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[LightBulbFun]

9 hours ago, Zelandeth said:

It would be a terrible shame if he suddenly had five flat tyres and had to walk the 0.3 miles back to where they live...

ahh that attention to detail is satisfying   

(mind knowing the type of person they probably never check that one anyway and its already flat!)

[Skizzer]

8 hours ago, wuvvum said:

Where do you park when you're in That London?

Ealing Broadway, then tube or train across town.

I did try yourparkingspace.com to rent someone’s driveway, but when I got there they’d rented out two spaces to three people. Fuck that.

 

Or I might just park across Zel’s driveway, I hear that’s all the rage ?

[HillmanImp]

8 hours ago, wuvvum said:

Where do you park when you're in That London?

Are you planning on lifting one of his cars?

'Gone in 60 seco.... hold on its run out of electric. Has anyone got any jump leads. Brilliant, fucking bonnet cable just snapped. Fuck it, I'm getting a bus.'

[Tadhg Tiogar]

52 minutes ago, Skizzer said:

Ealing Broadway, ......

I'll look out for that Aerodeck, then.

Parking in some of the residents' bays in Ealing is free, but not between 3-4pm

[Skizzer]

43 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

I'll look out for that Aerodeck, then.

Parking in some of the residents' bays in Ealing is free, but not between 3-4pm

Level five. (It’ll get stolen to order now I’ve put its whereabouts on the internet, you just watch.)

I’m just the sort of person those ‘magic hour’ residents’ bay limits are there to stop.

[Alex66]

17 minutes ago, Skizzer said:

Level five. (It’ll get stolen to order now I’ve put its whereabouts on the internet, you just watch.)

I’m just the sort of person those ‘magic hour’ residents’ bay limits are there to stop.

Many years ago I worked for Barnet Housing as we were in a van and the dunces at the top had not sorted us out an exception we had to drive off on the magic hour. The idiot manager would then tell us we should have taken lunch then, yeah right like I am having lunch at 10am or 3pm twat. 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

46 minutes ago, Skizzer said:

Level five. (It’ll get stolen to order now I’ve put its whereabouts on the internet, you just watch.).

Springbridge Road multistorey may be cheaper than The Broadway Centre. 

[egg]

The ultimate indignity this morning. Overtaken by a Honda Jazz on a b-road!!

[loserone]

10 minutes ago, egg said:

The ultimate indignity this morning. Overtaken by a Honda Jazz on a b-road!!

Really? I thought it was being overtaken by an electric car.

[holbeck]

This has turned up at my local house clearance auction.  I never knew that I wanted a starlet,  but I do now.

[TataBobu]

14 hours ago, Skizzer said:

Yup, nothing to report here.  

Lovely! Will there be a roffle?

[clayts450]

All Vxls are shit.

Hence why for my new courier venture I've just bought a Combo (so it's really a Fiat) - I pick this little beauty up on Saturday (seller photo)

Okay, it's done over 100K miles, but it's 1 owner (Mitie, ex-lease) and was only used locally in the last two years for grounds maintenance and carting a lawnmower around. Absolutely immaculate not a scratch or dent on it, and the lessee clearly ticked the options button as it's got everything. Is the farty 1.3 stop-start for OMGMPG, but that's totally sufficient for my needs. Has had clutch replaced, and has full service history so should be no timing chain disasters. Has a speed limiter on it too (70) - bah

More proper photos and write up when I pick it up.

I got da F(U)NK

[stuboy]

Not seen this in a while..

[wuvvum]

3 hours ago, egg said:

The ultimate indignity this morning. Overtaken by a Honda Jazz on a b-road!!

I once overtook someone on a B-road in my Ligier Ambra.

[wuvvum]

5 hours ago, Skizzer said:

Ealing Broadway, then tube or train across town.

Aah, gotcha.  I was wondering whether that was some kind of top secret underground parking facility off Fenchurch Street...

[LightBulbFun]

5 hours ago, Skizzer said:

Ealing Broadway, then tube or train across town.

 

not taking tubes on the tube are you?  

[Tadhg Tiogar]

38 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Aah, gotcha.  I was wondering whether that was some kind of top secret underground parking facility off Fenchurch Street...

Broadway Shopping Centre. Although "skizzer" could probably* have saved* a bit of cash by sticking it in Springbridge Road multistorey just across the way, at a quid an hour.

[Supernaut]

3 hours ago, egg said:

The ultimate indignity this morning. Overtaken by a Honda Jazz on a b-road!!

A couple of years ago, on the bit of M6 north of Carlisle, I was driving southbound in Mr Coffees' LS400. We were doing "70mph" already, and a Prius went past like we were standing still!

[egg]

People see my Mazda, assume it is giffer driven and therefore fair game....as is often the case it's not how fast you're going, more about what assumptions people make...

[Split_Pin]

MOT pass on the Audi. 

[mitsisigma01]

Fail sheet didn't seem to bad, what was the bill from the garage like, my Audi is probably gonna be needing similar things doing

[Split_Pin]

Came to £311 all in plus another £60 give or take for the bits I supplied. Quite happy with that.

[loserone]

I'm starting to panic that a 21 year old 150k 206 might not be the best car to drive to the south of france filled with family members, and looking at buying a sensible alternative.  

 

But I literally cannot see any cars for sale.

 

I was bidding on a 406 earlier, had my bid cancelled as the item is no longer available.

 

I probably want a 306/406/806/berlingo 2.0hdi, mebbes an estate.  Ideally I'd like one that isn't already shagged though, and it almost looks like I can't do that for a grand.

[320touring]

Go 407 estate

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Think the dizzler Borat will be needing new brake pads all round before long.

[Yoss]

This is the scuttle of my work van. I'm a postman as you can probably guess by the colour. 

 

The moss has been there ages but closer inspection shows we are now growing actual plants. 

This is genuine carbon offsetting isn't it? 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

I thought that only happens on cars which have been having a good long rest, but to see it on a van that runs daily is a first ?

[Eyersey1234]

NX have decreed that all the coaches will now have the front seats set in the wheelchair position, making life easier for us as won't have to faff about changing the seats round. Book time to do it is 15 minutes, but that's done on a brand new coach with no siezed bolts, clean runners etc. 

[holbeck]

14 minutes ago, Yoss said:

This is the scuttle of my work van. I'm a postman as you can probably guess by the colour. 

 

The moss has been there ages but closer inspection shows we are now growing actual plants. 

This is genuine carbon offsetting isn't it? 

It's an exhibit at next years Chelsea Flower Show, complete with Royal Mail elastic band!

 

[Mally]

My path is full of those elastic bands.