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[brownnova]

Picked up the keys to the new house today!! 

It’s both more work and far better than I remember from the viewings! 

No rest though we’re on a 2CV camping weekend and we’re already running late!! 

[320touring]

Good news people!

 

The Audi is beading nicely after its machine polish

So even if it starts all its coolant out in a big fountain, it'll look all pretty dripping aff.

[Split_Pin]

[busmansholiday]

Mrs BMH had a look at the Merc today and immediately declared it a dog free zone. So that's both of her cars are dog free. My modern and the MGB are therefore the only cars the dog can travel in.

She also took her new motor for a run.

Good to see a pug in its usual habitat.

[brownnova]

2CVs and Campervans!

[wuvvum]

Well the new HT leads have made bugger all difference to the Y10's running issues.  Nor have the new plugs improved the MX5- in fact if anything it's slightly worse than it was.  The cable tie holding the CX's CV boot has come off, and the Raleigh now won't fire at all.  So last weekend's fettling was in effect a complete write-off.  I can feel a severe attack of CBA coming on this weekend.  And if things don't improve soon lots of stuff is going to get sold. I simply can't cope with this many broken vehicles.

[nigel bickle]

Nice - but not where I was expecting it to be. 

Now vehemently complaining that her Octavia vrs is hot (& it is, and I can’t work out why), now needs a new exhaust system ( main dealer only or aftermarket tuning version) , weeping water pump and a noisy top end means it needs time out of action.

so, this arrived yesterday

 

 

I intended it to be a surprise, with a personal plate on it, but circumstances dictate she gets it now.  

Actions dictate happiness so marital harmony is restored. For now.   Huge bills looming.

 

[nigel bickle]

What happened there? Whole piece has been turned on it’s head! They are the engine components from my s2000

Oh well. Apologies for the nonsense. Not retyping.

[HillmanImp]

19 hours ago, SiC said:

Just paid for extra car storage.

First spot available on Monday with the next at the beginning of August. Yes, I've started looking already!

Thinking it will be a Dolly Sprint/GT6 (or Spitfire with GT6 engine)/Sprite (ideally as prefer over Midget). No massive rush as coming to end of season too when the bargains start coming up around end of August/September 

GT6 is still here. Just sayin'. 

[Ian_Fearn]

The travelling Panda made it to Slovenia.

[cms206]

Amazing what you can get done when you don't have a job to distract you.

[stuboy]

Changing the speakers in the mondeo to some better alpines over standard jobbies

[Tadhg Tiogar]

On 7/5/2019 at 12:04 AM, trigger said:

.....East Coast Retros meet this evening along with Practical Classics magazine, my god, what a turn out! .......

 

.....A Mazda Cosmo.

......

 

That will be Phil Blake's. He has another one which has long been fit for spares only. There are only three of these things in the country. Someone's asking about 99 grand for the third one....

On 7/3/2019 at 7:59 PM, richardmorris said:

I’ve been sent a book to review, do any seasoned reviewers have tips for doing it? 

In your usual style and with the benefit of decades of knowledge and experience, I would have thought. Accompanied by a pastis or three....

I have reviewed railway books in the past for the finescale model railway society that I belong to. Negative reviews don't go down at all well, even if you genuinely felt the book was shite. One member in particular had a go at me for it, and we've been at daggers drawn ever since. What, then, is the point of a book review if you're not allowed to write about what you felt?

[mitsisigma01]

I was at the show, not in the Sigma though, not mot'd yet, great selection of cars and great weather, will go again, anyone know when the next one is? 

[richardmorris]

25 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

That will be Phil Blake's. He has another one which has long been fit for spares only. There are only three of these things in the country. Someone's asking about 99 grand for the third one....

In your usual style and with the benefit of decades of knowledge and experience, I would have thought. Accompanied by a pastis or three....

I have reviewed railway books in the past for the finescale model railway society that I belong to. Negative reviews don't go down at all well, even if you genuinely felt the book was shite. One member in particular had a go at me for it, and we've been at daggers drawn ever since. What, then, is the point of a book review if you're not allowed to write about what you felt?

Turns out I’m in the thanks section- along with the chairman and Ragnar.

[wuvvum]

1 hour ago, mitsisigma01 said:

I was at the show, not in the Sigma though, not mot'd yet, great selection of cars and great weather, will go again, anyone know when the next one is? 

Think Trigger mentioned the 25th of this month. Although I might have got that wrong.

[mitsisigma01]

Should of asked Mrs Trigger while we were watching the cars come in. I'll see if I can find the club page online 

[hairnet]

6 hours ago, cms206 said:

Amazing what you can get done when you don't have a job to distract you.

thats a lot of fluffing for the mot bod

 

[richardmorris]

My dad took the 2cv to their local village fete today ( garden village, Wrexham). It won a rosette whilst my mum’s cake stall for church mad £230,  Not sure what category the rosette was ( best 2cv? Maybe, the Fiat won one a couple of years ago for best 1980s).  I’ll call them later.

[stuboy]

6 hours ago, stuboy said:

Changing the speakers in the mondeo to some better alpines over standard jobbies

Put my subs back in tooo

[stuboy]

Thought id patriot up the centre console a bit

[17-Coffees]

Spend a few days away in York, great place and nice weather the whole time. 

Get back to Aberdeen, cold and grey sky’s...and on the bus from Aberdeen to my town someone on the seat across from me threw up.

Welcome home... ?

[dome]

Have heard of a possible free car up for grabs. I may* have expressed an interest...

[Slartibartfast]

Ugh. Today is one of those days.

[richardmorris]

If anyone fancies moving next door to me it’s now up for rent. They need to pay for these royal weddings and christenings...

http://www.windsorgreatpark.co.uk/en/live-and-work/property/residential-lettings/3-home-farm

 

very old photos though- at least one is from when they were converted in 2005, and there’s a c15 in one shot!. And last time I was in their lounge they had a full sized table tennis table and netball hoop in it.

[richardmorris]

15 minutes ago, Slartibartfast said:

Ugh. Today is one of those days.

I take it not a scheduled stop?

[Slartibartfast]

I take it not a scheduled stop?

Kerbed the wheel doing about 50. Am a complete idiot.

[richardmorris]

Just now, Slartibartfast said:

Kerbed the wheel doing about 50. Am a complete idiot.

I’ve had those sort of days. Everyone ok though and spare fitted?

[shedenvy]

Bonnet catch broke on the Beater Romeo. You wot m8? Forty parnd for a new one, no problemz I is engineer innit.

[Slartibartfast]

I’ve had those sort of days. Everyone ok though and spare fitted?

No spare, only goo, but everyone is OK and mobile tyre man is here.