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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #23610 on: 06 April 2022, 17:28:03 »
Not allowed to do any car work until Monday.
Son is getting married on Sunday, and apparently hands and finger nails ingrained with oil doesnt look good on Wedding pics.  ::)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #23611 on: 06 April 2022, 17:33:49 »
Quote from: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 06 April 2022, 17:28:03
Not allowed to do any car work until Monday.
Son is getting married on Sunday, and apparently hands and finger nails ingrained with oil doesnt look good on Wedding pics.  ::)
And real men can't wear gloves  :D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #23612 on: 06 April 2022, 18:58:35 »
Tried wearing them but tear them to shreds in two minutes max.  ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #23613 on: 06 April 2022, 19:30:14 »
Quote from: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 06 April 2022, 17:28:03
Not allowed to do any car work until Monday.
Son is getting married on Sunday, and apparently hands and finger nails ingrained with oil doesnt look good on Wedding pics. ::)

Just stick your hands in your pockets!  ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #23614 on: 06 April 2022, 19:45:31 »
Probably will anyway. I will be bored sh1tless from start to finish.  ::)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #23615 on: 06 April 2022, 20:59:02 »
Quote from: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 06 April 2022, 19:45:31
Probably will anyway. I will be bored sh1tless from start to finish.  ::)

I've always had a phobia about weddings.  Horrendously expensive things and as you say, dull as dishwater.  ::)

Unless the bride gets caught shagging the photographer or something!  ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #23616 on: 07 April 2022, 01:26:12 »
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Quote from: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 06 April 2022, 19:45:31
Probably will anyway. I will be bored sh1tless from start to finish.  ::)
At which point you probably won't want to be the groom...

I've always had a phobia about weddings.  Horrendously expensive things and as you say, dull as dishwater.  ::)

Unless the bride gets caught shagging the photographer or something!  ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #23617 on: 07 April 2022, 20:24:51 »
Quote from: ronnyd on 06 April 2022, 16:46:34
Took SWMBO to Newmarket this afternoon so she could have a wander around the shops.
I went there a couple of weeks back, took mum out for mothers day :)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #23618 on: 07 April 2022, 20:25:15 »
Still no dirty diesel here :(
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #23619 on: 07 April 2022, 20:30:56 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 07 April 2022, 20:25:15
Still no dirty diesel here :(
They're sending it all up north, loads here  :)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #23620 on: 07 April 2022, 20:46:19 »
Quote from: STEMO on 07 April 2022, 20:30:56
Quote from: TheBoy on 07 April 2022, 20:25:15
Still no dirty diesel here :(
They're sending it all up north, loads here  :)
When I drove past Barnsleyfield a couple of weeks ago, fuel was readily available.  I noticed every car was a Kia as well.  What a tight thrifty lot you all are ;D

Not realising there was a shortage this way, I just chucked in £40 in Berwick to get home.  Now I've just about used all that. Wish I'd filled the bugger up there ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #23621 on: 07 April 2022, 20:58:52 »
I've taken to filling up at 3/4 rather than light on. Putting £40 a time in feels better than £150... And I know that if I need to get somewhere I have the fuel to do it.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #23622 on: 07 April 2022, 21:24:07 »
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I've taken to filling up at 3/4 rather than light on. Putting £40 a time in feels better than £150... And I know that if I need to get somewhere I have the fuel to do it.

Ouch! £150 a fill used to be the preserve of range rover owners.

We've been giving the milk float some serious hammer. Despite the energy price increase it still knocks the piston cars into a cocked hat.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #23623 on: 07 April 2022, 21:28:37 »
Quote from: Viral_Jim on 07 April 2022, 21:24:07
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 07 April 2022, 20:58:52
I've taken to filling up at 3/4 rather than light on. Putting £40 a time in feels better than £150... And I know that if I need to get somewhere I have the fuel to do it.

Ouch! £150 a fill used to be the preserve of range rover owners.

We've been giving the milk float some serious hammer. Despite the energy price increase it still knocks the piston cars into a cocked hat.
The last time I put fuel in my ML was at Costco the other week. It was just about empty, the £99 limit at the pump just filled it to 3/4 of a tank.  :'(
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #23624 on: 07 April 2022, 21:44:06 »
Quote from: Viral_Jim on 07 April 2022, 21:24:07
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 07 April 2022, 20:58:52
I've taken to filling up at 3/4 rather than light on. Putting £40 a time in feels better than £150... And I know that if I need to get somewhere I have the fuel to do it.

Ouch! £150 a fill used to be the preserve of range rover owners.

We've been giving the milk float some serious hammer. Despite the energy price increase it still knocks the piston cars into a cocked hat.
It needs to be £200 a tank to make an EV affordable, assuming cheap electric to fill it, but that completely ignores the range issue. Just enough to get from the house to work and back simply won't do. And it needs to be £300 a tank to justify the entry cost of an EV with anything like a 300 mile range.

The other elephant in the EV lounge is usable charge range... ie that window between 20 and 80% to keep the battery happy. An effective capacity of 60% brings the range down to sub 200 miles, which is unacceptable for a £50k plus purchase.

A hybrid is a much more viable proposition.
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