How does this sound:
Citroen C5 2.2HDI Exclusive auto.
75k miles, long MOT, new tyres.
Alloys, leather, electric everything, climate, cruise blah, blah, blah.

Last night I was offered another banger.
Brother has decided to buy a new car - A Volvo V70 2.4D SE Geartonic.
Anyway, he offered me his old car.
<Drum roll played badly in anticipation of the total anti-climax>

Avantgarde spec then?
What does it have and what did they skimp on?

Down the garage for the vac because we haven't an extension long enough.
Waste of money, how are you supposed to get the drainpipe down the sides
of the seats where the real crud grows.
Spray the wheels with Tesco wheel cleaner (don't know why I bother the

As I drove past my local garage last night I noticed diesel has gone
*down* a penny!

Paging Tom De Moor - as I imagine you'd have more experience with this than
most, but all opinions/experiences/unrelated OT posts are of course 100%
welcome, and expected as replies :)
One of my friends is looking at 911s, 2002 kinda vintage, in Carerra 2S

It's time to flog the van, so today I've been detailing it.
I started with some TFR (Traffic Film Remover) and the BFOYB (Big f.ck Off
Yard Brush). I know a lot of people favour the two bucket method along with
a wash mitt, but I carefully rinsed most of the mud off of the BFOYB ...

Was at a track night tonight.  I wasn't driving but I took some pics.
Can anyone tell me what this is?
http://tinyurl.com/5mtwga
I thought it was an F40 at first, then I thought it might be based on a

Budget :  4 grand.
Annual mileage : 20 - 25,000
Use  : Commuting, daily business use, holidays, towing car trailer, long
walks along the beach, GSOH etc...

Apart from being emissions level taxed?
http://smallr.com/3dg for example?
Or might consider an Octavia again.
http://smallr.com/3dh

In the past, Daewoos were always last years cast of GM designs, but this
actually looks kind of attractive in LT spec, in Mica Black with
Charcoal leather with the 2.0 diesel and auto.
Looks a bit Saab, and a bit Merc from certain angles?

I've got a van. I've also clocked an ABF and box on ebay that's on a pallet.
However, the bloke who's got it has no fork truck. Is there any possibility
of me and someone else getting said box and engine into the van?

Tokyo Flash "B Version"
Completely impractical for telling the time just like the original Sinclair
digital watches, actually more so as when you pressed the button on the
Sinclair ones you got the time, the Tokyo Flash watch runs through a pattern

As per the title I just wondered what you regard as a reasonable price
to pay for a replacement car battery and installation by a garage?
Cheers
John