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    Captain Mainwaring got a reaction from Momentary Lapse Of Reason in Lazy spotters thread   
    Kitten spotted on a wet and windy M62 this morning.

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    Captain Mainwaring got a reaction from worldofceri in Lazy spotters thread   
    Seen yesterday. I wondered how a Silver Shadow had ended up in a decrepit shed at a garden centre with a load of pallets chucked on it, in a lamentable fall from grace. Then I realised it was a Volvo 164. I was massively hungover to be fair. Interior on the Wannabango looked in decent enough order. I don't think I've ever seen one like that before. Guessing based on summat Yank?



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    Captain Mainwaring got a reaction from adw1977 in Lazy spotters thread   
    Kitten spotted on a wet and windy M62 this morning.

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    Captain Mainwaring got a reaction from Datsuncog in Lazy spotters thread   
    Kitten spotted on a wet and windy M62 this morning.

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    Captain Mainwaring got a reaction from Marina door handles in Lazy spotters thread   
    Kitten spotted on a wet and windy M62 this morning.

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    Captain Mainwaring got a reaction from willswitchengage in eBay tat volume 3.   
    Who wants a FREE* Nova?
    https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1021601628925279/?ref=product_details&referral_code=marketplace_top_picks&referral_story_type=top_picks
     

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    Captain Mainwaring got a reaction from worldofceri in Lazy spotters thread   
    Kitten spotted on a wet and windy M62 this morning.

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    Captain Mainwaring got a reaction from mat_the_cat in Car design quirks that do/did your head in   
    Just to add to this, the handbrake lever is inexplicably situated on the right hand side of the driver's seat, so if one slides off the seat when getting out as a multi-drop driver is wont to do, it goes straight up your arse.
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    Captain Mainwaring got a reaction from grizz in Grizz’s OCD Awesome ASTRO Van 🚙, VW Caddy Van 🚐 Now a Green Toad 206 CC 🐸   
    That Astro van really is a thing of beauty.
    All the best to you Grizz!
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    Captain Mainwaring got a reaction from lesapandre in Car design quirks that do/did your head in   
    I would echo @EyesWeldedShut 's sentiments about early BINI interiors, my wife's Cooper has the fancy retro dash and while it looks nice it's certainly not the most user-friendly especially in the dark. The cup holders are in a bit of a crap position too, just underneath the central dash controls, so you're fine with a can of coke but buggered if you have a flask of coffee or awt like that.
    Oh and cleaning it is a real pain in the arse as well!
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    Captain Mainwaring got a reaction from lesapandre in Car design quirks that do/did your head in   
    I think it's one of the older Santa Fes you're talking about, and yes, it looks silly.
     
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    Captain Mainwaring got a reaction from bunglebus in Car design quirks that do/did your head in   
    I think it's one of the older Santa Fes you're talking about, and yes, it looks silly.
     
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    Captain Mainwaring got a reaction from bunglebus in Car design quirks that do/did your head in   
    Just to add to this, the handbrake lever is inexplicably situated on the right hand side of the driver's seat, so if one slides off the seat when getting out as a multi-drop driver is wont to do, it goes straight up your arse.
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    Captain Mainwaring got a reaction from adw1977 in Car design quirks that do/did your head in   
    I think it's one of the older Santa Fes you're talking about, and yes, it looks silly.
     
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    Captain Mainwaring got a reaction from grogee in Car design quirks that do/did your head in   
    I think it's one of the older Santa Fes you're talking about, and yes, it looks silly.
     
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    Captain Mainwaring reacted to Vince70 in What have you bought yourself for Christmas?   
    I bought myself an early fully loaded manual Golf V5 as a spares car for £500 in an identical colour to my Golf V5.
    I’ve found that recently it’s getting really hard to get spares for my early automatic V5, so this was the ideal scenario.
    The problem is it’s quite a nice example and only needs a throttle body, so I feel bad using it as a spares car.
     




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    Captain Mainwaring got a reaction from KWhite in Car design quirks that do/did your head in   
    I think it's one of the older Santa Fes you're talking about, and yes, it looks silly.
     
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    Captain Mainwaring got a reaction from outlaw118 in Car design quirks that do/did your head in   
    I think it's one of the older Santa Fes you're talking about, and yes, it looks silly.
     
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    Captain Mainwaring got a reaction from lesapandre in Car design quirks that do/did your head in   
    Just to add to this, the handbrake lever is inexplicably situated on the right hand side of the driver's seat, so if one slides off the seat when getting out as a multi-drop driver is wont to do, it goes straight up your arse.
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    Captain Mainwaring got a reaction from 4wheeledstool in Cavalier mk2 - another blue giffermobile.   
    I'd somehow forgotten about your Cavs, so naturally I had to read both threads all the way through again! Lovely to see them both still looking great and being cherished. Hats off to you sir, they're a credit to you the pair of them.
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    Captain Mainwaring got a reaction from grogee in Car design quirks that do/did your head in   
    One thing that did get on my tits about my otherwise faultless Mazda 2 when I first got it is that the radio comes on every time you switch the ignition on, regardless of whether you turn it off before you get out or not. This was particularly irksome if I'd been in a particularly good mood on the way home from work on a Friday and I'd been blasting some Van Halen out or something, and then get David Lee Roth screaming at me on the Saturday morning. It was a bit like 'No, Mazda, I'm not the same person I was last night!'
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    Captain Mainwaring got a reaction from lesapandre in Car design quirks that do/did your head in   
    One thing that did get on my tits about my otherwise faultless Mazda 2 when I first got it is that the radio comes on every time you switch the ignition on, regardless of whether you turn it off before you get out or not. This was particularly irksome if I'd been in a particularly good mood on the way home from work on a Friday and I'd been blasting some Van Halen out or something, and then get David Lee Roth screaming at me on the Saturday morning. It was a bit like 'No, Mazda, I'm not the same person I was last night!'
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    Captain Mainwaring got a reaction from chaseracer in The new news 24 thread   
    Working 12 hour shifts and the recent onset of shit weather have meant I've not been able to take the 340 out nearly as much as I'd like. The roads were nice and dry this morning, however, and it's my day off, so a perfect opportunity to stretch the old girl's legs. 
    First job was to get the bloody thing started. She was having none of it at first, it was turning over fine (glad I charged the battery a couple of days ago) but just wouldn't fire. I attributed this to it not being started in a little while and the aforementioned shite weather might have caused a bit of damp to set in, so I whipped off the dissy cap, gave the inside a wipe with the tiniest bit of WD-40, and lo and behold it fired straight up.
    Felt spot on when out for a drive, it runs a bit lumpy occasionally when under load, but in fairness it's overdue a service, so maybe that and some new spark plugs will help.
    I'm so glad I didn't end up selling this car. I absolutely adore it. I got to a point where I felt like I couldn't do it justice, that it'd be better off in the hands of someone with more time and a more confident mechanic, but I've decided to persevere with it as best I can. I was scared it'd end up as yet another 300 series with a welded diff and spending its last few months going sideways, and besides I've irrevocably gotten the 300 bug, so if I shifted it I'd only be lusting after another.


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    Captain Mainwaring got a reaction from Puglet in 205 GTi - repairs underway   
    That seems preposterously cheap for one of these in this day and age, absolutely top bombing and many congrats.
    They're great at leaking, our old 1.6 auto (RIP) used to love pissing water in through the interior light.
    Great little cars though, we loved ours. Never driven a 1.9 but if our old 205 is owt to go by, I bet they're a blast.
     
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    Captain Mainwaring got a reaction from MiniMinorMk3 in Lazy spotters thread   
    Seen yesterday. I wondered how a Silver Shadow had ended up in a decrepit shed at a garden centre with a load of pallets chucked on it, in a lamentable fall from grace. Then I realised it was a Volvo 164. I was massively hungover to be fair. Interior on the Wannabango looked in decent enough order. I don't think I've ever seen one like that before. Guessing based on summat Yank?



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