Potus ???

[GarethM]

16 minutes ago, Steven P said:

Looking back Gareth, the quote is "Funny how you lot are quiet about the recent space rescue."... and the among th reasons no one thought to mention it is that they were just doing their job, and it wasn't powered by Trump. Though NASA is a government agency, its day to day running is not in his remit and commercial decisions are their call.

 

Anyway, Thanks Wrightbus, they got me to work, and back yesterday. Just thought while we are name checking things that did their job I'd thank my transport yesterday.

Without checking the dates, I think that was before the election I mentioned it, hence the very long delay.

 

And no I'm not thanking shell for today's fuel, or was it BP trying to get me to cycle to work and then not use 2 stroke.

[Steven P]

So even less relevance then to The Potus / Trump? 

 

 

 

Oh, while you are at it, thanks to Reebok for the trainers I wore so I could run for the bus too. They did their job.

[Yournamehere]

36 minutes ago, sime42 said:

Old Merc estates give the Volvo's a run for their money. My beat up old W124 was just grand until I got a van. Probably more load space than the bloated modern pickups and far more than all the crappy SUVs.

Ah yes, I never had one, but yes, for space, they probably out-volvo'd the volvo: they also held their value and so were never in my price range.

[AHPP]

I saw a lovely old Merc estate on the M11/M25 merging sliproad the other day. I saw it in my right mirror and thought, "What a lovely car. I bet it's really well insulated and serene in there. The driver must be in an oasis of calm."

Which they obviously were because they did exactly what they looked like they were going to do, smoothly coast into my path. I performed an evasive manoeuvre and followed it for a couple of minutes, watching it casually try to kill a few other people. I took the first opportunity to pass it so as to not be stuck behind the inevitable accident, which would also present an opportunity to eyeball the driver.

"I wonder what kind of bigot I'll be today." I thought.

Middle-aged Chinese woman. Didn't see me. Could have been a statue. Yep. That fits.

[AHPP]

 

Like this but older car and driver.

[sime42]

34 minutes ago, AHPP said:

I saw a lovely old Merc estate on the M11/M25 merging sliproad the other day. I saw it in my right mirror and thought, "What a lovely car. I bet it's really well insulated and serene in there. The driver must be in an oasis of calm."

Which they obviously were because they did exactly what they looked like they were going to do, smoothly coast into my path. I performed an evasive manoeuvre and followed it for a couple of minutes, watching it casually try to kill a few other people. I took the first opportunity to pass it so as to not be stuck behind the inevitable accident, which would also present an opportunity to eyeball the driver.

"I wonder what kind of bigot I'll be today." I thought.

Middle-aged Chinese woman. Didn't see me. Could have been a statue. Yep. That fits.

 

 

 

[sime42]

1 hour ago, Yournamehere said:

Ah yes, I never had one, but yes, for space, they probably out-volvo'd the volvo: they also held their value and so were never in my price range.

 

If you caught them in the dip on the value graph, before they became collectors cars you could get them for a very reasonable price. An awful lot of car for not much money. Bullet proof too, especially the earlier W123 diesels. You could probably run them on lard if you wanted!

There's a reason they're still plentiful in the Middle East and Africa.

 

 

[peds]

3 hours ago, Yournamehere said:

Nothing wrong with a Passat estate: it's about the only thing that is a suitable replacement for the old Volvo estates: fishing, fosslin, camping, bung everything in the back and go.

 

This is Passat number 4 for me and the wife over the last 25 years, can't fault them as a machine. As you say, throw it all in the back, and there's still room to spare. 

We had a sport version last decade, that was great for running up and down French motorways between the Alps and UK/Ireland.

 

Funny story (well, not very funny, to be honest) about how we got the current one, I'll type it up when I've finished work. 

[Anno]

14 minutes ago, peds said:

 

This is Passat number 4 for me and the wife over the last 25 years, can't fault them as a machine. As you say, throw it all in the back, and there's still room to spare. 

We had a sport version last decade, that was great for running up and down French motorways between the Alps and UK/Ireland.

 

Funny story (well, not very funny, to be honest) about how we got the current one, I'll type it up when I've finished work. 

work? what exactly do YOU DO?!!!! (asking for a friend...)

[Johnsond]

4 hours ago, sime42 said:

Old Merc estates give the Volvo's a run for their money. My beat up old W124 was just grand until I got a van. Probably more load space than the bloated modern pickups and far more than all the crappy SUVs.

Have 4x4 capability and the ability to tow 3500kg did it