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I'm riding up to the Lakes on Tuesday and this is the interesting part of the route I've planned after Sheffield.



Any of you northern types about on Tuesday want to join in?

On reflection the conclusion newer/higher mileage/cheaper is more betterer than that one. Neither like MINIs so they're out.

Ta for comments.

g/f hates them so possibly ruled out, but I will mention it.

To be fair to the lad he's not the type to go mental with/in it, but it's a good point all the same. Quick look at AT reveals a lot of the < 50k newer ones are CAT cars which is a bit off putting.

Appreciate the comments.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202403237889835

Girlfriend’s son is 17 soon. This looks like a bit of a unicorn, one owner low mileage and good mot history.

I know nothing about these, or that 1.2 engine. What do we reckon?

Further confusion. Owners manual just says P21/5 - the 380 bit is what all the configurators tell you. It's not a P21/5 at all it's a P21/4 566 type. FFS ford!

Whodathunk replacing a brake light bulb on a Mk4 Mondeo would be such a pain in the arse?! It's a combined break/tail light. P21/5 380 according to the manual. But wait, these fuckers come with various end cap designs thusly: https://www.classicbulbs.co.uk/faq/data-books-free-bayonet-caps-what-do-th...

Napoleon - turned it off after 40 mins. Dreary and uninteresting.

On a similar subject, my lad will be 16 in December this year and I'm intending to buy him a scooter/ped to knock about on. I've no clue what the insurance scene is like for that end of the market - anyone done similar?

probs ought to leave this one be fella, from a basic decency pov. You're quite correct. How long should this be stuck to the top of the main page? If it offends you that much, and lord knows why it would, just browse the forum using this link and it isn't sticky: https://forums.ov9.co.uk/search.php...

probs ought to leave this one be fella, from a basic decency pov.

A twist of the wrist probs isn't for noobs, but it's been a while since I read it. Roadcraft will send you into a boredom coma. Do a bikesafe course and ride a lot.

Michael Mann's Ferrari.

A bit slow. Shit CGI. Penelope Cruz saved it. 6 people cut in half out of a possible 10.

It's pretty shocking. How much £££ have they earned off that for not much return I wonder

If there's an Enterprise Car Club in your area, join that (often the council will provide a cheaper membership - mine did), they do vans and they are crazy cheap.

I took the biggest Transit they had to move 1 single mattress just for the lols.

Jobbo wrote: ↑Sat Feb 17, 2024 12:04 pm Mat Watson channelling Mark Tortolano

Lets hope not. https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/151 ... the-limit/

yeah

Beany wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 5:38 pm And it has arrived at my house with no scary incidents, other than me finding the kickdown switch while on eco pro, and laughing like a twat

Yes that is a weird combo. I quite liked eco pro mode for town work, it's a very relaxing way to shuffle along.

Some gormless cunt in a MINI decided my side of the road was more betterer on Monday night and took out the drivers side door mirror on my Mondeo. Glass broken, outer cover somewhere in a field, inner structure broken but I think salvageable. I bought a replacement primed cover off eBay for £11 and ...

Hanging out the back of Donna will do that to you (allegedly)