THIS week I bought

This week I have bought:
1/ 51 plate Mazda Tribute 4X4 (Ford Maverick in disguise), gas converted with half an engine and no brake master cylinder, £160.
2/ more thermal underwear, £18.
3/ Brake master cylinder, £60 delivered from Australia (£268 from UK main stealer).
4/ Focus ST170 2.0 engine complete (70,000 miles) to go in the Tribute £200.

D.
 
dave newell lvs said:
This week I have bought:
1/ 51 plate Mazda Tribute 4X4 (Ford Maverick in disguise), gas converted with half an engine and no brake master cylinder, £160.
2/ more thermal underwear, £18.
3/ Brake master cylinder, £60 delivered from Australia (£268 from UK main stealer).
4/ Focus ST170 2.0 engine complete (70,000 miles) to go in the Tribute £200.

D.
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Sound like a big job but your the man for it Dave, good luck. (y)
 
This week, we bought a New Samsung UE55HU8200, 4k UHD 3d TV.
It's incredible. Good job too, we can't afford to go out for a good few years now. ( except in the van of course,)
Allan
 
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davidbaldam said:
Sound like a big job but your the man for it Dave, good luck. (y)
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Just ordered head set and bolts and a cambelt kit for it as I've decided it will be easier to transplant the ST head onto the Tribute block. Assuming the tribby bottom end is ok the ST short motor is probably worth a bob or two. The St lump was delivered from local breaker complete with 6 speed Getrag box, all ancilliaries (starter, alternator, PAS pump, inlet/exhaust manifolds etc) and still on its subframe with steering rack and suspension, almost all of which will sell on evilbay to recover some costs. I've also ordered an interface cable and software for the LPG conversion.

D.
 
Allanm said:
This week, we bought a New Samsung UE55HU8200, 4k UHD 3d TV.
It's incredible. Good job too, we can't afford to go out for a good few years now. ( except in the van of course,)
Allan
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You do realize that TV will be spying on you :eek: watching and hearing every word :oops:

AND switching it off won't work cos it can be switched on again remotely :confused:
 
Tyre Traction Tracks from Aldi -reduced from £6.49 to £3.49 per set-bought 2 -may get us out of a muddy field one day.
Complete with zipped cases-nice and neat

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Samsung TV to try and stop it spying switch off voice recognition.
 
I don't mind it spying, it will be just like Gogglebox, but not as interesting!
Allan
 
Allanm said:
I don't mind it spying, it will be just like Gogglebox, but not as interesting!
Allan
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OK but if your making plans to rob a bank etc then go somewhere the TV can't hear you AND don't take your smartphone as that too could be spying on you
 
Today I bought a set of Silverscreens for our Moho.

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A damp meter from Maplins, £29.95, checked round the van , highest reading 15%. Very happy!
Cheers, Dave(y)
 
Around 18 months ago I enquired about a subscription to the tracker (installed by Swift during production of my motorhome). It was a lot of money.

Yesterday I read about someone who's Fiat x250 who's MH was stolen :eek:

Last night I bought this...

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I'll let you know how it measures up
 
Sidney said:
Around 18 months ago I enquired about a subscription to the tracker (installed by Swift during production of my motorhome). It was a lot of money.

Yesterday I read about someone who's Fiat x250 who's MH was stolen :eek:

Last night I bought this...

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I'll let you know how it measures up
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Are these the ones that are around £30 or so? -would be interested to learn how it performs.
 
Sidney said:
Around 18 months ago I enquired about a subscription to the tracker (installed by Swift during production of my motorhome). It was a lot of money.

Yesterday I read about someone who's Fiat x250 who's MH was stolen :eek:

Last night I bought this...

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I'll let you know how it measures up
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I would be interested too

This week I bought lots of stuff for motorhome , all the usual stuff that you all have already . being a newbie sure is expensive ! .
 
I bought two wooden sea canoes. Just because. :D

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I've got one similar which I'll be setting up this week. According to the blurb it can geo fence + phone you it it picks up any noise or movement AND when you contact it or visa versa you can listen to whats going on in your MH cost £30 !!!!!! You can hard wire it but it also has its own battery if the powers cut and will last about a week. After testing I intend having it hard wired
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A toaster - dull I know but essential in the MoHo
 
All the aires france, Acsi book and a mains hook up connector with the old style connector on just in case. :)
 
At the NEC...............2 x bright white LED bulbs, and an illuminated rocker switch :) .......................but not a new MH. :(

Cheers,

Jock.
 
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Okay it arrived today. I'm very impressed with the bit of kit.

It has two batteries, a battery cradle like charger, a lead with USB so it can be charged from a PC or other USB power outlet (and plug-in charger if you don't have any USB sockets).

The sim card was already registered so I just used the website top-up to put a few quid on the card.

You call the mobile number associated with the sim and it sends back a text message giving it's location. Click that and my phone shows me where it is in the world (via Google Maps) and the state of charge.

I'll be trying it out in a few locations to see the best spot so it finds the maximum number of satellites and then I'll permanently wire it in. Then I may switch on the full internet tracking mode so we can see our route when we are on tour.

But motorhome aside this little thing can be put anywhere - it is tiny! If you're worried about your kids location, or have a habit of losing your bag/key/elderly parent this would give such piece of mind for £30!!!

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Sidney said:
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Okay it arrived today. I'm very impressed with the bit of kit.

It has two batteries, a battery cradle like charger, a lead with USB so it can be charged from a PC or other USB power outlet (and plug-in charger if you don't have any USB sockets).

The sim card was already registered so I just used the website top-up to put a few quid on the card.

You call the mobile number associated with the sim and it sends back a text message giving it's location. Click that and my phone shows me where it is in the world (via Google Maps) and the state of charge.

I'll be trying it out in a few locations to see the best spot so it finds the maximum number of satellites and then I'll permanently wire it in. Then I may switch on the full internet tracking mode so we can see our route when we are on tour.

But motorhome aside this little thing can be put anywhere - its tiny. If you're worried about your kids location, or have a habit of losing your bag/key/elderly parent this would give such piece of mind for £30!!!
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Can you give me a link as to where to buy this please?

Peter
 
Sidney said:
On their website it's £59.99... http://www.rewiresecurity.co.uk/product/tk102-nano-gps-tracker

but on their fleabay shop it's £29.99 http://r.ebay.com/EH6gXE

and the permanent power adapter was £10 (sorry not £8 as I'd said previously) http://r.ebay.com/VQtyIS
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I have a couple of these, one in the van and one ready to go somewhere else. I bought the ones with £5 credit on the sim for £34.99 and the hardwire kits for a tenner each.
If you set it for full internet tracking, doesn't it keep texting you and using the credit?

I bought a new camera and a couple of lenses. Nikon D7100 with a Nikon 18-200VR and 70-300VR. Cracking kit

Allan

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