classic33
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Wholemeal bread. A proper bacon sandwich!!!
The Retirement Thread
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welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
1 jar of jam done. I may have picked the blackcurrants a bit to early. Might be a bit tart this one. 
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Drago
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Ok, smart car collected. A nice drive back from Rushden with the roof and windows down. Lubed the locks and hinges, broken the radio, and cleaned it. Pension money comes in on the 20th and I'll service it. Goes ok, only 40k miles and had a full engine rebuild at a Smart dealer 2400 miles ago, so its all nice and tight, goes as it should. Only cost me the old car + £300, so I'm happy. Just need a new nickname for it.
Drago
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Reading round it seems they're either money pits, or more reliable than granite, and nothing in between. The engine work cost £600 more than the cash I've invested in it, so hopefully someone else has picked up the big bill. If not, I'll punt it on.
Why did it need a 'full engine rebuild' after 38k miles?
Drago
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At best the engines need a rebuild around 60,000 miles, so I guess it was either trashed doolally, driven low on oil, or both. I do about 2000 miles a year, so I'm about 28 years away from the next rebuild if I look after it.
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Skip.
Drago
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Well, 6 hours in and nothings fallen off. I'll take my chances.
Drago
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Feels like a shoe.
Arnold Schwarzeneggers character, Trench Hauser, tears the door off one in Expendables II.
View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tSet3V8C9Ek
Same colour as mine 2.
Arnold Schwarzeneggers character, Trench Hauser, tears the door off one in Expendables II.
View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tSet3V8C9Ek
Same colour as mine 2.
On the subject of la voiture, I've got to try to shift my dad's car tomorrow - nothing wrong with it at all, but it's a huge logistical headache. Spent most of today getting quotes, sorting insurance and goodness knows what else.
Gardening, laundry and housework came as light relief, and I felt most virtuous once I'd registered the shiny new fridge freezer warranty. Bloody unstoppable I was after that.
Gardening, laundry and housework came as light relief, and I felt most virtuous once I'd registered the shiny new fridge freezer warranty. Bloody unstoppable I was after that.
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