Smile of the day - What is yours?

[Craig380]

At the Ponderosa this morning there was a 24-plate MV Rush. First time I've seen one in the metal, good looking machine in the current brutal, slightly insectoid style. But a starting price of £30,000. Yes, thirty grand.

[garynortheast]

Just looked at it on the MV website and they give a starting price of £44,000!!!!!

[Craig380]

Wow, that's even more ridiculous. I googled the price rather than getting it from the MV site, which shows you should never believe what you read on the Web

[Seeker]

My 14 year old Yaris passed its MOT with no advisories. I inherited the car from my Dad 6 years ago and it has now done a grand total of 39871 miles. I added a whopping 342 miles since last year, not surprising since I only use it every 3 weeks to get groceries and then take it for a 25 mile scenic trip home.


Total problems in 14 years so far: a/c doesn't work since there's a hole in the condensor (I only used it for defogging windscreen anyway), 2 coil springs have snapped (thank you NE Lincs council for our awful roads), 1 brake caliper seized (I'm not a heavy braker), rusty brake lines replaced. I replaced the (stop/start) battery after 10 years because I thought it was about time (new one doesn't seem as good). Set of tyres (surprised at that). Very slow leak from 1 wheel, did it on the old tyre and the new one - I suspect rim corrosion is causing it, loses 2 psi in 3 weeks.

[redtrummy]

On the old car I fixed seeping rims by deflating the tyre and then pushing the tyre in towards the well. i then squirted water based gutter sealant into the gap between tyre and rim then quickly reinflated the tyre. Done it on several tyres over the years, works well and easy to clean off come tyre change time

[garynortheast]

SotD is dinner tonight. Veggie and red lentil stew and dumplings. Home grown onion, garlic, potato, carrots, and parsnip. Started with home grown corn on the cob. There's lovely.