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Old 06-18-2008, 04:45 PM
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Just wandering around Walmart and spotted these. I think someone is bound to say that they are either crap or simply not suitable, but both are electric (yes, even the one at
Old 06-19-2008, 12:07 AM
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If they are anything like the UK equivalents (and they look it) then they are not very good.
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Yup, Zymol Vintage will cost you $1800 dollars in the US and
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Originally Posted by Tango Man,Jun 20 2008, 09:22 AM

The roofs are up because its too fecking hot
Absolutely right - people are incredulous that the UK is home to so many convertible cars, but we actually have an excellent climate for open top driving.

It is much easier to cope with 'too cold' than 'too fecking hot'!!!
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Off to car talk!
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Oooops...sorry sir!

At those prices, the polishers will be crap.

Buy a well known model as US$ prices...Portercable random orbital seems to be the model of choice for the amateur - apparently difficult to do any serious damage with it!
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The second of the two polishers in Roadie's photos looks exactly like a 12v job I bought in Halfords. Plugs into the cigar lighter and, whilst it'll buff up your Zaino okay, it's certainly no PC or professional gadget ...
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Graham, I'll have a Tag Monza please.

And a box of Marlboro Lights
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Yup, and whilst your at it can you buy me 50 Montecristo cigarillo's



Oh wait, you are in America, they are not allowed decent cigars there are they?
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