GMX Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 20 minutes ago, alexp999 said: I don't know if taxis have to pay the extortion charge to pick up and drop off? Perhaps Uber have to build that in to their price? I'd forgotten about that, that's probably why. 18 minutes ago, jmurray01 said: On the bright side, it guarantees I will get Thursday off, so all is not lost. will you be getting the Focus then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken.K Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Hate people who leave their cars so dirty you cannot even see the licens plate number especially in white cars. Like really folks 5quid Tesco self wash is not too much.Sent from my HTC 10 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzman600 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Yeah but quite a few cars look really good dirty. I hate the look of a white mk5 mondeo all nice and shiny but dirty It looks the dogs danglies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken.K Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Yeah but quite a few cars look really good dirty. I hate the look of a white mk5 mondeo all nice and shiny but dirty It looks the dogs danglies. There's dirty and then there filthy and disgusting. When you cannot see a license plate that is disgusting Sent from my HTC 10 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmurray01 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 1 hour ago, GMX said: will you be getting the Focus then? Not sure if I'm getting it full stop. The seller still has it for sale, but I don't get paid until Friday and as I want to haggle the price down, I need to wait until I have the cash in my hand to "do the deal". Just have to hope it doesn't sell before then. That said, if it does then there is a Mondeo for sale that I am also interested in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken.K Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Not sure if I'm getting it full stop. The seller still has it for sale, but I don't get paid until Friday and as I want to haggle the price down, I need to wait until I have the cash in my hand to "do the deal". Just have to hope it doesn't sell before then. That said, if it does then there is a Mondeo for sale that I am also interested in. What of a v8 like a BMW 540ISent from my HTC 10 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simcor Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Further to my do like posts, I don't like its still 2 more sleeps until I pick up my new car. Now to be fair if I worked days it would only be one more sleep lol I don't like waiting for anything!!!!!Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jace1969 Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 When your coming down the road and a person with a young kid comes from behind a traffic jam to cross the road and dark as i was coming down the other side,he was holding her hand but she came out first,brakes on shopping everywhere and my heart came right into my mouth. I needed a thick coffee after that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VagaBong Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 People that don't indicate on roundabouts and leave you sitting waiting. Oh, and sour milk on cornflakes. Especially when you're in a hurry and it's all you got in the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmurray01 Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 22 hours ago, Ken.K said: Hate people who leave their cars so dirty you cannot even see the licens plate number especially in white cars. Like really folks 5quid Tesco self wash is not too much. Sent from my HTC 10 using Tapatalk I agree! That said, both the 405 and Focus look like they have been driven through a muddy field at present... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMX Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 I don't like that I don't seem to have a lot of food in the fridge for tonight's tea, or rather there's nothing I fancy for tea, in the fridge. I could have bacon, olives and cheese again; but I've had that 3 days in a row Meanwhile, in the freezers there's plenty of tasty things, but they all need thawing overnight 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezwez Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 4 minutes ago, GMX said: I don't like that I don't seem to have a lot of food in the fridge for tonight's tea, or rather there's nothing I fancy for tea, in the fridge. I could have bacon, olives and cheese again; but I've had that 3 days in a row Meanwhile, in the freezers there's plenty of tasty things, but they all need thawing overnight takeaway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMX Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 6 minutes ago, dezwez said: takeaway That would be a excellent idea if I wasn't on a low carb diet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezwez Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Just now, GMX said: That would be a excellent idea if I wasn't on a low carb diet. opps 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmurray01 Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 I don't like how popular manuals are in this country! It isn't that I don't like manuals per se, but the result of their abundance is that automatics are rarer and generally more expensive regardless of the vehicle type/age. That said, the vehicles I am looking at (Focus/Mondeo) have hydraulic clutches which are a lot lighter than cable operated versions, and as a result don't cause my knee too much pain. I'd still prefer a nice auto though, but it is slim pickings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken.K Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 I don't like how popular manuals are in this country! It isn't that I don't like manuals per se, but the result of their abundance is that automatics are rarer and generally more expensive regardless of the vehicle type/age. That said, the vehicles I am looking at (Focus/Mondeo) have hydraulic clutches which are a lot lighter than cable operated versions, and as a result don't cause my knee too much pain. I'd still prefer a nice auto though, but it is slim pickings. I think cars like the mondeo you have more manuals due to better mpg but lately I think autos are becoming the norm and less manuals. E.g a BMW 3 SERIES 98-2006 3l coupe in manual is rarer than a rhino with full horns Sent from my HTC 10 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmurray01 Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Just now, Ken.K said: I think cars like the mondeo you have more manuals due to better mpg but lately I think autos are becoming the norm and less manuals. E.g a BMW 3 SERIES 98-2006 3l coupe in manual is rarer than a rhino with full horns Sent from my HTC 10 using Tapatalk That's true, and I have to say I hate driving a modern vehicle (not that I do it often) with a manual as it just feels far too sensitive, so to that extent anything made these days is better with an auto in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken.K Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 That's true, and I have to say I hate driving a modern vehicle (not that I do it often) with a manual as it just feels far too sensitive, so to that extent anything made these days is better with an auto in my opinion. BMW's manual is still top as well as Audi's, even my 08 focus is ace. But if am speeding more than 10k am definitely going auto one of these dual clutch thingys. I have driven dsg/s-tronic and the dct in BMW's and it is as sweet as a nutSent from my HTC 10 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simcor Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 I don't like the fact I am going to miss my heated windscreen on the cold icy mornings. But it's a small loss for a much newer car in the grand scheme of things. Lol Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmurray01 Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 11 hours ago, simcor said: I don't like the fact I am going to miss my heated windscreen on the cold icy mornings. But it's a small loss for a much newer car in the grand scheme of things. Lol Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk I really don't understand why Ford fitted heated front screens pretty much as standard (bar the lowest trim levels) to the Focus and Mondeo models as far back as the 1990s, but yet other manufacturers still omit the feature from even their top of the range models... Surely it can't still be patent protected!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmurray01 Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 I don't like that both the 405 and Focus have their low fuel lights on, and I can do nothing about it until I get paid tomorrow!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney871 Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 I really don't understand why Ford fitted heated front screens pretty much as standard (bar the lowest trim levels) to the Focus and Mondeo models as far back as the 1990s, but yet other manufacturers still omit the feature from even their top of the range models... Surely it can't still be patent protected!? The technology has only recently been pemitted on other car marques.I think Vauxhall were the first to copy the Ford tech exactly.Other marques had their own versions which were similar but not so efficient.Couple of mornings ago we had a heavy car frost here and I gleefully de-iced and drove home as my colleagues were still madly scraping away at windscreens.Sent from my SM-G930F 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney871 Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 I don't like finding out that because Sky TV have overbid on football rights against BT that they are refusing to pay Discovery for their packaged channels.It's highly likely that all Discovery content will disappear from Sky and Now TV from February.No more Discovery/turbo, Eurosport, Science, ID etc.What a load of crap.Sent from my SM-G930F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simcor Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 I really don't understand why Ford fitted heated front screens pretty much as standard (bar the lowest trim levels) to the Focus and Mondeo models as far back as the 1990s, but yet other manufacturers still omit the feature from even their top of the range models... Surely it can't still be patent protected!? Ford developed the front heated screen with the glass supplier back in the day, from memory and I could be wrong but I think they got a latent granted but only for x amount of years, but I could be wrong just seems to be in my head for some reason. Obviously with the tie ups with Mazda vehicles they were the first to have them fitted as certain models were just a Ford underneath anyway. It's actually a shame Ford didn't come up with the heated steering wheel that Corsa had when I had that rental car when mine was in the garage. It's actually a good idea just like the original heated screen design by Ford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philf1 Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 I've got heated steering wheel as part of the winter pack and it's very toasty on these cold mornings 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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