Also not strictly speaking an estate, but smaller than most SUVs. Loving my Yeti 1.4tsi.

Mazda 6s drive well. Wouldn’t have a previous gen diesel one out of warranty though.

These I like in an “a10 “function-confers-beauty” kind of way

If you expect a bad initial reaction, it makes sense to take the hit yourself than let Jr break the news.

If you can’t do the “sit Jr in the car, then break it to her” thing, perhaps give her a call from yours when Jr is there, but out of his earshot. Maybe phrase it as “this is the news we’re about to break to Jr” to make it clear you’re not really expecting or interested in her personal reaction.

Least ways, she’ll have some time to get her head around it before you or junior have to see her face to face. I don’t know what kind of character your ex is but I guess you know best whether to pre-empt any of the potential downsides she may highlight to your son. I think I’d steer clear of being so direct as to say to Jr “your Mum will have a problem with it”…

There might be something in that…..the answer to braking bumps at trail centres!

I think I must be going senile because I have no idea what you’re talking about!

Why would putting the fire on ruin your turbo trainer setup tyres and forks?

Is it just me, or isn’t there something a bit sinister about hammers, axes etc that have been thrown off bridges? Murder / serious assault weapons? Where do magnet fishermen stand ethically with respect to involving plod in their finds?

The OE Schwalbe Duranos that came on my Synapse spontaneously developed an aneurysm. Dangerous.

Great press for the sport that. Stick through the spokes would sort him out…

“Stand aside” WTF anyway? Even blatantly ignoring the hierarchy of trail rights of way, surely a shouted “excuse me please” would have been less wankerish?

I remember reading your original post on this. To be frank….you don’t need any of us to tell you what we’d do.

You have my sympathy for what you and your Mrs have been through, but it boils down to one thing. Do you want “your” dog, or not?!

You had loads of genuine sounding offers just on here before. A dog like that shouldn’t be difficult to rehome. The Cinnamon Trust are also good wirh pets of poorly people.

Maybe write a list of pros and cons and see which is biggest

15 years to the day tomorrow since my Dad died suddenly, mid-MTB ride, from undiagnosed heart condition.

Its actually fairly straightforward to get through the first few weeks by keeping busy. But like you I lost a bit of pep for the year after, without really realising it. In my case, i was pretty traumatised by the events of the day. Also because of the nature of my relationship, i couldn’t openly grieve at home because i felt it distressed my other half. I also felt responsibity for the fact that it happened “on my watch” – intook my Dad out hiking and dudn’t bring him back. This meant i dudn’t feel that confirtabke venting to to my Mum or brother.

It wasn’t until my relationship nearly failed due to my being on autopilot for the best part of a year that I realised there was something wrong. Luckily at that point I got to break out of my rut and get some new experiences on a 3 week work trip out of the country.

So, to answer your question, yes – it is normal to have a non-specific, not acutely-painful greyness descend.

It seems like you’re doing all the right things….exercising, getting out and about, socialising, and admitting to yourself that you’ve been affected. This place is a great place to share. Just give yourself time, and perhaps some kind of tranformative experience to get out of your own head…

Just the whole hostesses thing……just why?

Why, as a wealthy and influential businessman, would you feel comfortable at an event where attractive young women are paid to pretend to want to be around you?

I just don’t get it. It’s phony and creepy even before the harrassment comes into it. I can’t imagine why anyone was at that event unless they thought they were going to get more than weirdly contrived “company”.

I also saw a great semi-retirement job the other day….driving all over N Yorkshire checking and calibrating ANPR cameras. You even got a van to put a bike in for lunchtime rides out!

Cant’t think of many better ways of collecting £25k….

I’m 40 this year and seem to be putting a fair whack into a non-final salary scheme, but the retirement earnings don’t seem to be going up at all!

Currently will be mortgaged until I’m 68 anyway. Kids still primary school age so I’ll be 57ish before uni is done with, if thats the path they take.

That gives me 10 years to sort out retirement top-ups properly. Bearing in mind my own Dad expired at 51, i kind of have a mental block about the whole thing.

We will have some inheritance from both sets of parents, depending on how much is left after the current government have made them pay for current medical conditions and any potential end of life care. This will only go towards kids uni and mortgage shortening, do perhaps thats a slightly macabre glimmer of hope….

Hmmmm…

Sellers first choice was to offload it on WBAC….then it breaks down on test drive, prompting the admission that its been used in a completely unsuitable manner for the engine type….

Run like the wind!

They’re not exactly hens teeth, are they?

If i had line of sight likd those 1/4 of a mile away up the hill……..an amazing vista stretching from Sutton Bank on the N York moors, right up Swaledale towards Reeth. As it is sans elevated situation, I can only see my neighbours’ 1980s semis and detached houses.

Convenience and school catchments have their own costs…..I like to think knowing the views would be there is encouragement to get out and about.

Lol @ jimjam….not everyond STWs purely in work time….

+1 for interest in the answer, though.

I’ve ragged a few off the rear section of several exhausts. No fire to date…

Quite a lot of assumptions there, then…

Is a smooth, observant, advanced driver likely to be quicker over a set distance than a jerky, unobservant one?
Can somebody who understands how their car behaves on the limit of grip and beyond be potentially safer?
Is it speed in itself that is dangerous?
Is the level of hazard proportional to speed?

Maxtorque…..I was thinking TVR fast rather than GT3 fast!

Many thanks for the YouTube video of people being killed, Edukator. What point is it that you are trying to make?

Never thought i would, but current (lease) car has electric, heated, auto-dimming, puddle light, indicating mirrors whic i imagine would cost the same as my entire previous car to replace. for the sake of a “long plip”, yep i fold them in when parked!

Typing this has made me think 2 things – superficially – its annoying that the puddle lights dont come on when theyre folded. Secondly – whose idea was it to put some much tech and potential expense into the most sticky outy and vulnerable part of the car?

+1 for had one and recommended.

But…..you are right at the bottom of the market here and more than usually likely to suffer from any of the known ailments above.

Buy on service history, condition and test drive.

I think I’d be tempted to go petrol Accord, Mazda 6 or Mondeo for an estate car at this budget.

Now spending a few months a year “working away” for a bit of peace and quiet and bike riding time sounds like a good idea. 2nd wife and family, less so……

That isitnormal website is an eye-opener…..

IME No guarantees in majorca of t-shirt weather or better at spring half term, let alone easter! You might be lucky though…..depends on your expectation and itinerary.

I would also venture the opinion that SD storage is so relatively cheap, that the loss of content on a failed card would be a bigger pain than the card itself….?

Never had an SD card fail. I usually buy Sandisk. I don’t usually exceed manufacturers recommendations. I dont know enough to say whether putting a 128 card in a 64max device would make the card fail, though.

First Dates – reassures me that i could pull again if ever i needed to,
Gogglebox (kind of works as a “TV digest” – saves me watching hours of cr@p)
Police traffic camera interceptor cops action – restores my faith that road scum get whats coming to them – eventually

No they’re not. Very similar and share a huge amount of parts but not identical.

Could you provide any examples of this?

I read that there was an equestrian event on at the Arena. A high proportion of horsey-set vehicles will bump up the individual claims cost a bit. Glad no animals went up though….

We use the same type of things to give the kids a bit more freedom on continental campsites. Its no big deal to switch channels when irate Germans / Dutch chip in….

+1 for HP on instant ink plan. Its amazing how much ink they can fit in a cartridge when its THEM paying….!

I drove yetis with 1.2tsi and 1.4tsi before plumping for the latter. The 1.2 was pefectly adequate though…1.0 has a bit more power still.

2wd Octy will be a bit lighter and more aerodynamic. Going for the dsg gearbx will help get the best out of the smaller engine without feeling that you have the row it along. That just leaves the lack of overall power for big overtakes….you just need to be honest with yourself as to how often you get to do those in today’s traffic conditions?

alpin – Member
my wallet last week….

real shitty time of year to organise new cards and driving licence. oh, plus the 200€ in there at the time…

Andyhilton – Member
Look on the bright side…it’s gone down by €150 since you last mentioned it.

Also saves alpin the hassle of spending his xmas bonus in the strip club, then denying all knowledge, like last year 🙂

i was initially pretty entertained by the clip itself, than found myself morbidly drawn into reading the twitter comments…

Can’t see myself signing up anytime soon….

Just dont get Smeg!

IME, a spot of daily personal hygeine takes care of that…

Loving my AFL bi-xenons on a ’17 Yeti. No issues at all. My bar was set low by the ’03 Jazz which preceeded it though.

Earth looks round

Nobody said it wasn’t round…..discs are round….

(Did occur to me though that private enterprise must be “in on the conspiracy” now….)

Your contract is with the seller, not anyone in their delivery chain. Don’t let them fob you off – they haven’t delivered until it is in your hands.