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[vulgalour]

Car shunting:

- Rover and Toyota taken to the unit.

- Renault booted out into the yard so the Toyota can go into the unit to leak on the floor indoors.

- Wanted to tow the Renault home, but the height difference between it and my Rover is too great to use the tow pole

- Came home in the Rover together, got the Corsa out of the garage so Mike can use it as his daily again and now have an empty garage.

 

Having a garage with no car in it feels wrong.  I'll see if we can use Chompy's Picasso to tow the Renault home instead.  There's no work the Renault needs to be at the unit for now so it makes sense to bring it home.  Then I *might* be able to get on with the welding on the Princess because I'm feeling decidedly guilty about my lack of progress on that one.

[Jon]

News just in from a rural-ish part of New Zealand, not too far from the nation's capital. 32 year old Daihatsu Delta still in frontline service for the fire brigade!

 

 

The above image was posted on my FB feed but I can't find the accompanying story that goes with it. It's a volunteer Operational Support vehicle and is apparently due for replacement this year. Attended 29 calls this year so far, which is quite respectable, I reckon. Here's a better photo of it from a fire engine lickers' website (http://www.111emergency.co.nz/) which has some prime examples of working shite amongst all the modern Ivecos and such like.

 

[richardmorris]

2cv MOTD with no advisories yesterday- only 800miles in the last year though

[fordperv]

Spent time at mrs fp's grandads earlier whilst the priest was there to discuss the funeral for mrs fp's nan, the priest told us a bit about himself and he was quite a high ranking fellow, the topic somehow got onto cars and how the best car he ever had was a rover 400 diesel which he bought at 1 year old and kept up until a couple of years back and racked up over 250,000 miles in it, i laughed to myself thinking shiters are everywhere

[ShiteRider]

I've replaced the faithfull yet terminally fucked fiesta, with a diesel vectra c............. I actually quite like it.

[tooSavvy]

I whizzed past a slew of Fraud Angelas, travelling East on A66 near Brough, yesterday afternoon....

 

Blezzing with rain and looking very sad for themselves (occupants, not cars)

 

 

Wonder what they were about... ?

 

Not one was 'Heartbeat' coloured!

 

 

TS

[fordperv]

But we're any of them omgosf type anglias

[tooSavvy]

If 'omgawd old skool fraud' means soupbowl hubcaps and (perhaps) a 'peakyblinder' sun visor..... Hmm

 

Mebbies

 

TS

[RayMK]

I gave my Stellar a once over between showers on Monday in preparation for its MOT today.  I could not find anything falling off, wobbling or worn-out and corrosion was staying away from key areas.  It also goes and stops ok, so I had tiny hope that it would pass without a wallet emptying session.  The dreaded 'phone call came an hour ago.  IT PASSED!!!!     .  Even the filthy wet weather cannot damp out my happiness.

[vulgalour]

Managed to pull out in front of a UPS lorry I didn't see.  A freaking UPS lorry.  No harm done, thankfully, but how my brain interpretted a lorry as a shadow under a tree I do not know.  In my (rather weak and feeble) defence it isn't the most visible colour in the rain and he didn't have any lights on.  Still, what a stupid thing to do.  Alarmingly, it's not the first time I've done this, a couple of years previously I pulled out of a road end and didn't see an oncoming car because again, it was a rainy day and they had no lights on in a car that was exactly the same colour as wet tarmac.

 

I honestly don't know whose fault it is in these situations.  Yes, I should have seen them but equally the main reason I didn't see them is because their vehicle just blended in to its surroundings where if they'd had just sidelights on they wouldn't.  I suppose I ought to get my eyes tested again too, just in case.

[richardmorris]

this was outside yesterday along with a lovely Lancia and Ferrari 400.

[andy18s]

 

 

More Morrys classics......

[BorniteIdentity]

Bought a Volvo 343 last week and generally happy. Reacquainted myself with the Volvo300Mania forum and was appalled to see contagion from Germany to Holland.

 

 

Ffs.

[twosmoke300]

The old man has just gone and bought an ex council Nissan Leaf at auction wcpgw

[anonymous user]

I really should check my email more often; I received one two days ago from my brother to tell me he has mot'd the TR7 and asking when I'm going to collect it.

 

It is already insured (it's been insured all the time, even though it hasn't been used for the last few years) so I will tax it on Friday. I really don't need this at the moment, but I think it has outstayed its welcome with him. I will make absolutely sure he doesn't want it first, but I think it will be up for sale. The trouble is while it's been parked up it has deteriorated, the paint has lifted on the headlamp pods and any small stone chip has blossomed. I'm not sure what it will look like with a good clean and polish, but I expect it really needs paint. I have no idea what it should go for, or even whether it is worth sorting the paint out first.

 

It's a 1980 TR7 Convertible in Triton Green metallic with blue check trim and a black hood. (and MGF alloys, because they had new tyres)

 

If anyone is interested "speke" now before it hits ebay

 

[Kiltox]

The old man has just gone and bought an ex council Nissan Leaf at auction wcpgw

High miles? Cheap?

 

Plenty to go wrong but I await news with interest - don't hear many stories about how they get on with second and third owners (yet at least)

[For Fiats Sake]

I really should check my email more often; I received one two days ago from my brother to tell me he has mot'd the TR7 and asking when I'm going to collect it.

 

It is already insured (it's been insured all the time, even though it hasn't been used for the last few years) so I will tax it on Friday. I really don't need this at the moment, but I think it has outstayed its welcome with him. I will make absolutely sure he doesn't want it first, but I think it will be up for sale. The trouble is while it's been parked up it has deteriorated, the paint has lifted on the headlamp pods and any small stone chip has blossomed. I'm not sure what it will look like with a good clean and polish, but I expect it really needs paint. I have no idea what it should go for, or even whether it is worth sorting the paint out first.

 

It's a 1980 TR7 Convertible in Triton Green metallic with blue check trim and a black hood. (and MGF alloys, because they had new tyres)

 

If anyone is interested "speke" now before it hits ebay

 

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Swopz fur Maestro m8?

 

[twosmoke300]

 

High miles? Cheap?

 

Plenty to go wrong but I await news with interest - don't hear many stories about how they get on with second and third owners (yet at least)[/quote

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Ex local council and one of 3 at auction -30k miles and he paid 4K for an 11 plate . Quick eBay look suggests 6-7 is normal retail price

[Pillock]

 

I honestly don't know whose fault it is in these situations.  Yes, I should have seen them but equally the main reason I didn't see them is because their vehicle just blended in to its surroundings where if they'd had just sidelights on they wouldn't.  I suppose I ought to get my eyes tested again too, just in case.

 

The daft thing is, every time there's a post on the GOM thread about headlamp brightness (which is approx. every 6 days) it turns around to Daytime Running Lights, and people getting all frothy about them, wanting them disabled etc etc.

 

This is exactly why DRLs are a good idea. Vulg, like most* of us on here you're only human and you make mistakes - great news is they're not scraping you off a UPS truck, so it's all good. More lights equals more visibility when your brain is having to deal with rain, shadows etc, I really don't see why we didn't have them years ago, and why people get so upset at a pair of lights on their car. 

 

The trend for grey cars doesn't help either. Half the

[hairnet]

The old man has just gone and bought an ex council Nissan Leaf at auction wcpgw

moar info on dis plz

[angle]

Right then, I appreciate this is one of those irritatingly vague questions that no one's going to be able to answer properly, but my great aunt died at the weekend and as her closest relative the right side of 90 my mum has various things to sort out. Not the biggest priority for her right now, but apparently someone has already left a note asking if my aunt's Mini is for sale. No pictures and only a vague description as it's the other side of the country, but it's a mid-90s Mayfair auto with 30k-odd and owned by my aunt from new. We've been offered £2k but looking on eBay and Car and Classic asking prices seem to be all over the place. Seems a bit low to me though, any thoughts?

[Rusty_Rocket]

Right then, I appreciate this is one of those irritatingly vague questions that no one's going to be able to answer properly, but my great aunt died at the weekend and as her closest relative the right side of 90 my mum has various things to sort out. Not the biggest priority for her right now, but apparently someone has already left a note asking if my aunt's Mini is for sale. No pictures and only a vague description as it's the other side of the country, but it's a mid-90s Mayfair auto with 30k-odd and owned by my aunt from new. We've been offered £2k but looking on eBay and Car and Classic asking prices seem to be all over the place. Seems a bit low to me though, any thoughts?

 

Sorry for your loss.  Regarding your question, the car is worth double that offer if it's really nice.  Autos aren't as desirable as manuals but someone will pay plenty for a genuinely unmolested Mini.

[stuboy]

Collected missus new car and can say i like too... goes ok for 1.8td wished i bought it. Missus go faster than her old car now... lol

[Kiltox]

Arse. FiL's Picasso got shunted up the back tonight by some dizzy bint not paying attention and looks like it'll be a write off

[Guest Hooli]

The daft thing is, every time there's a post on the GOM thread about headlamp brightness (which is approx. every 6 days) it turns around to Daytime Running Lights, and people getting all frothy about them, wanting them disabled etc etc.

 

This is exactly why DRLs are a good idea. Vulg, like most* of us on here you're only human and you make mistakes - great news is they're not scraping you off a UPS truck, so it's all good. More lights equals more visibility when your brain is having to deal with rain, shadows etc, I really don't see why we didn't have them years ago, and why people get so upset at a pair of lights on their car. 

 

The trend for grey cars doesn't help either. Half the < 3 year old cars around are monochrome, just like tarmac.  

 

The trouble with DRLs is they don't do the back lights. If they did they'd be a lot more use as you'd see the idiots in front of you with no lights when it's raining too.

[captain_70s]

The Sam Glover Allegro gives me tingles in the nether regions and I get paid tomorrow.

 

BUT it's at the wrong end of the country. All I want to do is completely ruin my life with shit cars, is that too much to ask?!

[SiC]

Arse. FiL's Picasso got shunted up the back tonight by some dizzy bint not paying attention and looks like it'll be a write off

You better get this sorted!

[HH-R]

The daft thing is, every time there's a post on the GOM thread about headlamp brightness (which is approx. every 6 days) it turns around to Daytime Running Lights, and people getting all frothy about them, wanting them disabled etc etc.

 

This is exactly why DRLs are a good idea. Vulg, like most* of us on here you're only human and you make mistakes - great news is they're not scraping you off a UPS truck, so it's all good. More lights equals more visibility when your brain is having to deal with rain, shadows etc, I really don't see why we didn't have them years ago, and why people get so upset at a pair of lights on their car. 

 

The trend for grey cars doesn't help either. Half the < 3 year old cars around are monochrome, just like tarmac.  

On the other hand, people are used to seeing retina piercing DRLs now so cars like mine in resale silver but without the lights just get pulled out in front of like there's nothing there. I hate it when people drive during the day with dipped beam on but sometimes I end up doing it to avoid having to brake like hell 4/5 times a journey. There's also the wankers with Kia Sportages (possibly the most badly driven cars on the road at the moment), Ford Kugas and the like who have the fucking things right on the line of the rear view mirror and drive up your chuff.

[Kiltox]

You better get this sorted!

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It's booked in for Sat morning, fingers crossed...

[Barry Cade]

The trouble with DRLs is they don't do the back lights. If they did they'd be a lot more use as you'd see the idiots in front of you with no lights when it's raining too.

The Iveco breakdown truck has DRL's, but front lights only. Sometimes I need to sit on the wrong side of the road facing oncoming traffic at night. Do I take the risk of being shunted up the rear, or blind oncoming cars... Stupid. Y no sidelamps...