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PasturesNew

Doozergirl wrote: »

I'm loving Judge Rinder. Guilty pleasure!

He's slow, long-winded, tedious and mostly boring .... the first/dog idiot was priceless wasn't he.

SingleSue

My cars in order

Renault 14TL cost £150
Lada (cost £100 and did exactly 10 miles in it before it went to car heaven.)
Vauxhall Astra Estate cost £275
Vauxhall Cavalier cost £375
Ford Sierra cost £600
Vw Passat diesel cost £2600
Audi A4 diesel cost £3600
Vauxhall Astra Estate diesel cost £ 461
Peugeot 406 estate diesel...current car cost £750

michaels

Umm

Rover mini Flame Red with heart decal 'mini's have feelings too' in the windows - average - paid 2k, written off 3 years later for 1500

Peugeot 205 1.1 - good Paid 2200, sold 4 years later for 1100

Vovlo 340 cvt automatic, inherited from grandparents, refued to expire despite me hating it Don't know cost, my lil bro manaed to kill it first time he drove it

Lancia Y10 - Good, bought for 800, dd 3 ski seasons and a tour of Europe sold for 600

Fiat Tipo - Carp, wouldn't start when damp whatever servicing was doen, once cut out in a downpour in the middle lane on a French motorway bought for 2200 sold 2 years later for 1750 (it looked fine, just didn't like the rain)

Lancia Dedra - Really good, paid 2900 with 49k, gf (now DW) wrote it off 5 years 100k later, not worht claiming on insurance, sold scrap for 300

Rover Metro - Carp bought 1100, sold 3 months later 1050

Toyota Carina E - bland, refused to die, eventually gave it to my sister bought 1700 with 80k, given away 4 years, 50k later, traded in for 500 2 years after that.

Petrol Fiat Multipla - Good bought for 6k, sold for 400 9 years later

Diesel Fiat multipla - average, bought for 2k, sold for 1400 with broken gearbox 2 years later, not sure chipping engine to add 50% more hp was a good idea for longevity but it went like sh*t

Diesel Fiat Multipla - Carp, bought for 5k 3.5 years ago, currently sitting on roadside with broken clutch (3rd broken clutch in 40k miles, also had suspension arms replaced all 4 corners, falied turbo, failed dpf, eats tyres etc etc)

Suzuki Wagon R+ - not sure, bought for 300 from ebay 4 months ago, passed MOT with no spend this month

Nissan Leaf electric - due in 2 weeks so can't comment

lostinrates

michaels wrote: »

Umm

Rover mini Flame Red with heart decal 'mini's have feelings too' in the windows - average - paid 2k, written off 3 years later for 1500

Peugeot 205 1.1 - good Paid 2200, sold 4 years later for 1100

Vovlo 340 cvt automatic, inherited from grandparents, refued to expire despite me hating it Don't know cost, my lil bro manaed to kill it first time he drove itone of mine was some similar volvo. I killed it. . Steering column dropped out.

Lancia Y10 - Good, bought for 800, dd 3 ski seasons and a tour of Europe sold for 600

Fiat Tipo - Carp, wouldn't start when damp whatever servicing was doen, once cut out in a downpour in the middle lane on a French motorway bought for 2200 sold 2 years later for 1750 (it looked fine, just didn't like the rain)

Lancia Dedra - Really good, paid 2900 with 49k, gf (now DW) wrote it off 5 years 100k later, not worht claiming on insurance, sold scrap for 300

Rover Metro - Carp bought 1100, sold 3 months later 1050

Toyota Carina E - bland, refused to die, eventually gave it to my sister bought 1700 with 80k, given away 4 years, 50k later, traded in for 500 2 years after that.

Petrol Fiat Multipla - Good bought for 6k, sold for 400 9 years later

Diesel Fiat multipla - average, bought for 2k, sold for 1400 with broken gearbox 2 years later, not sure chipping engine to add 50% more hp was a good idea for longevity but it went like sh*t

Diesel Fiat Multipla - Carp, bought for 5k 3.5 years ago, currently sitting on roadside with broken clutch (3rd broken clutch in 40k miles, also had suspension arms replaced all 4 corners, falied turbo, failed dpf, eats tyres etc etc)

Suzuki Wagon R+ - not sure, bought for 300 from ebay 4 months ago, passed MOT with no spend this monthour experience of one is that don't die. Even appallingly driven. Even so badly driven they are the stuff of local folklore and will live on in the fairytales of generations into the future, the next wyvern perhaps, sparing the lucky.....

Nissan Leaf electric - due in 2 weeks so can't comment

I hate driving the wagon r, I'm still on the insurance but I'd rather ride a tin try towed behind a bus. But its cheap to run and incredibly reliable and versatile. Fir loves it.:eek: it accelerates at a pace he likes. He drives like the pope sometimes.

lostinrates

Hearths really change a room! They are both in. Very glad we decided to have the study one set at floor level. This is definitely something to do in other rooms of the house, now that hearths have to be so big. It takes off so much of the room otherwise, you'd always be stubbing a toe.

The smaller woodburner they think they will get finished tomorrow.

In the flue ( that inherited as working with the oil boiler discharging through that flue) as well as the obligatory birds' nests they found seven bricks and an old paint(?) pot.

One of the guys installing has the same overpriced toaster ( big woodburner) as we do and he says its the best thing ever and he would recommend them over everything else at least in one place in every house.

He also told me not to bother buying Eco fans, That he doesn't think they make a difference in reality.

SingleSue

After so long trying to get in a band as a drummer, Josh has been asked to be in a band...as a singer!

michaels

PasturesNew wrote: »

There are some right common trouts on Jeremy Kyle.

And bears, where do they sh*t again?

HAMISH_MCTAVISH

Alfa Romeo Guilia
Renault 12
Mazda RX7 series 1
Suzuki Swift
Honda Legend
Honda CRX
Toyota Supra
Toyota Corolla
Ford F150
Cadillac STS
Chevrolet Corvette
Porsche 911
Mini Cooper Works
BMW X5
BMW Z4
Audi
Audi
Audi
Audi

And a handful of others I didn't own long enough to bother mentioning or that weren't daily drivers, were track cars, rally cars, field cars to beat up, etc.

Everything up to the Mini was very second hand by the time I got it, everything after has been new if it's a company car or a couple of years old if privately owned.

Plus a variety of bikes, which are still the things with the grin factor today.

purch

HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »

Audi
Audi
Audi
Audi

Least said the better

HAMISH_MCTAVISH

purch wrote: »

Least said the better

In my defence until lately they've been pretty much the only manufacturer to make 4WD versions of the whole range.

So you get 4wd for the highland winters but keep a normal looking and fuel efficient diesel car.:)