Practically Classics Forum

Very few cars are rated to tow something even as heavy as themselves, so trusting the mounts to take the extra strain of dead weight & whatever is holding you back such as mud... I think you're looking at a recipe for turning your Neon into a 2-wheeler!

Breakers' yards

I know what you mean about the double standards... On the one hand we're meant to drive progressively, forward-thinking to avoid heavy acceleration/deceleration to maintain good fuel economy & reduce harmful emissions; on the other, if you do that everywhere there's bumps you're going to get a ticke...

I find that I carry more spares in the cars with suitable locations to store them in; my Allegro saloon has the bare minimum as they just rattle around in the boot otherwise, whereas the estates have a lovely "hidden cavern" under the boot floor next to the spare. One of my Allegro estates came with...

There's the rub; I made 2 claims 5 years ago and even then they never asked for a copy of my licence!

Consistency is key, eh?

jimmyybob wrote:You still need a named policy holder who can be held legally responsible for the vehicle.

But the person responsible for insuring the car doesn't necessarily have to be the owner, or the driver; what if I don't drive but I pay for the insurance on a car I own & get driven around in?

What kind of paint are you using, what kind of paint was on there originally, did you remove it all or just rough it up, what compounds or chemicals did you use to remove/roughen the surface, what manner of construction is the car (steel, aluminium, fibreglass, grp, other...) Sounds like the origina...

I've never been asked for my licence; how strange.

Write to the DVLA, asking to take ownership of an apparently abandoned car? They will then try to contact the owner, which if nothing else may spur them to come out & check on it, and see your note.

When I had my S124, I found the guys over at www.mbclub.co.uk to be an invaluable source of information & support - not to mention occasional cheap bits Might be worth a look...