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  • #13438
    HippoDrones
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    Well I’ve upgraded to a bigger van hense my for sale ad

    Got myself an N-reg Renault Master Ambulance, 95,000 miles 2.5 diesel.

    Its not as fast as the Transit and uses more fuel (also has a smaller tank which means more fuel stops but apart from that its awesome. It has hydraulic rear suspension and a ramp which makes getting the bikes in and out a breeze. Am still getting used to its extra size but its lovely to be able to stand up in the back properly! [:)]

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    So now I have a proper “special bus” to transport my “special-friends”! LOL [:o)]

    #56834
    Radar
    Moderator

    Very cool in a weird sort of way. Spray it orange and black! You have come a LONG way from your MG ZS180!!

    #56835
    HippoDrones
    Participant

    hahaha, am gonna keep it as it is…. All the while its an ambulance its tax-exempt! ;)

    Yeah, never imagined being content at 50mph on 4 wheels back then… more like 150! LOL :D

    #56836
    Radar
    Moderator

    Liking the tax exmept bit!

    #56837
    max
    Participant

    very nice, wot ya pay for it?

    #56838
    HippoDrones
    Participant

    The tax exempt bit is very handy!

    Only paid £705 on ebay for it, £700 was supposed to be my max bid but didn’t want it to go to someone else for the sake of £5! :D

    #56839
    HippoDrones
    Participant

    Pikey 3 is dead! :(

    approaching a roundabout last night on my way to work the brakes failed, fortunately no other traffic!

    Managed to park up in a Little Chef to find the rear wheel on fire, by the time I got to my camera it had died down a bit:
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    AA were great, had a recovery truck to me in about 90min and they took me home:
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    The suspension has collapsed it would appear and the tyre has gone flat due to the fire. Looking on ebay now for a bargain replacement, Am not sure what I’ll get, as long as I can fit me bikes in and it has tax and MoT and is cheap and local and reliable and and and…. lol Am sure I’ll find somit but only really got around £500 so not gonna tick all the boxes am sure lol

    #56840
    imperialdata
    Keymaster

    Wow, that’s brave, getting under the van to take a picture of the flames around the fuel tank!

    Not worth a repair Pete?

    #56841
    HippoDrones
    Participant

    Think its stupidity rather than bravery! lol :D

    Not with the suspender issues sadly and I got to have transport for Friday afternoon as me and the misses are off to a hotel in Kent. Can’t leave it dumped on the road either as the neighbours get snotty so all thats left is the scrappy. I emptied all my crap outta it earlier, it holds a lot of stuff, hope whatever I find can match its storage capacity!

    #56842
    Radar
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    #56843
    Radar
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    Pete, check this out, you wouldn’t even need to unpack the Gixxer or KTM!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tf5LZqc15g&feature=related

    #56844
    HippoDrones
    Participant

    lol, that can’t be no ordinary white van….

    Was not a lot of body roll on that corner! :D

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