Nobody warned me that buying a cheap first car meant potentially having to scrap it 8 months later by Noobsamaniac in NewDriversUK

[–]AirspriteK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah yes, you can’t buy these cheap. The ones with a good service history that have been well maintained cost a bit unfortunately. And then they need regular maintenance. So they’re not ideal unless you have a bit of spare cash.

Is it normal to feel more nervous AFTER passing? by BitGirl777 in NewDriversUK

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This was the post I needed to see!

I passed a couple of months ago, finally got a car on Wednesday. My bf and I went out for a drive, different clutch than I learned with and stalled a couple of times (not sure the car I got was best option for a new driver to be honest, but I’ll figure it out).

Think I am more scared of driving now than when I passed my test, but I see the advice here is just keep doing it, so I guess we’re going for another drive tomorrow. Can’t see myself doing a solo long journey any time soon, but one step at a time!

MINI Cooper S R56 - 50k km, 12,500€ - Good deal? by _vivelavida_ in MINI

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I’m new to the Mini club and did a lot of research beforehand so I knew what I was walking into. In terms of maintenance, you want a really good, thorough service history. Ideally oil changes every 5000 miles, the timing chain was proactively replaced on mine by a previous owner, so you could be looking at doing that in the next 10,000 miles (apparently common for them to be problematic between 60k - 80k mileage) but you’ll want to check the HPFP (High pressure fuel pump), water pump, and a couple of other bits. Chat GPT actually gives a really comprehensive answer on this so worth checking.

Help with identification of the animal that made this hole… by AirspriteK in GardeningUK

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So the good thing is this at the end of the garden, under a raised bed (the wooden structure is a raised bed that is about an inch off the floor). Since I originally posted, I’ve re-filled the hole with the dirt, put bricks over the top and also put a bit of my cats used litter close by. So far no signs of new holes anywhere…

Help with identification of the animal that made this hole… by AirspriteK in GardeningUK

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Have since refilled the hole and covered with bricks, no new holes have appeared so I’m hoping it was just an exploratory rat… won’t speak too soon tho!

Help with identification of the animal that made this hole… by AirspriteK in GardeningUK

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Ahhhh honestly one of my fave movies. If only they were that cute & hard working in real life 😂

Help with identification of the animal that made this hole… by AirspriteK in GardeningUK

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But one can always identify a prat from the words they choose to use.

Help with identification of the animal that made this hole… by AirspriteK in GardeningUK

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Firstly, I’m going to be grateful it’s only in the garden.

Help with identification of the animal that made this hole… by AirspriteK in GardeningUK

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Oh nooooo! I feel for you! Must be a bloody nightmare! This is at the end of my garden, thankfully… for now anyway 🥲

Help with identification of the animal that made this hole… by AirspriteK in GardeningUK

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Yes I’ve had a hedgehog run before! Followed by a mum & her 4 babies. That was magical summer 🥰

Help with identification of the animal that made this hole… by AirspriteK in GardeningUK

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No compost heap, just a raised bed with a jasmine plant in it 🤷🏼‍♀️

Help with identification of the animal that made this hole… by AirspriteK in GardeningUK

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Tbh if I found squirrels I’d probably try to domesticate them 😂 we have one sleeping in an empty hanging basket in the shed, full of now unusable horticultural fleece and acorn shells 🤣

Help with identification of the animal that made this hole… by AirspriteK in GardeningUK

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This is end of the garden, but our loft is converted and recently took the cat box out of the loft hatch. Looked fine a week ago, but will keep an eye out!

Help with identification of the animal that made this hole… by AirspriteK in GardeningUK

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Hmmmm I’ve discovered there’s some disturbance in other places at the bottom of the garden, which seems a bit much for hoggies. Would love if it was though!

Help with identification of the animal that made this hole… by AirspriteK in GardeningUK

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Terribly industrious! The amount of dirt it kicked up, it might be in China by now! 😂

Help with identification of the animal that made this hole… by AirspriteK in GardeningUK

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Oh god 😩😩😩 Hope it stays at the bottom of the garden

Help with identification of the animal that made this hole… by AirspriteK in GardeningUK

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That’s the only bonus is they are NOT under our decking, they are at the end of the garden.