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General Car Chat / Re: Stellantis

« on: 17 January 2021, 20:42:46 »

I know that and you know that, but try telling that to some!   

Indeed...... You can't educate porc/schweinefleisch/cerdo! 

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General Car Chat / Re: Stellantis

« on: 17 January 2021, 20:33:19 »

Yeh but, no but... We're not in Euuurp anymore!                                    Apparently! 

 

We will ALWAYS be in Europe.  We've left the EU.

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General Car Chat / Re: Stellantis

« on: 17 January 2021, 20:09:23 »

A merger has been completed between Fiat/Chrysler and the PSA group making this conglomerate reportedly the fourth largest[by volume]car maker in the world.Both the Vauxhall and Opel names will apparently survive under this new agreement.

For now.

I don't see how the Vauxhall brand will survive.  It's not like people still buy Vauxhall's because it's a 'Great British Brand'..... look at Rover, even BMW couldn't make them stick.

I envisage the Vauxhall brand being wrapped up pretty soon, and Opel being the 'brand-name' Europe-wide.

169

General Discussion Area / Re: No more mortgage payments on this property.

« on: 17 January 2021, 20:05:31 »

The solution to unaffordable house prices is less buyers.  So once again, the policy of the mass cull is the only sensible option.

When a purchase, be it a toaster, lawn mower or even a house becomes unobtainable due to cost, the only solution is to reduce the cost.  Supply and demand usually dictates the price (rise or fall) of any given commodity.

You like your I.T TB.... look at the cost of GPU's.  nVidia and AMD can't make them fast enough (mostly due to BitCoin mining), so the second hand market has gone through the roof.  I recently sold a MSi 2070Super for £150 more than it retailed for 18months ago.

House prices are the same, demand is/was so high that the prices are artificially inflated.  It won't (or can't) last forever.

170

General Discussion Area / Re: NRA

« on: 17 January 2021, 19:27:23 »

The NRA have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protections.While the chief executive says they're not insolvent and are as "financially healthy" as they have been for some time.They're also moving their headquarters from New York to Texas.

I know the Yanks aren't too hot on their Geography, but the NRA headquarters is in Virginia, some 250miles from NY. 

171

General Discussion Area / Re: Anyone fancy a LHD project ?

« on: 17 January 2021, 13:45:24 »

Nowt wrong with a Mk 3 Cav (16v Xe ) or Carlton ,both drive and handle well even by todays standards.
he has a very low mile 30k ish Omega manual V6 estate too 

You have a very different experience of mk3 Cavaliers to me
my mother's 1.6 was OK, but not as good to drive as the mk2 that it replaced.
my boss's XE engined company car was utterly terrifying.

I've had 2 MkIII Cavaliers, 2nd of which was a 1994 2.0 Diplomat (8v) with galactic mileage.  I found the Cavalier infinitely better than the nearly new 1999 Vectra 2.0 CDX that replaced it... 

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General Discussion Area / Re: Sounder film problem

« on: 16 January 2021, 21:22:01 »

While you're waiting, wire the fuel can up to mains electricity

I'm guessing Varche lives in the Sierra Nevada's.  If he kills the electric supply, it'll take Sevillana-Endesa several weeks to turn it back on! 

173

General Discussion Area / Re: What do believe in most?

« on: 16 January 2021, 18:54:36 »

Not sure of the exact figure but I believe about 4% attended university when I left school. University recruited the best of the best, and it was all completely free.

Blair's idea that 50% should go to university is ridiculous. It means everyone and the 'cat's mother' can go, and then end up working at Burger King because they can't get the job they wanted.

Add to that the ridiculous courses on offer.......... A University Education used to mean something.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Anyone fancy a LHD project ?

« on: 15 January 2021, 20:05:02 »

It's a shitty old Vauxhall, there are plenty about.

Erm...... no, there aren't.  Depending on your glass half full vs half empty outlook will determin if it's a good/bad thing. 

I miss my 1993 2.6 Carlton Diplomat.  T'was a fine machine.

175

General Discussion Area / Re: Snow

« on: 15 January 2021, 17:32:07 »

Yes. But in general 4WD+Winters > 2WD+Winters > 4WD+Summers > 2WD+Summers. 4WD is not the panacea that many believe it to be. And the tyres fitted to most Land/Range rovers now are not proper Winters - they're usually cross climate at best.

Summer tyres don't work well below 6 or 7 degrees C. And on Ice/Snow they don't work at all well.

Just checking 

That Panda in the YouTube vid is running studded tyres, which are another level of 'help' over winter tyres...... not that they are commonplace (for obvious reasons) in the UK.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Snow

« on: 15 January 2021, 13:12:13 »

I probably would own one, if I lived somewhere which got frequent snow.  They are genuinely superb. 

177

General Discussion Area / Re: Snow

« on: 15 January 2021, 12:43:57 »

4WD vs having the right tyres for the conditions? No contest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc0x4sQkxxM

I've got a spare set of rims with proper winter tyres on them. The racing slicks come off in November and go back on in May. Also got a set of snow chains in the boot.

You do know that Panda is 4WD too?

I've hired them a couple of times when in Fuerteventura/Lanzarote.  Literally nothing can stop them!  A brilliant little car.

178

General Discussion Area / Re: Snow

« on: 14 January 2021, 14:56:37 »

She's still in the town centre, average speed 750 YPH.

Is the Disastra capable of such speeds? 

179

General Discussion Area / Re: Trump concedes.

« on: 13 January 2021, 17:25:35 »

Where have you been these last few years ?? Everyone knows you simply go and pick it from the "Money Tree" which, magically, grows more money overnight ....... (page 1092 labour party manifesto)

Wrong, wrong, wrong, WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11!!!!!!one1!!!!!!!!!!!!




It's Page 1 of the manifesto.

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General Discussion Area / Re: School food parcels

« on: 13 January 2021, 15:42:32 »

If parents are allowing their kids to go hungry, charge them with neglect and lock them up, or send them to see TB.

They wouldn't be able to find his house.