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Post by Alanović on Mar 10, 2021 10:32:32 GMT
I could say something here about people who treat cars as a status symbol above all else shouldn't have a driving licence in the first place, but that would be a bit authoritarian. Maybe when I'm in charge it'll be one of my first Acts.
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Post by Humph on Mar 10, 2021 10:43:36 GMT
I'll tell her that there's some hairy bloke in Reading that disapproves. I'm very confident of her reaction... 😉
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Post by Alanović on Mar 10, 2021 15:59:13 GMT
In local SUV news, you may recall I mentioned a neighbour bought a brand new Suzuki Jimny for their 17 year old daughter 2 years ago. I just watched the Jimny being trailerd away having been replaced with a new vehicle. A Skoda Fabia. I are not surprise.
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Post by Humph on Mar 10, 2021 16:21:34 GMT
Yeah, there's a lot of people who have fallen on hard times since this pandemic thing. Can't help but feel sorry for them eh? Still, after lockdown, things should improve...
No shame in it, could happen to anyone these days.
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Post by Humph on Mar 13, 2021 18:08:45 GMT
Erm, might have, sort of, kind of, maybe, in a way, bought a Renegade today.
It's um, coming on Friday. Allegedly.
2018, Black, Longitude spec, 1.4 petrol manual. 14,000 miles. Got change from £10K after weighing in the Qashqai.
Please don't judge me, I was under duress.
Actually, I quite like it, and I like the group 10 insurance which should be doable if we add "him" as a named driver.
Just need Llandegla to reopen now so we can pretend to have a "lifestyle" eh?
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Post by bpg on Mar 13, 2021 18:46:52 GMT
Have you come to terms with EPBs now Humph?
All of our cars have one, don't really give it a second thought in operation though the Volvo being older does not have the auto hold function. Need to push the button each time to apply it and the button is in a daft position under the dash between the steering column and drivers door. Why not in the middle like everyone else?
The only criticism I have is of the KIA. It automatically applies the handbrake when the ignition is switched off and the drivers door opened. The car is in park, on the flat, in the garage. When the car is wet and put in the garage, the next time it's driven out the handbrake has been stuck on a few times and releases with a bang. I want to be able to override the auto handbrake function.
P.S.how much are Jeep door mirrors? Just as an idea of parts prices you understand.
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Post by Humph on Mar 13, 2021 18:55:02 GMT
Ah well, y'see, that was all part of the grander scheme of things, Renegades are narrower than Qashqais...
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Post by EspadaIII on Mar 13, 2021 22:01:07 GMT
Group 10 insurance. Not bad for the size of car.
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Post by dixinormus on Mar 13, 2021 22:45:46 GMT
Happy wife, happy life. Or as someone once said to me, Happy dragon happy castle...!
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Post by Humph on Mar 14, 2021 9:09:58 GMT
Brilliant Dixi !
I shall unashamedly steal that line.
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Post by WDB on Mar 14, 2021 9:29:53 GMT
Erm, might have, sort of, kind of, maybe, in a way, bought a Renegade today. ... 2018, Black ... Please don't judge me, I was under duress. [Shakes head sadly] One friend of mine has just offloaded his black one — for a Citroën crossover PHEV of some kind. But he lives in the Essexy part of London, where such things are just about acceptable. (Said it was short of space in the back, though.) Actually, you live in Cheshire, so maybe you get a partial pass too. Only partial, mind!
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Post by Humph on Mar 14, 2021 10:21:06 GMT
May have to go for the woodcutter beard too now...
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Post by bpg on Mar 14, 2021 14:40:33 GMT
If you're going the rufty tufty outdoorsy look you'll be fitting some Goodyear wrangler tyres?
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Post by Humph on Mar 14, 2021 14:48:09 GMT
May not quite go that far, however tempting.
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Post by Humph on Mar 14, 2021 17:26:38 GMT
Well, this is all very strange to say the least. "She" keeps randomly grinning and doing a spontaneous little dance while sort of quietly squealing "I'm getting a little Jeep!"
Whether this was, or turns out to be a good move or not, remains to be seen, but I've honestly never seen her so excited about a car.
Hey ho. Venus and Mars I suppose. Or, lockdown has addled her a bit. Not sure.
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