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[GrumpiusMaximus]

22 hours ago, 17-Coffees said:

I drove all way from Aberdeen to Somerset in a Vauxhall  just so I could...

Look at another Vauxhall!  

Did they get the Leopard 1 out today?  When I went a couple of years ago that impressed me more than the Tiger - and the Tiger is quite a sight!

[17-Coffees]

8 minutes ago, GrumpiusMaximus said:

Did they get the Leopard 1 out today?  When I went a couple of years ago that impressed me more than the Tiger - and the Tiger is quite a sight!

They did have it out! We nice to see, along with the Challenger 1 and a Patton as the ‘‘newer’ stuff along with the WW2. Personally, seeing the Churchill and Matilda 2 was my favourite as they are two of my favourite tanks. They also had a Ha-Go which was fun to see in action too, especially when it stopped!  The Tiger 1 is dam impressive too. 

I posted some photos in the Warshite thread.  

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Having left Wincanton at about 8:30am I arrived back at mine at roughly 7:45pm!(including dropping the parents off and unpacked) Longest brake the car got was about 25 minutes. Fair to say, I’m rather shattered...

[clayts450]

Last day of my week's leave so the 620 and I took off to the coast.

Skegvegas was overcast, but not cold nor rainy. Nice four hours strolling about, home in time for tea, and some excellent overtaking skills from the two of us on the way back (gotta love a safe, three car overtake...twice : thanks Reg Local)

 

[GrumpiusMaximus]

34 minutes ago, 17-Coffees said:

They did have it out! We nice to see, along with the Challenger 1 and a Patton as the ‘‘newer’ stuff along with the WW2. Personally, seeing the Churchill and Matilda 2 was my favourite as they are two of my favourite tanks. They also had a Ha-Go which was fun to see in action too, especially when it stopped!  The Tiger 1 is dam impressive too. 

I posted some photos in the Warshite thread.  

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Having left Wincanton at about 8:30am I arrived back at mine at roughly 7:45pm!(including dropping the parents off and unpacked) Longest brake the car got was about 25 minutes. Fair to say, I’m rather shattered...

That's bloody good going.  The best I've ever managed was Edinburgh to Gravesend with a hangover and no break - but you've beaten me hands down there!

Didn't have the Patton or the Challenger 1 when I went.  Maybe I'll go next year...

[BorniteIdentity]

@ProgRockermade a fantastic observation on the modern forum; A Dacia Logan (effectively a Sandero estate) is similar in size to a Sierra.

How can that be? Sierra = Big. Sandero = small (not far away)

But wait...

 

Sierra 

Length	4521mm
Width	1727mm

Logan

Length	4501mm
Width	1994mm

 

ORLY? ?

This isn’t a rant about cars getting bloated. We all know why. I just, strangely, want one more now! 

[SiC]

To be fair the Sandero/Logan is still quite a big car and bigger than most superminis that it seem to get classed with. I think that's why they're eligible for use as taxis by many councils. 

[M'coli]

I'm knackered after a bit of a hectic weekend central to which was the wedding in the East of London of my only nephew, it was a grand do! Today we managed to squeeze in some wrecklessly Cavalier behaviour, more of which tomorrow... ?☺️

[xtriple]

I was thinking about dashboards earlier, every car I owned simply HAD to have a full complimesnt of gauges - oil pressure, volts, fuel, temp rev counter etc. Now I hate too many gauges as they just worry me to death I love the fact that to get the temp gauge to display on the Merc I have to go into a meny and put it on the dash. Needless to say, I don't. The one thing I still MUST have is a rev counter (tachometer) and I only want that so I can see when it changes gear and if it is in top.

I have become old and sad.

[reb]

9 minutes ago, xtriple said:

I was thinking about dashboards earlier, every car I owned simply HAD to have a full complimesnt of gauges - oil pressure, volts, fuel, temp rev counter etc. Now I hate too many gauges as they just worry me to death I love the fact that to get the temp gauge to display on the Merc I have to go into a meny and put it on the dash. Needless to say, I don't. The one thing I still MUST have is a rev counter (tachometer) and I only want that so I can see when it changes gear and if it is in top.

I have become old and sad.

One feature I really liked with the C2 is being able to turn off the dashboard bar the speedo and tach. I found driving without even a clock to be a much more relaxed experience and the only other actually useful thing on the dash is the fuel gauge and that's a bit crap anyway.

[Split_Pin]

I went to the Dumfries Motos Show yesterday. Excellent wee event, this is my second year there.

[stuboy]

On 9/12/2019 at 4:44 PM, egg said:

Been meaning to pap this for a while, a little serviced pez station (but they only had diesel today) in place called Egerton on a hill near Ashford

 

A couple of doors up is the associated garage

 

It has quite a good view for a Petrol station

The whole set-up

 

 

been up there when it was icey, deadly

[Jim Bell]

What car is Morrissey sitting on?

Looks like a Dodge to me but I'm struggling. 

 

 

[Ohdearme]

Rain this morning has just reinforced the point the Vulva is dripping oil somewhere, really cba to get under it and poke about and I’ve just shelled out £140 for new boots on the 323.

[dozeydustman]

Back home after a weekend in London. Mingebag spec hotel in Hounslow, asian cash & carry shopping, 40th birthday bash in an expensive hotel in Richmond with £2500 put behind the bar in advance by hosting couple, Sunday in Pickledwilly Surplus at the Comedy Store for an improv night (bit like Whose line is it anyway?) with Paul Merton, Richard Vranch, Neil Mullarky and 3 others, smoked out by a spliff smoking moron on the tube, 3 Wetherspoons breakfasts and 2 Wetherspoons dinners, charity shop shopping in Farnborough on way home this afternoon which resulted in this quality £4 purchase for either the shed or garage.

I'm now quite knackered, and looking forward to a nice cup of tea and the spag Bol I've got brewing on the stove

 

[egg]

43 minutes ago, Jim Bell said:

What car is Morrissey sitting on?

I don't know - but is that from his trip to the States a couple of years before the Smiths?

[richardmorris]

Just had a call from the ac guy to basically warn me about the bill for the work.

17.5 hours at £45, but he’s doing this as £35 and halving the hours. You work it out still!

£160 for the spark erosion of the stud

£25 gasket from Mercedes and £10 bolts,

plus the ac compressor.

original quote was £620, so basically it’s well over £1000. Hey ho.

[vulgalour]

The mystery Morissey car is a 1969 Chevrolet Impala, like so.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

20 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Just had a call from the ac guy to basically warn me about the bill for the work.

17.5 hours at £45, but he’s doing this as £35 and halving the hours. You work it out still!

£160 for the spark erosion of the stud

£25 gasket from Mercedes and £10 bolts,

plus the ac compressor.

original quote was £620, so basically it’s well over £1000. Hey ho.

AC = accumulated costs....

[richardmorris]

26 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

AC = accumulated costs....

Very true. I’m glad it’s working. Last week I was ready to drop a match in the tank, hence my borrowing sixcyl’s xm.

[Jim Bell]

1 hour ago, vulgalour said:

The mystery Morissey car is a 1969 Chevrolet Impala, like so.

You sir, are are the king. 

 

Thank you. 

[Ohdearme]

Wife reported a lot of belt screechy this morning so popped out in the dark and just put a few turns on the absurdly accessible alternator adjuster on the Mazda.

I’d been out, fixed and back in before the kettle I’d put on for a cuppa had even finished boiling.

[dozeydustman]

Wife and I have decided that as today is our actual wedding anniversary and we've celebrated already over the weekend, we're going to tidy the shed.

Romance never dies.

[Cavcraft]

First MOT passed and the bike shop I took it to had something very interesting for sale. After that, a trip to the river...

 

and after that I went for a blast to another bike shop who had this outside. Not sure about the wheels, but the rest was ace...

 

[xtriple]

Like the scooter Billy, not so much the other one!

I have been to Halfords. I have spent money (so this should be in the grumpy thread) but I have bought a new seat belt for Chester which clips in the normal seat belt thingy, the old one was a right faff to get him into and was easily adjustable this one is. Secondary bonus: I don't have to have the proper seatbelt clipped in to stop it flashing lights and setting alarms off - seriously, never heard such a consistant racket in my life and NEVER shuts up!

Also bought a dog friendly air freshener, I doubt muchly it will conceal the pong of my two when they have been in the mud and cack but we can only try!

[dozeydustman]

14 minutes ago, xtriple said:

Also bought a dog friendly air freshener

Duck & heart in jelly scented?

[stuboy]

Had a go at dead hazing headlamps on the galaxy using pear drops,  it made a difference

[taxi paul]

In today's messing with vectra day. Managed to get the bonnet to a passable level. Fitted some genuine Chinese branded mudflaps. Will have to strip the n side wing and do it properly.fail to prepare,  prepare to fail has they say. Didn't see the sanding Mark's till I painted it. Well it's all about learning.  

[dozeydustman]

Tea with a difference this evening. It will go well with my curry.

I'm not sure if I'm making it the correct way, but it tastes pretty good and not too far off the masala chai the Indian couple who ran a Nisa store in Northfleet used to make me on a Monday morning when I popped in there to grab my lunch. 

[artdjones]

My 84 year old mother-in-law asked me to find her some alloys,as she hates having cable ties holding on the hubcaps.So:-

[Split_Pin]

4 hours ago, taxi paul said:

In today's messing with vectra day. Managed to get the bonnet to a passable level. Fitted some genuine Chinese branded mudflaps. Will have to strip the n side wing and do it properly.fail to prepare,  prepare to fail has they say. Didn't see the sanding Mark's till I painted it. Well it's all about learning.  

That bonnet looks great from here. Good job! I still have one or two bits from my old Vectra, spare wheel with tyre that has only covered a few hundered miles (but its 10 years old!),  set of 4 placca LS trims and some dash switches. Unlikely to be of any use but theyre here FOC if you happen to need them!