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paddy700d

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Hello all,

I just thought I'd tip my hat to you all and say hello . I've just bought a 2003 (52 plate) SLK 230K Tip Auto which I pick up tomorrow :D

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When I say bought, I've actually traded in my 06 plate TT (no hairdresser jokes please) and got a couple of grand back. I live up in Aberdeen and am a CNC Machinist by trade and spend my frre time playing with cars, when not too hung over.




I also have 2 VW camper vans from the Late '60s which I seem to be rebuilding all the time!




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Please forgive the crazy leopard paint work :shock:

Hope to catch you about and maybe have some useful input once I get to grips with my SLK,


Cheers,
Paddy
 

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Welcome to the forum Paddy,, you will like the SLK, that split screen VW is rare
 

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Welcome Paddy - nice SLK, and an interesting brace of VWs.

How is the leopard colour scheme described on the V5?
 
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How is the leopard colour scheme described on the V5?

I took it along to the local DVLA office and tried to convince them to put leopard down but they called it multicoloured :(.

Cheers Guys,
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Welcome,is that a 'wrap' on the VW or painted ? Loog great either way.
 

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I took it along to the local DVLA office and tried to convince them to put leopard down but they called it multicoloured :(.

Cheers Guys,
Paddy

On the plus side Paddy, that gives you total licence for any changes that might catch your whim in future!

I am impressed that DVLA in Aberdeen came up with a word with that many syllables!
 
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Welcome,is that a 'wrap' on the VW or painted ? Loog great either way.

Its all custom airbrushed more pics here and really needs to be seen up close to appreciate all the work thats gone into it.

Cheers,
Paddy
 

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I took it along to the local DVLA office and tried to convince them to put leopard down but they called it multicoloured :(.

Cheers Guys,
Paddy

I tried to get DVLA to put my Bornite S600 down as blackberry, but they wouldn't have it. It either had to be brown (yuck) or purple. But I now have two V5s one says purple and the other says brown cos they got all mixed up.
 

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Lovely colour SLK - hope you enjoy it..............Love the Leopard print camper! *(goes off to wonder about what my yellow SLK would look like in leopard print)* :lol:
 

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Lovely colour SLK - hope you enjoy it..............Love the Leopard print camper! *(goes off to wonder about what my yellow SLK would look like in leopard print)* :lol:

I was just thinking the same thing, when I saw that you had posted :D:D
 
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Lovely colour SLK - hope you enjoy it..............Love the Leopard print camper! *(goes off to wonder about what my yellow SLK would look like in leopard print)* :lol:

When my mate say it he was going through every decent (German ;)) car he could think of trying to see how it'd go

I like it as its a wee bitty different, my 12 year old daughter on the other hand HATES it :rolleyes:
 

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