Toon Chris

I tried to call the NHS helpline but all I got was crackling

Caution, it's a bit rude at the end (also very sexist, but in a funny way). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SXNAtwY ... r_embedded

This was a book stamper

Just a quick post to big-up Revolution who are only a few miles away from my house. I needed a P2 and being in the NE with ESR sadly gone and the new northern Envy not quite there yet, where to go? Revolution did an oil+filter change (Millers used as standard) for just under £90 and had a good look round the car for any problems too. Ok so I didn't need a lot looking at but a labour cost of just under £40 an hour is pretty helpful. Revolution specialise in sporty cars so I`m happy they are not just monkeys who can't wait to razz round the back-streets ("it needed a road test" - yeah, right). They are very friendly and offered a brew, and you can see the mechanics through a window into the garage and watch them work They also have a LOT of alloys in stock which is nice for a bit of window shopping. Oh and they quoted under £250 for the labour to change my clutch and fly http://www.revolution247.com/erol.html Nice one lads, I said I`d tell everyone I was happy with the job

A man was sitting in the bar in departures at a busy airport. A beautiful woman walks in and sits down at the table next to him. So he decides because she's got a uniform on, she's probably an off-duty flight attendant. So he decides to have a go at picking her up by identifying the airline she flies for, thereby impressing her greatly. He leans across to her and says the Delta Airlines motto 'We love to fly and it shows'. The woman looks at him blankly. He sits back and thinks up another line. He leans forward again and delivers the Air France motto 'Winning the hearts of the world'. Again she just stares at him with a slightly puzzled look on her face. Undeterred, he tries again, this time saying the Malaysian Airlines motto 'Going beyond expectations'. The woman looks at him sternly and says 'What the f*** do you want?' 'Ah!' he says, sitting back with a smile on his face......'Ryanair '

I had this once and it was that they had found a car somewhere else, burnt out but with my plates. They pretty much know it's not yours but they do check with you.

I agree, that's well worth a look. Engines can rev fine under no load but the spark can break down under heavy load. Whip out a plug and take a look at it, they really shoudl all be changed at 50K but they will be getting crappy at about 40K.

Saw one at a dealer for 17K, low mileage but the gearbox was like a bag of spanners in a tumble-drier. Dealer could not find paperwork so left it there. Tried to buy a private black then a private chilli but way too late. Ended up buying an Azure GT with 26K for a bit under £16K (yeah well that was when they were worth more than they are now!). Lovely, except a few interior scratches.

Mine has exactly the same problem, although I`ve only gone as far as looking at the alignment, I fitted new tyres but that made no difference. I find it depends on the road and is affected by the camber more than anything, although I have a *slight* pull to the lefty under *very* heavy breaking (I have to fight it to the right a little). I did wonder if I had a very slightly sticky brake on the left but having changed pads and discs thsi wasn't the case. I just live with it!

I average just under 30mpg so that's 500 miles per tank, although I rarely run it as low as I did that time. On the 95 it was about 2mpg less. If you calculate that the 97 fuel costs about 4p more per litre it makes the price per mile nearly a penny less. Um, ish. Not scientificly accurate but near enough that i don't bother with the cheap stuff :0

I wish your business was in the north east! Shame you are so far away, I so need that sort of tlc on my Z.

Rewired the bose so the tapedeck internals connect to my MP3 player

Although our cat has no privates and still won't eat whiskas.

What a miserable day out that looked!

Welcome, and get ready to hold your breathe when behind a stinky lorry or bus

Give them a chance, it's only Wednesday!

I've had Conti-Sport2 on the back for 30K miles. Before that I have Toyos all round. I recently changed to Falkens all round and the first thing I noticed was the road noise is substantially lower - I mean lots. The car feels much more stable in corners and inspires much more confidence. I was a little worried as they aren't a 'big' name but I can honestly say that I recommend them over Toyo and CS2 by far.

Only if really desperate I can't say i can detect any better performance with 97 over 95, but the mpg is slightly higher and enough to offset the extra cost, so why not use it

Went for a tootle up the coast last night but was on reserve fuel only. Unbelievably I could not find a garage anywhere that has 97 unleaded so had to gently drive back to my local Shell at the end of the evening. I managed to get 79.54 litres in the tank Sh*t! only 100m from conking out on the A1 (in theory) but there were no coughs or splutters, even going around corners.

I flashed, you waved :bye:

Only that I'm panting for this - sod the orderly queue, I can get to Leeds centre in 1 minute less than Ho (live about 1 mile closer )

26: Thou shall not buy a car in the colors of brown, pink, lime green, orange or sky blue. Orange

She needs practice. She is ok but tends to alternate sharp and flat (although mainly flat). Too much vibrato being used to to mask missing the exact pitch. A common problem when trying to belt it out. Just because she is a character, dosn't make her good, just a bit of a surprise! There, that poo-pooed it