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General Car Chat / Something a little bit different for £695

« on: 07 November 2013, 17:28:08 »

Not my cup of tea, but only five miles from us, and it comes with 10 months MOT and 5 months tax

A left field choice perhaps?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VOLVO-C70-20V-LPT-AUTO-10-MONTHS-MOT-5-MONTHS-TAX-LEATHER-/251370743189

902

General Car Chat / It's back again

« on: 07 November 2013, 17:25:41 »

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OMEGA-ELITE-Estate-AUTO-3-0-V6-TReg-1999-ONLY-62K-Full-MoT-Avalook-/251372300340

903

General Discussion Area / How do Eurocarparts make a profit?

« on: 05 November 2013, 13:16:18 »

Arrived this morning........Free delivery.
Three large boxes delivered by UPS, which contain 3x5 litres of concentrated (minus 15 degrees) screenwash ...plus another pair of wipers for the Omega.

Total cost £15.23. Profit margins must be slim at Eurocarparts. 

904

General Discussion Area / Heating oil prices.

« on: 04 November 2013, 17:26:44 »

I'm now £569.10 the poorer after buying 1000 litres of oil.

The only bright side is that I managed to negotiate the price down from 57.05ppl to 54.20ppl exclusive of the dreaded V.A.T, and a couple of phone calls saved me about £28.

Not much I know but better than a knee to the groin.


When we moved into this house some 9 years ago the cost of oil was 20ppl plus V.A.T.

905

General Car Chat / Silence is golden.

« on: 15 October 2013, 15:31:18 »

My £1.50 Vistapro wiper blade from Eurocarparts has finally cured the annoying SSSCCCRRRREEEECCCHHHH and judder that so afflicted the £9 a pair RAC wipers that I recently shelled out for.

Only needed to change the wiper on driver's side..... 24"

Ain't peace and quiet wonderful?..... .

906

General Car Chat / Would it be a good idea to start a...........

« on: 15 October 2013, 15:10:35 »

.......new tyre thread?....

Just asking.

907

General Discussion Area / Did anyone watch?

« on: 09 October 2013, 10:36:19 »

Masters of sex.......Channel 4 at ten last night.

I was expecting American 'trash television' but I found it  surprisingly watchable.

908

General Discussion Area / Chainsaw Part II

« on: 08 October 2013, 13:40:45 »

Unless somebody tells me that it's total crap.........I've decided on this one.

What's the worst that can happen?....


http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00D7BNC1I/

909

General Discussion Area / Decent chainsaw required.

« on: 07 October 2013, 17:32:07 »

Must be petrol.......and I don't really want to spend more than £100.

910

General Car Chat / Waterless coolant.

« on: 06 October 2013, 18:42:35 »

Car nut Jay Leno has been banging on about using only 'waterless coolant' in his car collection.

He claims there is no corrosion as there is no water in the cooling system. He also claims that his  cars will never overheat, because  waterless coolant has a boiling point of something like 180 degrees centigrade.


He also claims that there is no need to change the coolant during the life of the car.

Is he talking crap?

911

General Car Chat / Everyone used to say......

« on: 30 September 2013, 17:03:35 »

.......if you're changing the cambelt on a V6 Omega, then change the water pump while you're at it........So I did, £330 (reduced from over £500) All done by  Vx after pleading poverty.

People don't seem to  say that so much these days. Why?

912

General Discussion Area / Eye ...eye.

« on: 18 September 2013, 18:02:13 »

I've just this minute returned from having  the cataract in my left eye removed.

Not an unpleasant operation, but weird and a little surreal.

I was the youngest person there by a good couple of decades.

913

General Car Chat / I wonder how many people are aware of......

« on: 18 September 2013, 13:35:19 »

.......how long their cars have been manufactured before they're registered?

Thanks to ' The Jimbob Detective Agency' I've discovered that my MV6 was more than 18 months old before it was actually registered.

I reckon that most of the general public believe that their NEW CAR has literally rolled off the production line only minutes before they take ownership.

914

General Car Chat / Date of Omega production?

« on: 17 September 2013, 20:06:08 »

Is there any way of finding out when a specific Omega rolled off the production line?

In a thread in the Omega gallery Mr TB seems to have done just that.

915

General Discussion Area / My length of hose has....

« on: 17 September 2013, 16:09:07 »

........pissed me off for the final time.

I gave it every possible chance to behave and it let me down each and every time.

I trust that my new best friend will serve me better.


http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0046REBS0/