Go Back   The 75 and ZT Owners Club Forums > Social Forums > Social Forum
Register FAQ Image Gallery Members List Calendar Mark Forums Read
Notices

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 4th October 2012, 03:15   #21
James.uk
Passed Away
 
2002 Pale Blue. Rover 75 CDTi Connoisseur auto. 170K miles

Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Near the M67.
Posts: 14,509
Thanks: 199
Thanked 585 Times in 397 Posts
Default

Problem is, our Gov are still borrowing money day in day out..........

No prizes for an accurate forecast....
...
James.uk is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 4th October 2012, 17:29   #22
whitevanman
This is my second home
 
2001 Connie SE CDT, 2002 2.0Petrol Laguna SportHatch

Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Althorne
Posts: 3,122
Thanks: 319
Thanked 441 Times in 318 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by James.uk View Post
Problem is, our Gov are still borrowing money day in day out..........

No prizes for an accurate forecast....
...
Listened to a bit of the shenanigans from the other side of the pond yesterday, The opposition are saying Barrack talks the talk but doesn't walk the walk. The USA are still borrowing at the rate of Wait for it......
1 Billion dollars a day!!!
__________________
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
Today the 23rd of April I will mostly be: Kids, bikes, dog, kids, bikes, dog...Seems to be a pattern forming here

Car: Connie SE CDT Manual, Mods: O-Rings, Silicon intercooler hose, Stainless EGR Bypass, BMW PCV Mod, 160 Upgrade, DD Unit, Projector Headlights, Powerflex Bottom Mount, Remote Clutch reservoir, SS Compensator; Inline Stat To Come: cat gut (when replacing iffy section). Meteors after refurb..
whitevanman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 4th October 2012, 18:09   #23
bigcar
Loves to post
 
Sep 2003 Rover 75 Club SE, 105000 Miles

Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 282
Thanks: 99
Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by whitevanman View Post
Listened to a bit of the shenanigans from the other side of the pond yesterday, The opposition are saying Barrack talks the talk but doesn't walk the walk. The USA are still borrowing at the rate of Wait for it......
1 Billion dollars a day!!!
Where in the world can Britain and America borrow such vast amounts of money, what country can afford to lend such vast amounts? Please don’t tell me India is one?
__________________
If Only?
bigcar is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 4th October 2012, 19:42   #24
dmacdou1
Avid contributor
 
currently "sans car"

Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Portland, Oregon
Posts: 105
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by bigcar View Post
Where in the world can Britain and America borrow such vast amounts of money, what country can afford to lend such vast amounts? Please don’t tell me India is one?
China, it pretty much owns the US now
dmacdou1 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 4th October 2012, 20:25   #25
FLYER
Banned
 
rover75 cdti AUTO TOURER 160 bhp.

Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 35,346
Thanks: 2,985
Thanked 3,685 Times in 2,463 Posts
Default

Can i have a measly couple of thousand please
FLYER is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 4th October 2012, 20:47   #26
COLVERT
This is my second home
 
R75 Saloon.

Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: France/or Devon.
Posts: 14,003
Thanks: 3,851
Thanked 2,167 Times in 1,816 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by GT Courier View Post
and just to put it in perspective, apparantly, according to Professor Brian Cox, the sun produces enough energy in 1 second to power the USA for 1 million years (give or take)

It's energy we are all paying this fantastic price for and to put more perspective on it, think how much there is out there just waiting for us to collect.







Attached Images
File Type: jpg Worlds 1.jpg (33.5 KB, 17 views)
File Type: jpg Worlds2.jpg (32.2 KB, 17 views)
File Type: jpg Worlds3.jpg (28.1 KB, 17 views)
File Type: jpg Worlds4.jpg (35.5 KB, 16 views)
File Type: jpg Worlds5.jpg (36.1 KB, 15 views)
COLVERT is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 7th January 2019, 20:20   #27
COLVERT
This is my second home
 
R75 Saloon.

Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: France/or Devon.
Posts: 14,003
Thanks: 3,851
Thanked 2,167 Times in 1,816 Posts
Default

And now we can call these the ---Good-Old-Days.-------





Things were so CHEAP then.------




PS. Go through those WORLDS.----Now that's what you call a Store of energy.
COLVERT is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 7th January 2019, 21:43   #28
steve-45
This is my second home
 
steve-45's Avatar
 
Rover 75 Saloon CDTi

Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Belvedere
Posts: 4,076
Thanks: 108
Thanked 1,089 Times in 774 Posts
Default

Living in London and now having a free travel pass my annual mileage has been slashed !
steve-45 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 7th January 2019, 21:53   #29
Dallas
This is my second home
 
Dallas's Avatar
 
1979 Capri 1.6L, 1982 Capri 1.6L, 2016 Dacia Stepway

Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Dorset
Posts: 8,595
Thanks: 3,496
Thanked 3,397 Times in 2,218 Posts
Default

Asda and Sainsbury's are set to cut petrol and diesel prices from tomorrow.
Dallas is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 8th January 2019, 07:22   #30
Lancpudn
This is my second home
 
Lancpudn's Avatar
 
MG ZS EV

Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 15,554
Thanks: 4,591
Thanked 3,427 Times in 2,565 Posts
Default

I should imagine the decline in fuel sales will be on an even more downward spiral after reading a piece yesterday that said the peak of the combustion engine was 2018It's all downhill from here on in. https://insideevs.com/combustion-eng...-2018-ev-rise/
__________________


Blessed are the tea makers.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3b...auto-2000_auto
Lancpudn is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 09:46.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Copyright © 2006-2023, The Rover 75 & MG ZT Owners Club Ltd