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[tooSavvy]

Hmmm... NEWS [Not NEWS.. sort of?]

 

Man dies a 2AM on Oxford st. after being hit by bus. Police are 'not arresting bus driver' = anyone know/care how busdriver feels.. ??

 

Woman runs onto motorway, after her dog. Transit van hits her and she is killed. = anyone know/care how vandriver feels.. ??

 

Dangerous business this 'being in charge of a motor vehicle'... You liberty is at stake 

 

 

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[Ghosty]

That idiot with a Yaris that doesn't know how to park is starting to argue with my neighbours. I think he'll be put in his place before long.

[Negative Creep]

MOT is nearly out on the Civic, I imagine it will need too much to be worthwhile. Won't make a proper thread yet, but does anyone in the SE area have a Focus sized car (anything bigger won't fit on the drive) with working air con?

[RichardK]

Today I has mostly been turd polishing,

 

 

 

50/50 bonnet shot.

 

 

 

Looks a bit smarter than it did.

 

 

Move that french thing. It's in the way of an FE estate!

 

(nice shining).

[junkyarddog]

Move that french thing. It's in the way of an FE estate!

 

(nice shining).

The FE is an even bigger turd than the 205

 

[wuvvum]

Last night I was looking up "name" number plates on Totalcarcheck - was surprised to find that DAV1D isn't currently on a vehicle, so I tried various other names and the first one which actually came up with a result was COL1N, which is a 2012 RR Phantom.

 

Guess what I passed on the way home from work this evening?

[anonymous user]

The FE is an even bigger turd than the 205

 

I like those big Vauxhalls and the way the load space has to suffer for style.

[billyboy406v6]

My brother sent me a picture of me with my first car. I only have one other photo of it.

 

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I must have been killing animals at the time.

Looks like a scene from the Professionals !

 

 

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[panhard65]

I had an interesting phone call this morning. "I am interested in your Rolls Royce, who do I make the cheque out to". He seems a nice bloke and not another Eastern European timewaster, but I think I would of asked a few more questions before getting the cheque book out. He has been quoted over 400 quid to transport it to Sussex if anyone wants a job.

[RichardK]

After being informed that for a modern SEAT, keeping up with the Volvo on a midnight run to McDonalds was "surprisingly difficult", I have decided two things.

 

1: I really, really like live-axle Volvo 700s.

2: I need to fix the speedometer.

3: I really need to stop listening to Die Antwoord's "Mount NInji and Da Nice Time Kid".

 

The 740 is getting a new rocker cover gasket and injector seals this week, and I'm resoldering the wire on the bonnet lamp.

 

Must find time to get across and look at CraigThePrincess' 940 Turbo. Having to change gears vs. TURBO. Hmmm...

[RichardK]

I like those big Vauxhalls and the way the load space has to suffer for style.

 

 

Me too. I had a VX2300 Auto estate back in 2001 - I doubt it still exists, but I sold it filled with NOS repair panels. If I could weld I would take on another FE happily, particularly a wagon.

 

Dream would be a Victor 3300 SL wagon, with Ventora front end/dash/seats (wonder if the 4-seat layout of the Ventora could be translated to the folding bench), in metalflake purple with white vinyl top and while mag wheels...

[dollywobbler]

Thought I'd better look at what sort of mileage I'm covering in the next week. A session on Google maps reckons about 1000. In the 2CV. Crivens.

[BavarianRetro]

I had an interesting phone call this morning. "I am interested in your Rolls Royce, who do I make the cheque out to". He seems a nice bloke and not another Eastern European timewaster, but I think I would of asked a few more questions before getting the cheque book out. He has been quoted over 400 quid to transport it to Sussex if anyone wants a job.

 

Pass him David's details?

[D Spares & Tyres]

 

 

Woman runs onto motorway, after her dog. Transit van hits her and she is killed. = anyone know/care how vandriver feels.. ??

 

 

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Do you know who the woman that got killed was??

 

Karma at work again. It even used a Transit. Priceless 

[Supernaut]

3: I really need to stop listening to Die Antwoord's "Mount NInji and Da Nice Time Kid".

Banana brain, a pretty pearl in my eeeeyyyeee... stay with me tonight 'cause I'm having the best time of my liiiife...

 

TURN UP!

 

*shatters windows with the bassline, gets speeding ticket, etc.*

 

 

 

 

I rather like that album too. Doesn't do the fuel consumption any favours though.

[panhard65]

Pass him David's details?

I have asked David if he would like to quote as his prices are really good but Sussex is a long way from home for him.

[coalnotdole]

The Blue Rebel Van passed its MOT today, The GTE passed last week. I'm still thinking of selling the Van but I'm having an attack of CBA!

 

Really need to get on and get one of the Scimitar GT projects on the road ready for getting painted in the summer.

[BavarianRetro]

delete button please

 

[panhard65]

Hopefully the Rolls will be off to a new owner pretty soon as I have bought another hopeless basket case thanks to the ebay tat thread. I only want it for the wheels really and will break the rest unless anyone wants a rusty accident damaged 304 with no wheels..

There won't be much of a collection thread as it will be hire a trailer and go to Wales to drag it home. I might have to get it running though before breaking it.

[daveb47]

Delete button has been reinstated,but if abuse like before it will go again.

[tooSavvy]

.... for deleting your own post - if you feel it irrelevant/not quite so funny?

Rather than the 'infamous' [ . ] then ??TS

Ah... Working then

 

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[New POD]

Last night I was looking up "name" number plates on Totalcarcheck - was surprised to find that DAV1D isn't currently on a vehicle, so I tried various other names and the first one which actually came up with a result was COL1N, which is a 2012 RR Phantom.

 

Guess what I passed on the way home from work this evening?

 

DAV7D ?

[Vince70]

I had two job interviews today and travelled about 100 miles and got offered both jobs..

And the icing on the cake was that I took the Z3 and had an amazing drive with the roof down and the car is such a nippy little thing and really does glue to the road.

And because I've got a job now I can keep it 😀

[Kiltox]

Look what's back!

 

 

Needs a bloody good clean and I've got it booked in for MOT next week!

[richardmorris]

DAV7D ?

 

Convertible rolls Royce phantom thing ( ghost?) turned up outside work yesterday. Reg was RR15 LON

[dollywobbler]

Hopefully the Rolls will be off to a new owner pretty soon as I have bought another hopeless basket case thanks to the ebay tat thread. I only want it for the wheels really and will break the rest unless anyone wants a rusty accident damaged 304 with no wheels..

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There won't be much of a collection thread as it will be hire a trailer and go to Wales to drag it home. I might have to get it running though before breaking it.

 

Ha! Ace. That did crop up on my Ebay feed, but far too hopeless, even by my standards. Poor thing.

[panhard65]

Ha! Ace. That did crop up on my Ebay feed, but far too hopeless, even by my standards. Poor thing.

Yeah it is too hopeless to restore so it will quickly be put out of it's misery to help others live on. There is a project 304 cabby in London that I might go after if there are enough decent bits on this saloon.

[junkyarddog]

My little 1986 dizzler Pug was tested this evening,

 

Only bloody passed!!

 

From this,

 

In the test lane...

 

Clean sheet,Passed.

 

Chuffed!

[Mr_Bo11ox]

^^^^ Exactly the same model, spec, age, colour as D244RCX purchased new by my grandad from JCT600 in Bradford with an excited 12 yr old Junior Bo11ox in tow

[junkyarddog]

D95XMX was it's previous reg.