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[Jazoli]

9 hours ago, loserone said:

Dats gon' be thirsty

Am I missing something? is it a 2.0 petrol 8v? Mine averaged 40mpg.

[loserone]

Ah I assumed the same as the 8v GTi engine my brother had in his, he was getting 25 at best.

 

Also to be fair, I was getting 12 out of my RR the other week.

[EyesWeldedShut]

1 minute ago, Jazoli said:

Am I missing something? is it a 2.0 petrol 8v? Mine averaged 40mpg.

Aye but that's not the fantsmagorical 'my diesel shitbox does 100mpg' allegedly obtained by the diesel drivers?
I had the 2.0pezz in a 04 bug and it gave 38 mpg overall (gearing was shite for the motorway - way too may revs at 70 mph)

[Jazoli]

1 minute ago, EyesWeldedShut said:

Aye but that's not the fantsmagorical 'my diesel shitbox does 100mpg' allegedly obtained by the diesel drivers?
I had the 2.0pezz in a 04 bug and it gave 38 mpg overall (gearing was shite for the motorway - way too may revs at 70 mph)

It’s funny as I thought my MK4 2.0 ‘gti’ was a brilliant motorway car, i think it was around 3k revs @70mph if my memory serves me right, and was willing to jump to 90mph really quickly, it wasn’t a ‘fast’ car by any means but that seemed to be its sweet spot.

[EyesWeldedShut]

4 minutes ago, Jazoli said:

It’s funny as I thought my MK4 2.0 ‘gti’ was a brilliant motorway car, i think it was around 3k revs @70mph if my memory serves me right, and was willing to jump to 90mph really quickly, it wasn’t a ‘fast’ car by any means but that seemed to be its sweet spot.

I always felt that 5th wasn't a true 'overdrive' type of gear and the Beetle could have handled a sixth gear to give you 70mph for 2.5k revs - it wasn't straining at 2,500 rpm in any way at all. Nice enough engine though.

[angle]

Today I am working from offices in the old Vauxhall factory. 

[Split_Pin]

4 minutes ago, angle said:

Today I am working from offices in the old Vauxhall factory. 

Me in every meeting:

 

[Dyslexic Viking]

I had a bloke show up here with an Irish accent offering cheap tools, of all things. There was something about a shipment to Oslo that got cancelled and he had been given permission by the boss to sell the tools at a discounted price.

Of course I wasn't interested. 

So have I now encountered my first UK/Irish traveler that I've heard about here? I guess so.

[loserone]

I am struggling to imagine Norwegian spoken with an Irish accent.

[Popsicle]

28 minutes ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

I had a bloke show up here with an Irish accent offering cheap tools, of all things. There was something about a shipment to Oslo that got cancelled and he had been given permission by the boss to sell the tools at a discounted price.

Of course I wasn't interested. 

So have I now encountered my first UK/Irish traveler that I've heard about here? I guess so.

We get them round the industrial estates in Derby, always a story about over supplied tools to Rolls Royce, Toyota or Bombardier and the boss has told them to shift them on the cheap.

 

[Dyslexic Viking]

16 minutes ago, loserone said:

I am struggling to imagine Norwegian spoken with an Irish accent.

Spoke only English with an Irish accent.

[Dyslexic Viking]

45 minutes ago, Popsicle said:

We get them round the industrial estates in Derby, always a story about over supplied tools to Rolls Royce, Toyota or Bombardier and the boss has told them to shift them on the cheap.

 

Is it correct to suspect that the tool belongs to someone other than those selling it?

[angle]

2 hours ago, angle said:

Today I am working from offices in the old Vauxhall factory. 

I got a rental Nissan to get here. 

Time to go home. Shit, why won't it unlock? The key isn't doing anything! 

Because I was standing next to a Peugeot, with the Qashqai merrily flashing it's hazards a couple of spaces down. All new cars look the same etc etc

[New POD]

18 minutes ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

Is it correct to suspect that the tool belongs to someone other than those selling it?

Ask for a VAT receipt and to check his ID matches the receipt AND ASK for 30 day payment terms and the ability to pay by bank transfer. 

[Dyslexic Viking]

2 minutes ago, New POD said:

Ask for a VAT receipt and to check his ID matches the receipt AND ASK for 30 day payment terms and the ability to pay by bank transfer. 

It would have been interesting to see his reaction if had done that.

[Popsicle]

41 minutes ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

Is it correct to suspect that the tool belongs to someone other than those selling it?

Probably so. We seem to get two types round our way, one lot with second hand power tools, presumably stolen, the second lot seem to have new stuff, but from cheap brands like Silverline and Rolson, none of which is likely to be an over supply to multi-billion pound huge companies.

Years ago it always seemed to be paint and carpets that had been 'over supplied'. A good friend ended up with some 'lovely' British Rail carpet in his hallway 🤣.

[bezzabsa]

1 hour ago, Popsicle said:

We get them round the industrial estates in Derby, always a story about over supplied tools to Rolls Royce, Toyota or Bombardier and the boss has told them to shift them on the cheap.

 

always got the "Carpet exhibition" or over stock watches when sat in the services

[Popsicle]

8 minutes ago, bezzabsa said:

always got the "Carpet exhibition" or over stock watches when sat in the services

Yea I've been offered a few TV's and watches recently at the services too.

Also there seems to be a lot of softly spoken Irish guys that are after a few quid towards a gallon of diesel, I did point out to one how unlucky he was as he'd asked me for the same a couple of weeks ago, once at Telford the other at Strensham. I've also been collared at Trowell, Watford Gap and Killington Lake recently, I must have a gullible face.

[andy18s]

35 minutes ago, Popsicle said:

Probably so. We seem to get two types round our way, one lot with second hand power tools, presumably stolen, the second lot seem to have new stuff, but from cheap brands like Silverline and Rolson, none of which is likely to be an over supply to multi-billion pound huge companies.

Years ago it always seemed to be paint and carpets that had been 'over supplied'. A good friend ended up with some 'lovely' British Rail carpet in his hallway 🤣.

We always get jumped on when parking at a city supermarket, usually a new Shtill chainsaw or a torch with a tazer built in...

A few Neh's whilst walking off usually does the trick .

 

[EyesWeldedShut]

1 hour ago, angle said:

All new cars look the same etc etc

Aye, but what's that over there ..... ?

[stuboy]

Been out doing patient transportation today and saw this... a 4x4 kangoo?

[stuboy]

5 hours ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

I had a bloke show up here with an Irish accent offering cheap tools, of all things. There was something about a shipment to Oslo that got cancelled and he had been given permission by the boss to sell the tools at a discounted price.

Of course I wasn't interested. 

So have I now encountered my first UK/Irish traveler that I've heard about here? I guess so.

none of this left over from a job nearby?

[Dyslexic Viking]

21 minutes ago, stuboy said:

none of this left over from a job nearby?

Don't know but possible.

[bunglebus]

Clearing out my boss's industrial unit, which was at one time used by a vehicle repairer. We have now uncovered the long lost ladies toilet, which is stuffed full of all-sorts of interesting junk including a MK5 Cortina centre console and radio, as well as various Saab and Jaguar bits

[stuboy]

23 hours ago, stuboy said:

mrs stuboy says i can have the honda back from tommorow, i asked is there a fuel left in it and will she be hoovering it out, yes there 1/4 a tank and whats its only been used for kids etc etc.... i gulped..

Finally it's home for first time 2.5 weeks... Mrs stuboy has not washed or hoovered it ...  lazy cow she got 5 weeks off..lol

[High Jetter]

13 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Clearing out my boss's industrial unit, which was at one time used by a vehicle repairer. We have now uncovered the long lost ladies toilet, which is stuffed full of all-sorts of interesting junk including a MK5 Cortina centre console and radio, as well as various Saab and Jaguar bits

Roffling any of that?

[hairnet]

@Skizzerwould be all over that

 

[junkyarddog]

6 hours ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

Is it correct to suspect that the tool belongs to someone other than those selling it?

If the tools are new,then No,but they tend to be of poor quality.

Secondhand tools,Yes. 

[bunglebus]

49 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

Roffling any of that?

No idea yet, I'll talk to him on Friday

[wuvvum]

23 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

No idea yet, I'll talk to him on Friday

Please do.  I've always had a hankering for a 1984 calendar.