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Didn't know that breed.
Seems like there's disagreement on different Wikipedia pages on whether they should be considered a version of NewFoundland or not.
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I know about this dispute whether it is originally Newfoundland or not.
For me, this doesn't count. Our two do anyway not exactly meet the standards of the breeders. One has too much black, the other has too little black in the fur. And even more, if we hadn't taken the two, they would have been sorted out (probably killed, what a shame!).
For me it is only their nature that counts and this is very good. They are excellent guards (which is very good for us since we live very remote) on the other hand, they are very gentle to people they know.
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Berner Senn: We had one too, but we had to let him go before three weeks 
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I just asked back her, the boss. She does know much more about that... she thinks
She thinks it is a mixture with Newfound and Leonberger - Wikipedia[^]
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VW Caddy Max Kombi
For that budget you can spec every conceivable extra going, you'll end up with a motor that seats five in comfort with enough room in the back to take two deerhounds in comfort as well (for those not versed in canine breeds think small donkey).
Fantastic vehicle to drive, especially in the automatic variant. Mine can easily return not far off 63 miles to the gallon when driven on long runs on European motorways. Not quite as good a return on UK roads, but then again our roads are sh*t.
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Dom Sinclair wrote: ... on UK roads, but then again our roads are sh*t.
You're not kidding!
I had to drive the M4 from Swansea to Newbury and back as part of a funeral in Guildford last Monday and boy could you tell when you entered England. The number of potholes and worn-out surface on a fast motorway was unbelievable.
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The UK is not the worst I'm afraid. 
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I suppose then, the indian copied the bad roads from you as well as driving on the right side...
M.D.V. 
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Ha! You think the UK is bad - as did I after I moved to Germany. Try the USA. For a country dedicated to the automobile ("motor car" in English) they don't seem to care about potholes big enough to break axles! I had to endure an ambulance ride through Baltimore. I think more damage was done to my back from the potholes than in the original accident!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Ugly car  But really I will think about it! It looks comfortable and the 45K I mentioned ... I'm very happy to have a good car for half of that. I don't need this and that extra.
Thank you for this hint 
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I had to look this up because they aren't sold in North America. I found a YouTube video[^].
I thought OP wanted a car, not a bus!
It's amazing that you get 63 mpg on a motorway. The engine must be undersized to the point where the vehicle's epithet will be The Envy of Sisyphus, because it'll be OK so long as you push it uphill.
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Actually mine's a two litre , 150 bhp and goes like sh*t of the proverbial shovel.
Good returns on motorways come from hitting that sweet spot of engine revs and speed, all too easy to do on European motorways , damn near impossible on British roads.
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Thank you very much again for this hint! Just visited a dealer today and had a look to this car. Car/$ is really incredible and I decided for it
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Sincerely hope you have many happy years motoring in it. I love mine.
You may find if you are often carrying the hounds in the back that it will pay to get the cargo bulkhead (the big full height wire grill that can go behind the rear seats). We find it a) keeps the mutts in the back. b) gives them their own space (very useful when driving the length and breadth of France) and finally if , god forbid you were to have a prang then at least they wouldn't be catapulted all the way to front.
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I'm really looking forward to the car, thanks again!
"The big full height wire grill": We already ordered resp. ask to replace the two back-back seats for it.
And sorry for my strange english, I hope you can decrypt it 
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This is a new car Toyota Motor Corporation Official Global Website[^]
in fact so new they havn't even released it yet - so that's like really really new
... oh, and should be able to fit that picture of your dog in it.
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2. something that is considered harmful, destructive, or evil.
Synonyms: pest, plague, people
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The VW Passat Avant (B8 model) or the latest Skoda Superb have one of the biggest trunks on the "car" type.
Caddy or Sharan still more place, but I see them more a "van" than a "car".
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0x01AA wrote: What I'm looking for is a Combi (two big dogs), my preference is an MBenc, but that is not a must.
Budget: Max. EUR 45K
The Tesla Model Y is just out. Starting deliveries this week in the USA, with current base price $48690, which Google says is EUR 43140.03. This has most options, you can load it up for a few thousand more.
I'm retired. There's a nap for that...
- Harvey
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Long range model Y is EUR 64K.
"It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[ ^]
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I would think any of the 7 or 9 seater SUVs would be adequate, or get a twin cab ute, those dogs don't look like they would be discomforted by a bit of wind/rain/snow/blizzard. I would be astonished if any "car" style would be adequate, even a station wagon might be a little low.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity -
RAH
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Mycroft Holmes wrote: I would think any of the 7 or 9 seater SUVs would be adequate...
I'm now thinking of 7 of 9.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
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Michael Martin wrote: thinking of
One of the pleasures left in life. Also the only thing we will be able to do with such a creature.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity -
RAH
I'm old. I know stuff - JSOP
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If you are not really after a particular brand, you could try Seat Tarraco. It is cheaper compared to big brands. I have been driving a Seat for over an year now and it has not given any problems so far.
"It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[ ^]
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Two golden-retriever sized dogs here. We've bought a used Mercedes Vito two years ago but by now we're not so happy anymore. Lots of costs for keeping it going, too huge if we go to Sicily with it's narrow streets, and simply too valuable if we go where we want to go with the dogs - meaning out in the green, far away from proper streets. Also mislike the looks we're getting from those that don't know you get that car used with 15.000, because it just looks like Men in Black arriving. In Sicily drawing too much attention from robbers. There are places in the world you don't want to draw attention.
We're having a look at Dacia Dokker right now. In Germany you get that new for 15.000€ with all extras available. Already have a Sandero for daily use and are very happy with that one. Dokker should be big enough for your ponys too
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Missions for the day:
1) Clear up cat vomit under the bed from 04:30.
2) Fix two leaking taps: cold in the kitchen, hot in the bathroom.
1) Right in the middle, so I have to move the whole bed and it's sodding heavy. Briefly consider dismantling it, but then remember what a PITA it was to get together in the first place. Move bed. clean vomit, wash carpet, dry, hoover - and notice more that must have been there at least a week ...
2) Kitchen tap is a mixer, and it's probably from the 70's. I keep a stock of as-close-as-I-can-get O-rings to replace it's seals, and I swapped the old style "tap washer" cartridge for ceramic blades about five years ago. Non-standard, of course - but I didn't know that when I fitted them...
Bathroom taps are separate, and were new when we had the bath pulled out and a wet-room shower installed. Ceramic blade, natch.
Cold tap in the kitchen. Simple: take old one out, take it with you, buy a replacement cartridge. Fit it, turn on water and find the leak is worse.  Repeated trips to plumbers merchant, eventually get a non-drippy tap.
Hot in bathroom. Simple: buy standard items, take old out, fit new, turn on water, it doesn't leak.
But the pipe leading to it does ... sodding thing. That means fitting a new fibre washer, and that means getting the basin spanner which is at the bottom of the tool cupboard in the big heavy box marked "heavy and specialist tools".
I remember why I went into software now: "it's indoor work with no heavy lifting".
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My sister had a Siamese with the elegant name Cavendish but whose epithet was Barf-o-matic.
One of my profs had a cat that was named Hoover because it liked to lick carpets.
I'm rather allergic to cats, which is probably why they're drawn to me.
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Greg Utas wrote: One of my profs had a cat that was named Hoover because it liked to lick carpets.
I...nah...too easy. Kid sister rule.
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