Wimblowdriver said:
On account of advancing age ----- and waistline----- I have squandered me pocket money on a car creeper. Luxury model with 2 x magnetic tool trays, and a LED work light on a bendy stick thing. Should make getting under the family fleet of low slung front end cars a bit easier from now on. Especially the focus which almost hugs the ground with its nose. And I need to add a couple more inches to the height of the home- made ramps. The 1970's ramps which are still in good condition, and still useable for raising the rear end, are no good at the fronts of moderns. Looking forward to sliding around under the Landy too :p
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I suppose the front underside scrapes the ramps if you try to go up frontways on the older ramps? I've still got a nice big sturdy pair of ramps of a similar vintage, might have even been my grandfather's so possibly 50s or 60s but never tried to put a modern car on them.

For now the sheet of ply with four castors suffices for getting underneath :D
 
Hippo said:
Yes. Uses the gear lever to do it. Also has a soport suto option that revs higher before changing and generally runs one gear lower to give betterer sudden performance.
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Just like my old Laguna then - all of the above plus the 'sport' option. Wondered what on earth was wrong with it when I first pressed the button by mistake, till I saw the little red light on next to 'sport' 🤣
 
6pot said:
Yes that's pretty gutting.

Liked your Renault 6 story, sounds like a similar thing and that the repair shop knew exactly what to do based on experience. They were probably similarly constructed, there was a family likeness and I recall the 6 was known as a 'mountain goat' due to a go-anywhere reputation, then when the 16 came out they were called 'executive mountain goat' due to their more luxurious appointment, for the time. I miss them.

Sorry to hear your knee's causing grief, those tiles must individually be heavy based on a weight you mentioned in another post. I'm guessing concrete tiles?

My back's better now thanks but it never really fully goes away, I have to be careful. Due to my height and what I mainly do but luckily it was a muscle strain rather than something worse. Legs, knees, arms, shoulders also complain a fair bit...
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I had never heard that thing about a R6 being called a "mountain goat". I love that! I have to admit that I was using it during one of the hardest winters in Northern France and it never let me down. I once was in a petrol station and noticed a funny noise coming from under the bonnet as it was running. I opened the bonnet and noticed that the air filter holder was moveable, i.e. the screws holding it to the top of the carb had come loose and I could lift the whole top of the carb off, yet it was still running fine!

So also never heard about the nickname of the R16 either!

I agree about the situation with the rear suspension being a family trait as I also knew a girl with a Renault 4 who had exactly the same problem.

Each tile weighs over 4 kilos and they are terra cotta, I suppose. I have been told that it is not a good idea to paint sealing stuff on them either. Presumably in case water trapped inside them causes a problem. So many conflicting bits of advice!

Like you, I damaged my back some time ago, when I was 18 and it has never gone away. It takes far longer to heal up nowadays and it can't take the "weightlifting" it used to. So 50 kg sacks of concrete are now beyond me. Just have to work within our limits.
 
6pot said:
All this stacking wood, 30 degrees and stubble fires makes it hard to imagine deep snow! I suppose you have a continental climate there.

Those hair clippers are great, got some 25 years ago and never looked back, Mrs just whizzes over it every 6 weeks or so and Bob's yer uncle. Still on original machine (Wahl) and the cost of it has been saved many many times over with no visits to Barbers.
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Yes it’s a set of wahl clippers :)

Proper seasons here.

J
 

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Hippo said:
Yer shud av more spect for da king.
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Why should I ?? the royals do nowt for me, for the amount of property/jewels/staff/security they have is sickening considering
the amount of poor families & homeless people are in the UK how many people have struggled to food on the table for the wee
kiddies. United Kingdom Pfffttt United my foot, its a joke the whole world has been laughing at us putting up with the likes of Boris & scams going on. Then theres us the working people get robbed on tax & vat at every turn. If they gave up a fraction to
help our country it would help bloody millions of people. Ive got more respect for the single girl down the road who has 3 kids & goes out working 2 jobs & still she has to go to a food bank. :mad::mad:

Just signing into the house of lords gets them 300 sovs how many hours do you work for 300 notes.
The pollution of politicians are only interested in lining there own pockets.
So the next time yous all get your flags out to wave at the royals waving back at you......they are waving & laughing at yous for the 10k of your wages that youve slogged your heart out for.

I will not say any more on this matter, everyone is different & everyone has there own beliefs. Nuff said.
 
6pot said:
All this stacking wood, 30 degrees and stubble fires makes it hard to imagine deep snow! I suppose you have a continental climate there.

Those hair clippers are great, got some 25 years ago and never looked back, Mrs just whizzes over it every 6 weeks or so and Bob's yer uncle. Still on original machine (Wahl) and the cost of it has been saved many many times over with no visits to Barbers.
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Do yous share the clippers 🤣 🤣
 
kevstar said:
Why should I ?? the royals do nowt for me, for the amount of property/jewels/staff/security they have is sickening considering
the amount of poor families & homeless people are in the UK how many people have struggled to food on the table for the wee
kiddies. United Kingdom Pfffttt United my foot, its a joke the whole world has been laughing at us putting up with the likes of Boris & scams going on. Then theres us the working people get robbed on tax & vat at every turn. If they gave up a fraction to
help our country it would help bloody millions of people. Ive got more respect for the single girl down the road who has 3 kids & goes out working 2 jobs & still she has to go to a food bank. :mad::mad:

Just signing into the house of lords gets them 300 sovs how many hours do you work for 300 notes.
The pollution of politicians are only interested in lining there own pockets.
So the next time yous all get your flags out to wave at the royals waving back at you......they are waving & laughing at yous for the 10k of your wages that youve slogged your heart out for.

I will not say any more on this matter, everyone is different & everyone has there own beliefs. Nuff said.
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I agree
The royals should share their wealth out helping the less fortunate amongst us, They have more than plenty and can't take it with them. They are not special just born into great wealth like some farmers I know who's land was originally taken from the poor people and shared out
Don't get me started :p
 
kevstar said:
Why should I ?? the royals do nowt for me, for the amount of property/jewels/staff/security they have is sickening considering
the amount of poor families & homeless people are in the UK how many people have struggled to food on the table for the wee
kiddies. United Kingdom Pfffttt United my foot, its a joke the whole world has been laughing at us putting up with the likes of Boris & scams going on. Then theres us the working people get robbed on tax & vat at every turn. If they gave up a fraction to
help our country it would help bloody millions of people. Ive got more respect for the single girl down the road who has 3 kids & goes out working 2 jobs & still she has to go to a food bank. :mad::mad:

Just signing into the house of lords gets them 300 sovs how many hours do you work for 300 notes.
The pollution of politicians are only interested in lining there own pockets.
So the next time yous all get your flags out to wave at the royals waving back at you......they are waving & laughing at yous for the 10k of your wages that youve slogged your heart out for.

I will not say any more on this matter, everyone is different & everyone has there own beliefs. Nuff said.
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Wow! neva heard you so wound up!
 
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