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[richardmorris]

Four and a quarter hours to drive back from n wales to Surrey via a quick stop in oxford. So a slower average speed than the x1/9 which did 59mph av. although the x1/9 also couldn’t fit a small filing cabinet in the boot which is what I stopped in Oxford for.

[dozeydustman]

Found a period correct car next to which I could park

[Lord Sterling]

When I arrived to Belgium, I brought some apparent "16" VW wheels trims with me for Fatha_Sterling's Passat B7, as alluded to in the grumpy thread, they didn't fit, so they are being sent back (when I get back to England).

When Fatha_Sterling bought his Passat, he got given a set of summer tyres on steelies if which he went and bought the cheapest nastiest wheel trims that looked like this:

They literally were the cheapest and nastiest things my Dad could find.

So I set up an eBay account for the Fatha_Sterling in Belgium and we purchased a genuine VW set for about the same price as what I paid for incorrectly sized ones.

They arrived today, earlier than advertised, then I set about fitting them and took his car for a way overdue clean, it literally was grim. However now it's looking more like a proper looked after Passat. 

[Kiltox]

Randomly saw this on Twitter earlier, don’t even follow her, but it seems pudding shagger has disappeared again 

 

[Dick Cheeseburger]

15 minutes ago, Kiltox said:

Randomly saw this on Twitter earlier, don’t even follow her, but it seems pudding shagger has disappeared again 

 

He vanished from Twitter (again) around the same time. I read that he'd started a new job a couple of weeks previous to that and after the initial 'it's all good' posts, things went very quiet. 

Can't see it'll end well for the bloke, long-term. 

[HarmonicCheeseburger]

Wait DM me if you wish but wasn't he an Autoshiter? Something missing here?

[Spottedlaurel]

On 28/08/2024 at 17:58, Spottedlaurel said:

Anyone had experience of anything like BreakerLink to get hold of panels for a modern-ish car? Or recommend an alternative service?

Did something foolish today at very low speed which has the potential to cost me lots of money and/or grief.....

Probably bad form to quote myself, whatever. Without using BreakerLink I went direct to a specialist breaker who appears to have the two doors I need so will be doing a long return trip to north of Bolton tomorrow.

Trying to keep things a little more jolly, I gave the LS400 a long overdue clean last night in readiness for tonight's ECR Shotley meet, and bought a ticket for the rescheduled East Coast Japanese show at Stonham on Sunday.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Bloke's sure got some issues. 

 

 

[Dyslexic Viking]

I am busy emptying the Vivaro for its final journey. The only big thing left now is the electric things I want and the diesel heater.

I've been unsure if I should try to sell some things as it will take some time before I get a new van, but I can't bear to have anything to do with the general public so I won't.

[Cavcraft]

Well, four and half years working deep behind enemy lines at everyone's* favourite* national car parts emporium are officially over. 

[Cheezey]

16 hours ago, Kiltox said:

pudding shagger

Do I want to know?

[Kiltox]

23 minutes ago, Cheezey said:

Do I want to know?

Probably not 

 

[Dick Cheeseburger]

14 minutes ago, Kiltox said:

Probably not 

 

Ouch... 

[Cheezey]

35 minutes ago, Kiltox said:

Probably not 

 

How odd. I vaguely remember someone on here telling a story about buying a Carlton that had a boot full of custard as the previous owner was into similar. 

[Split_Pin]

1 hour ago, Kiltox said:

Probably not 

 

Christ on a bike what a zoomer 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[The Vicar]

Bought another car for which I have no need, today:

[Sunny Jim]

Fortunately it didn't shit on the roof.

[mintwth]

10 minutes ago, Sunny Jim said:

Fortunately it didn't shit on the roof.

Too busy following the trawler looking for sardines? 

 

[Stinkwheel]

Camping at the 2CV club National event, someone played a blinder with the weather 

[richardmorris]

29 minutes ago, Stinkwheel said:

Camping at the 2CV club National event, someone played a blinder with the weather 

Hope it’s a good weekend. Several people are moaning at the cost and calling for the committee to resign!

[stuboy]

Mondeo got mot next 2 weeks, my head says put it through the test you tart, my heart say ohh look a shiney think with all the requirements for your knackered knee and dodgy hips..

[Stinkwheel]

1 hour ago, richardmorris said:

Hope it’s a good weekend. Several people are moaning at the cost and calling for the committee to resign!

I think there’s a problem when no local group comes forward to organise, at last minute the committee have to find something and it wasn’t quite as suitable for 2CVGB as it could be.  But there’s a bar and lots of people we know, can’t complain really 

[Dyslexic Viking]

We now have a wolf/wolves in the area, 11 sheep and lambs killed and injured so far.

My daily walks in the woods have now become more exciting than what i want.

[EyesWeldedShut]

3 minutes ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

We now have a wolf/wolves in the area,

They natural or a result of 'rewilding'?

[richardmorris]

36 minutes ago, Stinkwheel said:

I think there’s a problem when no local group comes forward to organise, at last minute the committee have to find something and it wasn’t quite as suitable for 2CVGB as it could be.  It there’s a bar and lots of people we know, can’t complain really 

I helped organise the 2003 meeting in west London with our local group. It was so much effort it basically killed the club spirit as it wasn’t fun.

[richardmorris]

4 minutes ago, EyesWeldedShut said:

They natural or a result of 'rewilding'?

Escaped footballers from the Black Country?

[Dyslexic Viking]

1 minute ago, EyesWeldedShut said:

They natural or a result of 'rewilding'?

It/they have come from somewhere else, I guess from the east. So natural.

And hunting permits have been issued and that can also lead to wolf lovers from the cities coming and trying to sabotage the hunt.

This has the potential to become a shit show.

[EyesWeldedShut]

Just now, richardmorris said:

Escaped footballers from the Black Country?

'Fraid not - 'tis a trendy thing.
We've had advocates for re-introducing wolves and bears (!) over this way - that'll work given that there's nothing here for them to eat other than..

sheep and lambs (and maybe my horses)

[richardmorris]

1 minute ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

It/they have come from somewhere else, I guess from the east. So natural.

And hunting permits have been issued and that can also lead to wolf lovers from the cities coming and trying to sabotage the hunt.

This has the potential to become a shit show.

I’ve no idea, but how large are they? Small dog, large dog or escaped wearwolf?

[brownnova]

2 hours ago, Stinkwheel said:

Camping at the 2CV club National event, someone played a blinder with the weather 

Enjoy! 
We didn’t book this year, partly because of thecost, but mainly because small children meaning we can’t really enjoy bar/bands related fun in the evenings and runs are less easy too… until my parents offered to have the kids for the weekend but by that point bookings had closed… if we’d been able to just rock up like usual we would have been there.  

I do think it’s great the committee stepped up to arrange it in the absence of a local group tho! We’re gutted not to be there.