Six Cylinders Motoring Notes - An open air picnic in mid September!

[beko1987]

10.30 am and of coarse Eva is welcome.

 

Dogs are welcome as well.

Marvellous. I can ask Amy if she wants to come, but I doubt she will...

[AnthonyG]

Excellent, I have just put the Dyson in the Jag’s boot! Leaving Cheltenham about 9 so ETA 11.

[richardmorris]

Sorry, still can’t come - work again and I need to drop the new plastic bicycle into the shop for its free check up.

[beko1987]

Wicked, thanks! Not sure when we will get there, ill be aiming for 10.30 but I'm not on my own this time so who knows! Might have to leave earlier than I otherwise would though, because smoll person. Will park out of the way so I don't get blocked in and have to ask people to shuffle cars

[AnthonyG]

BTW I’ve got a Brucie Bonus for you Sam - found a 2003 Goona brochure in a stack of old mags at home, perfect for any serial Goona botherer like yourself!

 

All else fails Eva can make a collage of ‘Daddy’s car’ out of it!!!

[beko1987]

Oooh lovely, thanks! Don't own any brochures atm, gave all my citroen ones away since getting rid of the xantia! Can build them up again for gooners!

[Six-cylinder]

Camping stove packed √

Water √

Coffee √

Tea √

Milk √

Sugar √

Selection of cold drinks √

Biscuits √

Crisps √

 

Anything I have forgotten?

[MorrisItalSLX]

Bog roll?

[Mrs6C]

^^^ Good point! IIR a couple of rolls are present and correct already.

 

The kettle to boil the water for tea would be useful though!

[Mrs6C]

With all the rain, the field itself is quite wet, so for the trek from the yard to the facilities, bring wellies or make sure  your footwear is waterproof...

[beko1987]

Oh that saves me having to go into tesco then! I can pop somewhere local for some food for lunch! I'm not dressed yet...

[beko1987]

And I've got my kettle in the car still

[Mrs6C]

Six-cylinder has left the building... en route to the Field of Dreams...

[beko1987]

We are in tesco waiting for the tills to open at I hope 11am... Then a quick visit to the petrol station and we are on our way

[beko1987]

Another nice visit to the FoD, shame about the sodding wind!

 

I didn't do much practical stuff, was trying to not let Eva fall over in the field, which was at full shitefest 16 wetness!

 

Mrs 6c made a tent for Eva though

 

 

I watched slowsilver find somewhere to jack an alfa up, eva sat in the digger

 

 

Then we called it quits and went back to Chez six cylinders for tea, biscuits and a chat! Eva played with Mrs 6c somewhere.

 

Now we are home and I'm reading my present from the Autoshite Mobile Library! Thanks Anthony!

 

[Six-cylinder]

A cold wind slowed progress today so we decided to have a move around. The green/white Herald had a locked brake so had to be jacked and turned with a lever so we could get the Alfa out to the front ready to be worked on. Last Autumn we pumped up the tyres on the Alfa and even put a new tyre on it, but today two tyres would not pump up! I have them off the car to sort for next time.

 

We retired back to the house for a warm up and thanks for the help Guys. I promise warmer weather next time!

[Six-cylinder]

As we all know you can trust an Autoshiter so when I was offered a good condition fully running Visa I jumped at it and signed on the dotted line, then I went to see what I had bought!

[hairnet]

awww man olcit

 

did ya weigh in the red jag for coin or wha?

[Six-cylinder]

It's not only K series!

 

RobT came to see us and things have not gone well. He left to go home but soon returned complaining of overheating and the AA man has confirmed our thoughts of HGF.

 

We are now waiting for the recovery truck.

[Six-cylinder]

The other problem of the day is the Cadillac that won't latch its boot lid, Mrs6C has weighed it down and taped it.

[clayts450]

Oh no, Rob's 600 ? Not good

[RobT]

Oh dear, it was a bit short of water but the radiator was next on the list to do. I'm glad it didn't pop in France a few weeks back!

 

Will get towed home and decide what to do next. In the meantime Mr and Mrs Cyl have kept me fed and watered, so there's far worst places to be with a knackered Rover...

[richardmorris]

Perhaps you could sneak away in one of the many cars without them noticing?

 

Safe journey whatever.

[egg]

Liked for being warm and dry, not for Rover HGF

[Slowsilver]

Ouch.

Didn't notice the massive hole in the Alfa's tyre when I took the wheel off.

No wonder it wouldn't inflate.

 

Shame about the temperature today.

Would have got more done if I could have felt my fingers!

Enjoyable autoshite round-table conference chez the Sixes afterwards though.

 

Comment of the day by quicksilver while admiring RobT's Rover 623 on arrival at the FoD:

"Nice car. Honda engine too, so no problems with HGF."

 

Fast forward about 6 hours. OMGHGF.

 

Hope you get home OK Rob.

 

[beko1987]

Oh no Rob, that's a bit pants. At least the mpg will be good on the way home...

[richardmorris]

Oh no Rob, that's a bit pants. At least the mpg will be good on the way home...

 

An ex Thames Tortoise 2cver told me that when at university he’d loosened the rear brake lines on his Dyane, called the Aa and got trailered home for Christmas as he couldn’t afford the petrol.

[Six-cylinder]

Rob is on his way.

[SiC]

Over 3 hours for a breakdown collection?! Blimey.

[beko1987]

Bummer, sad end to the day. Hope it's fixable man