Tadhg Tiogar
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3 minutes ago, cobblers said:
But at what octane?
Demi-sec?
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14 minutes ago, cobblers said:
1 year ago petrol was 119p /l
A multipack of 3x bottles of Dom Perignon (I avoided the lady gaga special edition as you can't get petrol in that flavour) is £1000 for 2.25l, so £444.44 per litre.
Petrol increased 43p per litre in a year, so at this rate it would take just over 1029 years til the plonk would be cheaper, but that's not taking into account any increase in the price of plonk.
assuming a 4% YOY plonk appreciation, in 1000 years it would cost over three million quid for the champagne, so the petrol would still end up cheaper.
I am not a financial advisor and this is not financial or investment advice.
Come to think of it, I do have some Dom Pérignon on the shelf. Forgot it was there. Probably been sitting there so long that it no longer meets quality* standards and is no longer drinkable.
I don't seem to be proficient at this long-term champagne storage thing.
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29 minutes ago, Sloth in a bowl said:
Was walking back from a meal out when I hear the sound of a vehicle with a flat tyre behind me.
It passes by and pulls up about 50m ahead, left rear as flat as a supermodel. As I walk past, I spot the big Uber sticker and realise that the idiot at the wheel was there to pick up his fare.
I mean Uber have some low standards, but that is taking the piss.
Was that a real Uber driver, or someone just filling in for the real Uber driver?
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How about part-exchanging the Merc for the dream car?
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1 hour ago, Tigerfox said:
Thanks Amazon
Happily daughter and Grandkids are ok.
They say its not their fault ! Must have been my daughter revering down the street at 30mph +
Presumably the dashcam evidence is available. Or has the Shamazon driver deleted it already?
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52 minutes ago, NorfolkNWeigh said:
....Presume it went for export after that.
Alternatively, it may still be here, but on foreign plates
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8 minutes ago, cort16 said:
730i with cloth seats. Very cool
Release your inner @Six-cylinder
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I'm dreaming of a shite Christmas,
Just like the ones we never* had,
Where your fluid's leaking
And springs are creaking,
And something's stuffing up your rad.
I'm dreaming of a shite Christmas
Your coolant hose is gonna blow,
May your bearings be over-tight,
And may all your Christmases be shite.
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36 minutes ago, Shite Ron said:
This is interesting if the reserve is sensible. It has the equivalent of one years mileage. Possibly the closest to a new Montego available.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/363634735823?hash=item54aa51bacf:g:jYwAAOSwfgZhn5iG
My bet's on the reserve being three bags or above.
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31 minutes ago, richardmorris said:
No, it was £203,000 to restore.
Moral of the story is: don't get your car restored by Kienle if you want to maintain AS standards*
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54 minutes ago, cort16 said:
150 grand to restore a W123! Absolute madness I think someone was riding the gravy boat there.
But orl bran noo, innit?
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3 hours ago, martc said:
Camden High Street, 1989
Note no traffic lights under the bridge. They weren't installed until some years after, replacing the zebra crossings.
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14 hours ago, richardmorris said:
£79,995 w114 coupe.
https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1402742
again, saving £100,000 on the restoration!
Link goes back to the W123
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44 minutes ago, MiniMort said:
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And while we're here, here's an article about the Yugo Sana from November of 1989.
I actually liked the look of the Sana when it came out. Reminded me of a Citroën ZX. Unfortunately the small matter of a war in the Balkans got in the way, otherwise it could have been a contender.
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On 11/23/2021 at 11:40 AM, sierraman said:
Ex Police, there’s another ‘would you/wouldn’t you?’.....
In 1977, the oul man bought an ex-Met unmarked car, a 1973 Cortina 1600 L Decor "TMC 371M". The seller was a serving Detective Inspector who in turn had bought it from the Met.
There were a few mysterious holes in the dash, plus a series of switches hidden beside the steering column. We never did find out what they were originally used for.
It had been quite well cared-for during its police service.
The black vinyl seats were lethal in summer. I remember the oul man replacing the nearside wing once due to rot.
By 1985 it had developed a severe reluctance to start in cold weather, so it was flogged off to a Spanish restaurant owner for £150. Since then, all of the oul fella's cars have been German.
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2 hours ago, Eyersey1234 said:
How many full size cars have you owned over the years @Six-cylinder?
Based on what he mentioned in passing to me months ago when I passed him the Alpine cassette stereo out of my CX, you'll need to set aside at least a week to hear the full list....
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8 hours ago, Metal Guru said:
I quickly learnt about the hard shoulder within 30 minutes of driving in Ireland for the first time. Leaving Dublin , soon after the dual carriageway ended, I was confronted by an HGV over taking another one , way over into “my” lane.
I swerved onto the hard shoulder thinking “what a fecking idiot !” and then it happened again. Soon realised , this was normal and accepted way of driving there.
There actually is a logic to it. One might almost say "an Irish solution to an Irish problem".
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9 hours ago, Metal Guru said:
What’s the name for the Italian part of Luton? Last time I was there I saw what looked like a mafia funeral, straight out of the movies.
Bedford rather than Luton, surely? Bedford's practically Little Napoli.
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2 hours ago, Remspoor said:
....What is the point of voting?
To keep the current tyranny in control?
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1 hour ago, wuvvum said:
It also has no hydraulics. Seller reckons that's just because there's no belt on the pump but I would imagine the belt was removed for a reason...
The other thing is that this is a non-turbo diesel. If you start it now, you should get to 60 in time for Christmas.....
The grumpy thread
in AutoShite
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I get the feeling the fuel stabiliser might* turn out to be more drinkable than the Dom.