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General Discussion Area / Re: Happy new year......

« on: 01 January 2024, 09:10:30 »

Wise words.

We are busy making memories, you cant take money with you. Today we are have the special crab burger at Crabby’s having reserved the best table overlooking the bay of Cadiz.

Tomorrow eating at Casa Bigote on the beach at Sanlucar after visiting Elias bodega for a crate of manzanilla.

Happy New Year all, get making memories!

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General Discussion Area / Re: Rust Remover Solution

« on: 31 December 2023, 08:50:15 »

I wonder what else you have in yourattic!

We are downsizing after a lifetime of hoarding. I havea large box of stuff I am going to donate to a fellow expat friend who lives 45 minutes away. He opened a museum in his large garage . It has become a success with buses coming.

He has military stuff, Anne Brontes clothes, archaeological stuff and like all good museums…. Loads more stuff yet to be catalogued for display. Its a small world he used to have a shopin Scarborough next door to sister in laws shop but I never knew him then.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Colorado.

« on: 30 December 2023, 23:28:08 »

 

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General Discussion Area / Re: Colorado.

« on: 30 December 2023, 11:15:24 »

No let’s have Trump back. I miss his speeches. Mind you the key thing for us in Europe would be his support for Ukraine. Next year will be a turning point methinks. I can’t believe that Russia “ spent” over a billion on launched missiles in one day…… Buy shares in munitions if you are young.If you are old make friends with Dave the builder and his bunker. By now it must be the state of the ark!

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General Discussion Area / Re: Sticky for Jokes

« on: 28 December 2023, 23:52:08 »

Did you heaar about the dyslexic Devil Worshipper who sold his soul To Santa

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General Car Chat / Re: Petrol consumption.

« on: 28 December 2023, 00:10:49 »

Excellent.

We are on holiday in Sanlucar de Barrameda ( ( near Cadiz) at the moment. Seville is great but not in the summer. Murderously hot!

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General Car Chat / Re: Petrol consumption.

« on: 27 December 2023, 21:05:06 »

Ah nice, is that the new M235i that's in your photo? Car share mate was close to ordering one, but he likes the 4 doors of his current m235i. Adaptive Dampers was a good call, a rare option out there second hand I find.

I would have taken the heated steering wheel, assume you have the car now? As I only found out recently (on the F36 at least) that if you have lane assist, you can just add the button and code in a heated steering wheel, as it comes with the elements already.

I have lane assist. It is dangerous and can't be permanently disabled, so I have to switch it off every time I start the car.

Few things:

1) Are you logged into your driver profile?
2) Have you disabled it? (press the lane assist circle button) - Disable steering intervention
3) Select individual mode


*also link your key to your profile

Hello tunnie, nice to see you posting on the forum. Pension and share options doing well?

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General Car Chat / Re: MOT pass (phew)

« on: 21 December 2023, 23:38:06 »

Well done Terbs.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Selling out UK security to the globalists?

« on: 15 December 2023, 07:33:11 »

Too right , we live in scary times.

Throw in the planet getting warmer from whatever causes and the use of genie out of the bottle AI and nothing will bring peace until there is a world government.

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General Discussion Area / Re: That crept up fast

« on: 11 December 2023, 20:39:55 »

Take her away for a surprise break. Spa, massage. Cant go wrong. We are past the age of Optis new vaccum cleaner, Tiggers car boot knock off Chanel 5 or the ubiquitous box of belgium chocs.

No drinking and driving, luxurious dining ( zero effort) nice location. If you like contact hotel before for extra surprise(s) . What is not to like . Zero trekking about, zero parcels to wrap with two left hands

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General Discussion Area / Re: Dolting along

« on: 10 December 2023, 16:54:13 »

My fascination is being behind a driver doing 45mph in a 60mph zone, then continues at 45mph in a 40mph zone, and finally rounds it off by continuing at 45mph through a 30mph zone.   

Back in the 80s during train drivers strike two of us from work started a car sharing scheme. It failed as my friend drove exactly like that 45 mph in Hinckley and 45 down the M69. Funnily enough I keep in touch with him .

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General Discussion Area / Dolting along

« on: 09 December 2023, 09:48:15 »

Is my phrase to cover some of the drivers on roads in Britain.

My theory is that people are randomly selected each day ( or perhaps permanently?) to drive at a ridiculously low speed for the prevailing conditions in whatever lane they happen to be in.

The journey from Leeds airport to Scarborough ( 67 miles) takes about two hours despite big chunks of dual carriageway. Some of it is volume of traffic but mostly it is the few DOLTING ALONG at say 45 mph in the outside lane or 30 on a country road

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General Discussion Area / Re: Dead Person

« on: 09 December 2023, 09:39:22 »

I'm surprised that this slipped under the radar .
Unique is an apt description for her .
RIP Rosemary Smith .
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2023/12/06/rosemary-smith-a-life-in-pictures/

I spotted that. Good article. They dont do rallies like London Mexico/Sydney anymore. The recent Roger Albert Clark rally had a final special stage of around 38 miles. About the total stage length of modern rallies. The Lancia Stratos was a sight to behold and was being pedalled enthusiastically.

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General Discussion Area / Ev driver

« on: 09 December 2023, 09:30:42 »

I was in a Shell station convenience store in the North yesterday in the queue to pay

Cashier to bloke in front of me. “ Any fuel?”
Bloke replied in a superior , slightly louder than normal voice. “ No, I drive an electric vehicle” “ do you sell lottery tickets?”

Me “ Is that so you can buy a new battery?”

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General Car Chat / Re: Age old question....

« on: 07 December 2023, 20:27:01 »

If you could live with left hand drive why not import a good example low kilometrage Omega from the continent?

There  are three 50k miles example for about £7000  in Germany( suchen .mobile.de website)I could put you in touch with the chap at Specialist vehicles who imported ours.

LHD wouldnt be for everyone! Overtaking and car park barriers to name just two but maybe Convert it to RHD?

An Omega from further South might be even better but low mileage jobs are harder tocome by in Spain in my experience and often do not have any service history at all. My local garage was gobsmacked when I insisted on him filling in the logbook.

Might be a bit retro but a low mileage high spec 3.0 Opel Omega would do the job……