The new news 24 thread

[stuboy]

1 hour ago, Jazoli said:

Best to list them on ebay and let them find their own value I'd say, the pool of potential buyers will be tiny.

i did wonder this, ill suggest it  to ffil.

[Floatylight]

2 hours ago, grogee said:

I agree, great picture. 

I think an AS calendar is a great idea. @Talbot is there any way that producing say 100 calendars and selling at £10 a pop might finance the hosting costs for a while? 

Could do a vote to decide on calendar pics, best 12 get in. Then close voting in September and get the usual scumbags (online photo print places) to run 100 off. Sell between Sept-Dec then elope to Barbados put the money safe for next year. 

Probably got my figures wrong but you get the idea. Something nice* sells for profit but it goes back into the AS fold to ultimately ensure more crap cars have their lives prolonged. 

Ditto T shirts and car stickers. And mugs. 

Ahem -

@brownnova has sorted the AS calendar for the last few years..

 

[grogee]

That's great but how do I get a 2022 one @brownnova ?

[Fumbler]

2 minutes ago, grogee said:

That's great but how do I get a 2022 one @brownnova ?

We haven't voted on each months' pictures yet. It'll be soon though.

[grogee]

Just now, Fumbler said:

We haven't voted on each months' pictures yet. It'll be soon though.

Alright then. I'll definitely* buy one

*if I'm not already bankrupt from roffling

[schonker]

Angrydicky,are you still working in bury then?That place looks great

[brownnova]

1 hour ago, grogee said:

That's great but how do I get a 2022 one @brownnova ?

The AS calendar runs from February to the following January… because Autoshite… I did wonder about trying to bring it back into line… But not sure whether that’s what people would want? 

It’ll likely be done in the gap between Christmas and new year as anything later into January might be interrupted by a new arrival… (not of the vehicular kind).

Unless of course anyone else wants to do it? 

[High Jetter]

Doing it 'off year' is fine, as it takes time that is pressured in Nov/Dec. Hope you'll continue it, baby permitting.

[Spurious]

I awakened the Audi 100 from it's winter slumber this evening. It's been a bit of an unexpected retreat to the garage but the foul weather in November and the price of E5 had kept it put. But I decided it's time to stretch it's legs. 

It started, first flick of the key, I needn't have been worried, 8 weeks of being idle seemed to have done it zero harm.  

But it was the first time, I'd drove it for myself in a long time. Not to ferry furniture from Ikea, nor to whisk relatives from the Airport or move rubbish to the tip. But it's been a long time since I drove it for the sake of driving it. 

Whilst it's a car that will take "pushing on" somewhat and you'll get rewarded with 5 cylinders making their distinctive rythm, it's more at home just cruising. It's like a pair of comfy slippers, gently gathering pace with no fuss whilst your comforted by swathes of blue velour. 

I arrived home from work quite pleased with myself. 2022 will be my third year with it and unlike any other car I've ever had, I don't see a reason to sell it 

 

[Split_Pin]

75 back from the garage and driving well. Drive down to Dalkeith last night for a forest light show, a round trip of about 100 miles. The top mounts were making a bit of a noise earlier in the year but I ignored it and it went away. The lady at the garage said that their partial seizure may have caused the broken spring.

£200 all in, including the top mounts I supplied. Had the spring ripped through the tyre that would have been closer to £300 so I'm calling that a success.

There's some water ingress into into boot again, TADT though.

[stuboy]

3 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

There's some water ingress into into boot again, TADT though.

knock out any bungs or drain holes... 

[stuboy]

Forgot to photograph the car reaching 62k... so here a gratuitous shot of it

[grogee]

Just changed the driver's seat in BiL's  2005 Rennow Trafic. He's a farmer (among other things) so it's a biohazard in there. 

Christ knows why he paid £1900 for it with full disco lights (ABS & airbag) and 190k on the clock. It's a nail. 

But Mrs Grogee and I felt sorry for him sitting on the bare seat frame all the time so we sourced a 2nd hand seat. Because TADTS - used driver's seats are expensive, best we could find was £80 collected locally. Not very clean but better than his falling apart one. 

Anyway bolted that in then slid over some cheap covers which has smartened it up, so it should be a bit more comfortable when he inevitably breaks down and has to wait for a recovery tow. 

[Cookiesouwest]

[Tenmil Socket]

Sat at Crosby beach in the MX5 with a Greggs festive soup and festive slice. 
Those aren’t real people in the distance, they’re iron men!

 

[tooSavvy]

There are 'iron men' in a brook, in Edinburgh..

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17696169.gormleys-figures-finally-restored-edinburghs-water-leith/#:~:text=SCULPTURES%20by%20the%20Turner%20Prize,Water%20of%20Leith%20in%202010.

🤫

[Tigerfox]

One for  @brownnova.  Seen in Market Harborough today

 

[dome]

Did some wrangling with my mates tyre machine yesterday.  Slight* difference in size between the two.

Big one is the 19" off the Range Rover, I bought a part worn Continental winter tyre the same as the one that got a puncture at 80mph on the motorway a couple of weeks ago.

The other is the 13" spare off the Manta, I was trying to fix the puncture in it to swap it with the one currently on it which goes flat after about a day, as @GingerNuttz will have found out by now 🙈

Sadly despite me cleaning up the rim and inspecting both the tyre and the rim for damage it didn't work, it was flat again this morning 🤬

[wuvvum]

The MX5 thermostat housing arrived yesterday so today I trial fitted it to the 121.

It fits, but as expected there's not a lot of clearance there, and the radiator top hose routing is slightly* less than ideal at present.

More fettling required, methinks.  That'll be a job for after Christmas though.

[mitsisigma01]

Where the fk is that top hose going , straight into the blades of the fan !!!

[High Jetter]

Oh, painful!

[wuvvum]

10 minutes ago, mitsisigma01 said:

Where the fk is that top hose going , straight into the blades of the fan !!!

Yes.  I have a feeling the fan may need to be relocated.

[somewhatfoolish]

Unplug fan, hope for ZOMGSNOKAOS?

[Split_Pin]

We do a different Elf on the Shelf for my son every day. I hope they've got insurance.

[Split_Pin]

Cavalier being collected today. Whilst I'm glad the Cavalier has found a new home,  I have suddenly realised that I'm going to be left with a driveway full of moderns which I'm not feeling good about.

I plan to address that fully in the new year.

To assure* me that in the meantime that I'm being sensible having a fleet of newfangled tosh, the 75 has started making an awful scraping sound when turning left and the Civic now has a hot starting issue.

Thanks moderns.

Thoderns.

[Fumbler]

33 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

 

Thanks moderns.

Thoderns.

Should I write this down in my copybook?

[Fumbler]

Yay it's back

 

And some spots on the way:

Horrid.

And I spied a distant Sierra in the carwash next to Chevronics. Very nice- it's on a K plate if the the zoomed in picture doesn't show the details.

[Fumbler]

Home safe after a perilous and fear-ridden journey back.

[MJK 24]

iPhone 6s Plus - broken docking port and headphone Jack.

Apple say it can’t be fixed and want many hundreds for a modern equivalent.

1hr of my time and a £22 part later….  You can guess the rest.  I’m borderline euphoric!

[Split_Pin]

I've decided the Saab isn't for me.

The good news is that there is definitely no over or undercharging issue. 

It drives great. It's just too modern for me. I feel like everyone else in my estate when I'm driving it around.

I'll start a roffle around £7 per ticket after the New Year, to give you all something* to look forward* to.