Shinier and cleanier than when it got the Ford Valet Company treatment though?!robin wrote:It's shiny and clean too
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- Tue Jul 10, 2007 11:19 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Guess who's back .... no, it's not Shady ;-)
- Replies: 10
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Re: Guess who's back .... no, it's not Shady ;-)
- Tue Jul 10, 2007 10:01 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: What's it like?
- Replies: 23
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The old trick with the Scoobies was to left-foot-brake a little, giving the engine something to strain against and hence bringing on-boost...then side-step the brake to make the overtaking manoeuvre. Tried this with the Golf though, and the ESP just cuts the engine when it detects brake being presse...
- Mon Jul 09, 2007 11:18 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Guess who's back .... no, it's not Shady ;-)
- Replies: 10
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- Mon Jul 09, 2007 11:07 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: What's it like?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2723
- Mon Jul 09, 2007 11:04 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: What's it like?
- Replies: 23
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Campbell, I drove it gently for a wee while and know what Lawrence is talking about - it's related to the turbo but I suspect it's accentuated by the increase in mass and total lack of engine braking. Not as bad as Ross' old nutter scooby that had me overtake two cars by mistake ... Cheers, Robin L...
- Mon Jul 09, 2007 8:31 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: What's it like?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2723
Re: What's it like?
ps I've never seen one on the road either :) aye, they're all going just as quick as you ;-) I think it's a perfect car for you Lawrence in your tender years! Wonder what keeps it going after lift-off, do you think the wastegate or whatever dumps the boost pressure is a bit lazy? Maybe it's just go...
- Mon Jul 09, 2007 7:44 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: stopped by the police -aberdeen
- Replies: 30
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I don't get out in the car enough for Plod to get upset about my compact and bijoux plate! Oh, and it's not so small that the "Safety" Camera vans can't read it... ...Got nicked on the motorway near home recently for a few mph over Her Majesty's Pain Threshold, asked for the video evidence and you c...
- Mon Jul 09, 2007 2:23 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Web site advise
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2356
Re: Web site advise
Sorry in advance for this one. Like any other business I have or more to the point used to have a web site for Pencaitland Pest Services (PPS) . Having been informed by my web site supply chappy that it was going down for a couple of days for maintenance , end result website gone for over a fortnig...
- Sun Jul 08, 2007 12:51 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Edinburgh to Barcelona.
- Replies: 54
- Views: 5891
- Fri Jul 06, 2007 10:20 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Private plate opinion
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1759
Plates are a waste of time and money. I've spent more money on transferring plates and changing reg doc not to mention the £15 fee insurance companies charge to change the docs. Lisa and I have had our own plates for a total of nearly 13 years between us. We have never paid a penny on tranfers, reg...
- Fri Jul 06, 2007 8:21 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Private plate opinion
- Replies: 14
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Stew, E 2 TEW jumped out at me as "Stew" right away. I don't think the spacing needs to alter. The big thing is, that people who know you and get to know your plate, will spot it even more easily than usual. Which presumably, is the point! The mind does clever things when it sees words that it think...
- Fri Jul 06, 2007 8:11 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Edinburgh to Barcelona.
- Replies: 54
- Views: 5891
- Fri Jul 06, 2007 11:16 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Edinburgh to Barcelona.
- Replies: 54
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Gary, Yes I realise the ferry isn't cheap, probably also when booked at such short notice, and also it isn't fast (but it's designed that way...leisurely "mini-cruise" style rather than frantic channel crossing!). It just depends on the type of break you are after. I would say that, if the missus is...
- Thu Jul 05, 2007 11:52 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Edinburgh to Barcelona.
- Replies: 54
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I'm with Chopperver1. Lisa and I drove Linlithgow to Barcelona before joining the Stelvio99 crew in Monaco. We did Linlithgow - Portsmouth, stopped over with a friend, joined the ferry to Bilbao next evening, enjoyed a nice run to Barcelona as an easy daytrip. Albeit didn't do much mountain roads as...
- Thu Jul 05, 2007 12:36 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Classifieds
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2410