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[BorniteIdentity]

30 minutes ago, beko1987 said:

That was the sellers wife. She was driving a hard bargain until I pulled my oily hand back from under the engine and pulled the trim hiding the bodge back... She took an offer then (was up for £1100).

My friends actual wife drove it to her mums in Slough just now and has arrived so hopefully that's it good. Reading up on it it's a chain engine which is exciting. Sounds utterly silent so hopefully an oil change ASAP will keep it that way (0 paperwork of course, but it does have 2 locking wheel keys. Both different, but the seller told us which wheel was different which was nice

It’s only the Eastern Europeans I’m interested in. You can have the rest… 

[stuboy]

1 hour ago, BorniteIdentity said:

Any better pictures of the lady in question? You’re teasing me here fella… 😏😬

i wanted to say this... but didnt want to be seen as a........................... perveyer of the female form

[artdjones]

East Europeans are usually good to buy cars from, as they understand the concept of regular servicing.

[Metal Guru]

1 hour ago, artdjones said:

East Europeans are usually good to buy cars from, as they understand the concept of regular servicing.

Maybe but I’ve never seen an East European registered car that looked like it had ever been cleaned since the day it left the factory. 

[artdjones]

8 hours ago, Metal Guru said:

Maybe but I’ve never seen an East European registered car that looked like it had ever been cleaned since the day it left the factory. 

Maybe, but the kind of East Europeans who never re-register their cars is not typical of the vast majority. 

[The Vicar]

Getting some paint down at last:

It was never going to be perfect, but I think for a job done at home in a dusty old garage by my dad it has come out great. I’m very happy 

[Momentary Lapse Of Reason]

Jane from Potton's dose of crabs has got so bad,

they have made it all the way to Biggleswade!

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gyj7ldzy3o

[Remspoor]

Some of you may want to help the BBC fight it's corner.

https://news.sky.com/story/evri-suing-bbc-for-1-2m-over-panorama-programme-13560313

[Metal Guru]

34 minutes ago, Remspoor said:

Some of you may want to help the BBC fight it's corner.

https://news.sky.com/story/evri-suing-bbc-for-1-2m-over-panorama-programme-13560313

It’s not libel if it’s true Shirley?

[Momentary Lapse Of Reason]

58 minutes ago, Remspoor said:

Some of you may want to help the BBC fight it's corner.

https://news.sky.com/story/evri-suing-bbc-for-1-2m-over-panorama-programme-13560313

BBC to bring case against Evri for Vexatious Litigation ?

[alcyonecorporation]

Fucking hilarious that Evri think its working conditions are decent. 

[stuboy]

So Driving the mondeo.. for 2 weeks locally... fat me and subwooofers and far too many tools, I put £30.03 of super unleaded,  done 39 miles.. the petrol light is on with 49 miles of range left...

 

So value for money i decided to use the mondeo on a 50 mile trip to visit my mum in a care home. 

[UltraWomble]

A year to the day since my ex @purplebargeken Honda FES was nicked, dragged onto the back playing fieldsand torched all because the little cunts couldn't get the locks off it. 

Its mark still remains

[JakeT]

A very satisfying mile(kilometre)stone recently.

 

 

248k and change In old money. I change it over every so often for the big ones. 250k soon!

[Remspoor]

News from 50 years ago today. I went here

Here are just 3 of the many low-quality photos I took. Oh, and the Anglia is being dropped onto a Morris Marina. This was back in the days before anyone considered using the more readily available pianos.

[lesapandre]

Just got this today - 1969 Earl's Court Motor Show press lapel badge. 

And if you wanted to see what was on...

[lesapandre]

7 hours ago, Momentary Lapse Of Reason said:

BBC to bring case against Evri for Vexatious Litigation ?

What they call 'lawfare' - Evri clearly taking a page out of the stifle criticism playbook.

Trouble is they may misunderstand the High Court procedure - it now means all their business process are open to legal 'discovery' - if the BBC pursues a defence.  So unless they are sure of their position - the medicine may prove to be far worse than the ailment.