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[Sir Tigger KC]

Bought a pair of Uniroyal Rainsports for the rear of the V70. 

[dave the builder]

prepared my Mum's 2002 astra for MOT
it's not done 60k yet 
2 tyres with about 6mm of tread replaced due to age / slight cracking 
brakes stripped and cleaned,oil & filter ,air filter, cleaned the TB (not OOFs TB, the Throttle Body  )
polished the headlamps, I have 2 new ones but she don't drive in the dark anyway so did not see the point in swapping them 
cleaned and scraped the rustproofing ,checked and touched up
hopefully get it tested tomorrow

[STEMO]

prepared my Mum's 2002 astra for MOT
it's not done 60k yet 
2 tyres with about 6mm of tread replaced due to age / slight cracking 
brakes stripped and cleaned,oil & filter ,air filter, cleaned the TB (not OOFs TB, the Throttle Body  )
polished the headlamps, I have 2 new ones but she don't drive in the dark anyway so did not see the point in swapping them 
cleaned and scraped the rustproofing ,checked and touched up
hopefully get it tested tomorrow

Touched up who?

[Viral_Jim]

prepared my Mum's 2002 astra for MOT
it's not done 60k yet 
2 tyres with about 6mm of tread replaced due to age / slight cracking 
brakes stripped and cleaned,oil & filter ,air filter, cleaned the TB (not OOFs TB, the Throttle Body  )
polished the headlamps, I have 2 new ones but she don't drive in the dark anyway so did not see the point in swapping them 
cleaned and scraped the rustproofing ,checked and touched up
hopefully get it tested tomorrow

Jeebus, if that's it's regular care regime, that's probably one of the best kept examples going. 

[dave the builder]

prepared my Mum's 2002 astra for MOT
it's not done 60k yet 
2 tyres with about 6mm of tread replaced due to age / slight cracking 
brakes stripped and cleaned,oil & filter ,air filter, cleaned the TB (not OOFs TB, the Throttle Body  )
polished the headlamps, I have 2 new ones but she don't drive in the dark anyway so did not see the point in swapping them 
cleaned and scraped the rustproofing ,checked and touched up
hopefully get it tested tomorrow

Touched up who?

just myself 

[dave the builder]

prepared my Mum's 2002 astra for MOT
it's not done 60k yet 
2 tyres with about 6mm of tread replaced due to age / slight cracking 
brakes stripped and cleaned,oil & filter ,air filter, cleaned the TB (not OOFs TB, the Throttle Body  )
polished the headlamps, I have 2 new ones but she don't drive in the dark anyway so did not see the point in swapping them 
cleaned and scraped the rustproofing ,checked and touched up
hopefully get it tested tomorrow

Jeebus, if that's it's regular care regime, that's probably one of the best kept examples going. 

I'd do all that as a bare minimum on any car BEFORE MOT
including jacking up all suspension etc to check everything, also check all electrics
I pretty much MOT check and service a car BEFORE i take it for MOT
all the cars get regular checks by me between MOTs too

[Jimbob]

Drove it to Liverpool to watch Rick Astley at Anfield!

[Viral_Jim]

Drove it to Liverpool to watch Rick Astley at Anfield!

I thought he played for Man City? 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Drove it to Liverpool to watch Rick Astley at Anfield!

There are two negatives here.

1. Rick Astley.
2. Driving to Liverpool and expecting to find the wheels still on your car.

[TheBoy]

Drove it to Liverpool to watch Rick Astley at Anfield!

Was DLK there, in the mush pit at the front, throwing his y Fronts at Rick?

[TheBoy]

Earlier this week, drove it to Portsmouth, and threw it on a boat to Ouistreham.

[Jimbob]

Wasn't my choice of gig in the slightest, but was actually a bloody good night out!

Car survived just fine
Rick Astley was the support act
Take that was the headline, They were joined by Lulu for 1 song, and by Gerry Marsden at the end for You'll never walk alone which was fantastic.
They all put on a very good show.

As said, not something I'd normally choose to go to / pay to go to.....

In this instance it was with a few colleagues & partners in our corporate box at huge expense to someone, but didn't cost me a penny.  Had a personal waitress and free food and drink all night, so was well worth going to, and as is often the way with these, things, go with low expectations and come out having had a far better time than expected.

[dave the builder]

well , I picked up Mum's Astra , took it for a spirited stress test drive, 65 mph max honest officer 
dropped it in for MOT
passed, no advisories 
 now on 59,028 miles
one comment from the NT ,"shame there's a key scratch down the side"
strict aint they ? these MOT blokes 
I'm not going to bother doing the scratch ,because some dick will do it again the week after it's painted 

sponged some was n wax on the Astra and my Omega ,which is now being rinsed off due to it p155ing it down with rain.
saves getting the hose pipe out 

[2boxerdogs]

Filled the Merc with 65 litres of juice from Sainsbury's with an 8p off a litre coupon a saving of £5.20 so battered sausage & chips tonight ! 😀

[dave the builder]

Filled the Merc with 65 litres of juice from Sainsbury's with an 8p off a litre coupon a saving of £5.20 so battered sausage & chips tonight ! 😀

you can afford to put petrol in your car AND eat meat 
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