Car Talk

[annv]

Hi Just been informed my Tesla delivery has been put back to September (the original date was October) not happy they needn't have said that it would be this month why not wait until they have received it before they tell me it's ready for delivery. John

[Paul]

Order British! I ordered my new Range Rover last August and was advised it would be 11 months due to some of the options, long wheel base, four seat config, leather colours, champagne cooler etc being non standard options - it had to go to SVO (Special Vehicle Ops). Imagine my shock when they contacted me on the last day of March to say the build was complete barring the rear seat fridge and I could have it before Easter and return it to the dealer for the fridge later. I was very impressed.

[Mouldy]

1 hour ago, Paul said:

Order British! I ordered my new Range Rover last August and was advised it would be 11 months due to some of the options, long wheel base, four seat config, leather colours, champagne cooler etc being non standard options - it had to go to SVO (Special Vehicle Ops). Imagine my shock when they contacted me on the last day of March to say the build was complete barring the rear seat fridge and I could have it before Easter and return it to the dealer for the fridge later. I was very impressed.

Not everyone has circa 100k to spend on a car, I guess.  Sadly, the demise of the British motor industry doesn’t leave a lot of options for those of us with a more modest budget!

[Malanka]

I hear pre owned Astons do a roaring trade.. 

[petersjoy]

30 minutes ago, Malanka said:

I hear pre owned Astons do a roaring trade.. 

that's not Aston boats I presume.

 

[BroadAmbition]

Pre owned Astons? - Ye Gods man

I'm more in the league of a pre owned Dinkys !

Griff

[FairTmiddlin]

14 hours ago, Malanka said:

I hear pre owned Astons do a roaring trade.. 

So do Lions but wouldn't want one.

Price of service items are astronomic.

[Malanka]

I met an Aston collector in the lounge at San Diego airport once, he had 12 of them, I asked what is it you do for a living “oh I buy and sell aeroplanes for airlines” he said. 
I only smirked a little bit when we entered the plane as I was lead to my seat and he turned right into business class. OK I smirked a lot….

[Malanka]

Best part he told me  was he got invited to watch the filming of Casino Royale where they flipped multiple ( and it was a lot of real ones) Aston Martins where Bond Chase after Vesper. 
I would have loved that bit 

[BroadAmbition]

Temporary steed a basic Custom whilst the GriffTile van is in for bodywork repairs. Thank goodness they agreed not to give me owt french 

Griff
 

 

[oldgregg]

On 11/06/2022 at 12:52, Malanka said:

I only smirked a little bit when we entered the plane as I was lead to my seat and he turned right into business class. OK I smirked a lot….

That's how he affords 12 Astons....

[Malanka]

I smirked because as we were chatting it became clear my first class ticket ( always bought 5 months in advance), actually cost significantly less than his business class one. That happens a lot if you know what you’re doing.

[BroadAmbition]

New clutch cable fitted (Genuine Triumph of course) 

Much easier to find neutral 

My lad did the honours, I paid - situation normal 

Griff

 

[BroadAmbition]

And the pain continues

I had to put a few Ltrs diesel in my courtesy van yesterday.  My local fuel station is now selling diesel at £1:97 per Ltr - Shocking.  That means when I next fill up my GriffTile van it will be over the £2:00 mark and my recent £150:00 personal best will be broken 

Griff

[grendel]

I was shocked to find the difference in price between Yorkshire and Kent, used my 20 litres bought here in kent to top up and get me home, then filled at £1.89 per litre when I got back to Kent, 600.7 miles, 55 litres used, that said I did pass a garage here that had both petrol and diesel at 199.9 per litre. I have also noticed that the 5 litre bottles of cooking oil is now £9 (which is twice what it was a couple of years back.)

[Bikertov]

I drove past a Shell petrol station in Harrow (NW London suburbs) this morning - and it was displaying £2.05 a litre 

And that was nowhere near central London

I vividly remember when petrol hit £2.04 per GALLON back in the day, when it was priced per gallon and not litre. So now it is 4.5 times more than that.

The world has gone mad ...

[ChrisB]

The first petrol I bought was 5/3. Or £0-5sh-3d. I can't remember how to write it!

Around the same time I bought my first pint. Benskins Bitter 1/10  in The Cock at Sarratt.

So petrol around £0.27.  A pint of bitter about £0.09. And yes you could go out on a pound.

[marshman]

Griff - I hear what you say about the French vans but are Turkish any better?

[BroadAmbition]

Well, I've been to Turkey and never had any problems there

Griff

[FairTmiddlin]

19 hours ago, BroadAmbition said:

Well, I've been to Turkey and never had any problems there

Griff

No your van Griff, if it's after 2001 it was built in Gölcük Turkey. before that it was Southampton UK.

[Andythetiddler]

37 minutes ago, FairTmiddlin said:

No your van Griff, if it's after 2001 it was built in Gölcük Turkey. before that it was Southampton UK.

Sorry FTM, you’re a bit out on the dates here. The last Transit left the Southampton plant in 2013. 
If it was a short or medium wheelbase, it could have been a UK build. 

[annv]

Hi Cris going on those prices that would make petrol £2=70 Lt  today as a comparison to beer at £4-50 pint.

[FairTmiddlin]

35 minutes ago, Andythetiddler said:

Sorry FTM, you’re a bit out on the dates here. The last Transit left the Southampton plant in 2013. 
If it was a short or medium wheelbase, it could have been a UK build. 

Sorry case of fastest finger wrong

[BroadAmbition]

That's my 'GriffTile' van back with me. all repaired and to the good.  The body shop have done a first class job - Well chuffed.  Returning the hire van this morning

Griff

[Mouldy]

Bl**dy weather!  Had to send the wheels from my car away for refurbishment last week due to the lacquer flaking from where they’d been diamond cut.  Fortunately, my neighbour’s son has just put new wheels on his VW Golf, so he lent me his original alloys to stand my car on whilst they were away.  I spent a couple of days washing and waxing my car ready for this weeks MoT test, fitted the newly refurbed wheels on Friday and left the car looking shiny and smart, before heading to the boat for the weekend.  We returned home yesterday afternoon to discover that it had rained sand over the weekend, presumably during the thunderstorm on Saturday night and my pristine car looked terrible.  Why oh why did I buy a black car and allow the wife to have a black car, too?

A couple of hours this morning has rendered mine looking presentable again and I’ll deal with the wife’s tomorrow.  Deep joy! 🤨