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May 3, 2024 10:18:13 GMT
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Post by bryan on May 3, 2024 10:18:13 GMT
I went to check the status of my old Porsche 993. I was upset to find out that its MOT ran out in 2022 with no further update. On investigation, it turns out the car is in the process of having 350K spent on a restomod. What does 350k get you in terms of work done to a 911? Hopefully for £350k they'll at least buff out the bumper chip my 911 put in yours when I left the handbrake off at Prescott!
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Post by bryan on May 3, 2024 10:12:05 GMT
All my various cars are insured whilst off road, but that is mainly due to maintain agreed value cover rather than being aware of any lawful reason.
If it was worth peanuts I'd just sorn and leave uninsured
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Post by bryan on May 2, 2024 5:04:02 GMT
I got the make on the final picture, but not the model. Thought it was swiss for a while
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Post by bryan on May 1, 2024 9:27:30 GMT
.... Then an interview with the Society chap that features in the story. He did mention one thing that hasn’t made the online feature: “…and of course they’re a good food source for owls.” So many wildlife stories are sugar coated to avoid the reality or avoid uncomfortable truths that don't fit the narrative. We recently bought some horse hay and a hibernating hedgehog was in one of the bales. We dare not release it here as the local badgers will just eat it - they love hedgehogs. So we've got a friend to take it to their more urban back garden, where it was quite happy eating catfood after waking up and wandering off into the undergrowth. We've not seen a live hedgehog at home for over 25 years. But when you look a all the hedgehog rescue sites there is no mention anywhere of the threat that badgers pose to hedgehogs. In fact one even states that they are against badger culling. It is an interesting subject, I wanted to re-home some hedgehogs but the sanctuary refused as we have badgers.... ....my brother is a professional Badger expert (he is licensed by English nature to come up with set relocation etc)and swears blind they don't eat them. No idea where the truth lies.
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Post by bryan on May 1, 2024 9:22:32 GMT
We have only heard from one candidate for East Mids mayor....seems to be an extra level of treacle
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May 1, 2024 9:19:19 GMT
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Post by bryan on May 1, 2024 9:19:19 GMT
Make in 2, but model no clue
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Post by bryan on Apr 30, 2024 10:39:26 GMT
Many of the roads down near Sitiea where I headed were unpaved
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Post by bryan on Apr 30, 2024 9:19:32 GMT
Your experience of driving the Juke matches my own. It got me from A to B in kind of an emergency though, so there's that. I took out Questor insurance a few years ago, on the recommendation of a few on here; Enterprise still tried to talk me into their own additional cover! Another reason for ditching them for Uncle Arnie .. .. I hired a Panda (my god that is a slow slow car) last week in Crete. The lady behind the desk swore blind that my annual multi trip cover didn’t cover all sorts of things that it definitely did. I think the annual policy was £40 odd quid - they were asking for $180 euros for 7 days. Minimum of $350 cost for any damage even if just a small exchange of paint. Similar if you need to be towed. My experience of hiring a car in Crete many years ago (Citroen C1 one year and Micra the next) was they were all battered and shagged but unless they were returned undriveable they didn't seem to care!
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Apr 30, 2024 9:15:29 GMT
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Post by bryan on Apr 30, 2024 9:15:29 GMT
In 2 today, went for its more southerly relative first. Same here!
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Post by bryan on Apr 30, 2024 9:14:48 GMT
Our cat also helps, with several kills a day, despite us feeding her, greedy madam
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Apr 29, 2024 10:56:23 GMT
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Post by bryan on Apr 29, 2024 10:56:23 GMT
Couldn't remember the model yesterday and in 3 today (although I missed the dash, I'm claiming it)
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Apr 26, 2024 4:18:03 GMT
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Post by bryan on Apr 26, 2024 4:18:03 GMT
Not today, I'm too out of touch with the modern hyper car/concept stuff. Got the make in 2 from the wheel
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Apr 25, 2024 10:14:08 GMT
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Post by bryan on Apr 25, 2024 10:14:08 GMT
I was two today. Picked the wrong model for my first guess. I did too (began with 'S') but corrected myself as I was writing it! In two having started with 'S' 😂
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Apr 24, 2024 19:20:32 GMT
Post by bryan on Apr 24, 2024 19:20:32 GMT
Busy year! My Lotus has one year where the mileage was 444k rather than 114k - never got round to changing it as it is so obviously worng
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Apr 23, 2024 20:18:33 GMT
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Post by bryan on Apr 23, 2024 20:18:33 GMT
In one today!
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Apr 22, 2024 6:44:27 GMT
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Post by bryan on Apr 22, 2024 6:44:27 GMT
In one this morning, who will start with it's bigger brother?
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Apr 20, 2024 18:07:47 GMT
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Post by bryan on Apr 20, 2024 18:07:47 GMT
After my comment yesterday, I got today's in one! I was going to make a comment about some people being a day early!
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Apr 20, 2024 6:55:17 GMT
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Post by bryan on Apr 20, 2024 6:55:17 GMT
In one yesterday and today...
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Apr 18, 2024 10:01:54 GMT
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Post by bryan on Apr 18, 2024 10:01:54 GMT
Nope, not today!
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Apr 16, 2024 19:43:52 GMT
Post by bryan on Apr 16, 2024 19:43:52 GMT
Look what is opposite my hotel this evening....and Bristol showroom is now Indian motorcycles
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Apr 16, 2024 5:50:27 GMT
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Post by bryan on Apr 16, 2024 5:50:27 GMT
In two, after seeking a bit of help on how to spell the manufacturer correctly!
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Post by bryan on Apr 15, 2024 19:40:38 GMT
The Yeti has very comfortable seats/driving position.
Skoda do seem to maintaining the sensible proper car corner very well
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Apr 15, 2024 10:33:32 GMT
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Post by bryan on Apr 15, 2024 10:33:32 GMT
I also got the make in 2 then gave up with the model
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Apr 14, 2024 7:25:13 GMT
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Post by bryan on Apr 14, 2024 7:25:13 GMT
Hope the knee gets better soon! In 3 today, accompanied by the feeling I should have remembered it from before!
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Apr 13, 2024 9:23:36 GMT
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Post by bryan on Apr 13, 2024 9:23:36 GMT
Didn’t get it today by its exact name. Got make and model but not the number. Same here, I got within 30!
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Apr 12, 2024 15:06:51 GMT
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Post by bryan on Apr 12, 2024 15:06:51 GMT
Not sure but I have on occasion handed over the 'wrong' card and it has gone back on it. Useful as in one instance I had cancelled the original payment credit card.
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Apr 12, 2024 6:59:45 GMT
Post by bryan on Apr 12, 2024 6:59:45 GMT
In one today (and yesterday - no mistaking phoenix yellow)
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Post by bryan on Apr 9, 2024 12:37:17 GMT
Well, this weekend was decision time and the decision surprised me! We went back to Jaguar to look over the i-Pace again. We looked around the car, checked out the small differences in trim etc and Susan played around with the infotainment system to see what was different to hers -not much really! I asked if she was happy that we just do a deal (still waiting on the business manager to call us despite the email from a colleague last week to say he would call today) but she asked if we could go along to look at BMWs. I thought these had already been dismissed but apparently she still had a niggling feeling that she hadn't liked the i4 we drove last year because it was a basic model in a colour she didn't like etc etc. So we ended up in BMW talking to a salesman who was not only knowledgeable but completely not pushy and able to do business contract hire quotes without needing a business manager! We saw around the cars and took a test drive in an i4 M50 with all the toys and she liked it. In particular she liked the fact that it was 4WD which gave her extra confidence especially when we live at the top of a hill. She felt the infotainment system was much more modern and more intuitive and the car was certainly fast enough (3.9s to 62). The ride in Comfort was exceptionally good (BMW are apparently moving away from run flats) and Sport wasn't too stiff. I wasn't sure about the lack of buttons and knobs for different controls but that apparently singles me out as a tech dinosaur and all I need to do is speak to the car! The official range is also about 40 miles more than the i-Pace in official figures but its increased efficiency means it loses less than the Jag in real world driving, so probably about 270 for the BMW as opposed to 220 for the Jag in the real world which would make a difference. In the end we managed to haggle a contract hire figure out of them which was only marginally more than the Jag but also included maintenance. The car has all the packs available and will be in Tanzanite blue with Oyster leather. Coming to us in July hopefully. I checked online and one of the online brokers was about £15/mth cheaper but there was a £250 fee so overall not worth it to walk away and then have to start the process again and find out that they couldn't find a car in the right colour, spec etc etc etc. I am sad that we won't have another i-Pace because it's a great car let down by glitchy software and crap dealer service. I also prefer to be a passenger in it than in the i4. However it's not my car and I hadn't realised but Susan was really impressed with my car when we went up to Dingwall last week for a funeral and that set her thought process going that maybe she should look at BMW again. I had a test sit in the BMW dealer and it was a very nice place to be (apart from lack of physical controls)
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Apr 9, 2024 10:12:17 GMT
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Post by bryan on Apr 9, 2024 10:12:17 GMT
In one, a repeat I remembered
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Apr 8, 2024 9:01:19 GMT
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Post by bryan on Apr 8, 2024 9:01:19 GMT
In 2 today
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