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Re: ebay downton - fail
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 10:07 am
by 814CWE
ding dong
Re: ebay downton - fail
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 12:05 pm
by steve1071
Can't remember if I bought something decent off him or got ripped off!
Re: ebay downton - fail
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 12:14 pm
by mk1
Can't remember if I bought something decent off him or got ripped off!
Steve,
You have just described my entire ebay experience
Re: ebay downton - fail
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 3:42 pm
by steve1071
Mark, it's a real mixed bag at the minute, I bet there's loads getting screwed over with crap.
Anything original mk1 is getting ridiculous, which is probably why all the rogues are latching on just now.
That reminds me I haven't paid you for the trumpets yet, apologies, hardly had a night off in weeks. I'm away next week but will get there after Easter and buy you a pint!
Steve
Re: ebay downton - fail
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 3:52 pm
by mk1
That pint sounds like a good idea Steve, but don't fret about the bell's, just as & when is fine by me.
M
Re: ebay downton - fail
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 10:59 pm
by mab01uk
mk1 wrote:
But my favourite bit of this thread is this total gibberish;
hear we have a set of clocks and switch panil with key i wos gowing to put in my pickup but got set of 3 clocks now so nead to go so i can get other bits
It absolutely staggers me that our schools can produce people who have such a tenuous grasp of the English language!
Reminded me of the paragraph below used to demonstrate the power of the mind to find the meaning even when words are jumbled;
"Arocdnicg to rsceearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer are in the rghit pcale. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit pobelrm. Tihs is buseace the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe."
Re: ebay downton - fail
Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 11:31 pm
by Pete
Re: ebay downton - fail
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 12:15 am
by graham in aus
WTF! Cooper paperwork but showing 850 motor, then pictures of completely different car? 1071 engine, S/C Box.
Complete drivel, who would know what the hell he is selling!!!
Crazy!
Re: ebay downton - fail
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 9:01 am
by mk1
He already has bids of £700 & odd so someone must have worked out what the hell he is waffling on about. But I am buggered if I can tell.
Re: ebay downton - fail
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 3:17 pm
by steve1071
Re: ebay downton - fail
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 3:28 pm
by guru_1071
Re: ebay downton - fail
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 3:48 pm
by mk1
£1500!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dream on hooker!
If anyone wants an original Downton development paperweight please let me know & I will chop up the cracked 970 development head I have. It was also done by Ray & George & is THE most spectacular 5 port A Series head I have ever seen. I could even do you 1/2 the special Downton experimental alloy manifold too.
I stated this off as a joke, but if anyone is seriously interested, please let me know. I would be looking for about 1/10th of the price of the one that is being offered on ebay.
M
Re: ebay downton - fail
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 6:37 pm
by 251 ENG
Is Steve Harris selling that ?
Re: ebay downton - fail
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 7:02 pm
by surfblue63
The reg document makes interesting reading, Austin Mini Cooper with an 850cc engine
Re: ebay downton - fail
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 8:42 pm
by Chalkie
Re: ebay downton - fail
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 12:18 pm
by mk1
The item above is PERFECTLY GENUINE & being sold by a member of the forum. BMC experimented with a 2 cylinder engine but abandoned it early on. This block is part of one of these experimental engines.
It has been discussed at length here before.
M
Re: ebay downton - fail
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 4:00 pm
by Chalkie
mk1 wrote:The item above is PERFECTLY GENUINE & being sold by a member of the forum. BMC experimented with a 2 cylinder engine but abandoned it early on. This block is part of one of these experimental engines.
It has been discussed at length here before.
M
Ohh right be nice if someone could try and get it working ;]
Re: ebay downton - fail
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 4:07 pm
by guru_1071
RidingLow wrote:mk1 wrote:The item above is PERFECTLY GENUINE & being sold by a member of the forum. BMC experimented with a 2 cylinder engine but abandoned it early on. This block is part of one of these experimental engines.
It has been discussed at length here before.
M
Ohh right be nice if someone could try and get it working ;]
or even half working
lol
Re: ebay downton - fail
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 4:49 pm
by mk1
Is Steve Harris selling that ?
Yes.
M
Re: ebay downton - fail
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 6:52 pm
by Chalkie
2 cylinder A series engine Recon 19bhp