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[Tadhg Tiogar]

...I bought some maxxis tyres for my saph a few years ago supposed to be great, 1st sniff of damp and I turned into Ken block ...

Uh-oh....

[Squire_Dawson]

I didn't even notice there existence until today!

 

Unless you were a keen student of old cars, you wouldn't. French Ford was a shortlived operation and once Ford pulled out of France the rights were acquired by SIMCA. Hence the SIMCA Vedette et al continuing the American theme. These cars including the Ford above had V-8 engines but of tiny capacity for an eight cylinder (just over 2 litres) as a result of punitive French tax laws. These cars would have been bought by the Flash Harrys and I don't think they were particularly common, but were nice well made cars nonetheless. 

[puddlethumper]

I was surrounded by fully kitted up and armed Police today.

I don't suppose there are many who can say that.

They very nicely asked if I could fuck off for a while.

It's not as bad as it seems. They use the half empty warehouse site that I look after

for arms training. They also train dogs to be good dog, bad dog types there.

They were lucky as I was about to fuck off anyway.

[artdjones]

Nankang is gradually making a good name for itself I find. Which is good as the tyres we've used from them are absolutely faultless. Thank god for technology advances.

Interesting,when Nankang were new on the Irish market,around the turn of the century,my brother-in-law scrapped a BX that he had just put 2 of them onto.He had done less than a thousand miles on them.So he gave me the wheels and tyres for my BX.They wore out in another 8 thousand miles,very evenly,but very quickly.I was getting around twice the mileage from other makes.So there must have been big quality improvements.

[Saabnut]

Another +1 for the Hifly Vigorous tyres here. Fitted a pair to the Holden (because cheap) at the end of last winter and was impressed with their ability in the snow, so when I needed 4 new boots for the L200 bought 4 being prepared to sacrifice some on road manners for good snow ability, the joys of living a mile off the road, in the sticks in NE Scotland. They have impressed so far, and they are currently on holiday with me and the L200 in sunny France.

 

I have also found Goodrides to be good on a heavy car, but much less so on a light car.

[anonymous user]

We used to get them training sniffer dogs in an office building I worked in. I'm assuming that they always removed the sample explosives and drugs afterwards. One highlight was a sniffer Spaniel stealing someone's sandwiches.

[DeeJay]

Loose earth wire?

[Noel Tidybeard]

Spooky....just watching Wheeler Dealers and Mikes got his hands on a 1976 Mercury Capri

 

where are you watching that?

[stuboy]

got nankangs on the focus, and theyve been great

[clayts450]

where are you watching that?

 

On many Discovery type channels - I set a season pass on my Tivo and in the space of a week I now have something daft like 75 episodes to watch....

 

Currently recording from these channels : Discovery Turbo, DMax, Quest, Discovery

[GrumpiusMaximus]

On the theme of tyres, I've been really impressed with the Falkens that are currently on the back of my Golf.  I had Pirelli P1s all-around and I got a puncture.  We had to get tyres now as we were on the way to Shropshire, went into a local no-frills place and I chose those.  They're decent.  Probably going to change the fronts on to them as well.

 

I've done about 25,000 miles on the Pirelli fronts and I've had them a year.  Tyres have always lasted me ages but I do a lot more miles than I used to, the Golf is much torquier than my old Fiesta and I drive down slippery country roads to work.  Had a little slip this morning in a corner so it will happen soon...

[mercrocker]

Unless you were a keen student of old cars, you wouldn't. French Ford was a shortlived operation and once Ford pulled out of France the rights were acquired by SIMCA. Hence the SIMCA Vedette et al continuing the American theme. These cars including the Ford above had V-8 engines but of tiny capacity for an eight cylinder (just over 2 litres) as a result of punitive French tax laws. These cars would have been bought by the Flash Harrys and I don't think they were particularly common, but were nice well made cars nonetheless. 

 

On a French holiday some 20 years ago my then-modern Mk3 Granada shat itself.   I got to the campsite but needed a hire car which the AA sorted out.   They even sent me a taxi to go and get a hire car (which they also paid for!).   Gaston-le-Cab had a brand new E Class and drove it like Mario Andretti.  He slowed down to about 20 mph through  a village which I thought was out of deference to inhabitants.   It wasn't - he lived there and his dog liked to woof "hello" as the cab went by.   As the dog did its party trick I glanced up the side of the house..... 

 

There were at least 2 Vedettes visible which I remarked upon  in my best 4th Year French...."Vous avez une Vedette?".   The upshot was he invited us round the following afternoon and laid on a superb French picnic in the garden.   The back of his house was done up like a 1950s "Routiers" and he had wheeled all FOUR Vedettes out for me to see, including a rare Decapotable on the full 4 door shell and a Coupe.   Cracking bloke.

[RayMK]

Brilliant.  I saw a few Ford and Simca Vedettes in the South of France in the early 60s.  I liked them.

[320touring]

Split_pin paid a visit tonight with his DA polisher..

 

 

I'll pop the results in the thread - suffice to say I'm well pleased!

[17-Coffees]

When I was there with him in February the amount of 80s/90s Yank shite was awesome. Epically rusty Pontiac Sunfires and similar everywhere.I also noticed, however, a large number of very well-preserved VW T25s. They seem to really like them in Oregon.

I’m staying ‘downtown’ in Seaside just now and this is in the carpark of the hotel next to me. I call it’s ‘fuckedness’ “Oregon spec”...

Photo does not do it justice...

 

Talking of T25’s, every statepark seems to have at least 2 of them lurking somewhere, always in ‘overland’ spec.

[vulgalour]

The worst thing with the tyre situation is that I do know better.  They were only supposed to be a temporary solution until I could afford to fit something really nice and, inevitably, because nothing went wrong with them and they looked fine, I just kept using them.  Not even an MoT was going to highlight the problem with them, only that little date code on the sidewall.  The frightening thing is how suddenly they went from perfectly fine to dangerous.  They're that unpredictable that I now won't drive the Princess if it's raining, I'm nervous about driving it at all until the new tyres arrive to be honest which is slightly awkward because the Rover is out of action due to a rounded bolt.

 

My legs work, I can walk, it's no big deal.

[New POD]

My omega did not come back from having it's cam belt replaced despite promises. They have promised it for today.

I NEED to drive home 95 miles tonight because I have promise to my wife that I Must keep.

My mate and midweek landLord Sean, has handed me keys to an dark blue merc ML that he paid 1200 quid for 3 weeks ago.

Part of me hopes they don't finish the omega in time.

[clayts450]

I NEED to drive home 95 miles tonight because I have promise to my wife that I Must keep.

 

[cros]

I am lumbering along on Goldway van tyres. I can't tell any difference between them and the set of £120 each Rover Owners Guild approved tyres the car came with, except that they are less than £40. Clubs would be better to advise axle stands to support their members cars these days given the amount of miles most of them do.

[iainrcz]

This is occurring outside our house.

 

The doorbell just went and a guy from Cadent was there.

 

They've chopped a gas pipe.

 

I see.

 

Your gas pipe.

 

Ah, brilliant.

So no hot water or hob, or heating. Cheers.

 

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[DodgeRover]

My omega did not come back from having it's cam belt replaced despite promises. They have promised it for today.

I NEED to drive home 95 miles tonight because I have promise to my wife that I Must keep.

My mate and midweek landLord Sean, has handed me keys to an dark blue merc ML that he paid 1200 quid for 3 weeks ago.

Part of me hopes they don't finish the omega in time.

Once you've driven the ML you will be wishing the Omega was back they are awful. IMO

[New POD]

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Indeed. Something like that.

[New POD]

Once you've driven the ML you will be wishing the Omega was back they are awful. IMO

It's been sitting under a tree, and one of the tyres needs some air. So much so that I decided I'd rather the hassle of cycling to work 5 miles than actually using it.

Hopefully the garage will finish the omega this morning. It means I have to cycle back, and then walk about 1/3 mile to pick it up and then I'll be in rush hour traffic, which I could avoid if I had just used the ML.

But preferable than actually scraping tree sap and leaves off the ML. Or having to drive it.

Nice of him to give me the keys in case.

[castros_bro]

Tesco cookings oil, two types 350p for 5L  till 6/66/2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[loserone]

Seventy seven months this year? It's going to drag on a bit

[Lord Sterling]

It's been sitting under a tree, and one of the tyres needs some air. So much so that I decided I'd rather the hassle of cycling to work 5 miles than actually using it.

Hopefully the garage will finish the omega this morning. It means I have to cycle back, and then walk about 1/3 mile to pick it up and then I'll be in rush hour traffic, which I could avoid if I had just used the ML.

But preferable than actually scraping tree sap and leaves off the ML. Or having to drive it.

Nice of him to give me the keys in case.

Interesting. A mate of mine has a Black Mk1 ML 370 that is currently sitting up on Smethwick somewhere. I've driven it before it was laid up and it's OK.

[alcyonecorporation]

Seventy seven months this year? It's going to drag on a bit

hhhhhhhhh

[New POD]

Interesting. A mate of mine has a Black Mk1 ML 370 that is currently sitting up on Smethwick somewhere. I've driven it before it was laid up and it's OK.

just spoken to garage.

Not ready. They are 2 mechanics down. They will phone me at 4pm with an update. So I'll cycle back to digs at 3:30 quick shower and then I'll know if I'm taking the ML.

I have no idea whether Diesel or petrol or auto or not. But it has a tow bar. And is blue.

 

In other news my sister rang up to ask me if she should spend 12k plus her 59 reg 1.25 fiesta on a new 1.0 none turbo or 1.0 ecoboost fiesta. She has test driven both and prefers the 5 speed none ecoboost than the 6 speed ecoboost.

I told her: Renault Kaptur 0.9

Fell on death ears.

She does 5k a year 90% in 30 zone and the ecoboost doesn't like 4th gear at 30, and her brain won't compute 3rd gear at 30.

Hopefully it will be a horrid lurid colour

[RobT]

That's a relief.  A fresh ticket for the fleet stalwart today.  Bonus bilge in the background.

 

 

Only 4,374 miles since the last one, but I'll do an oil and filter change this weekend and hopefully that's more or less it for another year.  I fixed the handbrake advisory from last year, but the speedo still doesn't work.

[egg]

Top news Rob. Long live the K-regs