beckythump

Mine came on a while back - turns out the car needed a new EGR valve, and once replaced has run smoothly ever since. The light came back on again last week, then two days later decided to turn itself off again, no fuss. Bonus!

Fresco green.

Congratulations, well done! Have a naughty shandy to celebrate.

Yep, I live just outside Norwich. Lovely country roads out here, but it leads to a frequently-muddied car (especially when diving out of the way of - you guessed it - tractors).

Fond memories of this! It sounds a bit odd, but when I was grieving I would watch this so much and it always made me feel a little better! Frying pans, cocktail sticks... ahh, it's too good.

She looks friendly! Voted

'02 Lupo 1L, 60,001! Bought it with around 50K on the clock 18 months ago.

Much love for the Mario! Nice one!

Me too! I have one each side!

Excellent stuff! Is it your own policy? If so, well done. It'll be worth it when you start tallying up that lovely NCB.

Loads of CDs Breakdown card Mario Kart figurine Pop-up dog kennel Wellies Towels Stupid amounts of dog hair During the winter, extra bits like de-icer, gloves, ice scraper etc.

I knew I'd regret reading them! It's all 'gay gay gay Hitler gay gay'.

Agreed on the drunken passenger one! Not sure about capping road speed for inexperienced drivers, though, if only because I wouldn't fancy only being able to do 43mph on a dual carriageway. It doesn't strike me as a safe idea with the amount of impatient motorists about. But the amount of drivers going 60mph down single-track country roads purely because that's the limit... yikes! Another one that crops up in quite a few countries is compulsory dipped headlights at all times for motorcyclists. I do anyway, and I think most people that take riding seriously do too, but it would be great to see it be made mandatory.

I'm going to be reading this all evening. Some interesting bits in there: Belarus: - It is illegal to drive a dirty car. - All motorists who have held a driving licence for less than two years must not exceed 43 mph. - Nil percentage of alcohol allowed in driver's blood. Austria: - It is prohibited to drive with side lights. - The use of the horn is generally prohibited in Vienna and in the vicinity of hospitals. Serbia: - A person visibly under the influence of alcohol is not permitted to travel in a vehicle as a front seat passenger.

Same problem here! I don't want to have the seat too close to the steering wheel but it's the only way I can reach to get the clutch all the way down... Worryingly, when I saw the topic title my first thought was "No, you'll never fit him in the boot".

These look great! I want to do it with 2000AD strips.

I've seen an Arosa 'round these parts in that colour, it is an unusual one.

Welcome! I've got a 1.0L Lupo (my first car) and I am absolutely in love with it. It suits my needs as a good-looking little runaround car, but with that said it did the trip from Norwich to London and back with no fuss. The insurance was no problem, but I'm a girl and they love me. It varies greatly depending on age, circumstances and the moon cycle, so best you do a lot of shopping around. Best of luck with your purchase!

If it helps, it's not just cars - got my renewal quote in the post for my bike, that's gone up too.

Mine went up this year by £150 for TPFT - shopping around is the only way to beat it!

There's got to be a Nock-ers joke there somewhere...

Because once you hit 21, you're invincible!

I can't drive other cars on my Aviva policy until I'm 25 (I'm 23). I'm glad I had a good browse of the policy document when it came through though, I wouldn't have been aware that was the case otherwise (I always assumed you were good to go from age 21, never assume!).

Diddy Kong! Do it!