Recent content by glabus

I am adding this because I have just watched a vid on the online Monkey magazine site. Unfortunately I have no idea how it could be linked to here!! subscription IS free but earlier it was mooted that this site was family based and the content of Monkey might be seen as inappropriate. The vid...

I watched TG on Iplayer. Usual buffoonery etc. But I like JC!? Then noted that 33 complaints had been made about Liverpudlian jibes/jokes?? No sense of humour then? However, with the football 'off air' remarks furore I was reminded of working with Police. The better policy there was simply to...

Damn right Stamford. I would not approach Dealer/s only because at 7 months I just MIGHT be within a Warranty claim There is a point for what you know (being ripped off:p)but who you know is a definite:bigsmile:

This isn't really a NEW thread but an update on my last;) For those who didn't read that: I took my 7 month old Fiesta S1600 in to local Ford dealers as I thought one tyre was showing excess wear:amazed: On the ramp I was told that I needed 2 new alloys:blink::amazed: (they are painted white and...

Are cars getting too smart? Maybe! In earlier cars we have had I was happy to have power steering. Now we have ESP, ABS and so on.WE have computer readouts for mpg,trip mileage, miles left before refill. There is facility for a phone connection with handsfree etc etc. BUT..... Just how many of...

Hi, I post this to you Waynne because it might start off a related thread:blink: A couple of replies have noted the actions of a great many drivers to sit on their brakes at T lights. Only one has mentioned Handbrake on and neutral:confused:So.... In my ADI days that was a compulsory act if you...

CHEEKY:P:lol::lol::lol::blink:

Hi All! This happened the other day and I wondered if anyone else had experience of it? I have a(portable) small tracker in the car. It works by sending a reply to a mobile call and the message gives Lat & Long co-ordinates as well as battery strength AND a map with positional reference...

OMG:embarrest: This thread took my memory back further than I wanted to go:sad2:In my youth I tried the usual lines to a fortune. Trying to sell Vaccuum cleaners, encyclopeadias, and Insurance. Though, like most of us; I am not totally honest but I hated the attitudes that others used to try to...

HI HDi Sorry but your terse answer puzzled me. Did you mean that the Theory Tests are rubbish because the 'correct' answer isnt! OR, we all know the right answers??? I have to admit that I might be able to do the right thing [most of the time] but as to getting the official answer correct that's...

In 10years time I might be forced to not drive anything! In 20 I might be dead But..... I note that almost ALL responders have listed dream cars that they wish they had NOW:blink: Lambos, Ferraris Astons, Evos et al Why?:confused::confused: Owning a DB9 in ten years will be like having a model T...

OOOOHHHHHHHHHHHH! How often have I wanted to stop someone who is using a phone and take it and throw it, wherever they are using them:blink::blink: Yep, I guess we have all had these idiots who cannot see a light change (often when there is a filter!) I also, many years ago; had a driver come...

In replying to misenthrop I noted that I had looked on a site which gave Tests for the driving theory etc. I did the multi-choices and the hazard Tests. I did OK. Anyone fancy trying them?? Don't cheat by re-doing them and see how you get on. The site is: driving-test-success.com The only thing...

Hi, Answer 1: None Answer 2: I had one old banger written off from an MOT check. The list was on toilet paper:lol: It might just have survived a bit longer if I had not taken ?advise??:confused: from a workmate who claimed to have mechanics' training:blink: He said that the inner wings were OK...

This reminded me of my experience with a dodgy clutch. Hindsight does not make me remember all circumstances but.... It seems that I felt a 'slipping' but was given bad advise that it was OK for some time yet. Going up Garrowby Hill (We go up & down it quite often as it is on road to our cottage...