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General Discussion Area / Re: Interesting discussion on Omega car seats

« on: 21 February 2008, 14:35:01 »

" My dad had chronic back problems when he had his 2001 V6 Omega. Not sure if it was from constantly leaning into the engine bay to see what had broken down or all the time he spent in the cab of an AA recovery truck."

 

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General Discussion Area / Re: furry dice in or out ?

« on: 20 February 2008, 19:04:12 »

I remember when I got my first car (Morris Ital) a mate bought me some furry dice as a joke and they just got left hanging from the mirror. They suited that car... 8-)

I guess that says it all.

Kevin

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General Discussion Area / Re: Bit of a surprise !

« on: 20 February 2008, 22:21:47 »

<looks for the "egg on face" smiley>  

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General Discussion Area / Re: Funny Day Tomorrow

« on: 20 February 2008, 23:02:15 »

Spent last weekend with kids, which I don't often do, having none of our own. Local guides enlisted the help of our radio club to set up a little radio station for them:



Towing that behing the Omega is fun!

.. and here's my mate helping them have a natter to a few other guides around the world:



Kevin

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General Discussion Area / Re: life expectancy calculator

« on: 20 February 2008, 17:32:20 »

Biological age 37
Virtual age 32.2
Life expectancy 79.8

I lost about 5 years by driving 20k a year .

Pinch of salt required methinks.

Kevin

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General Discussion Area / Re: Any oofers going 2 see Bruce springsteen this year

« on: 20 February 2008, 17:41:02 »

I am going to see The Cure in a couple of weeks 8-)

Christmas pressie from Mrs. KW.

Hope we turn up on the right night this time, unlike when she got me tickets to see Billy Connolly and found SlipKnot playing when we got there.

Kevin

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General Discussion Area / Re: The windscreen saga

« on: 20 February 2008, 15:24:41 »

So, given that he scarpered... Doesn't bode well.

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General Discussion Area / Re: The windscreen saga

« on: 13 February 2008, 19:59:03 »

Ok, picked the car up, gave it a quick once over and...........


.......I will tell you all later.

Vote what you think the outcome is.....you might be surprised!

you've changed the car or lost your rag  and  stuck the fitters butt cheeks together with the sealant

Nice one!  

Sikaflex'ed @rse cheeks, and he won't be passing any solids for a while

Kevin

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General Discussion Area / Re: The windscreen saga

« on: 11 February 2008, 13:19:38 »

Just checked it again...........not convinced the bottom edge is bonded at all as you can flex it from the inside!

Perhaps if you haven't heard back to them, it's time to tell them that you have safety concerns and are going to get the car inspected... [smiley=evil.gif]

Kevin

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General Discussion Area / Re: The windscreen saga

« on: 11 February 2008, 10:08:43 »

I had considered fitting my own screen (I have fitted bonded ones in the past and can get a loan of the kit) but, its cheaper to get it done on insurance.

Well, when they offer to re-fit it, send the bloke off to the pub while you do the job properly using his kit.  

Everyone's happy.

Kevin

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General Discussion Area / Re: The windscreen saga

« on: 11 February 2008, 09:47:06 »

If you talk to customer services, there is normally a half decent person on the other end of the phone.

Already done that..........there was just somebody who would not pass comment, played the political line and took the details.!

My experience with high profile companies that do shoddy work is that they handle complaints very well. I believe they aim to get away with doing half a job because 95% of customers don't know a good job from a bad one and therefore go away happy. The 5% who complain they can afford to treat very well to avoid getting a bad name.

My guess is that you'll get phoned by an area customer relations guy who will argree with everything you complain about, resolve the situation and promise to give the cowboys involved a b0110ck1ng, which he won't, of course.

Hope it gets sorted anyway. It's frustrating when you maintain your own car and the one or two things you entrust to others get botched.

Kevin

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General Discussion Area / Re: Cambelt Party 23rd Feb....final planning.

« on: 14 February 2008, 23:20:46 »

Ought to be Ok for welding then 8-)

Overhead wires or 3rd rail?

Kevin

Catenary 25kV

<rummages in transformer box> This could be tricky.

Kevin

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General Discussion Area / Re: Cambelt Party 23rd Feb....final planning.

« on: 14 February 2008, 21:16:45 »

Ought to be Ok for welding then 8-)

Overhead wires or 3rd rail?

Kevin

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General Discussion Area / Re: Cambelt Party 23rd Feb....final planning.

« on: 14 February 2008, 21:14:04 »

Any street lamps outside?  [smiley=evil.gif]

Kevin

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General Discussion Area / Re: Cambelt Party 23rd Feb....final planning.

« on: 14 February 2008, 14:20:29 »

I'm happy to do V6s. Not sure what time I'll arrive. Long journey for me but I may crawl out of my pit early for the fry-up  ..  I'll bring my V6 locking kit.

Kevin


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