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| Author: | MaliA [ Fri Dec 08, 2017 11:32 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
asfish wrote: Boring family car time...  Any recomedations on people carriers? Now we have 2 kids I'm thinking of getting one, plan would be to trade in both cars against the people carrier and then I would lease something for a couple of years. Maybe a Golf R Audi Q7 |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Fri Dec 08, 2017 11:33 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
The correct answer is "you don't need an MPV for two kids, Jesus fucking Christ take a fucking look at yourself". However, if you're determined, then the Picasso is the best one. If you need something bigger, get a Renault Grand Scenic. |
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| Author: | Findus Fop [ Fri Dec 08, 2017 11:39 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
devilman wrote: MaliA wrote: Mazda Bongo The car name that could double up as a stage name for a Pontins magician. Finally, a car with a more ludicrous name than mine (Yeti). In fact... |
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| Author: | markg [ Fri Dec 08, 2017 11:47 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
Your real name is Yeti? |
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| Author: | Findus Fop [ Fri Dec 08, 2017 11:49 ] |
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markg wrote: Your real name is Yeti? Yessee. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Fri Dec 08, 2017 11:50 ] |
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Yeti Fop is the name of my hipster 3 piece playing eclectic tunes on a tub bass, melodia and a theremin |
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| Author: | asfish [ Fri Dec 08, 2017 11:54 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
Grim... wrote: The correct answer is "you don't need an MPV for two kids, Jesus fucking Christ take a fucking look at yourself". However, if you're determined, then the Picasso is the best one. If you need something bigger, get a Renault Grand Scenic. It's not just for 2 kids, we have family coming over next year more regularly to help out and we are also having friends take our older boy on weekend days for which we have to, in turn, take their kid. So want something I can get them all into for trips out etc |
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| Author: | Mr Russell [ Fri Dec 08, 2017 11:55 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
We have a Nissan Note now. It’s like a bloody Tardis in the back and the boot. Have a sit in one of them or a Quashquai? |
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| Author: | Findus Fop [ Fri Dec 08, 2017 11:55 ] |
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asfish wrote: Grim... wrote: The correct answer is "you don't need an MPV for two kids, Jesus fucking Christ take a fucking look at yourself". However, if you're determined, then the Picasso is the best one. If you need something bigger, get a Renault Grand Scenic. It's not just for 2 kids, we have family coming over next year more regularly to help out and we are also having friends take our older boy on weekend days for which we have to, in turn, take their kid. So want something I can get them all into for trips out etc Skoda Kodiaq 7-seater. Looks ace. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Fri Dec 08, 2017 12:56 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
Tesla Model X with the 7-seat config. |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Fri Dec 08, 2017 20:39 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
Grim... wrote: The correct answer is "you don't need an MPV for two kids, Jesus fucking Christ take a fucking look at yourself".  Pleased with the RAV4 (Mk2) Mrs Z got for Tinkers Rucksacks ferrying the family of 4. |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Sat Dec 09, 2017 10:46 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
asfish wrote: Boring family car time... Any recomedations on people carriers? Now we have 2 kids I'm thinking of getting one, plan would be to trade in both cars against the people carrier and then I would lease something for a couple of years. Maybe a Golf R There aren't really any bad cars these days, just choose one you like the look of, or the colour, or the infotainment system. http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style ... 20276.html I would vouch for the S-Max though, chap at work has one and absolutely swears by it, and it's a really nice car to be in. Just make sure you get one of the higher spec levels. (Also there's a 2 litre turbo petrol engined one with 240bhp, which has a reasonable lick of speed.) https://www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/ford/s-max-2015/ |
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| Author: | ApplePieOfDestiny [ Sat Dec 09, 2017 11:34 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
If you really need >4 seats I’d suggest the 7 seat xtrail or qashqai. The back seats are small but don’t compromise the car to fuck when you’re not using them. |
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| Author: | BikNorton [ Sun Dec 10, 2017 14:10 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
So we should have bought a 4wd before today. An old forester or disco for cheaper probably worthwhile next time we can get out. |
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| Author: | BikNorton [ Sun Dec 10, 2017 16:58 ] |
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Grim...! Do I want a 1997 V8 Disco for 3k? http://jbmotorcars.co.uk/vehicle/name/l ... ry-v8i-xs/ |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Sun Dec 10, 2017 17:38 ] |
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They're the prettiest Discoverys by far, but that's a lot of money for a V8. It'd have to be a really good example. |
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| Author: | BikNorton [ Sun Dec 10, 2017 19:20 ] |
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Dunno if they're on the increase but it's below average on auto trader. Maybe people chancing with the current weather. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Sun Dec 10, 2017 20:43 ] |
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Maybe they are getting more expensive, then. They're lovely cars. |
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| Author: | BikNorton [ Wed Dec 13, 2017 19:11 ] |
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Well, it's gone, and there are no others nearby. Dammit. Also prices are down, disco 2s are cheaper than that was now. Maybe I was just really drunk. |
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| Author: | BikNorton [ Wed Dec 13, 2017 20:20 ] |
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Jesus Christ I just looked at the specs of that engine wtf no. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Thu Dec 14, 2017 8:40 ] |
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Hahahhahaah! That's why the V8s are normally cheap. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Thu Dec 14, 2017 10:24 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
Spinning the wheel of fate in the Big Car MOT today. |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Thu Dec 14, 2017 10:38 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
Good luck! Was sure you'd had it MOT'd recently? The cold weather has eliminated my limp mode! Temp gauge isn't working right (hardly moving at all after an hour on the road) so I'm beginning to think the thermostat might have something to do with the TDi's shenanigans. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Thu Dec 14, 2017 10:44 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
Zardoz wrote: Good luck! Was sure you'd had it MOT'd recently? That was Exciting Rover (£140, if memory serves). Forester needs a headlamp bulb and transmission fluid in rear diff, and possibly plugs and filters. We'll see.... |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:00 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
Mines in Jan, I know I need two rear tyres (going on tomorrow) and think I'll have to get the front top suspension bushings done too. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Thu Dec 14, 2017 13:47 ] |
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£130. Various light bulbs, and anti roll bar cover needed replacing. |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Thu Dec 14, 2017 15:52 ] |
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Not too bad. Would have been better on the other side of Christmas though, eh? |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Fri Dec 15, 2017 11:55 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
Zardoz wrote: Not too bad. Would have been better on the other side of Christmas though, eh? Yeah, ho hum. There’s a weird rattle when you come off the throttle now. In gear and out. I shall check oil. |
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| Author: | krazywookie [ Fri Dec 15, 2017 11:56 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
MaliA wrote: Zardoz wrote: Not too bad. Would have been better on the other side of Christmas though, eh? Yeah, ho hum. There’s a weird rattle when you come off the throttle now. In gear and out. I shall check oil. Fan hitting cowling or exhaust heat shield |
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| Author: | krazywookie [ Fri Dec 15, 2017 11:57 ] |
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krazywookie wrote: MaliA wrote: Zardoz wrote: Not too bad. Would have been better on the other side of Christmas though, eh? Yeah, ho hum. There’s a weird rattle when you come off the throttle now. In gear and out. I shall check oil. Fan hitting cowling or exhaust heat shield Fan? I clearly only know old cars. Heat shield is relevant though. |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Fri Dec 15, 2017 13:23 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
Wookie, come to my house and make my car better. I'll hold the spanners. |
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| Author: | BikNorton [ Sat Dec 16, 2017 18:55 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
If I'm going to get that mileage I may as well buy a Grand Cherokee SRT. Helen doesn't see the need for a 6.4l Hemi but I just see it as leaving since headroom. |
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| Author: | Dr Zoidberg [ Sat Dec 16, 2017 21:03 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
I'm picking this up next weekend. Anyone want to buy a bargain Octavia before it gets traded in? |
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| Author: | Mimi [ Sat Dec 16, 2017 22:16 ] |
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That’s a fun colour. |
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| Author: | GazChap [ Sun Dec 17, 2017 21:37 ] |
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Dr Zoidberg wrote: I'm picking this up next weekend. Anyone want to buy a bargain Octavia before it gets traded in? I had a 2006 Cooper S convertible. It was absolutely brilliant fun to drive. |
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| Author: | Dr Zoidberg [ Sun Dec 17, 2017 22:48 ] |
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GazChap wrote: Dr Zoidberg wrote: I'm picking this up next weekend. Anyone want to buy a bargain Octavia before it gets traded in? I had a 2006 Cooper S convertible. It was absolutely brilliant fun to drive. That’s what I’m hoping for.
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| Author: | myp [ Sun Dec 17, 2017 22:52 ] |
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They handle like a go-kart, brilliant cars. The early new Minis anyway - not sure what the new ones are like as they seem massive in comparison. A big change from the Octavia though. Big car not needed anymore? If I had the cash and hadn't just bought a new exhaust for my Merc I'd be very tempted. |
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| Author: | Dr Zoidberg [ Sun Dec 17, 2017 23:11 ] |
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Lonewolves wrote: They handle like a go-kart, brilliant cars. The early new Minis anyway - not sure what the new ones are like as they seem massive in comparison. A big change from the Octavia though. Big car not needed anymore? If I had the cash and hadn't just bought a new exhaust for my Merc I'd be very tempted. Yep, it’s pretty much the opposite to the Octavia which is an excellent all round practical family car with a decent turn of pace and low running costs. My commute is now three miles each way so I don’t need a diesel, and Helen’s son will be 18 soon and won’t come on any more family holidays so there’s no need for lots of luggage space. If I do need to cart something large around I can borrow my dad’s yeti. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Mon Dec 18, 2017 12:37 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
EXCITING ROVER UPDATE! Cold killed battery! 15 mins on charge and it was ICE MODE ENGAGE! |
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| Author: | Mr Dave [ Mon Dec 18, 2017 17:37 ] |
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MaliA wrote: EXCITING ROVER UPDATE! Cold killed battery! 15 mins on charge and it was ICE MODE ENGAGE! Someone put a smirnoff in your car battery? Sly, I like it. |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Tue Dec 19, 2017 18:16 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
Modern cars are such arseholes. Was driving in over the mountain this morning and it was foggy, so I put my rear foglight on. A few seconds later the car starts bonging at me and at first I didn't connect the two events and started wondering what was on fire, but as I looked at the display in the instrument cluster it was displaying 'TURN OFF REAR FOG LIGHT!' So I'm like, who the fuck made you boss? Dickface. Turns out the car didn't think it was foggy enough to have the rear fog light on, there must be some kind of sensor for it, as when the fog got denser it stopped nagging me, and then when it got a bit thinner, it started nagging me again. The thing is, the mountain road isn't a normal road, people drive on that road at crazy speeds in the fog because it's (a) Derestricted and (b) Many people absolutely know it like the back of their hand. As such, they can be travelling at speeds that aren't really a good match for the conditions and visibility, hence I'll turn my rear fog light on in moderate fog, just so there's more visibility of my arse on the road in case someone's tanking up behind me at 80mph and I'm stuck behind someone doing 28mph, (which has happened). And yes, as soon as I see a car in my rear view mirror, I turn the rear fog light off. Fucking car telling me when I should and shouldn't turn my own fucking fog light on. Twat. Just give us driverless cars and be done with it. Wankers. |
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| Author: | myp [ Tue Dec 19, 2017 18:20 ] |
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Your rear fog light can dazzle other road users if it's not sufficiently foggy though, I've seen it way too often. For 99% of use cases that alert is probably a good thing. Yesterday was a right pea souper around me though. Too many people in silver cars driving around with no lights on at all. It was pretty scary. |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Tue Dec 19, 2017 19:44 ] |
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I'd get rid of that car if I were you Hearthly. It's been nothing but trouble. |
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| Author: | Sir Taxalot [ Wed Dec 20, 2017 0:13 ] |
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I bet Mali doesn't have problems like that in the Exciting Rover |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Wed Dec 20, 2017 0:15 ] |
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Sir Taxalot wrote: I bet Mali doesn't have problems like that in the Exciting Rover I feel bad for him, son, Rover got 99 problems but a fog switch ain't one. |
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| Author: | KovacsC [ Wed Dec 20, 2017 9:41 ] |
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TheVision wrote: I'd get rid of that car if I were you Hearthly. It's been nothing but trouble.
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Wed Dec 20, 2017 10:50 ] |
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Have you google searched for temperamental fog bongers? |
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| Author: | Warhead [ Thu Dec 21, 2017 0:14 ] |
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I think that a lot of people don’t know how to turn their rear fog light on, in the same way that a surprising number of people don’t know how to turn their rear wiper OFF. You see them, on lovely dry and sunny summer days, with their wiper intermittently scraping across the rear window. I like to look at what dim wazzock is driving these vehicles. And in the last couple of days, following the pretty thick fog we had, a number of people are driving with their main beam on because they’ve forgotten they switched it on and they can’t work out what that blue indicator on their dash is telling them. |
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| Author: | Warhead [ Thu Dec 21, 2017 0:17 ] |
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What are your favourite songs about cars? Until recently, ‘MGB-GT’ by Richard Thompson was my fave, but ‘Kiss of death’ by Split Lip Rayfield has now usurped it. |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Thu Dec 21, 2017 0:29 ] |
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I'm in love with my car by Queen. That's mine. |
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