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#1 rusdee

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Posted 23 May 2007 - 09:45 PM

i got taked into buyin this at weekend i wasnt lookin for a anything at the time but i couldnt say no
1. it has only got 33k on the clock 9 miles in the last 3 years
2. its completly original in side an out an apart from the dust its immaculate
3. it was cheap
4. anna was the one bullyin me into gettin it
i should have it for weekend :driving: ill put some better pics up then

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Posted 23 May 2007 - 09:52 PM

That's gorgous, :L always fancied a 2.8 myself :naughty:

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Posted 23 May 2007 - 09:58 PM

tasty m8...look's like it has lot's of potential


are those mile's seriouslly genuine...

if so m8 you have got a blinda of a classic there m8.... :L will be worth a mint....and i dont mean a polo neither :} :L :L


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Posted 23 May 2007 - 10:02 PM

looks stunning, except the left front wing...


Nice color too! :first:

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Posted 23 May 2007 - 10:03 PM

yes mate they are genuine the back seats an boot dont look like they have been used its in the paint shop at the mo gettin some small scratches sorted an then gettin buffed up :love:
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Posted 23 May 2007 - 10:06 PM

I used to have an A plate 2.0S in black,and my sis
had one of the last 500 Brooklands on an E plate,now that capri was fookin luvely.

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Posted 23 May 2007 - 10:24 PM

tasty! I WILL have the 280 brookland I keep promising myself one day :}
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Posted 23 May 2007 - 11:30 PM

they are so damn nice :first: :naughty: , i was tempted to have a mk3 capri as 1st car, till i saw a local mondeo on sale wich i now have :)
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Posted 24 May 2007 - 12:37 AM

Lovely cars them. I take it thats the 2.0 Pinto engine? They're bullet proof engines but the stem seals usually go on them. Looks like it'll be a right looker with a bit of polish!
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Posted 24 May 2007 - 06:36 AM

well smart mate

ive had 5 capris in my time culminating in a 2.8 special

just a bit loose on the rear end in the wet though

nice to see the air in take in the winter position

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Posted 24 May 2007 - 06:40 AM

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yes mate they are genuine the back seats an boot dont look like they have been used its in the paint shop at the mo gettin some small scratches sorted an then gettin buffed up :love:

good stuff m8....gunna be a top motor...

look's like she has lot's of life left in her :L :L :L

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Posted 24 May 2007 - 07:37 AM

aye a man after my heart :} :} :} i used to race these at the oval ..nice motors but fcuk me they have big bonnets :} :} :}
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Posted 24 May 2007 - 08:04 AM

looks great, no rot either? love the capri had abt 30 in our days! ranging from mk1 3.0gt's to mk3 2.8i turbo, also had a mk1 rs3100. her indoors keeps looking at them on ebay. :L
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Posted 24 May 2007 - 09:07 AM

Something of a classic there...

By the way, at first glance I thought my car was parked in the background...

:offtopic: Have you got mk3 badges on the back of the estate? If so, any chance of a closer pic?
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Posted 24 May 2007 - 02:41 PM

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Posted 24 May 2007 - 04:55 PM

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Something of a classic there...

By the way, at first glance I thought my car was parked in the background...

:offtopic: Have you got mk3 badges on the back of the estate? If so, any chance of a closer pic?
no probs mate i think they look better on the estate

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Posted 24 May 2007 - 07:37 PM

Wowsers!..A Pinto lump, haven't seen one for ages...

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Posted 24 May 2007 - 07:51 PM

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just a bit loose on the rear end in the wet though



paving slabs in the boot used to sort that part out. or a bag of sand!!

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Posted 24 May 2007 - 08:20 PM

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just a bit loose on the rear end in the wet though



paving slabs in the boot used to sort that part out. or a bag of sand!!

Dan :driving:
now weres the fun in that if its not sideways your not tryin :driving: :naughty:
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Posted 24 May 2007 - 11:05 PM

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if its not sideways your not tryin :driving: :naughty:

Didn't think sideways was the problem in the Capri :naughty: :naughty:

:L Dan :L
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