WINTER WOES

[slapheads]

Rule no.1

Do not allow your garage to become full off old toot that gets evicted from your house as a result of sales purchases

Rule no.2
Plan MOT's for summer months when you can be warm and frustrated

Rule no.3
Do not take you banger off the road t do MOT repairs when its snowing and your proper car has rwd, no weight, wide tyres and over zelous traction control

Rule no.4
When you cant feel your elbow because your fingers have dropped off - give up and book it in to a proper garage for the really cr*p bits

Rule no.5
Dont tell the wife how cheap it is to get repairs done in the economic downturn. She'll only spend what you have already!

Rule no.6
Stop being ruled by rules.

Merskades fails MOT - brake pipes, handbrake cable siezed, lights, track rod ends etc Oh and the prop doughnut has dissapeared meaning clunk clunk - before you stop!

Anyone else getting their spanner out in the drive???

[stemll]

Nope, fraid not. Lightning McQueen remains faultless except for a speedo that occasionally stops working until you hit it and 15 minutes re-tensioning the fan belt last weekend to stop it squealing.

He's off to Monaco in a couple of months before we take him to Land's End in August. From tomorrow he stops being my DD too.

[LC]

My DD Pug 306 (which was last year's backup banger in case Nige's Audi purchase was more terrrible than we thought) has been faultless too, except for my 5yr old pulling the rubber trim out from around one of the rear windows.
I have a yearning for a Sportrak now though, so it may have to go
SWMBO doesn't think we need 3 or 4 cars between two of us.

[stemll]

From tomorrow he stops being my DD too.

Or maybe not

[delgoodchild]

The Mystery Machine remains faultless.......

We drove it on S2N09, did Rome to Calais in 18 hours non-stop in it, and I have been using as my DD since.

Next trip, Matlock Bath, then various outing in the Summer with the family....

It just keeps on going !!!

[slapheads]

cant help but think a cossy 190e would be better for me - but they are far too rich for this game

[JThw8]

4 car garage....with heat.

I do NOT miss the days of wrenching in the cold.

[delgoodchild]

4 car garage....with heat.

I do NOT miss the days of wrenching in the cold.

Don't you just hate a show off !!!!

[JThw8]

4 car garage....with heat.

I do NOT miss the days of wrenching in the cold.

Don't you just hate a show off !!!!

I did my time in the snow/rain/mud/cold I'm not goin back

'cept my stupid truck doesnt fit in the garage so any work it needs now is waiting till spring.

[slapheads]

i feel garage envy coming on.

Just to add to the fun . . . . . my wobbly garden wall just decided to cure its own problem. It fell on the neighbours nice plants!

OOOps

[robtpb]

I've seen Jim's house - 2 double garages, one with compressed air and a lift.

More jealous now?

[slapheads]

theres something my mates wife says that goes a little bit like . . . . . .

its not your lift but what you do with it that counts

[delgoodchild]

theres something my mates wife says that goes a little bit like . . . . . .

its not your lift but what you do with it that counts

Don't believe it, she doesn't mean it, its a confidence ploy !!!!

Hold on...... has she been saying this to you ?????

[slapheads]

Well I think it was relating to her. It sounded like lift - but there might have been some other letters in there?

woes undone now - well MOT critical ones are. I just need to get the prop doughnut sorted before the clunk finally does it 'ONE MORE TIME'