The Official Pleasing Purchase Thread

[MrLongbeard]

The wife actually listened , so

[Rockburner]

The wife actually listened , so

Thems the oddest nipple clamps I've ever seen.

[Taipan]

The wife actually listened , so

Wtf are they?

[MrLongbeard]

Wtf are they?

Fenn traps

[David]

So you have a Fenn infestation?

[Count Steer]

I just bought a NOCO battery booster. If it's as good as the one the recovery chap had (if and when needed), I'll be happy. OTOH I may have just bought an expensive torch/phone charger.

(Went to Halfords. Oh deary me. 75%+ of it seems to be bicycles, GPS's, roof/boot racks, car pimping products and dash cams. It's not the place for spanner merchants like it used to be...don't think I even spotted a socket set. ).

[MrLongbeard]

So you have a Fenn infestation?

Not for much longer

I just bought a NOCO battery booster. If it's as good as the one the recovery chap had (if and when needed), I'll be happy. OTOH I may have just bought an expensive torch/phone charger.
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Got one, it's sat in the boot unloved and unused for 2 years, coming once a year to top of its charge

[Count Steer]

So you have a Fenn infestation?

Not for much longer

I just bought a NOCO battery booster. If it's as good as the one the recovery chap had (if and when needed), I'll be happy. OTOH I may have just bought an expensive torch/phone charger.
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Got one, it's sat in the boot unloved and unused for 2 years, coming once a year to top of its charge

Yeah, this one will probably be the same so I scaled back on the spec and didn't go for the 3000A version.

(I did ponder on whether you could run a 12v tyre inflator using it but the safety cut-out probably means not. I think the modern ones switch off after 1 minute of juice delivery).

[MrLongbeard]

Yeah, this one will probably be the same so I scaled back on the spec and didn't go for the 3000A version.

I went for the 1000A GB40, which will apparently do up to 6L petrol & 3L diesel, which should be plenty.
Which remind me I need to buy https://no.co/gc008 and put it on my bike

[Count Steer]

Yeah, this one will probably be the same so I scaled back on the spec and didn't go for the 3000A version.

Which remind me I need to buy https://no.co/gc008 and put it on my bike

Good idea. Wish I'd had that when I needed it. It would have saved having to take the tank off to get at the battery.

(I went for the 1250A).

[Felix]

A remap on my van. Only an extra 30BHP but you can tell instant its been done. Less effort to get up to the speed limits. Certainly quicker if i do put the boot down but it was not dont for that kind of shit. Van was struggling when i had a full load what is once or twice a week doing a tip run and my MPG was piss poor at anything from 25 to 27mpg. Fingers crossed that is better now i need less effort to get to speed. First gear is still shit but no remap will ever change that.

[Demannu]

A remap on my van. Only an extra 30BHP but you can tell instant its been done. Less effort to get up to the speed limits. Certainly quicker if i do put the boot down but it was not dont for that kind of shit. Van was struggling when i had a full load what is once or twice a week doing a tip run and my MPG was piss poor at anything from 25 to 27mpg. Fingers crossed that is better now i need less effort to get to speed. First gear is still shit but no remap will ever change that.

What van?
Be interested to hear fuel figures after 1000 miles

[Felix]

A remap on my van. Only an extra 30BHP but you can tell instant its been done. Less effort to get up to the speed limits. Certainly quicker if i do put the boot down but it was not done for that kind of shit. Van was struggling when i had a full load what is once or twice a week doing a tip run and my MPG was piss poor at anything from 25 to 27mpg. Fingers crossed that is better now i need less effort to get to speed. First gear is still shit but no remap will ever change that.

What van?
Be interested to hear fuel figures after 1000 miles

LDV Maxus. Its got the 2.5 VM engine that was used in some Jeeps. Van has been filled up and clock set to zero to start mpg comprising's

This is my idea of full load

[Yorick]

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[Felix]

A remap on my van. Only an extra 30BHP but you can tell instant its been done. Less effort to get up to the speed limits. Certainly quicker if i do put the boot down but it was not dont for that kind of shit. Van was struggling when i had a full load what is once or twice a week doing a tip run and my MPG was piss poor at anything from 25 to 27mpg. Fingers crossed that is better now i need less effort to get to speed. First gear is still shit but no remap will ever change that.

What van?
Be interested to hear fuel figures after 1000 miles

@Demannu Did my sums today. Van did an average of 34.32MPG having the 30 horses more. May be more as i did a days work on that tank of fuel before the remap and never noted the miles when i hit the trip button. 25/30 miles was driven like we stole it just playing on the hills with the extra Oomph and the rest was driving sensible. Well worth the £200

[Potter]

I just bought a NOCO battery booster. If it's as good as the one the recovery chap had (if and when needed), I'll be happy. OTOH I may have just bought an expensive torch/phone charger.
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Got one, it's sat in the boot unloved and unused for 2 years, coming once a year to top of its charge

Me too.
You only need it when you need it, and if you need it then you'll be glad you have one.

[Potter]

Bought an old writing bureau for our snug, I think it's 1930's but I haven't got a clue really, I don't know much about antiques, I just buy stuff I like.
It's a beautiful old thing, it wasn't expensive but I'd have gladly paid double for the amount of happiness it's given me, it's got a secret drawer and a few knocks and scratches, it's a bit rough in places and it was never a high end one to start with, but I can sit looking at it for ages wondering about who's owned it and what they did with it.

Mrs Potter bought a quill on a whim whilst we were out ages ago, she's always fancied one (we're into fountain pens and both write with one) and now she's got a place to put her quill

[Count Steer]

We had a bureau like that when I was living at home. I think it was still there when the house was cleared. It was in constant use and was the repository for many things, atlas, dictionary, scissors, string as well as the usual envelopes, pens, incoming letters/bills etc.

The response to 'Where's the ....' type questions was frequently 'In the bureau'.

I suspect it was pretty second hand when my parents got it.

[Taipan]

Give it a real good look over as they sometimes have a lot of secret compartments. If it has a secret drawer, look inside it see to if there is another that pulls open from the sides, but the release may be somewhere else! A lot of older bureaus were incredibly intricate in their secrecy!

[Zimbo]

A remap on my van. Only an extra 30BHP but you can tell instant its been done. Less effort to get up to the speed limits. Certainly quicker if i do put the boot down but it was not dont for that kind of shit. Van was struggling when i had a full load what is once or twice a week doing a tip run and my MPG was piss poor at anything from 25 to 27mpg. Fingers crossed that is better now i need less effort to get to speed. First gear is still shit but no remap will ever change that.

What van?
Be interested to hear fuel figures after 1000 miles

@Demannu Did my sums today. Van did an average of 34.32MPG having the 30 horses more. May be more as i did a days work on that tank of fuel before the remap and never noted the miles when i hit the trip button. 25/30 miles was driven like we stole it just playing on the hills with the extra Oomph and the rest was driving sensible. Well worth the £200

£200 seems pretty reasonable, who did you use to remap it out of interest?