‘Run Of The Mill’, But Curious For Some Reason

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Friday 8th
2.

I’ve never seen this one there before, in all my immeasurable times passing the street

However, today, l walked past to my parents, after wife had dropped me off at Stanley Ferry’, so l could walk the dog up there

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Monday 18th

ASDA
Glasshoughton (close to 'Xscape' & jct 32/M62)
Castleford

A very tidy looking Astra mk4 estate, on a 'T' prefix
Sorry, no pic, but it was this colour

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Drago

Legendary Member
Monday 18th

ASDA
Glasshoughton (close to 'Xscape' & jct 32/M62)
Castleford

A very tidy looking Astra mk4 estate, on a 'T' prefix
Sorry, no pic, but it was this colour

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Those G Series Astras took a lot of stick from the likes of Clarkson over their use as police cars, but they were brilliant. Very stable and neutral handling, extremely tough, and rusted slower than some of the alternatives.

Conversely the contemporary Focus was a little sharper steering but twitcher and less predicable when on the edge, woefully unreliable in that demanding role, and rusted for fun.

I remember one we had - KX53OHC, if it still exists - a 1.7 TD and we found instructions on the Internet on how to tune it by turning up the mechanical fuel pump. Damn thing absolutely flew!
 

raleighnut

Legendary Member
Where did you work.

My dad raced sidecars bitd and was a draughtsman at Foster wheeler petrochemicals.

Wouldn't have fancied being the 'Passenger' on that, front exit sidecar. :eek:
 
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