Archev's adventures in the Berlingo

[Gomev]

New Berlingo adventure happening tomorrow. I’m driving via Ayr to Newton Stewart to deliver crockery and I’m taking a Raclette grill with some cheese and assorted hams and garlic sausage, onions, potatoes and courgettes. No prizes for guessing what’s for dinner tomorrow night .
I’m in the process of finding a Berlingo for my Daughter. The one she’s keen on is rather beautiful but has a strange appendage and I wondered if you guys have ever encountered anything like it. None of my Berlingo’s have ever had this sort of thing between its seats (oo er you lot will go off on one now )View attachment 39068View attachment 39069
What the dickens can that be beside the steering wheel?? The extra pedal flummoxes me too. She’ll never be able to charge this car at home nor at her work (at a wind farm ) and I’m told there’s gallons of oil to change periodically? Water and ad blue needs to gurgle about it’s inards and you have to be wary of wearing a clutch in the wrong gear or something ???
What on earth is this lassie getting in to.
Am I failing as a parent ?

What is her reasoning/excuse after seeing how easy yours is to live with ? It's a little hard to comprehend unless there are extenuating circumstances.
That completes the questioning for the prosecution.

 

[Archev]

What is her reasoning/excuse after seeing how easy yours is to live with ? It's a little hard to comprehend unless there are extenuating circumstances.
That completes the questioning for the prosecution.

She listens to too many friends who of course know all about EVs. My car is fully insured with her as a named driver and I’ve offered it on many occasions.
She can’t charge at home
She wouldn’t feel in control
Etc etc etc
She’s an exceptional driver.
She was totally against automatics but since starting on this wind farm job she parks up just off the main road and uses a jeep to drive the last few miles up a very rough service road. So she’s left with little option but to drive whatever’s available. Sometimes it’s an automatic so she just has to get on with it.
I’ve suggested that it’s ridiculous for a company involved in wind farm building is using diesel vehicles ??

The rant goes on and on ad evnitum

“You’re trying father, very trying”

 

[Gadget Geek]

“You’re trying father, very trying”

But failing. I bet you're going to tell me next that you put some flammable liquid in that car and set fire to it.

 

[Archev]

But failing. I bet you're going to tell me next that you put some flammable liquid in that car and set fire to it.

Don’t be ridiculous why would anyone think of that

 

[Archev]

New Berlingo adventure happening tomorrow. I’m driving via Ayr to Newton Stewart to deliver crockery and I’m taking a Raclette grill with some cheese and assorted hams and garlic sausage, onions, potatoes and courgettes. No prizes for guessing what’s for dinner tomorrow night .

Well the meal was excellent but no thanks to the Raclette grill.
It heated for approximately 30 seconds and no more. Then we realised that the breaker had called enough in the consumer unit. Luckily the microwave stood in to help out and we did have our wonderful gooey melted cheese after all , just not the way we planned.
Now I know we bought that grill in 1994 whilst on our first road trip in our new Maestro turbo diesel which as far as I know was the last dark blue example ever made. We drove to Paris via the tunnel and bought the grill on the way back.
Well the grill has lasted longer in time but never did anything like the mileage that the wonderful Maestro achieved.
Not sure about the tonnage of melted cheese produced nor the quantity of crepes achieved on the top plate but I guess the guarantee will be long gone ??

 

[Gomev]

Well the meal was excellent but no thanks to the Raclette grill.
It heated for approximately 30 seconds and no more. Then we realised that the breaker had called enough in the consumer unit. Luckily the microwave stood in to help out and we did have our wonderful gooey melted cheese after all , just not the way we planned.
Now I know we bought that grill in 1994 whilst on our first road trip in our new Maestro turbo diesel which as far as I know was the last dark blue example ever made. We drove to Paris via the tunnel and bought the grill on the way back.
Well the grill has lasted longer in time but never did anything like the mileage that the wonderful Maestro achieved.
Not sure about the tonnage of melted cheese produced nor the quantity of crepes achieved on the top plate but I guess the guarantee will be long gone ??

You must have been amongst the first users of the tunnel, a pioneer.

 

[siteguru]

You must have been amongst the first users of the tunnel, a pioneer.

?

 

[decrep]

Do you guys have the Aussie habit of smothering it in tomato sauce?
Could be a bit messy.

 

[Archev]

You must have been amongst the first users of the tunnel, a pioneer.

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No pies on our ears but I don’t suppose the trains look quite as fresh nowadays.

 

[siteguru]

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No pies on our ears but I don’t suppose the trains look quite as fresh nowadays.

All I see is:

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The requested page could not be found.

 

[Everest]

Something's gone off the rails.

 

[Archev]

Something's gone off the rails.

Not sure I was ever on them.

 

[Archev]

Something's gone off the rails.

Not sure I was ever on them. Found the picture I thought I’d sent though. My best friend then wife ever beside our maestro turbo diesel a few days into ownership. Fabulous car wish it had been electric