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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: old joe on April 05, 2008, 18:05:52

Title: fire engines
Post by: old joe on April 05, 2008, 18:05:52: hi all

anybody want to buy a fire engine all with 1 careful owner :twisted:

http://www.bucksfire.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/7181EA94-D9DD-46DD-9FD8-AA4854AD6E4E/0/VehiclesforsaleApr08.pdf

Just imagine the water fights and a cracking jet wash to play with

Dazza :D
Title: Re: fire engines
Post by: Lincs niva on April 05, 2008, 19:13:09: My mate bought an ex london pump,very nice it is :D :D

Cheers Gav
Title: Re: fire engines
Post by: bilge rat on April 05, 2008, 19:28:23: one of our local stations has a 110, like an incident support vehicle. looks cracking condition. someone will get a good buy..alan....
Title: Re: fire engines
Post by: Range Rover Blues on April 06, 2008, 03:32:14: I did fancy a Green Goddess.
Title: Re: fire engines
Post by: Boggert on April 06, 2008, 07:44:01: What are you going to do with an old fire engine????
Title: Re: fire engines
Post by: blackbob on April 06, 2008, 11:56:55: this is what i had
still had blues and twos on it when i got it
Title: Re: fire engines
Post by: lee celtic on April 06, 2008, 12:56:44: A guy in our village has a green Goddess :lol:

I've seen him go shopping at Morrisons in Caernarfon in it :lol:
Title: Re: fire engines
Post by: Silvery Thing on April 06, 2008, 15:39:38: Quote from: Boggert on April 06, 2008, 07:44:01
What are you going to do with an old fire engine????
Put out old fires :doh: ;) :D

When I was in the fire brigade I trained on a Green Goddess.... oh old memories :-k
Title: Re: fire engines
Post by: Wireless on April 06, 2008, 16:26:50: Unless you have the spare cash, storage space, like polishing them, and taking them to specialist shows, or run a business which requires an old fire engine to make money; I just can't see the point of owning one.

I was expecting a picture of a Range Rover 6x6 to be honest, although the trailer looks useful for a Scout Group :wink:
Title: Re: fire engines
Post by: Range Rover Blues on April 06, 2008, 16:40:04: Quote from: Wireless on April 06, 2008, 16:26:50
the trailer looks useful for a Scout Group :wink:

I saw that, though I suspect so will lots of others and it will sell for silly money.
Title: Re: fire engines
Post by: discowoman on April 06, 2008, 19:31:13: hubbys boss brough a dennis about 6 years ago at auction, paid under a grand for it..tyres had less than 500 miles on them (Â£300 each if he had to buy them + they were on alloys) sold the V8 to a guy from Devon. weighed the rest in..made in excess of Â£6000
Title: Re: fire engines
Post by: Silvery Thing on April 06, 2008, 19:55:47: Quote from: discowoman on April 06, 2008, 19:31:13
....(Â£300 each if he had to buy them + they were on alloys)....
In all my years as a fireman I never ever saw a fire appliance with alloy wheels and I travelled all over the UK to liaise with other brigades :-k

I'm sorry but I think you must be mistaken :doh:
Title: Re: fire engines
Post by: Wireless on April 06, 2008, 20:25:42: Quote from: Silvery Thing on April 06, 2008, 19:55:47
Quote from: discowoman on April 06, 2008, 19:31:13
....(Â£300 each if he had to buy them + they were on alloys)....
In all my years as a fireman I never ever saw a fire appliance with alloy wheels and I travelled all over the UK to liaise with other brigades :-k

I'm sorry but I think you must be mistaken :doh:

Probably from a station that had to cover an area full of night clubs, the alloys have spinners fitted, and when the blue lights are flashing the under vehicle blue neons play a part. :wink:
Title: Re: fire engines
Post by: discowoman on April 06, 2008, 20:33:21: Quote from: Silvery Thing on April 06, 2008, 19:55:47
Quote from: discowoman on April 06, 2008, 19:31:13
....(Â£300 each if he had to buy them + they were on alloys)....
In all my years as a fireman I never ever saw a fire appliance with alloy wheels and I travelled all over the UK to liaise with other brigades :-k

I'm sorry but I think you must be mistaken :doh:
deffo alloy - as they are now on Hubbys 94D scania...tyres were michelin's too, set of 6...
think the appliance came from north 'o' the border originally..