Adrian Southgate's Comments

Hello Adrian,

I am  glad to receive so many new Dutton friends here on such a short notice.

Next weekend I will try to add some photo's and give you more info about my new car.

luc 

Always a kettle on here, may even be able to drum up a pie.

Back pedal underway Martin...

You would be welcomed up here in the North anytime pal, no passport control heading our way.

Mine leaks in too many places to list !

Was it changed when they went to series2 or series3 Ade, or did it happen halfway through a series run, or maybe it cant be pinned down to a time !

Dave reminds me of a maths teacher I had at school. Could never understand how he worked it out but he always got the right answer.

The off road guys recon  the Deflex were pants, failing in no time flat 6 months tops but then they are offroading. Have seen a deflex bush cut in half and it was like an aero bar in side - full of bubbles. When I contacted Floflex, same address as deflex and similar website the guy I spoke to couldn't tell me what the hardness values for the MX5 bushes were and I was of the distinct impression he didn't know what shore hardness was.

I have Powerflex on the GTM but TBH they're not holding up to well, bit soft and the ones in the dampers have gone already :-(

Will be using Superflex only in future - Have used the many times over the years and nev er been disapointed other than the cost. You could give Chris Witor a try at superflex see if theres a club discount available, couldn't hurt.

As for getting a list up might be better to list what vehicles the parts come from then let people choose where to get them from? 

Thats basicly what i did but with my walking stick, they dar'nt  say no to an angry disabled old man!

As you proberbly know Adrian , its not too hard to lever a tyre off or on, even i can do it, done it today infact , but its breaking the bead seal of an old tyre thats the hard part. Best to get friendly with your local garage so they will do that bit for you with the machine.

Hav'nt got a decent photo of Sierra yet, so i thought a pic of one of the kittens we have fostered for the RSPCA would do as a sub,. I like your cats by the way.

Be careful what you take the 'valuable' reg from. Most pre-suffix cars are now worth more with their original number than when sold separately as there are hardly any pre-suffix reg numbers left for DVLA to issue so you will get a Q plate instead and that really de-values the classic it goes on and you will lose out especially as the process cannot be reversed!

I too have reclaimed a reg through the V765 system but it was non-transferable, did save me from getting a Q though:)

If you have a reg thats worth something and sell it, the age related reg you get to replace it wlill be non transferable (been there done that), iv'e also reclaimed an original reg that hadn't been on the car for 27 years, but these were not kits.

Hello Adrian, :-))))

thank's for your friendship. Every time welcome ! 

I hope in the next time  I have more time for the duttonowners webside...

but in the next to week I must finish the Malaga !

Tom ;-)

22 at one time ! its the sort of thing that happens when you get addicted to duttons and have a lot of land

Still got the Legerra in a box

think my dutton total is 56 cars but could be more(almost certainly is) some I have bought just for a a certain part  I.e now have a brand new s1 rear end an a s1 front but only had the cars a couple of days to get the parts before i passed them on