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A schoolmates Dad was the mechanic for a local coach company, used to tow 53 seater coaches to a place of safety & off the motorway with a Sierra 2.3d estate, it snapped in half in the end, what with towing and having most of a snap of cabinet in the back... his boss tried to replace it with a MK2 Cav 1.6d estate #nodice...

Is this with you now @Split_Pin? Turning into a bit of an AS bike..

On a similar note son had an amazon delivery yesterday, they sent him a pic of where they'd dumped it, a brown paper bag perched on tip of the half full, open waste cardboard bag. Who could of possibly predicted that MrsFL would add a load of cardboard to the bag, thankfully emptying all the cardboard back out revealed the unopened package at the bottom.....

10k miles in on the S203 after 8 months Now on 184k In that time it's had:- Front & Rear Drop links and ARB bushes Front tyres (Toyo Proxes) Rear Springs Inner & Outer rack ends Front o/s lower arm Starter motor Filters & oil Still needs new shocks and rear tyres shortly Currently doing Swansea and back every week (340 miles) So it's cost a few quid (about £900) but it's a comfortable place to be, does around 40mpg and most of those 10k have been for work on 45p mile so no complaints, only grumble is some moron delivery driver bent up the wing for me about a month after I got it

Maybe put together a list for each car along with estimated time, cost and skill level then you can plan what to do when you do have some spare time you can make a decision to crack on with something productive. To be honest I've found it difficult this year to keep on top of things and I've got garages to do things I could of done and I've only got 4, don't know how I would get on with a fleet your size, maybe its time for some rational decisions.... Will pray tho 🙏 😉

Nope it's just AVERAGE even says so on the dash, the Voxhall Average, describes all of them since the Cavalier..

Offered me a free breakfast (which work had already paid for)

That's why I did because I didn't want to either leave it or put it in the bin in case they thought it was mine (I've got to come back every week for the next few months)

Stopping away at a Premier Inn and found this under the bed, (empty box) just put it on the reception desk, staff speechless....

Here's one of the other 9... https://youtu.be/6IdywoySEvs?si=8Hn0OGErXyz5-C6X

On the wall of the MOT station

Time for the MOT on MrsFL's Xc60, on the ramp now. Prace Bets Now! NL62OVH for those interested..

The Mk1 Astra looks great, always loved the look of the Exp and the Celebrity as a kid, one was two tone black and silver the other black and gold. Mum had a three door 1200s which I learnt to drive in and out of the garage aged about 12.. Halcyon days (until I caught the rear arch on the door frame!)

So sorry to hear this, deepest condolences to you all

On the motorway this morning the thought occured - What's the longest running model name? Initial thoughts Astra - 1980 But trumped by Passat - 1973, got anything earlier?

I think what you've got there is Blingo Bingo

Wot no Zoom Zoom?

Mk1 Mondeo Saloon 1.8GLX 50k miles looks tidy https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/733988052105673/

Spotted today in Swansea

If I can help shout up, I'm fairly local, welcome to fix it here if you want, I'll be driving up from Crawley Tue PM

How far you got to go? Try az in stafford

Yeah, I now tend to sit in Lane one undertaking them all, occasional out to overtake a truck then back to lane one and carry on, that way you avoid all the knobs two foot off each others bumpers on the brakes every 5 seconds.

Not really a grump more of a bemusement. .. FIL's 70th Birthday today, MIL has booked a table for 12 at a local pub 8pm. Turn up at 7 45 and the place is packed, outside on the car park a bloke is trying to stop three screaming women from clawing each other, we're pointed to a selection of tables close to the busy bar which had been put into a line, surrounded by burley blokes shouting at one another, we sat down and were looking at the menu when a full band started sound checking for a gig with what must have been at least a 10 piece drum kit, pa speakers, stage monitors, etc about 6ft from us. The drummer doing full rounds on the drums, the guitarist doing his best Jimi Hendrix and male & female vocalists going 1-2, 1-2 for about 5 minutes as the guy on the sound desk tried to stop the feedback screeching... Got up and went to the local Toby Carvery instead, you would think they would mention when taking a phone booking they would mention they've got a live band on...

All OK @Andyrewbeen quiet lately?

Er, no thanks!