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[dozeydustman]

The rolling restoration Austin Ambassador with bonus Plaaaahhhhh has made a comeback locally to me, now with new wing and door in primer. I has photo to add to Mr Vulgalour's wedgister. When my mac & phone manage to sync.

[dozeydustman]

And I spotted this today while getting some bits in Lidl

 

[richardmorris]

I’ve just got back home with the Mercedes.

 

Tyres still a couple of mm above limit, so I’m just about to check prices. This thing does like tyres- I seem to be changing a pair a year, fronts were done last year.

 

Now it’s snowing.

[clayts450]

Switching from fags to vapes today. Been a long time coming.

 

Last fag at 10am, vaping like a trooper since then on some strong 18mg tobacco flavoured stuff. Quite impressed that my cravings aren't too bad so far. Early days.

 

Went for the pauper/simpleton version of equipment, following a leaflet through my front door with a 20% discount code TVS2, so £20 got me this little lot

 

https://logicvapes.co.uk/logic/starter-kits/logic-pro-variety-starter-kit.html

[Lacquer Peel]

You might find yourself wanting a bigger battery and more power before long.

[They_all_do_that_sir]

Off work with a bad back.....in bed with HubNut

 

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[Mally]

I think when he said loan in step 1 he meant "loan" ..... as in paying for the zafira in advance.....

I think his friend was looking for a way to get rid of a Zafira.

[fordperv]

I think his friend was looking for a way to get rid of a Zafira.

Easy to do with a can of petrol and box of swan vestas

[puddlethumper]

Don't Zafiras do that on their  own ? Or is that summat else.

[fordperv]

Don't Zafiras do that on their own ? Or is that summat else.

That's the zafira B with their heaters being too efficient

[stonedagain]

Anybody have experience of Maxxis van tyres?

 

New tyres are needed for the Dispatch I’ve been offered a set at the right price. Van tyres are preferable but the 195/70 x 14 size is not popular these days and pickings are slim. I do want to keep it on 14’s though, it seems to look right.

Not van tyres, but had a set of Maxxis crap tyres on a Vectra C. Lethal in the wet & road noise was deafening. They got binned before they were half worn cos I couldn't stand them any longer!

[fordperv]

Had some maxxis 195 60 14 on my saph, they were the worst tyres I've ever driven on, at the merest sniff of moisture my daily drive turned into a Ken block gymkhana

[Six-cylinder]

Trying to remain some sort of rounded character instead of reading car stuff today I read the National Trust Handbook.

 

It was ok as I managed to find Sutton House in Hackney with a Breaker's Yard. Anybody been there and know what it is all about?

 

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/sutton-house-and-breakers-yard

[loserone]

I have a Maxxis MaxxDaddy on my Pashley unicycle. It's pretty grippy except for on wet vinyl flooring.

[richardmorris]

Trying to remain some sort of rounded character instead of reading car stuff today I read the National Trust Handbook.

 

It was ok as I managed to find Sutton House in Hackney with a Breaker's Yard. Anybody been there and know what it is all about?

 

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/sutton-house-and-breakers-yard

Ok, you read It so I don’t have to - let us know anything interesting

[alf892]

I’ve just got back home with the Mercedes.1FC473F4-8F6E-4774-84A1-74BE49E07F59.jpeg

Tyres still a couple of mm above limit, so I’m just about to check prices. This thing does like tyres- I seem to be changing a pair a year, fronts were done last year.

Now it’s snowing.

Small world.....your car was tested by my nephew!

[richardmorris]

Small world.....your car was tested by my nephew!

Really? Don’t ask him what he thinks of it- I like to live in denial!

 

I’ll need to check back through the records to see who’s signed the mots- I’ve had all the cars ( part from the fiat ) done there since 1996.

 

He will know all my mechanic friends from PTS though. Lee, Pete and rick,

[Angrydicky]

Finally got a pair of new tyres on the front of the Clio today. £31.95 each for 155-70-13 ditchfinders supplied and fitted, which was the cheapest locally (Bell Tyres, Westcliff). The old ones were well worn and upon inspecting the old tyres in the scrap pile I found a nail in one. That'll be why it was losing 10 psi a week then!

Checked the discs and pads while the wheels were off and found they were in very good condition with minimal wear. Its definitely had a wishbone pan on the passenger side not long ago and a CV joint on the drivers side. All backs up the impeccable maintenance this car has enjoyed in the past

[stuboy]

If autoshite was an hgv... it would be as beige as this .

[vulgalour]

 

They're both fine, don't worry, the Princess just needed to give the Rover a jump.  After two months and a meagre 20 miles during that whole period, the Rover's battery only had enough grunt to unlock the doors.  I took it on a run to get some charge back in it.  I guess I'll have to use it a bit more often and stop driving the Princess everywhere.

 

 

[xtriple]

While walking his royal fatness this morning, I noticed that the new neighbours Jaguar X types lights were on. Being of a kindly disposition, I rang the bell, then knocked on the relevant door.

 

Wish I hadn't bothered as the sour large lady demanded to know who I was, why I was banging on the door, how did I know it was her car and what business of mine was it anyway! Oh, and stop Chester from peeing on the wheel.

 

If I hadn't just had a gypsy's kiss I would have joined him!

[wuvvum]

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They're both fine, don't worry, the Princess just needed to give the Rover a jump.  After two months and a meagre 20 miles during that whole period, the Rover's battery only had enough grunt to unlock the doors.  I took it on a run to get some charge back in it.  I guess I'll have to use it a bit more often and stop driving the Princess everywhere.

The Princess looks really fed up in that picture.

[320touring]

Course it is - it's supposed to be out driving:)

[vulgalour]

It's very put upon.

[Ghosty]

 

Tyres still a couple of mm above limit, so I’m just about to check prices. This thing does like tyres- I seem to be changing a pair a year, fronts were done last year.

 

 

 

Having stuck a set of s/h Uniroyal RainExperts on my Civic in lieu of 2x new Goodyears and 2x old shit (along with new wheels but let's ignore that) and have to say they're damn good, especially for the price. Can't comment on longevity but I've never heard a bad word against Uniroyal.

[New POD]

Having stuck a set of s/h Uniroyal RainExperts on my Civic in lieu of 2x new Goodyears and 2x old shit (along with new wheels but let's ignore that) and have to say they're damn good, especially for the price. Can't comment on longevity but I've never heard a bad word against Uniroyal.

They are decent.

[HillmanImp]

Actual view at mine this morning. Very fine coat of ice covering the whole car.

 

[loserone]

Went the quite long way to work this morning, in the MGF. I was going to get a nice picture in a particularly frosty spot, but the road was closed when I got there. Four police cars, incident response unit, paramedic, and air ambulance by the time I got turned around.

 

It's a bloody slippy spot, I reckon I take that route 5% of the time and I see a crashed car about half of those.

[Jazoli]

Wife had a few moments in her Landsail summer tyre shod 307 this morning so a trip to Kwik fit and £560 later the car has a set of michelin cross climates fitted, I do hope she realises that you can't defy the laws of physics!

[Bren]

Fired up the granada for the first time this year. Battery was last charged about a month ago - it fired up almost immediately. Even the tyres have held air.