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[MrGTI6]

Woo-hoo!

[Sunny Jim]

Do other branches of Tesco put dehumidifiers with the car stuff or is it just in North Wales that they assume drivers will need them?

Citroen friend found my van in the car park.

[egg]

Flying solo in Bruges, the shite is fairly banal...

So have a windmill...

[wuvvum]

There is approximately a 97.8% chance that the owner of that Tesla is a c*nt.

[Popsicle]

9 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

There is approximately a 97.8% chance that the owner of that Tesla is a c*nt.

You've gone low on the odds there mate.

[catsinthewelder]

If ever there was one to scratch 'elon is a cunt' with your doorkey its that one.

[clayts450]

14 hours ago, Popsicle said:

I think most of you know I do couriering for a living, one of the reasons for getting the recently purchased Passat was its ability to share the load with the Caddy from time to time. Yesterday I loaded up for a delivery to Scotland, only a few small sacks, not an urgent job, just needed to be there in the AM. So time to give the Pisshat its firsts proper run out, see if it can do the claimed mpgees.

Topped it up with diesel last night and set off at 0445, with a range of 650 miles showing. I was feeling rather guilty walking past the van to the Passat, it felt like I was cheating on a loved one.

3 hours later I stopped at Southwaite services on the M6 for a Greggs breakfast baguette.

I'd gained nearly 200 miles range after driving 181 miles, getting a claimed 68 mpg.

Somewhat impressed by these readings, I munched my way through the bacon and omelette tastyness, washed down with a latte, and continued wafting up the M6 and A74 towards Glasgow.

Unloaded and headed for home, just stopping for a McPiss at Killington Lake services on the way back.

Final scores on the doors.

I think thats pretty impressive going for a large family estate car, yes I'm a steady driver, I stay around the speed limit or just under and I'll have no idea how accurate the readings are until I fill up again, but first impressions are very good. The Caddy would have returned around 50/52 mpg on the same run. The Passat is quicker, quieter, smoother and comfier, my newly fitted DAB radio held signal brilliantly, apart from around Shap summit, where even FM stations struggle for signal, apart from Classic FM, whatever transmitters they use I reckon you could pick the station up with a coat hanger for an aerial at the bottom of the ocean.

One can only dream of those MPGs the way I drive in the Combo/Doblo. I actually spoke to my main 'customer' (a local indie same day company) about possibly moving over to either a Fiestavan or Corsavan or even a wafty estate barge, and they were fine with that given my luck with the Doblo of Doom. Most of their stuff is small and easily transportable - to be fair most of the consignments would fit in a Citybug.

Gr8 figures - I iz impressed

[Popsicle]

15 minutes ago, clayts450 said:

One can only dream of those MPGs the way I drive in the Combo/Doblo. I actually spoke to my main 'customer' (a local indie same day company) about possibly moving over to either a Fiestavan or Corsavan or even a wafty estate barge, and they were fine with that given my luck with the Doblo of Doom. Most of their stuff is small and easily transportable - to be fair most of the consignments would fit in a Citybug.

Gr8 figures - I iz impressed

I'd deffo run a car if your customer is happy for you to. Cheaper to buy, tax and insure, they tend to be comfier and quieter too, less CAZ charging zones as well.

I always thought a 1.6 cdti Astra estate would be perfect, free tax and a claim of up to 90 mpgees.

I must admit to being really surprised how economical the Passat seems, its looking like 7.5p nett per mile in fuel, I struggle to get under 10p a mile in the Caddy.

[wuvvum]

48 minutes ago, clayts450 said:

to be fair most of the consignments would fit in a Citybug.

A Citybug would definitely be cheaper to run - longer distance deliveries might be an issue though.

[clayts450]

43 minutes ago, Popsicle said:

I'd deffo run a car if your customer is happy for you to. Cheaper to buy, tax and insure, they tend to be comfier and quieter too, less CAZ charging zones as well.

I always thought a 1.6 cdti Astra estate would be perfect, free tax and a claim of up to 90 mpgees.

I must admit to being really surprised how economical the Passat seems, its looking like 7.5p nett per mile in fuel, I struggle to get under 10p a mile in the Caddy.

I'd snap your arm off for 10p per mile. Usually around the 12-14p range

[320touring]

Got a couple of Grand Thrift Auto ( @Skizzer's YouTube channel) long sleeve t-shirts for my birthday - look good and fit well (yes, I know I should have ironed it!)

Would recommend buying some if you are looking for cool car related clothes!

Available here:

https://grandthriftauto.teemill.com/

FYI @Skizzer didn't ask me to do this - just thought I'd mention they are good, well impressed with them.

[Split_Pin]

I've never seen you look so happy 😂

[Split_Pin]

I really should sell this now it's running well but I have been enjoying driving it too much 😂

The new idle control valve has transformed the driveability of it and it's definitely faster now.

 

[Royale80]

Gave Sierra a clean in preparation for MOT next week.

[Jazoli]

As is tradition gave the car a spring clean and ceramic coating

Probably should be in modern shite tbh.

[meshking]

27 minutes ago, Jazoli said:

As is tradition gave the car a spring clean and ceramic coating

Probably should be in modern shite tbh.

Looks good! What ceramic coating did you use? I need to do the same to my modern

[catsinthewelder]

I just throw tea cups at mine 🥴

[SiC]

6 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

I really should sell this now it's running well but I have been enjoying driving it too much 😂

The new idle control valve has transformed the driveability of it and it's definitely faster now.

 

🤞🤞🤞🤞 You can get some miles out it now problem free.

I don't really want to tempt fate (as I'm using my 330i tomorrow) but my banger BMWs haven't given me any real grief or needed any work for a good 6 months or so now. (I do need to change the fluids and sort the 330i auto gearbox tho)

I was out in my M54 powered Z4 and that's been stress free for a long time now. Pretty dependable even though it's tatty as hell and about to top 180k miles. 

[bunglebus]

Got wind of an old school car meet up in Southend. It was absolutely rammed, with some really lovely cars and everyone just enjoying themselves. Unfortunately Essex Police decided to put a dispersal order in place, blocked both ends of the seafront and generally pissed on everyone's chips. I saw more silly behaviour after they did this than before, as it just jammed half of the town solid. 

Anyway, cool cars, these are  just a few of hundreds there

[High Jetter]

Some qwality there

[Joey spud]

I think it must of been those three spoke alloys on the BMW that attracted the rozzers down to the seafront. They really are a crime against good taste.

[Datsuncog]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

Full Onslow spec.

Nice.

[Lord Sterling]

Noice! I could tell it was an Essex meet without reading your post just looking at all those FOWDZ MAYTE DAHN BOIY THA COAWST, NAA' AA MEYN SAHN!

[Split_Pin]

What a shame the feds dispersed the meet, that looked like a lot of fun there 😕

I've never seen so many Autoplas rear window louvres in my life!

[EyesWeldedShut]

18 hours ago, catsinthewelder said:

doorkey

How retro.

[BorniteIdentity]

2 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

What a shame the feds dispersed the meet, that looked like a lot of fun there 😕

I've never seen so many Autoplas rear window louvres in my life!

Some silly cunt started doing burnouts in his Cozzeh and had it seized! People on Facebook then start blaming the crowd for egging him on, rather than the amoeba behind the wheel. 

Unfortunately, these events have been going on in Southend since time began and every time there’s some monolithic stroker who wants to be the centre of attention and ends up fucking it up for everyone. 

I love the idea of a car meet on the beach under the lights- but night time will always attract the sort of cunt I spend my entire life trying to avoid. 

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, BorniteIdentity said:

Some silly cunt started doing burnouts in his Cozzeh and had it seized! People on Facebook then start blaming the crowd for egging him on, rather than the amoeba behind the wheel. 

It took about 30 officers to remove it, flat towing as the owner refused to turn the immobiliser off. Not condoning the behaviour but to say it was heavy handed is an understatement. I'm not exaggerating the numbers either, it looked like a high vis funeral procession behind the car

[cort1977]

13 hours ago, Joey spud said:

I think it must of been them three alloys on the BMW that attracted the rozzers down to the seafront. They really are a crime against good taste.

So period correct though.

That Nova is doing well to keep the original plate, presumably DVLA not aware or done before the current points system for radical mods?

[Six-cylinder]

15 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Got wind of an old school car meet up in Southend. It was absolutely rammed, with some really lovely cars and everyone just enjoying themselves. Unfortunately Essex Police decided to put a dispersal order in place, blocked both ends of the seafront and generally pissed on everyone's chips. I saw more silly behaviour after they did this than before, as it just jammed half of the town solid. 

Anyway, cool cars, these are  just a few of hundreds there

Back in the early 1990's I used to take my young kids to Southend for a Saturday night out, fish and chips, a few turns on the rides and the highlight was the cars parading round the town!

The kids thought they had been to Disneyland, but in truth money was tight and while it was 190 mile round trip with a fully expensed new company Cavalier CDi it was a cheap family trip.

[DoverShark]

SmolDovershark city bug acquired. Buying a first car seems the easy part compared to booking lessons and arranging insurance.

Collection from two roads away so poo count 0 train count 0 and breakfast was eggs

First time I’ve actually paid the asking price on a car.