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proof, if ever it was needed, that we’re all on the same (obscure) wavelength - i thought exactly the same thing and checked sadly, it wasn’t still, well done to the kids that made them
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i went for a walk while my tyres were being fitted yesterday, happened across this happy family of snowmen
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that SLK puts on a good performance, surprised the lada struggled - were they not built for this sort of weather ?
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mine too, I loved that little car I didn't know about the restrictor, although looking at the bodykit mine had fitted, I'd guess a previous owner would have removed it already
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err, that was taken by my passenger, yes, definitely my passenger you’re quite correct, that isn’t a motorway, it’s a section of dual carriageway when i was nearly home but shows the same conditions that the motorway was in : bloody slippy ! i got the winter tyres fitted today and it’s so much better, ready to take on the winter now
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an interesting drive home tonight on an ungritted motorway made all the more interesting by my being tailgated at 40mpm by a fucking snowplough ! seriously, he was about a car length off my bumper - absolute arsehole ! glad i bought those winter tyres the other day, shame they’re still sitting in the garage and i’m driving on death rings. i did have a little bit of handbrake fun on an empty roundabout when i was nearly home
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nah, i’ll keep it for now, thanks. heater worked a treat on the way into town, nice and toasty new thermostat and housing should arrive tomorrow and i’ll get it fixed properly. i’ve just picked up a set of winter tyres too so i’m all set for the bad weather
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what a perfect time for the binis thermostat to pack up - can’t get any heat in the car at all we’ll just have to go old school until the parts arrive
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the Scottish Spirting Car Club invited their members to design a new layout for an autotest - with predictable results
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time for a quick tinker under the bonnet - new plugs and an air filter both very overdue i fitted a replacement power steering pump and jacked up the front end to turn lock to lock to bleed new fluid bit something wasn’t quite as it should be - a sort of sloshing noise was coming from the rack i pulled back the steering gaiter and got soaked in oily coffee that’ll be where the steering fluid has all been hiding - add a replacement rack to the shopping list. at least i hadn’t just dumped a brand new bottle of fluid into it. not ideal, but it was great being able to crack on with the spannering in a warm dry garage.
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seriously ? i trust you told them where to stick it
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it’s included in the lease - would be interesting to find out what they would charge an owner for the same
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@Mi30n was telling me his audi e-tron was in for a service today, i idly wondered what exactly would be getting done ? no oil or filter to change, no air filter, no plugs, no fuel filter, coolant ? probably not, what exactly would he be getting for the omg£££ audi would be charging? turns out they change the pollen filter and brake fluid ! that’s it ! still, at least they washed it for him
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the exhaust on shitey was a bit noisey so i rolled it up on ramps and investigated hmm, not the best but what’s that hanging from the rafters ? close enough (there’s a rumour that manual and auto exhausts are different, i guess that’s bollocks then) this car is so clean underneath sounds great - not look at me mental like mighty but has a nice tone and rasp, just as you would expect i chopped the centre section and tail pipe off for future use and had a look at just how shagged the back box is what a mess - i’ll drop that at the tip tomorrow a quick drive up and down the street and it’s going well - the autobox changes smoothly and the little green car picks up well.
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the pop up headlights sometimes didn’t pop up i traced the fault to a duff switch (this lifts the lights for cleaning / bulb changing) and fitted a spare the top of the dash has been painted and was looking shabby so i rubbed it down and gave it a quick coat of satin black. the oddly coloured crash pad that doesn’t match the rest of the interior was annoying me so i swapped it for a black one i had in the loft looks much smarter now
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a bit of fettling with shitey the boot carpet was soaked and obviously has been for some time the (broken) electric aerial was leaking above the battery i swapped it for a spare manual aerial and sealed it with a blob of silicon i’ll clean this up and get a coat of paint on it - thankfully the metal is solid there were some gritty rubber mats in the footwells which hid a soaking wet carpet - i binned them and removed the seats for a good hoovering with the roof down all day, they soon dried up, i stuck some cheap dehumidifiers in to finish the job
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remind me which one was this ? i’m sort of thinking about having another crv - good cars these
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it’s the best part of christmas - count me in !