dozeydustman

My exes have had a cavalcade of As-worthy rammel. Mad parrot girl had a series of Carina Es Crazy cat woman had a Hyundai Accent Thieving Essex tart didn’t drive an on and off before I met the mrs had a Yaris then a Rio.

My 4 days here are done. Have a week off work to recover. Barely any tat about. Plenty of future chod such as Dacia Joggers and a couple of Ssangyong Rectums, but nearly everything was late model stuff.

The volumes of observed tat has been disappointingly low. I was half expecting something squirrelled away in one of the side roads. Plenty of these Piaggio Apes buzzing around like their namesakes. Also this Rascal-like contraption called a Porter. Chinese?

If that’s what they’re called in mainland Europe

The lack of tat has been a little disappointing so far. I got overtaken by an old boy in a Renault Extra on the Autobahn from Munich (I was doing 140km/h which in a VW T-Roc 1.0 is unadvisable). Only other spot so far has been this little two stroker.

Indeed it is. I’m quite well rested after my 21 hour day yesterday. Everyone else is full of beans as they got to sleep on the journey. There was even legroom on the plane. Thankfully an empty row so I could sprawl out. We flew Lufthansa from LHR to MUN which included 1 cabin bag and a hand bag per passenger. Ryanair, Easyjet etc now charge for that so many of the flag carriers and premium lines work out cheaper, you get a bit more room in front of you and tend not to attract the undoubtedly annoying brummie who demands Fosters beer* and English chips when dining out in foreign climes. Going into town shortly. Haven’t noticed any tat yet save a T5 with a misfire.

I’m having a lovely long weekend away. I’m in Mittenwald, Bavaria, almost on the border with Austria. Colin is also here making his usual demands. „Gib mir Vögel und Kastanien, Frau.“

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I have driven a Mini, but when I was 18 and a bit more flexible than I currently am. It’s wasn’t comfortable but the position of the controls made it easier than the Golf. Size 15s on the tiny pedals was the hardest thing. Different bodies fit in different cars.

There’s a tiny bit of play in the axle supports on the bottom of the bin. Only a millimetre or so. Any rattles and the body of the bin acts as a huge echo chamber/sound box. Sounds like a barrier seal has failed or not been cleaned. Green waste bin juice is a great compost activator/tomato food.

I’m with you on this one. I can’t get behind the wheel of a Mk1 or Mk2 Golf without being forced into a foetal position with my knees around my ears. Mk3 was so much more spacious inside, if a little flabby on the road.

The Pug 504 started with 5-digit odo but at some point in the 70s it gained a 6th. I can’t find a precise date and could also be dependent on gauge manufacturers- Jaeger seem to be 5 digit and unbranded & Veglia 6 from pictures I’ve seen. Certainly by the time they used the instrument panel as also fitted to the early 1980s 104, Visa, C15 and first dash Samba it was on 6 digits. The early 505 Break Familial my grandad bought new and passed on to mum and dad after a few years was certainly 6 digits.

It’s very much in use. Was smoking around Selsey & Sidlesham at lunchtime today.

Shonky conversion of an ice cream van into some kind of camper spotted near Goodwood.

After uncovering a gas pipe buried less than 3” deep in the front garden in November, and the subsequent faff getting SGN to drop it to the correct depth, I finally have off road parking. The other side of the concrete path will be done once the weather remains fine and the grass isn’t like a marsh. Will be comfortable parking for 2 cars then, and not the crush we currently have. Citroen is in the garage.