Have you cashed the cheque?

Yes. But it is not for the full amount of the value of the vehicle. I also have the letter confirming the amount that the vehicle is valued at. So I have not received full payment.

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Got one of these a few months ago and it is really very good.

clapclapclap superb! 8O
rookie outclassed by the world champ :-)

If you like used cricket balls, you may like a squash ball to throw at the wall

If you enjoy the squash ball throwing, you may also like to purchase a catapult

good pickings just now. got a bag of these

and a bag of these

‘lets go trip some balls’ 8O :lol: :wink:

mmmm bramble jamble 8O

mmmmmmmmmm…I don’t like these. I find them disjointed and unevocative for the most part.

Perhaps this one I like but maybe just because it sums up how I feel about his work, ‘What the bicycle is that! It doesn’t make any sense.’

Unfortunately it’s not a very big stick so there is not that much you can do with it. …and if you don’t have a chainsaw then life becomes much harder. A couple of designs that might be do-able below, or a version thereof.

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The Picasso is the old shape. Petrol, 1.6 16v. Valuation is based on similar models selling on the bay. Just checked WBAC and they would give me 2k for it. Can’t chuck anything out it, already have the middle rear seat in the garage and don’t carry around a load of junk. It doesn’t need new tyres atm. I will check the pressures more regularly to make sure all is well.

Never sat in the Mondeo TDCi but it sounds another option, or the Octavia. I realise I would be looking at high mileage and original parts wearing out but perhaps I can find one with high motorway mileage and fsh with regular oil changes and belt changed on schedule. It seems daft to be going to an older, higher mileage car but the Picasso is depreciating at a fair old rate which I don’t see happening with the Audi etc :?

It’s actually very difficult to get less than 50mpg, bikes hanging of it,roof box, boot full of wine, etc.

Cheers, as I pretty much sit at speed limit the whole commute apart from a couple of roundabouts I reckon I’d be looking at averaging over 50. Good to know.

the masses would appear to be leaning towards sticking with the devil I have/know. :| disappointing… as it confirms my belief hat this is the sensibler option. I think I want a change really and this is a good excuse and an easy sell to the other half.

Was looking around the internets a bit more and the replacement, if I went down that route, would be an Audi A4 Avant from around 2003, 1.9 diesel. Does anyone have one and can report on actual real world fuel economy?? On paper it says 60mpg which would make a big difference to me.

smoke and a pancake

Much better to have a car you know well, and is reliable than swap it for a potential problem car just to save a few quid on fuel.

I did have these thoughts. I would have to go for something like a diesel estate from 10yrs ago and reliability might be an issue. Higher servicing costs could easily tip the balance against savings on economy.

Could you just not try as hard?
I’m the annoying bastard who does 60 in the slow lane and it saves me loads

Have been trying really as less as I can suffer. Added 10 minutes to my commute by doing it at 60/65 over the last month and have got the mpg up from 35 to 41. :?

I aim for around 4500 a day, tends to give me enough fuel to keep my body running and weight stable. Try to get as much protein in there as I can.

Love how Rossi came back to 4th from no where. Superb 8)

Crutchlow seemed to have enjoyed that race incredibly too. Big smiles from him afterwards. He had great tussles with bautista all the way through and then with rossi at the end. Looked like superb fun from a riders point of view. :lol:

Anyway, It was agreed that I would manage the tree through pruning to stop it getting too big. However, it is now 10 foot tall and I am fed up with it.

Why not just top it? If it’s just more than ten foot then not a hard job, could also give it a heavy crown thinning. Not going to take you long and won’t need anything done for another few years.

Or…just ring bark it and it will die. :|

Something with 360g/l glyphosate will get the job done.

Try Clinic Ace or Rosate or similar.

Stay married and make her your Mistress.

Depends how good you are at compartmentalising… Exploring a new relationship will be good for you and in turn good for the energy you share with your kids.

Tunnocks Caramel Wafer would be my preference.