Tadhg Tiogar Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 ^ I thought the real quote was "If you don't know, put the wrong answer on the internet and someone will correct believe you". EFA Twiggy and chatsharris 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Convert washing line into spray shop - check Noticed my push mowers black powder coat was flaking off and the frame was rusting quite badly so I gave it a sand, couple of primers, and a few topcoats of British racing green Rustoleum. My mower now looks like it previously lived in the engine bay of a Morris Minor. Huzzah! egg, DeeJay, purplebargeken and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 ^^There was a time when all traditional lawnmowers seemed to be that shade of green, because Qualcast. I remember pushing one of their budget two-wheeler mowers around in the 1980s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 I did ponder going for French blue with a couple of white pinstripes... purplebargeken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r.welfare Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 The cassettes are all D90s/120s that an old giffer used to record Radio 2 programmes onto.Twenty years ago I had a summer job where I shared an office with a slightly eccentric chap who played recordings of Robbie Vincent's show on BBC Radio London from the 80's all bloody day, every day. I think I heard the catchphrase "if it moves, funk it" about 1,000 times during my employment. I had completely repressed that memory until now. Made me smile, so thank you. chodweaver and BorniteIdentity 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 I am currently flailing / shitting bricks just a little bit. Got a job interview next Thursday... in Birmingham. I managed to get flights for a decent price, so that's sorted, and got the time off the current job. Still, the closing date for applications was way back at the beginning of February, I thought I hadn't got it and had totally forgotten about it. I then got an email last night saying come for interview next week please. AARGH! Still, potential 40% salary increase is worth it. LabRat, Brodders, Vince70 and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Bonne chance! purplebargeken and Supernaut 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 I am currently flailing / shitting bricks just a little bit. Got a job interview next Thursday... in Birmingham. I managed to get flights for a decent price, so that's sorted, and got the time off the current job. Still, the closing date for applications was way back at the beginning of February, I thought I hadn't got it and had totally forgotten about it. I then got an email last night saying come for interview next week please. AARGH! Still, potential 40% salary increase is worth it.Birmingham, Alabama or Brum, West Midlands? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Birmingham, Alabama or Brum, West Midlands? The one in the Midlands. Alabama would be interesting though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 That stolen Model A and trailer which caused all the fuss on here a few days ago has been found. http://www.rossgazette.com/article.cfm?id=112195&headline=Classic%20car%20recovered%20in%20Ross-on-Wye§ionIs=news&searchyear=2018 Talbot, Exiled_Tat_Gatherer, danthecapriman and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 who was driving a VW Golf car, with a trailer carrying the car, VRM BF7875, felt it wasn’t safe to continue Err, a Golf? Towing a Flatbed trailer (easy 600-700kg) with a Model A Ford on it (1050kg). Strikes me it wasn't overly safe to start the journey, never mind continue. dave21478, mercrocker, NorfolkNWeigh and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Not all trailers are that heavy and I’d bet a Golf is rated to tow at least 1500kg if it’s a reasonably modern one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Talking to one of the dads at school today. He bought a 1.9 diesel zafira from one of them can't get credit car places about 10 months ago. Tells me it's in the garage due to lots of smoke and stuff. Verdict is rings have gone and.other stuff so it's 3 grand for a rebuild or get another engine and swap for around 2 grand. He hasn't got a pot to piss in so is knackered. I think he said he pays £150.00 a month over five years for a 10 plate zafira with 98,000 miles on when he bought it. He thinks he may have a 12 month warranty but doesn't know. He said the salesman said it did but it isn't on the paperwork. Felt a bit last telling him how I had scrapped the primera and lost £150.00.What a cack situation. Its things like that that can drop people seriously in the shit, he'll now be paying £150 a month until the end of time for something that's now worth about 40p. I think I'd be backing it into a suitably large bollard on that news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi paul Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 I know. I seen him today and he has had the car for 14 months. So nearly four years to pay for a ornament. I also would be looking to make it disappear but he didn't take gap insurance and the insurance value is maybe £2,500 for a total loss. So fecked either way. To be fair he was so made up to get finance ,at a silly rate. That he never really asked about the small details. Myself I would be handing it back to the finance company and sorting a payment plan on the outstanding balance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panhard65 Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Not all trailers are that heavy and I’d bet a Golf is rated to tow at least 1500kg if it’s a reasonably modern oneYeap the twin axle 16ft tilt bed Brian James I had was only 600kg empty. A single axle motorsport trailer would probably come in at between 3 and 400kg. Not an ideal towing combination but in good weather probably acceptable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Not all trailers are that heavy and I’d bet a Golf is rated to tow at least 1500kg if it’s a reasonably modern one1400kg for a mk 4 or 5 1.9 TDi so fairly marginal if it was one of those.A 2.0 gttdi is 1500 though,and the latest model is 1600. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave21478 Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 I cant find the photo now but i think the trailer was a twin axle Indespension type, possibly a tipper.... those are not sub 500kg lightweights. Obviously I dont know the guy and at risk of starting the shitstorm again, he is most likely towing beyond legal capacity as well as thinking its ok to leave it unattended by the roadside.... clueless giffer? naive fool? ignorant throbber? it could go either way tbh. Talbot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Honda Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Glofs are the weight weight of the Bismarck now, so they can tow about 40,000 tonnes. PHACT! mercrocker and Talbot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Isn't towing weight down to the setup of the rear axle and suspension? Which is why some old estates have a large towing capacity but low engine power. Also isn't it the maximum loaded weight of the trailer that matters for legal reasons, not how much was on it at the time? I.e. if you have a 2.5 tonne capable trailer empty, but you're using a vehicle that can only tow 1.5 tonnes, its illegal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Isn't towing weight down to the setup of the rear axle and suspension? Which is why some old estates have a large towing capacity but low engine power. Also isn't it the maximum loaded weight of the trailer that matters for legal reasons, not how much was on it at the time? I.e. if you have a 2.5 tonne capable trailer empty, but you're using a vehicle that can only tow 1.5 tonnes, its illegal?No there is either case law when it got thrown out or a letter from DVSA telling their operatives they can't do people for future crimes SiC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 ^^I thought otherwise.Either way with the trailer combination I saw I'm with Mr Numbers. alf892 and SiC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 More importantly it's been recovered, hopefully it was caught on CCTV when it was dropped off The Moog and Mr_Bo11ox 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Only found a mile or two away.Seems like strange behaviour (from the thieves). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 You never know, they may have seen the "viral" online response and realised just what they were dealing with and decided to dispose of whay was now very hot property before being caught with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Someone else that's seen my VOC posts has asked to view my car on Sunday. Sounds like they were a good move as they paint the car to be a good one but still disclose all the issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 I bloody loved minidiscs, what was it, a whole GIGABYTE of music on one of the wee things? Was a revelation before mp3 players became commonIt wasn't really measured in GBs as it was primarily audio - although Sony did to MD Data drives and disks later. A standard MD was 74 minutes, give or take the same as a standard CD. They later made 80 minute ones as some CDs used overburning to go past the 74:59 limit.I had a Sony deck that could clone MD content tables so I could put an 80 in, turn the power off, swap the MD for a 74, power on, "erase all" and it would write the 80 minute data out. Useful when the 80s were £2 more. It used compression so wasn't as good as a CD technically, but it was very hard to hear the difference. I had two portables, a deck and a Sony head unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rover414 Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Going to view another RX8 tomorrow, don't ask. The Moog, purplebargeken, Sigmund Fraud and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Only found a mile or two away.Seems like strange behaviour (from the thieves). Could have been a 'mate'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 It wasn't really measured in GBs as it was primarily audio - although Sony did to MD Data drives and disks later. A standard MD was 74 minutes, give or take the same as a standard CD. They later made 80 minute ones as some CDs used overburning to go past the 74:59 limit.I had a Sony deck that could clone MD content tables so I could put an 80 in, turn the power off, swap the MD for a 74, power on, "erase all" and it would write the 80 minute data out. Useful when the 80s were £2 more. It used compression so wasn't as good as a CD technically, but it was very hard to hear the difference. I had two portables, a deck and a Sony head unit.I still use MD on a daily basis in my little home studio. I was quite keen to make it ‘shite’ so have analogue mic amps and mixers and a plethora of dated kit lying around. They were great little things really, especially if you had a good deck that made labelling and the suchlike easy. They enjoyed a limited success because of mp3s being almost simultaneously successful, but i absolutely loved my first ever Sharp unit and am looking for one as we speak! GrumpiusMaximus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpiusMaximus Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 And another! Usually around my way if a car's in a field, it's either on fire, has recently been on fire is about to be on fire... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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