VRS Mike

Women shouldn’t be judged against men in sport, it’s just not a comparison.

After the war the women’s football scene was huge, so the FA basically banned it. my daughter is a keen footballer and plays for an academy in a league against boys. I’ve taken her to watch Chelsea women and it’s a far more enjoyable experience than watching men’s football, £10 for me and my daughter and her friend got in for free. Players earning real world money and more approachable, games far less scripted. I hope the women’s game gets back to where it should be after what the FA did to disrupt it. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30329606

nice new modern car, cannot see the low mileage causing any issues whatsoever, once lockdown restrictions have been lossened you will probably be able to go for a nice long drive, will be nice for you and your partner to get out. Unless you financially need to then I would keep the car, you never know when yoyu may require it? All the best and stay safe

Hated all the jobs I’ve had from my mid 20’s until I became an on call firefighter, now finally going wholetime which will hopefully see me out till I retire.

Time wasters messing me about when selling my M135i, I can see how WBAC are doing so well!

I’ve had a play with a few active cruise control cars recently. The Volvo V60 had lane assist as well and would keep you in the middle of your lane, that’s was very odd! I like the idea of the car doing the work when I’m stuck in traffic, which is why I wanted a car with it.

yeah maybe lol. It’s a crazy rare spec, active cruise and adaptive suspension are rare on a 1 series.

Well to put an end to this.... I’ve just agreed a deal on a 120d xdrive which I pick up on Sunday. Really well spec’d car which had a price of £38k new. I’ve got a week to try and sell the M135i before it goes in PX

Thanks for all your replies. I went out in a golf GTD yesterday, its a capable car and a nice place to be. Unsure on the quality of the extended warranty with VW, DPF is excluded and I've heard a few stories about them being reluctant to pay out for repairs. BMW are really good warranty wise. I've spotted a well spec'd 120d X drive m sport SE locally which has active cruise, adaptive suspension and a load of other toys, waiting for the dealer to send some photos before deciding to go and see it. I may just run the M135i for a year longer, and see what fully electric cars come out. It will cost me about £2k more in fuel but save me £6k in buying a new car.

If mine sells then I’ll probably go look at some cars and try and kick a few £k off the asking price. Seats do offer great value, the Mrs has just ordered a Tarraco and I was tempted by the Ateca.

yeah I’ve been looking at the Leon, 184’s aren’t very common and often not spec’d well. I seem to change my mind everyday, Volvo is winning today. I was thinking of keeping the 135i for a year, then selling and getting an ID3, but now someone wants to come view mine lol

I’ve been out in the Volvo and it’s a nice place to be. Not that engaging to drive but it won’t be anything near what I’m driving now

Value doesn’t really matter to me. If I’m spending a lot of time in the car I’d rather be safe and comfortable. I’m not sure where I will be based but it will probably be motorway. I've actually started looking the BMW 3 series tourers and they look good value. I don’t think the M135i is special enough to keep as a weekend car

I find the BMW a bit dull inside, and also getting one with a good spec seems impossible. Don’t want to buy brand new and spec one myself.

car will be kept under warranty so although it will be a pain if it goes wrong, at least it won’t cost me.

Starting a new job in January which means my mileage will go from 5k to 20k+ a year, the M135i will have to go, but I'm stuck on what to replace it with. I want diesel, must be auto with adaptive cruise, ideally with virtual cockpit, and a good spec, bonus would be 4x4, lane assist. Budget is around £25k, needs to be safe, reliable and good on fuel, estate would be of preference. So far my list is... Volvo V60 D4 (pro model) Golf GTD Skoda superb sportline estate (can't find Octavias with ACC) Am I missing anything obvious off this list? I think the car after this one will be full electric, but the models that interest me aren't available, maybe I should wait for the ID3 to be released!

My home insurance covers theft and accidental damage. Worth calling your provider.

Yes, but they aren't technically approved by DEFRA. They usually have a stopper to prevent the air controls from being fully closed, you can remove this if you don't live in a smoke control area.

what sort of MPG are you getting from yours? I probably should get a bigger car and these have been on my radar

I used to assess stoves for approval for use in smoke control areas, most (especially the cheap ones) are made in China. We have Flavel Arundel which has been fine. If you get one that's been approved for use in a smoke control areas then it should be well designed for burning.

they won 3-2, but the score didn't reflect dominance

my daughter plays for a local girls football team, it's an RTC so very good standard, they play in a mixed league so mainly against boys, the team they played yesterday have a reputation for being very physical, I overheard them saying before the game that they "were only girls" the girls proceeded to play them off the field and beat them!

after 10 months in a part time job I shouldn't have taken I have just handed my notice in!

Don't feed the Trolls!

I'm trying to work out if it's work of trolls or their responses are genuine!!?? The amount of posts by the same people is quite something!