London pride parade at public expense
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I just find they have electric everything, if I have a bump and set off an airbag it senses it, turns off the fuel, unlocks the doors, turns the interior light on and the hazard warnings. It even detects under and oversteer and puts a single brake on to pull it back in!
My gearbox problem was an ECU getting water in it as it has a hydraulic clutch controlled by it, cost the dealer I bought it from £1080 so was a bit of a one off, I hope, all the discs, pads, one new caliper and one spring I got done for £350. Audi wanted more than that just for the front discs.
They really are a great car to drive, mine is 10 yrs old in its defence and has a 12 year internal rust guarantee, and I don't mean perforation, just rust. I get the the services done and stamped by Audi, all other work done by Audi Vag specialists.
Check out some of the Audi forums BTW
But back to subject
My gearbox problem was an ECU getting water in it as it has a hydraulic clutch controlled by it, cost the dealer I bought it from £1080 so was a bit of a one off, I hope, all the discs, pads, one new caliper and one spring I got done for £350. Audi wanted more than that just for the front discs.
They really are a great car to drive, mine is 10 yrs old in its defence and has a 12 year internal rust guarantee, and I don't mean perforation, just rust. I get the the services done and stamped by Audi, all other work done by Audi Vag specialists.
Check out some of the Audi forums BTW
But back to subject
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Allegro Equipe 1750 TC, not quite a Dolomite Sprint, but she went well. Halcyon days.
I should add that my present car will now outrun it it third, and my motorbike in second;
however, in its day............
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I should add that my present car will now outrun it it third, and my motorbike in second;
however, in its day............
(Edited for service writing.)
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however, in its day............
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however, in its day...
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with only three period marks and a full stop outside the parenthesis as any fule kno!
(with thanks to my hero Nigel Molesworth)
Nutloose,
I hope you were not maligning the venerable Princess. My first car that was (thanks Dad).
The 2 best things about it:
a. If you screwed your eyes up when you looked at it, it looked ALMOST like a Lotus Esprit....
b. The seat back had a handle (not a wheel), and if you pulled it the seat would go back such that it was virtually flat... ah, happy courting days
(but only when I could persuade a girl to actually get into the car!)
BTW, what was this thread about?
I hope you were not maligning the venerable Princess. My first car that was (thanks Dad).
The 2 best things about it:
a. If you screwed your eyes up when you looked at it, it looked ALMOST like a Lotus Esprit....
b. The seat back had a handle (not a wheel), and if you pulled it the seat would go back such that it was virtually flat... ah, happy courting days
(but only when I could persuade a girl to actually get into the car!)BTW, what was this thread about?
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You want stupid prices. Mercedes want £200 to update the SatNav. For £200 I can buy a new SatNav and quarterly updates for 2 years for that money.
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You want stupid prices. Mercedes want £200 to update the SatNav. For £200 I can buy a new SatNav and quarterly updates for 2 years for that money.
The cost of built-in SatNavs in modern cars is just plain daft. Upgrading them to include current mapping can cost £ lots!
Whereas a standalone SatNav can be bought with lifetime map upgrades for the same price - and you can also use it in any hire car, second car or whatever.
I have such a system, the only PITA (tenuous thread link...
) is that it has a 2Gb memory and full upgrades require more space - so every 3 months I have to spend a few hours defining the update mapping manually....
The Austin Allegro was the car which marked the nadir of BMC design - it introduced the world to BMC's square wheel...or rather, 'quartic', as their optimistic advertisers described it.
Anyway, back to the thread. I can't imagine that prancing up Piccadilly in July in full uniform will be a whole barrel of fun for them - but it would be priceless to witness the atmosphere in the RAF Club if some of the participants were to drop in afterwards and explain the reason for their being in uniform to some aged old Airship.....
Whereas a standalone SatNav can be bought with lifetime map upgrades for the same price - and you can also use it in any hire car, second car or whatever.
I have such a system, the only PITA (tenuous thread link...
) is that it has a 2Gb memory and full upgrades require more space - so every 3 months I have to spend a few hours defining the update mapping manually....The Austin Allegro was the car which marked the nadir of BMC design - it introduced the world to BMC's square wheel...or rather, 'quartic', as their optimistic advertisers described it.
Anyway, back to the thread. I can't imagine that prancing up Piccadilly in July in full uniform will be a whole barrel of fun for them - but it would be priceless to witness the atmosphere in the RAF Club if some of the participants were to drop in afterwards and explain the reason for their being in uniform to some aged old Airship.....
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if some of the participants were to drop in afterwards and explain the reason for their being in uniform to some aged old Airship
I do feel suitably
for saying that.
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Gay Pride March
At the risk of having the shirt lifter's bellowing I think the parade serves as a great opportunity for London Fire Service to functionally check their fire hydrants and hoses. They could wash the whole show down the drain where they should be. As others have posted, we, the vast majority of hetro's have had enough of being gagged.
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At the risk of having the shirt lifter's bellowing I think the parade serves as a great opportunity for London Fire Service to functionally check their fire hydrants and hoses. They could wash the whole show down the drain where they should be. As others have posted, we, the vast majority of hetro's have had enough of being gagged.
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Good post Melchett; subtle reference to hosepipe ban. Beags, I may be wrong, but I think you underestimate the freedom of thought that I have encountered amongst some of the oldest and most treasured members of the Royal Air Force Club.
Best wishes SOS
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The reason that many people reach flag/field/air rank is their ability to see people as assets to be used and managed to maximum effect, rather than worry themselves about things that are none of their business. The vast majority of the best Officers concern themselves with whether people are good at their jobs or not. Thank goodness the retards, generally, don't get much beyond OF3.
My advice to anyone who has a problem with these things is: chill out, enjoy life, don't worry about what other people are doing in their spare time if its not affecting you. If you feel that strongly about it, then have a good old think about whether you might be a big poof yourself. Many of the biggest haters, in my experience, love a bit of c*ck on the side.
I served my Queen, despite being one, and I'm quite proud of that. I don't think I'd be going on the Pride march as, tbh, I find the whole thing not to my taste, but I will fight to the death for people's right to do it. I think that's kind of the spirit of the armed forces in the UK - and we're a better country for it.
My advice to anyone who has a problem with these things is: chill out, enjoy life, don't worry about what other people are doing in their spare time if its not affecting you. If you feel that strongly about it, then have a good old think about whether you might be a big poof yourself. Many of the biggest haters, in my experience, love a bit of c*ck on the side.
I served my Queen, despite being one, and I'm quite proud of that. I don't think I'd be going on the Pride march as, tbh, I find the whole thing not to my taste, but I will fight to the death for people's right to do it. I think that's kind of the spirit of the armed forces in the UK - and we're a better country for it.
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I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
I admit to having a SatNav so that I can check the satellites are working and the map makers have the roads in the right place.
Got a Garmin satnav for the car, purchased a lifetime update for about 75 quid.
Now, that's good value. I've updated it about four times since I bought it and a natty little app on my PC tells me when a new update is available to download.
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Now, that's good value. I've updated it about four times since I bought it and a natty little app on my PC tells me when a new update is available to download.
Doc C
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taking a slightly opportunistic view on it, it does reduce the competition for the pretty girls, so in that sense, I think it should be encouraged 