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Title: Nice compliment from the "Old Bill"
Post by: Rangie on 19 February 2020, 21:46:40
Got turned around on the way to work this morning as an arctic had left one of the fen roads I use and road was too narrow to squeeze by, the older PC asked "is that a V8?" I replied yes it is he replied " it sounds fantastic & then to the younger PC said "that's a proper mans car" Made my day as I turned around & accelerated away with a fantastic V8 burble.😁
Title: Re: Nice compliment from the "Old Bill"
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 20 February 2020, 13:08:37
Yes...always good to hear positive comments. :y

I was one of the 'dumb bastards' who got caught out by Storm Dennis bringing the Welsh border country to a halt. All the roads were flooded and a 4 hour trip took almost 11 hours. The 175 mile journey became 400 miles. :-\

The local rozzers gave me and the Tata a 20 mile personal escort to a road that wasn't flooded. Five miles later the road was covered with 4 feet of water and I had to turn back yet again......DOH. :-\
Title: Re: Nice compliment from the "Old Bill"
Post by: STEMO on 20 February 2020, 13:13:46
Yes...always good to hear positive comments. :y

I was one of the 'dumb bastards' who got caught out by Storm Dennis bringing the Welsh border country to a halt. All the roads were flooded and a 4 hour trip took almost 11 hours. The 175 mile journey became 400 miles. :-\

The local rozzers gave me and the Tata a 20 mile personal escort to a road that wasn't flooded. Five miles later the road was covered with 4 feet of water and I had to turn back yet again......DOH. :-\
Every cloud has a silver lining. You could have had to spend 11hours in a fiat 500.  ;D
Title: Re: Nice compliment from the "Old Bill"
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 20 February 2020, 13:18:01
Yes...always good to hear positive comments. :y

I was one of the 'dumb bastards' who got caught out by Storm Dennis bringing the Welsh border country to a halt. All the roads were flooded and a 4 hour trip took almost 11 hours. The 175 mile journey became 400 miles. :-\

The local rozzers gave me and the Tata a 20 mile personal escort to a road that wasn't flooded. Five miles later the road was covered with 4 feet of water and I had to turn back yet again......DOH. :-\
Every cloud has a silver lining. You could have had to spend 11hours in a fiat 500.  ;D

......or a derv Astra with  a suspect cambelt. :)
Title: Re: Nice compliment from the "Old Bill"
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 20 February 2020, 13:19:49
Strange thing is when I first spoke to the coppers my initial response was to say 'it wasn't me......I didn't do it'

Old habits die hard. :)
Title: Re: Nice compliment from the "Old Bill"
Post by: STEMO on 20 February 2020, 14:23:03
Yes...always good to hear positive comments. :y

I was one of the 'dumb bastards' who got caught out by Storm Dennis bringing the Welsh border country to a halt. All the roads were flooded and a 4 hour trip took almost 11 hours. The 175 mile journey became 400 miles. :-\

The local rozzers gave me and the Tata a 20 mile personal escort to a road that wasn't flooded. Five miles later the road was covered with 4 feet of water and I had to turn back yet again......DOH. :-\
Every cloud has a silver lining. You could have had to spend 11hours in a fiat 500.  ;D

......or a derv Astra with  a suspect cambelt. :)
Nothing suspect about a brand new cambelt.
Title: Re: Nice compliment from the "Old Bill"
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 20 February 2020, 14:28:19
Yes...always good to hear positive comments. :y

I was one of the 'dumb bastards' who got caught out by Storm Dennis bringing the Welsh border country to a halt. All the roads were flooded and a 4 hour trip took almost 11 hours. The 175 mile journey became 400 miles. :-\

The local rozzers gave me and the Tata a 20 mile personal escort to a road that wasn't flooded. Five miles later the road was covered with 4 feet of water and I had to turn back yet again......DOH. :-\
Every cloud has a silver lining. You could have had to spend 11hours in a fiat 500.  ;D

......or a derv Astra with  a suspect cambelt. :)
Nothing suspect about a brand new cambelt.

Not genuine GM so I suspect it was manufactured in Outer Mongolia. :)
Title: Re: Nice compliment from the "Old Bill"
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 20 February 2020, 14:30:49
Probably held together by camel piss. :)
Title: Re: Nice compliment from the "Old Bill"
Post by: dave the builder on 20 February 2020, 14:36:43
Yes...always good to hear positive comments. :y

I was one of the 'dumb bastards' who got caught out by Storm Dennis bringing the Welsh border country to a halt. All the roads were flooded and a 4 hour trip took almost 11 hours. The 175 mile journey became 400 miles. :-\

The local rozzers gave me and the Tata a 20 mile personal escort to a road that wasn't flooded. Five miles later the road was covered with 4 feet of water and I had to turn back yet again......DOH. :-\
Every cloud has a silver lining. You could have had to spend 11hours in a fiat 500.  ;D

......or a derv Astra with  a suspect cambelt. :)
Nothing suspect about a brand new cambelt.

Not genuine GM so I suspect it was manufactured in Outer Mongolia. :)
Genuine GM used to be a Gates kit ,put in a white box ,with a GM/Vauxhall label
expensive box and label because it doubles the price
then you throw away the box  ;D

I don't know what "Vauxhall parts" do now they are run/owned by PSA
probably the cheapest crap they can find ,to sell for the most profit