Suspension sinks on Sundays! C5 X7 that works hard + 206 GTi HDi (and 406 Coupe and 306 HDi). - MattBLancs

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Business as usual, here
Earning its keep
Earning its keep
Actually a bit more tidying up revealed another couple of buckets, so those filled too
More on board
More on board
and off we went after something to eat. Mad busy at the tip and warm job in the sunshine, so I think I'd earned a nice day celebrating cream, no?
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Simple pleasures Matt, I got another hundred slabs home in my mate's truck last night so not so bad.ive another two weekends to get the rest. I got home at 16:30 and had it unloaded for 18:30 and a cup of tea and bit of pink Floyd for an hour. Nice relaxing evening.😁
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darbuck wrote: 21 Sep 2024, 20:14 Simple pleasures Matt, I got another hundred slabs home in my mate's truck last night so not so bad.ive another two weekends to get the rest. I got home at 16:30 and had it unloaded for 18:30 and a cup of tea and bit of pink Floyd for an hour. Nice relaxing evening.😁
Gosh, heavy work you've got on! Hope is progressing well :)
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Ah it's grand, it's materials gathering for the rear driveway for next year.
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Trailer loaded up
Trailer loaded up
Quick trailer trip this morning (270+ kg of plasterboard)

Then off to Horwich to meet up with CitroJim, Mickthemaverick and RichardW for a very enjoyable natter and a very scrummy (Toad in the 'Ole) lunch. :)

This afternoon put a bit more plasterboard up on the bathroom wall and a bit of head scratching ready for tomorrow's DIY day!

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499 miles,
£54.01, 134.7 PPL, 40.1 litres.
8.83 gallons.
56.5 MPG
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Absolutely awesome to meet you all Matt :D I must agree, the Toad was delicious - and the banter was top quality :cool:
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Your busy with the house Matt. Are you near the finish line or just getting started.
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darbuck wrote: 28 Sep 2024, 16:01 Your busy with the house Matt. Are you near the finish line or just getting started.
Loads to do!

Ceilings to go back, walls to build, board, plaster, paint.
Bathroom and downstairs loo to go in and external drainage as we're moving the soil stack.

Thankfully as it's the house next door, we're not living in the muck, so can just crack on whenever we've time and enthusiasm. Still quite enjoying it, despite the muck and dust! Just a glutton for punishment!! :rofl2:


Eventually a single storey extension across the back to enlarge the little kitchen and join the two halves together
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You love the suffering the same as myself.😂 I just bought herself a 140 bhp Peugeot 508. It has fuel pressure regulator fault, sounds familiar. It pulls really well apart from when the regulator gives up working briefly. I want to run some live data just to make sure and replace it. It resets every time you restart the car until you go above 2500rpm. A new car and a new challenge. According to herself she threw out black smoke on acceleration so another pointer.

I used to be a plasterer nearly 20 years ago now. You will be immensely proud of yourself when you finish the house. Fair play to you.i was just thinking the love of suffering it must have something to do with plaster dust. We both inhaled to much.🤣
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Matt is showing how these cars are overlooked , great all rounders
Husky. :? Thinking outside of the box is better than sitting in a dark one.
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Huskyxantia wrote: 05 Oct 2024, 17:21 Matt is showing how these cars are overlooked , great all rounders
Everything works hard in my ownership! Glad these cars take it in their stride so well!

Speaking of striding, here is Monday to Wednesdays mileage this week:
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Following the busy start to my work week, I had a nice restful 280 mile round trip in this big fella (accompanied by my little fellow for scale!) for Saturday+ Sunday.
Luton on hire
Luton on hire
Rather different economy recorded: 25.4 mpg according to its onboard logging.
60 mph limited,
suspension err, definitely not to Citroen ride quality !
Engine very lacking in any top end power,
Radio not bad,
Wind noise high,
Rattles,
Seat gave me a "numb bum" after a bit, so a few leg stretch breaks on route each way.
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You can't tell us all about your mission to become a truck driver without telling us what the load was? :-D
I used to be indecisive, now I'm not so sure!
I used to ride on two wheels, but now I need all four!
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mickthemaverick wrote: 06 Oct 2024, 19:47 You can't tell us all about your mission to become a truck driver without telling us what the load was? :-D
Ah sorry, good point!

We were helping my brother in law move house, he's selling up and moving up to Lancashire (from Lincolnshire), so the van (and his Kia Ceed) were both packed full with all his stuff. So two days of loading and unloading, with a little sit down (driving) as a change inbetween
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MattBLancs wrote: 05 Oct 2024, 21:26
Huskyxantia wrote: 05 Oct 2024, 17:21 Matt is showing how these cars are overlooked , great all rounders
Everything works hard in my ownership! Glad these cars take it in their stride so well!

Speaking of striding, here is Monday to Wednesdays mileage this week:
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Refilled, the next time the car was needed, the indicated 64 mpg logged was not too far from the tankful-to-tankful calculated figure: 62 mpg. Well pleased with that!

Grey 308 earning its keep again today:
Trailer full of clippings
Trailer full of clippings
Then wrapped like this:
Tarps and many, many bungees!
Tarps and many, many bungees!
Off to the tip, then again to Builder's merchant again, 2 fence panels to replace a couple that are dropping to bits, then whilst I was there, spotted 2 standard plasterboard sheets and one insulated plasterboard sheet, all slight damage so all reduced in price - all slung in the big trailer and stashed away ready for use next door :)