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[High Jetter]

2 hours ago, brownnova said:

One out! 

Sooner than expected, but fair play in the few months I had it I found it to be an excellent automobile! Far better than expected. If I had all the space and all the money it would have gone nowhere!

All this means I’ve sold three cars and bought none so far in 2022… I’m down to only 8 cars. 

Have you moved house?

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, Barry Cade said:

Nope, they did a runner... helicopter was out looking for them...

Ah. At least you have the reg of the assailant, and credible witnesses.

[Metal Guru]

1 hour ago, High Jetter said:

Ah. At least you have the reg of the assailant, and credible witnesses.

They’ll probably get a suspended and a few hours community service.

[tooSavvy]

14 hours ago, Wack said:

I buy all sorts of crap but every now and then I find a fascinating gem at a car boot sale , this was in an album of family pictures 

Cologne in 1949 , 4 years and they still haven't flattened bombed buildings 

 

 

Hmm...... Lot of it about 🥺

[Eyersey1234]

Stepdaughter's PCR test came back negative 

[New POD]

On 21/03/2022 at 23:33, RoverFolkUs said:

I too have managed to dodge it for the last 2 years, even despite (inadvertently) coming very close to cases at times I don't know how I've avoided it!

Now I say that I'll probably jinx it and test +ve next week! 

I tested positive last Friday.  And am staying away from home. I probably should do a test today, but I still feel a bit shit, so it's irrelevant really. 

Daughter (who I haven't seen for 2 weeks before that, as she lives in Manchester) has just started a new job at Manchester Royal, having moved from Salford Royal.   She tested positive yesterday. 

Wife is home alone, trying not to catch it before her and her friends fly to Lanzergrotty, at the end of next week. 

It's going round rapidly. 

[New POD]

16 hours ago, eddyramrod said:

I was awake at 4.30 this morning, and had been for a while, so I gave up the struggle and went downstairs to spend time with my little doggy.  I'd just got comfy in the recliner chair when I noticed a reflection of blue lights at the edges of my front window, so I deserted chair and dog to have a look.  Two vans at one end of my little street, with at least 3 officers dealing with someone across the street, against the front wall of one of the houses.  One of the neighbours has now suggested that it was the householder who got taken away... I have yet to find out.

Given how close you are to BAEsystems, I wonder. 

Years ago, there was an early morning raid, on the house a few doors down, from my student digs. Helecopters, armed police. 

Rumour has it that the guy worked down the road at the Alvis factory, in Covemtry and had in his possession copies of blueprints for rocket launchers.  Rumour was that he had family back in Ireland, and was copying drawings solely out of interest or to stop his family being harmed. Or something.

All rumours.  But the fuckers woke up the whole street. 

[Vince70]

The £250 Cabriolet is looking very smart now and yesterday it went through the mot advisory free and looks the bizzo in the immortal words of Scotch Harry.

I’ve just got to sort out getting it off disabled car tax now as I want to use it from the first of the month.

Also I got offered a lovely 57 plate 40000 mile CMax from an elderly neighbour for £500 who’s giving up driving as apparently I’m the guy that has all of the cars and luckily I’ve got a strip of land on the side of my bungalow that’s hidden from view for my 1990s dealership lol.

I won’t be having it though as it’s worth a a good £2000 and don’t want to be known as the guy that takes advantage lol.

Next job is to get the renavo and fabsil out to get the roof looking  as good as new again.

 

 

[Cookiesouwest]

2 hours ago, Vince70 said:

The £250 Cabriolet is looking very smart now and yesterday it went through the mot advisory free and looks the bizzo in the immortal words of Scotch Harry.

I’ve just got to sort out getting it off disabled car tax now as I want to use it from the first of the month.

Also I got offered a lovely 57 plate 40000 mile CMax from an elderly neighbour for £500 who’s giving up driving as apparently I’m the guy that has all of the cars and luckily I’ve got a strip of land on the side of my bungalow that’s hidden from view for my 1990s dealership lol.

I won’t be having it though as it’s worth a a good £2000 and don’t want to be known as the guy that takes advantage lol.

Next job is to get the renavo and fabsil out to get the roof looking  as good as new again.

 

 

Or sell the car for him and take a cut. You both win then

[beko1987]

Had a 2nd go at my inop/dribbly washer jets this afternoon. The £4.99 brand new pair from ebay were just as shit, so I've had the old ones soaking in de scaler for a few weeks now. 

Swapped them back over and boom, work perfectly again! The new ones were at a different angle when fitted so hit the bonnet first it seems. Thrown those in the bin now, cheap crap

[Royale80]

Gave the Sierra a wash today after rubbing a bit of surface rust off the underneath from the driveshafts back. Kurust and then a coating of Screwfix red lead (no lead). Another coat tomorrow and the underseal-then onto the middle. 

Underneath not bad though after last years welding fest!

 

 

[MR SCRUFF]

Rumbling along the A1M just south of Peterborough about 8am this morning. I felt like I'd briefly entered a time portal - overtaken by two Citroen BX, one a LHD E reg the other a H plate, and then going the other way I shit you not a Subaru Brat!! Tell me please it was someone on here.

[BorniteIdentity]

4 hours ago, MR SCRUFF said:

Rumbling along the A1M just south of Peterborough about 8am this morning. I felt like I'd briefly entered a time portal - overtaken by two Citroen BX, one a LHD E reg the other a H plate, and then going the other way I shit you not a Subaru Brat!! Tell me please it was someone on here.

I think Practical Classics were doing a photo shoot at the Showground yesterday. 

[wuvvum]

Well the 75 still won't start, although we're now down to only two fault codes so that's progress I suppose.  There is a lot of verdigris on one of the connectors - I've ordered a box of tiny drill bits which I'm going to try and use to stick up in the holes and clean up the corrosion.  If that doesn't work then I'm not sure where I go - replacing the connector isn't a viable option as half the wiring loom would need to be ripped out, unless I cut the old one off and splice a new one in but there's about 30 wires going to that connector and I'm fucked if I'm going to splice together 30 wires.

[Ghosty]

Silver Civic is provisionally sold.

Red Civic needs paint - turns out the bodyshop  that did the rear arches were half arsed fuckwits and used the vinyl pinstripe to mask the paint off and didn't blend it at all, so there's a layer in it. Further to that, they burned through the paint on the edge of one wing with a DA, as well as damaging the pinstripe (how I found the bodgery), and there are dots of polish residue stuck on the car that is so tough I can't get it off. 
Both rear quarters need repainting again, and there's some further paint correction I want doing. 



Can't be having this. 

Coupe is edging closer to an MOT, it now has an exhaust and I'm just waiting on some bolts and front brake hoses so the rear suspension can be fitted and that'll be off for test. 

[17-Coffees]

Got around to finally giving the Smart a quick wash, seeing how the soap dispenser was working...

 

Drive in enough to get the soap to launch at me, get covered then reverse back. Then use a brush on a stick to mop it about before jet washing it all off. 

Great thing to be doing at 4am...

[Cord Fourteener]

News: Mondeo being comfy and reliable.

Volvo 740 waiting for some spare time and funds to get running after winter. I'm really looking forward to driving it again!

Pug 307 working well but has an oil leak. 

And, @Sunny Jimis selling my old BMW 325i touring... brings back fond memories!

[Split_Pin]

Off to my favourite place to collect my new car today, the Lakes, well just to the right of them anyway.  1st leg achieved a 75 to the train station.

Current waiting on the 9.15 to Glasgow Queen Street.

[grogee]

10 hours ago, wuvvum said:

Well the 75 still won't start, although we're now down to only two fault codes so that's progress I suppose.  There is a lot of verdigris on one of the connectors - I've ordered a box of tiny drill bits which I'm going to try and use to stick up in the holes and clean up the corrosion.  If that doesn't work then I'm not sure where I go - replacing the connector isn't a viable option as half the wiring loom would need to be ripped out, unless I cut the old one off and splice a new one in but there's about 30 wires going to that connector and I'm fucked if I'm going to splice together 30 wires.

Chocolate block. If it's game over anyway you've got nothing to lose connecting those 30 wires. Who knows, if it works you might even get the soldering iron out...

[Split_Pin]

Glasgow Central. Where to go if you need to get the Big Trains.

[Split_Pin]

Now at Carlisle. Lovely weather on the way down, a bit cloudier here though. 

[AnnoyingPentium]

2 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

Glasgow Central. Where to go if you need to get the Big Trains.

I'd have been up there today had my lectures been running.

[MR SCRUFF]

14 hours ago, BorniteIdentity said:

I think Practical Classics were doing a photo shoot at the Showground yesterday. 

I did wonder if it was Herr Bauer related. 

[Split_Pin]

Tebay. Going good. The bubbly exhaust note is addictive.

[wuvvum]

I am now officially down to one usable car (the Toyota) - the Laguna has now developed an intermittent sticky front brake.  I'm not sure I can be arsed to try and free it up, especially as it's the windy type - a new caliper is 50 quid so I'll probably just bung one of those on.  Hopefully the V5C for the Doblo will turn up in the next couple of days and I can then tax that and press it into daily duties.

[Split_Pin]

And home.

Yvonne is delighted with it. As am I. Cheers to @Jazolifor a perfectly described car and easy purchase, it drives brilliantly. Good to meet you as well.

 

 

[Jazoli]

6 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

And home.

Yvonne is delighted with it. As am I. Cheers to @Jazolifor a perfectly described car and easy purchase, it drives brilliantly. Good to meet you as well.

 

 

I was wondering when you'd get back, glad you are happy with it and hopefully it will continue to be a reliable old beast, I'd happily have another but can't stomach the tax on an auto like your red one doing a couple of miles a day and I don't want a diesel one, it goes well doesn't it? 😀 

[Split_Pin]

Yes it goes extremely well indeed, nice tight suspension too. I had to stop to put the roof up at Hamilton Services as my head was cold and I may have tested the 3rd gear acceleration just a touch, on the slip road back onto the motorway. I think its got a straight centre pipe as the exhaust looks standard but it's quite loud under load (in a good way).

[Yoss]

10 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

Glasgow Central. Where to go if you need to get the Big Trains.

As a Southerner I love Glasgow Central station. It has an atmosphere few other stations can match. I used to do class 87s out of Euston a fair bit and if I got to Glasgow rather than just Crewe or Preston or Liverpool it was a proper day out. I used to love settling in to a first class mk3 (with a cheap weekend upgrade) with an 87 up front, knowing I was going to be there for five hours. Lovely. 

On the return the last train south left Glasgow at 17.10 (this was the late 80s) and arrived back at Euston about 25 minutes before the mail train left Waterloo for Southampton. There were later trains but we wanted the down mails as it was loco hauled. It had three passenger coaches tagged on the back of the mail coaches. So we'd be in the front coach approaching Euston, jump out before it had stopped (remember when you could do that?) leg it down to the Underground, jump on in the best coach for alighting at Waterloo and leg it upstairs again. We almost always made it. Good times. 

[Bren]

The vectra got a 12 month ticket.

I fitted a pair of drop links last weekend and restored the headlights.

It's done well but I am mindful it is 15 years old and on 152k - if I see a suitable replacement in the future I will move it on.