Two things happened today....
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Two things happened today....
Probably not very interesting but it's been kinda slow.
On the way into town with Swmbo for her hair appointment, , tootling along at 50 mph, a la Peter N, in full fuel saving mode, I was overtaken by a Phase 1 facelift C5 circa 2005 going like a bat out of hell. He(she?) must have been well over 80 mph on the dual carriageway. The thing is, they are usually driven more sedately, so it was a bit of a surprise.
On the way home, SWMBO complete with £55 barnet , taking the scenic route, I breasted the top of a blind summit to find a parked tanker and a line of stationary cars, whoops! I hit the anchors hard and the C5 stood up with surprising agility, the ABS and other fancy stuff kicked in and the car moved neither left nor right, just a very rapid stop. Best of all, the automatic hazard warning lights came on, and laddie boy in the 4 x 4 who had been practising his tailgating skills ran straight into the grass bank. Ho Ho I thought , you may have a Rangie Vogue worth twice my Citroen, but it can't bleeding stop in a straight line.
Well that was my excitement for today. I don't know if I can top that tomorrow. I may paint the ladder radiator in the bathroom. That should do it.
On the way into town with Swmbo for her hair appointment, , tootling along at 50 mph, a la Peter N, in full fuel saving mode, I was overtaken by a Phase 1 facelift C5 circa 2005 going like a bat out of hell. He(she?) must have been well over 80 mph on the dual carriageway. The thing is, they are usually driven more sedately, so it was a bit of a surprise.
On the way home, SWMBO complete with £55 barnet , taking the scenic route, I breasted the top of a blind summit to find a parked tanker and a line of stationary cars, whoops! I hit the anchors hard and the C5 stood up with surprising agility, the ABS and other fancy stuff kicked in and the car moved neither left nor right, just a very rapid stop. Best of all, the automatic hazard warning lights came on, and laddie boy in the 4 x 4 who had been practising his tailgating skills ran straight into the grass bank. Ho Ho I thought , you may have a Rangie Vogue worth twice my Citroen, but it can't bleeding stop in a straight line.
Well that was my excitement for today. I don't know if I can top that tomorrow. I may paint the ladder radiator in the bathroom. That should do it.
Rick.
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2007 Renault Clio Campus sport. 1.2l
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Re: Two things happened today....
On my way home from the X-rally, up the A1 on Sunday evening and doing 70 (really)! I was overtaken by a red C5 estate of the same vintage as mine, I'd say he was doing at least 40mph more than me and possible even more than that.
I was diasappointed to note that it looked rather ungainly.
Done the emergency stop thing too - travelling at rather more than the speed limit in force at 3am.
Land Rover pulled out in front of me, never looked or signalled.
He drifted into the outer lane, as had I just before him. He was doing around 40 to my 120. Hit the brakes expecting the worst but the C5 pulled up straight as a die and very impressively. It did set off all the lights, which got the attention of the Landy and resulted in him veering all over the road and into the grass verge.
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It's the excitement of getting the radiator of without drowning!addo wrote:Cold shower material, right there.qprdude wrote:I may paint the ladder radiator in the bathroom.
Rick.
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Re: Two things happened today....
Glad I'm not the only one, I don't go fast enough to need to use my brakes
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Re: Two things happened today....
I tend not to speed, but I do like to get up to speed as fast as possible.
C5s do seen very stable at higher speeds though don't they? And comfortable.
C5s do seen very stable at higher speeds though don't they? And comfortable.
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Re: Two things happened today....
like how stable my 2005 c5 is and under braking it tops the long list of previous cars ive owned. got it up to 120mph today
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Re: Two things happened today....
Did you overtake qprdude by any chance?zs&tas wrote:like how stable my 2005 c5 is and under braking it tops the long list of previous cars ive owned. got it up to 120mph today
C5 III Tourer 2.0 HDi 163 Auto Exclusive
Gone cars.
C5 2.2 HDi Exclusive Estate auto 57. Awesome car. Sadly Could not be fixed by Citroen.
C5 1.6 HDi VTR Estate 56. Traded in.
C5 2.2 HDi SX Estate 02. Drowned in the floods of 09.
C3 1.4 HDi 92 SX 52.
Saxo 1.1 East Coast.
Gone cars.
C5 2.2 HDi Exclusive Estate auto 57. Awesome car. Sadly Could not be fixed by Citroen.
C5 1.6 HDi VTR Estate 56. Traded in.
C5 2.2 HDi SX Estate 02. Drowned in the floods of 09.
C3 1.4 HDi 92 SX 52.
Saxo 1.1 East Coast.
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Re: Two things happened today....
I had a similar set of circumstances...on a downhill bit of very wet road.... but my non ABS Xantia with dodgy front spheres was a whole load more 'exciting'...! I could have auditioned for dancing on ice... lol..!!
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Re: Two things happened today....
niceJerseytony wrote:I had a similar set of circumstances...on a downhill bit of very wet road.... but my non ABS Xantia with dodgy front spheres was a whole load more 'exciting'...! I could have auditioned for dancing on ice... lol..!!
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You will be pleased to hear that I got the radiator off without drowning, sanded and spray painted it, with only a couple of minor runs, and refitted with new brackets. The brackets didn't quite fit so I had to do a bit of modifying. I'm not expecting them to last very long but I will ask SWIMBO to release the funds for a better quality set when they fail.qprdude wrote:It's the excitement of getting the radiator of without drowning!addo wrote:Cold shower material, right there.qprdude wrote:I may paint the ladder radiator in the bathroom.
My problem is, how do I top that today?
I may go to the library.
Rick.
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- qprdude
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Re: Two things happened today....
I haven't got a local Agricultural society, but you have given me an idea. SWIMBO is knitting stuff for the next Grandchild, I could ask her for a pattern and get myself some needles and wool. Cheers!
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Rick.
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Re: Two things happened today....
Today's highlight.
The C5 has been washed and waxed. The interior and boot have been vacuumed. The plastic cleaned, along with the centre console, and the leather has been cleaned and treated.
MMmmm, that new car smell!
OOps, forgot. Cleaned all the plastic covers under the bonnet too.
The C5 has been washed and waxed. The interior and boot have been vacuumed. The plastic cleaned, along with the centre console, and the leather has been cleaned and treated.
MMmmm, that new car smell!
OOps, forgot. Cleaned all the plastic covers under the bonnet too.
Rick.
2013 Citroen DS 5 D/Sport
2007 Renault Clio Campus sport. 1.2l
Sometimes the change doesn't work.
2013 Citroen DS 5 D/Sport
2007 Renault Clio Campus sport. 1.2l
Sometimes the change doesn't work.
- qprdude
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Re: Two things happened today....
Today, I had a mighty row with the local Indy and am now virtually "Garageless".
They charged £3.50p for non existent sundries. They tried to say it was "in case there was oil on the seats, or that kind of things", and that all customers were charged this. I couldn't believe my ears. I'm not responsible for them getting oil on seats "or that kind of thing", so why should I pay for it. There were other points that I took up forcibly but the bottom line is, SWIMBO is not happy that we now cannot use the only local garage. It's not the £3.50p, it's the principle.
They charged £3.50p for non existent sundries. They tried to say it was "in case there was oil on the seats, or that kind of things", and that all customers were charged this. I couldn't believe my ears. I'm not responsible for them getting oil on seats "or that kind of thing", so why should I pay for it. There were other points that I took up forcibly but the bottom line is, SWIMBO is not happy that we now cannot use the only local garage. It's not the £3.50p, it's the principle.
Rick.
2013 Citroen DS 5 D/Sport
2007 Renault Clio Campus sport. 1.2l
Sometimes the change doesn't work.
2013 Citroen DS 5 D/Sport
2007 Renault Clio Campus sport. 1.2l
Sometimes the change doesn't work.