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[captain_70s]

1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said:

I don't understand why Series LR owners complain about performance when a 2 1/4 diesel will do 0-60 in 10 Secs!

Classic car Buyer 27 Jan 2021.

I read a buyers guide for the Dolomite a few years and they'd managed to get almost all of the tech specs wrong.

Quite impressive really. 

[dollywobbler]

I remember another magazine printing that a two-stroke Saab had overhead valves... These things happen.

Today, we went shopping in my new car (embargoed Primera replacement). Got reversed into while at Tescos. Woman in a Corsa just reversed into us. I bibbed the horn but she just drove off briskly. I wasn't fussed. Kids had fun trying to spot damage. Miss HubNut wants us to track the woman down. 

[DVee8]

19 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Element of blackmail involved?

NO, well yeah.  Female persuasion.

[Six-cylinder]

1 hour ago, DVee8 said:

Fuck, I've just been talked into doing a wedding. Using my Daimler It's been 11 years since I did the last one and I said i would never do it again.

I have done one bride to the church. Sitting out one convivial evening with my friend and his bride to be, he promised his E Type would be put back on the road for the event a year later. I said Sarah if its not ready I will take you to the church in mine! I was as nervous as the bride because my E Type had never been very reliable, but all went well and the groom used his Renault Caravelle to carry his bride off in.

Now I have offered The Doctor of this very parish I will do the honours for him if wanted.........

 

[DVee8]

Here is 2 of mine when we use to run wedding cars.

[Crackers]

11 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

Will you also transport people who are not getting married?

Asking for a friend, obvs.

[Six-cylinder]

5 minutes ago, Crackers said:

Will you also transport people who are not getting married?

Asking for a friend, obvs.

My friend Steve who's wedding it was taught me sharing cars is even more fun than just having them so if it is out while you are here I would be pleased to take you out in it.

I had to jump start my E-Type once from my Visa at a Citroen show, that made them laugh at me! 

[New POD]

1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said:

I don't understand why Series LR owners complain about performance when a 2 1/4 diesel will do 0-60 in 10 Secs!

Classic car Buyer 27 Jan 2021.

Maybe the theft of land rovers, has emigrated to the theft of zeros and it was supposed to be 0 to 60 in 100 seconds.  

[richardmorris]

2 hours ago, DVee8 said:

Fuck, I've just been talked into doing a wedding. Using my Daimler It's been 11 years since I did the last one and I said i would never do it again.

I’ve done a few in the 2cv now and it’s fun but a huge pain in the arße too.

[stuboy]

That's not looking right...

[SiC]

After one of the ushers got stuck in traffic, I got roped in taking the bridesmaids for my sister's wedding. Naturally only the best and most reliable vehicle was appropriate for the job...

[stuboy]

Pencil, disc cutter and a small file, I manged to cut the bumper rubbishy,  replaced the rubbers. And managed to fit the bumper trim too

[Tadhg Tiogar]

2 hours ago, DVee8 said:

.... when we use to run wedding cars.

 

That grille reminds me of a koala bear's nose....

[gm]

3 hours ago, DVee8 said:

I like the wonky number plate on the S-type  

[BorniteIdentity]

8 hours ago, stuboy said:

 

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[outlaw118]

Posted 7 hours ago

  15 hours ago, stuboy said:

 

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Y THO?

[Kiltox]

Look at the fucking state of this 

 

Neglected builders van? No, a freshly collected rental from enterprise. 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

10 minutes ago, Kiltox said:

Look at the fucking state of this 

 

Neglected builders van? No, a freshly collected rental from enterprise. 

Are you going to have that stain analysed?

EDIT to add: if the analysis comes back with DNA traces, you might want to demand a replacement vehicle from Enterprise.....

[Dick Cheeseburger]

29 minutes ago, Kiltox said:

Look at the fucking state of this 

 

Neglected builders van? No, a freshly collected rental from enterprise. 

Is that a Covid-safe stain? I thought companies were stepping up their cleaning efforts due to the pandemic, not ejaculating on the seats and leaving it for the next customer to enjoy*?

[Kiltox]

Just now, Dick Longbridge said:

Is that a Covid-safe stain? I thought companies were stepping up their cleaning efforts due to the pandemic, not ejaculating on the seats and leaving it for the next customer to enjoy*?

I note that their covid cleaning standards bumf doesn’t say “we’ll make sure there’s no massive cum stains on the seats”

[Fumbler]

23 hours ago, Fumbler said:

I may* even take [the BX] to college if it continues to behave.

Lolnope. Not this half term anyway. I've still got things that need fixing before I'm taking it across the country.

[hairnet]

2 hours ago, Kiltox said:

I note that their covid cleaning standards bumf doesn’t say “we’ll make sure there’s no massive cum stains on the seats”

That's fkin terrible don't mind the floor but the seat needs to be right ffs

[hairnet]

Modern heroes name and shame video

Imagine the clickbait title for that

[Dick Cheeseburger]

3 hours ago, Kiltox said:

I note that their covid cleaning standards bumf doesn’t say “we’ll make sure there’s no massive cum stains on the seats”

It sounds like they need to update their wording!

Did you make eye contact when returning the vehicle with the jizzy seat whilst explaining the fluids were already deposited on the seat prior to your time with it? 😂

[richardmorris]

Looks like my shower has been leaking quite a bit.

[Ghosty]

Job interview at Japspeed next week. 😁

[chaseracer]

On 15/04/2021 at 18:14, Crackers said:

How steep is the cliff we're pushing it off, then?

🙃

[SiC]

Had "the conversation" with Mrs SiC about the fleet and the BMW in particular. I explained how the parts situation (cost and supply) dampened my enthusiasm for it. Also as it's a big car, not sure how much fun I'll have. She's has never liked the BMW since it arrived really anyway. Plus as she reminded me, once I've convinced something in my mind, I tend to move pretty quickly and constantly self reinforce it. First question was what was I after to replace it, as I apparently only sell stuff when I'm something else. 

Mentioned that I would really like a Mini. Her remark was that she really liked them and really didn't mind me getting one. Also she thought that was the case as she saw one left up on my computer screen earlier (that may have been deliberate on my part 🤣). This enthusiasm took me back as she never really has any interest in classic cars at all. I did give a warning that they're not cheap though. Her suggestion was that I could sell the Clio too and that would fund for a better one. Then daily drive the Boxster ... or maybe sell that too and buy another MK3 MX-5 (which she also loves). At this point I think she was getting carried away with herself - not least selling all my cars... There was brief mention about selling the MGB, which I quickly shot down bef.

Why don't you get a Countrymans, was the next query. Now Mrs SiC really isn't into her cars but she still has a small knowledge on them. But why a Countrymans? "It's just like Nanny had!", referring to her great grandmother who she held an awful lot of affection for. Aha! That's why she's so enthusiastic for the Mini then. 

Unfortunately Countrymans are quite a bit pricer - far more than I'd want to spend on a mini. But that's ok as Nanny used to love her Minis and had a few over the years.

I think that this really does concrete the fact that I'll be getting a Mini next...! 

Sorry E28, your time with me may not be quite as long as I expected. Haven't even got it through the bloody test yet either.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

2 minutes ago, SiC said:

Had "the conversation" with Mrs SiC about the fleet and the BMW in particular. I explained how the parts situation (cost and supply) dampened my enthusiasm for it. Also as it's a big car, ....

The E28 isn't actually that big, but it is more upright than the contemporary E24 which uses much of the E28 floorpan and IIRC the E24 is a bit longer. Not big by today's standards; today's 3-series is getting on for the same size and may actually be bigger/bulkier than that.

There was a fella in St. Albans who I used to visit on and off in my E24 days; Duncan was one of a tight-knit band of inveterate E28 tinkerers on the BMW5 Forum who ran a white 535i, and had a garage stuffed with E28 bits in it. I think he still lives there; must take the CX up and see if I can catch him at it one weekend. 

I once volunteered to do a parts collection/swap run for him and another equally mad fella named Tristan who had, in addition to his own E28 528i, had also managed to acquire an ancient E12 M535i with quite a lot of Alpina bits on it. That run took all day and involved fighting the traffic to get to one end of London, and then fighting it again to come all the way back - including getting stuck near the Woolwich Ferry (which had a long queue) and doing a detour coming back via Rotherhithe, by which time it was getting dark....

I digress.

[bangernomics]

Mr SiC be careful with them there minis. I had about six of the damn things when I had hair and everyone of them was a needy sod.

Noisy bouncy (I did like the wet one I had) and generally you’ll want a 1380 and a SC box too. Then the woodruff will keep popping out the flywheel, or the exhaust brackets will snap, or it’ll die in the rain.

When they work though they’re just fantastic. We used to go night eventing in them, this involved a mile on the speedo and hiding. Managed to flatten a door handle squeezing under a canal bridge hiding from the other teams one night. This was in the days when you deseamed the rear as it saved you buying a bumper that had dissolved.

Yes buy one.