I just had a couple of minor niggling issues with the Coupe which I wanted Paul to check out for me, so the Coupe went down to Motormech on Saturday to get them sorted. The missus wanted to come as well, and seeing as though the bull ring can sometimes get quite tedious when you're wandering round on your own I agreed to take her with me.

Total cost of work done to the car? Zero. Paul - the star that he is - just said he'd only had to do a few minor things and it was all sorted, so there was no charge. I thought it only fair to give him a tenner to get himself a few beers, but either way - the car cost me nothing.

Total cost of the trip? Err.. £1,700

Clothes from Next.. stuff from HMV (admittedly £50 of which was mine ) .. kids toys.. perfume.. all because "well you're spending money on your car so I'm having a few things". And then fccuk me if we didn't have to stop in Dreams on the way home and buy a new bed

Just remember.. if the missus ever says she'll come with you when you take your car in, just say NO

My missus wanted to come with me to Powerfiat a while back, once I told her it was in Essex she said - "thats where Lakeside is isn't it ?", needless to say I paid more and went to L&M instead, realising it would be cheaper in the long run.....

LOL I thought it might be shopping related from the title, either that or you took her to the "wrong" cinema to go and watch a film.

my mrs is the same lol
if i treat one of my cars to something as we all do then i have to treat the mrs and the kids too.

My belt change and new front discs at the beginning of the year cost me a new laptop for the house (although I wasn't complaining *that* much).

I thought you were gonna say that Paul @ Motormech was seducing your wife........ ah ha ha haaaaa

Not after he saw the shopping bags we came back with

thats what i first thought lol


all the toys,new bed,new clothes,she might be planning a special night in for you two!
Gota be worth 1700 quid tho!

Sounds like I got away Lightly with taking my other half to Powerfiat on Staurday.

Burger and a pint in the Duke's Head....£17.85



Good Girl!

Lesson learnt.

Ahh.. I never thought of that. It's unlikely to be true, but at least there's now some cause for optimism

Am i the only bloke who has to worry about how much the wife spends on the coupe and not on shoes ect, Mrs L would much prefer a set of new brakes to a new wardrobe.

I was happily married until I read that ^
Now I know what I'm missing

I thought this would be about Iceberg being a letch.

"he was chasing after my wife shoting "I'll give you a BIG spanner"

Me too

Couldn't justify spending £130 on things like shoes/clothes, but will quite happily spend it on things like a Barnacle widget

£50 on a boost gauge from MABR - not a problem - instant decision.

£50 on clothes, etc? - Ooohh, well don't think I really need any new ones, so I won't bother

I learnt this lesson last year when I went for a belt change and service.

Paul, the sadist that he is, recommended the BullRing to Mrs MABR when she asked where to spend the waiting time.

The only worry / panic came when we came to pay and realised that Paul didn't accept "flexible friends".

There is always one and it is normally Stan...

Naked, with a Barnacle Widget in her hand! My kinda woman!

Planning a marketing campaign?

next coupe calender!

Well, would certainly beat a naked Stan

na nobody wants to see that again...

That was pinin, not stan.... unless stan was there too?

(I saw the facebook photos)

Oi! Get your own naked widget holder! T is mine, all mine I tells ya!




You'd be surprised at the similarity!

Lol

You'd all be so distraught after seeing me naked, that you'd never look at another calender or your widgets again