Matts_Rusty_Bus Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 FIN. Car munched the 300 miles home absolutely flawlessly. [mention=23542]Matts_Rusty_Bus[/mention]11/10 top seller Glad you had a good run, enjoy.Sent from my SM-A520F using Tapatalk Split_Pin and Jazoli 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Jazoli said: Best to list them on ebay and let them find their own value I'd say, the pool of potential buyers will be tiny. i did wonder this, ill suggest it to ffil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 2 hours ago, grogee said: I agree, great picture. I think an AS calendar is a great idea. @Talbot is there any way that producing say 100 calendars and selling at £10 a pop might finance the hosting costs for a while? Could do a vote to decide on calendar pics, best 12 get in. Then close voting in September and get the usual scumbags (online photo print places) to run 100 off. Sell between Sept-Dec then elope to Barbados put the money safe for next year. Probably got my figures wrong but you get the idea. Something nice* sells for profit but it goes back into the AS fold to ultimately ensure more crap cars have their lives prolonged. Ditto T shirts and car stickers. And mugs. Ahem - @brownnova has sorted the AS calendar for the last few years.. Coprolalia and richardmorris 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 That's great but how do I get a 2022 one @brownnova ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 2 minutes ago, grogee said: That's great but how do I get a 2022 one @brownnova ? We haven't voted on each months' pictures yet. It'll be soon though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 Just now, Fumbler said: We haven't voted on each months' pictures yet. It'll be soon though. Alright then. I'll definitely* buy one *if I'm not already bankrupt from roffling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schonker Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 Angrydicky,are you still working in bury then?That place looks great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 1 hour ago, grogee said: That's great but how do I get a 2022 one @brownnova ? The AS calendar runs from February to the following January… because Autoshite… I did wonder about trying to bring it back into line… But not sure whether that’s what people would want? It’ll likely be done in the gap between Christmas and new year as anything later into January might be interrupted by a new arrival… (not of the vehicular kind). Unless of course anyone else wants to do it? grogee and richardmorris 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 Doing it 'off year' is fine, as it takes time that is pressured in Nov/Dec. Hope you'll continue it, baby permitting. Floatylight 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 I awakened the Audi 100 from it's winter slumber this evening. It's been a bit of an unexpected retreat to the garage but the foul weather in November and the price of E5 had kept it put. But I decided it's time to stretch it's legs. It started, first flick of the key, I needn't have been worried, 8 weeks of being idle seemed to have done it zero harm. But it was the first time, I'd drove it for myself in a long time. Not to ferry furniture from Ikea, nor to whisk relatives from the Airport or move rubbish to the tip. But it's been a long time since I drove it for the sake of driving it. Whilst it's a car that will take "pushing on" somewhat and you'll get rewarded with 5 cylinders making their distinctive rythm, it's more at home just cruising. It's like a pair of comfy slippers, gently gathering pace with no fuss whilst your comforted by swathes of blue velour. I arrived home from work quite pleased with myself. 2022 will be my third year with it and unlike any other car I've ever had, I don't see a reason to sell it HillmanImp, MJK 24, dome and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 75 back from the garage and driving well. Drive down to Dalkeith last night for a forest light show, a round trip of about 100 miles. The top mounts were making a bit of a noise earlier in the year but I ignored it and it went away. The lady at the garage said that their partial seizure may have caused the broken spring. £200 all in, including the top mounts I supplied. Had the spring ripped through the tyre that would have been closer to £300 so I'm calling that a success. There's some water ingress into into boot again, TADT though. Datsuncog, Spurious, dome and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 3 minutes ago, Split_Pin said: There's some water ingress into into boot again, TADT though. knock out any bungs or drain holes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 Forgot to photograph the car reaching 62k... so here a gratuitous shot of it SiC, Stevebrookman and Spurious 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 Just changed the driver's seat in BiL's 2005 Rennow Trafic. He's a farmer (among other things) so it's a biohazard in there. Christ knows why he paid £1900 for it with full disco lights (ABS & airbag) and 190k on the clock. It's a nail. But Mrs Grogee and I felt sorry for him sitting on the bare seat frame all the time so we sourced a 2nd hand seat. Because TADTS - used driver's seats are expensive, best we could find was £80 collected locally. Not very clean but better than his falling apart one. Anyway bolted that in then slid over some cheap covers which has smartened it up, so it should be a bit more comfortable when he inevitably breaks down and has to wait for a recovery tow. MJK 24 and chodweaver 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookiesouwest Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 dome, balford, richardmorris and 16 others 1 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 Sat at Crosby beach in the MX5 with a Greggs festive soup and festive slice. Those aren’t real people in the distance, they’re iron men! brownnova, FruttyFrutty, richardmorris and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 There are 'iron men' in a brook, in Edinburgh.. https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17696169.gormleys-figures-finally-restored-edinburghs-water-leith/#:~:text=SCULPTURES%20by%20the%20Turner%20Prize,Water%20of%20Leith%20in%202010. 🤫 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerfox Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 One for @brownnova. Seen in Market Harborough today artdjones, RobT, mitsisigma01 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 Did some wrangling with my mates tyre machine yesterday. Slight* difference in size between the two. Big one is the 19" off the Range Rover, I bought a part worn Continental winter tyre the same as the one that got a puncture at 80mph on the motorway a couple of weeks ago. The other is the 13" spare off the Manta, I was trying to fix the puncture in it to swap it with the one currently on it which goes flat after about a day, as @GingerNuttz will have found out by now 🙈 Sadly despite me cleaning up the rim and inspecting both the tyre and the rim for damage it didn't work, it was flat again this morning 🤬 GingerNuttz and grogee 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 The MX5 thermostat housing arrived yesterday so today I trial fitted it to the 121. It fits, but as expected there's not a lot of clearance there, and the radiator top hose routing is slightly* less than ideal at present. More fettling required, methinks. That'll be a job for after Christmas though. RobT, paulplom and loserone 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Where the fk is that top hose going , straight into the blades of the fan !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Oh, painful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 10 minutes ago, mitsisigma01 said: Where the fk is that top hose going , straight into the blades of the fan !!! Yes. I have a feeling the fan may need to be relocated. camryv6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Unplug fan, hope for ZOMGSNOKAOS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 We do a different Elf on the Shelf for my son every day. I hope they've got insurance. cort16, somewhatfoolish, Tickman and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Cavalier being collected today. Whilst I'm glad the Cavalier has found a new home, I have suddenly realised that I'm going to be left with a driveway full of moderns which I'm not feeling good about. I plan to address that fully in the new year. To assure* me that in the meantime that I'm being sensible having a fleet of newfangled tosh, the 75 has started making an awful scraping sound when turning left and the Civic now has a hot starting issue. Thanks moderns. Thoderns. MondeoBlues, Saabnut, Tickman and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 33 minutes ago, Split_Pin said: Thanks moderns. Thoderns. Should I write this down in my copybook? Ghosty and grogee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Yay it's back And some spots on the way: Horrid. And I spied a distant Sierra in the carwash next to Chevronics. Very nice- it's on a K plate if the the zoomed in picture doesn't show the details. Dyslexic Viking, Six-cylinder, somewhatfoolish and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Home safe after a perilous and fear-ridden journey back. chodweaver, loserone, Split_Pin and 14 others 16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJK 24 Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 iPhone 6s Plus - broken docking port and headphone Jack. Apple say it can’t be fixed and want many hundreds for a modern equivalent. 1hr of my time and a £22 part later…. You can guess the rest. I’m borderline euphoric! Garythesnail, beko1987, High Jetter and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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