G_Cam
Member Since: 12 Aug 2010
Location: Fife
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You bought the Plasma cutter then   1 TR6 Rusting away quietly
1 FARR UTV SOLD
1 International Harvester SOLD
7 x D3 all SOLD
2 x D4 both SOLD
1 x Mrs D4 'Panther' SOLD
1 x Outlander van SOLD
1 continual stream of car parts and me living in the garage...
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darrind
Member Since: 04 Jul 2008
Location: In A World of My Own!
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In my defence I only bought things I really really needed,
oh and a Plasma cutter Must stop buying shiny toys....
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| 14th Feb 2020 11:47 am |
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Sea Raider
Member Since: 01 Nov 2016
Location: None
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Wasn't my fault 
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| 14th Feb 2020 12:16 pm |
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darrind
Member Since: 04 Jul 2008
Location: In A World of My Own!
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Bad Man
 Must stop buying shiny toys....
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| 14th Feb 2020 12:17 pm |
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Hardware
Member Since: 28 Jun 2016
Location: Hiding under the M60
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Funnily enough I walked out with a few drill bits, caribiner clips, battery checking tool about an hour ago. Well, it IS Valentine's Day. .
Dean
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2011 D4 XS - OBD port protection, RLD spare wheel protector, All LED interiors lights, Timed Climate enabled, iiD tool paired.
2011 D4 Landmark - Stolen from same dealer before I paid for it
2011 D4 GS - Stolen whilst at dealer  ... All LED interiors lights, DRLs, Spare Wheel protector.
1996 300Tdi - Eaten by tin worms
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| 14th Feb 2020 12:26 pm |
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G_Cam
Member Since: 12 Aug 2010
Location: Fife
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darrind wrote:In my defence I only bought things I really really needed,
oh and a Plasma cutter
I came out with Milk, Beagals and a Plasma cutter yesterday..
 1 TR6 Rusting away quietly
1 FARR UTV SOLD
1 International Harvester SOLD
7 x D3 all SOLD
2 x D4 both SOLD
1 x Mrs D4 'Panther' SOLD
1 x Outlander van SOLD
1 continual stream of car parts and me living in the garage...
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| 14th Feb 2020 12:32 pm |
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Gary_P
Member Since: 03 May 2016
Location: Kent
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Didn’t know they were selling dogs Gary
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| 14th Feb 2020 12:53 pm |
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G_Cam
Member Since: 12 Aug 2010
Location: Fife
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Even funnier as I am walking one right now...
Beagles... No they don't sell them... Most people want to give them away for free when they start howling or running away!!  1 TR6 Rusting away quietly
1 FARR UTV SOLD
1 International Harvester SOLD
7 x D3 all SOLD
2 x D4 both SOLD
1 x Mrs D4 'Panther' SOLD
1 x Outlander van SOLD
1 continual stream of car parts and me living in the garage...
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| 14th Feb 2020 1:07 pm |
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pwheeldon
Member Since: 14 Jan 2020
Location: West Yorks
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I can usually get away with buying tools when we go to Aldi, firstly its a good way of getting me in there and I can also blag that I need them for work.
I got "Do you really need an impact gun and compressor?" my answer was "Do you really need the brakes doing on your car?"
The way I look at it is if I paid someone else it would cost more than the tools I buy to do the job, plus I wont need them next time, in theory, although I then justify buying other tools based on the money I have saved doing the job myself!
My other argument is "do you really need that dress.... Do you really need those shoes...." Discovery 4 GS 2009 Auto Stornoway Grey
Discovery 3 s 2005 Auto Bonatti Grey Gone
Discovery 3 SE 2005 Manual Zambezi Silver Gone
Range Rover Sport HSE 2006 Black
Aston Martin DB7 VV
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| 14th Feb 2020 1:10 pm |
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darrind
Member Since: 04 Jul 2008
Location: In A World of My Own!
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Added to this I just had - "why have you bought an ultrasonic cleaner off Amazon and some stupid jack connector thing"
Fortunately they were to do some bits on her mothers car
Must stop buying shiny toys....
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| 14th Feb 2020 4:06 pm |
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Jarvis
Member Since: 16 Dec 2009
Location: West Berkshire
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pwheeldon wrote:I can usually get away with buying tools when we go to Aldi, firstly its a good way of getting me in there and I can also blag that I need them for work.
I got "Do you really need an impact gun and compressor?" my answer was "Do you really need the brakes doing on your car?"
The way I look at it is if I paid someone else it would cost more than the tools I buy to do the job, plus I wont need them next time, in theory, although I then justify buying other tools based on the money I have saved doing the job myself!
My other argument is "do you really need that dress.... Do you really need those shoes...."
Your "other" argument is far too dangerous to use......where does it end up 
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| 14th Feb 2020 4:15 pm |
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CongoBoy
Member Since: 05 Mar 2019
Location: Wiltshire
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Unfortunately Lidl is one of those convenience places where, you double park quickly outside with the Madame in the car, run in for a some milk and bread, and come out with two jack stands and another gadget for the braai (sorry, barbecue),completely forgetting what you original went in there for!!
And then have no clue why there is a deathly silence in the car for the remainder of the way home!!
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2008 D3 HSE Izmir Blue- South African Spec. (Zimbabwe)
2005 FFRR SC V8- Java Black
1995 D1 300 Tdi Blue - (Sourced from the UK, shipped to Namibia, driven by me to RD Congo, then Zambia, now retired in Zimbabwe)
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| 14th Feb 2020 4:17 pm |
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darrind
Member Since: 04 Jul 2008
Location: In A World of My Own!
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Jarvis wrote:pwheeldon wrote:I can usually get away with buying tools when we go to Aldi, firstly its a good way of getting me in there and I can also blag that I need them for work.
I got "Do you really need an impact gun and compressor?" my answer was "Do you really need the brakes doing on your car?"
The way I look at it is if I paid someone else it would cost more than the tools I buy to do the job, plus I wont need them next time, in theory, although I then justify buying other tools based on the money I have saved doing the job myself!
My other argument is "do you really need that dress.... Do you really need those shoes...."
Your "other" argument is far too dangerous to use......where does it end up
And then the fight started..... Must stop buying shiny toys....
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| 14th Feb 2020 4:28 pm |
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Aerialmark
Member Since: 21 Jun 2015
Location: Burnley (Where the M65 is cobbled)
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Hardware wrote:Funnily enough I walked out with a few drill bits, caribiner clips, battery checking tool about an hour ago. Well, it IS Valentine's Day.
Did you get away with it Dean or did you get caught ? The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything;
They just make the best of everything they have.
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| 14th Feb 2020 5:23 pm |
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TigerRecovery
Member Since: 31 May 2017
Location: Long Stratton, Norwich, Norfolk
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darrind wrote:OK so Im now in trouble with SWMBO!
There was a Lidl near my hotel, so I thought Id just have a quick look at the stuff in the middle aisle (dont normally go there but since i saw this post I was curious)
So the phone call went along the lines of -
"have you spent £120 at Lidl yesterday or has someone cloned your card?"
"No dear its fine there were some cheap tools and bits..."
"Why do you need more tools, you already have every tool known to man"
"ah but these are some cheap bits I can leave in the cars and some bits I wanted for the garage"
Yep I'm back in the doghouse!!
Were you lucky enough to get a plasma cutter? I desperately wanted one yesterday but they'd sold out in the two shops I went to. They're now on sale on ebay for up to £190 each and one seller has over 10 available. I've spoken to a manager at Lidl and he's going to report it so that they only sell one per customer not all of them for resale. 1972 Range Rover Classic 2 door V8
2013 Land Rover Discovery 4 HSE - SCRAPPED
2016 Land Rover Discovery 4 Landmark
2022 Volvo XC40 T5 PHEV 282HP FWD 3 cylinder!
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