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And we have lift off ππ
Woohoo!!!!!
Iβd started to have dreams about it never happening!
FINALLY SOME NEWS ON SUBARU. LAUNCHING NEXT WEEK ONTO MOTABILITY As per an update from the dealer today π₯ππ
At last! πππ
I don’t do massive mileage on my vehicles so my priorities are more focussed on other aspects, rather than just fuel economy. I’m not saying it doesn’t matter at all but as long as it’s not something stupid like 20 or 22 mpg then I am much more focussed on getting other things, such as 4WD, decent handling, good pulling power and a large boot space. The Forester does much of that for me so is a strong contender!
Iβm suprised about the gearbox as they are made by Asin and are usually very good with strong torque converters, as they can handle alot of power so good for towing.
Yep, I was surprised too and if it had just been somewhere like the Top Gear website review I would have probably ignored it, but nearly all car sites say the same.
The general comments seem to say a slow or unresponsive gearbox, as well as the other stuff.Anyone else ever had glue instead of stitches ?
Yes, on several occasions. Usually leaves a lot less scarring than stitches too!
have you ever had a forehead wound ?
Not forehead but above my eyebrow once with a pretty bad cut. The medic did think it needed a few stitches but we were in the middle of nowhere and he didnβt have any suture kit so it got glued!
Anyone else ever had glue instead of stitches ?
Yes, on several occasions. Usually leaves a lot less scarring than stitches too!
No one interested in the Outback then?
I looked at the Outback briefly when I test drove the Forester and it did look a nice motor but the big problem for me was the lack of height clearance in the boot. It did have loads of space but just wasn’t high enough.
I have experimented with several different boot scooters, including going up to a Rascal Vista DX to get the extended range (supposedly up to 34 miles) but as I am a fairly big guy at 6′ 3″ tall and 16 stone I don’t get anywhere near stated mileage with any scooter.
There are several other considerations you may wish to consider though, especially as you say your mum has a weak arm/shoulder.
Firstly, leaving a scooter fully assembled creates problems when it comes to fitting it into most car boots and trying to lift the seat off and fold the tiller down can take some doing. I would consider myself very strong when it comes to upper body strength yet still find undoing the locking nut of several different scooter tillers quite stiff to undo. Lifting the seat off can be even harder, especially as some seats are quite wide and heavy. My balance is pretty rubbish so I struggle to lift the seat off most scooters and my wife finds it impossible, despite being able bodied and quite fit.
Leaving a seat on but just folding the back down and the tiller over will still mean that you (they) need a car with a boot height of about 78cm, but that’s not the only problem, as the boot will also need to be fairly square, otherwise the lift cannot lift the scooter in far enough to provide clearance to shut the boot.
Some boot scooters fold up with everything attached, but the two I have tried were not particularly stable and both had weight limits that ruled them out as possibilities for me, but they might work for your dad, however, they would need to be laid flat after folding to fit into a smaller boot and any boot hoist would struggle to reach down to the floor and then be able to lift the scooter up into the boot as the lifting arm doesn’t have the room to move that far.
Having tried multiple scooter types, I have tried and returned, then tried and returned again to Pride Mobility scooters. They seem to be the M&S of boot scooters, don’t cost the earth and have proved much more reliable than most. Resale costs for them on eBay seem to be far higher than most makes too, which is probably because of the reliability. I currently have a Pride GoGo elite traveller sport as my main boot scooter (the sport bit just means that the floor pan is 2 inches longer than the standard traveller) which I need because of my height. I also have two battery boxes, one containing lithium batteries for the range and the other containing lead acid batteries that I use when taking the scooter abroad. Leaving the seat on, with both arm rests in place but the tiller folded forward, I need 78cm height clearance and 94cm width to fit the scooter into the boot. My hoist is an 80kg Autochair Smartlifter.
You enjoy a trip to the garden centre and start to learn the names of plants. You plan toilet breaks between meals. You think 20mph is fast enough anywhere. Emmerdale and The Archers is the same show, right? You smile and nod when people talk to you without hearing a damn word. Soft food is the best. You take medication as if it were Smarties. Someone dropping litter makes your pee boil.
Does 6 out of the 8 put me in or out of the category? π
Just asked my daughter as she is the sister at a walk in centre and she said early morning is normally best, but not too early as staff changeover will be taking place.
The Celebrity Apex sailing from Southampton to start its European cruise first leg. It has a lift on the side of the ship that is enormous!
I reckon they (Suburu) will wait until Q3 now to launch onto the Scheme. I hope Iβm wrong but we will see!
Iβm a bit gutted that we couldnβt go this year, especially as Iβm approaching 5 years with my present car. We only live a 20 minute drive from the NEC so normally itβs dead easy to pop along but this yearβs show dates clashed with our already booked holidays! π
Watched a wind turbine blade arriving in Southampton from the Isle of Wight where they are made yesterday. They ship them over one at a time. The pics really donβt do justice to just how big they are, or how much the blade protrudes over the stern of the boat.
@Willis your just showing off now ππ
ππππ Youβre starting to sound like my wife!
What food and snacks advice can anyone give me who is trying to lose weight ? Iβm now 11 stone 7 pounds Iβve lost 4 pounds in the last 4 weeks my local surgery and my consultant in spinal injuries told me to lose weight . I feel so much better itβs helped my walking etc even getting out of car etc . Iβm now on a permanent diet of eating low fat food veg fruit etc any tips be very much welcome thankyou for reading
My doctor told me to start eating a boiled egg with a slice of wholemeal bread for breakfast two or three mornings each week, as not only does it give you energy and make you feel full for longer, it is also good for you. I was a bit sceptical but it definitely works and has helped me lose nearly 20kg. (44lb in old money!) Funnily enough, I read something at the weekend with the same advice.
I’ve also started eating cauliflower rice instead of normal rice, as Jojoe also recommends above.
I seem to have done so much today, as we went to Sainsburys this morning, then I pumped the cars up on wife’s car, changed the Ring doorbell battery, put up a bracket for a hanging basket, washed some bird muck off my car windscreen, watered all my seedlings, removed some blanket weed from the pond and filled the bird feeders. I was feeling really pleased with myself until I realised that I used to do all of that stuff in about an hour before I became ill. Small victories I guess!
βThe latest figures for 2023 demonstrated a 35% decline in pretax profits, dropping from Β£1.1 billion in 2022 to Β£748 million in 2023β Still plenty for the shareholders to get their grotesque bonuses
Motability doesn’t have shareholders – does it?
The Toryβs are trying to create a 2 state nation off the back of the ill and disabled, in the hope of netting votes in the GE!
That was exactly my thoughts after having spent time reading about the latest proposals.
I also can’t help but think that should these latest crackpot ideas ever make it as far as implementation then it will destroy the Motability business model completely.
On my travels last week, came across this Blue Plaque. Our history!
I didnβt know that!
I love a good blue plaque and the little nuggets of history that they impart.
