wuvvum Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 And home. Yes, I'm now the proud* owner of two French diesel 7-seat MPVs. Exciting shiz. mercedade, Cord Fourteener, Six-cylinder and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 39 minutes ago, wuvvum said: And home. Yes, I'm now the proud* owner of two French diesel 7-seat MPVs. Exciting shiz. They are both nice cars, but the Renault is probably better for long-term ownership. Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 1 hour ago, barefoot said: I hate with a passion this naming your cars bollocks, but in yet another attempt to fit in on here, here's a pic of Boris (the black loan car) just before 'he' went home, and then... Followed by a lovely shot of Billy (the blue car) & Sue ( the silver car) back together again... Cue Billy/Sue singing a cover version of Peaches & Herb, 're-united'. Makes me want to puke my fucking ring up. I see, colour first letters. I also hate naming cars, I'm surrounded by people who do it so I tried; Mitsubishi Carisma with FKR in the reg was The Fucker (because of gremlins in its Renault engine) Sven the Saab, Ralph (BMW) und Florian (Porsche 924) (they were on the fleet at the same time, there's a musical reference to appease my loathing of naming cars) then I tried to name the Volvo at the behest of the namers but I've managed to forget the name. It's the Volvo. Actually Volvo were originally a ball bearings manufacturer (involving WW2 espionage) and Volvo is Latin for 'I roll'. Audi is Latin for 'hear this', simply a translation of Horsch, which is the surname of the founder, though his first eponymous company kicked him off the board so he couldn't use Horsch again, his son who studied Latin suggested the translation. barefoot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 1 hour ago, Dyslexic Viking said: Yes it is an incredible story and can say that I am proud of this. The most amazing thing about this is that the house was subjected to several raids during the war but they never found the secret room. My grandfather experienced all this so must have been unusual and frightening childhood. And is impressive with the resistance movement and the risk they were exposed to but they continued nonetheless. I had the pleasure of mowing the lawn of a former member of the resistance movement when I was young. And remembers well the story when he sat for several hours on a bus full of German soldiers with a radio hidden in a box full of apples and he knew well what would happen if he was caught. And can add another story. A distant relative of mine was a sailor. He left home when he was about 15 and was at sea through both the First World War and the Second World War. And experienced several boats that sunk and had to desperately get out of the engine room while the boat went down, to be picked up out of the cold Atlantic, and lose and watch colleagues and friends die. This generation was amazing and we will never have such people again and they and their stories should never be forgotten. What a fucked up century, so many personal tales of struggle, pain, horror, death, survival, personal sacrifice for the greater good, not living to see the outcomes, it goes on and on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 1 minute ago, Cord Fourteener said: What a fucked up century, so many personal tales of struggle, pain, horror, death, survival, personal sacrifice for the greater good, not living to see the outcomes, it goes on and on. I’m reading Tim Moore’s latest travelogue bike ride at the moment. Lots of detail about Spain’s troubles under Franco etc. I really don’t know what drives people to murder like this. Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyslexic Viking Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 11 minutes ago, Cord Fourteener said: What a fucked up century, so many personal tales of struggle, pain, horror, death, survival, personal sacrifice for the greater good, not living to see the outcomes, it goes on and on. Yes it is. And it is important that we do not forget this. War is the most idiotic thing there is. richardmorris, N19, Cord Fourteener and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 15 minutes ago, Dyslexic Viking said: Yes it is. And it is important that we do not forget this. War is the most idiotic thing there is. Sadly, war continues in the world, just not in Europe. Unless you count Turkey as Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyslexic Viking Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 8 minutes ago, Cord Fourteener said: Sadly, war continues in the world, just not in Europe. Unless you count Turkey as Europe. Sadly, it does and it can make one wonder how intelligent we humans really are. Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Just now, Dyslexic Viking said: Sadly, it does and it can make one wonder how intelligent we humans really are. The only thing we learn from history is that we don't learn from history. tooSavvy and Twiggy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyslexic Viking Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 9 minutes ago, Cord Fourteener said: The only thing we learn from history is that we don't learn from history. Yes it is true and I end this with a quote from Neville Chamberlain on war. In war, whichever side may call itself the victor, there are no winners, but all are losers. Eyersey1234, Cord Fourteener and dome 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarvinsMom Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 have dragged the Metro out of its slumber today, and driven it up to George's so he can sort it out an MOT. its the first time out in over 2 years. what do we know from our drive today? well, there is some vibration when under way, which is i think flat spotted tyres. and the brakes are hopeless. there is not much braking unless the pedal is mashed to the floor. but it does ride very, very nicely now on its refurbished displacers, far more compliant than before with actually some bounce when needed, so that will be the first thing that George will be looking at. and guess what, who was the first thing we saw when setting off, in an untaxed and untested car? it IS insured, not that matters without the other paperwork. yes. a bloody copper. lucky for me, he was more interested in getting up to Maccy D's than on the metro's paperwork! and Kerry has been enjoying Cocopop too and from work this week. the car is riding beautifully. i have had a run around the block in it, and well, i didn't much enjoy it. there you have it, i didn't really enjoy driving it. not at all. so much so, i haven't used it myself for work since it came back. not that really i want to be in a small, slow car like on the Parkway/A19/A66 in rush hour. i think its future, along with the metro and mini 1000 are going to need to be seriously considered over the coming weeks and months. Eyersey1234, Cord Fourteener and HillmanImp 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 1 hour ago, MarvinsMom said: i think its future, along with the metro and mini 1000 are going to need to be seriously considered over the coming weeks and months The rampant price rises probably mean I can't afford anymore, so depending on whether I can fit my budget, I potentially am still interested! MarvinsMom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17-Coffees Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Had a meet up and catch up today with @Supernaut, @Saltyscotsman and a few others at mine today... The neighbours really love me! 🤣 Have to say, the 323 is really nice! And was good seeing the Galant again! Tickman, tooSavvy, dome and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake's Den Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Yesterday I picked up this retro Lumen Tune Up analyser for the princely sum of £5. It looks like it has never been used. It is essentially an old school multimeter but includes and inductive pick up lead for measuring RPM based upon the current in the HT leads. I like the way that it works for 4, 6 or 8 cylinder engines and 2, 3 or 4 rotor engines! I haven't tested it yet but I will do a video of it. wuvvum, Tadhg Tiogar, Stevebrookman and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Over the last few days I've been gently preparing the 944 for use for the 1st time since it shat its petrol out all over the street outside my house in the spring. I also had to get the Visa running which was parked behind it. The reason for this is that Northern Monkey has kindly offered storage for the Porsche for a couple of months. So yesterday morning I took the battery off charge, filled the boot up with tools, chucked in a tow rope, took a screenshot of the Autoaid phone number, checked the wheel nuts (they were loose, obviously) and set off over to him. As Mrs Imp was following I couldn't really give it much of an Italian tune up sadly but it actually drove over there fine. All my prep for an inevitable breakdown was (thankfully) in vain. Anyhow, got a quick picture of ImpJr with it. He also got to sit in a Land Rover which he was well excited about. Anyhow, back at home, the driveway now looks a little different and my cars aren't spilling out onto the road and my insurance company can breathe a sigh of relief that the Subaru is parked where I told them. It might have been the last time I drove the 944. Northern Monkey has expressed interest in it as it is sans sills. Obviously after driving it yesterday and absolutely loving it, that seems like a silly idea at the moment but after a couple of weeks not seeing it, the idea of not owning it and worrying about all the work it needs will probably appeal much more. First job without the mental block that is the Porsche on the drive, is to tidy up this mess: barefoot, brownnova, Twiggy and 11 others 12 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 944s - needy little fuckers aren't they? Cord Fourteener and HillmanImp 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 ^ ^ ^ ..... how much IMP is under there?? 😍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Fleet reduction commences. Sold one of the cars yesterday. Cord Fourteener, loserone, tooSavvy and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdkrc Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 1 hour ago, PhilA said: Fleet reduction commences. Sold one of the cars yesterday. Hope it was a modern @PhilA? Cord Fourteener and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdkrc Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Mushroom picking in Scotland. Great morning out. Disco was great for taking muddy shite, door slamming, lots of cargo and parking in verges Just fried a porcini in butter and it's fucking ace. Not a fan of mushrooms normally chaseracer, Dr_Slow, anonymous user and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N19 Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 London to Bristol in this very competent motor - 39mpg average, smooth as anything, and cruise control on the motorway a major noon. Dyslexic Viking, RobT, BorniteIdentity and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyslexic Viking Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 The winter wheels with winter tires were put on the modern today. And the weather forecast reports possible snow this week so now winter is here. Cord Fourteener, Dr_Slow, Saabnut and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Had a lot to drink last night. No, more than that. Was definitely under the influence this afternoon, that's the only explanation I can think of for buying this. 1.5 DCI Renault Megane Sports Tourer MOT up in a few minutes Clutch on the floor. I'm aff the booze. HarmonicCheeseburger, Datsuncog, Shirley Knott and 26 others 9 1 18 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdisk Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 23 hours ago, Fumbler said: Clutch in grandma's Rav4 is slipping again, making this the 5th clutch replacement and probably the 4th DMF replacement (if she's lucky) in her ownership. She doesnt keep her foot resting on the clutch pedal all the time, does she? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 18 minutes ago, dome said: Had a lot to drink last night. No, more than that. Was definitely under the influence this afternoon, that's the only explanation I can think of for buying this. 1.5 DCI Renault Megane Sports Tourer MOT up in a few minutes Clutch on the floor. I'm aff the booze. It says it’s OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 It never ends. crad, Floatylight, loserone and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabRat Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Yup. That's definitely broken! £60 and 1/2 hour later, the MG6 is now back on 4 whole springs, ready for the retest tomorrow. LightBulbFun, Datsuncog, HarmonicCheeseburger and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 21 minutes ago, richardmorris said: It says it’s OK. I'm glad it is... richardmorris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 1 hour ago, dome said: Had a lot to drink last night. No, more than that. Was definitely under the influence this afternoon, that's the only explanation I can think of for buying this. 1.5 DCI Renault Megane Sports Tourer MOT up in a few minutes Clutch on the floor. I'm aff the booze. Don't worry I bought a Megane under the influence as well. Was this self inflicted or was there an enabler I the question 😂 dome and Cord Fourteener 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 3 hours ago, sdkrc said: Mushroom picking in Scotland. Great morning out. Disco was great for taking muddy shite, door slamming, lots of cargo and parking in verges Just fried a porcini in butter and it's fucking ace. Not a fan of mushrooms normally Yum yum, they are lovely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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