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The Scottish parliament looks so much more fun than hours, doesn't it?

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I've used this garage for 20 years or so. I rang yesterday morning for a service and mot on our 2006 V70. They said just to bring it down. My partner dropped it

about 12. they rang at 3 asking if I was picking it up! full service, mot, new rear discs and pads and they were busy welding the exhaust as the receptionist was talking to me. There's a few garages could take a lesson from that. If I have issues with my van they drop everything to get it sorted. It's like a formula one pit crew watching them.

 

 

https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Automotive-Repair-Shop/Barrington-MOT-Centre-657190807717963/

 

It's worth having a look through their page at some of the stuff they do. There's a defender with the 'dreaded disease'.

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When I first realised I'd got tickets to see a female Tommy Cooper/Monkees tribute act, I was sceptical.

 

 

But then I saw her fez.

Now you're a believer ?

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The Scottish parliament looks so much more fun than hours, doesn't it?

I thought it was in Wales. Must get my f***ing hearing looked at.

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A mate spotted this on faceache. Is it anyones on here?62b4edb909f45f04c7aa6855b0823791.jpg

 

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A mate spotted this on faceache. Is it anyones on here?62b4edb909f45f04c7aa6855b0823791.jpg

 

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From the peeking in Metro and the condition of that Maestro - that is a VERY LONG time ago!

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Not sure if grin or grump, but on balance probably fits here better.  Cycling in to work this morning on my decrepit 1976 3-speed Raleigh Wayfarer, and some bloke in a Porsche Cayenne sat in traffic in the other direction bips his horn, winds his window down and offers to buy me a better bike.

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It's a bit scruffy bodywork but structurally sound and solid underneath. 56k on clock. Ten months ticket with leccy windows and roof,Pas and Central locking

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Oh dear

 

Considering the alternative was a petrol Mk4 Golf, I don't think you've done too badly there tbh.

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Not sure if grin or grump, but on balance probably fits here better.  Cycling in to work this morning on my decrepit 1976 3-speed Raleigh Wayfarer, and some bloke in a Porsche Cayenne sat in traffic in the other direction bips his horn, winds his window down and offers to buy me a better bike.

 

Isn't that the urban dictionary definition of cottaging? :)

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Considering the alternative was a petrol Mk4 Golf, I don't think you've done too badly there tbh.

Golf was shagged even by my standards
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Not sure if grin or grump, but on balance probably fits here better.  Cycling in to work this morning on my decrepit 1976 3-speed Raleigh Wayfarer, and some bloke in a Porsche Cayenne sat in traffic in the other direction bips his horn, winds his window down and offers to buy me a better bike.

 

Blimey, dark blue? I remenber those. Or rather, perched behind a parent piloting one...

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Golf was shagged like I'd had it previously in my unlucky catastrophic possession …..

EFA Bub dude……

 

It does actually look better than I expected. It's a good distance away in bad light of course … :-D

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Zx is whole better motor

 

Yup gotta concur. A ZX is a sweet little runabout to knock around in.

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It was cheap with a decent ticket. That's all I look for! Bonus is it is nice. Bought it back from leicester

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I saw something astonishing earlier when I left work.

 

A Goona II being used as a taxi. The offshore worker getting picked up from the helicopter terminal in that must have felt like a winner*.

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Saw this at the garden centre this afternoon.  I know nothing about tractors but I think this is proper tractorshite.

 

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EDIT:  Found this.

 

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D'aaw.

 

My dad has a Siromar. It's a wee bit bigger than that (it's about the size of an old grey Ferguson) and makes a whopping 28hp.

However, it has 4WD and diff locks, so it may not go fast, but it goes just about anywhere.

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Not sure if grin or grump, but on balance probably fits here better.  Cycling in to work this morning on my decrepit 1976 3-speed Raleigh Wayfarer, and some bloke in a Porsche Cayenne sat in traffic in the other direction bips his horn, winds his window down and offers to buy me a better bike.

You’ve pulled! Did you accept the offer?

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It looks alright bub, low mileage, big chunk of MOT, the 1.4 TU is a sweet engine.

 

He's right you know, peppy is the word for these things. ZX + 1.4 TU = many funs.

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Chief Constable/Police+Crime Commissar is a good customer perhaps?

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Not sure if grin or grump, but on balance probably fits here better.  Cycling in to work this morning on my decrepit 1976 3-speed Raleigh Wayfarer, and some bloke in a Porsche Cayenne sat in traffic in the other direction bips his horn, winds his window down and offers to buy me a better bike.

Did you offer to buy him a better car?

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^ all seems rather sordid and pathetic.

 

Surely with that much money a better alternative could have been found.

 

Something like this, although the price may be a bit high for most.

 

News.com au.

Not the one I was looking for - was posted on ARRSE earlier but the idea is the same - not that unusual it appears.

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Blimey, dark blue? I remenber those. Or rather, perched behind a parent piloting one...

 

Yup.

 

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Magnificent*, isn't it?  I bought it off Gumtree for a tenner as spares for one of my other bikes, but it turned out to ride really well and I couldn't bring myself to strip it.

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The Scottish parliament looks so much more fun than hours, doesn't it?

As a building I think it looks bloody good as well. Not as stuffy and 

old tradition as Pestminster.

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