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  1. A 94 Chevy G20 day van which was great when the kids were younger. Not economical at all though. I remember spending more on petrol in a day than I earned in a week a few times! Hyundai pony pick up. An absolutely super little thing that used more oil than petrol, shorted the battery when you used the blower but it never let me down and you could get so much in the back it was untrue. Bought a Hyundai pony x2 car because the pick up was awesome...the car wasn't! Loving my 2000 Jeep Cherokee XJ at the moment.
  2. Welcome, there is plenty to read and much to learn here.
  3. That last paragraph could be said of all the parties, you can see why people don't bother voting. I do, but wonder why sometimes.
  4. Try a battery load tester. Your local garage should have one, it'll only take a few seconds to see if it's bad. Tested mine and found it was weak under load, replaced it and problem solved.
  5. That all looks great! I think I've put on a couple of pounds just reading this. 🤤
  6. The bullet cache in Kent has some.
  7. The bullet cache in Kent has a load in stock and posts at cost.
  8. Found this on ebay 313711960716 Seller states 1980's
  9. Having got the wood shed well stocked I'm looking forward to some evenings by the fire and was chatting to a chap with a wood burner. He felt that open fires were not as good as wood burners and proceeded to lecture on the merits of his chosen heat source. I readily accept that wood burners are more efficient. Mum has an old Rayburn that provides warmth, hot water and the best cakes around! You can be sure that when it's alight everyone that comes in leans their bum on the rail at the front and warms themselves. I just prefer sitting by an open fire, whether that's at home or a local pub. Regardless if the merits of either, I wondered what the general consensus on here was so open it up to you all. Woodburner or open fire?
  10. Hi, The bullet cache in Kent has some. He can post. They are £10 per 100. He hasn't got all his stock listed online yet.
  11. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Happy St George's day! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
  12. Might have one, I'll have a look tomorrow.
  13. I have to put in a good word for the jeeps. I've had three (two grand cherokees and an xj) and cannot fault them. None have ever got me stuck and the current xj is, although not as comfy/kitted out superb. To be honest I'm more confident with the xj than the grand cherokees! The 4.0 litre engines are bulletproof tough and with regular oil changes last phenomenally well. I have towed out land rovers, toyotas, nissans, volvos and a range rover. I used to do a lot of miles and found them great on a journey. I have found the spares readily available and cheap. Plenty of space and most importantly a tape deck! So glad I kept my cassettes! the only thing the jeep needs is the right tyres and you are away. Minimum fettling, maximum fun!
  14. Rest in peace Sir Tom. A sad loss to us all. He was exactly what we needed, right when we needed it!
  15. Thats made me sad to be completely honest.
  16. I've had three lpg vehicles: 1 jeep grand Cherokee 2 ford explorer 3 Jeep Cherokee XJ All three have been brilliant! All had underslung lpg tanks so no loss of boot space. The ford had the largest tank (95 litres) and kept the full size petrol tank. The Jeeps have a smaller petrol tank. Motorway or around town I've found lpg to be brilliant. Here it is 65.9p a litre. I once took the Ford to Wales from Hythe, Kent and filled up at junction 11 of the M20 (they no longer sell lpg) and then refilled up in Cardiff. 4 litre V6 engine 200+ miles and just shy of £27 in lpg!! All my car's had the lpg already fitted when I purchased them.
  17. Good choice! You won't regret it. I have an original Leatherman and have carried it daily for 20+ years and cannot fault it. As an aside, the wife and I once went to Spain and I rolled up to the airport and was heading through security when the chap in front had his victorinox taken away without a word and put in their bin for destruction. A panic beset me as I edged closer realising that on my belt was my Leatherman. I placed it in the tray and stepped up. The airport official picked it up looked at it and said "is that a Leatherman?" to which I replied like a scared child "yes". "If you want to keep it, it'll have to go with checked baggage" he said. Having checked our bags earlier we were only left with my wife's handbag, accepting no arguement from the wife I retrieved my Leatherman from this wonderful gentleman and headed like a man possessed for the baggage check realising that we were being called to the gate. Much pleading at the baggage check and a frantic race back through security with quite possibly the angriest human I've ever witnessed we had managed to hold up a plane full of holidaymakers and the wife gave me grief for most of the trip....but I kept my Leatherman!!!😁😁😁 And I'd do it again!!
  18. Having read this post and subsequent replies, firstly may I say how awful an experience that must have been! I'm saddened that people feel it's ok or even funny to behave like that. I notice that there are mentions of retribution ie, "looking for the scr@#e" and "do what you have to do" that perhaps we can understand. Had it been my old dad I'd have surely felt of a similar mindset. I then read "manners and respect come from fear, a whooping teaches both" the following replies seemed to disagree wholeheartedly with such an approach yet no comments were made about the earlier remarks? I do not endorse beating but have in the past struggled on occasion and sadly once or twice failed to turn the other cheek when circumstances have turned ugly. We should all have the right to protect ourselves, but we should also be able to live in a community where we don't need to. Was it the wording or just different people's opinions? That's enough out if me... I'm off to the workshop! Keep safe all.
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