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mrlongbeard liked Byron C's post in the thread Other What Makes Your Life, Meh?.
You can take that even further back than the last 5-10 years or so, tbh. Engines have been reliant on electronic ECUs for quite a while...
11 Sep 2024 at 20:33 -
mrlongbeard replied to the thread Other What Makes Your Life, Meh?.
It appears we are, in part, different sides of the same coin. Whilst I would seriously throw all of my toys out the pram in half of the...
11 Sep 2024 at 20:32 -
mrlongbeard replied to the thread Other What Makes Your Life, Meh?.
The first, OK my pet peeve is I like to set my distance not the car, the current Skoda and previous VW would not let me follow as...
11 Sep 2024 at 19:34 -
mrlongbeard replied to the thread Other What Makes Your Life, Meh?.
Maybe I'm getting to be that old cantankerous a-hole that shouts at kids enjoying themselves, but I really really dislike all the...
11 Sep 2024 at 18:30 -
mrlongbeard replied to the thread Other What Makes Your Life, Meh?.
I agree on the lack of enforcement, however I would suggest that more than half of the infractions that need enforcing against are due...
11 Sep 2024 at 15:22 -
mrlongbeard replied to the thread Other What Makes Your Life, Meh?.
And we wonder why the overall standard of driving has taken a nose dive
11 Sep 2024 at 12:47 -
mrlongbeard liked David's post in the thread LOL Things That Make You Feel Older….
Back then, my morning commute was about sixty miles - I'd usually just left the M1 and got through Chesterfield as Sarah Kennedy...
11 Sep 2024 at 07:58 -
mrlongbeard replied to the thread LOL Things That Make You Feel Older….
Radio 2 headed down hill when Sir Tel departed this mortal coil, and ceased to exist* for me when Ken Bruce was given the elbow. *aside...
10 Sep 2024 at 21:01 -
mrlongbeard replied to the thread Other What's ruining your life right now?.
£80 quid for this part, not too bad, but the 2 slide pins, which are nothing more that 2 pins with an M9 thread at one end, 12mm...
7 Sep 2024 at 20:41 -
mrlongbeard liked ElThomsono's post in the thread Other What's ruining your life right now?.
Could you helicoil it?
7 Sep 2024 at 17:27 -
mrlongbeard replied to the thread Other What's ruining your life right now?.
Theoretically possible, but not keen into cast, and with it being one of only 2 bolts that hold the caliper on..... you know what, sod...
7 Sep 2024 at 17:27 -
mrlongbeard replied to the thread Other What's ruining your life right now?.
Stripped out a bolt hole in a brake caliper carrier on the car, none to be had at any local scrappies, bleedin' buggery fudgesticks.
7 Sep 2024 at 14:04 -
mrlongbeard replied to the thread Other What's ruining your life right now?.
I think that was the final take away, but there will always be questions about the gun too.
6 Sep 2024 at 20:13 -
mrlongbeard replied to the thread Other What's ruining your life right now?.
Go and find the video where a .50BMG slap round exploded on him, he's a lucky SOB to be alive. And to be frank after that I think I'd...
6 Sep 2024 at 19:37
