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Well done John, now you can do your own brakes there'll be no stopping you.Originally Posted by JohnJo
Changed the rear discs and pads on my Audi Q3 today. Did the fronts on Saturday past so all good now. I’m really well pleased, saved pots of money and got a warm feeling inside having done it myself
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I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in
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What hybrid do you have Grant ?
I know a lot of people hate the Prius but to be honest it's the most reliable car I've ever had and my local Toyota dealer is fantastic... I never feel like they were 'ripping' me off... just great service and very reasonable prices...
Is the Prius fun to drive? No not particularly... does it ride the best? no... is it the most trouble free motoring? yes.... I've now done about 13,000 miles on the Prius and I've had to do nothing but a yearly service with the Hybrid Health Check (free with the service) I've not even replaced a bulb as yet so I cannot complain
Bev
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Location: W Lothian
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I'm Grant.
Toyota C-HR Hybrid.
Sporty looker. Coupe High rider supposedly
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Grant.... ؠ ......Don't be such a big girl's blouse
I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work.... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
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Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?
“Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".
“You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”
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Location: Northern Ireland
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I'm John.
Well done John, now you can do your own brakes there'll be no stopping you.that was terrible, I liked it!
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I'm Allen.
Looks like you bagged a bargain Adam , Great colour as well
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Location: Dagenham Essex
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I'm Allen.
Its amazing what you can do with a tin of P38 and some rattle can silver paintChanged the rear discs and pads on my Audi Q3 today. Did the fronts on Saturday past so all good now. I’m really well pleased, saved pots of money and got a warm feeling inside having done it myself
Spot the difference!
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Location: Northern Ireland
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I'm John.
Thought you’d have had them on the lathe Al!Its amazing what you can do with a tin of P38 and some rattle can silver paint
They are actually painted believe it or not, it’s the way they come now, coated is the term. Some sort of polymer or something, no oil to clean off before fitting which is handy!
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Location: Hampshire, UK
Posts: 3,665
I'm Adam.
Car (or bike) Chat!
This sums up Toyotas in general for me and is why I will never own one. To me they are an automotive white good, designed purely to do a job. Admittedly they do this job well but, for me, driving a car is about so much more than just getting from A to B.
The last Toyota I drove was a shiny new Avensis hire car a year or so ago. I had it for three days and when I handed it back I was quite angry with it. There was absolutely nothing about it that I could criticise but, equally, absolutely nothing about it that I could say was exciting, or that I really liked. Its sense of bland, inoffensive, quiet, competent mediocrity made me cross!
I actually really like the look of Grant’s C-HR but I wouldn’t ever want to drive one, as I know it would ruin the illusion!
Then again, I adore old Range Rovers so perhaps my vehicular ponderings should be viewed with grave suspicion...
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Location: W Lothian
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I'm Grant.
the chr is a looker, but its not a super fast sports car. its not slow and it handles very well; the multilink rear suspension allows you a fair bit of liberty taking for a fairly high car, sporty wise. 120hp 1.8l engine is sprightly enough, but the cvt holds it back performance wise. still it is nippier at lower speeds. 0-60 is nothing to write home about but the 0-25 is very good at roundabouts.
i might add it doesnt have that silly prius gear knob. a proper auto gear shift. its safety kit and fancy extras are top of the pile tho, many out of the lexus
Regards,
Grant
I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work.... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
FIIO K7 BT, M11 PLUS, BTR7, KA5 - OPPO BDP-103D - PANASONIC UB450 - PANASONIC 4K ULTRA HD TV - PIXEL 6 - AVANTREE LR BLUETOOTH - 2* X600 SOUNDCORE - HEADPHONES INCLUDE, FIIO, NURAPHONES', FOCAL, OPPO, BOSE, CAMBRIDGE, BOWER & WILKINS, DEVIALET, MARSHALL, SONY, MITCHELL & JOHNSTON - 2*ZBOOK'S- MERCURY BD ROM, ROON, QOBUZ, TIDAL, PLEX, CYBERLINK, JRIVER - MULTI HDD'S -
Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?
“Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".
“You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”
"You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”
“There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”
***SMILE, BE HAPPY***
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Location: Forest of Dean
Posts: 643
I'm Gary.
I owned an Avensis for about 7 years and in many ways it was the best car I've ever had, quiet, comfortable, faultlessly reliable (despite only being serviced twice) when I sold it at ten years old with 160000 miles on it all that had been replaced was the starter motor and clutch, everything else was original (apart from tyres and pads)
It was also so monumentally boring you could forget you were driving it, totally uninspiring in every way.
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