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[Carlosfandango]

Still up to me hole in Land Rover repairs and trying to get to the RRC restoration but in the meantime, got the Bonnie started today in anticipation of some better weather. 
 

CFD 

[wuvvum]

Got almost nothing done on the fleet this weekend, due to wind, rain and the fact I've been mostly playing with pushbikes.  The Renault 6 got its second halogen headlight bulb, and the petrol C2 and Rover 75 got a new driver's side wiper blade each, but that was about it.  Oh, I bought a new mini jump pack off eBay and it arrived on Friday, and got put more or less straight to work as the Felicia had a flat battery.  It's one of these:

It was only £25, but it's a lot chunkier than the last one I had, and it has an LED voltage indicator built into the lead assembly.  It spun the Skoda over very nicely.

Storm Whateverthefuckthisonewascalled has finally done for the car cover which has been on the Renault 6 for most of the winter.

I'm trying to decide whether to get another - maybe slightly more robust this time - or whether it's close enough to spring that I don't need to.

I went for a bike ride this afternoon on my new (to me) folding mountain bike that I'd spent half of Saturday afternoon fettling.  The ride was cut short because it started to rain, but I did come across this surprisingly tame pheasant - usually when I come upon pheasants whilst out on the bike they shit themselves and fly away in a panic, but this one didn't seem in the least bit phased by my presence - it was only about 5 feet away but was just wandering around quite nonchalantly.

[mitsisigma01]

Found this whilst scrolling thru tinterweb earlier, thought it could come in useful on some threads on here 😉

*NOTE: The following part of this article covers sensitive topics, including abuse*

[brownnova]

8 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

That kind of helps. The sort of place where nobody can go (partly because Count Drakecula won't allow it)

It’s Wales, Count Dracula can’t spell it either! 

8 hours ago, Tim_E said:

 I don't even lock the house or car doors, sometimes I forget to take the keys out of the cars. 

Are you sure you want to admit to this on a public forum? 

[Cord Fourteener]

1 hour ago, brownnova said:

Are you sure you want to admit to this on a public forum? 

I wouldn't write it on Facebook that's for sure. 

Actually I've stopped writing or reading anything on Facebook at all.  I'm only there for the direct massaging. 

[Fabergé Greggs]

@wuvvumdo you have a thread on your Renault 6? I want to know more about it! 

[brownnova]

2 hours ago, Tim_E said:

I wouldn't write it on Facebook that's for sure. 

Actually I've stopped writing or reading anything on Facebook at all.  I'm only there for the direct massaging. 

We all love a direct massage! 😂

[MrDuke]

13 hours ago, Tim_E said:

Literally the only crime in our area is organised farm machinery theft. And the occasional speeding ticket or car crash related offence. I don't even lock the house or car doors, sometimes I forget to take the keys out of the cars. 

I never locked the house when I lived on Anglesey. Whenever we went away on holiday, it would take me about an hour to find the keys.

[wuvvum]

3 hours ago, Fabergé Greggs said:

@wuvvumdo you have a thread on your Renault 6? I want to know more about it! 

Not as such - just random posts here and there over the 13 years I've owned it.  It should be getting some fairly major fettling done on it this summer though so I'll be posting more about it once that happens.

[Zelandeth]

Postcode can make an absolutely massive difference in price on insurance.  I was staggered that when I moved from a central Aberdeen postcode and a communal car park to private driveway in suburban Milton Keynes that my insurance cost more than doubled.  Can't remember the exact numbers, but it ended up around the £1500 mark. 

That did come as a bit of a surprise as moving from the back end of nowhere about 35 miles away from Aberdeen to the city centre (was literally about two minutes walk from the main central street) only added about £20 to the policy...I was expecting that to make a huge difference.

[sdkrc]

https://www.theclayclothcompany.co.uk/car-insurance-post-code-ratings.html

My postcode is a 'refer' category. Nice.

[captain_70s]

6 minutes ago, sdkrc said:

https://www.theclayclothcompany.co.uk/car-insurance-post-code-ratings.html

My postcode is a 'refer' category. Nice.

Same. 👌👌👌 

Used to be an "A" in the Northern Wilds. Kind of ironic given the amount of folk up there who didn't bother with getting a license/insurance/tax or whatever.

[Zelandeth]

So the same code covers basically from the beach at Aberdeen damned near all the way to Inverness and everything in between.  Yep, that makes perfect sense.

So I moved from A to D*.  That would explain the premium hike then.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

13 minutes ago, captain_70s said:

....Kind of ironic given the amount of folk up there who didn't bother with getting a license/insurance/tax or whatever.

It's much the same in areas like Luton or Peterborough. I'm actually surprised that some of their motorists actually bother with insurance....

[beko1987]

57 minutes ago, sdkrc said:

https://www.theclayclothcompany.co.uk/car-insurance-post-code-ratings.html

My postcode is a 'refer' category. Nice.

I'm in A. 

And I still had my unlocked door opened and the change in my (stupidly open) ashtray nicked one night last year... 

[Cord Fourteener]

1 hour ago, sdkrc said:

https://www.theclayclothcompany.co.uk/car-insurance-post-code-ratings.html

My postcode is a 'refer' category. Nice.

This is fun. 

Mine is A, the good category. My parents are B in North Derbyshire, next best. 

My in-laws are in Refer! Birmingham. 

[sdkrc]

Although I'm in a refer category postcode, I've only ever broken into a handful of cars and made 1 whiplash claim.

[SiC]

I was in C at the last place, now in A. Tbh there wasn't much of a price difference going between the two. 

[stuboy]

Wasn't planning to swap the bumper over on the mondeo but missus said after taking her too the shops, but she said last time I had week off I spent it at deceased uncle house..all went well bar couple annoying bits, just need to get it wrapped 

[wuvvum]

1 hour ago, sdkrc said:

https://www.theclayclothcompany.co.uk/car-insurance-post-code-ratings.html

My postcode is a 'refer' category. Nice.

I'm in A, unsurprisingly.  Slightly surprised to see that where my parents live is B as they're in a pretty well-off part of the country.  Where I used to live in Norwich is D - the worst postcode in Norfolk - which doesn't surprise me either...

[reb]

Yesterday marked a year since dad passed away, we went for a walk with Mum as some sort of memorial. What a year it's been, I often wonder what he'd have made of it all. I don't really know what to say without it extending to several paragraphs, which I'll spare for somewhere that's not News 24. I just hope he's happy I'm pouring inheritance money into keeping my (his old) Volvo a going concern.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

2 hours ago, Zelandeth said:

.....So I moved from A to D*.  That would explain the premium hike then.

You're well off, compared to my location in "E"

[sdkrc]

48 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

You're well off, compared to my location in "E"

Well, well, well. If it isn't Mr moneybags @Tadhg Tiogar in his 'E' postcode.

Some of us can only DREAM of an 'E' postcode

[Tadhg Tiogar]

28 minutes ago, sdkrc said:

Well, well, well. If it isn't Mr moneybags @Tadhg Tiogar in his 'E' postcode.

Some of us can only DREAM of an 'E' postcode

Could be worse. Could easily have been "F" or "Refer".

[reb]

From where I am sitting right now I can see upwards of 15 Saabs of various vintages. I'm feeling like my Volvo sticks out a bit.

[Six-cylinder]

32 minutes ago, reb said:

From where I am sitting right now I can see upwards of 15 Saabs of various vintages. I'm feeling like my Volvo sticks out a bit.

Photo please.

[sierraman]

Just seen the new MG Estate, what a pile of shit. It looks like it was obsolete 10 years ago. No doubt AROnline will describe it as the best thing since sliced shit like they do everything that comes from MG.

[Stanky]

5 minutes ago, sierraman said:

Just seen the new MG Estate, what a pile of shit. It looks like it was obsolete 10 years ago. No doubt AROnline will describe it as the best thing since sliced shit like they do everything that comes from MG.

MG5 EV is not permitted for use with roof bars. The rails fitted to MG5 EV Exclusive models are for decorative purposes only. Roof bars should not be fitted to this vehicle.

Flipping LOL. It does look a bit like a Dacia Sandero crossed with a Polo estate off of the past if its the one I think?

 

[mitsisigma01]

Our local MG dealer of Horsham is getting ready for the rush of sales..... they closed last week 

[sierraman]

I’m surprised people are still falling for this MG rubbish, I mean it’s a brand with a long history of fairly substandard cars (MG ZT excepted). Anyone over 30 must surely know this. I don’t know if it’s the serial MG Rover apologists or what that’s buying them, there’s an MG 3 that parks outside the local Post Office, the guy driving it metes out the power by slipping the clutch which probably tells me who is gullible enough to buy into all this old cobblers.