Even in Northern Ireland we have a similar phenomenon of “Belfast gets everything”. Then again, there is literally nothing else here. Across the border is even more ‘wilderness’ as far as I can see!
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I had Puncturesafe "goo" in the bike tyres. It stopped a hole cause by an M6 bolt. I had it professionally repaired but the technician said I really need not have bothered. I have not used it in the car tyres but it would be good sense to put some in.
Or you could say that the collective people of many countries, particularly UK, deliberately did not elect people who might work to moderate and improve the commission and wider community.
Instead many elected Brexiteers and other non engaged people who have quite obviously pissed away any possible influences they might have been able to make, if they ever turned up, and instead railed against it, not wanting to be there, still taking up the the salary and other benefits.
Instead many elected Brexiteers and other non engaged people who have quite obviously pissed away any possible influences they might have been able to make, if they ever turned up, and instead railed against it, not wanting to be there, still taking up the the salary and other benefits.
Hey, they’ll be losing their roles (salaries and benefits included) soon!
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Sticky string is the solution, usually!
Need a new proofreader, or learn to type properly. Just wondering what 'pooped the tyre off' might mean. Should have said 'popped', but I guess that was understood. Only noticed due to reveisiting as it was quoted. (Something for the smile thread perhaps)
I think the goo may have a place in bike tyres as they have a tendency to go pop more easily than car tyres, with more dramatic consequences. I'm not really a fan of it for cars. Many tyre shops refuse to repair tyres with goo in them.
For me, there are four types of puncture.
1. A small hole, screw or nail, which can be repaired. Usually tyre goes soft slowly, so time to swap with spare with no damage to tyre.
2. Large hole due to larger object. Not repairable. Goo will not prevent this, but usually the impact will be felt.
3. Small hole too near the sidewall for legal repair. Again, slow defaltion, so time to sort. This is what I had yesterday. New tyre now on. Tears shed, bank account emptied, etc. No extra work in cleaning out any goo.
4. Hole in sidewall. Mostly a feature of driving school cars. No amount of goo will save this one. Deflation rapid, but speed usually very slow. Learner gets to change the wheel. (You broke it, you change it!)
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Suspect I’m not long for this forum as calling out xenophobes and bigots is now racist.
If I’m banned, so long, farewell and you might find me on Faceache.
If I’m banned, so long, farewell and you might find me on Faceache.
Most people won’t see what you actually posted, but if they did they’d probably think what you said falls into that category a lot more than some opinion that doesn’t favour the EU - and you know it [emoji849]
Nothing xenophobic, bigoted or racist in anything I’ve ever posted on this forum. Even if it’s not in alignment with what you think. I’d be banned if I did. Rightly so.
It was my understanding those kinds of tyres , or even the kind of tyre repair kit in the likes of the newer Fiats meant a tyre was essentially fit to be thrown out / non repairable in pretty much all cases
Had a 5” nail go through my last Panda’s thread and sidewall on fairly new tyres a few years ago, that’s when I learnt it wasn’t able to be easily repaired! £45 lighter lol
Thank you for using that phrase.
I use it occasionally, and am nearly always met with incomprehension as few people seem to have heard it before.
Made my day. Thanks again.
Someone at Fiat deserves a square kick-in-the-balls for their work on the 'Making the new Panda RHD' team....
Got the cabin / pollen filter today and attempted to follow a two minute YouTube instructional video... seems easy enough.
They didn't account for the pedals in the way for our version. With some struggling, I pulled out the black wore filter (Thanks, Motorpoint) which clearly wasn't changed in June... and now the new one will absolutely not be able to morph around the clutch pedal on it's way in....
Someone please tell me it's accessible from the other side?!
Got the cabin / pollen filter today and attempted to follow a two minute YouTube instructional video... seems easy enough.
They didn't account for the pedals in the way for our version. With some struggling, I pulled out the black wore filter (Thanks, Motorpoint) which clearly wasn't changed in June... and now the new one will absolutely not be able to morph around the clutch pedal on it's way in....
Someone please tell me it's accessible from the other side?!
what made me grumpy today: having to jump out of the way of a car on a pedestrian crossing. Stupid old hag driving, too lazy to deice the windshield so she had no idea I was on the crossing until I smashed my fist on the car.
More and more accidents caused by old people driving here, last weekend 4 deaths, all caused by over 75y old people not capable of handling their car anymore.
More and more accidents caused by old people driving here, last weekend 4 deaths, all caused by over 75y old people not capable of handling their car anymore.
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Nutty about Pandas Infected by Panda virus and OPD
I remember with my first. Mrs Panda Nut had been up nearly all night with 'him@. I decided to shove hime in the pram and go for a walk so she coudl lie down. Duely set off down the road at about 3.30am just as the sum was coming up a fine gentleman in blue pulled up in his panda car. Morning chief ..... you alright then.....
I think the response was a variation of 'do I look al******right? If was was al****right I woudl be in bed and this litle ***** would be asleep in his!
Oh OK then. good morning chief...
Policeman exited stage left.
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The bomb disposal truck was coming down the A50 today. Blue lights etc. I noticed it miles away. It's amazing how many people still don't pull over even when the truck was right behind them flashing head lights, blue lights and horn beeping!
They said the Panda was so rough and noisy that it shouldn’t be considered. As expected.
And yet, it out sells all of those cars across Europe despite it being more expensive for less equipment. It’s mad how out of alignment the media / car press is compared to real people and what they vote with their own, hard gotten cash. I suppose it’s like Apple getting all the negative press to knock them off the top ;-)
Having changed the cabin filter on our 2010 Panda fairly easily I later set about doing the one in my boy's 2012 Punto Easy. The first time I tried was at the end of a few hours spent servicing and generally "fettling" it. I got the really filthy old one out OK but just couldn't get the new one in. It was jamming and scrunching up. So, being tired and before I got too angry and ruined it, I gave up.
A couple of weeks later I came across a video description which was a revelation - It won't go in if you present it square on to the slot because heater trunking etc is in the way. So you offer it up at 45 degrees to how it should fit. By that I mean you push the bottom edge fully into the case, that leaves the top corner barely entered. To put this another way it will look diamond shaped now. Then you carefully use a longish screwdriver to "persuade" the top edge of the filter into the case. This does distort the filter a little as you are fitting it but , with the aid of a mirror and bright torch, you can see that the filter has sprung back into shape once fully installed.
Now that I know to do it this way it's really a bit of a doddle!
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Replacing both the rear tyres on my M140i because of an unrepairable puncture. £340 later and a week later I've got yet another puncture 
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Berlin Tegel airport.
Too small. Poor facilities and falling apart as it was due to be replaced a decade ago.
Too small. Poor facilities and falling apart as it was due to be replaced a decade ago.
Had a nice little day planned with munchkin, wife comes on from a 12 hour night shift "I'm off to bed there's a warning light on in the car and a funny smell I can't find, love you night"
That'll be the TPS light then, swear to God Michelins have a magnet inside them she has 1-2 punctures a year at least for the last 6 years.
Oh and the smell is off milk..
So I'm gonna have to clean that before I go to local tyre place cos it's frankly embarrassing.
I love her, I'm not going to wake her up to rant...but I am going to rant on the net...cos now me and little man have a trip to f***ing tyre spot on.
Just hoping it holds enough air for a 7 mile trip as having to put the spare would be the final insult..left it while I dress little man for his day trip. Will see how much it loses, at least this car has a standard full size spare (one thing PSA is very good about).
Never ever ever ever ever buy a low miles 1 lady owner car..
That'll be the TPS light then, swear to God Michelins have a magnet inside them she has 1-2 punctures a year at least for the last 6 years.
Oh and the smell is off milk..
So I'm gonna have to clean that before I go to local tyre place cos it's frankly embarrassing.
I love her, I'm not going to wake her up to rant...but I am going to rant on the net...cos now me and little man have a trip to f***ing tyre spot on.
Just hoping it holds enough air for a 7 mile trip as having to put the spare would be the final insult..left it while I dress little man for his day trip. Will see how much it loses, at least this car has a standard full size spare (one thing PSA is very good about).
Never ever ever ever ever buy a low miles 1 lady owner car..
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