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    Quote Originally Posted by MikeP View Post
    I cant take a crap without my ipad.

    Me too....not sure what would happen to my innards if my iPad went on the blink!

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    Quote Originally Posted by markrlondon View Post
    Is this Berlin, London, or Dublin?
    Caracas. Apparently also known as the kidnapping capital of Latin America.
    In the Sotadic Zone, apparently.

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    I just got blown into the weeds by a v10 m5 and now I want one !!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Carlton-Browne View Post
    Caracas. Apparently also known as the kidnapping capital of Latin America.
    Ah, have fun!

    I'd quite like to visit the area near Lake Maracaibo some day to see the lightning. I understand it consistently has the highest prevalence of lightning in the world.

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    Quote Originally Posted by markrlondon View Post
    I understand it consistently has the highest prevalence of lightning in the world.
    That sounds like a perfectly good reason to avoid the place.
    In the Sotadic Zone, apparently.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Carlton-Browne View Post
    That sounds like a perfectly good reason to avoid the place.
    It's mostly cloud to cloud...

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    My BMW remote App take 20secs to issue a data command.


    I want it to happen NOW! right now not in 20 secs.

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    As a result of the 'should I buy a black car' thread I was motivated to get my 10 month old car cleaned for the first time in 10 months!
    The team of foreign fellows in the car wash fiddled with the drivers seat, and now I can't get comfortable again!
    I'm now thinking about buying a new car!...do you think I should buy another black one?

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    Quote Originally Posted by TikTokTrev View Post
    As a result of the 'should I buy a black car' thread I was motivated to get my 10 month old car cleaned for the first time in 10 months!
    The team of foreign fellows in the car wash fiddled with the drivers seat, and now I can't get comfortable again!
    I'm now thinking about buying a new car!...do you think I should buy another black one?

    What, no memory seats! Pish, pish dear boy. I suggest to dispose of the car immediately - and replace with one with memory and heated seats.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Andyg View Post
    What, no memory seats! Pish, pish dear boy. I suggest to dispose of the car immediately - and replace with one with memory and heated seats.
    Some of my cars have too many memory settings for the seats. How on earth am I supposed to remember all of those!

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    Quote Originally Posted by EtherealShade View Post
    Consider having a household water softener fitted? It does wonders for our streaky glassware.

    Water softeners use salt - do you really want to use slightly salty water to clean your steel car.

    The answer is to chamois it dry.

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    Who cleans their own cars?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Josh B View Post
    Some of my cars have too many memory settings for the seats. How on earth am I supposed to remember all of those!
    Adjust to your preferred position, select the "m" button and a number - typically 1, 2 or 3. The position of the seat, mirrors, steering wheel (assuming it's something like a Merc) is then stored in perpetuity.

    I assume you can remember a single digit? If not write it on a post-it and stick it on the sun visor or simply get a driver.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Josh B View Post
    Who cleans their own cars?

    Clearly you do not own a classic 911. It positively sensual especially if you use high quality canuba wax

    Very satisfying indeed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Andyg View Post
    Adjust to your preferred position, select the "m" button and a number - typically 1, 2 or 3. The position of the seat, mirrors, steering wheel (assuming it's something like a Merc) is then stored in perpetuity.

    I assume you can remember a single digit? If not write it on a post-it and stick it on the sun visor or simply get a driver.
    How am I supposed to remember who is 2 and 3 and 4 across a bunch of vehicles? Post its are for accountants.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Josh B View Post
    Who cleans their own cars?
    Not many when you can just drive into those car washes and have a dozen none tax paying immigrants do it for ya ;-).

    Or perhaps they do pay their taxes.


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    Number 1 is always mine, irrespective of whether it's one of my cars or the wife car. She has number 2.

    Very simple and very logical I feel!

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    Disappointed with my last 3 orders from Hasbean...what happened to their fine Brazilian selection?

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    Quote Originally Posted by pandaballs View Post
    Disappointed with my last 3 orders from Hasbean...what happened to their fine Brazilian selection?
    Too many Englishmen urinating all over Brazil this year I imagine

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    Quote Originally Posted by Andyg View Post
    What, no memory seats! Pish, pish dear boy. I suggest to dispose of the car immediately - and replace with one with memory and heated seats.
    You're quite right!
    My old car (a Jeep Grand Cherokee) had memory and heated seats, but I was shamed into selling it by
    neighbours constantly telling me I was destroying the planet.
    I really wish this story wasn't true!!

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    How many times have you walked up to a door of a shop or an office and stood there waiting for it to open.

    Only to realise it isnt automatic.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Josh B View Post
    Some of my cars have too many memory settings for the seats. How on earth am I supposed to remember all of those!
    Quote Originally Posted by Andyg View Post
    Adjust to your preferred position, select the "m" button and a number - typically 1, 2 or 3. The position of the seat, mirrors, steering wheel (assuming it's something like a Merc) is then stored in perpetuity.

    I assume you can remember a single digit? If not write it on a post-it and stick it on the sun visor or simply get a driver.
    Quote Originally Posted by Josh B View Post
    How am I supposed to remember who is 2 and 3 and 4 across a bunch of vehicles? Post its are for accountants.
    Quote Originally Posted by Andyg View Post
    Number 1 is always mine, irrespective of whether it's one of my cars or the wife car. She has number 2.

    Very simple and very logical I feel!
    Stop arguing over medieval technology.



    One simply creates a profile on the laptop and sends it remotely to the car via connecteddrive. Then profile settings are automatically set when you open the car as each key or smartphone is set to a profile.


    Here you can change settings for a wide range of functions in your vehicle, such as options for driver assistance, lighting, communication and display. A function for managing and transferring addresses is also available.

    As well as seats, steering wheel, suspension setting.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fords View Post
    Stop arguing over medieval technology.



    One simply creates a profile on the laptop and sends it remotely to the car via connecteddrive. Then profile settings are automatically set when you open the car as each key or smartphone is set to a profile.


    Here you can change settings for a wide range of functions in your vehicle, such as options for driver assistance, lighting, communication and display. A function for managing and transferring addresses is also available.

    As well as seats, steering wheel, suspension setting.
    More medieval technology!

    Surely there's an app for that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave+63 View Post
    More medieval technology!

    Surely there's an app for that.
    Yep BMW Remote. You can pre heat or cool the car, open/lock it have it started remotely send addresses to the idrive Sat Nav, or locate the car for directions back to it as well.

    And much much more LOL.

    Yes it will give you a wash and W**k
    Last edited by Fords; 8th July 2014 at 07:38.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fords View Post
    Stop arguing over medieval technology.



    One simply creates a profile on the laptop and sends it remotely to the car via connecteddrive. Then profile settings are automatically set when you open the car as each key or smartphone is set to a profile.


    Here you can change settings for a wide range of functions in your vehicle, such as options for driver assistance, lighting, communication and display. A function for managing and transferring addresses is also available.

    As well as seats, steering wheel, suspension setting.
    Utter peasants. No one but me sits in the back of my Rolls, seat adjustments are reserved for my chauffeurs.
    "Bite my shiny metal ass."
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    Quote Originally Posted by stooo View Post
    Utter peasants. No one but me sits in the back of my Rolls, seat adjustments are reserved for my chauffeurs.
    My dear fellow, Rolls' are for new money. Chaps who make a few bob in trade. A gentleman would never be seen dead in one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by stooo View Post
    Utter peasants. No one but me sits in the back of my Rolls, seat adjustments are reserved for my chauffeurs.
    Quote Originally Posted by Josh B View Post
    My dear fellow, Rolls' are for new money. Chaps who make a few bob in trade. A gentleman would never be seen dead in one.
    Quite right,

    BMW Sh**e.

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    Two days on the trot now, the maid hasn't folded hospital corners on the toilet roll. And the mini bar door doesn't shut properly.
    In the Sotadic Zone, apparently.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Carlton-Browne View Post
    Two days on the trot now, the maid hasn't folded hospital corners on the toilet roll. And the mini bar door doesn't shut properly.
    change hotels.

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    My Brazilian cleaner blew me out today so she can watch the football....apparently she'd rather do that than clean my toilet!

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    Quote Originally Posted by TikTokTrev View Post
    My Brazilian cleaner blew me out today so she can watch the football....apparently she'd rather do that than clean my toilet!
    i had almost the same experience. just leave out the out...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Carlton-Browne View Post
    I went out at lunchtime to see the police standing over a man's body in the main square near the office - maybe they weren't kidding with the curfew advice. Oh, hang on...
    Another body on Chacaito Square after dinner last night; about 50 yards away from the first one with the police borrowing the bins from McDonalds to tie their tape to. I certainly picked up the step a bit on the walk back to the hotel .
    In the Sotadic Zone, apparently.

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    Cleaning the chandeliers - a right PITA.

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    Anyone know where this chap can find a supplier of dusty old wine bottles ?

    http://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.ph...l-wine-bottles
    Last edited by catflem; 9th July 2014 at 22:28.

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    Owing to the movement of the Sun, I had to move from my pool terrace to my roof top terrace at just 7pm...bugger

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    Quote Originally Posted by mountmusic View Post
    Cleaning the chandeliers - a right PITA.

    Get a man in - for heavens sake!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by TikTokTrev View Post
    My Brazilian cleaner blew me out today so she can watch the football....apparently she'd rather do that than clean my toilet!

    ...and today she was too upset to clean. My toilet's in a hell of a state!

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    The cleaning lady called in sick. Now what about that dust, it wont move itself ffs

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    Quote Originally Posted by tmoris View Post
    The cleaning lady called in sick. Now what about that dust, it wont move itself ffs
    You must have the same one as me. Or else it's a national strike!

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    My kitchen is so warm that the cadbury digestives in my goodie drawer have melted and melded together.
    Now I have a crumbly loaf of digestive biscuit and melted chocolate. FML.

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    My electric garage door opener has broken so I have to get out of the car and do it by hand.

    It's going to be at least a week before they can fix it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mountmusic View Post
    Cleaning the chandeliers - a right PITA.
    Quote Originally Posted by Andyg View Post
    Get a man in - for heavens sake!!
    Get Grandad to help you!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vanguard View Post
    My electric garage door opener has broken so I have to get out of the car and do it by hand.

    It's going to be at least a week before they can fix it.
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