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About the only thing 'she' doesn't keep in the car is shopping bags. Which means we waste the best part of a quid every time we go.
Love her to bits tho'.
Love her to bits tho'.
What I found in the boot of my wife's Clio
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Not my wife Bob, our house is a total s**t hole. All that's in the boot is a spare wheel, jack & a first aid kit.
If I pick up my wife's handbag my arm is dragged to the floor by the weight of all the stuff in there. That's the root of the problem, a car boot is just an extension of a handbag.
A man would say to himself: why would I want to expend extra energy carrying around all these things I'm not ever going to need and apply that same logic to the contents of his boot.
A man would say to himself: why would I want to expend extra energy carrying around all these things I'm not ever going to need and apply that same logic to the contents of his boot.
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Speedbumps are a problem in London.
A couple of years of rat run driving past School entrances at 50 mph and a car's suspension will get damaged.
"She blames" the run flats.
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Footnote; the car is back fully fettled. Oil, filters, brake fluid & coolant replaced. Springs replaced and alignment done. A few other niggles sorted. And boot emptied!
Happy days.
Happy days.
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My ex-wife’s boot was similar........
Rolling Pin ??? What's she doing baking in the boot?
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Riding as a passenger in an ex's car one day there was suddenly a strong smell of de-icer, which quite rapidly became so strong that there was no alternative but to stop and get out of the car.
After removing all manner of detritus (shoes, various items of clothing, three handbags, etc.) from the rear footwells the culprit was found: a large breadknife (also in the footwell) had punctured a can of aerosol de-icer. Response from the lady in question: "I wondered where my breadknife went!"
Funnily enough, she was always immaculately turned out and her flat was spotless and tidy.
There's clearly something odd in the female psyche when it comes to cars...
After removing all manner of detritus (shoes, various items of clothing, three handbags, etc.) from the rear footwells the culprit was found: a large breadknife (also in the footwell) had punctured a can of aerosol de-icer. Response from the lady in question: "I wondered where my breadknife went!"
Funnily enough, she was always immaculately turned out and her flat was spotless and tidy.
There's clearly something odd in the female psyche when it comes to cars...
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All four interior lights now working again and new wiper blades on. I'm on a roll.
The only thing left in the boot now (apart from a can of de-icer) is one pair of shoes.
My 10 year old daughter pointed at the earlier saying "Mum hates those shoes."
Which poses the question of why they're in her car rather than in the bin.
I suspect we'll never know.
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Not a car boot ...When I was a young lad I used to love jumping into visitors cars & play driving. This particular day I was playing in my Aunties & Uncles car & pressed the cigar lighter , got burnt & dropped it. It went under the seat, retrieved it but saw a bit of paper slid down between the front seat,I pulled it out & it was a ..well Polaroid pic of my auntie ...ahem...being a green innocent/gullible 10yr old took it in the house showed it to my sister who showed it to my dad...My backside still hurts to this day after the belting I got for that ...plus no more car driving for me Lol
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New key cut which now operates all the locks AND the immobiliser. **** me I don't usually get a long list of niggles fixed until just before I sell a car. 
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Had a wee bit of a clear out this afternoon of the Mrs S dog & horsey car, a pretty skanky 4x4 at the best of times.
Four stinking jackets, hats, numerous pairs of boots, wellies, innumerable gloves (in pairs or otherwise) and festering bags of dog treats, horse nibbles, bits of random tack, long dried out coffee cartons, empty food cartons and numerous biodegradable plastic bags which have, boringly, biodegraded into dust.
I'd call it a cheerful mobile slum, but I didn't find much to be cheerful about.
This is the same woman who professes outrage and disgust at utter horrors such as my not putting things into the right recycling bin and, although it can scarce be spoken of, my not folding towels properly
Four stinking jackets, hats, numerous pairs of boots, wellies, innumerable gloves (in pairs or otherwise) and festering bags of dog treats, horse nibbles, bits of random tack, long dried out coffee cartons, empty food cartons and numerous biodegradable plastic bags which have, boringly, biodegraded into dust.
I'd call it a cheerful mobile slum, but I didn't find much to be cheerful about.
This is the same woman who professes outrage and disgust at utter horrors such as my not putting things into the right recycling bin and, although it can scarce be spoken of, my not folding towels properly
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Yes. And don't forget the scatter cushions. DON'T sit on them!! And PUT THEM BACK WHERE YOU FOUND THEM!!!
LOL.
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Postscript.
I've had the leaking sunroof fixed, had the broken springs replaced, had the tracking done, had the airbag fault fixed (see leaking sunroof), had a proper key cut and fitted new wiper blades fitted. I gave the interior a valet earlier in the year but I also gave the interior of the windows a proper clean over the weekend. And, of course, I emptied the boot of junk.
It feels like a new car - and, more importantly, one I don't try to avoid driving.
It's much better to use the Clio for all the short urban hops and keep the E Class for longer trips.
Satisfying few days.
I've had the leaking sunroof fixed, had the broken springs replaced, had the tracking done, had the airbag fault fixed (see leaking sunroof), had a proper key cut and fitted new wiper blades fitted. I gave the interior a valet earlier in the year but I also gave the interior of the windows a proper clean over the weekend. And, of course, I emptied the boot of junk.
It feels like a new car - and, more importantly, one I don't try to avoid driving.
It's much better to use the Clio for all the short urban hops and keep the E Class for longer trips.
Satisfying few days.
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