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General Discussion Area / How much mortgage or rent do you pay each month?
« on: 01 July 2013, 20:51:58 »
We are currently paying almost £1100, but this figure is deceiving because we borrowed a further £82,000 on the mortgage.

Without these extra payments our mortgage is about £600 each month, of which roughly £400 pays off the capital.

So I suppose you could say that our mortgage (in real terms) is about £200 each month.

Better to rent or buy?

opinions please.

947
General Discussion Area / I'm quite pleased with my insurance quote for the MV6
« on: 28 June 2013, 21:11:04 »
Fully Comp

Myself and wife ( a woman without any sense of direction whatsoever ::) ::)) to drive

£250 excess

SP 30 conviction declared

£150.50.......plus free meerkat.


........sorry I forgot to say it's with Saga. :y

Not too bad I think. :y


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General Discussion Area / OUCH!!!!
« on: 21 June 2013, 20:39:37 »
After two days of ignoring severe abdominal pain, I was forced into acting like a 'girl'  by taking a trip to Grantham  Hospital.  :-\

After blood tests had been completed I was then immediately taken to Lincoln hospital by ambulance.......roughly 35 minutes.

The rest as they say is history. :y






949
General Car Chat / The old girl passed.
« on: 06 June 2013, 17:27:32 »
 I'm very pleased.The tester said there were a couple of minor niggles, but he didn't think them serious enough to be classed 'advisory'. :y

Blown number plate bulb (yes I know I should have checked, Mr EMD)......and exhaust pipe rubbing against the rear a/r bar.

Other than that the underside of the car looks like a new pin. :y


Total costs.....£66.26.....which included oil and filter change, plus sump plug sealing ring, and a 12v 5w no plate bulb.

Quite reasonable, I think. :y


950
General Car Chat / M.O.T tomorrow.
« on: 05 June 2013, 19:10:30 »
The old dowager is in for the dreaded test tomorrow, so I decided to give her a wash and brush up in an attempt to seduce the tester. ::) ::) ::) ;)

I can't be arsed to polish a car with a surface area larger than that  of China, so simply use a bucket of Zip wax shampoo followed by a leather, before any water marks take hold.

She'll be ten years old in December so I'm pleased with the results. :y

Incidentally, can someone tell me why some Corsa's are badged 'twinport' and others ( like Mrs Opti's) are not?. It's a mystery to me.

 Back to the Omega. She set me back £1300 some two years ago. I'd need to buy a 55 plate to get equivalent value today........no easy task. :y





















951
General Car Chat / Mercedes CLK 500
« on: 02 June 2013, 19:57:30 »
Any good?

952
General Car Chat / Eleven months old... 14,000 miles....Huge depreciation
« on: 23 May 2013, 14:16:34 »
I'm guessing this diesel model was close to £20,000 when new...... less than a year ago.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2012-12-VAUXHALL-INSIGNIA-2-0-SRI-CDTI-5D-157-BHP-DIESE-/261218125727

953
General Discussion Area / Potato Crisps
« on: 14 May 2013, 13:11:01 »
Is it just me, or is anybody else fed up with less than crisp crisps?.

The bags seem properly sealed  but still the f***ing things don't seem to have any crunch.

Mrs Opti tells me they cook the spuds differently these days, and that according to her is the problem.

Any ideas or conspiracy theory?.   

954
General Car Chat / I'm no mechanic but.......
« on: 11 May 2013, 17:41:58 »

I'm proud of the work I did on Mrs Opti's beloved Corsa this afternoon. Without too many problems, I changed both the pads and discs, using genuine GM parts (£65)

Vauxhall wanted 90 minutes labour to do the job. That's £108 alone  :o :o :o

Pat on the back for Mr Opti I think, as I'm just about the most inept mechanic in the whole of the UK :y :y







955
General Car Chat / Trip computer MPG...V.....Actual MPG
« on: 07 May 2013, 15:58:22 »
I've often been dubious about the accuracy of the Omega trip computer, so I decided to run my own test.

It's not 100% accurate, or scientific, but it should come pretty close.

1. Brim Omega until it is physically impossible to add more fuel.

2. Pay at the desk. This is optional for people from Liverpool. ::) ::) ;)

3.Set trip computer to zero.


After 369.6 recorded miles (Lincolnshire to Wales and return) these are the figures from the trip computer.

 Distance....369.6 miles

Fuel used....12.3 gallons

Average consumption.....30.0 MPG

Brimming the tank for a second time gave a slightly different set of figures.


Fuel used....58.55 litres or 12.86 gallons

Average consumption.....28.7 MPG.

So, in summary, the trip computer may not be telling the whole truth, but it's not telling too many porkies either. :y :y :y

956
General Discussion Area / Dispatches..... Channel 4 at eight.
« on: 22 April 2013, 14:43:57 »
Britain's Millionaire Criminals. :)

.......crims with their ill-gotten gains.

Should piss off one or two on here. ;)


957
General Discussion Area / Just how wealthy is STMO?
« on: 14 April 2013, 14:50:36 »
........if the old reprobate can spend more than seven grand on a new chelsea tractor without a second thought? ;)

It seems that crime does pay. ::) ;)




958
General Discussion Area / Yodel and the breadmaker part 2.
« on: 10 April 2013, 17:09:58 »
After waiting for more than two weeks for the clowns at Yodel to deliver Mrs Opti's breadmaker, I finally threw in the towel. :-\

I contacted Amazon by e-mail, explained the situation, and asked them to refund £49.99 back to my card. Their customer service was excellent and far more professional than that of Yodel, because the refunded money showed up in my account barely two days later. :y :y

Yesterday morning I found a Morphy Richards breadmaker outside the back door. ::) ::) ::) ;)

 Should I be a totally honest man then  I suppose I should say something ::)..........or, on second thoughts, perhaps not. ;)

959
General Discussion Area / Panorama......BBC1 at eight
« on: 08 April 2013, 19:36:39 »
Secrets of Britain's Sharia  Councils.

I can see one or two on here throwing something heavy at the television. ::) ::) ;D ;D

960
General Discussion Area / Amazon, Yodel and Mrs Opti's Bread Maker
« on: 04 April 2013, 14:20:21 »
Poor old Mrs Opti, she's paid her dough but she still hasn't received her bread maker.  Amazon use a company called Yodel ( who have been less than helpful)

 More than two weeks after placing the order, their excuses for the non-delivery have ranged from the hilarious to the f***ing annoying. The latest one being that the bread maker is too heavy for  a "one man/woman delivery"

It weighs in at 4.5 kg.

I despair........and it seems I'm not the only one. Check out the almost 3,000 customer reviews below.......1.2/5 stars

 

http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews251651.html

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