Not your standard road test ;)

[alex_leigh67]

http://pickled-hedgehog.com/?p=2664

It's been a long week. I might rename my blog "cheaper than therapy" :think:

[speedsport]

Brilliant :clap:

[alex_leigh67]

Thank you I also did that terrible post-exam thing and looked on autotrader to see if the normal situation of me buying a car, and one day later something as good but for less money turned up. This happily appeared not to be the case.

[beej]

Awesome writeup. Both yourself and the old lady mentioned should be the ones writing car reviews. Like ... all car reviews.

FWIW bike carriers - be it roof or rear mounted - are really the only solution for mountain bikers. Moreso I imagine for UK bikers with all that mud I see on forums like the UK section of MTBR. Heck, even down here in Australia we get some muddy conditions, and trying to squeeze a dirty bike into a car is folly. Chuck it on the back, wash it while it's there, and Bobs your uncle (or dearly departed father in my case).

[Llanigraham]

Look, it isn't a "a jacked up golf thrown together with off-cuts from the Passat’s parts bin"!! How insulting!

BBC H & W? Well you could always become suicidal and listen to WM (Is Ed Doolan still there?) or Radio Shropshire!!

And stop complaing about Kings Heath. At least you're heading south! It could be worse and you had to drive through Erdington or towards West Brom!!

[JCP]

I enjoyed it and thought you hit several nails on their heads.

[alex_leigh67]

I have a great bike carrier sat waiting for a tow bar It's only because once I week I go riding straight from work, that leaving the bike on the outside seems a little ambitious. Still I am working for 400 lawyers so if it did get nicked, I'd be in a good place to get some legal advice!

Whatever you've heard, it's only muddy here for 10 months of the year. The other two you can't see the mud for the snow and ice

[ejstubbs]

"...napalmed its’ remains..."

Tut tut. I doubt many of your 400 lawyers would let you get away with that unnecessary apostrophe. In some jurisdictions an error like that would get you taken out and shot.

[BossFox]

Good read. I like your writing style.

[alex_leigh67]

@EJD: I'll ask for my dubious grammar and appalling spelling to be taken into account

I think 'style' is a rather charitable way to describe my writing but thanks!

[Tristar 1011]

@EJD: I'll ask for my dubious grammar and appalling spelling to be taken into account

I think 'style' is a rather charitable way to describe my writing but thanks!

An enjoyable read - more next week? I even looked up 'maroonment' in the dictionary, its not there, but it's easy to know what you meant

Are you 67; born in 1967, or live at number 67?

Peter

[alex_leigh67]

Born in 67. Mental age, about 12. On a good day. If making up words is good enough for Billy Boy Shakespeare, it's good enough for me. My favourite is 'trouseroons' closely followed by 'grunties'

[Merlinman]

My weekend - thanks to my Yeti & bike rack

I'm the slow old saddo at the back

Alex and I share an interest in mountain biking as well our Yetis!

[Big Rich]

Alex and I share more than our Yetis!

I'm sure that there are "other" website to go into more detail :think:

[alex_leigh67]

Great pics Rob

[angrybeard]

Can you make me any more jealous on a miserable monday morning in the car park of Kent...

[threeshoes]

My weekend - thanks to my Yeti & bike rack

I'm the slow old saddo at the back

Alex and I share an interest in mountain biking as well our Yetis!

Those are great photos; it looks like a great day out.Chris

Edited 23 April, 2012 by threeshoes