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by **edders** on Fri Jul 13, 2007 4:56 pm

jimmyesh :I think me and Heeman10 should have an arm-wrestle!

wont be much of a challenge will it. you know limp wrists and all.....

by **jayrs** on Fri Jul 13, 2007 5:12 pm

dreamers mate, focking hate them

if for some reason you still got it come ford fair get it in the show fella, all them people looking at it and the for sale sign in the window, gotta be a good thing mate

by **jimmyesh** on Fri Jul 13, 2007 7:04 pm

edders :
jimmyesh :I think me and Heeman10 should have an arm-wrestle!

wont be much of a challenge will it. you know limp wrists and all.....

Ha, I think I may live to regret that little outburst! :lol:

JayRS: Yeah agree with you 100% mate - it's just a fact of life on ebay, you get good and bad members, feedback doesn't tell the whole story unfortunately!:rolleyes:

by **jayrs** on Fri Jul 13, 2007 8:59 pm

no it dont mate, but at least you havent had the old "i got a mate that owes me £10k, he send you the cheque blah blah blah"

:lol:

by **jimmyesh** on Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:32 am

Had a viewing yesterday and let him have a test-drive - He loved it!

says he will have the sponds by next Tursday

by **jayrs** on Sun Jul 15, 2007 11:36 am

fingers crossed fella.
did you take a non refundable deposit off him? seeing as you been fcuked about so much

by **jimmyesh** on Sun Jul 22, 2007 6:27 pm

At last I've managed to sell the Manj!

Poor little thing must have felt pretty damn worthless after all the kn*bbers, timewasters and "oxygen-thieving" chives that it seemed to attract while it was on Ebay!

I let her go quite cheaply (lets just say the guy, James from Derby who bought her got a BARGARIN!!) I'm glad he bought it though as he is a real enthusiast who I know will get the poor old Manj's bodywork squared away

That's the reason I had to drop the price a bit, the sills have seen better days and I just don't have the facilities or time anymore to keep doing jobs on her

He collects her next weekend, watch this forum for HIS progress with the Manj and the next chapter in her eventful life!

P.S: Manj's engine bay on pg 140 of this month's Fast Ford in the n/a zetec mapping guide

Lazy of you Neil mate! :lol:

by **FRSJON** on Sun Jul 22, 2007 6:59 pm

nice one...will be cool to see its progress..

by **jayrs** on Sun Jul 22, 2007 7:59 pm

is the guy a member already?

by **jimmyesh** on Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:13 pm

jayrs :is the guy a member already?

Not sure whether he is :-?

Maybe he's a lurker :lol:

Seriously he's a decent guy and knows his cars - Him and his mrs have bought the Manj between them an I took them for a blast down some country lanes near me and a couple of 0-100 efforts on the local B-road :lol:

They were mega impressed with the car's performance but rightly concerned about the sills - so I let it go a fair bit cheaper than I would have liked

I had a great 4 years with the car but I just needed to move on, I have no proper workshop facilities at my new posting although I have hangar space on camp, so I'll keep my MK1 escort clean and maintained while I'm here then the REAL work will begin in 2009 :devil:

(if I'm that patient!! :lol:

) when I go somehwere that has all the facilities like I had when I built the Manj

I'll be at FordFair in my RS2000 rep MK1 escort reg JHE 26N on the Oldskoolford.co.uk stand (yeah traitor I know! :lol:

), gonna park her up and get over to FT.com to meet all these crazy people I've been bantering on this site with for so long! :bonkers:

by **MAD_Adamski** on Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:48 pm

sad but needed i know that 1 good luck mate

by **MattPym** on Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:53 pm

So it's proper sold now??? It was kinda getting like the little boy who cried wolf :wink:

pity to see it go, but you have to move on i suppose!

Matt

by **jimmyesh** on Mon Jul 23, 2007 9:32 am

MattPym :So it's proper sold now??? It was kinda getting like the little boy who cried wolf

How do you think I felt!!! :rolleyes:

I think the car will still be on this forum with its new owner quite a lot :wink:

The Manj is sold with the FT.com sticker still on the rear screen so hopefully curiosity will get the better of him! :bonkers:

by **MattPym** on Mon Jul 23, 2007 6:45 pm

jimmyesh :
MattPym :So it's proper sold now??? It was kinda getting like the little boy who cried wolf

The Manj is sold with the FT.com sticker still on the rear screen so hopefully curiosity will get the better of him!

That or he'll peel it off thinking nothing of it!!

by **wildheart** on Tue Jul 24, 2007 1:27 am

Dont worry i'll point the new owner in the direction of this site :wink:

Its my mate who has bought this and hes a true RS enthusiast and is on the Derbyshire RSOC comittee along with me and he'll be looking after this car better than his soon to be wife :lol:

Then again knowing his Mrs she'll probably love the car more than him lol.

Cheers for the drink sunday aswell Jim,I needed that,Im still a bit ill now :lol:

And anyone wanting to see this car will have the chance at Ford Fair :wink:

by **jimmyesh** on Tue Jul 24, 2007 9:21 am

wildheart :Dont worry i'll point the new owner in the direction of this site

Its my mate who has bought this and hes a true RS enthusiast and is on the Derbyshire RSOC comittee along with me and he'll be looking after this car better than his soon to be wife
Then again knowing his Mrs she'll probably love the car more than him lol.

Cheers for the drink sunday aswell Jim,I needed that,Im still a bit ill now

And anyone wanting to see this car will have the chance at Ford Fair

Crikey I did't realise YOU were wildheart!

Yeah you looked a bit riopey at the weekend matey - I felt bad for ya!

I DID let him have it for a steal but I know the Manj has gone to a good home and that I'm sure she will soon be far more immaculate than at any point during my ownership of her!! :cry:

I'm meeting him at Wisbech in the Manj this Sunday to save him such a massive journey again! :aaah:

This also helps me out as I'm collecting the MK1 from there and I was gonna need a lift or get the train otherwise!
:rolleyes:

I dunno, driving up there with a nice, modern engine, civilised road manners and 6 gears - then driving home in a 32-yr old car with an old Pinto on "40's" :bonkers:

by **pornstar!** on Tue Jul 24, 2007 9:44 am

jimmyesh :
P.S: Manj's engine bay on pg 140 of this month's Fast Ford in the n/a zetec mapping guide Lazy of you Neil mate!

haha

In a Shaggy styleee- "it wasnt me!" :lol:

It must have been Simons doing, i was away when those pages got layed out.

No way did it go

No suprise though pal, glad it's gone to a proper RS enthusiast

by **jimmyesh** on Tue Jul 24, 2007 10:11 am

pornstar! : glad it's gone to a proper RS enthusiast

I'm one of them too!! :-?

by **pornstar!** on Tue Jul 24, 2007 10:19 am

You know what i mean you clown

by **jimmyesh** on Tue Jul 24, 2007 5:59 pm

pornstar! ::lol:

You know what i mean you clown

Yeah, someone who is actaully gonna get the bodwork sorted rather than keep spending his time and money on go-faster goodies like I did! :bonkers:

by **edders** on Tue Jul 24, 2007 9:51 pm

jimmyesh :I dunno, driving up there with a nice, modern engine, civilised road manners and 6 gears - then driving home in a 32-yr old car with an old Pinto on "40's"

you can bet your ass you know which one will be more fun.

by **jimmyesh** on Wed Jul 25, 2007 9:46 am

edders :
jimmyesh :I dunno, driving up there with a nice, modern engine, civilised road manners and 6 gears - then driving home in a 32-yr old car with an old Pinto on "40's"

you can bet your ass you know which one will be more fun.

Yeah fair one mate! :lol:

Gonna renew my AA membership today just in case!! :bonkers:

by **gregs** on Wed Jul 25, 2007 6:25 pm

hope you dont need the aa mate, Jim

see you sunday

by **wildheart** on Wed Jul 25, 2007 6:29 pm

What you doing here Gregs,

Go and book that trackday

by **heeman10** on Wed Jul 25, 2007 10:53 pm

My smile actually turned upside down when I saw the title of your thread just now

Well sad to see my lil brother leave your stable. Ho hum, as long as you're happy and you've "moved on" (even if it is back in time :lol:

) to the car you wanted, all is well and good. The Manj was a little cracker, great creation

See you in a week or so hopefully eh?!

by **jimmyesh** on Thu Jul 26, 2007 11:38 am

heeman10 :See you in a week or so hopefully eh?!

Yeah see you there for definite mate!

My Escort will be on the oldskoolford.co.uk stand (where it belongs!!

) but I will be taking a stroll over to the FT.com stand for sure - not doubt to be on the recieving end of loads of banter!! :bonkers:

The Manj is being collected by her new owner, ALSO called James!

on sunday - He is one of the main guys in the Derbys RSOC so the Manj WILL be at FordFair anyway on their stand

by **gregs** on Thu Jul 26, 2007 3:21 pm

The Manj is being collected by her new owner, ALSO called James!

on sunday - He is one of the main guys in the Derbys RSOC so the Manj WILL be at FordFair anyway on their stand

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thats me (gregs)

by **jimmyesh** on Thu Jul 26, 2007 3:39 pm

gregs :The Manj is being collected by her new owner, ALSO called James! on sunday - He is one of the main guys in the Derbys RSOC so the Manj WILL be at FordFair anyway on their stand

thats me (gregs)

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Blimey - kinda threw me that you're username is "Gregs"! - I'm sure there's good reason for it though!

I guess you will be starting a whole New MANJ thread to cover the next phase of her eventful life!?

See you Sunday to hand over the aformentioned shiny Red Fiesta! :wink:

by **heeman10** on Thu Jul 26, 2007 5:31 pm

gregs = James? FFS, help us out! :lol:

Jimmy - Pants you're not on our stand, but it makes more sense, I'm sure. See you down there, I'll be the one being abused and eating all day

by **jimmyesh** on Fri Jul 27, 2007 9:08 pm

Photo from Classic Ford Show for wildheart

- That IS your S1 in front of me aint it! :-?

by **jimmyesh** on Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:24 am

I took the Manj on her last ever drive with my good self at the helm yesterday on the 140-mile trip to Wisbech to hand her over to new owner, James (Gregs on this forum) and also collect my old-skool escort

To say that the difference in driving the two cars is like night and day is a (MASSIVE) understatement!! :aaah:

The Fez happily sits at 3-figure speeds on the motorway all day long if you want it to and happily sails past most things effortlessly...
...The Escort on the other hand sounds like pure sex through the twin Dellorto 40's and perversley concumes LESS fuel than the Fiesta did!! :-?

The downside is that although she is quite tail-happy when you give it some, she still isn't as quick as the fez (yet!! :devil:

) and the poor old pinto redlines where the ST170 lump was just waking up!!

Still loved the drive home getting loads of toots and admiring thumbs-up from old boys remembering their youth and even some younger guys in a scooby gave me some respect

There's something nice about just chilling in the slow lane in a 32-yr old classic, keeping your distance and enjoying the ride whilst all the idiots in the other lanes in their bloated new rep-mobiles cut each other up and get stressed out!

Anyway, back to the Manj, Gregs got her home to Derby safe and sound

so both the Manj and my Escort will be at Ford Fair this weekend - See you there! :wink:

Sh*t - better change my siggy now!!!

by **Sphinx** on Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:59 am

Sounds like things worked out well in the end. Always nice to hear a happy ending and it sounds like your having a RIOT in the new car

by **wildheart** on Mon Jul 30, 2007 1:33 pm

Yes mate thats my S1 above

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The Manj (6spd ST170 rs1800) - now owned by FRSJON

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