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Capri, Thats a Mondeo from the Driving School on the Response part of the course.
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Was wondering alright, because the 2 shots were 24hrs apart yet similar time (2pm) , similar location (Drumcondra) and similar markings
But I wonder are the markings meant to show that they're driving school as distinct from the full yellow stripe / TC battenberg
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Was wondering alright, because the 2 shots were 24hrs apart yet similar time (2pm) , similar location (Drumcondra) and similar markings
But I wonder are the markings meant to show that they're driving school as distinct from the full yellow stripe / TC battenberg
Magnetic markings, just enough to be visible.0 -
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Any emergency driver should be able to 'read' the road ahead and plan the best way through - sometime not using the siren is a better option as other drivers tend to move the wrong way when they hear a siren thus blocking the EV completely :mad: or worse, moving forward thru a red light to try to get out of the way thus causing an accident
It's the EV driver's sole duty to get thru as safely and efficiently as possible without causing an accident - trying to 'train' other road users is a waste of time, witness the number of pedestrians/cyclists who just move out in front of EV's :eek:0 -
Any emergency driver should be able to 'read' the road ahead and plan the best way through - sometime not using the siren is a better option as other drivers tend to move the wrong way when they hear a siren thus blocking the EV completely :mad: or worse, moving forward thru a red light to try to get out of the way thus causing an accident
It's the EV driver's sole duty to get thru as safely and efficiently as possible without causing an accident - trying to 'train' other road users is a waste of time, witness the number of pedestrians/cyclists who just move out in front of EV's :eek:
What happens in the scenario where an accident is caused when someone is trying to facilitate your passage? Do you stop?0 -
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Markcheese wrote: »fair dues to the community policing lads that they've kept it serviceable this long . And if all that's wrong with it is the rust around the wheel arches it could run on a good while yet -
Hard to judge the wheel arch rust from the pic.
Hopefully its just a dent and its rusted where the dent is....
I say hopefully because rear arches are a common Ford issue in that era - and afaik - it usually starts from the inside - meaning that it could be worse then we can see.
On the other hand it is an AGS vehicle and its lasted this long - so hopefully someones maintained it delligently meaning it might have been picked up in time - as I say it might just have rusted where it looks like the arch has dented.
I fear that may be wishful thinking though
I went through a phase of reading camper/motorhome magazines at one point - and from what I recall - that model Transit is noted for rusting as they age.0 -
Old diesel wrote: »Hard to judge the wheel arch rust from the pic.
Hopefully its just a dent and its rusted where the dent is....
I say hopefully because rear arches are a common Ford issue in that era - and afaik - it usually starts from the inside - meaning that it could be worse then we can see.
On the other hand it is an AGS vehicle and its lasted this long - so hopefully someones maintained it delligently meaning it might have been picked up in time - as I say it might just have rusted where it looks like the arch has dented.
I fear that may be wishful thinking though
I went through a phase of reading camper/motorhome magazines at one point - and from what I recall - that model Transit is noted for rusting as they age.
I believe the rust was responsible for sending many of them vans to the scrapyard.
my mate had 2 of that shape transit and both ended up very badly rusted around the rear arches.0 -
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I had this problem My 2000 focus it rusted around the rear shocks and eventually a big hole appeared and had to be welded. It's definitely common on the fords.
Those transits were great to drive and reliable though. I remember cutting down a huge tree and then cutting it into logs for the fire. My mates transit was filled to the top with heavy logs and it made it home no problem:D
FFS I thought they might have addressed it on the Focus :mad:
Hopefully that Transit isn't too bad :eek:
The bugger is crying out for preservation after all this time
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Old diesel wrote: »FFS I thought they might have addressed it on the Focus :mad:
Hopefully that Transit isn't too bad :eek:
The bugger is crying out for preservation after all this time
My mates transit ended up in Uganda after they rebuilt the entire engine. A lad who exports them over to his country told us he bought 100's of them transits here and got them to Uganda where they rebuild them were needed and use them for at least another 5-10 years:D
These lads only buy the old type vans like transporters, transits they go mad for them..
They refuse to buy any of the updated crap :P:D0 -
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