The Dark Wob

I'm too tight/stupid for winter tyres.

I do try to drive more carefully in winter though.

But I'm old too so once the heater warms up I forget that it is still cold outside

I've got 4 x 185 14Cs on the back with a couple of ton onboard to give extra traction...
Seriously it was very good last time we had snow, obviously I couldn't stop or steer but it didn't get stuck.

Ya; bunch of fookin' Jessies, what's the matter wiv ya all? Slides are good... right?

Never had a set of winter tyres but then, I live in the SW where we have had snow once in the past 20 years.. it was great no one else around so the dog made 5 trails in te snow (4 legs and one todger - Basset so low! ).

Oh yeah, went shopping, which I hate, but the dogs have gotta eat so... On the way back I was followed by a Police Volvo (who'd have thought, not seen a cop car in years!) and had that 'oh shit!' moment while my brain ran through the legalities of the car, then relief. Anyway, the bugger was right behind me and I was watching the speedo like a hawk when a thought entered my head, use the limiter!

So I did. Never used it before, wasn't sure how to set it (dead easy) but once set it was so relaxing hoofing the car from a standstill and the car sticking to 30mph without any help/hindrance from me! It's cool...

So what's happened to the multiple XKs that you were going to buy?

chadders wrote: ↑Wed Oct 21, 2020 1:46 pm So what's happened to the multiple XKs that you were going to buy?

Are you aware of the cowardice instilled in a body by buying blindly an old Bentley? Well, I am a coward! I keep thinking about one over in Ivybridge but, strangely, it being cheapish is putting me off. Plus, it's a dull colour and I'm not sure about the interior, looks really dull and uninspiring. Other sad fact is I like the SuLK! Also, they seem to have become enormously expensive! Last year 5 - 6 grand would buy something decent, now they are 10 thousand and I'm not sure I want to spend that much on a rusty old Jaguar!

I 'nearly' went to have a butchers at a 3 litre XF on a '10' plate for just over £5200 but again, why bother? It's only a change I fancy and mainly just because I'm bored. No reason to change the Merc, quite like it, fast enough for anyone (!) and a convertible but it's silver and I want a colour.

There is the other small matter that I will no longer travel miles to look at cars: so used to getting to the other end of the world and finding a shed that was described as 'mint' so now, about 30 - 40 miles away is far enough. Lazy? Yes indeed but better for my blood pressure.

I probably will change it soon, but for once, I'll get something I really like not something that just happens to be around that I quite fancy. Anyway, just booked the Merc into Central for new brakes all round, service and MOT so going to be skint for a while.

I took my 166 for a scenic* drive in the fog on Dartmoor

Looks like an 80s album cover for soft metal.

Or an episode of Vera.

paulplom wrote: ↑Tue Oct 20, 2020 9:24 am Front tyres are getting low and the rears are looking shabby on my transit. Has anyone got any reccomendations for aset of cold weather ones for it?
The fronts are michelins from a qashqai and have been great. Not sure about the legalities insurance wise though.

Costco, its all they bloody stock.