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I find Mini Roundabouts are worse, people don't see them and don't know how to use them if they do.

A 30 Cal would sort out most of these idiots

People should remember to give way to traffic ALREADY ON a mini roundabout I never did Mini roundabouts when I took my driving test and until son and heir learned I thought they were give way to traffic on your right like their full size cousins

Tyres are 225/60 all round on 18" alloys. I've had budgets before but after spinning a car in the wet due to it having no grip, I don't go for them now. Good set of brakes is a hundred quid for the front discs alone. Hey ho, joys of car ownership!

Metr0Land, I have no idea who gostude is, so no not related!

That's gonna a pricey one sub39h! Had my gearbox & diff oil and coolant done last year. That's one expense not needed for a few more years!

Engine dead......? Citroens were notorious for low air intakes.

An old Citroen with oleopneumatic suspension - height-adjustable. Raise the setting to "maximum" and on you go.

I did have a fancy for a 4x4, probably should've gone with that fancy! Word from the garage is that it's bent at least two conrods, with four being bent a slim possibility.

She will be rebuilt!

To add to all this, my Chrysler has a Mercedes engine. It's never easy!

And some new Toyotas have BMW made engines too! But I'm happy with my VAG engine in our VW!

Suppose technically the engine in my current car is very well 'shared', American GM engine put in a Holden (Australian) car, then shipped to the UK and rebadged as a Vauxhall.

Its the payment for the annual insurance racket that I dread.

The tax is more than the insurnace for once! Think I'm paying ~£350 fully comp for a 5.7 V8. Not too bad I think!

Only £20/year here

Those excuses? I reckon you're in there ;-)

maybe she's a secret railway modeller and is to embarrased to say....

Ah well, maybe there'll be a bit more success next time. I look forward to the mockery I'll get when back at work Wednesday!

i love my 3.5 V6 suv, my wife can get 30 plus MPG out of it too!

Currently drive a Chrysler 300C V6 CRD, which isn't bad on fuel but would be happy with something a bit less economical! Got a van provided by work so not as if it's going to be adaily driver! I'd love another 300C with a 6.1 Hemi but need an estate for practicality and they're uncommon and a bit more than I could afford. Fancy an SUV too! A Volvo XC90 or Jeep Grand Cherokee fit the bill but a Mercedes ML420 CDI (or ML63!) is also on the list! If money was...

ive got a nissan murano, 12 years old 200k miles on the clock but runs like new

Well, the deskptop was upgraded from 7 when 10 became available. I used it as a Guinea Pig, as my main machine is a laptop. The deskptop has run fine, bar the odd freeze up of Firefox, and for the last month has been running brilliantly. But since getting an update on Sunday (which took nearly 5 hours to do!), the whole thing is totally unstable and takes several minutes to do anything simple. The laptop is still running 7, I've had no updates come through as yet to go to 10.

A strategic application of Never10 has hopefully barred Win10 from coming near my office PC. Once fecked, twice shy.

Good luck and hope it works out for you

Don't know you, but best wishes

Thanks for the support guys!

Note that he didn't say where the hair is.....!

There's a lot to be said for a wig, especially if you are the owner of a wig shop.

I had my hair cut in 1995 (for the first time in 20 years). Never again!

What is the limit in the Black Horse car park?

It may not have been black, but a very very very very very very very very very very dark bay.

Can't say I got a good look, the screech of tyres scared it off!

That's very true!

Clear case of age discrimination - surely illegal??

I agree classic car all the way! Ok my Orion is not tax exempt (my landi is but it's not terribly economical And as for my BMW well we won't talk about the mpg on that !!!l ) but the Orion is ace. as it's a 1.4 it's only I think

Sony Vegas is the way forward.

Sony Vegas? Or Johnny Vegas?

Got Vegas, vids don't work in it....

You need a clown to fix the exhaust....

Yeah, it was the clown one I meant thaddeus! It all seemed somewhat ironic!

Given the distance most Audi drivers maintain behind your rear bumper....

Very good Choice!

Cheers! They seem a solid engine. The car needs a little TLC but nothing major. Good thing is it was 1 owner from new which turned out to be a lady who was in her mid-80's when she traded it in! Be surprised if it's been thrashed much!

Was she from Pasadena by any chance?

Would you like to borrow my [finescale, precision engineered] hammer?

The plastic tubes are very brittle after a while and there's not a lot you can do but replace them, but the injectors will come out, you just need brute force and the bolts will undo, then just make sure you retrieve the copper washers ( gaskets).

Aye, that's the plan. Was surprised how brittle the plastic was, took no effort to break. I'll have another crack today, there's a bit of play on the injectors so hopefully they'll budge with patience or ignorance!

Been there - dun it. We turned in every Xmas Day for 4 hours tea drinking just to get double pay and a day in lieu.

As one who never has had to work on such holidays I would like to echo muddy-blues comment that your work is very appreciated by many even if it is not often spoken out loud. Thanks to all who do the jobs that must still be done at these times.

I guess my Christmas isn't as disruptive as other people's are, although still not much fun. I still get to spend it with family, rather than be away altogether, although I can't quite join in with the merriment! Here's to those were it's just another working day.

Make one for me? I'll give you a fiver for doing it.

I think you'll be waiting a while! Not done any converting before so it's going to be a challenge!

00 gauge one? ive recently mopped up parts that have popped up on there recently too!

Hope your number hasn't been cloned to a similar motor

You'll never catch me mister...

Yep,JeffP has is right! Claim sent in error, Ageas confirmed that it's all wrong and has been removed from my record. What a pain!

It was all Red and shiny as well!

Are you Boris in disguise?

....and blew up?

It was legitamate business, I had a job do it as well!

Not raining now in Dorset.

I hope Big Ted doesn't find out.

Thank you!

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If its the USA it's Fantasy Island gone real bad

Then there'll be no baby doctors, I suppose.

I get it. Very clever.

Of course, pears would be another matter altogether. Can't compare, really.

Make the most of it, it wont last! You will be knocking off years in the not to distant future! lol

I got ID'd couple of years back buying cider. I was 40... :-)

I suppose that is a compliment!

Good luck

Cheers guys! Don't think I've sat such a long interview since my apptitude test before I got my apprenticeship!

Good luck!