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[HMC]

Speed bumps not familiar territory to Austin 7- bumping over it has shaken the exhaust to pieces !

[High Jetter]

I'd love you to drive it into a Kwik Fit or similar 'while-U-wait'* exhaust place and see their reaction! 🤣

[Ghosty]

Admiral have settled market value on the dead Civic. 

 

£5548. 

 

😳

[HMC]

2 hours ago, HMC said:

Speed bumps not familiar territory to Austin 7- bumping over it has shaken the exhaust to pieces !

Just shoved it back up the sleeved bit of the section further upstream with one hand. Felt like it weighted nothing, about as wide as a household water pipe. Probably wants some paste and the clamp nipping up. 

[Zelandeth]

1 hour ago, High Jetter said:

I'd love you to drive it into a Kwik Fit or similar 'while-U-wait'* exhaust place and see their reaction! 🤣

We've sorted your exhaust, but your brake discs are knackered, mate...

[Rust Collector]

Time to go see the extended family via the worst form of transport possible:

Supplies to make things more bearable:

It was our baby’s first time flying (sorry everyone else onboard). He was ok to be fair:

Hello Austria:

Let it be known that if you need a baggage trolley in Vienna airport and you have no europe tokens, 10p will sort you out:

We are en route to family now where I’m told a loan car awaits me. I can’t wait, I hope it’s awful!

[vulgalour]

Getting that rear wing off was slightly scary since it required an angle grinder in a tight space very close to my face.  If it had been bolts I could at least have stood a chance of just torquing the heads off, but no, more fine thread flat head screws instead which were, predictably, rust blobs.  Still, it's off and I can get access to the rust I need to repair loads easier now both on the car and the rear wing.  Hoping for decent weather this weekend so I can blitz this corner and get it all lovely again, there weren't any horrors hiding, which was nice, and almost everything I need to replace is flat panels that I now have really good access to.  This is the bad side too, so I'm hoping when I move on to the other side it goes a lot quicker and easier.

[wuvvum]

For some unfathomable* reason, the local population of smol flies seems to have taken a shine to my MG.

So much so, in fact, that many of them are making sweet love on the boot lid. 

So here you go, have some hardcore midge porn to brighten up your day.

[Six-cylinder]

4 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

For some unfathomable* reason, the local population of smol flies seems to have taken a shine to my MG.

So much so, in fact, that many of them are making sweet love on the boot lid. 

So here you go, have some hardcore midge porn to brighten up your day.

Because Yellow!

In my experience insects love yellow cars and come to think of it T shirts as well.

[HMC]

Love the invisible-ness of the focus. I’ve dodged out of a works do And gone to an adjacent establishment. Austin 7 would have been an obvious indicator, but not the focus. Stealth mode.

[HMC]

Actually i don’t really Like the styling of the mk2 focus. The original was remarkable because it didn’t really follow a trend, but the mk2 takes that ethos and trashes it by making a squashed version of the original.
 

I’m hoping that by being simply a great appliance/painless to own  it will grow on me. I need a bankable foot soldier to save me from myself.

[camryv6]

1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said:

Because Yellow!

In my experience insects love yellow cars and come to think of it T shirts as well.

Can you get T shirts to fit an insect 😕

[Zelandeth]

1 hour ago, wuvvum said:

For some unfathomable* reason, the local population of smol flies seems to have taken a shine to my MG.

So much so, in fact, that many of them are making sweet love on the boot lid. 

So here you go, have some hardcore midge porn to brighten up your day.

Welcome to life with a yellow car.  It was the one aspect of my Metro which was really annoying.  Trying to get it waxed or polished was always a continual battle against the local insect population.

[artdjones]

Lobe 1 on a 1.9TDi camshaft, basically the top is missing. On a Seat Leon belonging to a young lady we know. Still, not that terrible a job to do.

[dome]

59 minutes ago, HMC said:

Actually i don’t really Like the styling of the mk2 focus. The original was remarkable because it didn’t really follow a trend, but the mk2 takes that ethos and trashes it by making a squashed version of the original.
 

I’m hoping that by being simply a great appliance/painless to own  it will grow on me. I need a bankable foot soldier to save me from myself.

I've tried this approach a few times but it never really works for me. I hope it does for you!

[Rust Collector]

Since arriving with family at lunch time I have been subjected to The Never Ending Meal (TM),  and continuous pints and shots. I don’t think I’m getting anywhere near looking at a loan car tonight. Send thoughts and prayers for future me.

Ive just been asked if I’d like more food, and been given another shot 🤣

[richardmorris]

21 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

When I have been there not many stalls. There is an oil shop.

A few food vendors but queues. 

He called me this morning, quite excited to show the car- the stand theme this April is “wedges” apparently. Comes with the offer of two free tickets and need to be at Bicester heritage for 9am. 

[Six-cylinder]

9 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

He called me this morning, quite excited to show the car- the stand theme this April is “wedges” apparently. Comes with the offer of two free tickets and need to be at Bicester heritage for 9am. 

Great, I would grab the opportunity.

Would he want a black wedge on the same deal?

[richardmorris]

8 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

Great, I would grab the opportunity.

Would be want a black wedge on the same deal?

I’ll text him if you like? I do like those bertone Ferraris- and we share door handles!

just the small matter of getting the car down from north wales for the first time since 2019! 

[Six-cylinder]

1 minute ago, richardmorris said:

I’ll text him if you like? I do like those bertone Ferraris- and we share door handles!

Yes the car is on the road and nothing in my diary yet.

[richardmorris]

24 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

Yes the car is on the road and nothing in my diary yet.

1980? 308gt4c?

[brownnova]

10 hours ago, BorniteIdentity said:

I'd have the plate off it @brownnovaif it's tranferrable, just so I can put it on something completely inappropriate like an Audi Q7 then drive around with a vape constantly on the go whilst wearing a North Face jacket or whatever.

Can’t I do the vape and North Face thing in the Mayflower, seems somewhat inappropriate. 

 

11 hours ago, SiC said:

Remind him that a MOT is required.

 

That’s very useful info… cheers @SiC 

I’d always assumed an MoT exempt car wouldn’t need one… it’ll be far too much hassle for him to get it all sorted for a plate robbery, and he’ll just want rid for peanuts. Maybe… 

[Six-cylinder]

45 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

I’ll text him if you like? I do like those bertone Ferraris- and we share door handles!

just the small matter of getting the car down from north wales for the first time since 2019! 

1979 308 GT4, just 32,000 miles from new and we have had it since June 2000.

The 308 is not used much and was parked up through the covid years. We did have a cambelt service done when we got it out in Sep 2022.

[richardmorris]

1 minute ago, Six-cylinder said:

1979 308 GT4, just 32,000 miles from new and we have had it since June 2000.

The 308 is not used much and was parked up though the covid years. We did have a cambelt service done when we got it out in Sep 2022.

So was my x1/9. I’m looking forward to doing more than driving my mum up to the crematorium! I’ve just texted  him.

 

[richardmorris]

[Six-cylinder]

5 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

OK fair enough.

[Spottedlaurel]

On 2/26/2023 at 9:44 PM, Spottedlaurel said:

Finally, I have been insured on another LS400. It's not mine (nor will it be) and it's somewhat speculative at this moment, but fingers crossed it works out.....

Am I a bad influence? Earlier this week my mum and stepdad have signed themselves up to a brand new Corolla hybrid after 25+ years of serial Ford ownership. Then this afternoon Miss SL's boyfriend has bought himself a '98 LS400, the later type with more power and toys than mine. This is going to be his sensible car to get to a work placement when he doesn't want to use his K-reg MR2 in the winter.

No trains were involved, they drove down to view it in Herts in the trusty ex @BorniteIdentity Avensis SR, did the deal and they're now on the way back home to Loughborough in a late '90s Japanese convoy. On a school night too.

The Avensis is remaining on their fleet so Miss SL can use it to get to her placement. It continues to do a great job for them and was recently used for a couple of motor club Autosolo events.

[richardmorris]

30 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

OK fair enough.

Sorry, too late.  I’d offer a lift to the show, if you would be happy in the x1/9?

[richardmorris]

This is really worth the watch. Tales from rover, etc in the 1990s. @motorpunk

 

 

[Fumbler]

Insurance renewal is coming up! It's been steadily decreasing ever since I passed my test. I wonder how low it'll be this time..?

Sweet Jesus! It was £700 last year!