Icesave Veterans Association

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bring on the Euro I say but sadly in our huge debt it will take at least 5 years to meet all the required criteria --weak currency = weak govermant so said Mcbroon in 1992:mad:

st

just fun and in the current state of the car industry and being told by Broons lot to use public transport what modes of transport do fellow IVA members drive or have access to :
we have 3 year old golf and 5 year old civic both from new -both 3 door sport models .
next car will seriously consider a Kia -7 year warranty and good reports quite like the pro ceed--plus my sister and OH always have Kias and = excellent.

harrowing_3

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morning H :rotfl: I can not believe I have that effect that you thought of me :eek: I am not such a grumpy old man yet .... anyway i like Beijing sounds better,like Mumbai and Chennai and of course the one that really annoys me is why the English have to call the German city Cologne when it is Koln and is spelt that way too--mind you the germans call Milano Mailand -awful i think.

Hooray !:j:T

harrowing_3

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yes know what you mean ami:D

Top drawer, ST !!!!:T :rotfl:

harrowing_3

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what have icesavers invested in since having our money refunded ? I opened a capital one savings a/c at 4.50% but now dropped to 3.5%:mad: also moved all my other savings over from B of Scot which has dropped my instant access savings to 1.98% -what do expect scotish and before hbos the Bank of Scotland was a very well managed organisation until merging with those Halifax dimwits.- only to say " in America , in America global..." the man needs to return to "Northern Britain" and stay there.:mad:

My Mum "invested" in Saga online top-5 (average of best top 5 instant access on moneyfacts.co.uk - "initial bonus" accouns excluded), which is no longer available for new deposits. Started at 5.66, down to 4.34 so not too bad at the mo but we don't hold our breath for a good rate if BOE goes down to 1.25%.

This time I advised her against foreign accounts, having done the below on icesave!

harrowing_3

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just fun and in the current state of the car industry and being told by Broons lot to use public transport what modes of transport do fellow IVA members drive or have access to :
we have 3 year old golf and 5 year old civic both from new -both 3 door sport models .
next car will seriously consider a Kia -7 year warranty and good reports quite like the pro ceed--plus my sister and OH always have Kias and = excellent.

Regularly bus, train & tube and weekends Car (Vectra)...if I ever take a plane as well perhaps I'll have a trip like the guys below, actually we're in the UK so YES 10-1 ON I WOULD !!!

harrowing_3

Apart from the electronic engine management system failing after a few months (mercifully covered in warranty) I have found Vectra v reliable in 7 years, but I do very low mileage....and don't think they exist any more ? (I know ST/Ami, and GM Vauxhall don't look too "permanent a fixture" these days either...)

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harrowing wrote: »

Apart from the electronic engine management system failing after a few months (mercifully covered in warranty) I have found Vectra v reliable in 7 years, but I do very low mileage....and don't think they exist any more ? (I know ST/Ami, and GM Vauxhall don't look too "permanent a fixture" these days either...)

yes is shame as we had Vauxhall Astras and never ever any problems at all -infact the last Astra 02-was better quality than my mk5 Golf!

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harrowing wrote: »

Regularly bus, train & tube and weekends Car (Vectra)...if I ever take a plane as well perhaps I'll have a trip like the guys below, actually we're in the UK so YES 10-1 ON I WOULD !!!

bad news do not know how you can endure public transport in London trian etc being unreliable ,late and or never turning up -I like it when staying in Munich or Dusseldorf for 2 weeks -always use public transport = always on time =super service unlike here--even italy the trains run on time and not expensive like rip off UK:mad:

harrowing_3

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bad news do not know how you can endure public transport in London trian etc being unreliable ,late and or never turning up -I like it when staying in Munich or Dusseldorf for 2 weeks -always use public transport = always on time =super service unlike here--even italy the trains run on time and not expensive like rip off UK:mad:

Is your evidence anecdotal or actual? It's a little "hyped down" (if such a term exists). To be honest, I find public transport more reliable in terms of "expected duration".....when I drove to work in midlands you just need something to "tip the critical balance" (e.g. someone broken down) and you can be in bad queues wishing the radio was playing something better!

Please note that I don't do long overground rail journeys which I know are sardine city !

That said, tube STRIKES are a nightmare but (fingers crossed) rare of late.