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[trigger]

I don't know if this link works but someones been photographing a number of the classics that were scrapped during the scrappage scheme that are still amazing sat on a disused aerodrome, It's heartbreaking stuff.

 

https://www.facebook.com/RedlineMagazine/posts/10152814400477683?hc_location=ufi

 

Actually there's more photos here. https://www.flickr.com/photos/131149436@N02/sets/72157651789509465

 

car graveyard-0111 by damianlynchphotography, on Flickr

[seth]

Is your Harold an early one with the single doobrey, or the 1965 upgrade with twin contra-rotating throstle sprockets?

 

The Herald is one of the last 1200s built.  I'm afraid I had to do away with the throstle sprockets when I did the engine swap and fit a custom made fuku-shim, type a.

[chaseracer]

The car with the involuntarily-adjustable pedals was an ex-Wobbler BX estate.  The tiger-striped one, I think.  Possibly.  There are so many...  

[vulgalour]

Stripey was indeed one of those cars, it caused Dugong Delivery Service some issues.

[dave21478]

I don't know if this link works but someones been photographing a number of the classics that were scrapped during the scrappage scheme that are still amazing sat on a disused aerodrome, It's heartbreaking stuff.

 

https://www.facebook.com/RedlineMagazine/posts/10152814400477683?hc_location=ufi

 

Actually there's more photos here. https://www.flickr.com/photos/131149436@N02/sets/72157651789509465

 

car graveyard-0111 by damianlynchphotography, on Flickr

 

That whole business literally makes me want to vomit. Some cunts heads should be on fucking spikes on London Bridge over this fiasco.

 

The only, and I mean the fucking ONLY way any possible good could come of scrappage at this stage is for these carparks to be fenced off and a portacabin with a greasy guy in a wifebeater vest installed at the entrance and turn them into old-skool scrapyards. That way the parts can be re-used to keep other cars on the road - which is infinately better for the environment than churning out Dacia Sanderos to replace these cars. Yeah...remember that you cunt-stain politicians? this was SUPPOSED to be about the environment, not lining the pockets of car manufacturers.

 

All those cars...wasted.

All that metal....wasted.

All that energy...wasted.

Meanwhile in Wetminister and car manufacturers COE's offices....

[dave21478]

Also, why are there lawm mowers there? Thats taking the piss a bit, cashing in a ruined old Mountfield even if it was road registered.

[Coprolalia]

I don't know if this link works but someones been photographing a number of the classics that were scrapped during the scrappage scheme that are still amazing sat on a disused aerodrome, It's heartbreaking stuff.

 

https://www.facebook.com/RedlineMagazine/posts/10152814400477683?hc_location=ufi

 

Actually there's more photos here. https://www.flickr.com/photos/131149436@N02/sets/72157651789509465

 

car graveyard-0111 by damianlynchphotography, on Flickr

 

Blows my mind.

DVLA could sell these back to the public on evilbay for a tidy profit. 

Must be some reasonable cars in that lot, can't all be dustpan and brush stuff.

[dave21478]

In other news I have run the first full tank of pez through the Escort and according to my sums it has returned a mildly disappointing 31mpg. Thats actually worse than the bloody Land Rover. I hope it gets better as I get used to driving it.....Lack of torque compared to the diesel chod I normally rattle around in means I am often in too high a gear.

 

Also, I get MASSIVE static electricity shocks from the door when I get out after a run. Never had that problem with any other car before.

[bub2006]

What engine is it? Our w plate 1.6 estate did between 25 and 30 mpG. Never got above 30 even on a steady run.

[Skizzer]

That whole business literally makes me want to vomit. Some cunts heads should be on fucking spikes on London Bridge over this fiasco.

 

Agreed, but your picture should be of either Alastair Darling or a Korean gentleman.

 

 

The reason they weren't allowed back on the market is because of OMG POLLUTION INNIT.  The climate change minister at the time?  Ed Milliband.  WANKER.

[dollywobbler]

Check out my retro-camping chic.

 

Colourful erection. Barely any holes.

 

There's a slight whiff of gearbox oil and damp, some crafty gaffer taping and it requires the odd bit of patchwork. Tows beautifully though, and makes our camping expedition to Yorkshire next month seem less daunting.

[barefoot]

Remember this?

 

Pottering home from Ashbourne on the A515 yesterday, came up behind a van doing 35mph. Not to worry thought I, there's a long uphill with a stretch of three lane road up ahead...

Came to said three lane road, signalled, manouvered and booted it past.

Twat in van booted it too, but luckily I was in the Scirocco of superb acceleration and obviously crested the hill ahead of him at about seventy miles an hour.

This soon becomes a road limited to 50mph which is what I did, no sign of the fucker, he's dropped back to crawling speed. Now, not one to provoke road rage me, I continued my journey to the junction with the A50 and fuck me, just before the junction he's all over my arse.

I joined the A50 heading east and set my cruising speed to 60 mph, a speed he also maintained for a couple of miles, at which point he came past us with Mrs barefoot armed with a pen/pad in the seat of the passengers.

CH4, an energy providing company, apparently. Whose customer services departmant recieved a strongly worded e-mail suggesting that if they think complete the driving skills of complete cuntclots (thanks CMS) accurately reflect the ethos of the company, then all well and good, but please tell the fuckers that driving like a twat in a signwritten van is the remit of a retatrd.

I asked for a response and have yet to receive one, it looks like I might have to find them on face book and write it all out again.

Company director replied to my polite corresponence claiming a lack of understanding and asking for clarification, so I copied and pasted the post into an email and sent him that!

I think that cleared things up for him, tonight I got this;

 

 

Mr barefoot

 

Thank you for taking the time to bring to my attention the erratic driving from one of our employees. We as a company take the safe and courteous driving of our company vehicles very seriously. I would like to assure you that we have pinpointed the engineer responsible , he has been spoken to as regards his conduct on the road and we will continue to monitor this through our tracking system . Thank you once again.

 

 

Kindest Regards

 

Tony Surname.

 

Sorted.

[Cavcraft]

I've just swapped my KayeyeKippereyeBumtumCharlie 49cc Sports* moped.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For 20x50G packets of Amber Leaf tobacco. And I don't even smoke.

[Skizzer]

Check out my retro-camping chic.

 

 

How excellent, you bought a tent in the shape of a gurnard 

 

Tub Gurnard by wwarby, on Flickr

[dave21478]

What engine is it? Our w plate 1.6 estate did between 25 and 30 mpG. Never got above 30 even on a steady run.

 

Its the 1.6 16v. Maybe I am being too optomistic?

[vulgalour]

Now you mention it, that is a lot like a Gurnard, especially in the way it folds out far bigger and more gaudily than you expect it should.

 

[wuvvum]

You would have to be some sort of cunt to chop in a Daimler Conquest on the fucking scrappage scheme.

[saucedoctor]

Spotted an MG3 today.

[beko1987]

I've just swapped my KayeyeKippereyeBumtumCharlie 49cc Sports* moped.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For 20x50G packets of Amber Leaf tobacco. And I don't even smoke.

I could be persuaded to smoke amber leaf if they were cheap enough...

 

Or bang them on your local facebook group, fags and baccy go very quickly on ours...

[HMC]

Those scrappage pics are just crazy. I remember reading that this or that was scrappaged, but to see lines of condemned stuff we would be happy to own is plain sad.

 

To think we are messing about keeping stuff going that would lower the tone if it were parked up among them!

 

That would be a great though depressing shitefest venue, though no doubt its off limits. I recon we would end up staging some sort of jail break and end up in trouble!

[Richard]

Was that a Vauxhall by any chance?

 

Yes it was.

 

Yeah...remember that you cunt-stain politicians? this was SUPPOSED to be about the environment, not lining the pockets of car manufacturers.

 

 

I don't know where the environment idea came from, it was always openly about lining pockets. I'm 100% with you on the rest of your post though.

[bub2006]

What engine is it? Our w plate 1.6 estate did between 25 and 30 mpG. Never got above 30 even on a steady run.

I thought our one was just shite to be fair! Ours felt underpowered and seemed to struggle the majority of the time.

[Mr Lobster]

My old Alfa 145 got traded in on scrappage (not by me I should add), wonder if it's sat there. Be fascinating to have a look around that place. If also rather sad, frustrating and annoying.

[outlaw118]

Indeed Senor Lobstarr, there's sooo much good stuff potentially wasted.

 

A

nyhoo.

 

The Shed aka That Spanish Bastard passed the MoT today, after I'd fixed the windscreen washer pump. Hooray!!

 

Now the fucking CD player won't work.

 

FUXAKE!!!

[vulgalour]

Shite Balance:  A car has many components capable of breaking, ask yourself, do you really need to play CDs in your car?

[outlaw118]

Not especially Mr Vulg; however, it's just indicative of how much this car hates me. 

 

Fix one thing, something else breaks. 

 

Before the windscreen washers it was the bonnet catch. Before that the Traction Control button. Not to mention it shitting it's "bulletproof" gearbox, seizing it's OSR brake caliper, and leaking like a sieve.

 

But apart from that, it's GR9, it's just like I feel like Mickey Mouse in that bit of Fantasia with the mops and buckets!! (ask your parents kidzz)

[tooSavvy]

Saucedoctor.....

 

I blew past an MG3 on the A69 the other day..

 

YAWN....

 

tell me?

 

 

TS

[vulgalour]

It sounds like you're trying to fix everything.  Rookie error!  Always leave at least one item broken in some way or another.

[outlaw118]

Oh yeah, more than aware of TEH ROOLZ.....

 

Engine management light glowing and rear wash wipe's intermittent working have been a constant throughout.

 

Two jobs that I'll attempt on the 32nd of Jantober.

[wuvvum]

Didn't really get a lot done on the fleet over the bank holiday, due to a combination of laziness, mediocre weather at times and other shiz to do.

 

I did manage a few bits though.  I fitted the £16.99 Lidl stereo to the Merc - plugged straight in (although I did have to invest a further £2.49 in an aerial adapter), works fine and doesn't sound too bad considering.  The old stereo was a PITA to get out though, even with the (rather flimsy) removal keys that I'd bought off the Bay.  So I now can haz toonz; the only major thing on the car that still doesn't work is the rear wiper, which I haven't investigated yet.

 

I did a few bits to the Perodua - replaced a few blown bulbs, fitted new wiper blades and an upgraded horn (it's the kind of car you get cut up in quite frequently, and when this happens you want to be able to give the culprit a good blast, rather than the peeeeep  of the original horn).  Then I attacked the grot on the arches.  It didn't turn out to be quite as bad as I'd feared - there's only one tiny hole, and that only happened due to me getting over enthusiastic with a screwdriver.  I sanded it all down and Kurusted it - it now needs skimming with filler and painting over, which will be a job for another weekend.

 

I brought the Spacy home from hibernation on Monday.  It had been refusing to start before I put it away - this turned out to be due to the vacuum hose for the fuel tap not being securely pushed onto the inlet pipe, so that turned out to be a 2-minute fix, rather than the carb dismantleage I had been anticipating.  I took advantage of the time saved to try and tackle the oil leakage - I had attempted to fix it last year by putting Petro Patch putty over the crankcase joins where the oil was weeping from, but it was useless, and in fact when I started to try to chisel it away it came off in one great big lump.  After rubbing down and cleaning the surface I tried again with the Plastic Padding leak fix paste I'd used with success on the Renault 6 fuel tank - this looks like it's going to be a lot more effective, although the tube ran out before I'd done all the seams so more will need to be purchased at the weekend.  Then hopefully the Spacy can be pressed into commuting duties once the Chinese bike needs its first MOT (which it ain't got a chance in hell of passing at the moment) at the end of next month.  While I was at the garage I fired up the Renault 6 for the first time since October - it took a bit of cranking c'os mechanical fuel pump, but it soon fired up, as it always does, and nothing had seized or broken.  I really must pull my finger out with that car this year.

 

Didn't get much done on the A35, mainly because my mate who's storing it for me had family staying over the weekend, so it would have been a bit awkward to just pitch up there with my sander.  I did get a bit done on Monday evening though - the top layer of horrible grey paint is now fully gone from the nearside front wing, front panel and bonnet.  Still got half the roof and the offside doors to do - the offside front wing, nearside doors and possibly the boot lid are all getting replaced by the ones I got from Angrydicky so I haven't worried about those.  The car still needs more work before any of it's ready for primer though - it appears to have been painted at least four times in its life, sometimes not particularly well.

 

Today I made a long overdue purchase of a grease gun.  It's a Hilka job, so a step up from Rolson or Blackspur.  It was a tenner out of Roys of Wroxham, which was cheaper than I'd been able to find them for on eBay.  So this weekend, weather permitting, I'm going to have a go at greasing the trunnions on the MGB.  Its MoT is due end of next month so it can't hurt.

 

 

 

TL;DR:  I have far too many vehicles; I've been working on them over the bank holiday but still have shitloads to do.