Popsicle Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Mannol oil currently with a nice chunk off on Ebay so thought I'd get a few in to tide me over winter. £69 for 20 litres of 507 VAG juice for the Caddy. £57 for 20 litres of generic low ash/sulpher for the Vectra. A bit dearer than a few years ago when the 507 was £15 a tub and the C3 was £10 a tub, but like everything else it keeps going up in price. Tickman and Six-cylinder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Picked this up for the mother. 53k. Got as far as a petrol station but unfortunately the battery is toast, but the seller is willing to assist. MondeoBlues, wuvvum, brownnova and 26 others 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 53k ....😱💩 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alcyonecorporation Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 22 minutes ago, Ghosty said: Picked this up for the mother. 53k. Got as far as a petrol station but unfortunately the battery is toast, but the seller is willing to assist. Does the 'finishing' sign refer to a battery 'finishing' its useful lifespan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 56 minutes ago, alcyonecorporation said: Does the 'finishing' sign refer to a battery 'finishing' its useful lifespan? LOL, no it's a handmade furniture workshop. Seller arrived with jump pack and led me to Halfords, has gone halves on a Yuasa battery with me. Winner, should be no trouble now. Yoss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Ghosty said: Picked this up for the mother. 53k. Got as far as a petrol station but unfortunately the battery is toast, but the seller is willing to assist. What a cracker. Where do you find them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Mum going into hospital 7.30 in the morning for a cataract op. Dad driving her in my x1/9 which will certainly wake the neighbours! When I first had the car back in 2006 I picked my mum up from work in it at the same hospital. just whatsapped as it’s her birthday. She says she now gets two lines of the national anthem ( when Charlie was just Prince he was only allowed one). i had a laugh at the medical notes which says you can only drive when you can read a numberplate from 20.5metres. Given that she can’t drive now… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Funny feckers at work writing on my car... Tenmil Socket and SiC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 5 hours ago, Ghosty said: Picked this up for the mother. 53k. Got as far as a petrol station but unfortunately the battery is toast, but the seller is willing to assist. Winner! If that Aerodeck doesn't revive your mum to full health then give me a call. Stunning. How is she now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 7 hours ago, grogee said: Day 1 working from home in our temporary accommodation. Big slipper: ACTIVATED. I bought this for Mrs Grogee as a joke a few years back as she always has cold feet. But actually it's AMAZING, I'm a total convert. It also has massage function which is doing my plantar fasciitis wonders. Adverts for stretchy beige trousers, beaded seat covers and Panama hats gratefully received. Those things are flipping ace, I ended up with one years ago when I had to use an 8x6 garden shed as an office all winter, if your feet are really warm the rest of the room can be ten degrees for all it matters. Used it every day 5 months a year for quite a few years, I wonder where it went? While were doing sexy leg/feet shots, I bought some Rab down insulated booties for "extreme wild camping up mountains when it's -10c in the snow" but I tried them on in the house to make sure they fit and they have immediately become the best £35 slippers ever. Hopefully I won't knacker them before I need to use them when camping Tickman, JJ0063 and grogee 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Slippers. Cocoa anyone? grogee and AnnoyingPentium 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 5 hours ago, Ghosty said: Picked this up for the mother. 53k. Got as far as a petrol station but unfortunately the battery is toast, but the seller is willing to assist. With the amazing chod you keep collecting on behalf of your mum I think she needs her own account on here! Ghosty and AnnoyingPentium 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 https://www.thedrive.com/news/jay-leno-hospitalized-with-serious-burns-after-garage-fire-report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 6 hours ago, Dick Longbridge said: What a cracker. Where do you find them? This was an eBay second chance offer. It's home now, with the new battery it's running well. Needs trivial jobs but all the important stuff is spot on. Joey spud, mercedade, Dick Longbridge and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GagaStan Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Going to test drive a minty 306 tomorrow. Very excited. phase 3, 2.0 16v pez manual, just had the cambelt and water pump done… I hope it drives alright!! BorniteIdentity, Zelandeth, Lacquer Peel and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Mind and check the rear inner arches - as @Jim Bell would say "BIG HOLE ALERT" GagaStan, AnnoyingPentium and Jim Bell 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GagaStan Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 37 minutes ago, 320touring said: Mind and check the rear inner arches - as @Jim Bell would say "BIG HOLE ALERT" Thanks for the heads up! Fingers crossed it’ll be okay, we’ve no road salt here in NZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 20 hours ago, wuvvum said: I'm no naturist We must be grateful for small mercies. Lacquer Peel, wuvvum, cobblers and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 32 minutes ago, artdjones said: We must be grateful for small mercies. What are you implying? 🤨 cobblers, BorniteIdentity and artdjones 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 14 hours ago, High Jetter said: Winner! If that Aerodeck doesn't revive your mum to full health then give me a call. Stunning. How is she now? Aerodeck? It's a Civic lol. She's feeling better but not great, lot of complaint of headaches and general lethargy. Negative for Covid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w00dy Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Increase the value of your motor by £££ in seconds using this one easy trick richardmorris, louiepj, AnnoyingPentium and 5 others 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 18 hours ago, stuboy said: Funny feckers at work writing on my car... it must have cost them a fortune for all those stickers 😁😁 mercedade, stuboy, mitsisigma01 and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 On 11/14/2022 at 2:01 PM, wuvvum said: I'm no naturist snortle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 i want to know how big ghostys mums radar is ALL ABOUT TEH HONDA............... Ghosty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 My kids have a thing called tiky tocky app and the yoof say its kewl with car vids.. https://www.tiktok.com/@filipbrdner?_t=8XNqlplYcbt&_r=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMcD Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Just saw an ad on telly for the BMW i7 Fuck me it's absolutely mawkit!🤣 AnnoyingPentium and Lacquer Peel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 Type R has about a month's MOT left, so I've booked a Kwik Fit test slot for it tomorrow as it was cheap, and I'm pretty sure it'll pass. Once that's done it's for sale. My preferred tester probably won't have anything until next week, and six cars is about as many as we can acceptably keep around so it needs gone asap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat_Pirate Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 I've been on a train: I've been in Tokyo for work, going on hols to Kyoto now. Shinkansen was very smooth but little sensation of speed, less scenic than I hoped as there's so much furniture along the side of the track. Bit extremely-low-flying aircraft with the pronounced banking. And it was late I did not get to enjoy playing with Mameshibas. Ghibli shop. This is what you really wanted - hot Crown or Cedric action. I presume they still make these as I saw many that are surely nearly new. Zero shite spotted so far. Joey spud, mercedade, Dyslexic Viking and 22 others 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 1 hour ago, Fat_Pirate said: I've been on a train: I've been in Tokyo for work, going on hols to Kyoto now. Shinkansen was very smooth but little sensation of speed, less scenic than I hoped as there's so much furniture along the side of the track. Bit extremely-low-flying aircraft with the pronounced banking. And it was late I did not get to enjoy playing with Mameshibas. Ghibli shop. This is what you really wanted - hot Crown or Cedric action. I presume they still make these as I saw many that are surely nearly new. Zero shite spotted so far. I’ve been in the French TGV and although a bit slower than the Shinkansen , I think it goes at 180mph +, there was no sensation of speed. However our 130 mile trip took 50 min, so that’s a 150mph average , so it must have been about that on the straights. Absolutely on time too, a shock to anyone used to British railways. Fat_Pirate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 In an hours lunch break I've bought lunch, eaten lunch and bought a car. Not quite a record for me but close! I wanted a 225 or 3.2 V6 but this literally was down the road from me. Still quattro and the 180 has the advantages of simpler under the bonnet - less intercoolers, no extra electric water pump, stuff like that. Also they're all CAZ which makes things easier. It's not exactly a car for life either. Needs wheel alignment, exhaust blows (£120 from ECP/similar) and dash has done the usual Audi pixel thing (still usable though). Thermostat may need doing but blows hot so maybe just the dash (another known issue). Could do with a service. Paint is in decent condition. Back rear wing lacquer is cloudy and a scuff. Was up for £1250 and paid £1050. Don't think I did too bad. Especially in this market for a 180bhp AWD vehicle. Just need to shift the Focus on now. Anyone want it? Probably put an advert up later today. It's a 2007 Focus MK2 1.6 16v petrol that drives well but cosmetically challenged. Link for the eBay advert while it's still around: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/334628721684 Rust Collector, RoverFolkUs, Shite Ron and 20 others 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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