The new news 24 thread

[wuvvum]

And back we go.

[MJK 24]

When your engine is both air cooled and water cooled….

 

[wuvvum]

That's quite a wedding car!  (Assuming it's a real one not a rebodied Beetle.)

[Zelandeth]

I'm not usually a Porsche fan, but yeah I'd not say no to a shot of that!  Probably rather not know what it's worth though!

[chadders]

11 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

That's quite a wedding car!  (Assuming it's a real one not a rebodied Beetle.)

According to the mot history it's a genuine 959 with less than 4,000 miles.

[artdjones]

12 minutes ago, Zelandeth said:

I'm not usually a Porsche fan, but yeah I'd not say no to a shot of that!  Probably rather not know what it's worth though!

Dont know, but they did 199mph.

Apparently, there was a 45k example up for £1.5 million earlier in the year.

[wuvvum]

I remember them being the fastest accelerating car in Test Drive 2 on the PC in the late 80s.

[chadders]

https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-reviews/comparison/2012/ferrari-f40-vs-porsche-959-car-magazine-july-1988-another-world/

[adw1977]

8 hours ago, Metal Guru said:

Unlikely to have many / any for George IV as postboxes

Post boxes were invented during the reign of Queen Victoria.  There are a few Edward VIII.

[richardmorris]

22 hours ago, wuvvum said:

It's the ones off of the Volvic bottles, only from a different angle. 

Ah, the puy de domes then. Volcanic!

[richardmorris]

 

he’s interested in testing other maserati @Six-cylinder

[BorniteIdentity]

A reminder to all that playing the ‘mental health’ card is no excuse for being thoroughly shit human being. 

The bloke was a charlatan, a coward and a scumbag. He will only be inside for a year, but I hope that Deborah feels that justice has been served - and that everyone who enabled that little weed thinks hard about doing it again. 

What a rancid little prick. 

[wuvvum]

And home.

Fuck me that was a long drive. 

[Zelandeth]

5 hours ago, chadders said:

According to the mot history it's a genuine 959 with less than 4,000 miles.

Wouldn't be on 4K miles long if I owned it!  No point in owning a car that interesting if you can't share the experience with people.  If I could afford to buy it I could afford to look after and use it.

[High Jetter]

Next Tuesday is my our 30th wedding anniversary. Yes, so far I've survived. Got something booked, it will be a laugh. Any guesses?

[Twin-Cam]

1 hour ago, Zelandeth said:

Wouldn't be on 4K miles long if I owned it!  No point in owning a car that interesting if you can't share the experience with people.  If I could afford to buy it I could afford to look after and use it.

Recently went to look at a Rover 200vi that was for sale. It was essentially brand new, and the clocks read 18,000 miles. I didn't buy it because I suspected OMGHGF, but I felt the need to play the part of 'careful summer use, some shows', rather than my real ambitions of *treat it like a bloody car!* 

[Wibble]

1 hour ago, High Jetter said:

Next Tuesday is my our 30th wedding anniversary. Yes, so far I've survived. Got something booked, it will be a laugh. Any guesses?

Dry cleaner’s convention at the NEC?😆

[Wibble]

22 minutes ago, Twin-Cam said:

Recently went to look at a Rover 200vi that was for sale. It was essentially brand new, and the clocks read 18,000 miles. I didn't buy it because I suspected OMGHGF, but I felt the need to play the part of 'careful summer use, some shows', rather than my real ambitions of *treat it like a bloody car!* 

Should have gone with the treat it like a car option and given us hours of content🙂

[Metal Guru]

9 hours ago, Zelandeth said:

I'm not usually a Porsche fan, but yeah I'd not say no to a shot of that!  Probably rather not know what it's worth though!

It would be lethal in that weather.

[beko1987]

According to my Facebook memories it's a decade since they got rid of tax discs

By 'heritage' disc I meant one I found on Google with the correct date for the zx I had at the time I think 😂

[High Jetter]

7 hours ago, Wibble said:

Dry cleaner’s convention at the NEC?😆

Good guess, but for once this is not work-related.

[ruffgeezer]

9 hours ago, High Jetter said:

Next Tuesday is my our 30th wedding anniversary. Yes, so far I've survived. Got something booked, it will be a laugh. Any guesses?

Colonoscopy for two?

[Twin-Cam]

9 hours ago, Wibble said:

Should have gone with the treat it like a car option and given us hours of content🙂

I have neither the space or the money to entertain it right now. Even with a working head gasket it was a bit top-endy in terms of price.

[wuvvum]

12 hours ago, Twin-Cam said:

Recently went to look at a Rover 200vi that was for sale. It was essentially brand new, and the clocks read 18,000 miles. I didn't buy it because I suspected OMGHGF, but I felt the need to play the part of 'careful summer use, some shows', rather than my real ambitions of *treat it like a bloody car!* 

I had a 200vi.  One of the best sleepers I've ever owned - apart from the exhaust they look just like your great grandma's 214Si.  Mine died of HGF in the end - I was hoping to get it sorted but the root cause of the HGF was a leaking water pump and I didn't get around to sorting it before the council started moaning about it being on the car park with no MOT.

[Marshall2810]

This arrived yesterday 😍 

[wuvvum]

15 hours ago, BorniteIdentity said:

A reminder to all that playing the ‘mental health’ card is no excuse for being thoroughly shit human being. 

The bloke was a charlatan, a coward and a scumbag. He will only be inside for a year, but I hope that Deborah feels that justice has been served - and that everyone who enabled that little weed thinks hard about doing it again. 

What a rancid little prick. 

Not sure he will find prison porridge quite as enjoyable to have sex with as a trifle, but hey ho.

[Stinkwheel]

1 minute ago, Marshall2810 said:

This arrived yesterday 😍 

You lucky man, much much want

[Twin-Cam]

53 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

I had a 200vi.  One of the best sleepers I've ever owned - apart from the exhaust they look just like your great grandma's 214Si.  Mine died of HGF in the end - I was hoping to get it sorted but the root cause of the HGF was a leaking water pump and I didn't get around to sorting it before the council started moaning about it being on the car park with no MOT.

I love them, think they're fantastically understated. Plus, K-Series best series (when working).

[Joey spud]

I bunged an alternator and a set of belts on a MK1 CRV at the weekend 

And i found this chunk of imitation grass to lay on. It was so comfy I could of nodded off.

HRW,head lights and blower fan running and it was charging really well even at idle.

Nice old thing with one owner for the last 17 years and zero rot underneath.

[Datsuncog]

1 hour ago, Joey spud said:

i found this chunk of imitation grass to lay on. It was so comfy I could of nodded off.

My spannering mat of choice also.