Nice People Thread Part 9 - and so it continues

dryhat

vivatifosi wrote: »

I have been contemplating buying a new car, probably Spring next year. My car catching on fire cost me £6m to repair. Not cheap. Particularly when it had a clean bill of health .. I've had it from new and I firmly believe in passing cars on to people who can afford to run them but not necessarily to buy one, so keeping a car out of scrappage is a good idea..

signed... M.Webber

lemonjelly

vivatifosi wrote: »

I have been contemplating buying a new car, probably Spring next year. My car catching on fire cost me £650 to repair. Not cheap. Particularly when it had a clean bill of health on its MOT and a new service, prompting me to invest in 12 months tax only the week before. My car is probably only worth, um... £650... However it is a good car, I've had it from new and I firmly believe in passing cars on to people who can afford to run them but not necessarily to buy one, so keeping a car out of scrappage is a good idea..

So yes, I would invest in your car. If the puncture is not big and not in the side wall they may be able to repair it for not very much money. Failing that, Costo does v cheap Michelins.

michaels wrote: »

Does the spare wheel match the others? How low is the tread on the punctured one? Is it worth a tenner to get it repaired?

It isn't repair-able. A screw has gone through the tyre (it is still embedded!)
My car is 12 years old & approaching 100k mileage. My last car was owned from new & when it got to 110k mileage things repeatedly needed repairing. I'm hoping to just avoid that stage. Plus engage with a minor vanity project...:o... current car is not one I'd have chosen, but a family member offered a ridiculous bargain.

The spare is a new tyre. The others have decent enough tread, so I suppose I'm wondering if I can manage 3-6 months (how long I suspect it'll take me to decide on my next car & make the purchase) without a spare, or not?

zagubov

lemonjelly wrote: »

He has a good day for a birthday. (I'm sure we discussed this in the past?)



I'm in a conundrum.
After MOT they told me the wheels needed balancing, & that I'd need new tyres in about 4-5 months.
As I'm contemplating changing car, I thought I'd balance the wheels & change the car before buying 2+ new tyres.
Day before balancing is due - puncture!:(
Spare wheel is brand new, so that is now on.

So, do I bother replacing the tyre?:o Or do I hope to get the car changed before calamity occurs again?

I'd replace. I've had to get the spare tyre out twice in the last few months. Fisrt time was repaired for £15 the second was ruined and needed a £52 replacement.

I'd hate to be without a spare tyre (though mine's just a spacesaver).

Can you legally sell a car with a punctured spare tyre? I know a car doesn't need a spare tyre but can fail an MOT if it's found to have one.

Absolutely 100% pushing the idea of passing it to someone who can benefit from it and can't afford a new car. Anything to keep it out of the scrapyard. Any policy that unites FoE and the Top Gear crew in ire is a thoroughly mad one.

vivatifosi

dryhat wrote: »

signed... M.Webber

I'm sure Christian Horner would be delighted if that could be fixed for 650 quid!

!!!!!! was that fire truck up to?

vivatifosi

lemonjelly wrote: »

It isn't repair-able. A screw has gone through the tyre (it is still embedded!)
My car is 12 years old & approaching 100k mileage. My last car was owned from new & when it got to 110k mileage things repeatedly needed repairing. I'm hoping to just avoid that stage. Plus engage with a minor vanity project...:o... current car is not one I'd have chosen, but a family member offered a ridiculous bargain.

The spare is a new tyre. The others have decent enough tread, so I suppose I'm wondering if I can manage 3-6 months (how long I suspect it'll take me to decide on my next car & make the purchase) without a spare, or not?

I'm with michaels on this one. Not worth risking.

zagubov

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If you fancy chipping a few quid in for a good cause, feel free.
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Nikkster good luck with the move. It'll be great when you're in there!

Lj, I've been listening to a certain band you're familair with and I can see why you also like PSB!;)

dryhat

vivatifosi wrote: »

I'm sure Christian Horner would be delighted if that could be fixed for 650 quid!

That's why I altered your original post to £6m

:eek:

lemonjelly

zagubov wrote: »

Lj, I've been listening to a certain band you're familair with and I can see why you also like PSB!;)

Who would that be?

The Chvrches album arrived this weekend & I've been blasting that. It is really good!

neverdespairgirl

lemonjelly wrote: »

Today I harvested the carrots. I have a ridiculous number of bright orange carrots. Some are HUUUUUGE! A few small. many are odd shapes, but the smell from them is really something else. The colour also really stands out - I was in the greengrocers yesterday & in comparison their carrots seem really pale!

.......

So, I'm already thinking about what to grow next year. Leeks is one thing I'm planning on. Toms & beetroot are certainties. Carrots likely. Not sure what else yet though...

Sounds wonderful - carrots keep really well, too. I've just scoffed 4 raw ones that I brought back from Kent 3 weeks ago, and they taste entirely fresh and snappy.

In terms of other stuff - have you considered various types of squash? They aren't complicated to grow, and taste fantastic, and you can grow varieties that you can't easily buy.

PasturesNew wrote: »

My aunt's family research shows that my great-grandmother (1861-1908) ran a successful grocery/sweet shop, while having 16 kids, the 5th of those was my paternal grandfather. She was popping one out every 1-2 years from 1878-1902. 5 of those died before aged 5 and a 6th one died the same year she did, so maybe they both got flu or something.

Her husband ran another business and started the fire brigade.

They were a bit busier in those days weren't they.

That makes me feel weak at the knees just thinking about it - let alone actually doing any of it.

My great-grandparents were luckier in one sense - 5 girls born 1899 to 1913, and all survived, although my great-grandmother seems to have been allergic to carrying boys, as she had several very late miscarriages / stillbirths with male babies.

neverdespairgirl

Speaking of descendants, OH and I are anticipating increasing our total number of them by 100% next spring - early May, we think. Hence why I've been a bit quiet the last few weeks, I'm suffering the absolute exhaustion of early pregnancy, and increasing nausea, too. I went to bed very early tonight, but then woke up feeling very queasy and came upstairs to scoff carrots.

PN and LIR therefore both met 3 of us together for the first time - Isaac, Poppy-seed and me. Although, at the time, I didn't know there was a third person accompanying me (-:

We've not yet told Isaac, who thinks I'm either ill or working too hard, because I keep yawning all evening. I've told him I've got a cold (for the moment).

My parents reacted in their predictable ways, from my mother's "darling! How wonderful!" to my Dad's, "Right, NDG, you need to look after yourself, get lots of sleep, early nights, eat properly...."