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Favourite cars vs. cars for your situation

When Jeep were sold to Stellanits (Fiat) the quality took a nosedive. It's odd because I used to work on lots of the old 4.0 straight 6 engines and... see more

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I'll get the wife to do a little dance for you. She's Cherokee and it works for the rain. 😁 see more

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Noise from rear wheel when slow braking (video attached)

I listened to the noise and my truck had a similar noise but from the front drivers side, ended up being the wheel bearing which just like the BMW is... see more

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Favourite cars vs. cars for your situation

@Nick I visit Yorkshire a lot, the Dales especially, and there's a few barracks/garrisons (I don't know the right military word) and one of them is... see more

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Old quotes that still ring true

Not that old, but true: “Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life.” ― Terry... see more

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More parking trouble.

Congestion is bad. Bad for drivers, who get frustrated and take risks. Bad for pedestrians who have to breathe the fumes emitted from idling engines.... see more

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Favourite cars vs. cars for your situation

My current car is perfect for my current needs and I don't envisage changing anytime soon. It is nippy enough, fun on the lanes, and happily cruises... see more

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@NMNeil We had Residents Parking introduced here a few years back, and a corresponding number of Parking Wardens wandering around. At least half the... see more

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Noise from rear wheel when slow braking (video attached)

There are a few reasons that could be causing that noise, from harmless to dangerous. Rust spot on the disk to cracked/warped disk. I have never... see more

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Old quotes that still ring true

I have always appreciated one attributed to Abraham Lincoln: You can fool some of the people all of the time, you can fool all of the people some of... see more

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@TC1474 Good going that for 16 years! My wife's car goes in on Monday - I'm praying to the MOT gods until then! see more

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Favourite cars vs. cars for your situation

I hear you and am in a similar situation - I'm a pick-up fan - and big ones. I'd love a Ford F250, would settle for an F150, but they would... see more

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Favourite cars vs. cars for your situation

Do your favourite or "dream" cars resemble what you have in reality?? I love American cars and I've yearned after a Mustang for about 15 years but... see more

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Old quotes that still ring true

I know it's not a new quote to anyone but... "Pray not for an easy life but the strength to endure a difficult one" I kind of think that's... see more

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Old quotes that still ring true

A favourite of mine is: "If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change" - no idea where/who it comes from - but I remember... see more

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Reported for Insurance Fraud

I can only speak from experience, but every case bar a couple I have dealt (and I have dealt with a few) with of this nature have ended up with a... see more

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Heathrow Airport parking fine

Yes, they recently found a WW2 bomb near the track in Paris. Let’s hope Heathrow doesn’t find one, they might want someone to pay an 80+ years... see more

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Heathrow Airport parking fine

Very true. Although I posted to try and get some ideas from anyone who’s had a similar experience I also wanted it to be a warning of what could... see more

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Reported for Insurance Fraud

I'm very surprised that the CPS gave such a detailed and helpful reply. All of the information requested is publicly available, and they would have... see more

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Heathrow Airport parking fine

But ... Eurostar has been closed more often than Heathrow recently. see more

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That's sorted for another year

If they introduced an MOT here in New Mexico it would take about 50% of the cars off the road overnight. 😎 see more

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Heathrow Airport parking fine

"Never start a fight you have no chance of winning" Sun Tzu The Art of War. see more

by NMNeil
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Reported for Insurance Fraud

Horses mouth https://www.cps.gov.uk/sites/default/files/documents/publications/disclosure_10.pdf... see more

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Old quotes that still ring true

@Rolebama The more appropriate quote round here is Give a man a fish and he can eat for a day, but teach a man to fish and he'll spend all day in a... see more

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That's sorted for another year

Car just sailed through its MOT with just a couple of advisories, so well happy. Not bad for a car I have owned from new and racked up over... see more

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Old quotes that still ring true

I came across this somewhere: Give a man a fish and he can eat for a day, but teach a man to fish and he can eat forever. see more

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Heathrow Airport parking fine

Thanks for your reply. Although I’m still convinced of having done nothing wrong it looks looks like I’m hoping they will make me a similar offer... see more

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Noise from rear wheel when slow braking (video attached)

I have a 21 plate 218i BMW Sports Tourer, purchased November last year. Over the past few weeks it has developed an intermittent rotational grinding... see more

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Reported for Insurance Fraud

I know I've been so stupid telling the lie but when I had the accident I just felt I couldn't disclose my address and lied again. Obviously I wasn't... see more

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