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General Car Chat / Miggy owners East Mids

« on: 22 December 2009, 14:24:33 »

Anyone used these for work http://www.kam-servicing.com/ at Sawley, Long Eaton Notts.
I'm looking to just get my exhaust sorted. It keeps leaking at one of the joints. The dealer had a go at sorting it  3 times and I've lost faith with them. And my local exhaust place didn't do a very good job last time I used them.

Mick

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General Car Chat / Well best I've had ????

« on: 07 December 2009, 17:33:18 »

And no comments on the radio station please, I like it.

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What do you think???

Mick

78

General Car Chat / Cars for sale

« on: 08 November 2009, 11:32:25 »

Just an observation after looking through the cars for sale section here. Another car forum I go on has a cars for sale section, just like this one.
They have a requirement that ads should have a certain format, or it gets pulled.
That is basic info like model, mileage, T & T, location and description and condition of car and a firm price. And most important pics pics pics. Ok they can sometimes look good on pics, infact better that they are. But let's be honest who would travel a long distance on a vague ad without pics and decent description at least.
Sold two cars recently on said forum both sold within two days..........because I put the effort in to start with.
I would have put the cars up for sale here but they were not Omegas.

What do others think, fair comment.

Mick

79

General Car Chat / Good week so far.

« on: 27 October 2009, 12:27:37 »

Sold the 1.4 Astra LX yesterday (the one in the pic below) Got £600 for it, exactly what I paid for it seven months ago. It was a good old car, and in fantastic condition.........I bought it through an ad on here.
Anyway even better news I've got myself another Omega, a facelift 2.2 03 plate saloon to replace it. A big step up I know but I couldn't resist it. And only £52 difference to transfer insurance over.........couldn't believe that.

Mick

80

General Car Chat / Car salesmen!

« on: 23 October 2009, 22:42:11 »

Car salesmen don't you just love 'em.
Went to view a couple of Omegas today. First one went ok and managed to get him down a bit on price, but mileage was a bit high for an 03 plate.
Second one I looked at was ok and low mileage 51 plate, but I was concerned about the rust around one of the rear wheel arches. It also had a collection of knocks and scrapes on the rear bumper but the rest was good.
Anyway the little sh*t of a salesman really wound me up to the point of me not wanting to even part with my money to him. He did offer to sought out the rusty wheel arch for me, but I just walked away. How he manages to sell cars I'll never know, what an arse.
Anyway going back to the first one I looked at tomorrow for a test drive.

Mick

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General Car Chat / I wonder if they sold many of these!

« on: 03 August 2009, 23:12:36 »

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=120449552272&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=002

And it says not the cheap tacky ones!

I got mine off ebay, very good, real stainless steel £15.

Mick

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General Discussion Area / NHS

« on: 04 December 2010, 13:44:37 »

Yes our great NHS has just got me.......well not printable really.

My wife has had a knee problem for almost a year now. She had a fall last December and basically now needs a new knee. It turns out she is too young, something she has known for quite a while now.
So off to yet another hospital appointment this week to be told "you need to see a psychologist" they reckon she's suffering from depression. Now my wife is the happiest most cheerful person you could wish to meet, and keeps my chin up when I feel a little glum. They also want her to go to meet other like minded people who are suffering pain, so they can compare there pain thresholds.
And one question they asked her relating to the pain in her knee......"does anyone in your family suffer from back pains"......I mean what has that got to do with her back.
Yep, she's depressed everytime I take her to the hospital, doctors or anyone else related to her condition. Away from all that she's as happy as Larry, whoever he his.
So she's going her own way now until she's reached the age when she can have a new knee.
And to top it all she's going to an interview next week to discover she'll be losing her job.
Happy days.

Mick

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General Discussion Area / He can't be serious?

« on: 16 September 2010, 18:27:29 »

How much?

http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=FSW&action=display&thread=88544

He can't be serious, surely?


Mick

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General Discussion Area / Forum problem?

« on: 02 August 2010, 19:41:50 »

Anyone else have probs with the text being out of line when first opening a section on the forum?

Mine is, not every line but random ones, then corrects itself.

Doesn't happen on any other forum, website etc...

Mick

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General Discussion Area / Holiday's coming up.

« on: 06 July 2010, 20:45:35 »

And I'm going pretty near to where that suspected gunman is on the run.

We wanted to rent a cottage in Rothbury, Northumberland, but someone beat us to.
Only booked two weeks ago, going Friday 9th.

We ended booking a cottage just down the road in Alnwick.

Hope it's all sorted soon, and no one else gets hurt.

Mick

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General Discussion Area / Safe payment methods.

« on: 13 June 2010, 10:54:45 »

What's the safest method apart from cash to receive a payment from someone, although cash I bet can be dodgy.
I may be wanting to receive a large amount soon few thousand £'s and thought about how to receive it.

Cash obviously, guaranteed bank or building society cheque, money transfer between my bank and theirs.

I was once told by my bank that personal cheques are never really clear, and stay in the system, even though they clear the funds on them. Don't know what they mean by that.

Any other way, what's the most secure and reliable?

Mick

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General Discussion Area / Am I getting like Victor!

« on: 29 April 2010, 10:58:40 »

Meldrew that is....

I miffed off with the council keep killing the grass down the side of my property.

About 18 months ago I re-seeded the grass verge about 18" strip all the way down the side of the fence and house, it looked a mess. The came and killed it again with weed killer.
Did it again towards the end of last year as I had had new fences put up and they left the verge a little rough.
Now I was only admiring how well the grass was growing last week and actually cut it with an old mower I keep specially for the that job.
The bloody council came again on Monday and kiiled the grass again with weed killer. It' going all brown and horrible again.
Got on to the council again, got a jobs worth and he said we don't strim anymore we kill.
Apparantly it's a health & safety issue now if they use strimmers, vibration injury.  :-? :-? :-?

I said to him leave mine I'll cut the grass myself, he said what if you move the new owner will complain it's not been done. I said I ain't going anywhere I been here 34 yrs and you've been strimming all that time, up until recently.

As I type this would you believe they are cutting killing the grass again.

Rant over, sorry
"I don't believe it"....

Victor

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General Discussion Area / Busy day

« on: 23 May 2010, 21:26:44 »

Been to garden centre to buy plants. Had a look at some cars at the local car supermarket, they've got a fair few to go at.
Got a trade in price for the caravan, at the local caravan dealer, it was crap:-? Put the Omega on ebay, it's free to list today .

Had lunch, then laid some brick cobble stones. Washed both Omegas watered the garden as the plants were wilting......Now sitting having a beer after having a shower, I'm knackered...
And I've still not put those plants in that I bought this morning

What you done today

Mick

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General Discussion Area / Summers here!

« on: 08 April 2010, 17:48:36 »

Been to Tesco today......

See the flip flops and beach attire are already out in force.
Yes selling and being worn 8-)

Was going to sit in the garden when I got back, but the b****y sun has disappeared

Mick

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General Discussion Area / Great service!

« on: 31 March 2010, 15:17:25 »

Must admit I am impressed with the service I've had today.
The one's who complain about Royal Mail, Parcel Force should look at who they buy from first.
Had a delivery from North of the border today, to Derby, ordered yesterday after 3pm got it at 12.30pm today. (Parcel Force)
Same with Royal Mail ordered yesterday, received today, only from Preston this time. Both parts for the Miggy, from ebay sellers.
Now my other half posted a packet to California, USA last Friday, they got it yesterday, good going with that one! That was an ebay sale.

Mick