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General Discussion Area / Re: Common sense prevails
« on: Today at 21:01:54 »
Don't be surprised if he pops up and says that 'his' Labour government will change the law.
- 21 April 2025, 22:30:25
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Please play nicely. No one wants to listen/read a keyboard warriors rants....
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General Car Chat / Re: PHEV
« on: Today at 14:10:31 »
Volkswagen Tiguan caught my eye is a search.
Has anyone got one or driven one.?
My mate who is an Estate Agent had a new one on lease in 2015 and bought it when the lease expired. I guess he does a fair amount of miles every year with his work and he seems to like it, and it certainly seems OK, if a bit dull, when I've been in it.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Happy Easter!
« on: Today at 13:52:23 »Looks like the Pope hasn't risen like Jesus....
Give him a chance! He's still got a couple of days to go.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Happy Easter!
« on: Yesterday at 22:16:25 »Easter...pah.
Ramadan is more important in the UK now.
Notable that the King referenced both Judaism and Islam in his Easter message for some reason and TTK merely thanks Christians for their 'huge contributions to the country' in his!
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General Discussion Area / Happy Easter!
« on: Yesterday at 18:07:38 »
You bunch of ungodly heathens! 
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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 16 April 2025, 21:41:44 »I think that's called learning the hard way!My dad was a proper man, not one of these modern parents.
He taught my little bro to swim by taking him out to sea in our boat, and throwing him overboard.
Bro: "Dad! Dad! I can't swim"
Dad: "Best you learn fast, son"
Something like this, TB?
https://youtu.be/kT2KROiSXDg?feature=shared
My Grandad threw me in the sea something like that when I was 6 or 7!
I quickly figured out how to swim. Wish I'd had the balls to call him a oppsing old bastard though!
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General Discussion Area / Re: Common sense prevails
« on: 16 April 2025, 16:07:39 »Does it mean I won't be asked if I'm pregnant at my next hospital appointment?
When I had my hips x rayed last year I had to sign a form saying I wasn't pregnant!
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General Car Chat / Re: When Did I become So Fussy?
« on: 16 April 2025, 11:55:27 »
I actually prefer that generation of E-Class to the newer ones. 
But check that interior out....
But check that interior out....
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General Car Chat / When Did I become So Fussy?
« on: 16 April 2025, 11:06:20 »
As mentioned elsewhere I'm keeping an eye out for a big estate. Back in the day when looking for a new car all I wanted was something in reasonable condition, with a long MOT, plenty of tax, cheap insurance and that was about it. I didn't care about make, model, interiors or trim levels. My old E39 BMW 530d had a red interior for example! 
I've been looking at F11 BMW 530d's, but I have decided that I can't live with a beige interior. Loads of them seem to have beige interiors.
Following the Audi Allroad thread I've been checking Audi's out as well. Saw a nice looking A6 Avant Quattro in SE trim, but then saw that the S Line's have much nicer seats, so now an SE isn't good enough.
When did I become so fussy?
I've been looking at F11 BMW 530d's, but I have decided that I can't live with a beige interior. Loads of them seem to have beige interiors.
Following the Audi Allroad thread I've been checking Audi's out as well. Saw a nice looking A6 Avant Quattro in SE trim, but then saw that the S Line's have much nicer seats, so now an SE isn't good enough.
When did I become so fussy?
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General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?
« on: 15 April 2025, 22:08:14 »I used to fight their corner because they were genuinely better than the Yodris of the world but now their service is dire. Might be a NE issue, I can't say. But yesterday the customer service telephone twit told us to go to the local delivery office for one of the oarcels. Went down today and their system doesn't ever show it being in the building at all. Ludicrous.Nothing but trouble those Yodris.
Especially when it come to their oarcels!
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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 15 April 2025, 21:25:55 »
I went over Hardknott Pass in the late 1980's with my mate in his 1000cc VW Polo Saloon! It's fair to say it struggled a little on the steepest bits, and yes, I do remember the disconcerting feeling of not being able to see the road as you go up.
Imagine being a Roman soldier from somewhere nice and warm, Sicily say, and getting posted to Hardknott Fort. Jesus, that must have been a tough posting for them, or for anyone really....
Imagine being a Roman soldier from somewhere nice and warm, Sicily say, and getting posted to Hardknott Fort.
Jesus, that must have been a tough posting for them, or for anyone really....
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General Discussion Area / Re: Fire
« on: 13 April 2025, 20:22:40 »
That would ruin your trip if you were planning on parking in that car park for the duration.
