NorthernMonkey Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 Fed up of waiting for SWR to decide which platform to use so I thought I’d document a bit of my working day… Jim Bell, 320touring, Split_Pin and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernMonkey Posted March 1, 2023 Author Share Posted March 1, 2023 And just like that, we’re off to platform 16, at the other end and where I was 10 minutes ago. davehedgehog31, Split_Pin and Jim Bell 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernMonkey Posted March 1, 2023 Author Share Posted March 1, 2023 Now on the final train to Fleet…can anyone guess where I’m going yet?! 😂 Jim Bell and davehedgehog31 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernMonkey Posted March 1, 2023 Author Share Posted March 1, 2023 Clue…it’ll involve a final Uber which should come in under £10, though with my luck surge pricing will shortly kick in and it’ll be £80 davehedgehog31 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernMonkey Posted March 1, 2023 Author Share Posted March 1, 2023 It is rather nice to be able to see daylight from my seat following a two hour stint in one of Avanti’s finest window seats. davehedgehog31, tooSavvy, gadgetgricey and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernMonkey Posted March 1, 2023 Author Share Posted March 1, 2023 The destination? Blackbushe BCA, of course. The only place to buy ULEZ diesel castoffs at knock down prices… dome, privatewire, AnnoyingPentium and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernMonkey Posted March 1, 2023 Author Share Posted March 1, 2023 And here we are, a third of the way home, stopping for yet another pee break as I’ve drunk far too much coffee today… Jim Bell, Sunny Jim, gadgetgricey and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 Please tell me you've purchased whatever is in the reflection. Matty, horriblemercedes and tooSavvy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95 quid Peugeot Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 Ffs do not tell Mrs 95 if its an XC90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 wtf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 1 hour ago, NorthernMonkey said: The destination? Blackbushe BCA, of course. That did fleetingly pass through my mind when you mentioned that station. Hope you get back OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernMonkey Posted March 1, 2023 Author Share Posted March 1, 2023 2 hours ago, mk2_craig said: Please tell me you've purchased whatever is in the reflection. I’ve already got one of those. Not as nice as that one, though…it’s got to be said. It was proper minty, Pirelli alloys, the works! Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernMonkey Posted March 1, 2023 Author Share Posted March 1, 2023 2 hours ago, 95 quid Peugeot said: Ffs do not tell Mrs 95 if its an XC90 Ok, I promise I won’t mention the fact it’s a fully specced executive model direct px from the supplying Volvo dealer. I won’t even mention the massage seats or the fact it’s a lower tax bracket post 2009 one, and I definitely won’t mention the fact it’s a one owner with full (and I mean full) Volvo history. Promise 🙂👍 Matty, Coprolalia, AnnoyingPentium and 6 others 3 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95 quid Peugeot Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 Go on ...tell me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernMonkey Posted March 1, 2023 Author Share Posted March 1, 2023 Did I forget to not mention the bloody fridge under the Centre armrest too?! I must admit that’s a new one on me and I’ve had quite a few of these things!! theshadow, AnnoyingPentium, sdkrc and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 XC90: very capable transport. Mines good, I like it. I don’t love it, but I like it. It does all the things I need. Mine doesn’t have a lower tax, a fridge or massage seats. Maybe I’d love it if it did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 Well... thank goodness! I had a terrible feeling for a moment that you'd bought Dan's Mercury! NorthernMonkey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 so youve bought the car @cms206 shoulda bought NorthernMonkey and brownnova 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernMonkey Posted March 1, 2023 Author Share Posted March 1, 2023 2 hours ago, eddyramrod said: Well... thank goodness! I had a terrible feeling for a moment that you'd bought Dan's Mercury! There’s definitely a v8 yank sized hole in my life…my last one was a Chevy Malibu coupe many many years ago and was only a 6 cyl. eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernMonkey Posted March 1, 2023 Author Share Posted March 1, 2023 2 hours ago, brownnova said: XC90: very capable transport. Mines good, I like it. I don’t love it, but I like it. It does all the things I need. Mine doesn’t have a lower tax, a fridge or massage seats. Maybe I’d love it if it did. They are very underrated family cars. They are not without their issues but nothing that’s not well documented and easily enough sorted. This one has done 175k miles but has been serviced every 6 months from new using Mobil 1 esp oil and it shows…the engine is silky smooth and pulls beautifully. mk2_craig, AnnoyingPentium, fairkens and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernMonkey Posted March 3, 2023 Author Share Posted March 3, 2023 Bugger me. Thought I’d pull the tow bar off a spare XC I had in the yard and swap it over. Fair play to you mobile lads who fit tow bars for a living outdoors!! Jim Bell, Dave_Q, theshadow and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernMonkey Posted April 7, 2023 Author Share Posted April 7, 2023 After a month of tripping over the tow bar on the garage floor, I pulled my finger out and bolted it to the new one. That was fun, getting it lined up and tightening the most inaccessible bolts I’ve come across for a long time! stuboy, mercedade, Jim Bell and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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