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Dont let the missus drive your car!
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Remember real men drive convertibles, drink bitter,belittle their wives and beat their children are you a real man???
Sorry. Got the wrong. I meant Northerner :-)What happens in General, stays in General.You know what they say about assumptions!Comment
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Originally posted by MarillionFan View PostRemember real men drive convertibles, drink bitter,belittle their wives and beat their children are you a real man???
Sorry. Got the wrong. I meant Northerner :-)
I go down t'pub,
I drink 10 pints,
N get completely plastered.
I fook off 'home,
N beat the wife,
Coz I'm a northern bastid
</northerngutterspeak>
Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.Comment
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Some neanderthal at ATS Euromaster would have knackered them anyway the first time you needed new tyres.
You can spend a lot of time and money on things that ultimately don't mater, I just bought a 7 year old Mazda 6 with low mileage and pre-kerbed alloys. I expect a good 5 or 6 years of trouble and worry free motoring out of this baby.Science isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave JohnsonComment
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As a highly paid contractor, surely you just need to get out the spare car and not worry about the few quid for new alloys - you could just sell it and buy a new clean one.
And I expect it was a business trip anyway, so you can charge the mileage to company expenses.Twitter: jonsmileComment
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Originally posted by BolshieBastard View PostI reckon refurbs is going to be about 100 per wheel. If new alloys required think Im looking at 500 each corner. Ouch!
Still cheaper than a decent hooker, which may be the only hanky panky you're getting after being such an over-protective knob.
If you're so worried about your car don't let anyone else drive it.Feist - 1234. One camera, one take, no editing. Superb. How they did it
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Originally posted by BolshieBastard View PostFirst junction on the estate she jumps on the brake and nearly sends me through the windscreen! 'What the hell are you doing?' I says. 'Oh sorry!' says Mrs BB. (Should have stopped her there and then!)
Nearly put my father through the windscreen that time. His fault because he refused to wear a seat belt (this was before wearing one became a legal requirement).
Originally posted by BolshieBastard View PostI'll have to get the tracking checked as a precaution too.Last edited by Sysman; 18 April 2010, 10:57.Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.Comment
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Originally posted by gingerjedi View PostSome neanderthal at ATS Euromaster would have knackered them anyway the first time you needed new tyres.
Originally posted by gingerjedi View PostYou can spend a lot of time and money on things that ultimately don't mater, I just bought a 7 year old Mazda 6 with low mileage and pre-kerbed alloys. I expect a good 5 or 6 years of trouble and worry free motoring out of this baby.
- pre-kerbed alloys
- pre-vandalised aerial (coat hangers rule!)
- pre-keyed down the side
Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.Comment
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Now that your wife knows how really valuable the car is to you (more than her evidently), she'll make sure not to forget it and sooner or later you'll live to regret every bad word you told to her.
God save you if she ever comes across this forum.Comment
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Even though I drive bangers, I look after the tyres and of course the wheels. Often you see people mounting a kerb, e.g. to negotiate a car taking up too much space on the right, but I don't follow them. I don't drive up kerbs, at least not at acute (glancing) angles.Comment
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