Random musings and general banter.

[EmmaP]

Thanks for the kind words… Daytimes on Ideal World essentially unwatchable nowadays, so not room for much to say there. Great camaraderie on here, as I said. Will still post the ODD picture from to time to time. Caught the Football Collectibles hour with Mike last night, and to be fair, some great items on there….Stay well, all…

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Hey Duke

I used to like the old Collectables hours wish they were bought back

 

[jayc]

Ideal world

Depends, Peter seems to to think 40mm is cadet size but on other occasions 42mm is cadet size, he just makes it up as he goes along.

Not sure myself, not something you hear apart from Peter & IW, but i vaguely remember reading somewhere years ago after searching for info, cadet size seems to be a smaller size watch in the 30s, maybe 34mm-38mm, but not 40mm & up as Peter seems to think. Could be wrong, as i say was a few years ago i read it online and being online could be crap.

nobody watching Sally

No, she's too loud and the models think everything is fantastic and £80 cheaper than the high street

 

[Hammy60]

Thanks for the kind words… Daytimes on Ideal World essentially unwatchable nowadays, so not room for much to say there. Great camaraderie on here, as I said. Will still post the ODD picture from to time to time. Caught the Football Collectibles hour with Mike last night, and to be fair, some great items on there….Stay well, all…

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Very true, it's the line up from hell during the day.

I got that subbuteo edition for xmas in 1970.

 

[Scraping the barrel]

If you need any more finance let me know, I know a good deal when I see one

Wow! Didn’t expect that. Ok a few grand on no flexis would be luvvly jubbly.
I will now make sure you get a ‘mention’ on Ideal World!
Name in lights (well solar lights anyway)

 

[Scraping the barrel]

I hate the fact many modern cars are becoming ever more like devices as opposed to cars. Screens instead of dials, knobs and switches. Interior lighting akin to a disco. No proper handbrake. Often no actual dipstick. Beeping at you left right centre. And to be plugged in to recharge!

Nope you can't halt change, 'progress', however when it comes to cars I'm happy to admit I'm a bit of a luddite

Well if it’s a dipstick that you need I have found you one that can sit in the back of the car,morphie in hand and having him there I can guarantee,on 4 flexis,that nobody would want to nick your car

 

[headintheclouds]

Thanks for the kind words… Daytimes on Ideal World essentially unwatchable nowadays, so not room for much to say there. Great camaraderie on here, as I said. Will still post the ODD picture from to time to time. Caught the Football Collectibles hour with Mike last night, and to be fair, some great items on there….Stay well, all…

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Great to see you post again, Duke Your pics are the best

 

[Niwa]

I hate the fact many modern cars are becoming ever more like devices as opposed to cars. Screens instead of dials, knobs and switches. Interior lighting akin to a disco. No proper handbrake. Often no actual dipstick. Beeping at you left right centre. And to be plugged in to recharge!

Nope you can't halt change, 'progress', however when it comes to cars I'm happy to admit I'm a bit of a luddite

The worst thing for me as another driver is the sheer brightness of those LED headlights. Probably great for the driver of the new car, not so for many of his fellow drivers.
Also what is the point of having a whole car front plastered in lights which is now quite a popular trend?
Many vehicles look like they could be extras in Close Encounters of Third Kind!

 

[Duke of Cheese]

Great to see you post again, Duke Your pics are the best

Going to generally speak in pictures now!!

 

[Niwa]

My thoughts exactly, technology for technologies sakeHate modern cars in some ways, even the older cars I typically buy have got pointless extras on nowGod know in a few years time and I’m buying todays latest cars second hand in the future

And more to point really, how reliable are all these gadgets going to be?
Lets face it, there is less and less stuff you can DIY on your own car anyway these days. It seems we should be expecting many large repair bills.
I think it's likely that we'll see huge drops in residual values after a few years considering the massive price of even a fairly basic new car.

 

[Scraping the barrel]

Talking of cars. In case any of you were wondering I managed to sneak around IW car park earlier and found Peter and Mikes cars. They are obviously raking in the money.Expensive cars…not sure who owns which car or maybe Company cars which any presenter can use?

 

[Wanderer]

Maybe they’re flying out on boomerangs?

I hate the stop start function on modern vehicles. I always press the disable button as soon as possible.

It is probably a handy function in heavy congested cities, in a rural town not so much. They should make it so that you can disable it if thats your choice and not have to press the button every time you get in the car.

I hate the fact many modern cars are becoming ever more like devices as opposed to cars. Screens instead of dials, knobs and switches. Interior lighting akin to a disco. No proper handbrake. Often no actual dipstick. Beeping at you left right centre. And to be plugged in to recharge!

Nope you can't halt change, 'progress', however when it comes to cars I'm happy to admit I'm a bit of a luddite

Have rented two cars for a few days twice in the last year or so. Electric handbrake annoyed me at times - press the brake and pull the switch up to release it, why not make it more complicated.

Not sure whats wrong with a handle that pulls up and a wee release on the end that your thumb fits nicely.

My thoughts exactly, technology for technologies sakeHate modern cars in some ways, even the older cars I typically buy have got pointless extras on nowGod know in a few years time and I’m buying todays latest cars second hand in the future

I'd love some extras on my seventeen year old Fiesta. No air-con, no recirculation button to keep out those nasty smells sometimes, a stereo that played MP3s or actually would even play a CD reliably.

I think the expected lifespan is reducing, the cynic in me says thats in the interests of the manufacturers.

Without main dealer work software/firmware in the electric modules does not get updated to improve things or fix the gremlins they've encountered with it. I know some Fords not much newer than mine for example needed a software update to fix issues with Bluetooth connection.

Not sure what will be affordable in future for those of us with limited finances. Right now I'd like something a bit newer than mine, but looking around anything newer than 12 years old is not an option unless its been subject to an insurance claim, has epic mileage, has issues already or a combination of these. I'd like to avoid some of the models due to well documented issues - looking at you PSA for those PureTech 1.2 (aka PureCrap) engines and Ford for those Ecoboost (aka EcoBoom) engines, but that narrows the options even further. No point in a diesel for the miles I do and it would only cause issues with DPF.

On those lines, I found both a distributor cap, a set of points and a few HT leads - all new- in a giant garage clearout last year. They must have been in there for 30yrs+, because I haven't had the car which they fitted for about that time. Can you imagine now, on a foggy damp winter morning when the car won't start, suggesting to someone that they try spraying the cap and leads with WD40 to see if that helps!

Somewhere I have new parts for a car I have never owned, they were being thrown out at a local motorists shop some 30+ years ago and I intended to sell them on, but never got around to it.

Would most know how to get the bonnet open these days?

And more to point really, how reliable are all these gadgets going to be?
Lets face it, there is less and less stuff you can DIY on your own car anyway these days. It seems we should be expecting many large repair bills.
I think it's likely that we'll see huge drops in residual values after a few years considering the massive price of even a fairly basic new car.

They probably won't, electronics can and do fail.

I can't see a DIYer or most small garages taking out almost the entire dash to repair/replace say a failed speedo/tacho display unit thats failed or a head unit for infotainment.

The worst thing for me as another driver is the sheer brightness of those LED headlights. Probably great for the driver of the new car, not so for many of his fellow drivers.
Also what is the point of having a whole car front plastered in lights which is now quite a popular trend?
Many vehicles look like they could be extras in Close Encounters of Third Kind!

Don't get me started on those modern HID lights, especially in the SUV type cars that sit higher.

LEDs might improve over time, I know someone with a late model Vauxhall for example and than alters its light output when it detects oncoming traffic. Not sure if it does anything when following another vehicle.

Yes, what is that all about. White bar on the front and red on the back, do they know the main lights will fail and those bars are the backup just in case?

 

[Wanderer]

Sorry for the long post above, I think I must have read to many posts by galesgal57, Hammy or Professor B.

 

[Niwa]

It is probably a handy function in heavy congested cities, in a rural town not so much. They should make it so that you can disable it if thats your choice and not have to press the button every time you get in the car.



Have rented two cars for a few days twice in the last year or so. Electric handbrake annoyed me at times - press the brake and pull the switch up to release it, why not make it more complicated.

Not sure whats wrong with a handle that pulls up and a wee release on the end that your thumb fits nicely.



I'd love some extras on my seventeen year old Fiesta. No air-con, no recirculation button to keep out those nasty smells sometimes, a stereo that played MP3s or actually would even play a CD reliably.

I think the expected lifespan is reducing, the cynic in me says thats in the interests of the manufacturers.

Without main dealer work software/firmware in the electric modules does not get updated to improve things or fix the gremlins they've encountered with it. I know some Fords not much newer than mine for example needed a software update to fix issues with Bluetooth connection.

Not sure what will be affordable in future for those of us with limited finances. Right now I'd like something a bit newer than mine, but looking around anything newer than 12 years old is not an option unless its been subject to an insurance claim, has epic mileage, has issues already or a combination of these. I'd like to avoid some of the models due to well documented issues - looking at you PSA for those PureTech 1.2 (aka PureCrap) engines and Ford for those Ecoboost (aka EcoBoom) engines, but that narrows the options even further. No point in a diesel for the miles I do and it would only cause issues with DPF.



Somewhere I have new parts for a car I have never owned, they were being thrown out at a local motorists shop some 30+ years ago and I intended to sell them on, but never got around to it.

Would most know how to get the bonnet open these days?



They probably won't, electronics can and do fail.

I can't see a DIYer or most small garages taking out almost the entire dash to repair/replace say a failed speedo/tacho display unit thats failed or a head unit for infotainment.




Don't get me started on those modern HID lights, especially in the SUV type cars that sit higher.

LEDs might improve over time, I know someone with a late model Vauxhall for example and than alters its light output when it detects oncoming traffic. Not sure if it does anything when following another vehicle.

Yes, what is that all about. White bar on the front and red on the back, do they know the main lights will fail and those bars are the backup just in case?

When driving I always try to avoid a complete stop by the use of following distance and measured braking.
I hate having to use the clutch to move away from stationary and even more hate hillstarts.
But yes otherwise I agree with absolutely everything else in your post.

 

[galesgal57]

Mike owns a beard trimmer! It must be broken, as it looks overgrown to me.

 

[Niwa]

Sorry for the long post above, I think I must have read to many posts by galesgal57, Hammy or Professor B.

Not a problem for me, complicated issues require more than a few words.

 

[galesgal57]

A beard trimmer for Valentine's Day that you can use on your more intimate parts!! What a romantic gift.

 

[EmmaP]

He could do a on air demo

 

[Muttley]

Mike owns a beard trimmer! It must be broken, as it looks overgrown to me.

He probably bought it at IW

 

[Muttley]

A beard trimmer for Valentine's Day that you can use on your more intimate parts!! What a romantic gift.

I'm so glad I'm single

 

[Wanderer]

A beard trimmer for Valentine's Day that you can use on your more intimate parts!! What a romantic gift.

Allegedly a trim there can make things look bigger....

He could do a on air demo

You best text in let him know how much extra you will pay for that.

He probably bought it at IW

He needs to return it under the 30 day money back guarantee.