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[Aston Martin]

My nephew who's 17 and is learning to drive. He doesn't want to, but his mother's making him.

 

He doesn't like it, but I asked "what car is it?"

 

"I dunno, it's red"

 

?

....

 

We had other visitors around on Sunday, so there was 6 cars outside. Normally it's 4. None of our neighbours have cars, so I think it balances out.

[richardmorris]

I don't know what this is, any thoughts?

 

[rusty998]

29 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

I don't know what this is, any thoughts?

 

Wiesmann very expensive powered by a M3 BMW engine 

[Fat_Pirate]

4 hours ago, Aston Martin said:

My nephew who's 17 and is learning to drive. He doesn't want to, but his mother's making him.

He doesn't like it, but I asked "what car is it?"

"I dunno, it's red"

My son is 17 and just the same, no interest in cars whatsoever.  None of his friends do either, makes me feel like Frank Dibnah.

*edit: Fred Dibnah.  Deffo losing my marbles.

[Sir Snipes]

*Fred.

 

Can't really blame them. They all look the same, and behave much the same now, so what difference does it really make?

[Floatylight]

Smoll FL was the same until he got behind the wheel and since he went to Chumley, now planning on owning a fleet of shite, no interest in anything modern, C3 is modern enough..

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[Floatylight]

Smoll FL was the same until he got behind the wheel and since he went to Chumley, now planning on owning a fleet of shite, no interest in anything modern, C3 is modern enough..

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[xtriple]

Bought wheels on eBay on Sunday, arrived today at 1:00pm1 That's quick. Also, they look good but the small problem of tyres and how to get them to the tyre place to solve now. SLK is to smoll for luggin' duties!

[Mally]

Tyres on the drive.

[skattrd]

39 minutes ago, Mally said:

Tyres on the drive.

There are a few choices nowadays, even kwik fit do home tyre fitting. 

[xtriple]

Indeed they do but their tyres are fekkin expensive! Black Circles for £405 or Kwik fit for over £500! So, 225/40/18 X2 and 245/35/18 X2 Avons from Black Circles it is. Delivered to Euromaster where they will be fitted all in the price. There are many more cheaper tyres about but I LIKE Avons and they are the quietest available with A grip and C fuel consumption. Whatever I do/did it was going to be a faff so just done it and they will get fitted on Friday, just got to work out how to get four huge wheels into a titchy car....

[taxi paul]

Plus get the old ones, with tyres on. back home. Not helping am I?

[taxi paul]

Did post in ask thread about jumpy celica clutch. Bit of googling suggested giving it more revs and let clutch out slower, giffer style driving I believe.  Anyway Been doing that and it works fine . Went out today got my dinner and watched a few planes at liverpool airport, always fascinating how they get in the air. Then a general hoon round hale village and some country lanes home. 

[xtriple]

54 minutes ago, taxi paul said:

Plus get the old ones, with tyres on. back home. Not helping am I?

Not in the slightest

 

[egg]

Sold daughter's bike for £10.
She saw me sneaking it out out the gate tonight, ok love you can have the tenner
Haggling at the sale location meant I only got £5
I bought some shopping, cos you know, was already out
I gave daughter tenner 'cos I'm too tired to teach life lessons
Net result: I'm about £10 down on the deal

(But more space in the shed for Mondeo junk)

It's why I don't work in sales.

[Rovorsche]

Sometimes you take it on the chin for the bigger picture, sounds like the space is more valuable

[stuboy]

4 hours ago, xtriple said:

 Whatever I do/did it was going to be a faff so just done it and they will get fitted on Friday, just got to work out how to get four huge wheels into a titchy car....

book a taxi and follow it?

[camryv6]

4 hours ago, xtriple said:

Indeed they do but their tyres are fekkin expensive! Black Circles for £405 or Kwik fit for over £500! So, 225/40/18 X2 and 245/35/18 X2 Avons from Black Circles it is. Delivered to Euromaster where they will be fitted all in the price. There are many more cheaper tyres about but I LIKE Avons and they are the quietest available with A grip and C fuel consumption. Whatever I do/did it was going to be a faff so just done it and they will get fitted on Friday, just got to work out how to get four huge wheels into a titchy car....

A couple of trips ?

[camryv6]

I like stuboy answer better

[Skizzer]

4 hours ago, xtriple said:

Indeed they do but their tyres are fekkin expensive! Black Circles for £405 or Kwik fit for over £500! So, 225/40/18 X2 and 245/35/18 X2 Avons from Black Circles it is. Delivered to Euromaster where they will be fitted all in the price. There are many more cheaper tyres about but I LIKE Avons and they are the quietest available with A grip and C fuel consumption. Whatever I do/did it was going to be a faff so just done it and they will get fitted on Friday, just got to work out how to get four huge wheels into a titchy car....

Google suggests these guys: https://www.tq1motcentre.co.uk/mobile-tyre-fitting

If they’re anything like my two local mobile tyre fitters, they’ll happily fit tyres you’ve already bought for a tenner a corner.

[hairnet]

16 hours ago, dollywobbler said:

Loads. There were also several 1970s Lancers! One looked fairly decent and almost caused some difficult questions. Phil was more taken by a Sigma estate.

were the ax's bx's and opel blitz still there

[Split_Pin]

I had to come out of a meeting at work to respond to a text from my wife which said 'Phone me please', which she never does.

The Mini had conked out on the Old Inns Roundabout which is near Cumbernauld and is very busy, particularly with trucks coming on/off the motorway. Thankfully my son was still at school and not in the car at the time,

My wife was surprisingly calm and explained what happened quite clearly.

She also managed to shudder it back home after she finally got it started again.

I am hoping that its just the o2 sensor but either way she has finally accepted that it's going. It's replacement will need to be a cheaper car as I've spent an awful lot on this thing and it's bled me dry.

I don't want her driving the Clio due to the advice on its condition from my garage, however much I think they may be overreacting and I need the Audi for my work. Something small and in serviceable condition will do for now.

[barmatt]

Finally got round to changing the front end on the Rover Asbo,

it's been sporting a nice little battle scar from when it belonged to Jim bell over 3 years ago and I've been a lazy arse not doing anything about it because, meh it works.

 

I've had the parts sitting here since April when Wingz123 kindly retrieved them from somewhere in the darkest Midlands for me and I got some new to me headlights and nightbreaker bulbs recently, so didn't really have any more excuses not to do it. Bugger!

So this happened today...

Which happily lead to this..

The panel gap is better than I expected after it's mishap.

This one's a bit tight, needs adjusting.

mmm bright lights.

I really do have a fondness for this little Rover Gti. They are a rare old thing now but unfortunately scarcity in these does not equate to value.

Double bugger.

 

[HillmanImp]

Wow, thought that was long gone. Glad to see it's still about.

[wuvvum]

I do occasionally wish that I'd pulled my finger out and got my 200 VI back on the road - that was a fun little thing to cane around.  As usual I was spreading myself too thin at the time.

[HMC]

Is that the one that had a coming together with a multi story car park? Great work 

[barmatt]

26 minutes ago, HillmanImp said:

Wow, thought that was long gone. Glad to see it's still about.

I have occasionallythought about moving it on but if I did it would be roffled on here to keep it in the fold. 

24 minutes ago, HMC said:

Is that the one that had a coming together with a multi story car park? Great work 

It's the very same,

I won it, used it for a bit then "sold" it to a mate on the condition that I got it back when he was bored with it, which happened last year.

 It's still as reliable now as the day Mr Bollox did the HG, not that it's done many miles it's just about to clock 87k.

[dollywobbler]

Horopito Motors!

https://youtu.be/aFqxMK0Ex0U 

[Eddie Honda]

9 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

Something small and in serviceable condition will do for now.

The answer to that has been, is, and always will be - Jazz.

[stuboy]

Day off... plans... raining and dam cold... adapt...

Bought spoiler for mondeo.. oily hand prints etc all over primer.. take to bathroom,  washing up liquid, green scourer, clean, rinse with shower, stand in sink to dry.. sorted