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21 March 2013, 01:32
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Town: Ashton-under-Lyne Lancs
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Originally Posted by Nos4r2
I think in Manchester it used to signify with a white vehicle and black bonnet that the car is a taxi.
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21 March 2013, 03:58
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Country: UK - England
Town: The wilds of Wiltshire
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Maybe when Sixy lived there there was a nearby private hire company that did it then cause most of the private taxis I saw there were like it.
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21 March 2013, 08:17
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Country: UK - Scotland
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Make: FunYak
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Originally Posted by Nos4r2
Maybe when Sixy lived there there was a nearby private hire company that did it then cause most of the private taxis I saw there were like it.
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Don't know about manchester but Leeds is black bonnet white car, and Cardiff is the otherway round I think. They have normal private hires too - so assume they can pick up on the street if they have odd bodywork!
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21 March 2013, 08:29
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In an attempt to re-finish a Land Rover on the cheap, an acquaintance of mine used the IR-absorbing matt black paint that is sold in 25 litre drums ex-MoD. It looked as you might expect, but some traffic lights wouldn't detect the car was waiting at the lights due to the reduced IR signature. 
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21 March 2013, 14:37
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Country: UK - England
Town: Salcombe, Devon, UK
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I had a 1973 Range Rover that was painted matt black and had dayglo orange wheels grills etc - I used to drive it to Val D'Isere when I was working out there as a ski guide - I put a few stickers on it and I noticed that people would add their own stickers! I thought it was quite cool and when it started to become a bit of a rust bucket we converted it to a Dakar Jeep - great vehicle and I'm quite certain the paint had no detrimental effect on the performance!
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Originally Posted by Zippy
When a boat looks that good who needs tubes!!!
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21 March 2013, 14:43
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I had a 1984 cavalier which was blue with a white bonnet due to it being replaced after a small engine fire moment....
I was working in stoke on Trent at the time..where the taxis were blue with a white bonnet....I could have made a fortune!!!!
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21 March 2013, 15:19
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Country: UK - England
Town: Ashton-under-Lyne Lancs
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nos4r2
Maybe when Sixy lived there there was a nearby private hire company that did it then cause most of the private taxis I saw there were like it.
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When I owned a couple of black cabs before becoming a council waller, private hire was and still is a dirty word and definitely not to be called "Taxi's" 
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22 March 2013, 06:41
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Town: NorCal
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Originally Posted by Cookee
I had a 1973 Range Rover that we converted to a Jeep - great vehicle
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Should have just bought the Jeep in the first place   
What the heck is a "Dakar Jeep"?
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22 March 2013, 07:57
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Country: France
Town: Huisnes sur Mer
Boat name: Raufoss
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Length: 4m +
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter_C
What the heck is a "Dakar Jeep"?
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Think "challenge Aneka" but this time concentrate on the 4x4 she used to drive and not on her lovely a*se! Lol
Simon
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22 March 2013, 09:25
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Country: UK - England
Town: Salcombe, Devon, UK
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Should have just bought the Jeep in the first place
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What Anchor bloke said!
This is what they look like
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Originally Posted by Zippy
When a boat looks that good who needs tubes!!!
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22 March 2013, 09:46
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Country: France
Town: Huisnes sur Mer
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What Anchor bloke said!
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"Anchor bloke" ..... Like it :-)
Just got to be careful how you say it though... :-)
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22 March 2013, 16:47
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I had never heard of, nor seen, Challenge Anaka before. So I had to watch a couple of minutes on Youtube to get an idea.
Now this is a Jeep! Although I am not fond of anything newer than say 1975, and the 1950's are where it is at. Willys!
If you are going to be talking about Discovery's could we make it this one? (Wonder if there is silicon, and what other enhancements were involved in the "design" and "conversion"?)
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23 March 2013, 11:34
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Country: UK - England
Town: Salcombe, Devon, UK
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Originally Posted by Peter_C
I had never heard of, nor seen, Challenge Anaka before. So I had to watch a couple of minutes on Youtube to get an idea.
If you are going to be talking about Discovery's could we make it this one? (Wonder if there is silicon, and what other enhancements were involved in the "design" and "conversion"?)
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That's the thing! Looks like there are a couple of opportunities for enhancement on there!
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Originally Posted by Zippy
When a boat looks that good who needs tubes!!!
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