Guess who has a car...

Yeah, SK has a car

(I know that's a normal thing for most people, but it's a new thing for me )

I have a rover 214s ...and no insurance lol

*checks to see where happy and SK live*

hmmm...should be safe.....

How do you know it isn't a submersable car?

What is it, SK? Probably not something I've ever heard of....

Wait, Alfa Romeo?

...No, too expensive. Peugeot?

Mini?

SMART?

Vespa?

Landy?

Hey COOL!!!!

Welcome to the driving world SK!

Now, you have to join the Cars forum and start bitching about road rules and idiot drivers

*hides*

Hmm.. I'm looking to buy a car right now...

I wanna join the driving world too!!

Oh cool!

What you looking at Morgan?

Landy?

LOL!

You know you want to. Join me and together we will break the cycle of these large, fast and ugly SUV's terrorising our streets and instead we will similarly terrorise with our big, slow and ugly tractors.

i wish my dad still had his range rover so he could join in too

but land rovers are just the best cars of all time

I'll follow along in my little dekmobile... after all, I'm sure you guys will need a lift now and again

I just want a small sedan or hatch, but those plans have been put on hold now that I have to move grrr

It's an old (J reg, to anyone who knows UK number plating) Micra.

and as of earlier today, I have insurance. Guess what tomorrow will contain... 

a j reg Micra in a ditch?

I was thinking of "quite a lot of driving", but your answer may well be true too.

Morgan - MOVE?? AGAIN?

LOL! 'Micra in a ditch' - Sir M, you're mean

SK - got a year for the car? J means nothing to me

According to Wikipedia, J reg means between August 1991 and July 1992.

Meaning the car isn't quite older than I am  

Ahhh... I know it now.

Thank goodness you didn't get the latest model!

For those who don't know it, it looks like this, but blue.

What do you guys think of this car? It's the one I'm hoping to buy, it ends in just a few hours.

Linky doesn't work

You're actually buying a car on EBAY?!?!

oops. try this

It has 4 wheels, an engine and somewhere to sit. Beyond that, I know nothing about cars 

Exactly.

I've asked the owner some questions and its cheap, un-rego'd (will pass first go), is drive-able, serviced, works, and thats all that matters.

I just have to work out how to get it from where it is to my place..

Autobus?

Yeah.. I still have my learners permit and I really don't have the time it takes to drive manual. I know how it works, and I can drive one, but I figure getting an auto license will be faster.

The old Magna's were a pretty reliable car, I had one myself for a few years and the only things I replaced were the wiper blades and tyres.

SK - I do hope that you won't be one of those who don't even know where the wind screen wiper fluid goes...

I have hopes for you

Didn't get the car... responsibility kicked in and told me I neither needed or could afford it

I don't think I could ever buy a car on ebay... too scary!

those who don't even know where the wind screen wiper fluid goes

It's usually next to the front bum-knuckle.

Ruski, pass.

*ticks name off on clipboard*

I'd be able to find stuff like that, I meant more that I don't know stuff about whether car X is better or worse than car Y 

.....surely the wiper fluid goes on the wind screen?

Umm.. isn't the wiper fluid just water? Doesn't that go in the water tank?

(actually, I'm just glad Ruski said front bum-knuckle and not front-bum knuckle)
because that would be weird...

AH yes, but I know people who don't know where these things are...

IMO if you're operating a piece of machinery, you should know the basics.

I'm always stunned when I see cars with deflated tyres, or even flat ones.

Sometimes I fantasize about walking around with a portable air pump and filling all the deflated tyres I see

Ok if we're into semantics, the fluid that sprays onto the windscreen to clean it is called windscreen washer fluid and may consist of plain water, or contain an additive to assist in the cleaning process.

This aforementioned fluid is usually placed in a reservoir commonly referred to as 'the washer bottle'.

Yea. I can recognise things like the water bottle and engine block, but none of that crazy "My car has 550cc fuel injected nitrox!" crap.

because that would be weird...

Yes. But the only thing worse than the front bum-nuts coming loose is overtightening them.

Hmm...

or contain an additive to assist in the cleaning process

or (if you live where I do) an additive to stop the bugger freezing!

That reminds me... I need to buy snail poison

Snail poison is not good.  Why not get something to attract a bird or animal to your garden that eats snails.

Cos they aren't in my garden....

They've decided to take the term 'Snail Mail' literally....

I've tried salt, but it doesn't work

I know, employ a Frenchman.  I'm sure he''ll quite happily munch his way through all the offending snails.

LOL!

Terrible....

Beer is the answer!......Place shallow containers ot beer (such as saucers lids etc) around your garden.

The snails cant resist it and crawl into it and die....and it's non poisonous..

Old flat/stale beer works well, so you don't have to waste the good stuff..

Oh really?! Cool!

Now I have to go buy beer...

What do you have against snails?

They eat my letters!

hmm..my brain was expecting that to sat lettuce...my eyes saw letters....so i ended up with a weird letteurces hybrid...

sat lettuce?!

I think he meant 'say' but I got the same image!!

Ah... yes...

No, they eat my letters!!

I wouldn't mind if they stuck to the junk mail... I mean, what snail doesn't like junk food right?
But they keep insisting on having a balanced diet

I like snails.. well at least I know I did when I was 5...

Me likey snails.

ewwww...

I'll send them over to you guys then... They can live in your mail box and be your letter openers