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General Car Chat / Re: Smart brake calipers
« on: 17 June 2025, 08:32:40 »Did you remember which one went in which hole when you reassembled?
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General Car Chat / Smart brake calipers
« on: 16 June 2025, 17:46:06 »
Just replaced the brake pads on the mighty 84bhp Smart 451 .... 
and noticed that the 2 slider pins on the calipers are different from each other .... there's a little black plastic/rubber 'seal' at the end of one of them.
Anyone any ideas?
and noticed that the 2 slider pins on the calipers are different from each other .... there's a little black plastic/rubber 'seal' at the end of one of them.Anyone any ideas?
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General Car Chat / Re: Travel Costs (Train)
« on: 12 June 2025, 20:10:26 »
2 years ago we travelled to London from Manchester. Each ticket was almost £40 each way (off peak) far easier than driving & no parking at the other end. That was the 1st time I'd been on a train though for years other than the tram into or from Manchester.
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General Car Chat / Re: Range Rover insurance renewal
« on: 12 June 2025, 19:55:22 »....
..... because they can't tell the difference between the pedal in the middle and the pedal on the right.
My Dad's cars have only had the 2 pedals for the past 40 Plus years .... 1 for each foot
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General Car Chat / Re: Range Rover insurance renewal
« on: 12 June 2025, 13:50:43 »......
.... One of the very few advantages of age.
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but then they get you when you get very old. My Dad's (he's 88 next month) insurance for his Chrysler Grand Voyager was around £1500 last year.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Dorset police
« on: 06 June 2025, 14:36:00 »Well... this copper has got nearly 100 grand now, so ....
But that's only a couple of years pay at best .... so it won't last long.
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General Car Chat / Re: Fifty quid for a set of tyres.
« on: 30 May 2025, 07:06:42 »
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As it only cost £3750 I suppose there was extra money left over for tyres and petrol (lots of it)
You say "only" £3750 ..... but 4 years earlier my parents "only" paid £2200 for their 3 bed semi house
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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 29 May 2025, 18:05:52 »Every other car in these parts are Mercs, and all driven like a noughties bow....Drove it to Guildford and back, now got a sore throat from calling many other drivers some unique names. Mostly Merc drivers, obviously, but the odd JLR and the obligatory Pug and Honda idiots.
but they're mostly fwd cars & 'bought' on a 4 yr lease
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General Discussion Area / Re: Lee Mack
« on: 28 May 2025, 14:10:25 »Lee Mack is very quick witted, when he and David Mitchell get started on each other it's very funny.
Agreed. Polar opposites too .... David is a pretty 'posh' southerner compared to Lee, the rough 4rsed northerner. I'm not sure that David always gets the joke when Lee is taking the p***
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General Discussion Area / Re: Lee Mack
« on: 28 May 2025, 09:49:30 »
Can't stand Norton but has had some pretty good guests over the years.
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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 27 May 2025, 15:53:56 »Drove it to Guildford and back, now got a sore throat from calling many other drivers some unique names. Mostly Merc drivers, obviously, but the odd JLR and the obligatory Pug and Honda idiots.
