Recent Content by Jocko

  1. Jocko
    Post

    The ten cars that owners keep for ten years or more

    1st Marriage 35 years 2nd Marriage 10 years and counting. 1985 Vauxhall Carlton 7 years 1992 Vauxhall Cavalier...
    Post by: Jocko, Aug 13, 2017 in forum: General
  2. Jocko
    Post

    Learning your route.

    Checked into it a bit further. The rear windscreen demister will come on without the engine running (I was confusing it with my Volvo S40 which...
    Post by: Jocko, Aug 2, 2017 in forum: Fuel Economy
  3. Jocko
    Post

    Learning your route.

    Electric steering only works when the alternator is giving out power (like heated rear window). The electric steering uses a huge amount of...
    Post by: Jocko, Aug 1, 2017 in forum: Fuel Economy
  4. Jocko
    Post

    But older cars are better than todays cars, NOT

    And there's me and many other Brits thought Pearl Harbor brought the US into the war.
    Post by: Jocko, Jul 30, 2017 in forum: Off-Topic
  5. Jocko
    Post

    But older cars are better than todays cars, NOT

    In the UK, in a lot of the English cities, the Pakistani Muslim population tend to live in particular areas of their own choosing. More enclaves...
    Post by: Jocko, Jul 30, 2017 in forum: Off-Topic
  6. Jocko
    Post

    All-new Canadian Camry Just Weeks Away

    That is a lovely looking car, and the price in Canadian dollars is roughly what we would have to pay in pounds!
    Post by: Jocko, Jul 30, 2017 in forum: In the News
  7. Jocko
    Post

    But older cars are better than todays cars, NOT

    The SNP is the Scottish Nationalist Party, who want to leave the UK. I am a member though not an active member. The Scottish government (we have a...
    Post by: Jocko, Jul 30, 2017 in forum: Off-Topic
  8. Jocko
    Post

    But older cars are better than todays cars, NOT

    Our first referendum was to stay part of the UK, but there was a lot of lies told and scare tactics used. Plus the fact that the SNP didn't make...
    Post by: Jocko, Jul 30, 2017 in forum: Off-Topic
  9. Jocko
    Post

    Week of July 24 to July 30 (Nat’l Avg $2.284)

    Did my usual Saturday trip over to the south side of Edinburgh today. It was windy but around 18°C. On the return journey there was a horrendous...
    Post by: Jocko, Jul 29, 2017 in forum: The Daily Grind
  10. Jocko
    Post

    But older cars are better than todays cars, NOT

    phoebeisis. We have lots of coastline, and Scotland has wonderful beaches, even if we don't always have the weather to enjoy them. [IMG] We have...
    Post by: Jocko, Jul 29, 2017 in forum: Off-Topic
  11. Jocko
    Post

    But older cars are better than todays cars, NOT

    Not yet. They are talking about free movement ending in March 2019. Immigration from non EU countries will continue under the present controls.
    Post by: Jocko, Jul 29, 2017 in forum: Off-Topic
  12. Jocko
    Post

    But older cars are better than todays cars, NOT

    All very well, but here in the UK we are on the limit for electricity production. We have closed coal fired power station (Britain is built on the...
    Post by: Jocko, Jul 28, 2017 in forum: Off-Topic
  13. Jocko
    Post

    Learning your route.

    I don't think I would be up for key of coasting even if the steering was not as heavy, but it means that it is totally impracticable. I key off...
    Post by: Jocko, Jul 28, 2017 in forum: Fuel Economy
  14. Jocko
    Thread

    Ferrari 430 Scuderia written off.

    On the BBC News today. A guy bought a brand new Ferrari 430 Scuderia, costing £200,000.00, and wrote it off within the hour. He managed to get it...
    Thread by: Jocko, Jul 28, 2017, 0 replies, in forum: Other Manufacturers