Where are all the 480's

Big Brother · Post by **Big Brother** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 9:12 pm

rpruen wrote:Normaly I don't see 480s while I am driving mine. I went all the way to Liverpool recently, and didn't see one.

Driving around weston in my van.... 3 in one day. It's odd the way that happens.

Richard

Snap, when ever i'm driving the Clio i see a 480 or 2 but i don't see any when I'm in my Celeb

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JohnTurbo · Post by **JohnTurbo** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 10:23 pm

Was looking at friend's Celeb (306) today. Garaged most of its life, so it has that new look...you know how the white ones that have been looked after look really good?

Joolz · Post by **Joolz** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 9:45 am

who mentioned a speeding ticket......bollocks bang goes my pristine liscense.........not on the A1, on the A305 apparently a 40 limit d'oh

deviliShred480 · Post by **deviliShred480** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 10:08 am

Joolz · Post by **Joolz** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 10:23 am

It arrived last Thursday and the alleged offence was on Bank Holiday monday......of course I have appealed, will it do me any good?

guitarcarfanatic · Post by **guitarcarfanatic** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 10:26 am

I see them all the time In Taunton! There is one that is always parked behind a load of solicitors offices in town. Theres a Red one down the road from me. Saw a purpleish one in the town centre. There was a white one parked in my tescos local carpark too!

I often see a black one in North Petherton.

Saw a 2ltr paris Blue on the M5 on the way to chris' house in Burnham on sea.

Also saw one on the M4 on the coach up to London to collect my new one. 5 Hour journey back and I didnt see a single one though

If you see a Red 480 in the Taunton area with one pop up stuck up and the other fully functional it will be me! If I see any 480's while I have my lights on, I can turn them off and on to make my left pop up wink!!!! Very cool!

Scuffer · Post by **Scuffer** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 1:26 pm

Matthew Brennan wrote: I'd have to second that motion - i was camping near Lynton and Lynmouth and we saw one as we drove tro ilfracombe and two in barnstaple!

I saw a white one in Ilfracombe, so that might have been you, but the lights seemed to be stuck up. Mine's smoke silver.

The other one I saw was a fairly tatty looking black S with no hubcaps.

chrispaws13 · Post by **chrispaws13** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 12:39 pm

I seen one identical to mine, (but only one daylight light working!) its funny coz its this old lady must be nearly 100! I've seen her a few times now, she can hardly see over her steering wheel. So ive resisted not beeping to her in the event of a collision!!

i dont think old people are 480 friendly, when buying my car off quite a old single lady she thought the bulb warning light meant the info centre didnt work (at the time it didnt) i tried explaining that simply a daylight running light was out and she didnt know what i meant!! lol

Old lady in the light blue 480, if your reading this - fix your day running light!!

Murf · Post by **Murf** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 7:14 pm

Ahhh You see the reason is people like Lee, Wayne, Chris, Richard, Murf, Mat, me, Martin, Rohan, Felyx etc etc buy them all up!

yep, theres 3 parked outside our new flat!!

2 are mine and one appeared mysteriously overnight! body is in pretty good nick and its only done 172k!! tax expired in 2003 though

2 outside rohans, JT has 2, rich has about 5 cars worth of bits and pieces etc etc...

it seems if you like em, one just isnt enough!!

guitarcarfanatic · Post by **guitarcarfanatic** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 8:43 pm

@ Murf

I know what you mean. I bought one and then i bought another one 2 weeks later coz it was cheap. My Gf said if I ring up about any more in the paper she will kill me

Oh well I always enjoyed being single...lol just joking...

Murf · Post by **Murf** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 9:12 pm

Oh well I always enjoyed being single...lol just joking...

i liked being single too! Me and Rohan might be going to look at a 2 litre that he's spotted for sale! will be in deep shit if i come home with another one

volvofox · Post by **volvofox** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 10:01 pm

no way strange, living around the factory, there are still some.. I know of like a number of 10 around, just in the villages around me.

never the less, numbers are going down here to...

for instance... : every scrapyard around here had at least one, like 5 years ago.... now youre lucky to find one... 480 that are on the scrapheap will be bought up for slaughtering ( and selling in parts) in no time...

sallysal · Post by **sallysal** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 10:21 pm

Well I was on holiday in Wales last week and I saw a whole load of them parked at a campsite in Snowdon........couldn't believe it, must have been at least 10 of them!!

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martinholmesuk · Post by **martinholmesuk** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 10:38 pm

sallysal wrote:Well I was on holiday in Wales last week and I saw a whole load of them parked at a campsite in Snowdon........couldn't believe it, must have been at least 10 of them!!

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I have been so tempted to state this.

seems Sal has all the right answers

rpruen · Post by **rpruen** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 10:38 pm

Funny you should say that

I think I spotted that too.

Richard

sallysal · Post by **sallysal** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 8:54 am

I couldn't help myself, I just had to say it!

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