Test drive as many models as possible . . . :) ;)

You have to rigorously test the suspension and headlights. :p

In that case the law needs changing to prevent newly qualified drivers from using motorways until they take & pass a separate motorway test.

The problem is with some so called '' qualified '' drivers is that too many think that once they've got their licence, there's nothing else to learn & that thought is as far from the truth as it's possible to get - consequently too many drive like idiots, instead of driving like their life & the lives of others depends on it - because it does

I took both kids on the motorway first day they passed to teach them the dark art correctly

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I don't agree with the s*x before marriage. You don't buy a car before test driving it do you lol.

Think you've got that the wrong way round as Clive says test drive as many as you can before buying cos with this model you're likely to be keeping it for a long time and its not good having one you can't get in whenever you want

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One has to be able to get into one's preferred model at any time . . . . :) ;)

My wife's from the channel islands... national speed limit is 40mph, she is terrified in the UK of "big roads" she's driven on them before but has this built in fear that because it's not Jersey, driving is somehow so much more different.... I might actually take her out for a solid day of her driving at some point, motorways etc just so she can get a feel for it because I say to her, if you can drive in Jersey you've already got the built in skills... It's the same, it's just occasionally the roads are faster...

But tbf if you can avoid the hair brained nit wits in their Chelsea tractors in Jersey then you're really in line for an advanced driving certificate..

Ohhh I'd love to be in my preferred model 24/7... Shame she doesn't know me.

On the topic of iam, its only the cost that has put me off

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I don't recommend test driving on the beach!!

It's true what they say about the sand - gets everywhere - especially bad when it get's into the err...mechanicals!

...or so I'm told...

I don't recommend test driving on the beach!!

It's true what they say about the sand - gets everywhere - especially bad when it get's into the err...mechanicals!

...or so I'm told...

Ooooo ouchy, I know of a lad who went out with a bird who rode gee gee's for a living, rode him that hard, he bost his banjo string.... Shot his load.

I used to have a Frigidaire... The actual fridge, that is

Although, there was a time when "it" didn't start until after marriage. Different these days though...

That's the perception certain Victorian and Edwardian puritans would like everyone, that followed after them, to believe.

The archives show, it was no more the case then: than it is now.

Well after attacking it a bit he's calmed down.

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Yes I know it's a tiny tree, no we haven't decorated it yet, and yes I need to clear up the bits he ripped off. :P

He looks quite content now he's has conquered the tree - he is Master now :)

Another fridge brand is Smeg ;)

Try getting 'jiggy' with 3 dogs in the house and bear in mind that one of those is trained to protect me.

Barking and snarling is a mood breaker :(

Thank god for crates :)

Let's not forget Candy and Zanussi (although technically part of Electrolux)

It brings an interesting dimension to it, when you both have dogs, who both get in the way, and both are protective of their respective human. Not to mention hers is larger and heavier than yours, and he doesn't really want you there.

Caspers about as protective as a wet paper towel, he just wants all the attention. Bit different for a police doggy though, My fridge likes being bitten but I think a bite off a police dog would be a bit much for her

And there's Bosch, Whirlpool, Beko....

All depends on whether you want a German, American or Turkish fridge. ;)

Caspers about as protective as a wet paper towel, he just wants all the attention. Bit different for a police doggy though, My fridge likes being bitten but I think a bite off a police dog would be a bit much for her

I hope to God your "fridge" doesn't see this thread, or she might become a freezer

And there's Bosch, Whirlpool, Beko....

All depends on whether you want a German, American or Turkish fridge. ;)

I'd be happy with any to be honest... Not too fussy!

Oh, and there is also an array of cheap Chinese models, if you are into that kind of thing...

All depends which is best value for money. :P

Well if it's an American style I'll have an American one please! I've already been given tonights forecast and it's cold with a Very high chance of Sleet, Snow, Ice, hail.

American ones are rather large....however it's good to have some extra storage. ;)

And there's Bosch, Whirlpool, Beko....

All depends on whether you want a German, American or Turkish fridge. ;)

if you get a whirlpool,

You can have a Ford gel oval badge made to cover the logo

how "cool" would that be huh;

Wouldn't even need to plug it in to the wall. 😅

On the topic of motorway training, I learnt to drive in North Devon, we don't have a motorway there either. After my test, I did pass plus, my instructor and I were out for the day, drove down the A361 down to the M5, up and down part of that, into Exeter for some crazy city driving (N Devon doesn't have a city either), then back cross country, it was a long day driving, knackering as I couldn't slouch or just follow the road, I had to concentrate like on a test. However, it not only subconsciously benefitted me, it also helped me financially with insurance etc. I think it's important, but I would hesitate and say I am one that believes there should be curfews for younger drivers, perhaps even occupancy limits. Yeh, sure we've all heard about those crashes with 10 people in a corsa etc, and you'll never stop a clown from trying to kill themselves, but limiting those who die or kill others through inexperience is probably the goal here.

In Italy, at least when I was there, there were restrictions on what you could drive, in terms of power and experience. Yet, they weren't particularly safer than Britain was at the time.

And strangely, if you lived in a rural area (like where I was in Tuscany), you were legally allowed to drive to school (but nowhere else) at 14, providing it was no bigger than a Fiat 500 car, or was a dual purpose vehicle. Which technically could mean a Hummer was OK. Agricultural vehicles had no restriction either. Not they used where I was, it was all vineyards and olive groves. A 14 year old could drive a massive combine, on the public highway, providing his/her only destination was school!

At 17, anyone could drive, if supervised by a parent or guardian who was not older than 65 themselves. You had to be 18 to take the test and drive on your own. Once passed, you couldn't drive anything larger than 1L for a two years. After two years, you were restricted to 2L for a further year. Only after three years of driving, were the restrictions lifted. There were accompanying power output restrictions too but I can't remember, or didn't know what they were.

It was not possible then, to pass your test, and drive off in a Ferrari: as you could technically do here.

Of course, that may of all changed now.

On the topic of iam, its only the cost that has put me off

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Is it expensive then?

I don't recommend test driving on the beach!!

It's true what they say about the sand - gets everywhere - especially bad when it get's into the err...mechanicals!

...or so I'm told...

Indeed, ooh yes,...so.I've heard too

Loving the way three discussions on one thread are happily combining posts, on each, yet none are looking out of place :) :)

I'd be happy with any to be honest... Not too fussy!

Oh, and there is also an array of cheap Chinese models, if you are into that kind of thing...

And a Korean model, quite cheap too, LG and Samsung

I hope to God your "fridge" doesn't see this thread, or she might become a freezer

Would that be blast freezer?

In Italy, at least when I was there, there were restrictions on what you could drive, in terms of power and experience. Yet, they weren't particularly safer than Britain was at the time.

And strangely, if you lived in a rural area (like where I was in Tuscany), you were legally allowed to drive to school (but nowhere else) at 14, providing it was no bigger than a Fiat 500 car, or was a dual purpose vehicle. Which technically could mean a Hummer was OK. Agricultural vehicles had no restriction either. Not they used where I was, it was all vineyards and olive groves. A 14 year old could drive a massive combine, on the public highway, providing his/her only destination was school!

At 17, anyone could drive, if supervised by a parent or guardian who was not older than 65 themselves. You had to be 18 to take the test and drive on your own. Once passed, you couldn't drive anything larger than 1L for a two years. After two years, you were restricted to 2L for a further year. Only after three years of driving, were the restrictions lifted. There were accompanying power output restrictions too but I can't remember, or didn't know what they were.

It was not possible then, to pass your test, and drive off in a Ferrari: as you could technically do here.

Of course, that may of all changed now.

Is it expensive then?

Indeed, ooh yes,...so.I've heard too

Loving the way three discussions on one thread are happily combining posts, on each, yet none are looking out of place :) :)

You've got two extremes there: being able to drive at all at 14 and then passing your test at 18 and being restricted to a 1.0.

American ones are rather large....however it's good to have some extra storage. ;)

They're usually double doored and dispense stuff from the middle

You've got two extremes there: being able to drive at all at 14 and then passing your test at 18 and being restricted to a 1.0.

The Italians were odd like, many of their laws weren't thought out very well either

Caspers about as protective as a wet paper towel, he just wants all the attention. Bit different for a police doggy though, My fridge likes being bitten but I think a bite off a police dog would be a bit much for her

Brandy isn't keen on strange feet and limbs on her side and end of the bed. Moreso, if her duvet has been removed to floor, for some purposes