Reg Smeeton
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« Reply #15 on: Monday, November 3, 2008, 20:05:21 » |
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Tans...try a vauxhall car breakers,will be cheapand they will fit it if they have one.
There used to be one in the Cheney Manor trading estate, sort of hidden away right down teh end of a lane, right near the railway. There's also some interesting waters down there, where you can fish. |
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tans
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« Reply #16 on: Monday, November 3, 2008, 20:07:20 » |
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i was just seeing what kind of prices they are leef. the cars in the garage at the moment being repaired and i want to see if theyre going to sting me or not.
turns out the rear braking system on the car had failed! oops
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« Reply #17 on: Monday, November 3, 2008, 20:10:07 » |
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Should check out the prices before giving them the nod..the labour is what costs usually.
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tans
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« Reply #18 on: Monday, November 3, 2008, 20:11:39 » |
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thats what im trying to do.
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« Reply #19 on: Tuesday, November 4, 2008, 00:40:12 » |
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There used to be one in the Cheney Manor trading estate, sort of hidden away right down teh end of a lane, right near the railway. There's also some interesting waters down there, where you can fish.
I'd been there many times as a nipper with the old man and once with my first car to get new brake calipers. I know it's around there somewhere but kinda wondered at times whether i was just mistaken. I bought 4 new calipers and all the hoses from there, admittedly for a Fiat Uno, but it cost me £20. Total. Breakers are the way forward. |
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« Reply #20 on: Tuesday, November 4, 2008, 10:20:01 » |
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I didnt expect to get a bite that quickly, good for you earning money for the parents. So you work in a family business then?
Na, he self made....like Richard Branson.....his multi millionare parents are so proud of him! |
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« Reply #21 on: Tuesday, November 4, 2008, 11:57:14 » |
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whats the deal with JPC82?
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« Reply #22 on: Tuesday, November 4, 2008, 12:17:52 » |
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I reversed into a traffic light the other day cracking the bumper on my A3. As fortune would have it the car is in for a service on the 13th November, however I am not looking forward to seeing how much it is going to be to replace the bumper as well as the service!
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we've been to Aberdeen, we hate the Hibs, they make us spew up, so make some noise,
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Reg Smeeton
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« Reply #23 on: Tuesday, November 4, 2008, 12:32:13 » |
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I'd been there many times as a nipper with the old man and once with my first car to get new brake calipers. I know it's around there somewhere but kinda wondered at times whether i was just mistaken.
I bought 4 new calipers and all the hoses from there, admittedly for a Fiat Uno, but it cost me £20. Total. Breakers are the way forward.
Highworth Breakers is the place in Brindley Close. Bit of a confusing name for somewhere hidden down the back of Cheney Manor, but it is a fine establishment. For some years I used to drive Saab 96's, which are a mighty fine motor, parts were expensive, or difficult to find, so I used to go to Raynors, which was literally in a field in the middle of nowhere out towards Chippenham? or maybe Calne. |
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« Reply #24 on: Tuesday, November 4, 2008, 12:33:26 » |
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how does one go about reversing into a traffic light?!
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« Reply #25 on: Tuesday, November 4, 2008, 12:46:15 » |
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For anyone interested in the delights of teh fishing water mentioned earlier, here is a website on the wonders of Raychem Lagoon. If you like a bit of industrial landscape, then this old bit of Swindon railway history is worth a look. http://www.raychemfishingclub.co.uk/ |
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« Reply #26 on: Tuesday, November 4, 2008, 12:52:47 » |
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Raychem is ace for fishing
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« Reply #27 on: Tuesday, November 4, 2008, 12:57:27 » |
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Raychem is ace for fishing
I'm more interested in the historical aspect...but I like the tone of their mission statement...no more than I'd expect from something in Rodbourne though. It appears it's also known as the Rodbourne Lagoon. Its good to see SBC employs a fishing officer...no honestly. |
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« Reply #28 on: Tuesday, November 4, 2008, 12:59:16 » |
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Didn't they used to transport coal there? Its a very coal-ey type surface
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« Reply #29 on: Tuesday, November 4, 2008, 13:09:00 » |
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Didn't they used to transport coal there? Its a very coal-ey type surface
It was used as a supply of water for steam locos....its quite possible that coal came in somewhere around there, because steam locos need it, and it had to be brought in. A lot came from S Wales, but some came up from Somerset. Opposite the Outlet Village where the newish flats and houses are, used to be a giant coal and clinker dump, where all the waste from steam boilers got dumped. There was a local legend that Brunels redundant Broad Gauge locos were buried underneath but sadly when it was all cleared no such joy  |
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