AlabamaShrimp

Aww so sorry to hear that Phil,chin up mate 

Working upside down in the footwell of a car is the absolute devil on your back.

(it's always me that says this)
 
But I don't get it.
 
Modern engine, might as well drive a newer car. That gear stick looks stupid to me. Yeah I appreciate the work that goes into this kind of thing and I don't think I'll ever understand why.

Ford Pop, see it around quite regularly, must be in daily use.
 
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I know this must be the most obvious stupid answer but can't a new one be got from Russia?

So sort of related to this but what's it like in Ireland for unusual stuff surviving there?
 
I mean is there a site like how many left etc?
 
BTW it is nice to see what you're doing to it and why.

The obligatory pez station shot
 
A happy Mrs fp with her purchase
 

Frontera. Always.

Naturellement. 
 
 
The owner’s not been back asking for a complimentary, crowdfunded one yet.
 
(!)

Who is this Nicola H? Is it a new name for an old shiter?
 
Never heard of her before. Nobody hopefully cares what is in each other's underwear, but I have never seen a car related post from a Nicola H

LOL what did I say? No I was the bad naughty man
 
 
 
(again, for the hard of thinking, this is sarcasm)

It was hardly AS material. If we can't do politics, we sure as hell can't talk about more diverse subjects.
 
Hence I never looked at it as I know my views, being normal not 'right on left wing PC' would have got deleted.

The issue I'm struggling to see is why can't folk have a discussion even disagreement with each other than it turning into a bitch fest. It's easy done to agree to disagree,shake hands and be done though isn't it? We are all adults here.

the trans one on the open forum,
 
TBH it getting locked and deleated was deffo for the best.
 
it was i fear heading towards a slanging match...

I got an infection in one of my non-erupted Wisdom teeth 18 years ago. Actually got so bad I saw a dentist. Antibiotics cleared it up. He told me I'd better have them out as they would only get infected again. I've spent 18 years happily proving him wrong.

If you knowingly park illegally and get a ticket just suck it up and pay the fine.

Clicked on this thinking it’d be about sex changes. Disappointed.

TIME TRAVELLER!!! With a early 2000s pda! The future holds such wonders!

Time to bring this back from the dead.
 
Nobody likes TL;DR, so...
 
 

 
Thai-built 850 2.3 n/a on LPG sold at a great loss: 20,000 THB (£500). It had become too much of a liability, even after spending several fortunes on it. Should have been a good car, but just wasn't designed for this climate.
 
 

 
Thai wife divorced after 15 years. We tried, but just couldn't find the joy any more. I wish her the best. I know I'm in a much happier place now. Thankfully no kids.
 
 

 
New shite bought in Chiang Mai, because it was as cheap as renting a modern for a month.
And more fun.
And VERY shite.
The last owner just spent twice the asking price restoring it in 2018 for her androgynous daughter (son) to drive, but she (he) turned it down and bought a new Civic. Their loss...
 

 
Keen veterans will ID it straight off; I'm sure we've discussed these... what is it?
 

 
The day after collection (and lengthy transfer bureaucracy), it carried five of us up to the top of Mon Chem. A real test, but it performed well, thought oddly high-geared for a car its size.
 
Next after a quick check-over (bubbles in the screen-wash, and coolant in the water (Thai's almost always neglect these)), a two-day drive from Chiang Mai to the most north-east of Thailand's Northeast, a.k.a. Isaan.
The car performed great - a most unexpectedly brilliant cruiser, lovely tall gearing, and "sufficient" umph. I'm a happy bunny.
 

 
Isaan tinkering - mainly refitting the number plates. Involved hammering.
 

 
Next to Nong Khai, a town on the Mekong with a bridge to Laos. More of this... nearly a full day... 
 

 
At times I thought we weren't going to be able to do it, but eventually the car had a passport, and the three of us (car, me, and my Thai traveling companion) all had visas for Laos.
Over the bridge...
 

 
That's the mid point of the bridge where the flags change from Thai to Laotian, and the barrier from clean to dirty.
Then a weird crossing like a Scalextric crossover to switch to driving on the right of the road...
 

 
...then more red tape to insure the car for Laos, and temporarily import it, fees in three different currencies, we were in!
 

 
Just in time to get to Vientiane and walk out to the Mekong promenade for the sun set over Thailand on the other side.
 

 
And to sample the Laos-only BeerLao varieties    I still prefer the dark one!
 
I'm only here on a three-day "visa run", as of tomorrow we're back to the Isaan rice fields, and without wifi, but I should be able to upload a few spots from my phone on the 3G.
 
Back in the game, Tat-lickers!

This from me too.  
I'd rather drive a bitsa than yet another hotrod. It's like the pineapple bridge, individual* and different* while actually being the same as the rest.
 
Still that said it's missing enough bits so...

TIME TRAVELLER!!! With a early 2000s pda! The future holds such wonders!