and nearly ran over a pensioner owlone who soiled her self right ther an then ....
True story

What year was that ye delusional fuk?

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Re: What car
« Reply #13 on: February 11, 2020, 08:25:00 pm »
Nissan Urvan.
We had her up to 103 mph on the hill into Castleisland in Kerry.
Fecking thing was barely touching the ground.

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Re: What car
« Reply #14 on: February 11, 2020, 08:27:01 pm »
Ford Escort or was it an Orion?
What was the difference??

 


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