Thank you and goodnight

Adamski · Post by **Adamski** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 8:15 am

After 7 years and 80,000 miles with my 2001 Exec 2.0 Petrol, I waved it goodbye last night in anticipation of picking up a 2009 Saab 9-5 TiD Turbo Edition tomorrow.

I've been a lurker here for pretty much the whole time I've had the Pug and just wanted to thank you guys for all of the advice that's helped me sort out random misfires, water in the spare wheel well and footwells, the notorious electrical gremlins and all the other fun that goes along with 406 ownership.

It's been a hardy motorway mile muncher and stuffed to the gunnels for house moves, camping trips and tip runs but only a dicky battery has ever prevented it starting up first time. It also proved itself as the last car standing on a couple of wintry trips away.

I'm hoping the Saab lives up to the Pug's standards!

Post by **Bailes1992** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 8:45 am

Those Saabs are very nice and ridiculously cheap since they went through! I know someone with a 93 TTiD and it goes like a stabbed rat!
I think my choice would have to be the 93X though.

Post by **steve_earwig** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 8:48 am

Ah, ok, time to move on but you're welcome to come back any time

You're very welcome, good luck with the Saaaaarb

highlander · Post by **highlander** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 9:24 am

Bailes1992 wrote:it goes like a stabbed rat!

Not entirely certain of the origins of this idiom. If I were to stab a rat, it'd probably stop moving. It might twitch a bit though.

Adamski - good luck with the Saab, gotta love a car that comes from a place called Trollhattan. Just remember, half the bods who've commented on this post so far (or are likely to comment on this post after me) no longer have any sort of Peugeot, let alone a 406, and nobody's told them to bugger off yet, so you're probably still OK to stick around and talk bollocks with us lot.

puggy · Post by **puggy** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 11:46 am

A very intelligent level of bollox I might add

Post by **Doggy** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 12:43 pm

Indeed this forum is able to deliver premium bollocks at will.

Hope you have as much luck with the Saab and feel free to lurk in perpetuity.

Post by **Bailes1992** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 1:16 pm

highlander wrote:
Bailes1992 wrote:it goes like a stabbed rat!
Not entirely certain of the origins of this idiom. If I were to stab a rat, it'd probably stop moving. It might twitch a bit though.

Depends where it's stabbed and how hard.

Post by **Welly** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 7:14 am

I poked a Rat once with a long stick and it move quite fast does that count?

Uberderv · Post by **Uberderv** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 2:28 pm

I wouldn't say 1 post in 7 years is being a lurker ha ha

Good luck with the Saab, very nice cars.

Post by **Doggy** » Sat Mar 21, 2015 1:20 am

Welly wrote:I poked a Rat once with a long stick and it move quite fast does that count?

I 'poked' one with a .22 airgun pellet from a vintage Theoben Sirocco at getting on for 50 yds and it slowed down completely.

It's mates didn't tho, they decided to lunch on their recently deceased buddy within an unseemly minute or two.
Got 5 of the buggers in the end.

Post by **Welly** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 10:04 am

I like animals but Rats and Mice can FRO. I think I'd pay actual money to have a day out shooting Rats.

lozz · Post by **lozz** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 5:32 pm

let the dogs av em'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYdF5vpdGbQ

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