tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055540194068348056.post3358228073784022181..comments2023-03-19T09:28:55.204+01:00Comments on From the Top of the House: Matters MechanicalLorraine and Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02465762588968278566noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055540194068348056.post-77627523566160260062013-01-25T18:23:13.375+01:002013-01-25T18:23:13.375+01:00Patsy, his was a sort of dry red; the seat was onc...Patsy, his was a sort of dry red; the seat was once padded, now in holes, and as for suspension - what would you want that for? Yours must have been the upmarket version!Lorraine and Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02465762588968278566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055540194068348056.post-83698154603355412312013-01-25T14:05:28.984+01:002013-01-25T14:05:28.984+01:00I used to drive a Zetor. Mine must have been more ...I used to drive a Zetor. Mine must have been more modern than your neighbour's though as it had a cab, padded seat and was painted red. I don't recall much in the way of suspension.Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055540194068348056.post-47053361576924381002013-01-23T18:37:18.007+01:002013-01-23T18:37:18.007+01:00Like Edna/Barney (though I think the sex change wa...Like Edna/Barney (though I think the sex change was too much for her, poor old girl!) I hate that phrase, BER - Beyond Economical Repair - which is what our mechanic said about her. Ah well, she's gone to the great Mini Adventure in the sky!Lorraine and Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02465762588968278566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055540194068348056.post-82657556377024064692013-01-23T18:35:19.784+01:002013-01-23T18:35:19.784+01:00France is the place for you, then, Robert! Most of...France is the place for you, then, Robert! Most of the garages round here do tractor repairs as well as cars. Some of the oldest models still in action can be found, usually in front of us, on the roads, chugging along at a snail's pace.<br />Now, why can't washing machine manufacturers be like tractor makers?Lorraine and Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02465762588968278566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055540194068348056.post-41904740141018680012013-01-22T15:49:14.068+01:002013-01-22T15:49:14.068+01:00I couldn't agree more - if it ain't broke,...I couldn't agree more - if it ain't broke, keep it. The OH and I bought a bargain of a car - a Honda Civic 15 years old, driven 1000 miles a YEAR by a careful old lady, with MOT certificates every year. It offended the OH's sense of machismo, but the garage man persuaded him to stay faithful, We gave it to No 2 daughter when we left UK and it might still be going if her husband hadn't driven it into a wall,liz younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289501717229347872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055540194068348056.post-62631316883278489072013-01-22T13:21:39.736+01:002013-01-22T13:21:39.736+01:00I love tractors! The really great thing about a tr...I love tractors! The really great thing about a tractor is that strange gadget at the back - the PTO, the power take-off which will drive all your various farm machinery, making the tractor a small factory on wheels. "Forget built in obsolescence," you say. Yes, indeed. Years ago I worked in the spares division of a major tractor manufacturer - we guaranteed to supply spares for twenty years after a model had gone out of production.RobCromptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05282446256418335464noreply@blogger.com