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General Discussion Area / In profit 😄

« on: 05 September 2021, 11:14:29 »

Had the grandkids for the weekend as their parents are in London for a few days , they wanted a Chinese last night so had a really good blowout for £52.00 & then woke up to an email from the lottery that I had won £96.00 for three numbers as it was a multiple rollover 😄

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General Car Chat / Low mileage 2 owner Mercedes 190e Cosworth

« on: 27 August 2021, 17:36:55 »

Going to look at this on Tuesday, not for me unfortunately a mate of mine has found one for sale in Kent the owner has died & family need to sell it for probate etc. Sounds good 57,000 miles great service history on a J so 1991/2 wants me to run him down check it out & collect it if possible, had a 190e a few years back so know a little about them, nice day out ..😎

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General Discussion Area / Got myself a brand new Omega at a good price !

« on: 21 August 2021, 11:20:40 »

Got quite a collection of toy cars some are mine from when I was a kid & some I've purchased over the years, I have a model of virtually every car I've owned from the Austin A40 to the RRS , been after an Omega for ages but the ones on offer were in poor condition or good but at a ridiculous price, saw a Mirrormax model on the bay brand new & boxed for £5.00 or best offer + postage offered £3.33 received a counteroffer of £4.00 agreed at £3.65 . Okay it's in Police livery but mint & boxed 😄

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General Car Chat / Slight loss of performance

« on: 18 August 2021, 11:02:11 »

Picked the RRS up this morning after its MOT & service I had noticed a slight loss of performance on kickdown turns out to be down to a split turbo boost pipe ,which has been replaced also had the aircon regassed, apparently the MOT tester remarked how clean & tidy the Range Rover is , my indie only uses genuine LR parts so all filters & oils & MOT came to £616 Inc vat, so for a years motoring on one of these I think that's pretty reasonable.👍

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General Discussion Area / 100 year old WW2 Pilot.

« on: 18 August 2021, 08:28:07 »

Did anyone on here see the WW2 Pilot on breakfast TV  this morning ? What a remarkable man & still public speaking at 100 years of age.

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General Car Chat / MOT Straight pass.

« on: 17 August 2021, 12:52:21 »

Range Rover has just sailed through its MOT no advisories..😄
Full service next on the cards later this afternoon.

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General Car Chat / Home sweet home.

« on: 30 June 2021, 18:50:04 »

Got back from Devon this afternoon beautiful drive back all  in all covered just under 1200 miles in the RRS some with the caravan & some solo used around 225 litres of diesel , so my maths makes that an average of 24mpg, and it didn't miss a beat. Always nice to get back in the king-size bed back home though, going to have a few days in Norfolk next week BBQ & drinks outdoors can't beat it.😁

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General Discussion Area / Castle Drogo Devon.

« on: 23 June 2021, 11:15:59 »

Went for a drive out yesterday didn't go in the "Castle" but for a walk in the grounds for several miles around it, absolutely stunning views + the weather was glorious. Apparently constructed in the late 1930s early 1940s by the chap who started the Home & Colonial business, approach roads/lanes extremely narrow but worth a visit definitely.

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General Car Chat / Range Rover insurance renewal.

« on: 14 June 2021, 09:13:36 »

Been a lot of talk on the Range Rover forum about ridiculous hikes on insurance premiums due to all models & years of Land Rovers being stolen some companies are even refusing cover on them, I knew mine was coming up for renewal with LV so quite surprised this morning last year £320 renewal this year £285, so happy with that ..😁

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General Discussion Area / Trooping the colour

« on: 12 June 2021, 20:46:36 »

Just watching the highlights on BBC2  so impressive makes me proud to have served Her Majesty, just such a damn shame what is happening to the UK.

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General Discussion Area / Motorpoint.

« on: 07 June 2021, 18:31:54 »

SWMBO is still mentioning "The cute Toyota Aygo" so checked motorpoint out, a few on there between 7-8k had the Subaru valued by them £1450 not bad for an 05 plate which I paid £2800 for 4 years ago but I would probably sell it privately for £2000 full history garaged from new totally immaculate , the Aygos have between 7-14,000 miles on the clock , I may go & have a browse with her.

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General Discussion Area / My next door neighbour has a new toy.

« on: 05 June 2021, 16:00:03 »

My neighbour has just got himself a Triumph Rocket 3 motorcycle, I know absolutely nothing about bikes but have to say this machine looks & sounds fabulous 2500cc seems insane but I think it's a work of art.

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General Discussion Area / Dentist again.

« on: 08 May 2021, 11:57:25 »

Two more teeth out this morning, found this brilliant new Dentist virtually on our doorstep , a really nice down to earth young chap. I really didn't feel a thing even the injections were pain free & no feeling of having done 10 rounds with Smokey Joe Frazier, payment was the best part though I went to the counter expecting to part with a few quid but apparently the £65 I paid a few weeks back covered all my treatment ! What a bargain 😁

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General Discussion Area / Barclaycard.

« on: 03 May 2021, 09:55:22 »

Anyone else on here had their credit limit reduced by Barclaycard? Mine was £11,000 reduced ten days ago to £250 not even enough to fill the Range Rover twice, apparently this has happened to thousands of their customers . You can apparently appeal and give them all your income details bloody cheek ! So I contacted Nationwide who we also bank with card arrived within 48 hours and immediate £10,000 limit, I always pay my card in full every month no valid reason from Barclaycard for credit reduction perhaps because they were not making any money from me.😃

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General Discussion Area / Line of duty.

« on: 13 April 2021, 19:34:58 »

Been hearing a lot about this series my son who is in the Police thinks it's not bad my son in law thinks it's great and my daughter can't make head nor tail of it ! Watched two episodes this afternoon and I'm hooked, something to brighten up Sunday evenings along with a pint.