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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Andy B on 17 October 2012, 13:44:13
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http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&ll=53.603851,-2.307494&spn=0.007448,0.01929&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=53.603926,-2.307403&panoid=wpj61n3LNYAiD_qPY2jTUA&cbp=12,106.32,,0,18.42
Can't remember why SWMBO went out in the Omega though ??? ???
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Looks a nice view at the back :y :y
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Looks a nice view at the back :y :y
You can't see the view for the trees! ::) ::) ;) ;) ;)
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Now I understand why the Smart actually handles :y had presumed it was a situpandbeg rollerskate ;D
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I can't believe you let that lawn grow so high Andy ??? :D :D
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That's not Andys house, he's just burgled it ;D ;D
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I bet you would have washed your face if you had known. It is all smudged!!
It will be a very long time before google map where I live.
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Looks like they've had a major update - my road now shows me living there, rather than the pikey ex owners. Shame the pikey current neighbour's stuff is still strewn in the bushes (apparently that's where you store your building materials if you're a builder?)..
Nice Smart roadster - I was perusing Autotrader for them last night, 60mpg is awfully attractive when you realise you've burned £450s worth of petrol and you're only half way through the month..
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Nice Smart roadster - I was perusing Autotrader for them last night, 60mpg is awfully attractive when you realise you've burned £450s worth of petrol and you're only half way through the month..
60mpg? That's a bit like a V6 Omega doing 45 mpg around town ;) ;) In the real world, it's only low 40's, but she rarely ventures further than Adsa/Tesco in it. It's a great car for the twisty B roads, as long as you get your head around the flappy paddle semi-auto gear box. If you try driving it enthusiastically in 'auto', it'll almost always be in the wrong gear, but it does go well in manual/flappy paddle mode. :y :y
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I can't believe you let that lawn grow so high Andy ??? :D :D
It must've been just after one of those rare dry periods when it was worth getting the lawn mower out...... ;) ;)
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Now I understand why the Smart actually handles :y had presumed it was a situpandbeg rollerskate ;D
I'm sure I've mentioned what flavour Smart she had ;) ;)
Her's is the Smart Roadster coupe ie it has the greenhouse bit on the back, or there's the Roadster that was on Top Gear with the baking tray boot. :y :y
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That's not Andys house, he's just burgled it ;D ;D
Trust you to lump everyone in the same boat ::) ::) ;D ;D ;)
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Nice Smart roadster - I was perusing Autotrader for them last night, 60mpg is awfully attractive when you realise you've burned £450s worth of petrol and you're only half way through the month..
60mpg? That's a bit like a V6 Omega doing 45 mpg around town ;) ;) In the real world, it's only low 40's, but she rarely ventures further than Adsa/Tesco in it. It's a great car for the twisty B roads, as long as you get your head around the flappy paddle semi-auto gear box. If you try driving it enthusiastically in 'auto', it'll almost always be in the wrong gear, but it does go well in manual/flappy paddle mode. :y :y
Ah, low 40s isn't so impressive.. although if I were using one it would be a mix of 'country roads' and motorway cruising (where I realise it would probably be a horrid place to sit for 100 miles at a time).
Although LPGing the Omega is probably more 'sensible' - by my maths it'd be ~£16 to do 100 miles on LPG on the motorway vs. £13 in something doing 50mpg; and given the purchase price of something that'll do 50mpg..
60mpg is what Parkers reckon the non-Roadster Smart will do, incidentally (presumably extra-urban).
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Nice Smart roadster - I was perusing Autotrader for them last night, 60mpg is awfully attractive when you realise you've burned £450s worth of petrol and you're only half way through the month..
60mpg? That's a bit like a V6 Omega doing 45 mpg around town ;) ;) In the real world, it's only low 40's, but she rarely ventures further than Adsa/Tesco in it. It's a great car for the twisty B roads, as long as you get your head around the flappy paddle semi-auto gear box. If you try driving it enthusiastically in 'auto', it'll almost always be in the wrong gear, but it does go well in manual/flappy paddle mode. :y :y
Ah, low 40s isn't so impressive.. although if I were using one it would be a mix of 'country roads' and motorway cruising (where I realise it would probably be a horrid place to sit for 100 miles at a time).
Although LPGing the Omega is probably more 'sensible' - by my maths it'd be ~£16 to do 100 miles on LPG on the motorway vs. £13 in something doing 50mpg; and given the purchase price of something that'll do 50mpg..
60mpg is what Parkers reckon the non-Roadster Smart will do, incidentally (presumably extra-urban).
you need something like my old 406 hdi,it'll go from Cornwall to Kent and back on one tank of derv(about 100 quids worth) 740-760 miles depending on which way we go,cruises at 80 at 2.5k revs and is comfy and quiet and believe it or not very reliable considering the 200k miles its covered :y
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you need something like my old 406 hdi,it'll go from Cornwall to Kent and back on one tank of derv(about 100 quids worth) 740-760 miles depending on which way we go,cruises at 80 at 2.5k revs and is comfy and quiet and believe it or not very reliable considering the 200k miles its covered :y
Actually before I had the (first) Omega I had an old Pug 205 Estate with the 1.9D (non turbo) engine - frugal, albeit slug like. Sadly the one I bought blew out a core plug/water way and emptied it's coolant (repeatedly) within a few months of purchase :(
So I bought the 2.5TD Omega, which turned out to have a knackered AR25 (never locked up) and got 19mpg ;D So I ended up with a (marginally) cheaper to run 3.2V6 by using 'man logic' :-[ :-[
700 miles on a tank would be nice - although saying that, a friend of mine can get 700+ out of a tank in his 2.2DTi..
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you need something like my old 406 hdi,it'll go from Cornwall to Kent and back on one tank of derv(about 100 quids worth) 740-760 miles depending on which way we go,cruises at 80 at 2.5k revs and is comfy and quiet and believe it or not very reliable considering the 200k miles its covered :y
Actually before I had the (first) Omega I had an old Pug 205 Estate with the 1.9D (non turbo) engine - frugal, albeit slug like. Sadly the one I bought blew out a core plug/water way and emptied it's coolant (repeatedly) within a few months of purchase :(
So I bought the 2.5TD Omega, which turned out to have a knackered AR25 (never locked up) and got 19mpg ;D So I ended up with a (marginally) cheaper to run 3.2V6 by using 'man logic' :-[ :-[
700 miles on a tank would be nice - although saying that, a friend of mine can get 700+ out of a tank in his 2.2DTi..
I keep the 406 mainly for trips to the inlaws(kent) as I'm not sure a V8 Disco's economy on a run is going to be palatable ::)
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did they do a 205 estate? ::)
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did they do a 205 estate? ::)
No, 305 and 405 :y
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Amazing not a speed hump anywhere :( cant avoid them around here ..
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did they do a 205 estate? ::)
No, 305 and 405 :y
Whoops, having checked my old insurance doc - it was a 1999 Pug 306 estate
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Amazing not a speed hump anywhere :( cant avoid them around here ..
I'm not a fan of them either, but they might be useful for some of the local kids. The road bends just passed my house & goes down hill, the number of people that take the corner/bend on the wrong side of the road is incredible ..... especially as you can't see round the corner.
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My Cavalier does around 500 miles to a tank and a tank costs a maximum of £30. I win. :P ;D
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Amazing not a speed hump anywhere :( cant avoid them around here ..
I'm not a fan of them either, but they might be useful for some of the local kids. The road bends just passed my house & goes down hill, the number of people that take the corner/bend on the wrong side of the road is incredible ..... especially as you can't see round the corner.
Yes i followed the road round to tesco's , not a speed hump anywhere ;D
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I wonder if the neighbours opposite realise their camper van reg number is clearly visible to the world?
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Yes i followed the road round to tesco's , not a speed hump anywhere ;D
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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I wonder if the neighbours opposite realise their camper van reg number is clearly visible to the world?
Oh Yeh! Depends where in the street you stand, but yes, I can see their reg number. I shall tell John when I see him! :y :y
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I can't believe you let that lawn grow so high Andy ??? :D :D
It's time the hedge got trimmed as well, you don't see mine looking like that..... :D :D :-[
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My Cavalier does around 500 miles to a tank and a tank costs a maximum of £30. I win. :P ;D
you do, plus when you get back you can cook your chips in whats left in't tank :D :D ;D
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Thought i'd check mine and I've been re-googled (well the 2 mig's anyway)
https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=ol12+7qz&hl=en&ll=53.626836,-2.201815&spn=0.000945,0.005681&hnear=Rochdale+OL12+7QZ,+United+Kingdom&t=h&layer=c&cbll=53.626801,-2.199785&panoid=PxBeWz4Yk_kE-B30UD_5Uw&cbp=12,248.25,,0,0&z=18 (https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=ol12+7qz&hl=en&ll=53.626836,-2.201815&spn=0.000945,0.005681&hnear=Rochdale+OL12+7QZ,+United+Kingdom&t=h&layer=c&cbll=53.626801,-2.199785&panoid=PxBeWz4Yk_kE-B30UD_5Uw&cbp=12,248.25,,0,0&z=18)
Also went to have a look at where I was working in June (date of latest SV), see if mig is on that as well, but that is still 2009. But there is a mig parked where I "will be" in 2012, weeiirrdd :o :o :o
https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=John+St&daddr=John+St,+Whitworth,+Rochdale,+Lancashire+OL12+8BT,+UK&hl=en&ll=53.662802,-2.175704&spn=0.00052,0.00142&sll=53.664731,-2.173855&sspn=0.008328,0.022724&geocode=FRfbMgMditPe_w%3BFSnaMgMdbNLe_ykDB8HfJ7x7SDFO2sFTGrFfnA&t=h&mra=mift&mrsp=0&sz=16&z=20&layer=c&cbll=53.662802,-2.175704&panoid=2aAY6u1UwdvoV1SiWJzvBw&cbp=12,229.86,,1,4.65 (https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=John+St&daddr=John+St,+Whitworth,+Rochdale,+Lancashire+OL12+8BT,+UK&hl=en&ll=53.662802,-2.175704&spn=0.00052,0.00142&sll=53.664731,-2.173855&sspn=0.008328,0.022724&geocode=FRfbMgMditPe_w%3BFSnaMgMdbNLe_ykDB8HfJ7x7SDFO2sFTGrFfnA&t=h&mra=mift&mrsp=0&sz=16&z=20&layer=c&cbll=53.662802,-2.175704&panoid=2aAY6u1UwdvoV1SiWJzvBw&cbp=12,229.86,,1,4.65)
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Thought i'd check mine and I've been re-googled (well the 2 mig's anyway)
https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=ol12+7qz&hl=en&ll=53.626836,-2.201815&spn=0.000945,0.005681&hnear=Rochdale+OL12+7QZ,+United+Kingdom&t=h&layer=c&cbll=53.626801,-2.199785&panoid=PxBeWz4Yk_kE-B30UD_5Uw&cbp=12,248.25,,0,0&z=18 (https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=ol12+7qz&hl=en&ll=53.626836,-2.201815&spn=0.000945,0.005681&hnear=Rochdale+OL12+7QZ,+United+Kingdom&t=h&layer=c&cbll=53.626801,-2.199785&panoid=PxBeWz4Yk_kE-B30UD_5Uw&cbp=12,248.25,,0,0&z=18)
Also went to have a look at where I was working in June (date of latest SV), see if mig is on that as well, but that is still 2009. But there is a mig parked where I "will be" in 2012, weeiirrdd :o :o :o
https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=John+St&daddr=John+St,+Whitworth,+Rochdale,+Lancashire+OL12+8BT,+UK&hl=en&ll=53.662802,-2.175704&spn=0.00052,0.00142&sll=53.664731,-2.173855&sspn=0.008328,0.022724&geocode=FRfbMgMditPe_w%3BFSnaMgMdbNLe_ykDB8HfJ7x7SDFO2sFTGrFfnA&t=h&mra=mift&mrsp=0&sz=16&z=20&layer=c&cbll=53.662802,-2.175704&panoid=2aAY6u1UwdvoV1SiWJzvBw&cbp=12,229.86,,1,4.65 (https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=John+St&daddr=John+St,+Whitworth,+Rochdale,+Lancashire+OL12+8BT,+UK&hl=en&ll=53.662802,-2.175704&spn=0.00052,0.00142&sll=53.664731,-2.173855&sspn=0.008328,0.022724&geocode=FRfbMgMditPe_w%3BFSnaMgMdbNLe_ykDB8HfJ7x7SDFO2sFTGrFfnA&t=h&mra=mift&mrsp=0&sz=16&z=20&layer=c&cbll=53.662802,-2.175704&panoid=2aAY6u1UwdvoV1SiWJzvBw&cbp=12,229.86,,1,4.65)
My youngest sister-in-law teaches at Norden Primary School.
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My Cavalier does around 500 miles to a tank and a tank costs a maximum of £30. I win. :P ;D
you do, plus when you get back you can cook your chips in whats left in't tank :D :D ;D
Yep. :y ;D
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I can't believe you let that lawn grow so high Andy ??? :D :D
It's time the hedge got trimmed as well, you don't see mine looking like that..... :D :D :-[
I'm glad I'd done the garden before they came round ................. I can now say it's always like that! :y :y :y
if only it was true. ::) ::)
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Thought i'd check mine and I've been re-googled (well the 2 mig's anyway)
https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=ol12+7qz&hl=en&ll=53.626836,-2.201815&spn=0.000945,0.005681&hnear=Rochdale+OL12+7QZ,+United+Kingdom&t=h&layer=c&cbll=53.626801,-2.199785&panoid=PxBeWz4Yk_kE-B30UD_5Uw&cbp=12,248.25,,0,0&z=18 (https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=ol12+7qz&hl=en&ll=53.626836,-2.201815&spn=0.000945,0.005681&hnear=Rochdale+OL12+7QZ,+United+Kingdom&t=h&layer=c&cbll=53.626801,-2.199785&panoid=PxBeWz4Yk_kE-B30UD_5Uw&cbp=12,248.25,,0,0&z=18)
Also went to have a look at where I was working in June (date of latest SV), see if mig is on that as well, but that is still 2009. But there is a mig parked where I "will be" in 2012, weeiirrdd :o :o :o
https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=John+St&daddr=John+St,+Whitworth,+Rochdale,+Lancashire+OL12+8BT,+UK&hl=en&ll=53.662802,-2.175704&spn=0.00052,0.00142&sll=53.664731,-2.173855&sspn=0.008328,0.022724&geocode=FRfbMgMditPe_w%3BFSnaMgMdbNLe_ykDB8HfJ7x7SDFO2sFTGrFfnA&t=h&mra=mift&mrsp=0&sz=16&z=20&layer=c&cbll=53.662802,-2.175704&panoid=2aAY6u1UwdvoV1SiWJzvBw&cbp=12,229.86,,1,4.65 (https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=John+St&daddr=John+St,+Whitworth,+Rochdale,+Lancashire+OL12+8BT,+UK&hl=en&ll=53.662802,-2.175704&spn=0.00052,0.00142&sll=53.664731,-2.173855&sspn=0.008328,0.022724&geocode=FRfbMgMditPe_w%3BFSnaMgMdbNLe_ykDB8HfJ7x7SDFO2sFTGrFfnA&t=h&mra=mift&mrsp=0&sz=16&z=20&layer=c&cbll=53.662802,-2.175704&panoid=2aAY6u1UwdvoV1SiWJzvBw&cbp=12,229.86,,1,4.65)
My youngest sister-in-law teaches at Norden Primary School.
6 degree's of separation ::)
Good school I believe. Mini me would be there but he's at the catholic school, St Vincents, bottom of the hill, Couple of his friends off the estate go there.
Pity the Merc wasn't owned when you got "snapped". You'll have to put a pic on the gallery now :y
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I had 900 miles to a tank on my 406 HDi 110 Estate. Hand on heart. Steady 70mph on motorways for most of it. 60mpg territory.
Bloody awesome in terms of economy, easy to drive, comfort, reliability adequetly powerful... the 406 is a brilliant car...
But boring as heck
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Mini me would be there but he's at the catholic school, St Vincents, bottom of the hill, Couple of his friends off the estate go there.
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I don't wonder why he's there (considering the general demograph ::) ::))
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I had 900 miles to a tank on my 406 HDi 110 Estate. Hand on heart. Steady 70mph on motorways for most of it. 60mpg territory.
Bloody awesome in terms of economy, easy to drive, comfort, reliability adequetly powerful... the 406 is a brilliant car...
But boring as heck
Sad but true,gets the job done though :y :y
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Those 406's can be had cheap, too - about the same cost as LPG converting the Elite.. although most of them have stellar mileages on them, which puts me off a bit :-[
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Those 406's can be had cheap, too - about the same cost as LPG converting the Elite.. although most of them have stellar mileages on them, which puts me off a bit :-[
you're hi-jacking my thread ...................... ??? ;D ;D ;D
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Sorry Andy, back to your fame on Google ;)
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Your fence needs a nice soaking of creosote ;) or engine oil, pattern oil will do :-X ;D
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Those 406's can be had cheap, too - about the same cost as LPG converting the Elite.. although most of them have stellar mileages on them, which puts me off a bit :-[
Milage doesn't seem to affect them much,nobody believes mines done 200k when they've driven it :y
Sorry Andy :-[
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Milage doesn't seem to affect them much,nobody believes mines done 200k when they've driven it :y
Sorry Andy :-[
;D ;D ;D ;D
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Just been around the roads a bit further , you certainly have a lot of car garages in that area inc a few second hand dealers . All the second hand dealers have shut down around here :(