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Old Jul 24, 2012 | 10:46 AM
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Default My Mrs taking my car to work this morning

i have had the car 9 years next march there is just over 80.000 miles on it now

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Old Jul 24, 2012 | 10:50 AM
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Easy does it.

I take it you know a good panel beater for the inevitable (sorry - couldn't resist)
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Old Jul 24, 2012 | 11:01 AM
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Your crazy man, what you thinking, the reason y these car are still round coz females dont drive them
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Old Jul 24, 2012 | 11:28 AM
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My wife doesnt get to drive mine very often, especially when I nearly have a heart attack and its still in the driveway!!
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Old Jul 24, 2012 | 11:31 AM
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lol brendy , was thinking of your video when i seen this.
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Old Jul 24, 2012 | 11:34 AM
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LOL yea. A couple of years in the X5 and she has lost the power of her right foot!!
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Old Jul 24, 2012 | 11:45 AM
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Mrs uses ours everyday.
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Old Jul 24, 2012 | 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Chris_Churchman
Mrs uses ours everyday.
Ditto...she drives it more than me.
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Old Jul 24, 2012 | 11:54 AM
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In fact she will be going a lap of the ring in the car this weekend
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Old Jul 24, 2012 | 11:57 AM
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Thort it was gonna ground out down that slope! No chance of getting it lowered!
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Old Jul 24, 2012 | 03:59 PM
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just me or does it turn over bit slow? nice car tho!
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Old Jul 24, 2012 | 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by jayallen
Ditto...she drives it more than me.
And here, and quite often lights all four wheels up!!
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Old Jul 24, 2012 | 04:16 PM
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And the point of this video was?
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Old Jul 24, 2012 | 04:31 PM
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Farmerwrx- think you need drive sorting a bit looked mighty close
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Old Jul 24, 2012 | 04:45 PM
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My missus drives mine to work, I'm left With the diesel Vectra for the daily grind.

Keeps it nice though.
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Old Jul 24, 2012 | 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by cjquicksilver
just me or does it turn over bit slow? nice car tho!
battery is on it's way out
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Old Jul 24, 2012 | 07:22 PM
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Brave man!

My Mrs has driven my RB definitely once, as i'd had surgery and could't drive..
That maybe it...I think!!
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Old Jul 24, 2012 | 08:44 PM
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No chance in hell my lass would be getting anywhere near the drivers seat of mine lol
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Old Jul 24, 2012 | 08:52 PM
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brave man i want even let my gf sit in the drivers seat
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Old Jul 24, 2012 | 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by scooby_Paul
No chance in hell my lass would be getting anywhere near the drivers seat of mine lol

Same here NO chance. But she can drive my audi TDI if she wants anytime
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Old Jul 24, 2012 | 09:12 PM
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Disappointed, was expecting her to launch it down the road, or at least get a glimpse of her flange as she got into it or something :/
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Old Jul 24, 2012 | 09:30 PM
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Was it raining ?
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Old Jul 24, 2012 | 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Chris_Churchman
Mrs uses ours everyday.
lol mine used to but now she has hurt her knee and cant drive, so now it's a weekend car:-)
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Old Jul 24, 2012 | 10:29 PM
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Last time my Mrs drove the car she kerbed the wheels, now I have fixed buckets set so she can't reach the pedals
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Old Jul 25, 2012 | 08:06 AM
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my mrs drives mine on the way back from the pub....
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