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I Googled "Granny Sooker" and it brought up various Gilfs performing a sexual act? Be back in a bit, might as well watch it now!

Came here just as a one off for bit of advice, now it's bookemarked in my phone and looking every other day. your all such a happy bunch and thanks for the support n welcome. have a fab Christmas and new year peeps 👍

Brandy licks everyone except small scruffy men that dress in black and have a passing resemblance to Russell Brand

a good licking never hurt anyone!

Its always nice to be licked! Edit - Liked!

I've 5,415 likes though, So I'm happy with that figure, although I doubt they even pay half that figure per year in taxes

😯Are we going to get 1p for every liked post

What i like is the MASSIVE help and advice i have got on this site in the past 12 months and not only for my car all stuff so a big 'THANK YOU'.

They're probably the only ones that dont burst into flames!

thanks for liking my post. lol

but isnt it the same few people patting each other on the back. lol

Theres another 1p from me! What are you going to spend your whopping £54.16 on lol? I will hold out for the £1 per like!

You seriously need to work on your negotiating skills Lenny, where are you going to go from 1p? Shouldve started at £1 at least!

i would tell you but im not feeling like doing so. call me unhelpfull if you like!! ha ha .

What was the topic again?

we are going off topic now.

Push start aswell, Take out hazard light switch and put it back in upside down, Push it and engine starts 😁 Renault be hating the dodgy electrics made something else work instead of nothing atall.

A Vauxhall Corsa from the early 90's

theres allways one!!

Well, I didn't expect to see an Astra up there this afternoon...

What if I don't find this helpful

My turn!

It does appear so

Ha ha. DOH!!!

Love it here! - this is the first forum I've ever "supported" due to its welcoming atmosphere and helpful members!!

Yes very helpful forum

I was going suggest the Vax too. Cost wise I bought a Henry hoover just for the car. Its not cordless but comes with a great set of tools that can reach every corner and crevice of my car. Powerful suction and filtration. At £87.00 delived free from AO.com its a great bargain compared to cordless gear

You can do it without a dowel but it's quite perilous... Trying to refit the belt with one hand while trying not to let the spanner slip off and smash your hand on something isn't easy.

Yeah, got that too. Suicide Squad for me [emoji38] Sent from my SM-G930F

Had a presentation night at Cadets tonight!! I have some seriously awesome cadets!!

I do not like taking my car to fix the lights just to find out that it was a very easy fix. Like 3 mins Sent from my HTC 10 using Tapatalk

Might have been now you mention it Ian. Edit - Just Googled it, apparently it was Corsas, Novas and mk3 Cavaliers!

Ha ha, I'd forgot about that!

Little to report over the last few months. Eve is now 10 years old and flew through her MOT at the end of September. Unfortunately now that Eve is officially Mrs P's car she's not been getting the regular cleaning she deserves and after a spell under a very nasty tree she ended up looking pretty awful... So I finally took matters into my own hands and spent the whole afternoon yesterday getting Eve looking fabulous again.

If you ripped your thumb opening the box the saw came in, take care when using the saw !

That reminds me, I must go and get my eyes tested and get a new prescription Mine don't work now for anything closer than 30cm, I can see better without them. I'm constantly flipping them up, and out of the way to do anything close-up Whereas over 30cm I can see perfectly

I don't like ripping the side of my right thumb off with an unexpected staple, as I dismantled the cardboard box my saw came in, for the recycling bin. I was going to keep it as a scrap wood bin but it's just that little bit too big (bigger than washing machine) to fit under the bench.

for me i would put the axle stand at point c nice and firm and chock the rear wheels

I do like receiving my new pairs of glasses from Glasses Direct exactly 7 days from placing the order online! They say delivery is generally within 10-14, but can be up to 28 days, so I expected to wait a couple of weeks, but as before they have exceeded my expectations.

I do like that the spring like warmth has returned again, it was rather too cold (2 fleeces and hat) on Brandy's walk last night, it was back to just a shirt this morning Upon returning, I noted it's 14°C on the garage wall thermometer, the frosty December mornings of my youth, and of even 20 years ago, seem to have vanished. Economies of scale probably. 100's of 1000's of litres from the Canadian distillery compared to 1000's from the Scottish craft distilleries. The dog car and to a certain degree the pink one (cat?) reminded me of a Mini Cooper that used to appear in a neighbours drive every couple of months, completely covered in artificial grass. My neighbour had the franchise for Dorset, for an artificial lawn company. Each franchisee had the use of of the Mini three times a year. Which was was used to both advertise the product and demonstrate anything could covered in their fake lawn fabric.

Henry is still the best value for money tbh. But it's heavy and corded so no ideal for you lol. My Nan has an Air Ram as she can no longer lift the Henry and would probably trip on the lead anyway, well she has 2 now as the old one broke so she ordered a new one, but I managed to fix the old one with a new drive gear lol. But she still keeps the Henry for other people to use in nooks & crannys and around ceilings etc. I haven't used a handheld since a 'Dustbuster' back in the 90s! Hopefully technology has improved since then as it was rubbish.

I don't want to meddle with the cars wiring ... I may go for hid kit for dipped and led for the main / drl . There are H15 leds apparently but would be worth more investigation. So if I have halogen DRL do I need H7 for dipped beam and H15 for the DRL/ Main beam ??

Hi all, thanks all for your help, absolutely fantastic. I went to the specialist (as Ford price for new gearbox is not an option). He test drove it and checked the oil - oil does smell burned and when driving in 3rd the same problem occurs in high speed / revs. He did not think we would make it home as 3rd gear would go as well. He will now re-built which seems to be the best compromise, still quite expensive but around a third Ford would charge for a new one. Hopefully ready in time for travelling back, or a slightly longer holiday. Fingers crossed it will all work out. Thanks again for the support, will let you know when back in the UK :-) Chris

Thanks Stoney they are great! You're a diamond mate, merry Christmas!

I do like treating myself to a quality drink!! OK, maybe not exactly "quality", but it is the best (and only...) Canadian whisky you can get in the supermarket!

aux belt is easy to do on a 1.6tdci. there is a special tool to turn tensioner, but an open ended spanner , think 14mm or15mm, and a 5mm dowel is required. turn tensioner with spanner and insert dowl to keep it locked in place . but as stef says, just get the garage to do it for you if your getting timing belt done.

What phone do you have lol? Im using my phone and can see he has a 2008 Focus 1.6 TDCi, is from Worcestershire and does 15001-20000 miles per year and confusingly his name is David and not Albert as you would think!

To anyone with a Hotpoint appliance (except a fridge freezer and an Aqualtis washer) GET RID as they are krap. I worked for Hotpoint for 18 years 10 of which was home delivery and for as many deliveries I made I made a collection too. Anyone remember the Ariston add the go on and on? Well I'll tell you in one year alone I picked up over 1000 of them and they were only 2 and 3 years old. It was the Merloni family in Italy that owned ariston then Hotpoint etc. I still keep in touch with my old workmates and they tell me nowt changed except they've dropped the Aqualtis model (the original one and by far the best washer made by anyone anywhere) Just my advise from knowledge and experience.

Obviously some plank with plenty of money and not much in the way of grey matter.