Stavross 18,245 Posted 23 hours ago Report Share Posted 23 hours ago 22 minutes ago, Daniel cain said: I never gave a f**k and would leave mine anywhere,behind hedgerows,up little single track lanes etc....but I always put one of them flying saucer crook locks on the steering wheel ... Always some dodgy farmers and f***ing gypos looking to have them away....it's the same with the motorhomes....I'm always getting stopped and asked is it for sale John boy?... I wont entertain these new keyless motors...few youngsters down by me are flat out every night,got them little boxes that intercept your key signal....wake up in the morning....and there's 80/100k of motors disappeared off some poor sods drive...ripping about in AMG's,RS3's on doubled up plates, terrorizing the law and filming themselves My missus keeps the keys for the S3 in one of them faraday pouches, paranoid that when we are in bed someone is outside waving a signal grabber around 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 48,832 Posted 23 hours ago Report Share Posted 23 hours ago Got to hand it to them...as quick as a manufacturer,brings out a new security measure...someone finds away to bypass it... Lots of money to be made,if you move in them circles 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stavross 18,245 Posted 22 hours ago Report Share Posted 22 hours ago 12 minutes ago, Daniel cain said: Got to hand it to them...as quick as a manufacturer,brings out a new security measure...someone finds away to bypass it... Lots of money to be made,if you move in them circles When immobilisers started coming out in the mid 90’s I worked at a place that used to fit vectra and cobra thatchem immobilisers and once they were fitted you weren’t taking that car, then manufacturers thought they could do it better but the problem is if you immobilise everything the same way people will soon work out a way around it, them ghost immobilisers are becoming popular now, I just think with the S3 being on PCP, if it get nicked they’ll give me another Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chid 6,794 Posted 22 hours ago Report Share Posted 22 hours ago 53 minutes ago, Daniel cain said: I never gave a f**k and would leave mine anywhere,behind hedgerows,up little single track lanes etc....but I always put one of them flying saucer crook locks on the steering wheel ... Always some dodgy farmers and f***ing gypos looking to have them away....it's the same with the motorhomes....I'm always getting stopped and asked is it for sale John boy?... I wont entertain these new keyless motors...few youngsters down by me are flat out every night,got them little boxes that intercept your key signal....wake up in the morning....and there's 80/100k of motors disappeared off some poor sods drive...ripping about in AMG's,RS3's on doubled up plates, terrorizing the law and filming themselves 27 minutes ago, Stavross said: My missus keeps the keys for the S3 in one of them faraday pouches, paranoid that when we are in bed someone is outside waving a signal grabber around These sleeping batteries are meant to help with that .. they go to sleep after so long of no movement so key signal can't be intercepted.. supposedly insurance companies are starting to give discounts if you have them 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stavross 18,245 Posted 22 hours ago Report Share Posted 22 hours ago 7 minutes ago, Chid said: These sleeping batteries are meant to help with that .. they go to sleep after so long of no movement so key signal can't be intercepted.. supposedly insurance companies are starting to give discounts if you have them They want to be using them on land rovers, they seem to be the motor of choice around here at the minute, I know half a dozen people that have had disco’s and evogue’s taken over the last couple of months 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLATTOP 5,223 Posted 21 hours ago Report Share Posted 21 hours ago I had a fieldman beast of a motor loved my one regretted selling it. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Qbgrey 4,274 Posted 15 hours ago Report Share Posted 15 hours ago Nice looking motors and quite a big motor , they did rot badly, the other one that is a reliable ole tank is the 3.1 diesel Isuzu trooper 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leo Sayer 3,659 Posted 15 hours ago Report Share Posted 15 hours ago Could never afford one in my late teens or early 20,s. Another motor I all ways fancied at that age for a dog bus was the Lada Niva. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 28,775 Posted 14 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 14 hours ago 7 hours ago, FLATTOP said: I had a fieldman beast of a motor loved my one regretted selling it. I had the commercial one without the back side windows...just two seater...I loved that motor 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
THE STIFFMEISTER 17,114 Posted 12 hours ago Report Share Posted 12 hours ago 2 hours ago, Leo Sayer said: Could never afford one in my late teens or early 20,s. Another motor I all ways fancied at that age for a dog bus was the Lada Niva. Just nick one reading this seems that it’s barely just only me and you who haven’t 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leo Sayer 3,659 Posted 12 hours ago Report Share Posted 12 hours ago 1 minute ago, THE STIFFMEISTER said: Just nick one reading this seems that it’s barely just only me and you who haven’t When I used knock about and lamp with the Cumbrian massive. We moved on from escort vans to Austin Maestro vans to roadside lamp from. Anyway we was going up one weekend for a shine as we did most of the season and my mate up there says his engine blew up. So then in the week leading he phones and says I've got it sorted. When we went up he add nicked a bright yellow forestry commission van and hand painted it a different colour and put his plate on it and that was his idea of ringing a motor lol. Them West coast lot were summat else pmsl 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
THE STIFFMEISTER 17,114 Posted 12 hours ago Report Share Posted 12 hours ago 9 minutes ago, Leo Sayer said: When I used knock about and lamp with the Cumbrian massive. We moved on from escort vans to Austin Maestro vans to roadside lamp from. Anyway we was going up one weekend for a shine as we did most of the season and my mate up there says his engine blew up. So then in the week leading he phones and says I've got it sorted. When we went up he add nicked a bright yellow forestry commission van and hand painted it a different colour and put his plate on it and that was his idea of ringing a motor lol. Them West coast lot were summat else pmsl Yeah it was like a progression wasn’t it , I genuinely asked a lad why he had swapped from the escort to the maestro and he looked and my me and said “ I can get more in it “ lol itv was serious business wasn’t it ? Escort 55 or 75 , alloy wheels , luggage bar in the roof at the back , bulbs on the front and at least two massive bull heads stuck out from the back 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leo Sayer 3,659 Posted 11 hours ago Report Share Posted 11 hours ago (edited) 10 minutes ago, THE STIFFMEISTER said: Yeah it was like a progression wasn’t it , I genuinely asked a lad why he had swapped from the escort to the maestro and he looked and my me and said “ I can get more in it “ lol itv was serious business wasn’t it ? Escort 55 or 75 , alloy wheels , luggage bar in the roof at the back , bulbs on the front and at least two massive bull heads stuck out from the back Even had the break light switches back then as well. Some of my happiest memories are absolutely freezing my tits off stood on the back of the van , holding onto a single roof bar standing lamping both sides of the road with one door open. Then you get the shout " CAR CAR " climb back in while on the move, let pass then back out again and game on lol . We just really had the minshaws back then Edited 11 hours ago by Leo Sayer 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
greg64 3,044 Posted 11 hours ago Report Share Posted 11 hours ago had a four Trak go anywhere but the manual locking hubs i put on were a bit of a pain rotted a way in the end but the engine was excellent 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mC HULL 15,935 Posted 11 hours ago Report Share Posted 11 hours ago 53 minutes ago, THE STIFFMEISTER said: Just nick one reading this seems that it’s barely just only me and you who haven’t Its was just normal wasn't it mate 5_6 pestering older lads for croggys on park to the getting you to take them then on To cars as a teen you'd struggle to find anyone grew ups and 90s who hadn't been arrested for twoc . Around most estates I think Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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