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| Simon Audi Member Since: 19 Nov 2020 Location: Newport Posts: 544  
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Were you Bodie or Doyle? Driving around in that? |
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1st Jun 2021 2:57pm |
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| Ryderoo Member Since: 28 Aug 2015 Location: South Bucks Posts: 1655  
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Bodie obviously Cheers Simon
I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you 2015 Urban Truck 90 XS Santorini Black Hard Top - Reluctantly gone 2020 Discovery 5 Eiger Grey 3.0 SE 2021 Defender S D250 Santorini Black 110 Hard Top on the drive |
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1st Jun 2021 3:14pm |
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| corgi1 Member Since: 26 Feb 2017 Location: bucks Posts: 440 
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Ryderoo you really did splash the cash, remote as well, i remember getting a TV with teletext, but i honestly thought it was all in a foreign language, after months realised it didnt work well with an indoor aerial !!!!!
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1st Jun 2021 3:33pm |
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| Ryderoo Member Since: 28 Aug 2015 Location: South Bucks Posts: 1655
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Page the Oracle
 Cheers Simon
I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you 2015 Urban Truck 90 XS Santorini Black Hard Top - Reluctantly gone 2020 Discovery 5 Eiger Grey 3.0 SE 2021 Defender S D250 Santorini Black 110 Hard Top on the drive |
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1st Jun 2021 3:38pm |
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| spudfan Member Since: 10 Sep 2007 Location: Co Donegal Posts: 4470 
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It all depends on how much the wife gives me... 1982 88" 2.25 diesel
1992 110 200tdi csw -Zikali 2008 110 2.4 tdci csw-Zulu 2011 110 2.4 tdci csw-Masai |
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2nd Jun 2021 12:22pm |
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| kenzle8a Member Since: 12 Feb 2020 Location: None Posts: 1074 
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My wife has three horses. I no longer know what money is or was.
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2nd Jun 2021 12:28pm |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10358
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A friend is always working and always skint, as his idle missus (she really, really is... doesn’t work, that includes not doing house work) and HER daughter has 2 horses...
He’s depressed due to skint and working 7 days a week.. Bought her a disco 3 for horse box towing, which is disgustingly filthy and now broke (can”t afford to fix it) I told him he needs to get rid of the horses, which he said ‘they would prefer to see me go, than the horses’.. I told him to ‘take the hint’ |
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2nd Jun 2021 7:09pm |
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| Grenadier Member Since: 23 Jul 2014 Location: The foot of Mont Blanc... Posts: 5765  
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Skiing, obviously you need different skis for different snow conditions and types of skiing; cycling, obviously you need different bikes for different road conditions and types of cycling. Cooking, every day hobby. Travel, Mrs Grenadier likes to stay in niiice hotels and eat in good restaurants, and we always (in normal times) do at least one ‘big’ trip to NZ, Far East etc a year. Motorbike. And this year we’ve burned a bundle of cash finishing off the garden landscaping (bloody expensive in France) and the renovation of our farmhouse.
And thank you all for some good memories of the 80’s. Saisho and Matsui, had some of both.  Monsieur Le Grenadier
I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list..... 2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey |
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3rd Jun 2021 6:52am |
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| Grenadier Member Since: 23 Jul 2014 Location: The foot of Mont Blanc... Posts: 5765
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That sounds all to familiar.  Monsieur Le Grenadier
I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list..... 2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey |
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3rd Jun 2021 6:53am |
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| Wild Card 90 Member Since: 03 Dec 2014 Location: Gerlingen Posts: 1060 
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Some familiar stories here! Good to hear that many others indulge to the excess, and are happy to admit it.
Boats have been my long term indulgence. Always something needs fixing or improving on. Water, whether from below, above or condensation, always finds way to get into where it shouldn´t. Bit like a Defender, really! B.O.A.T. "Break Out Another Thousand" !!!!   1998 Tdi 90 SW,
2008 Td4 90 SW, 2012 2.2 90 SW, 2" raised Trailmaster/Terrafirma Heavy Track Raids, 255 MTs, Recaro CSs, anorak, wellingtons |
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3rd Jun 2021 8:33am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11240 
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I don't know much about boats but I once heard sailing described as akin to standing under a cold shower whilst tearing up £50 notes
 Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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3rd Jun 2021 8:38am |
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| Wild Card 90 Member Since: 03 Dec 2014 Location: Gerlingen Posts: 1060
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something like that.
Actually the problem with boats is that, it is easy to believe that the bigger it is, the better it will get. Every boater, who actually ventures out and explores beyond the safety of the Ouse or the Avon, will eventually return from a trip with the timeless saying "your´re gonna need a bigger boat!" like Roy Schneider´s character, Brody in Jaws. Typically, a bigger boat follows, and it impresses with how much better it deals with waves, weather and guests needs. Until it doesn´t. There is always a situation or a wave that is bigger. 
The maintainance issues explode exponentially. Keeping it clean and "ship shape", even more so. To a certain extent, high horsepower cars, big houses and definitely horses, follow a similar pattern, but with less salt. 1998 Tdi 90 SW,
2008 Td4 90 SW, 2012 2.2 90 SW, 2" raised Trailmaster/Terrafirma Heavy Track Raids, 255 MTs, Recaro CSs, anorak, wellingtons |
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3rd Jun 2021 10:40am |
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| kenzle8a Member Since: 12 Feb 2020 Location: None Posts: 1074
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Lady Haggis does work thankfully, although the hints about not do get dropped once in a while. I do use the horses as well as we both play polo on them, which is another great drainer of money, but it replaced skiing and fast cars for me, thankfully she has never seen the extent of my ski collection as I've been keeping at my mothers house while I ebay it, they thought at one point I was running a ski shop and tried to turn it into a business account... |
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3rd Jun 2021 11:25am |
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| Muddybigdog Member Since: 11 Apr 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 991 
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Depends how much £££ is tucked under your mattress, personally I would opt for a nice little woodland, 3 - 5 acres to play in, take the defender, camping over a long weekend, building wildlife habitats, plus a chance to buy some toys chainsaw, log splitter etc
Or save your cash, volunteer at Wildlife Trust or Woodland Trust, they will absorb as much time as you can give them, plus great feeling your doing something positive to keeping UK wildlife. Jumped ship to reliability - Mitsubishi L200 Puma 90 XS - Sold D3 - 2.7 S x2 (both Sold) Freelander 2 HSE - Sold Freelander 1 - Sold Disco 2 - Sold |
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3rd Jun 2021 12:55pm |
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