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[Webby the Bear]

i thought you were joking when you said in case you get lost from the shops

Oh yeah, sorry I'm being a gimp, yeah, just joking about that bit! I keep all that stuff though, it doesn't take up much space in one of those boot organiser things

Fair play mate.

you are definitely our winter driving expert!!! 

[geoffr70]

I keep all sorts of useful stuff in my cavernous boot, like shovel, blanket, water, coolant, food, maps, jump leads, cones, toolkit, tow rope, hi vis, spare bulbs, fuses, inspection light, first aid kit, compressor, tyre repair kit, fire extinguisher, soap, toothbrush, spare clothes, etc etc Just in case i get lost on my way back from the shops

In Sunderland........

It's like the wild west up here I'll have you know!

Believe me, I know......swmbo is a Makem.......

There's better places!

Did you know - Makem comes from the ship yards where they use to make them and take them, makem and takem (what I don't know, obvioulsy not a ship, you couldn't fit that in your back pocket or your lunch box!), hence 'Makem', apparently!

[geoffr70]

i thought you were joking when you said in case you get lost from the shops

Oh yeah, sorry I'm being a gimp, yeah, just joking about that bit! I keep all that stuff though, it doesn't take up much space in one of those boot organiser things

Fair play mate.

you are definitely our winter driving expert!!! 

That's the first time I've been called an expert! I don't get stuck anywhere in the snow though, not even on those big ice ridges that have melted and refrozen. They're treacherous they are

[Vamps]

I keep all sorts of useful stuff in my cavernous boot, like shovel, blanket, water, coolant, food, maps, jump leads, cones, toolkit, tow rope, hi vis, spare bulbs, fuses, inspection light, first aid kit, compressor, tyre repair kit, fire extinguisher, soap, toothbrush, spare clothes, etc etc Just in case i get lost on my way back from the shops

In Sunderland........

It's like the wild west up here I'll have you know!

Believe me, I know......swmbo is a Makem.......

There's better places!

Did you know - Makem comes from the ship yards where they use to make them and take them, makem and takem (what I don't know, obvioulsy not a ship, you couldn't fit that in your back pocket or your lunch box!), hence 'Makem', apparently!

Yes, I am a Takem......

[Webby the Bear]

i thought you were joking when you said in case you get lost from the shops

Oh yeah, sorry I'm being a gimp, yeah, just joking about that bit! I keep all that stuff though, it doesn't take up much space in one of those boot organiser things

Fair play mate.

you are definitely our winter driving expert!!! 

That's the first time I've been called an expert! I don't get stuck anywhere in the snow though, not even on those big ice ridges that have melted and refrozen. They're treacherous they are

it's bad when you come out of your drive on to the main road... sideways 

[Rods2]

By far the best car I've had in cold weather was a Volvo 960 estate, the engine would be up temperature in under a mile, with a hot heater, demisting was great. The seats were also the most comfortable I ever had in a car and the boot was much bigger than the miggy. Rust was also not an issue as the bodies were hot dipped galvanized.

But it made the miggy look like the most reliable car on the planet, you name it it went wrong. New engine at 27,000 miles due to an engine block casting fault, but Volvo did supply it FOC and all I had to pay 25% of the engine change labour cost, just about every sensor and engine management valve over the next 71,000 miles, head gasket failure at 87,000 miles (common fault) and a new head due to disintegration of brittle alloy head casting (another common fault) and it handled like a camel with attitude.

[05omegav6]

Is it bad when you come out of your drive on to the main road... sideways? 

In a word, No  . As long as no one is going past when you do

[TheBoy]

Don't leave the car ticking over to de-ice it and go back into the house......

Lots of people lose their cars this way every year despite being warned

I walk out in my dressing gown, fire her up, go in and do my ironing for the day, get dressed, then go to work.  All nicely defrosted, and toasty

[TheBoy]

Mrs TB's K series warms up in less than 2 mins, even at idle, so sometimes, my laziness makes me use that

[Webby the Bear]

Don't leave the car ticking over to de-ice it and go back into the house......

Lots of people lose their cars this way every year despite being warned

I walk out in my dressing gown, fire her up, go in and do my ironing for the day, get dressed, then go to work.  All nicely defrosted, and toasty

What's your address? 

[TheBoy]

Don't leave the car ticking over to de-ice it and go back into the house......

Lots of people lose their cars this way every year despite being warned

I walk out in my dressing gown, fire her up, go in and do my ironing for the day, get dressed, then go to work.  All nicely defrosted, and toasty

What's your address? 

TheBoy's House
omegaowners.com

[hotel21]

Ensure you have a full tank of traction control fluid.....

[Webby the Bear]

Don't leave the car ticking over to de-ice it and go back into the house......

Lots of people lose their cars this way every year despite being warned

I walk out in my dressing gown, fire her up, go in and do my ironing for the day, get dressed, then go to work.  All nicely defrosted, and toasty

What's your address? 

TheBoy's House
omegaowners.com

Wasn't asking cos I want to steal your car.... I just like ironing   

[TheBoy]

Ensure you have a full tank of traction control fluid.....

And Fart gas.  And, if you have one spare, a TD engine block

[TheBoy]

Don't leave the car ticking over to de-ice it and go back into the house......

Lots of people lose their cars this way every year despite being warned

I walk out in my dressing gown, fire her up, go in and do my ironing for the day, get dressed, then go to work.  All nicely defrosted, and toasty

What's your address? 

TheBoy's House
omegaowners.com

Wasn't asking cos I want to steal your car.... I just like ironing   

In which case, write to
Mrs TheBoy
omegaowners.com

she will be delighted to hear from you....