Ray

lol, so how many AVO members are you going to convert to CULT members for me in exchange for that one Richard , as the renewal is very close now

well I reckon that has to work both ways, we need to get Styut to become a cult member as we'll then

what was that translated, about £1

never ever even seen one of those shows, thank god

a few points missed here I think, and the rules the last time I looked, all be it was a good few years ago 1) any dealer is like any other business, in it to make a profit, if they weren't they wouldn't be in business, they are NOT a charity 2) how much profit they make from a car will depend on the bargaining of the owner, but suffice to say a dealer that is in a niche market with low volume needs to make a higher profit per car than an everyday dealer 3) dealers will have to add VAT, whereas the private sale does not 4) dealers have to provide 3 months warranty, the level of that cover seen by a court, depends on the part failing and the mileage of the car, so back sides need to be covered 5) as said above, dealers like KGF will have done all the correct HPI checks, but the way they advertise, they will have also done a lot more additional checks to ensure the car you are buying is good and correct, both mechanically and its history, and not just trusting the owner to his word, and why a car with a prestigious dealer is always going to get a better price, and attention from collectors that otherwise would be ignored 6) and above all they have overheads to meet, wages, building rates, gas electric etc

why not celebrate the new year in by signing up for CULT membership Don't just make it a resolution celebrate the new year in knowing you have carried out that resolution sign up before midnight and sleep soundly knowing you've gone into the new year proud to be in the cult

why not celebrate the new year in by signing up for CULT membership Don't just make it a resolution celebrate the new year in knowing you have carried out that resolution sign up before midnight and sleep soundly knowing you've gone into the new year proud to be in the cult

happy new year James

yes the original ford beta is very UV sensitive, and a generally very weak material, my purple car had only done 6289 miles from new when I bought it in Jan 2014, but it had sat outside in northern Ireland for best part of 12 years, the beta cloth had been slaughtered by the sun and as you touched it your fingers fell through the cloth, prior to that the car had been garaged and then in a barn covered up, so it was that last part. With then vicious sun you have out there, then std beta wouldn't have stood a chance, so I don't think its that there was an inferior beta for the Australian market, just your weather conditions with that material tbh the Aldridge beta is all round far more hard wearing, but we also need to bear in mind that most of us looking at genuine beta today are looking at 50 year old cloth, so its probably also unfair to make that comparison now dont forget the Beta on a mk2 escort was different, and it was called beta plus, I have a NOS piece of that, that I bought in error, and that looks like its probably a tad more hard wearing

firstly RP, Aldridge are trimmers, and yes they will cover anything you want in their facility, you must have seen them on wheeler dealers and car sos, but secondly their Beta is very hard wearing, and if you are like nick who uses his car, their beta is the way to go, just ask Nick Heer, whereas my trailer queens have original ford, if used like nick does it would be threadbare, as at near 50 years old its getting very fragile all you have to bear in mind is, its close to the original beta, but not anywhere near exact

you have to buy their rear covers RP

this is before, its a reclining mk2 seat this is after, now a reclining mk1 seat

Carey, doing what you do for a living, this will be easy, ive just done one front seat and a rear base, with the rest still to finish (ive not got enough time ) with aldridge covers, the cover quality is good, but have to be honest and say not anywhere near as good as a trimmer will make, but Aldridge no longer sell the cloth off the roll, the piping on the set im doing, dosnt line up between top and bottoms, and the vinyls are clearly very modern, so if your looking for an original look in that, its not there

tbf I don't, but was an option nick and I looked at before we found a replacement, as we also wanted a good one

not an easy find that Richard, have you looked at the new ones from expressed

Merry Christmas everyone and don't forget when your sat there bored with the TV tomorow JOIN THE CULT

welcome Tony

The best Christmas Present your family can treat you to this year or why not buy yourself a present, nothing better than Cult membership Happy Cultmas

Hi Carey cult membership, its just £12 per year, it helps to pay for the running of the forum, as well as a few other bits and pieces, such as insurances to cover all the events that old skool ford attend and run, like tour of the moor come on everyone for that matter, join the cult today, and help the best old skool ford forum, stay the best old skool ford forum £12 isnt going to break the bank

can we catch you while we are there Carey

im not going thru 45 pages to see if this is in here but I reckon I should do this to Nicks car while its in the workshop

as one of the longest standing members, it would be good to see your name up in purple then Stewart, show those young ones how to lurk and be seen

it was also a group / page that I wasnt a member of that it was posted on, it took someone who was a member who knew me to point it out, when i contacted the guy and asked him to remove it, pointing out it was my car not his, he very rudely replied, telling me I had no leg to stand on and to politely F OFF Admin of that site did remove it and throw him out, only for him to start his own page

never thought of it that way tbh RP

ive had similar on Still retards club, guy using a pic Nick took of my engine bat at avo national day, to sell a standard car in malta, for export to the uk and on fb theres nothing you can do about it, the images you post then become Still retards club property, and anyone can use them