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Re: How many cars have you owned?
« Reply #105 on: January 06, 2012, 08:31:05 PM »
Sorry yes it means 2004.

It actually means it was reg between Mar - Sept 2004.  After sept its prefix would be  '54'

Before March in that year it would be plated '53'
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Re: How many cars have you owned?
« Reply #106 on: January 06, 2012, 08:47:46 PM »


An E46 M3. One of my favorite cars. What's wrong with it?

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Re: How many cars have you owned?
« Reply #107 on: January 06, 2012, 08:56:27 PM »
It was hit by a lampost.  It is bent.  Not sure if it is a write off.  It was not insured which is why it is in my garden and not being fixed at the garage.

It was a nice car :-[   I will get a pic of it tomorrow when it is daylight and then people might say  "you are lucky to walk away from that one"  and i might actually FEEL LUCKY,  lol  at the moment i don't feel at all lucky. :'(
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Re: How many cars have you owned?
« Reply #108 on: January 06, 2012, 08:59:28 PM »
duh....that should have said right-off

and not write-off :facepalm2: :facepalm2:

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Re: How many cars have you owned?
« Reply #109 on: January 06, 2012, 09:15:09 PM »


I believe write off is the correct term.



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Re: How many cars have you owned?
« Reply #110 on: January 07, 2012, 04:58:25 AM »
Yes, as it is written off as not worthy to drive any more.
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Re: How many cars have you owned?
« Reply #111 on: January 07, 2012, 05:05:17 AM »
ok,  and not as in its 'right off the tarmac' and un driveable!
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Re: How many cars have you owned?
« Reply #112 on: January 07, 2012, 05:09:03 AM »
Here in Australia I think, a car gets a red sticker and a form filled out so that it is physically "written off".

I have not hear the tarmac expression before!
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Re: How many cars have you owned?
« Reply #113 on: January 07, 2012, 05:15:26 AM »
Oh it is probably the same here.  I don't think i have ever officially written one off.

Just the expression made me think of  'off the tarmac' which is where i personally collect dead cars.   A few are also what are called  'SORN'  which means it is not road worthy and without tax and MOT but can be kept on private land,  which is where mine are.

Yes the more i look at it,  normal people do 'write off' their cars.  I love the English language.
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Re: How many cars have you owned?
« Reply #114 on: January 07, 2012, 07:31:59 AM »
 I keep reading this title as  "How many CATS have you owned?" 


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Re: How many cars have you owned?
« Reply #115 on: January 07, 2012, 10:44:15 AM »
Never either owned a cat or a car. Not against them but ja, otters tend to not get along with both really.  :zoinks:
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Re: How many cars have you owned?
« Reply #116 on: January 08, 2012, 11:32:28 PM »
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Here in Australia I think, a car gets a red sticker and a form filled out so that it is physically "written off".

I have not hear the tarmac expression before!

i belive that expression comes from a TAX write-off. ie if you donate it, you can get a tax write-off for the loss.

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Re: How many cars have you owned?
« Reply #117 on: January 08, 2012, 11:57:04 PM »
Donate it? Why donate something that is physically not driveable? Those cars end up on the scrapheap. I remember GA telling me about a van that her dad drove that had tipped over in an accident. Not much looked wrong with it but the chassis was bent so it was no longer driveable.
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Re: How many cars have you owned?
« Reply #118 on: January 09, 2012, 07:06:01 AM »
Donate it? Why donate something that is physically not driveable? Those cars end up on the scrapheap. I remember GA telling me about a van that her dad drove that had tipped over in an accident. Not much looked wrong with it but the chassis was bent so it was no longer driveable.

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Re: How many cars have you owned?
« Reply #119 on: January 09, 2012, 07:22:24 AM »
Yes indeed. You have a lot of catching up to do. Plus how about an avatar? :P
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