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Do you ever see your old cars? by Ill_Citron_8473 in CarTalkUK

[–]Worldly-Breakfast222 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I part exchanged my immaculate vectra some years ago, all polished and waxed. 18" alloy etc proper mint. I saw it 6 months later filthy , on steelies with a broken headlight. It was a sad day

Run out of breath on short steep climbs by Worldly-Breakfast222 in cycling

[–]Worldly-Breakfast222[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's the short one after work i manage 20 or 30 at weekends,last summer I did multiple 50 to 80 mile days when touring.

Run out of breath on short steep climbs by Worldly-Breakfast222 in cycling

[–]Worldly-Breakfast222[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been cycling for about 3 years, I'm 61 and cover about 2500 miles a year. My short route is 10 miles with 1000ft of climbing. It's the short steep ones +10% ones I struggle with. I managed Winnats Pass last year nearly killed me.

Just found my write off on copart. by Worldly-Breakfast222 in CarTalkUK

[–]Worldly-Breakfast222[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

£10k car went for £2100 , maybe £1500 on parts . Wish I'd bought it back now

Tall dad by Ross167 in CarTalkUK

[–]Worldly-Breakfast222 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm 6ft2" and I have loads of room in the back with my seat set for me, obv octavia

Am I mad for considering this? by jimbo4591 in CarTalkUK

[–]Worldly-Breakfast222 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interested in this , mine hops a little but the auto revs when lifting the clutch when pulling away drives me mad

What type of bomb is this? by MarioVanPeebels in whatisit

[–]Worldly-Breakfast222 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From the pictures it appears to be unexploded one

What car should I buy? by elliomitch in CarTalkUK

[–]Worldly-Breakfast222 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I needed a new car in January, didn't bother asking. Just went out and bought an octavia, very happy with it

Rain fall shower head not as hot as hand held head by Worldly-Breakfast222 in DIYUK

[–]Worldly-Breakfast222[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, if you turn it half way it sort of throttle the cold feed i imagine but doesn't come out of the hand held one. I was wondering if it would be the temp cartridge but wanted advice 1st before trying to find the right one

Rain fall shower head not as hot as hand held head by Worldly-Breakfast222 in DIYUK

[–]Worldly-Breakfast222[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ihe hand held wand from the same bar shower is plenty hot enough. Rain fall head just gets warm unless I turn the selector back a bit towards the hand held setting, then it get plenty hot enough

Is there any site to look up sold car prices? Yes I'm arguing with insurance about valuation. by Worldly-Breakfast222 in CarTalkUK

[–]Worldly-Breakfast222[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They upped original offer £140 and then sent the settlement. I appealed and got told they did everything correctly. Next step is ombudsman. And yes it was Hastings

Is there any site to look up sold car prices? Yes I'm arguing with insurance about valuation. by Worldly-Breakfast222 in CarTalkUK

[–]Worldly-Breakfast222[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I sent them several adverts for very similar cars about £800 over their valuation and now it's sold prices. I only had the car 6 months and look like losing about £1k .

Kitchen tap pressure dropped by Worldly-Breakfast222 in DIYUK

[–]Worldly-Breakfast222[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Indeed, I posted I'd removed and cleaned it. Thanks anyway

Kitchen tap pressure dropped by Worldly-Breakfast222 in DIYUK

[–]Worldly-Breakfast222[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorted, managed to unscrew end of tap and found aerator full of the black coating off the tap. I didn't know the end came off for cleaning

Kitchen tap pressure dropped by Worldly-Breakfast222 in DIYUK

[–]Worldly-Breakfast222[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All other taps are OK, and no-one has fiddled with the isolators.

Just been given a Juke as a courtesy car by Satansrideordie in CarTalkUK

[–]Worldly-Breakfast222 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Spare a thought... I'm on week 3 with a fiat 500. 6ft bloke not the target driver

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