Waderider

Good urban exploration video on the Duke of Lancaster has been put on YouTube.
 

I'm going with the Volvo C30. Had a 1.6 R Design for over 10 years now, always got my eye open for the right T5 within 100 miles of home, then the 1.6 can be my spare.

I'm going with the Volvo C30. Had a 1.6 R Design for over 10 years now, always got my eye open for the right T5 within 100 miles of home, then the 1.6 can be my spare.

A froth surely?

There are definitely some features on my Volvo V90 that I don't like.
The touch screen is difficult to use on the move. Modern cars need to go back to buttons. The speed limiter decelerates you to thirty at the first countdown warning sign that there is a thirty ahead. The lane keeping assist is obtrusive if you drive normally on a country b or a road. The adaptive cruise control is amazing. Auto wipers good, auto high beam dips more often than it needs do.
Personally I preferred my V70 even though there are lots of things the V90 does better, like pace,  fuel efficiency, and handling. But the dash interface (and stereo) was better, as were the seats, and boot space.
Least irksome car I have is the oldest, a 2003 V40.

Tetleysmooth, if you parked in a disabled space without the badge you're in the wrong. It's black and white, no one is picking on you.
My mother in law is in a wheelchair and every day peoples thoughtless actions make her, and her carers life a little difficult. It doesn't sound like you where really impacting on the Fiesta driver directly, but the poor man shall be worn down from being a carer in a society that neither cares or makes an effort to accommodate him.

Tetleysmooth, if you parked in a disabled space without the badge you're in the wrong. It's black and white, no one is picking on you.
My mother in law is in a wheelchair and every day peoples thoughtless actions make her, and her carers life a little difficult. It doesn't sound like you where really impacting on the Fiesta driver directly, but the poor man shall be worn down from being a carer in a society that neither cares or makes an effort to accommodate him.

Tetleysmooth, if you parked in a disabled space without the badge you're in the wrong. It's black and white, no one is picking on you.
My mother in law is in a wheelchair and every day peoples thoughtless actions make her, and her carers life a little difficult. It doesn't sound like you where really impacting on the Fiesta driver directly, but the poor man shall be worn down from being a carer in a society that neither cares or makes an effort to accommodate him.

I don't know if anyone has pointed this out before, but autoshite used to have some 'magazine' pages that pretty much defined the ethos of the forum. These pages are still accessible via archive.org,  a website that archives historic internet pages. Autoshite has had a look in, see here:
 
https://web.archive.org/web/20060110193421/http://autoshite.com/
 
This search result comes from this website that allows you a good rummage the internet shite of the past:
 
https://archive.org/web/
 
 

A late update.
I had the car repaired via the at fault drivers cost, At a Volvo approved bodyshop.
I changed insurance to a more moral company - NFU.
Car still with me with spangly fresh paintwork down one flank.
Only issue is the odd trim noise from the door trim at the impact zone - turns out the trim clips aren't even available direct from the Volvo dealer - I tried - bad form Volvo.
Moral - avoid ambulance chasing bastards

A late update.
I had the car repaired via the at fault drivers cost, At a Volvo approved bodyshop.
I changed insurance to a more moral company - NFU.
Car still with me with spangly fresh paintwork down one flank.
Only issue is the odd trim noise from the door trim at the impact zone - turns out the trim clips aren't even available direct from the Volvo dealer - I tried - bad form Volvo.
Moral - avoid ambulance chasing bastards

A late update.
I had the car repaired via the at fault drivers cost, At a Volvo approved bodyshop.
I changed insurance to a more moral company - NFU.
Car still with me with spangly fresh paintwork down one flank.
Only issue is the odd trim noise from the door trim at the impact zone - turns out the trim clips aren't even available direct from the Volvo dealer - I tried - bad form Volvo.
Moral - avoid ambulance chasing bastards

A late update.
I had the car repaired via the at fault drivers cost, At a Volvo approved bodyshop.
I changed insurance to a more moral company - NFU.
Car still with me with spangly fresh paintwork down one flank.
Only issue is the odd trim noise from the door trim at the impact zone - turns out the trim clips aren't even available direct from the Volvo dealer - I tried - bad form Volvo.
Moral - avoid ambulance chasing bastards

A late update.
I had the car repaired via the at fault drivers cost, At a Volvo approved bodyshop.
I changed insurance to a more moral company - NFU.
Car still with me with spangly fresh paintwork down one flank.
Only issue is the odd trim noise from the door trim at the impact zone - turns out the trim clips aren't even available direct from the Volvo dealer - I tried - bad form Volvo.
Moral - avoid ambulance chasing bastards

Don't know if it counts but I've currently got a 18 plate Merc E class 220D courtesy of the insurer of the fellow who rammed my V70. I prefer the Volvo. Better seats, better headlamps, better waftage. Mind you, I'm impressed by 190 odd horsepower and 7.1 seconds 0-60 from a 2 litre diesel. Which reminds me, the Volvo five pot sounds better. Moral - save money, buy an old Volvo, not a current Merc.

A small update, I guess for those who search for this topic in the future as much as anything else.
 
So Auxillis were wanting to punt my car into a distant repair shop which seems to repair posh motors from a relatively modest address, but not specifically Volvos. The at fault parties insurer the AA seems to be using a company that is part of Innovation Group, and liability has been admitted on that side. They are offering me a repair at a Volvo bodyshop of my choice, a courtesy car, and recompense for the time and fuel to drive to the bodyshop for an initial estimate.
 
So far so good with the at fault parties insurance then.

A small update, I guess for those who search for this topic in the future as much as anything else.
 
So Auxillis were wanting to punt my car into a distant repair shop which seems to repair posh motors from a relatively modest address, but not specifically Volvos. The at fault parties insurer the AA seems to be using a company that is part of Innovation Group, and liability has been admitted on that side. They are offering me a repair at a Volvo bodyshop of my choice, a courtesy car, and recompense for the time and fuel to drive to the bodyshop for an initial estimate.
 
So far so good with the at fault parties insurance then.

Thanks folks. I'm going to ring the other blokes insurers tomorrow and deal with them direct.

A small update, I guess for those who search for this topic in the future as much as anything else.
 
So Auxillis were wanting to punt my car into a distant repair shop which seems to repair posh motors from a relatively modest address, but not specifically Volvos. The at fault parties insurer the AA seems to be using a company that is part of Innovation Group, and liability has been admitted on that side. They are offering me a repair at a Volvo bodyshop of my choice, a courtesy car, and recompense for the time and fuel to drive to the bodyshop for an initial estimate.
 
So far so good with the at fault parties insurance then.

A small update, I guess for those who search for this topic in the future as much as anything else.
 
So Auxillis were wanting to punt my car into a distant repair shop which seems to repair posh motors from a relatively modest address, but not specifically Volvos. The at fault parties insurer the AA seems to be using a company that is part of Innovation Group, and liability has been admitted on that side. They are offering me a repair at a Volvo bodyshop of my choice, a courtesy car, and recompense for the time and fuel to drive to the bodyshop for an initial estimate.
 
So far so good with the at fault parties insurance then.

A small update, I guess for those who search for this topic in the future as much as anything else.
 
So Auxillis were wanting to punt my car into a distant repair shop which seems to repair posh motors from a relatively modest address, but not specifically Volvos. The at fault parties insurer the AA seems to be using a company that is part of Innovation Group, and liability has been admitted on that side. They are offering me a repair at a Volvo bodyshop of my choice, a courtesy car, and recompense for the time and fuel to drive to the bodyshop for an initial estimate.
 
So far so good with the at fault parties insurance then.

A small update, I guess for those who search for this topic in the future as much as anything else.
 
So Auxillis were wanting to punt my car into a distant repair shop which seems to repair posh motors from a relatively modest address, but not specifically Volvos. The at fault parties insurer the AA seems to be using a company that is part of Innovation Group, and liability has been admitted on that side. They are offering me a repair at a Volvo bodyshop of my choice, a courtesy car, and recompense for the time and fuel to drive to the bodyshop for an initial estimate.
 
So far so good with the at fault parties insurance then.

A small update, I guess for those who search for this topic in the future as much as anything else.
 
So Auxillis were wanting to punt my car into a distant repair shop which seems to repair posh motors from a relatively modest address, but not specifically Volvos. The at fault parties insurer the AA seems to be using a company that is part of Innovation Group, and liability has been admitted on that side. They are offering me a repair at a Volvo bodyshop of my choice, a courtesy car, and recompense for the time and fuel to drive to the bodyshop for an initial estimate.
 
So far so good with the at fault parties insurance then.