I asked her once to help so we can do it "together" but no use. Maybe I shouldn't have asked her to wear a bikini?
They'll never understand until the day the car goes wrong and they're driving! (Touch wood again, I wouldn't wish for that!!)
1996 406 1.8LX Got a bad case of hydro lock!
1996 406 Executive 2.0 Turbo XU10J2TE No longer hangin' on in there
1997 Honda CB500V
2003 Volvo V40 1.8 GDi SE killed by a nutter in a beemer 5 series
2008 Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium X
"Always look on the bright side of life, dedo, dedo dedodedo"
I might be shortly moving into a house with a fair driveway and a carport! I can't wait to be able to buy a pressure washer and be able to work on the car in safety even if it's not *perfect* weather
<steve_earwig> I think this forum is more about keeping our cars going with minimal outlay than giving our cars more reason to go bang
mjb wrote:I might be shortly moving into a house with a fair driveway and a carport! I can't wait to be able to buy a pressure washer and be able to work on the car in safety even if it's not *perfect* weather
You lucky bugger
1996 406 1.8LX Got a bad case of hydro lock!
1996 406 Executive 2.0 Turbo XU10J2TE No longer hangin' on in there
1997 Honda CB500V
2003 Volvo V40 1.8 GDi SE killed by a nutter in a beemer 5 series
2008 Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium X
"Always look on the bright side of life, dedo, dedo dedodedo"
mjb wrote:I might be shortly moving into a house with a fair driveway and a carport! I can't wait to be able to buy a pressure washer and be able to work on the car in safety even if it's not *perfect* weather
Nice, good luck!
btw what would you call a large collecton of various D8's ?
Cars in my care:
2021 Kia Spottage 1.6 Pez Turbo Dual Clutch Gearbox Trickery
2013 Renner Twingo - donkey work
Not so much lucky as being completely shafted by my current landlord. With all the rent increases over the past few years I've realised I can move from a dump of a 2-bed end terrace to a nice double-glazed 3-bed semi and actually save money despite paying more rent as I'll pay a lot less in gas (currently £150/month to keep the house at a reasonable temperature!)
<steve_earwig> I think this forum is more about keeping our cars going with minimal outlay than giving our cars more reason to go bang
mjb wrote:Not so much lucky as being completely shafted by my current landlord. With all the rent increases over the past few years I've realised I can move from a dump of a 2-bed end terrace to a nice double-glazed 3-bed semi and actually save money despite paying more rent as I'll pay a lot less in gas (currently £150/month to keep the house at a reasonable temperature!)
Well good luck with it Matt! Let us know when you're having the house warming!
1996 406 1.8LX Got a bad case of hydro lock!
1996 406 Executive 2.0 Turbo XU10J2TE No longer hangin' on in there
1997 Honda CB500V
2003 Volvo V40 1.8 GDi SE killed by a nutter in a beemer 5 series
2008 Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium X
"Always look on the bright side of life, dedo, dedo dedodedo"
I now they all go on about it now but I can demonstrate that my 5 year old 4 bed detached with condensing boiler (13 rads and 175 ltrs hot water storage) costs me no more than 45.00 per month in gas (at today's silly prices). There's 50mm of polystyrene under the floors, thermalite block inner walls, 225mm of loft insulation and double glazed windows and doors.(with a decent air gap).
In winter I can have the rooms at 22 deg C no problem and run the heating and hot water for 15 hours a day!
Cars in my care:
2021 Kia Spottage 1.6 Pez Turbo Dual Clutch Gearbox Trickery
2013 Renner Twingo - donkey work
And I'm paying 10 times that for oil to heat my place to 8 degrees. We worked out it wouldn't be much cheaper on gas anyway, even if there was any up my road, because the buggers tax it too.
Moan, moan, moan, moan, moan. Why haven't I got anything nice to talk about any more? Umm, oh yeah, my spuds are excellent, first time I ever grew any too.
1996 406 1.8LX Got a bad case of hydro lock!
1996 406 Executive 2.0 Turbo XU10J2TE No longer hangin' on in there
1997 Honda CB500V
2003 Volvo V40 1.8 GDi SE killed by a nutter in a beemer 5 series
2008 Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium X
"Always look on the bright side of life, dedo, dedo dedodedo"