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[richardmorris]

How'd you make the car hover outside the left hand window like that?

I saw the poster on eBay and had to have it. My car is identical and the SE as shown, not the Gran finale. It’s a dealer only supply and I’ve never seen once before. The framing was quite reasonable given the size- about £48.

 

In other news, I’ve just been attacking the odd paint on the merc’s nearside rear panel. It looks like the top layer ( there seem to be more than one from previous painting) of lacquer is crazing and cracking. I have some farecla scratch remover that seems to have taken the loose edges off, but it’s still a bit untidy. It needs that some painting really. But until then does anyone have any better paint repair solutions?

[Stanky]

If you give that a gentle tidy up with some fine grade wet 'n dry as much as possible and the a dose of rattle can lacquer it should improve things a lot. It certainly did on some scuffed paint and peeled lacquer on my Saab. Be very careful not to take off too much paint though - I did on one wing mirror and went through to the primer underneath and it now looks worse.

[richardmorris]

Thanks, I’ll see what I can manage.

 

I’ve just picked my first crop of blackberries. Not sure if that’s early or not because of the weather?

[BorniteIdentity]

Getting a lot of cold callers at the door lately, the proverbial duster salesman, moneyexpert (who try and get you to change energy supplier on your doorstep - nothing to do with Martin Lewis's set-up) and of course the good old Jehova's witness (although they seem to target Mrs Egg more!).

 

Probably should go in the other questions fred, but does anyone use a 'piss off' sticker on their door and does it work?

I’ve only had one ignore my sticker - by just apologising and going.

 

Really, I want mine to say this

 

“Unless you’re my friend or you know my name - please Do Not Disturb”

[richardmorris]

As above, but I’m lucky that for the last 16years I’ve lived in secure and or gated places which really stops casual callers.

 

Not long after my sister and I rented a house in ascot in 2001 ( end of course road which really is the last house before the race course, lovely place apart from the neighbours cats and the damned drunks from royal ascot) I had the jehovas round.

 

At the time I was a c of e church warden and treasurer, and my sister a PhD in natural sciences from Cambridge and my future brother in law a DPhil from oxford. Tried to convince me, and them, about what they call natural design. If only we’d all had the time to talk! They may have had a fit if they’d known Richard Dawkins was a professional acquaintance.

[Mally]

I have a sticker, many ignore it and knock.

I open the door, point at the sticker, close the door.

Some threaten me through the window.

My wife thinks I'm ignorant!

[GrumpiusMaximus]

This evening, my car resembled a builder's van:

 

 

 

It does get a little light at the front end with 225 Kg in the boot.  Was worse with 24 paving slabs in there the other day, mind...

[richardmorris]

This evening, my car resembled a builder's van:

 

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It does get a little light at the front end with 225 Kg in the boot.  Was worse with 24 paving slabs in there the other day, mind...

You need to try an x1/9 over 100mph. Steering, not so much effective as a vague theory. It may be better with a few sacks of potatoes in the front but I haven’t tried. I got scared and keep to 80 now.

 

I have also seen a video of a Lamborghini Miura being driven / piloted with the front wheels clear of the ground. Same designer! Bet he didn’t try it either.

[GrumpiusMaximus]

To be fair, you can buy Lamborghini tractors...

[richardmorris]

It’s just started raining. First time here in Surrey since early June!

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Just got in after a collection, alas not shite but a modern replacement for my work V70. Details in Moderns, to follow.

I did however go to Norfolk in the ex-HMC e46 330d, which disgraced itself by splitting its rad and going metal to metal on a front pad without a warning let's hope Euros or GSF have got a good discount code this weekend.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Oil and filter changed on the diesel Borat. It has covered 9200 miles since the last change 10 months ago.

 

Maybe I should use the CX more often. I would do if I could work out why the battery went flat only a week after FotU. Normally the battery holds most of a charge for at least a week!

[Ghosty]

On the way back from FOTU the Rover's horn died, it was only a fuse, but since then, the intermittent setting on the wipers has also stopped working. I hope I don't have to go all electrowizard to fix it. The headlining has also completetely collapsed so I need to look into getting it replaced - luckily I have an owner's club guy about 3 miles away that is reopening his Rover specialist one town over from me, so I'll probably farm it out to him as he has multiple R8s and his wife dailies a 600.

[phil_lihp]

Good morning, fine day for a collection.  I have a train to catch in 45 minutes and a trip to Warwick to complete.  Not for me, this time, I'm going on behalf of another shiter for a change.

 

I'd be a little more awake right now if I hadn't been woken up, along with everyone else on my road, at 3AM by a Renault Master with a very persistent and very loud alarm.  In fact, possibly the only person who slept through it was the owner, given the length of time it went on for.  Never mind, once it did finally stop, the seagulls who've nested across the road got all excited and made similar levels of noise for some considerable time too.  Yawn.

[Simonsays]

Off out later on this afternoon to pick up a second hand toolchest and some random tools that I spotted on Bumtree.

 

No pic in advert but 'only used once m8'

 

Still, smoll outlay of cash only and seller sounded okay. WCPGW?

[AMC Rebel]

I WANT TO LIVE IN SCOTLAND NOW

 I would move to Scotland or Ireland tomorrow if it wasn't my for daughter who is still at school round here.

[AMC Rebel]

Wish me luck - swapping a pez tank from my spares car to my "working" AMC today - I keep finding things to do instead of starting as I am expecting it all to go pear shaped in spite of collecting the parts for months

 

 

In the unlikely event I get that done, instead of enjoying the sun in the convertible, I need to finish fitting the towbar to the Disco and then sort out all the front splitter/undertray action on the Jaaaag after I ripped it off on the kerb at the co-op (doh!)

[3VOM]

Bought this as new 'vintage' car stereo radio cassette player from eBay:

 

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I have no particular need for it at the moment (The Volvo has a nice Blaupunkt unit), but it only cost £15 all-in and no doubt will come in handy one day.

 

Some schmuck is selling the same stereo for £159! Good luck with that, buddy!

Which international marketing genius came up with that name?

[iainrcz]

Today is National scrub your hallway till your knees hurt day.

 

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[egg]

That looks great, original or reproduction windows?

[iainrcz]

Reproduction glass and tiles.

 

The hallway originally had cheap laminate, it offended me so much I ripped it straight up.

 

The glass is our own design.

 

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[Bobthebeard]

My news. I have recently bought a couple of items on eBay that both resulted in an email from eBay stating that the 'item has been removed as it is from a compromised account. If you have already paid please contact us etc etc"

Two separate items from two different sellers. I paid via PayPal and they didn't release the funds to the seller* thankfully so am no worse off.

Never had this shizzle in ten years of buying from eBay. A new scam?

The payment recipients name changed from the original sellers email address to a chinese email address once I hit pay now.

The items were both from established UK sellers, although admittedly ones that hadn't used their account for a year or so. Not high value items either. £11.22 and £14.99 . Similar products so maybe same scammers?

[loserone]

I'd even forgive owning an RCZ for taste like that.

[oldcars]

I saw Bandit at a show near Bexleyheath some 20 years ago and they had a stunt car MK2 then too. I wonder....

Be the same one i would guess, chap has been doing the show i think since the 90s.

[MikeR]

came across this nicely parked Fiesta   , 20 out of 10 for effort

 

not bad for jumping the bridge

 

 

going a bit wide and finding the only hard bit for yards

 

 

and doing a nice 180 to park nicely against the kerb

 

 

 

should be ok after 2 new wheels and a bit of gaffer tape ?

 

he should also be able to have a chat with the stores for the security vid to put on youtube .....

[Stanky]

Git my new Saab key in the post this morning, its just the shell of but with the buttons on, looks like this:

 

 

because the rubberised coating had gone all weird and sticky and was falling off, the 'buttons' covering the microswitches weren't working and one had fallen off. 

 

£4.50 delivered, swapped the battery and circuitboard over, after carefully cleaning the microswitches with contact cleaner and a bit of clean rag, cleaned the key (which slides into this bit) too and put it all back together. 

 

The new one is hard plastic rather than soft-touch rubberised but seems to be fine.

 

Would recommend.

[beko1987]

My news. I have recently bought a couple of items on eBay that both resulted in an email from eBay stating that the 'item has been removed as it is from a compromised account. If you have already paid please contact us etc etc"

Two separate items from two different sellers. I paid via PayPal and they didn't release the funds to the seller* thankfully so am no worse off.

Never had this shizzle in ten years of buying from eBay. A new scam?

The payment recipients name changed from the original sellers email address to a chinese email address once I hit pay now.

The items were both from established UK sellers, although admittedly ones that hadn't used their account for a year or so. Not high value items either. £11.22 and £14.99 . Similar products so maybe same scammers?

I've bid and lost a fair few pc and thinkpad bits recently. Have had 5 second chance offers because the winner was a fake account... Sadly for the sellers when I lost said auctions I went and hit buy it now on the second choices I'd found in my basket assuming the values to be quite high.

[ruffgeezer]

Will have this for sale in a few weeks, one owner from new, 2.0hdi with air con.

 

It'll have had a service and a full not so if anyone is looking, please pm me for details!

[loserone]

Looks great on those wheels

[richardmorris]

Warm outside today!

Have a pic of the new clutch cylinder whilst I wait for rick to come and bleed it.