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Re: What are you doing today ??
Posted: 01 Apr 2014, 15:30
by Bratty
We've just had a new white car last Wednesday and it's been washed twice lol, that won't last.
Re: What are you doing today ??
Posted: 01 Apr 2014, 18:49
by D6
Only colour options were white and black? Good job they are the best colours.
I've done the opposite and declared our car SORN. £280 road tax!!! Feck that, I'm using the bike for a bit.
Re: What are you doing today ??
Posted: 01 Apr 2014, 18:58
by duke63
Spudda wrote:
Sorry .... a little vague
2 weeks ago I was about to order the Mazda 6 which I'd already tried ... great car plenty of umphhh and 'FamilySpudda' friendly.
I then gets a phone call from my boss asking when my current car is due for change ?
June says I ...
He then promptly tells me to ring the fleet manager as theirs a deal kicking around
Turns out, we have swapped our lease company and as a sweetener, the BMW 520d SE Business Edition was an option.
Went to look at one, sat in one (albeit the M Sport) and it pushed all of the 'FamilySpudda' buttons.
So I ordered one ...
Only criteria was it had to Black or White ... so with my OCD I went White
It was only yesterday I went to test drive one
184bhp : 8 Speed Auto : Nav : DAB : Leather : yada yada yada
Tax is a bit steep but then again I have been driving a Picasso 1.6 for the last 3 years.
The tax wouldnt have been such a jump if I'd been in a Mondeo or the like over that period.
But hey, the Spudlets are out of booster seats and the Fun Adjuster has an S-Max so theres no need for 2 family buses.
Just had a delivery date of the 23rd of June
Good skills. Jumping from a 1.6 Picasso to a 2.0 5 Series with autobox is going to be some change.
Re: What are you doing today ??
Posted: 02 Apr 2014, 09:56
by Kwacky
Starting to think about clearing the decks at work as I'm off on holiday soon so I need to make sure everything is in order before I go away.
Re: What are you doing today ??
Posted: 02 Apr 2014, 11:16
by C00kiemonster
Spudda wrote:duke63 wrote:Spudda wrote:
Nice. Have you ordered one?
Sorry .... a little vague
2 weeks ago I was about to order the Mazda 6 which I'd already tried ... great car plenty of umphhh and 'FamilySpudda' friendly.
I then gets a phone call from my boss asking when my current car is due for change ?
June says I ...
He then promptly tells me to ring the fleet manager as theirs a deal kicking around
Turns out, we have swapped our lease company and as a sweetener, the BMW 520d SE Business Edition was an option.
Went to look at one, sat in one (albeit the M Sport) and it pushed all of the 'FamilySpudda' buttons.
So I ordered one ...
Only criteria was it had to Black or White ... so with my OCD I went White
It was only yesterday I went to test drive one
184bhp : 8 Speed Auto : Nav : DAB : Leather : yada yada yada
Tax is a bit steep but then again I have been driving a Picasso 1.6 for the last 3 years.
The tax wouldnt have been such a jump if I'd been in a Mondeo or the like over that period.
But hey, the Spudlets are out of booster seats and the Fun Adjuster has an S-Max so theres no need for 2 family buses.
Just had a delivery date of the 23rd of June
Very nice
. The auto box in them is excellent.
Re: What are you doing today ??
Posted: 02 Apr 2014, 20:51
by Stew
Just got back from Clatterbridge hospital on the Wirral, if youre local you'll probably know what that means, the FIL is going in for an op in the morning and is surprising good spirits, which is great bus as we were driving through the main gates there is a banner up reminding people its 'National make a will week' that's must be slightly worrying for any patients going in .....
Re: What are you doing today ??
Posted: 02 Apr 2014, 21:21
by Moonie
Stew wrote:Just got back from Clatterbridge hospital on the Wirral, if youre local you'll probably know what that means, the FIL is going in for an op in the morning and is surprising good spirits, which is great bus as we were driving through the main gates there is a banner up reminding people its 'National make a will week' that's must be slightly worrying for any patients going in .....
Know the place well, Stew, being from The Wirral..it's a great hospital...it's also where the Egg Run used to end up, to deliver eggs for the kids and collection money. They treated my Aunty and a good friend there, really fantastic place, can't praise them enough.
Wishing your FIL all the very best with the op
Oh yeah, what am I doing today??? Well, I just had my first measurements taken for new leathers...I'm not feeling confident on how this will all pan out, but I guess they know what they're doing...something slightly funny and wrong about standing around in base layers and a back protector lol
Re: What are you doing today ??
Posted: 02 Apr 2014, 21:48
by Stew
Im sure he's going to be fine Di,they treated me mum there as well,other than that I think I may have sold my Fiesta so that means a few extra quid towards getting the Z650 finished off
Re: What are you doing today ??
Posted: 04 Apr 2014, 10:55
by Kwacky
Today I will mostly be dealing with a bike v car matter. Looks like the biker was filtering and the car driver switched lanes on the biker.
Re: What are you doing today ??
Posted: 04 Apr 2014, 10:58
by Cavetroll87
Kwacky wrote:Today I will mostly be dealing with a bike v car matter. Looks like the biker was filtering and the car driver switched lanes on the biker.
Surely the big thing in a case like that is how fast was the bike filtering?
Re: What are you doing today ??
Posted: 04 Apr 2014, 11:15
by Kwacky
Yep. The speed of the traffic around the biker, the speed of the bike and if there are any side roads are the main factors.
Re: What are you doing today ??
Posted: 04 Apr 2014, 13:35
by Bratty
It'll be nice to know the outcome of that Kwacky.
Re: What are you doing today ??
Posted: 04 Apr 2014, 13:57
by Kwacky
It very early in the case. We've been instructed from the outset to do the initial investigations. It'll be a while before anything happens on it.
Re: What are you doing today ??
Posted: 06 Apr 2014, 17:05
by Kwacky
Boring day seeing as I didn't go out. Walked the dog, did some ironing, been to visit my mum at hospital, about to take the kids out 10 pin bowling.
Re: What are you doing today ??
Posted: 06 Apr 2014, 17:49
by D6Nutz
Haven't been bowling in ages, must go soon a it's quite a laugh with the kids.
Have fun mate.
Re: What are you doing today ??
Posted: 06 Apr 2014, 18:00
by Bratty
It's a good laugh bowling have fun mate.
Re: What are you doing today ??
Posted: 06 Apr 2014, 19:17
by Rossgo
Was suoppose to go to circus but GF arm is hurting (long story dating back when she was a early teenager after a car crash) she ended up falling asleep and I had her dog curled up sleeping too
Somewhere underneath I was laying down. She found a nice spot on me haha
Re: What are you doing today ??
Posted: 06 Apr 2014, 19:50
by StMarks
Cracking looking dog that Rossgo, is it an Irish Wolfhound.?
I've been working on my hawthorn hedge all day. I had considered going to Snetterton tomorrow, but haven't had time to prep' my bike for track & it's a 3hr + journey so I have now passed my viable journey start time.
Re: What are you doing today ??
Posted: 06 Apr 2014, 20:42
by Rossgo
No not a Irish wolfhound she is a lot smaller than that but with long legs...she's a jack Russel / poodle! She's one he'll of a runner all other dogs give up chasing/playing as she's too fast!
Have considered getting her into agility courses she's got the pace and personality to do it if only she would have the patience to learn it though!!
Re: What are you doing today ??
Posted: 07 Apr 2014, 03:16
by Stew
Finish this night shift off and then off for 12 nights, going to go to Tesco on the way home and get some beer for later on then lay in bed til I feel like getting up and batter BF4 for a few hours with a couple of beers and my staffie for company, might give the GPZ a wash and tidy up if the weathers dry