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Post by Humph on Feb 10, 2023 13:00:25 GMT
There will be Welsh people there with drink in them. Be careful of them, especially if you’re planning on wearing anything woollen.
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Post by bpg on Feb 10, 2023 13:10:01 GMT
Fairly uninterestingly I suppose, I saw an example of what must have been one of the last ever Mondeo estates yesterday. Have to say it was a good looking thing in dark grey. Not sure what model/trim it was but it looked nice. I’d still happily have one. Useful things and good to drive. I think you might have been a bit disappointed if you'd actually got into it, Humph. Probably a hybrid with a raised boot floor and CVT transmission. Oof, never meat your heroes. My Focus has a proper TC gearbox that avoids 3 year oil changes of those Powershift units. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2023 13:12:05 GMT
There will be Welsh people there with drink in them. Be careful of them, especially if you’re planning on wearing anything woollen. 😬 I'm going with 2 of them, who arrived in town about 9am this morning. Also 2 English lads, and one of uncertain provenance (i.e. he's a bit of many things, including Maltese, like myself). I will be putting a fleece on to travel home on Sunday, should I be worried? |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2023 13:14:04 GMT
Fairly uninterestingly I suppose, I saw an example of what must have been one of the last ever Mondeo estates yesterday. Have to say it was a good looking thing in dark grey. Not sure what model/trim it was but it looked nice. I’d still happily have one. Useful things and good to drive. I think you might have been a bit disappointed if you'd actually got into it, Humph. Probably a hybrid with a raised boot floor and CVT transmission. Not Nessie's celery: www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202301273668461 |
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Post by Humph on Feb 10, 2023 13:19:42 GMT
Yeah I did wonder if it might be a hybrid. Which in and of itself wouldn’t be a worry really, but the raised boot floor in an estate seems a bit of a fail.
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Post by bpg on Feb 10, 2023 13:21:21 GMT
That one is about five years old Al. At the end Mondeo's, Galaxy and S-Max were CVT hybrids. 😭
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2023 13:27:21 GMT
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Post by Humph on Feb 10, 2023 13:27:45 GMT
As for the fleece, well, probably best to avoid any eye contact.
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Post by Humph on Feb 10, 2023 13:56:02 GMT
Pretty sure I wouldn’t want an estate car with a chunk of its load space missing. Just daft.
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Post by WDB on Feb 10, 2023 14:03:16 GMT
Ah. Still nice though, and big enough boot for anyone I'd imagine…  It’s a big old step, though. Reminds me of my old hitman-antique dealer days in Reading, when I had to fit in today's Chippendale table on top of yesterday’s rug-covered corpse. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2023 14:04:59 GMT
Makes the boot lip about as high as an SUV. That doesn't seem to bother anyone buying Audi Q7s.
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Post by Humph on Feb 10, 2023 14:06:52 GMT
Also puts any bulky load in the line of sight from the rear view mirror. Tchah! As Lud used to exclaim.
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Post by Humph on Feb 10, 2023 14:12:12 GMT
Christ it has just occurred to me that I’m pretty much as old now as Lud was when I first started posting on HJ.
Oh my goodness.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2023 14:16:52 GMT
Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think.
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Post by Humph on Feb 10, 2023 14:18:36 GMT
Ain’t that the truth!
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