Hold out for another scoob im getting pestered to death to get rid of mine but like you i do hardly no miles but love the car its in for its 2nd cambelt change next week then another trackday in april just hit 64k so plenty left in her

 

Was Jakes 4th birthday o n Saturday, had a great day with a party an all that, anyway back to ours later for a few drinks and stuff, not had much to drink, bout 7pm Jake asked me to open one of his toys and it had a cable tie on it, i couldnt find the scissors so used a knife. yes you guessed it knife went into my other hand fairly deep, i kept it above head height to stop the bleeding but the panic was setting in as i new it was deep and was worried how i could stop it properly.

The wife came to help and as she put a plaster on i started to feel faint, i went to go to sit down but never made it, i cant remember what happened now but my wife said i then collapsed backwards onto the kitchen floor tiles very hard, i cracked my head and blood was pouring out, luckily her mum and sister was still here, Eve was screaming as she tried to stop the blood, Jake came into the kitchen and also started screaming, Eve told her mum to call an ambulance and i came to as the paramedics got to ours, i was taken to hospital and given 6 stitches in a 6cm cut and another cut on my head was glued followed by 3 butterfly stitches in my hand.

i am still getting dizzy spells and spent most of yesterday in bed. Apparantly concussion can last up to 2 weeks so just got to take it easy

 

Bloody hell Ste all that from a cut hand - big girls blowse

on a serious note good job people were there just shows what can easly happen

Jo cut her finger A little nick and did the same well fainted anyway

And just the other week jos gran whos 81 fell down the stairs backwards shes broke her neck and took a chunk out of her head blood everywhere but she still managed to crawl off the carpet then press the emergency button shes in a right mess but when asked why didnt she just stay still and press the button she said she was getting blood on the carpet - old bids are bullet proof

 

blimey must be something going round, my wife was cleaning a pan that had spaghetti in it, and a piece of dried spaghetti went right up her finger behind the nail. She had to go A&E to get her whole nail removed. Talk about a freak accident.

Hope the gran and yourself Ste are getting better

 

Bloody hell Ste what you like

Hope you feel better soon fella

 

cheers lads, feel a bit better now, although things are still a bit fuzzy

on another note Si, is the WR1 worth the premium over a STI with mods?

 

I think it is Ste although depends whether you like the colour or not I guess

It is bloody fast though

 

thought there was nothing special about the wr1 apart from the colour and a badge???

 

and PFF7 alloys, PPP and Prodrive suspension

and a reasonable amount of exclusivity

 

what are the figures then Si?

 

like I said nothing special

Only joking they are nice

 

It was on the rollers at Silverstone Autosport at 292 bhp and 304 lb ft torque but unofficially their figures are supposed to be a bit conservative according to a couple of people

Mid range is awesome though and 0 - 60 is around 5 seconds

Not been on track yet but should be off to the Nurburgring with some of the SMACS at the end of September

 

You not doing Vally then Si?

 

Couldn't commit early on then it sold out unfortunately Justin

 

that interests me then mate, im looking now for a STI around the 300 mark but id prefer it if its not ppp as iirc you cant map them

 

you can map them if they are already ppp. Worst case scenario you run a program called ecu unlocker which will allow a remap to take place (I dont think you can pull the existing map though)

 

I always thought the ppp ecu's where locked in some way!! If I can get a sti with ppp an the possability that it can be re-mapped if I want to upgrade in the future then I will go for one of them rather than one that's already been tinkered with. Sooner do the mods how I want them

 

yep they may be locked but freely available software called ecu unlocker works on the scoobs and evos and will unlock any of the ecu. It wont damage the map already on there, only thing you wont be able to do is view the map

 

had an easy afternoon in work yesterday so i took a walk over to the trim area, there was loads of new evoques, my fooking word it is one gorgeous looking car, i know you'll probably be thinking im bound to say it but honestly it is fantastic to see in the metal, had a little sit in the back of a 5 door and was suprised by how much room there was as well, it was fully loaded with teles in the back, reverse camera, elec boot and everything, even the key fobs are a work of art. apparantly there is a 12 month waiting list already, starts at 28k. Will be having a look at one when we get the wife her next car as im still not sure if it will be big enough especially if we have another sprog

 

day 8 of my 12 hour stint aghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

9 12 hour shifts on the bounce was a killer. Aint had a day off since I was off with my head.

 

Ste the mondeo st that you had was it petrol or diesel? I am thinking about getting a 2.2tdci for economy reasons. Megane is giving me 30mpg on motorway runs and I could do with more disposable income at the end of the month, the st will give me 50% better consumption (even more with a remap that I have been looking at )

 

Jay it was the diesel and it was fooking superb, im in a bit of a quandry myself mate as im not sure wether to get another one or go for the scoob. You can map them up to 170+ i think with ease, i could get 60-70mpg on the motorway mate, if i hammered it all the time id still not go under 40mpg round town, fantastic car mate, seen two today that got me wanting one again

 

yeah im really tempted myself, seen a titanium version as well but even the tdci I have seen have been fully kitted with leather etc, like you say with a remap as well

 

ive also been tempted with the mondeo st diesel as a replacement for the fiesta

think weve lost a set of fiesta car keys whats the crack in replacing them so that no theifing scum decides to try there luck

going to have to change all my house locks to

 

are they covered on the car insurance or even some house policies have key cover??? I got key cover when I sorted out breakdown cover, so if keys go etc then I get a courtesy car

 

Justin, if you have to go to Fords tell them your bother in law works for them so you can get discount, tell them you can give them his FIN number but that he lives in Liverpool so getting his actual clock card is hard, then see if they will give you discount and i will give you my FIN number ok, you can get up to 50% off some stuff so it could save you a lot of money ok

you have to be imediate family hence the brother in law crap ok mate

 

thanks m8 good news is ive found them i retraced my steps only to fine they didnt leave the house they were ina unused kitchen drawer for some reason

 

can i do that if i need new injectors for the mondeo

 

ill help anyone out as it costs me **** all.

been to tatton park today and it was boss, went with the wifes family. days like these are what makes being a dad brilliant

got to say the houses round that way are fooking huge, there mansions, may buy one as a weekend retreat haha