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General Discussion Area / Re: How did you do in the grand national?
« on: 05 April 2008, 16:57:06 »
Both SWMBO's horses from the office sweep stake finnished .... 4th & 6th 
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General Discussion Area / Re: Fly or Drive to France ... Ryanair AAAAAGH!!!
« on: 05 April 2008, 16:55:59 »Quote
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It`s used on the Payage toll-roads; the ticket booths use entry/exit/distance-covered timings and the Gendarmerie get the head`s up automatically and pull-speeders as they leave the booth.
Grand frère strikes again
We used some kind of toll, whether it was a Payage or not I couldn't say. SWMBO told where to go! 
I just drove. We did see one Gatso type thing in the central reservation though, & just as over here, everyone obediantly obeyed the limit as we passed.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Fly or Drive to France ... Ryanair AAAAAGH!!!
« on: 05 April 2008, 16:43:48 »Quote
.....and stick to posted speed-limits as they are average-speed monitored......
Is this a recent thing? We took the Omega to Vendee about 4 years back. We didn't drop much below 100 mph all the way, & I wasn't on my own in the outside lane (of 2) It was brilliant how, after overtaking people dropped back into the nearside lane again
, not like over here where people see a car a mile away in the nearside so stay where they are in the outside lane. 
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General Discussion Area / Re: see this omega this morning
« on: 05 April 2008, 17:27:02 »Quote
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note the alloys, :-?
richie
Front or back?
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General Discussion Area / Re: cost of scimming a 2.5 head
« on: 05 April 2008, 21:50:13 »
I had the head of my Senator straight 6 skimmed about 5 or 6 years ago. Cost around £30.
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General Discussion Area / Re: ROAD TAX PETITION
« on: 04 April 2008, 10:48:24 »Quote
I've signed... come on every one, you know you want too!!!
so have I .... not that I think it'll make a blind bit of differnce.
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General Discussion Area / Re: How fitting do you think peoples user names are?
« on: 04 April 2008, 10:29:17 »Quote
QuoteThis one needs thinking about.
Err me too.............
...... and another. Perhaps we're just not imaginative.
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General Discussion Area / Re: What's the worst car you've ever had
« on: 03 April 2008, 01:24:57 »Quote
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Indeed, my first car, an Austin 1960 Farrina bodied A40, bought for £15 in 1971, had far more charisma and appeal than the Mondeo of 1993! Lizzie Zoom
Your Mundane was as good as that?
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General Discussion Area / Re: What's the worst car you've ever had
« on: 03 April 2008, 00:05:23 »Quote
... ... 4s 11d a gallon .....
Ah! If only petrol was 4/11 a litre! :-?
(Almost 25p for the sprogs amongst us)
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General Discussion Area / Re: now this is a nice car.....
« on: 03 April 2008, 00:53:05 »Quote
..... i loved the mk2 more tho
My Dad still uses a Y reg black estate nearly ever day. There's quite a few people who have had their last but one journey in the back ....
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General Discussion Area / Re: now this is a nice car.....
« on: 03 April 2008, 00:50:56 »Quote
.... & you adjusted the tappets with the engine running using the rule of 9.....
Who remembers that?
Rule of 9 ie 1 & 8 2 & 7 etc etc was when you did the tappets static You did the CIH with hydraulic 'tappets' when the engine was running. Great method of covering everything in oil!
I used an old rocker cover on my Manta & 2.2 Carlton with a hole cut in the top so I could get to the adjusters.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Ive just had my mobile phone bill
« on: 03 April 2008, 16:36:53 »Quote
OMG Glad I only put PAYG credit on mine, ......
Like wise. I put £20 a time on it which'll last me 4or 5 weeks.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Son wants to be a mechanic
« on: 29 March 2008, 09:51:36 »Quote
......... He is always taking things apart and putting them back together.
But ...... do they work after he's 'fixed' them?