h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Can a girlie ask advice during this blokey chat moment?

As a driver of a Audi A4 Avant - 5 years old (R reg), 60,000+ miles now on clock, have I missed my window of opportunity to trade in? In better days I used to trade in my car every other year on the advice of my pa - but I think it is wasteful (not to mention completely ridiculous!). I am thinking that I should now drive it into the ground and start afresh when it starts costing me too much in repairs or becomes unreliable.

What do you think?

CG,

IMHO a 5 year old Audi with just 60K (12K/Year) is probably worth checking for a trade-in, esp. if it has a FSH, but could also be worth holding onto as they are pretty bullet-proof.. If you must trade up, maybe look for something 1 year old-ish, which has done the bulk of it's depreciation, as a cost-effective replacement. Ex-fleet/Hire can be a good bet. If you don't care about image/driver fun then a high spec Vauxhall Vectra might be worth a look (horrid dealers, though!)

I'll get me camel-hair coat...

BTW - AUDI = Auto Union Deutsche Industries = A major supplier to the Wehrmacht, SS, Nazi party etc... Still want to buy one, Bushy? S'true....

I'll get me jackboots...

CG,

Drive the b*stard thing into the ground I say.

Morning all. Must w**k: catch y'all later.

Mornin' All! (esp. any 's that are looking in ...) Chipper?

Weather - warm
Vegetable - Leek
Woodland Creature - Squiggle


Busy at w**k!! Carry on ...

V Max,

AUDI? Sure ... Doesn't bother me too much! I think that most, if not all, of the German industry serviced the Nazi government didn't it? Isn't that what happens? Big corporations service whomever forms a government? I would not buy one if Audi were supporting Nazi governments now!

Morning all (especially not Pat Pen),

Kettley/chives/15 Celsius and gorgeous/Harvest Crunch.

Today's words of wisdom: "It started with a kiss/I never thought it would come to this.'

Mornin' all,

Weather - overcast & cool,
Vegetable - cabbage,
Woodland Creature - Badger.

Bushy,

True, just wondered if you knew that AUDI is the old Auto Union, probably most famous for their pre-war racing cars. But yes, Porsche made tanks, BMW made aero-engines, VW made trucks etc...

Oh, the conversation suddenly springs into life when Bushy (who called me a yesterday) turns up, and then AW says morning to everyone except me, I see.

Right, that's it then: time for a little paddy fit: I shall be stamoping my feet, and retiring from the Message Boards and this thread for 10 minutes: don't try to stop me, my mind is made up. You're all b*stards, and I don't need the aggro.

V Max,

What did Skoda make?

Ali,

Tanks and artillery pieces. Many of the tank chassis were appropriated by the Germans and converted to self-propelled guns.

Pat,

Come back, we need you!

OK, you're all forgiven.

This place needs livening up: any recomendations re decor Bushy (with your interest in shoes, you must also be in to makeovers and interior design, surely?)?

Something frilly, in pink? Lavendar lace doilies?

I suspect Bushy will advise something involving a rose stencil and dado rails.

Do you think he has those antimaccasar thingies on the back of his armchairs, like my mum does?

Bound to, and lots of china figurines of ballerinas on his mantlepiece.

I quite like Art Decor stuff but would normally employ the services of an "Interior Designer" to do this type of w**k! Is that any use?

Still busy at w**k, can you believe it?

Yaris update(2) : It has no 'climate control'!!! I'm sweating me knob off here ...

Little mr johnston gets a monumental kick in the pants over on "...af".

Is it me or this dude accusing me of what we've all spent the last year accusing him of?

You've sussed it Bushy: that's what his reference to 'where's Tim Richens now' is about.

Bushy,

Where? I can't see anything on "AF..."

My messages take ages to appear, come back in 15 V Max!

30 minutes and still nowt - or has it been DING'd already?