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Sep 18th, 2021, 20:04 | #91 | |
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You must be fairly near a common cure for the inner speed demon, the Ramsey Forty Foot, that's a "kill or cure" jobby though! It was at one time the most dangerous road in Britain and i believe still in the top 10 - there was a thing on TV a few years back about Britains most dangerous roads (that might even have been the title, can't remember now) and the Forty Foot was definitely up there, i think most dangerous one year then slipped to second place, beaten by somewhere up north if memory serves. What's happening at Swavesey tomorrow then?
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Sep 18th, 2021, 20:14 | #92 | |
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Yes the Forty Foot was a killer of the unwary but a 50 mph limit and average speed cameras all along the fast straight have stopped that dead |
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Sep 18th, 2021, 20:31 | #93 | |
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Last time i was along the Forty Foot the 50 limit had just come in but no average speed cameras. Even at 50mph i'm sure it can give a few brown trouser moments unless they've resurfaced it recently.
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Sep 18th, 2021, 21:09 | #94 | |
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Sep 27th, 2021, 04:32 | #95 |
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Pretty mundane week.... stomach has been playing me up .. has meant days of pain and not much Volvo action.
However yesterday I went to a committee meeting for the games club I am the treasurer for. That meant firing up the big girl for a short jaunt to Chatteris.. she is performing well and pulls like a train; in fact better than ever, so my enthusiastic driving must be rubbing off on her Over tea and talk the subject of Fuel Shortages came up with the owners of two "Milk Floats" presents gloating about me using precious fuel whilst their cars sipped voltage. I laughed and told them how I would rather run my 26yr old 3 litre than either of their bland boxes. I had more fun driving to that meeting than they will have in a year of driving their milk floats... I really wish the full environmental impact of "new electric vehicles" was being reflected - I think the stored energy in my car from it's manufacturing alone more than offsets exhaust emissions whereas in 26 years time I doubt their cars will still be with us? An enthusiastic jaunt home after the meeting blew my troubles and pain away .. who needs pills when you have a 960? |
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Sep 27th, 2021, 10:03 | #96 | |
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As for the carbon footprint of your car, that's long-since recovered and you're so far "in credit" that for just the carbon footprint of making one of those BEVs, you could run your 960 for about another twenty years, especially as you don't drive many miles. By the time either of those BEVs reaches 8-10 years old, it will need a new battery which is another big clod-hopper of a carbon footprint to take into account. So much for being a "green" solution!
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Sep 27th, 2021, 11:37 | #97 |
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The only truly green solution when it comes to transport is less powered personal transport. Or, owning a gas-guzzler which makes you think twice about using it.
I've been laid up for a week after a minor op and popped out to find the Golf almost out of petrol for the school run. For some reason its little 1.6 16v engine demands SUL, which was handy as it was all the local garage had. Lots of people wondering whether it was OK to use SUL in a UL car, which says a lot about modern car ownership. I remember during the last big fuel crisis I was running a Mk1 Golf GTI at the time which demanded 4-star, which yet again was in plentiful supply. I probably shouldn't mention I've got a full tank of E5 UL in my 940 - I filled up and only got two miles before the HG finally let go.
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Sep 27th, 2021, 12:02 | #98 |
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Unbelievable people wondering whether it was ok to use super unleaded in an unleaded car - the clue is in the name!
You know that, i know that but like you say, it seems they are conditioned to only think inside the box - worse still most are university graduates and once upon a time, universities promoted lateral thinking rather than literal thinking. Luke may have to drain the tank as there's a chance that fuel will have gone stale, unleaded these days seems to have a short shelf life, exacerbated by adding ethanol to it especially as it's hygroscopic and water being heavier, will settle at the bottom of the tank. Sounds like your Golf is one of the first FSi models that can't run E10?
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Sep 27th, 2021, 22:46 | #99 |
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So tomorrow is Games night and I plan to load up the 960 with boardgames and bodies for an evening of fun and games down the Pub..
And biased though I am I think once again my 960 will stand out as a rose amongst modern thorns |
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Sep 28th, 2021, 09:09 | #100 |
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Not a Fizzy, just a bog-standard 1.6 16v. It's an ancient design, goes way back to the leaded days which might be part of the reason. Has a tendency to burn valves if run on UL, much prefers V-Power. Mine gets 1 tank in 4 of the strong stuff.
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