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[Fumbler]

3 minutes ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

That's good to know. And wondering how they are with education and profession as it is is not very good for me. But do not know if it would ever become something but can dream. Where will your brother settle in Canada?

Somewhere in outer Vancouver. He was able to transfer his job in mining to an office over there which helped get his income secure. He still had to amass funds to prove he could sustain himself long enough to get a job IIRC.

[TheOtherStu]

13 minutes ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

That's good to know. And wondering how they are with education and profession as it is is not very good for me. But do not know if it would ever become something but can dream. Where will your brother settle in Canada?

That's the thing. The missus, in particular, is heavily edumecated. They seem to have a large lean on that, even though her current skills aren't at all transferable, whereas mine, being in IT, are very much in demand (I have a degree, but it's entirely irrelevant)

We considered the move last year and despite our ages, were told by the consulate we would be a shoe-in.

 

Taking that all away, however, my Son, being a trained chef, right now would get a visa in pretty much any country in the world, such is the shortage. It's not quite the status of those in the healthcare industry, but not far off!

[somewhatfoolish]

1 hour ago, Leyland Worldmaster said:

No idea! I was bored waiting for the parts department. 😇

*Edit* There was a bloke taking pictures of some kind of electric SUV with a false grille on it... 

It just seemed you were doing the 'secret shopper/Watchdog with Matt Allwright' thing with your phone. 🤣

[Leyland Worldmaster]

50 minutes ago, somewhatfoolish said:

It just seemed you were doing the 'secret shopper/Watchdog with Matt Allwright' thing with your phone. 🤣

I just didn't want to be mistaken for a modern Audi Botherer! 😁😁😁😁😁

[Split_Pin]

Im hoping the leak is fixed now, we will see.

Replaced the number plate bulb and I think we are now ready for the MOT.

I'm dropping it off tomorrow for Wednesday as Mrs Pin is working that day.

 

[Fumbler]

In a surprising turn of events, my family have said they want me to keep the BX because they like it. Quite the different tone from last week, that's for sure. All of this is thanks to my dad rediscovering a hydropneumatic Citroen specialist a couple miles away from where I live. He's even booked it in for me. Going to have the garage look over it first, but the car might hang onto me for a little while yet...

I'll try to get the place's name and post it here should other PSA lickers the the South East need work done.

[JJ0063]

Day one of class 2 training done, mentally knackered! 

[Agila]

33 minutes ago, JJ0063 said:

Day one of class 2 training done, mentally knackered! 

I would of advised it's mentally intense.

That looks like just a beefed up suspension 7.5t though. Even if it's plated 12t.

Just be aware when you pass you could be chucked keys for something a lot bigger and heavier.

[JJ0063]

7 minutes ago, Agila said:

I would of advised it's mentally intense.

That looks like just a beefed up suspension 7.5t though. Even if it's plated 12t.

Just be aware when you pass you could be chucked keys for something a lot bigger and heavier.

Yeah it does feel small, unfortunately no choice in the vehicle.. they have a DAF which is smaller than this too!

[Cord Fourteener]

6 hours ago, Leyland Worldmaster said:

I'm in an Audi Dealership. Fuck they're ugly these days... Anyway I was going to order some Droplinks and a Blanking Switch. It went so well* I'm going home empty handed. Computer System down... 

True, some Audis are horrendous, though I think some are nice looking, but the grille on the Audi is not attractive, it shouts 'Arsehole inside'.

Why do they put them on EVs though? Eurgh.

Edit: not every Audi driver is an arsehole, I get that. But a lot of arseholes have Audis.

[richardmorris]

2 minutes ago, Cord Fourteener said:

True, some Audis are horrendous, though I think some are nice looking, but the grille on the Audi is not attractive, it shouts 'Arsehole inside'.

Why do they put them on EVs though? Eurgh.

Edit: not every Audi driver is an arsehole, I get that. But a lot of arseholes have Audis.

The new BMW grill is worse, forget the tidy kidney shapes, we now seem to be deep within giant gopher teeth.

[Cord Fourteener]

Just now, richardmorris said:

The new BMW grill is worse, forget the tidy kidney shapes, we now seem to be deep within giant gopher teeth.

Also true, it's not to everyone's taste. 

But car designers set tastes to a degree. On a that's known for avant-garde and ugly styling few people care, like Toyota etc but in a brand like BMW that are known for their minimal and traditional styling that's widely appreciated the new grilles look odd!

But even BMW don't owe us any particular look.

[chaseracer]

CHE BELLA MACCHINA!!

[richardmorris]

3 minutes ago, chaseracer said:

CHE BELLA MACCHINA!!

Superb.

[richardmorris]

6 minutes ago, Cord Fourteener said:

Also true, it's not to everyone's taste. 

But car designers set tastes to a degree. On a that's known for avant-garde and ugly styling few people care, like Toyota etc but in a brand like BMW that are known for their minimal and traditional styling that's widely appreciated the new grilles look odd!

But even BMW don't owe us any particular look.

No, but I tend to buy cars I like the looks of. Bmw is by far the worse of the current year’s crop. The other one that I really detest is the Honda Civic which looks like a computer game rendering. Angles everywhere. 

[PhilA]

4 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

No, but I tend to buy cars I like the looks of. Bmw is by far the worse of the current year’s crop. The other one that I really detest is the Honda Civic which looks like a computer game rendering. Angles everywhere. 

I waa following a Hundy Snarter the other day and it looked like a Kia that had reversed into a loading dock.

 

We've reverted back to the seventies where all the Eastern imports all look the same, or like something else, and all the home grown cars have the same derisive looks the Sierra did when it replaced the Cortina.

[stuboy]

Missus sent me this..

 

Yeah just at tesco just filled up £40 and realised my £20 only lasted 41 miles 😱 it gets my car 140 miles

 

I think she's been on the sauce too much.. 

 

This is the galaxy tdi.

[richardmorris]

18 minutes ago, PhilA said:

I waa following a Hundy Snarter the other day and it looked like a Kia that had reversed into a loading dock.

 

We've reverted back to the seventies where all the Eastern imports all look the same, or like something else, and all the home grown cars have the same derisive looks the Sierra did when it replaced the Cortina.

I quite like the Hyundai and Mazda at the moment, but there is nit much to choose between them. One of the reasons I bought a fiat. 

[Spottedlaurel]

We have at last exchanged contracts on the house, moving day is Thursday! That puts the pressure on moving the last few bits and bobs out of the garage.

Laurel and Lexus are loaded-up with parts and wheels/tyres, good job it's only a short distance we're going as both are now sitting rather low.

DIscovered last night that a 1986 Laurel engine I'd sold doesn't easily fit into an 11-reg Insignia estate. Well, it fitted but he was nervous about the boot floor and suspension so is hopefully coming back today with something else.

Still got two 240K engines, a manual 'box and a load of glass to shift. Think I've got a taker for them, but they're going to need to be stored somewhere temporarily - hopefully we have a van to get them into tonight.....

[Fumbler]

BX booked into here:
https://www.kandmcitroen.com/

They did the clutch on my dad's former boss' BX17 RD back in the 1990s and do hydopneumatic stuff on the side.

[trigger]

I've been chipping away with jobs on the Golf still, the original interior was all worn and split and quite tatty but replacements are really expensive so imagine my excitement when I spotted a new interior out of a later Clipper model on FB marketplace for £250, the only downside was that it was in Orpington and needed collecting that night, so last Saturday I shot down at 9pm and brought this lot home. 

To replace this lot 

It wasn't too bad to swap over, changed all the door cards to match too, the only issue was the later seats have the slider handles the opposite way round so they need swapping round and slightly bodged back on with cable ties which seem to work

Definite improvment though. 

I also painted the alloys whilst I was at it all. 

I'm now just waiting for the new Bilstein shocks and Eibach springs to arrive so I can throw the shit coilovers off a cliff and I'll be happy! 

[Split_Pin]

What a difference!

[HMC]

Brilliant. Also really love those plates that you’ve had made up, just perfect.

[wuvvum]

15 hours ago, Agila said:

That looks like just a beefed up suspension 7.5t though. Even if it's plated 12t.

I would have expected a 12-tonner to have 8-stud wheels, or is it not that straightforward?

[adw1977]

Having an estate car is very handy.

Having an estate car about six inches longer would have been handier today.

[MarvinsMom]

went to the drag racing at Santa Pod over the weekend.

i have been to Santa Pod many times, but never, ever to  see it been used as it should be for proper drag racing.

there was plenty too see, cars, bikes, and junior dragsters and junior dragbikes, these are some of the many, many pictures i took.

we saw gassers-

rocket motorcycle

hot rods, including a Marina van....

and jet cars

and funny cars

clever what folks can build, now i didn't really follow what was going on (bit loud really, even with ear plugs in) but it was fun, andwill be going again.

[Spurious]

Bad bad bastards. Nothing taken but nevertheless annoying as it's unsecured. Fuckers used a brick 

[Spurious]

16 minutes ago, Spurious said:

Bad bad bastards. Nothing taken but nevertheless annoying as it's unsecured. Fuckers used a brick 

I don't know if they were going to rob it and then seen the steering lock. Or was they looking for valuables inside? The door was locked still. I don't know. I'm very pissed off. Apparently after ringing a few insurance places it's about £400 for the glass, so it's claim off the insurance time as much as I loath to. 

[artdjones]

52 minutes ago, Spurious said:

I don't know if they were going to rob it and then seen the steering lock. Or was they looking for valuables inside? The door was locked still. I don't know. I'm very pissed off. Apparently after ringing a few insurance places it's about £400 for the glass, so it's claim off the insurance time as much as I loath to. 

It's a Pajero, isn't it( hard to be totally sure from the angle.)

These might be worth a try 

https://www.mitzybitz.com/

[Spurious]

25 minutes ago, artdjones said:

It's a Pajero, isn't it( hard to be totally sure from the angle.)

These might be worth a try 

https://www.mitzybitz.com/

A Jimny, but I may have sourced one from a Jimny parts fellow.