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Thread: Anyone self employed?
Post: RE: Anyone self employed?
| That's it yes. Just ask around. You'd be surprised how many there are around.
Be a bit fussy - you'll be glad in the long run.
Look at the lay of the land - rainwater/flooding/etc.
The type and con... |
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mercfan |
The Couch
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02-06-2013, 06:25 PM |
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Thread: Anyone self employed?
Post: RE: Anyone self employed?
| Have a ask around on local farms - there are some nice buildings around and some farmers like the idea of a mechanic being around (mutual benefits). And they are a lot cheaper as well, plus other bene... |
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02-06-2013, 05:18 PM |
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Thread: Best Diesel option
Post: RE: Best Diesel option
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I think I need something a bit newer
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Is that for image/company requirements?
Worth remembering that newer these days = more going wrong and more expensive to fix
Dead reliable and... |
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02-06-2013, 05:02 PM |
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Thread: Best Diesel option
Post: RE: Best Diesel option
| If it was my money, I'd put it towards one of the newer Kia's. They nicked a load of top people from the big car makers. Decent cars nowadays and you can't go wrong with the 7 year warranty. They do e... |
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02-06-2013, 03:32 PM |
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Thread: Anyone self employed?
Post: RE: Anyone self employed?
| Tell me more - what have you got - a lot of people don't mind if the labour is cheaper.
Think in the customer's mind "that's why my bill is so high - paying for this guy's flash premises"
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mercfan |
The Couch
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02-06-2013, 01:55 PM |
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Thread: Anyone self employed?
Post: RE: Anyone self employed?
| Just go for it mate. Walked away from a 50k a year office job for life in London a few years ago, rented a unit on a farm and never looked back. With the trade insurance, there are large differences b... |
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mercfan |
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02-06-2013, 01:46 PM |
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Thread: simple HDI mods
Post: RE: simple HDI mods
| Been going on for a while. Know a few people with cars which have the sensor behind the cat where it got nicked and it ended up writing off the car.
Car manufacturers were given a fair bit of grief o... |
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mercfan |
DW10 HDi section
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01-06-2013, 11:39 AM |
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Thread: Turbos - information
Post: RE: Turbos - information
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Hmmm, I'd be inclined to do the same if i had the money to throw at it, but i don't.
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Don't think anyone has these days. That'll be my whole aim with this. Gradual progression of small... |
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mercfan |
DW10 HDi section
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31-05-2013, 08:25 PM |
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Thread: Turbos - information
Post: RE: Turbos - information
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Ruan Wrote: (31-05-2013, 07:04 PM)
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Notice everyone saying how crap Indirect injection is... Oh wait, that Merc is 200hp per litre and still Indirect...
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DW10 HDi section
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31-05-2013, 07:24 PM |
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Thread: simple HDI mods
Post: RE: simple HDI mods
| Cutting out the cat and replacing it with a straight piece of pipe works very well and has a number of advantages:
1) Middle finger up to cat thieves
2) Less restriction behind the turbo, means it r... |
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mercfan |
DW10 HDi section
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31-05-2013, 06:28 PM |
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Thread: Turbos - information
Post: RE: Turbos - information
| Not wanting to hijack the thread, once I got the pug running right, I'll be taking lots of readings and making little changes one at a time. Will be keeping the standard turbo for the time being, pure... |
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mercfan |
DW10 HDi section
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31-05-2013, 06:16 PM |
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Thread: Turbos - information
Post: RE: Turbos - information
| @Ruan, Couldn't agree more with you - think you're spot on and an excellent observation.
@Poodle: Back in the day doing the midnights (:ninja:sssh...another country another time) multiple egt gauges ... |
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DW10 HDi section
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31-05-2013, 05:45 PM |
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Thread: Turbos - information
Post: RE: Turbos - information
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Poodle Wrote: (31-05-2013, 12:13 PM)
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Flol, so you see and get asked for so many because they're rare and crap? Ok...
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Rare and crap because they go wrong by habit, resulting in a short supply ... |
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31-05-2013, 01:16 PM |
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Thread: Turbos - information
Post: RE: Turbos - information
| Sorry to pee on your parade here, but that 2056 is rubbish in terms of reliability.
I'm a dismantler and this is one of the most sought after, hence the high prices.
They are very very common to fail... |
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mercfan |
DW10 HDi section
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31-05-2013, 11:48 AM |
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Thread: Hi from Hertfordshire
Post: Hi from Hertfordshire
| Hi everyone,
Delighted to have found this forum.
As you can tell from my username, I have a long history with mercs, but always had a real soft spot for 306's.
Had some 106/205/206/405/406 ones as ... |
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mercfan |
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31-05-2013, 10:19 AM |
