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Title: Been on a shopping trip! Post by: mirafioriman on November 30, 2008, 10:24:07 PM Just got back from a major road trip shopping for Fiat parts. This time it was bits for the 130. Hired a van, got let down by Enterprise, then got bailed out by National at short notice. This meant I did not get away until about 9:30 on Saturday morning and it all felt a bit rushed. First stop was in Essex near Southend, then I got back as far as Birmingham where I decided to stop overnight as by this time I had already driven 520 miles which was enough for one day. This morning I set off at about 8:00 and headed to a scrapyard in Wigan (or so I thought). Eventually found it in Haydock after finding some very helpful chaps in a stone business who let me use their local phone book. On the way back the inside of the van looked like this:
(http://media5.dropshots.com/photos/477433/20081130/144359.jpg) The spoils consisted of four good used doors with glass, four external door handles, a reversing light, a front and rear screen and a 130 Coupe interior in blue consisting of seats, carpets and some trims. I also picked up an instrument cluster and some badges. The seats need a damn good clean (don't they always!) but are in very pleasing condition having come out of a car which had done only 50,000 miles. At least thats what the dash shows? ;D Here is a picture of the front seats after a quick hoover, more to follow when they are clean.... (http://media4.dropshots.com/photos/477433/20081130/170947.jpg) (http://media5.dropshots.com/photos/477433/20081130/171449.jpg) They were covered in glass shards as the front screen had been smashed, but at least the hoover got rid of that. The carpets I did not get photos of, but as the car had been sitting in a scrapyard for some time you can guess the state they are in. The hot pressure washer will be brought into action for those! Before anybody comments I know the saloon and coupe seats are different, but I am planning to 'make the rears fit'. I much prefer the design and material of the coupe seats and the blue velour should look nice with the metallic blue paint. Title: Re: Been on a shopping trip! Post by: eugene on November 30, 2008, 11:30:07 PM After all that driving,i'd thought you'd be in bed ::)by now,let alone and be awake to put up a posting ;).
Nice to see your trip was worthwhile and best of luck with the Argenta.Eugene Title: Re: Been on a shopping trip! Post by: jasonh131 on December 01, 2008, 07:53:31 PM You have should have said , i bet you went right passed me at laindon mcdonalds on the a127 to sarfend
and right past marks at I.R.S he's still got some strada 130's and a sport or 2, 400 metres away from the a127 just past ALTONS the big garden centre on the little hill pound lane ..... :o jason Title: Re: Been on a shopping trip! Post by: mirafioriman on December 01, 2008, 08:08:34 PM Yes you are indeed correct, I remember the A127 well. Whats the score with the 'Low Emission Zone'? I noticed the signs. It all became a bit of a last minute rushed thing, partly due to the fact that the van hire company let me down and I had to find another van at short notice. >:(
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