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Daughter has passed driving test this morning! That is all three young drivers through their tests so I just have to worry about different things now.

Rob

That's absolutely brill Rob Delighted to bits

What car are you buying her?

Thanks Jim
Can't afford to buy them a car each I am afraid! I am considering a change from the Hyundai though, and the favourite as a replcement at the moment is a Fiat Idea. I have looked at a couple and like the size and ease of access - and the head room. The lack of head room is my only real niggle about the XM, but I am prepared to live with it. I rather fancy the diesel version of the Fiat but there is a very nice petrol one that is fully loaded with every availble extra it seem for sale locally, the only downside is it is more than I really want to pay.

You may think a Fiat is an odd choice, but we have owned a Multipla (well three really) over the last thirteen years and they are fantastically practical cars, the Boss really flipped out when I sold her last one without telling her and I had it to replace it as a matter of extreme urgency in order to remain intact. The Idea seems to me to be a smaller, less interesting looking version of the Multi and it would appear to suit our needs well. We shall see. I did consider a C3 but they are much smaller than I expected so are not suitable.

Rob

I've got much the same dilemma Rob. Robyn had a Pug 206 but couldn't afford to run it when she went back to Uni but now she's resigned from Uni I guess she's going to need a car again and her little sister is already making noises about her sharing her Pixo..

So I guess I'll be looking out for something small, cheap and economical for Robyn now. I can't get away with saying I can't afford having just splashed out on another XM

Sian loves her Pixo and Robyn raves about it too, claiming it's much better than a 206 I must say though the Pixo is doing her well. Simple as they come, basic as a basic thing and reasonably well screwed together. £20 tax, lowest insurance there is and cheap to buy. I'm sure second-hand they're worth pennies so I might just get her one of those..

Less aggro for me keeping it on the road for them. They don't demand a lot of attention!

Unlike their owners

Ran out of curses at my own stupidity this morning.

I discovered how little structural integrity there is in the "extra" rear screen, resulting in an unimpressive crunching sound and a shower of glass fragments. The only saving grace is that it was entirely my fault and so I am just really p***ed off at myself.

So... if anyone has manged to hang on to a screen that they would be prepared to part with, I am in the market for one. I am hoping/intending to go to the X Rally in April and the Northern in May, so perhaps a deal could be done at one of those events?

Rob (Grrrrrrrrrrrr!)

I think I have a spare and the X Rally is very likely.

/\ PM sent.

Rob

Hello Rob
Red estate still plugging away, 179,000 miles now. No major issues yet, apart from the steering rack ram pin last year. Still has a cracked windscreen!
Jonathan

Good to hear from you, Jonathan. Beginning to think you might have nailed a bargain there. :-0
The motor in that car was certainly very fit.

Rob

Rob, how did you do the inner window in then?

I must admit I've worried about doing the same thing...

So you managed to do a perfect 'Just a Minute' then with no repetition, deviation or hesitation on the subject of profanity...

Nicholas Parsons would be so proud...