I have a 2007 for lugging stuff about dogs/bikes/boxing stuff, it’s been faultless. I only use it really at weekends as a second car. Get 30mpg from it. Highly recommended but it’s a bland drive but then it’s not really a drivers car as wasn’t purchased as such.

They are slouchy. Remind me of those body kitted MGs that were rover 25/45/75’s. Please don’t put another one on the road.

murf – Member
Gen 7 Celica all the way! I’ve got a 140 and it’s brilliant, the 190 must be a real hoot!
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The 190 had just enough power to be fun but not too thirsty/big bills.

I know a few guys who work at toyota and praise them too. Miss mine so much, could get 2 bikes in the back too. I now have much quicker and expensive cars but I miss that little toyota so much.

Another vote for celica 190.

I loved mine, needed nothing in 50k. Very sad it’s gone

Don’t even bother with the one in Chester anymore. Get asked a long list of questions just to drop waste off. I was disposing of stuff previous owner of my house left in the loft, I was on about question 12 of trying to catch me out, by now and was told as it wasn’t technically my waste I was tipping for someone else? I couldn’t be bothered so the wife went the next day and dropped it off, the staff even unloaded the car no questions asked.

Great suggestions from Ox.
NSX is a good shout, pricey servicing and running costs though. Rare, cool and an investment.

I 3d print prototypes as part of my job. The time/skill is in making the cad file, it may also be brittle for your needs.

We’ve had several mx5’s and a mk3 mr2. I prefered the mr2, it sounds like your minds made up though so I won’t try to convince you. Lovely little cars.

Noooo Gran Turismo 3 not 2! Ps2 graphics and better tracks. Sure less cars but they are much nicer rendered

warton – Member
No, the bedroom tax is a tax on the poor. They are borrowing more than Labour ever did, and they have done nothing to clamp down on multi-nationals paying no tax.
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The bedroom tax is a tricky point for me. It certainly was not fair on some but weeded out a few families I know of who were taking the piss.

I still think I’m going to vote Tory though. Labour seem very weak, lib dem are a waste of time even if policies are agreeable they will be in a coalition where they get diluted.

Possibly yes. For much the same reasons agent007 stated above.

These sound really good, I will get my parents one I think. Sorry for the hijack but cheers to those who have answered very helpful

molgrips – Member
Thrown around or arseing about and believed the hype?
He got them so wound up that when he suggested it was moving they all believed it.. then started adding their own embellishments. Fascinating really.
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Who is the ‘he’? Sorry is this referring to the Derren Brown thing?

Just watched all 3. Quite good mini series but a bit of padding here and there.

I don’t believe in ghosts and looking at the ‘real’ photos taken it’s quite obvious the girl is just jumping from the bed herself, etc. I doubt these days with the availability of various types of cameras, recording devices and such like a hoax like that could be pulled off.

Yeah was going to get up anyway but in agony with slipped something or other in coccyx bone not slept for 2 nights. But in a mild delusional trance off painkillers. Looking forward to this :-)

Morning all…

THINK THIS THREADS GOING TO HAVE SPIOLERS FROM HERE ON IN

Good fight, Tigre is tough

Santa Cruz for this

Kryton57 – Member
What’s the significance of Pacqiauo eating chocolate?
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I had not heard of ‘butterfinger cups’ till I saw his pre-weigh in selfie…

Currently having one done, dorma on the side and the back. The other on our road has a dorma on the back only. It looks out of place. I’d look at a few to get an idea of what your after.

Thanks all- matt reconsider the Toyota… hairdressers comment expected and the reason why I’m looking for other ideas

Just tedious and unoriginal comments from people in skodas or mpv’s. Who could care what other people think really.

What has happend to that poor car?

We’ve had various mx5s and a mk 3 mr2. The mr2 was better, handled better, the layout felt more exotic and it was better put together. The storage space is an issue but there’s enough, weekends away just pack in carry bags or sift rucksacks rather than a holdall, and pack an iron. Very sad when ours went. It was prefect for what it was. We used it in all weathers despite being told it would be shit in snow. It was poor in those conditions but drivable.

34 it said I was 50!
Wife’s 25 said she was 21.
Mate tried 3 pics said each one was a girl but got his age right.

peteandsoo – Member
nissan skyline gtr 35. quicker better engineered and more exclusive
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My own money would go on a GTR. I’m not old enough for an Aston and certainly not old enough for a Jag . A guy a work (bet he’s 65) has an f type he says the build quality is shocking.

I have an old tyre behind my punch bag. I put holes in for drainage just using a nail then a bigger punch to make the hole bigger. One hole in sidewall one between grooves on the tread.

I’ve got one you can have for £40 collection Chester. Bought to remove some trees and now gathering dust.

Edit it’s not petrol

I’ll probably have it. What model is it?

B&Q 1800w one. It was one if those things I needed once but will nice use again.

I’ve got one you can have for £40 collection Chester. Bought to remove some trees and now gathering dust.

Edit it’s not petrol

….still think you should buy my celica, ticks your boxes and has toyota reliability. :-)

I’ve loved the mx5s we’ve owned…

How about a 3 series touring? They keep value well.
I’m selling a celica 2003 plate, sits 4 and carries bikes. £1900 or thereabout it’s been drop dead reliable. Ticks most of your boxes but isn’t too easy on fuel.

Took it out for a test spin and it certainly pulls!

Really? Hope you enjoy it anyway

Creative cloud is were it’s at. Corel draw is ok for vectors. Don’t torrent it some of us have to pay.

I prefer Harris by a mile. Collins is very likeable and obv knows what he’s on about but wasn’t that great on 5th gear

mirage – Member
How much was the water pump mate?
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£200 inc fitting. Highly recommended if your shower is fed off a cylinder and the pressure is low. Makes a humming noise when on so if the cylinder is in a communal area this may be annoying. Not too bad in the flat as it’s in the only bedroom.

France – like Centre Parcs but not necessarily centre parcs

You have found a 4th hole?

I know all employers have to have a pension scheme, should I use that or opt out?

Depends on the pension, pay into it but at a minimum rate and they should offer you something decent theses days.

I opted for a low pension as I inherited enough to get a second property (small flat) which the rent covers the remaining mortgage and what I would pay in a higher pension goes on maintanence. For me this way seems logical as if I die my wife gets the flat, were as with a pension the money goes.

Build an ISA up, I wish I had done that sooner. If you have not already get a credit card and buy and pay back on time stuff you were going to buy anyway such as fuel or food, build up a good borrowing record so you have a nice clean credit file which shows your responsible with money.

Don’t lease a flash car unless you can afford it. I’ve seen so many mates struggle but have a flash car on the drive and worry if they lose tiger job the car still needs paying.

Add what you pay in tax to the cost if something you see. So if you see for an example something you want at £100 say to your self that means I need to earn £120 to buy it. This has been my biggest deterrent against impulse buying.

This advice is based on mistakes I’ve made or seen others make. Others may very well disagree

BigJohn – Member
I have a Vaillant combi in my other house. The shower from it is brilliant, much better than the pumped shower off the massive tank I had in my old house. It all depends on your water pressure.
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Or your water pump. I have just put a new Stuart & Turner pump in my flat as the tennent was complaining about it. The difference is amazing from a low pressure system.

Part of the boiler info pack has a ‘benchmark’ page with details on and a place for the person servicing to record details. There’s a number to call to set up the guarantee and warranty, warranty is effective only with an annual service. The current price on my boiler is £57 a service

Who doesn’t get them serviced? The warranty covers lots and looks good value at £4.75 a month.

You can expect plenty of problems with Valliant. Ours was installed by previous owners less than a year ago and has been temperamental from the outset (randomly shutting off with a couple of supposed “faults”, now turned down to less than 50% of rated output it mostly works but is of course slow to heat the house). My parents have a slightly older model and it’s been a litany of breakdowns over the past few years, in fact they are awaiting yet another fix right now as it seems to lose pressure intermittently overnight, though not if kept running…

Hopefully ours will be ok. When I was researching I heard horror stories about every brand but fewer about BW and valiant.

Not sure if you can compare kW like for like. The ideal we took out was a 38kw but if was approx 12 years old and not efficient by today’s standard.

http://www.vaillant.co.uk/products/domestic-boilers/combi-boilers/ecotec-pro-24-28/

It’s the pro 28 on the link. 28kw. Were in a 3 bed with a ensuite in the loft (longest pipe run) and it’s worked fine.