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[mat777]

9 hours ago, junkyarddog said:

Just visiting my uncle in rural Co Tipperary,and took a wander around his field,found this located in the hedge,any guessing as to what it was?

I know because I remember my uncle driving it.

 

 

Calapst - that's what it is 😂

 

4 hours ago, chaseracer said:

Mostly Citroen ZX underneath apparently, with Peugeot 205 engine/box.  Beyond rotten.

Still... 🥺

Neither of those are getting any more common either! 

[stuboy]

9 hours ago, High Jetter said:

Every little helps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[chaseracer]

7 hours ago, mat777 said:

Neither of those are getting any more common either! 

Good point, well made...

[MJK 24]

There’s every possibility this will be a truly momentous week…

[goosey]

Sat eating my lunch in sainsburys car park earlier and this Mondeo parks next to me

[AnnoyingPentium]

56 minutes ago, MJK 24 said:

There’s every possibility this will be a truly momentous week…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9J4vEVDr5w

[MJK 24]

15 minutes ago, AnnoyingPentium said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9J4vEVDr5w

The other truck is 40% of the way around its second lap!

[MrGTI6]

21 minutes ago, goosey said:

Sat eating my lunch in sainsburys car park earlier and this Mondeo parks next to me

This is why changing MOTs to every two years is a terrible idea. 

[angle]

On 3/4/2023 at 7:23 PM, Nev said:

I don't know where he finds his stuff, has had loads of rae-ish old shite. 
Normally utterly fucked though, he's a braver man than me, considering that if you've got something out of the ordinary, you might as well tie a target to your arse.

Isn't he the guy on the blue forum that built and raced a 309 estate? If its him, pretty sure he's raced a Ferrari Mondial, a DS Safari and an Alfasud estate before...

[Zelandeth]

38 minutes ago, goosey said:

Sat eating my lunch in sainsburys car park earlier and this Mondeo parks next to me

Anonymous call to 101 or online report to the police would be the response from me.  There's no excuse for that, you can't "not notice" it being worn for that long.  Fact the thing must do a passable impression of a hovercraft every time it rains should be a clue...

[goosey]

44 minutes ago, Zelandeth said:

Anonymous call to 101 or online report to the police would be the response from me.  There's no excuse for that, you can't "not notice" it being worn for that long.  Fact the thing must do a passable impression of a hovercraft every time it rains should be a clue...

Just out of interest, why would you try to call 101 anonymously? 

[Zelandeth]

52 minutes ago, goosey said:

Just out of interest, why would you try to call 101 anonymously? 

I wouldn't bother about it personally, but some people can be really wary about giving their details to the police.  Was just meaning that for road safety reports of stuff like that they won't insist on taking any details from you.

Poor wording on my part.

[RoverFolkUs]

4 hours ago, goosey said:

Sat eating my lunch in sainsburys car park earlier and this Mondeo parks next to me

You know it's bad when the stones stuck to it are the only source of traction 🤣

[Fumbler]

24 minutes ago, RoverFolkUs said:

You know it's bad when the stones stuck to it are the only source of traction 🤣

Studded M8

[stuboy]

38 minutes ago, Fumbler said:

Studded M8

snow tyres....

 

people just dont check there tyres..

[RoverFolkUs]

In contrast to that Mondeo tyre, I've just changed an almost brand new continental tyre this afternoon because it had a gash in the sidewall down to the cords..

I think I was just as gutted lobbing it in the scrap pile (after slashing it for good measure, because you never know) as the lady who owned the car! 

[Nev]

15 hours ago, angle said:

Isn't he the guy on the blue forum that built and raced a 309 estate? If its him, pretty sure he's raced a Ferrari Mondial, a DS Safari and an Alfasud estate before...

Yep, mostly "home made", obviously has more time / skillz than he knows what to do with!

[Bear]

New House Day: yesterday Lilith did a repeat of the "door window not drop/rising properly drain battery" weirdness and therefore had insufficient charge to start. She should be eager to get there, it's got a lovely car port just to keep the rain off her roof!

[barefoot]

Lilith?

[EyesWeldedShut]

11 minutes ago, barefoot said:

Lilith?

 

[The Vicar]

Disaster last week with my Seicento:

Back home in time for dinner:

Damned clutch cable. Not ideal when you have fat hands:

Motoring again:

my stand in was this, loved it:

[wuvvum]

The Rover 75 has just passed its MOT.  Total bill came to £201.68, including the test fee, fitting the new front spring and two part worn tyres.  I can live with that for another year's wafting.

Technically it only needed one tyre but they didn't have any in the right size, so it was a case of either fitting a pair of the next size down or ordering a tyre online and taking the car back at a later date to have it fitted.  Given that the other front tyre wasn't in the first flush of youth anyway I told them to go ahead and replace both.

Now I need to book it in for a T4 session to get the windows working again, and have another crack at replacing the A/C compressor belt...

[Ghosty]

Dead Civic is finally being collected tomorrow.

[Split_Pin]

1 hour ago, wuvvum said:

The Rover 75 has just passed its MOT.  Total bill came to £201.68, including the test fee, fitting the new front spring and two part worn tyres.  I can live with that for another year's wafting.

Technically it only needed one tyre but they didn't have any in the right size, so it was a case of either fitting a pair of the next size down or ordering a tyre online and taking the car back at a later date to have it fitted.  Given that the other front tyre wasn't in the first flush of youth anyway I told them to go ahead and replace both.

Now I need to book it in for a T4 session to get the windows working again, and have another crack at replacing the A/C compressor belt...

That's good going for a 75 MOT, can't be a bad one!

[bunglebus]

Moon looks cool tonight 

[wuvvum]

11 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

That's good going for a 75 MOT, can't be a bad one!

The tester did comment that it's remarkably good underneath for a 20-year-old 75 with nearly 200K on the clock.

[Split_Pin]

Apart from the sills they do last well.

[AnthonyG]

On 3/5/2023 at 4:27 PM, junkyarddog said:

Just visiting my uncle in rural Co Tipperary,and took a wander around his field,found this located in the hedge,any guessing as to what it was?

I know because I remember my uncle driving it.

 

 

From the door handles, Renault 16. 

[junkyarddog]

Just now, AnthonyG said:

From the door handles, Renault 16. 

Oooooh,close.

[EyesWeldedShut]

16 + 4 ?