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pahh! My mate's got a triple car garage big enough he can work on the three vintage cars inside. He's living the dream.
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While you're in Deutschland, fill up the cellar with some Deidesheimer Riesling Spätlese. It's delicious when young, but ages even better than Monica Bellucci. I had a 1998 at the weekend, and only have one bottle left; sod the Frogs (although some of their Burgundies are extremely good), this stuff is among the best white wines in the world and relatively good value for money. Better still, take Lady Darmstadt to the Deidesheimer Hof for a weekend of indulgence.Originally posted by darmstadt View PostMy car fits fine in my underground garage and I have a cellar for all my junk. One of the differences between Germany and the UK, cellars and attics. In the cellar you can keep all your booze at a cool temperature.
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Do you get snow? I imagine a ramp to underground parking would be a nightmare when icy... even with street parking, 90% of the problems here are people trying to get on/off the estate since there's a hill and they don't grit cul-de-sacs.Originally posted by darmstadt View PostMy car fits fine in my underground garage and I have a cellar for all my junk. One of the differences between Germany and the UK, cellars and attics. In the cellar you can keep all your booze at a cool temperature.
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Groan! Hope not, he relly enjoys threads like that.Originally posted by cailin maith View PostI think I preferred the extended feature length version.
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My car fits fine in my underground garage and I have a cellar for all my junk. One of the differences between Germany and the UK, cellars and attics. In the cellar you can keep all your booze at a cool temperature.
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I think I preferred the extended feature length version.Originally posted by kandr View PostI ran out of fuel and joined the AA who charged me £180, which I moaned about but was my own fault.
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Originally posted by Mr.Whippy View PostI wouldn't bother, you'd still end up in the arse end of nowhere without any fuel.
Oh yeah... forgot about that - tell us the story again kandr
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A FerrariOriginally posted by The_Equalizer View PostWay back when I managed a whole week's work with a fx brokers I remember being told about an IT contractor who had bought himself a nice new Ferrari. When he got it back to his three bed semi he found the only way to get it into the garage was to park it just outside and then roll it in. Obviously the same in reverse occurred when he wanted to take it out. I think it lasted six months.
I need to increase my rate.
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Probably good riddance too.Originally posted by DimPrawn View PostTrue story.
I worked with a permie guy who bought himself a Magnum PI style Ferrari. It wouldn't fit in the single garage of his modest semi, so he had the whole of the downstairs dining room and attached garage converted into a double garage to allow him to park it in the house.
Man he loved that car. Probably why his wife left him in the end.
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