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Started by Norfolk Jim, 07 September 2011, 03:26:32 PM

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banger

#15
09 September 2011, 09:23:02 PM
No wonder then.  :)

CitTone

#16
12 September 2011, 01:41:53 PM
Got stung rotten when I added Steinbauer to my motor, but I'm beginning to think the insurance companies have got it in for me, as I appear to tick all the "low-risk" boxes but still pay twice what most people seem to think is reasonable.

Re: fuel consumption - I've always wondered how people seem to get consistently higher MPG figures out of the 2.2 than I can, but I tried a little experiment recently, having got half-way to work with the engine more-or-less warmed up and bimbling along in steady 55mph traffic - zero'd the MPG on the SID and watched it start from scratch at slow cruise......it was up to 59mpg and still rising when a need for negotiating traffic and junctions intervened. I obviously need more free-flowing A-roads between home and the factory!
Nobody likes a smartarse - until they need one.

Norfolk Jim

#17
12 September 2011, 03:57:12 PM
My insurance went up by 65 quid to £395 Fully Comp and business use so about the same as the tuned aero I had but car is worth more and 3 years newer so assumed that was the difference.

Wrighar - that you scareo???? Didn't we meet about some wheels I had from my old 9-5????

Where do you go to in Marazion then?? We stay at Wheel Rodney.

This is 3rd time for us (first without boys) and both other times were school hols so terrible 10 hour journey's. One was appauling as we left at midnight and still didn't get there till mid afternoon - mind you it could have been something to do with the kip I had at Exeter for a while or sooooo..........wife just let me sleep and went off for walk with boys!

I've done journey before on business and got there in just about 6 and half hours but thankfully all school kids back so we should have decent drive. We have a stop over at an aunts in Weston S Mare first so nice easy 3 hours from there (or less if I get excited).

CitTone

#19
12 September 2011, 05:54:06 PM
Probably been that away meself - SWMBO was brought up in Helston and educated (ha!) at the convent school. Several happy hols staring out into the fog pretending we could see the sea.
Nobody likes a smartarse - until they need one.

GeoffW

#20
12 September 2011, 08:40:28 PM
I had that this weekend - when we got back to Cornwall from our visit to Hampshire on Friday, SWMBO said let's go to the pub with a good view. Normally that's a cracking view from Falmouth over the Penryn river and Falmouth harbour to Flushing - all we could see was fog/drizzle but at least the beer was good!

Geoff

Geoff1951

#21
12 September 2011, 10:58:39 PM
Okayyy, anyone else changed names during the move from the old place?

TomPaine

#22
12 September 2011, 11:27:46 PM
Quote from: Geoff1951 on 12 September 2011, 10:58:39 PM
Okayyy, anyone else changed names during the move from the old place?

Aye, as indicated on the left...

Geoff1951

#23
13 September 2011, 04:36:51 PM
I'd seen that one, TomPaine! Interesting choice of monikers...

Norfolk Jim

#24
23 September 2011, 12:18:06 PM
Great time on Cornwall chaps and even got some sunburn on Saturday walking from Penzance to Prussia Cove and Praa Sands. Only rained once and that was on way home on Tuesday.

Watched fantastic sunset on Sunday eve at Sennen Cove :)

Seems like I was lucky for a change.................................
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