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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: thermidorthelobster on July 09, 2004, 20:00:02

Title: Most useful thing?
Post by: thermidorthelobster on July 09, 2004, 20:00:02

Here's one for you guys.  What's the most useful thing you own, which cost under £30, and the same question for under £100?

Can be 4x4-related or not.

David

Title: Most useful thing?
Post by: Axle on July 09, 2004, 20:43:29

for 20 euros a metal flask in avluable . Filled with either bovril or chicken soup .

 For 80 euros waffle boards . dont leave home with out them

 Cheers

 Rob

Title: Most useful thing?
Post by: Tony W on July 09, 2004, 21:34:10

First item
Hilift jack From ebay £10.50 yep £10.50

second
Army cool box that fitts between the seats £55.00
it fits where the cubby box should be and wedges between the back seat and hand brake console
makes a great place for the cold stuff  even stays put on the ruff stuff

Title: Most useful thing?
Post by: strapping young lad on July 09, 2004, 21:34:46

under 30 quid

landranger maps

under 100 quid
qt diff guard

for free?
mobile phone! (well you pay for the contract but you dont buy the fone do you! sort of!)

Title: Most useful thing?
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on July 09, 2004, 22:56:09

Under £30.00;
A spade.
Once when we went to that small wet country (Wales) and (legal to drive on) ventured onto Pendine Sands in Pembrokeshire, in an attempt to emulate Parry Thomas - but without the broken drive-chain, decapitation, crash, fire & subsequent breaking of legs to prevent cremation.
(sorry to be so graphic, but that's what happened)

About 4miles up the beach we hit soft sand, and yes, the tide was rapidly coming in :roll:

I would have paid £100.00 for a spade then, thankfully the £7.00 ARCO special worked just as well.

Up to £100.00;

A towbar. It helps to;
Pull the BWSOW & the trailer
Acts as a step
Prevents touch parking
Acts as a front crumple zone(for the other car) in the event of a rear-end-shunt :lol:

Title: Most useful thing?
Post by: matthew on July 09, 2004, 22:57:44

Quote from: "strapping young lad"

under 100 quid
qt diff guard

Is that before or after Whitworth?  :)  :P

Title: Most useful thing?
Post by: Xtremeteam on July 09, 2004, 23:10:28

Under 30 quid - big bertha bashing stick
Under a ton- spare diff & shafts

Title: Most useful thing?
Post by: karloss on July 09, 2004, 23:12:40

Best under 30 quid I ever spent? Got to be the multimeter. Got me out of so many large bills. 8)  Best under £100? Dunno, try not to spend over 30 quid on owt if I can help it. :lol:  :lol:

Title: Most useful thing?
Post by: muddyweb on July 11, 2004, 21:13:46

Under 30 quid : Life Systems First Aid Kit  -  Used twice in anger
Under 100 quid : SPA Fire Extinguisher -  Used twice on other vehicles...  and once on my own

The two items I make sure I am never without in the Landy

Title: Most useful thing?
Post by: strapping young lad on July 11, 2004, 22:40:57

i think patience and a sense of humour will get you far in life too

and know when to bite your tongue! ...



after whitworth matt

cheeky get..!  :P

Title: Most useful thing?
Post by: davidlandy on July 12, 2004, 10:44:33

under £100......well in 1988 i bought a P reg ford escort popular plus 1.1 - complete with a broken rear leaf spring for £75!

Title: Most useful thing?
Post by: hobbit on July 12, 2004, 11:50:41

Quote from: "Tony W"

First item
Hilift jack From ebay £10.50 yep £10.50

second
Army cool box that fitts between the seats £55.00
it fits where the cubby box should be and wedges between the back seat and hand brake console
makes a great place for the cold stuff  even stays put on the ruff stuff

Tony

You were lucky on that, I was going to bid for it too, for my mate, but I recognised who you was so didn't bother

Kev

Title: Most useful thing?
Post by: Tony W on July 12, 2004, 13:40:08

thanks for that Kev was great bargin

what we he going to pay for it??

did you get the message ref my arm ?

Title: Most useful thing?
Post by: hobbit on July 12, 2004, 15:06:02

Just spotted it, no probs, when your ready

Cant remember what he was going to go to on the jack.

kev

Title: Most useful thing?
Post by: dawdler on July 13, 2004, 16:35:23

mmmmmmm

useful thing for under £30

my Nokia Car Phone kit (Cark 91), fitted, total cost ZERO NOTHING
(got given the kit and I fitted it my self)


Now, under £100?

mmmmmmmmmmmmm

ok my IPAQ 3660, with GPS, complete Memory Maps on DVD, in car holder and car charger lead, all for £70

Title: Most useful thing?
Post by: lee celtic on July 18, 2004, 16:03:37

A good all stainless thumb opening lock knife .. cost £3 at a bike rally and goes everywhere with me it has come in handy so many times I've lost count and  it can be opened with one hand  :D