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I'm feeling quite relevant with my static strip adorned Dacia

Aye, a bit of those 2 alongside. South Shropshire Shiter. Middle aged PSA powered family car being used as a builders/gardeners van. Would include @Scruffy Bodger's 405 ,Dodgy Toms 306 and my Focus. Fairly well looked after in many ways but almost always seen with a lot of tools in the back and often a roof rack or trailer full of stuff too. Traveling between small jobs for little old ladies who make us stop for tea and cake.

Apparently did it in a week, although 24 hours of that was continuous driving so I'm guessing speeds weren't too high! On a completely different note, I've heard of BYD but not the Dolphin so was surprised to see it win an award. https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/361181/byd-dolphin-carbuyer-car-year-2024

Could that have been caused by someone saying to the new guy, " stick it on an A reg" then not checking it was a suffix?

I used to live right behind there. He wouldn't have much fun riding up it!

The back of that wobblebox is surprisingly solid. I'd have thought you'd have gone straight through it with a bull bar. Best of luck with the repairs.

Saw this parked up in Bridgnorth the other day.

Notorious Estate? Well done @GingerNuttz, hope the finger heals up nicely.

It was a white 405 1.6 saloon. Turned up on the tat thread with no MOT but will pass easily if a few minor faults (such as 20p removing from the handbrake mech) were fixed. Kept being relisted with an increasingly angry description. Caused much amusement on here and theory's on how much it was costing him in listing fees.

Popped to the supermarket at the weekend and found an old bike meet at the brewery next door. Suggested to the Mrs that if I passed my test I could get myself an old bike that wouldn't be any faster than my 125 but would be a lot cooler. She didn't say no. Took mine to work this afternoon as it was the first trip I was sure not to have a passenger. Risked a trip without leathers as it was almost all on lanes so not really over 30mph. Should probably charge the battery as kick starting it everywhere is getting tiresome. Perhaps old bikes aren't for me 🤣

For more info.... https://londonist.com/london/transport/dartford-tunnel-bike-bus

Good to hear from you @Shep Shepherd Are you all round the country in the DAF?

Is that Devon?

The 292 from Kidderminster to Ludlow would be perfect for destruction testing demonstrators but I don't think Black Diamond have ever had a new bus. I'm assuming it broke one last week as the usual full sized bus had been replaced with the front end of an Iveco Daily and the back end of a portacabin.

Isn't there some rule about overhang not being more than 2/3rds of wheelbase?

Is that FoD north?

Can't see the reg but a candidate for furthest north photo (Thurso).

Put a pair of those on the front of a rental van last week. With the regard customers give for kerbs and things it's always a pair of budgets. In fairness I don't think any of the many dents have been caused by crap tyres, just crap drivers.

@beko1987 Don't worry about bringing the tent, a lot of motorway miles yesterday has left me in no mood for more today. Sorry chaps, hopefully catch up soon.

I don't think so but it certainly put me off a few folk on here.

I'll sign, it's a real shame Matthew has gone, he's a lovely bloke who has added a lot to this place over the years. I do wonder if it's too easy for an OP to delete a thread though. In this case it was his own thread and I'd like to think he should have been allowed to remove it from view (with a backup kept in the vaults in case he changes his mind). However there's a few threads on here that people who aren't the OP have spent a lot of time posting useful information onto. If the OP of those threads gets upset they could easily delete them and there's nothing anyone can do. It somewhat undermines all the effort @SiC is going through protecting the content from a server FTP. I'm well aware of how upsetting it is when forum info is lost. A server FTP last year deleted all the photos from the other forum I post on. Projects that had been updating for 10+ years were barely readable as the content relyed on the pictures. Some of us have spent time trying to put our own pictures back but not all were saved and communal threads are very bare.

No wonder they went bust.

@GeordieInExile No, just at Chester services before heading over the M62. We were following a black C6 earlier on the A49.