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[phil_lihp]

Most days I walk past the local taxi rank and there's been a J-reg Peugeot 405 diesel working there for the last couple of years, after what must be 10 years since the last one disappeared, by a driver with a quite spectacular beard.  The car seems to be in excellent condition and is regularly on the go.  Initially I thought he was a brave soul putting it to work every day but perhaps not.  

 

The really brave one is the driver with an 02-reg Laguna DCi timebomb, seen it around for quite some time now.  His timer finally ran out today, it was sat on the rank belching large amounts of black smoke in a manner suggesting it was not running on all cylinders.  He seemed intent on finishing his shift though.

[Inspector Morose]

Apparently there's some kind of debate going on tomorrow. A bus makes a very good OB control unit. Shame it was a drop and run job so I don't get to see behind the scenes.

 

 

[derskine]

Last night I was grinding with a carbide burr and a fragment of metal mangaged to get into my eye despite wearing safety goggles. I'm going to go to the hospital after work to get it checked out.

 

To add to this, the Renault wouldn't start this morning so once again the Cortina has become my commute solution...

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Took my friends sight-seeing. Came upon this shite-filled scene of loveliness.

Is there still a Chinese restaurant slightly out of shot to the left?

When I was a kid it was a once a year treat to go there, behind the bar they used to have photographs cut out of Audi brochures stuck on a mirror- I thought the whole experience madly exotic. But then this was the 1970s in Wales.

[dugong]

Apparently there's some kind of debate going on tomorrow. A bus makes a very good OB control unit. Shame it was a drop and run job so I don't get to see behind the scenes.

 

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See that building on the right? My uni was based in there. 

[Essex V6]

Took my friends sight-seeing. Came upon this shite-filled scene of loveliness.

Loving the front spoiler!

[Essex V6]

Today was a good day. I found a wallet.

Lord Sterling's?

[dave21478]

Been running the Escort a lot the last few days and have gradually eased out of the paranoid phase of checking hot air is still coming from the heater every couple of miles and checking the fluid levels every time I stop and I have removed the plastic drum of water that was wedged behind the passenger seat - all seems well.

 

Also took it for its CT today. It failed on the windscreen crack, which was no surprise, but thats all! advisories for a little bit of corrosion underneath, minor play in front balljoints, front pads fairly worn and excessive travel on the handbrake lever. The emissions only just passed though - idle speed CO is apparently high, but ok at fast idle. meh....its good for another two years now so I will worry about that later.... ie never, as I doubt I will keep it two years!

 

I just need to go to the Prefecture and stand in line for a long, long time to jump through the necessary administrative hoops and pay €100 or so to register it.

 

Two months grace period on the CT re-test though so no hurry. I will do it once my next paycheck comes through.

 

 

[saucedoctor]

I drove an E38 750i this morning. BEAST. No pics I'm afraid as I left my phone in my own car. Mildly crusty front arches but otherwise pretty good. GR64 VALU at a grand.

[320touring]

I drove an E38 750i this morning. BEAST. No pics I'm afraid as I left my phone in my own car. Mildly crusty front arches but otherwise pretty good. GR64 VALU at a grand.

Ooft

[cros]

Putting up some stud walling this moring my young assistant announced that he 'could'nt find the hole'. The traditional retort of 'put some hair round it' no longer seems appropriate.

[barefoot]

Pottering home from Ashbourne on the A515 yesterday, came up behind a van doing 35mph. Not to worry thought I, there's a long uphill with a stretch of three lane road up ahead...

Came to said three lane road, signalled, manouvered and booted it past.

Twat in van booted it too, but luckily I was in the Scirocco of superb acceleration and obviously crested the hill ahead of him at about seventy miles an hour.

This soon becomes a road limited to 50mph which is what I did, no sign of the fucker, he's dropped back to crawling speed. Now, not one to provoke road rage me, I continued my journey to the junction with the A50 and fuck me, just before the junction he's all over my arse.

I joined the A50 heading east and set my cruising speed to 60 mph, a speed he also maintained for a couple of miles, at which point he came past us with Mrs barefoot armed with a pen/pad in the seat of the passengers.

CH4, an energy providing company, apparently. Whose customer services departmant recieved a strongly worded e-mail suggesting that if they think complete the driving skills of complete cuntclots (thanks CMS) accurately reflect the ethos of the company, then all well and good, but please tell the fuckers that driving like a twat in a signwritten van is the remit of a retatrd.

I asked for a response and have yet to receive one, it looks like I might have to find them on face book and write it all out again.

[tooSavvy]

Is 'arsetablet' the No1 name'nshame venue?

 

Or do the miscreants simply diss you off their wall.

 

 

TS

[DVee8]

Mgf collection tomorrow.

We are in childer Thornton in the Wirral at the moment chillin out

[Pillock]

Twitter is better for shaming, since they can't remove it - it's on your feed thing, with them referenced. On FB you have to post it to their feed and they can delete.

[Lord Sterling]

Well, the Merc's noise problem hasn't gone away despite having had a new viscous fan and serpentine drive belt, so it looks as if the waterpump is the culprit.

 

Glad I got drive belt sorted if nowt else, it really was cracked to absolute buggery, it certainly didn't have long left.

 

Didn't drive nowt interesting today but did have to go and rescue one of the mechanics when the Bentley Continental's electrics decided to have a nap, then key couldn't be arsed to come out of the ignition, then the boot wouldn't open.

 

I'm glad I drive shite cars, these expensive toys seem unneccessarily overcomplicated.

[DVee8]

I has MGF.

[dome]

Todays mission-fit the newly reconditioned head to the Merc. Suppose I'd better stop drinking coffee and watching Family Guy and fit the fecker...

 

[twosmoke300]

Well, the Merc's noise problem hasn't gone away despite having had a new viscous fan and timing belt, so it looks as if the waterpump is the culprit.

 

Glad I got timing belt sorted if nowt else, it really was cracked to absolute buggery, it certainly didn't have long left.

 

Didn't drive nowt interesting todaybut did have to go and rescue one of the mechanics when the Bentley Continentals electrics decided to have a nap, then key couldn't be arsed to come out of the ignition.

 

I'm glad I drive shite cars, these expensive toys seem unneccessarily overcomplicated.

What merc have you got ? With a timing belt?

[tooSavvy]

Todays mission-fit the newly reconditioned head to the Merc. Suppose I'd better stop drinking coffee and watching Family Guy and fit the fecker...

 

christ! enough holes there to tongue tie Jimmy Saville...

 

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[Anglevan]

Finally moving my Subaru pick up into its new home for rebuild following a 2 year lay up. More to follow, just waiting for trailer to arrive.

[cobblers]

Just took the T25 camper for an MOT, it ran out in november but there was no point doing owt with it as it was just gonna stay parked in the garage.

 

Dropped it off and went into the dilapidated "MOT waiting area" and watched a 2005 rerun of Top Gear on Dave while reading a November 2005 copies of Total Vauxhall and Fast Car, It really did feel like I'd jumped back in time ten years.

I'm glad I hadn't cos ten years ago I was at Hull Uni and it was shit and living with a miserable bitch.

 

Anyway:

Got the annual "Slight play in rear wheel bearings" advisories but straight through other than that, with the always welcome "it's really solid underneath" comment.

Back in the garage while I decide what to do with it...

[HMC]

Been to a local autojumble today in the 760 dizzler......

 

 

Taking the back lanes over into Cornwall had the volvo go from clean to filthy in about 2 miles.... serve me right for discovering underneath a bespoke stainless exhaust system and polishing it up like some sort of concouse nutter.

 

Had a browse around, And amongst the typical fare of an autojumble spotted this there too (not for sale, but a vendor's transport.....)

 

[xtriple]

Just had myself and the mutts chauffeured around in a new Clio DCI (DCE ?). Airdale in the boot and my two on the back seat. The car is a really high spec one on contract through the NHS (so MEGA cheap - under a ton a month!) so I don't blame her for getting it, it replaces a Ford Fiesta that was similarly acquired.

 

I was expecting it to be utter shit.

 

Strangely, it wasn't. So quiet I would never have known it was diesel apart from the badge and completely free from rattles or creaks/groans (apart from Chester in the back who whinged constantly 'cos he couldn't work out how to work the windows    ) and it went really nicely. Lots of shiny black plastic trim inside and what looked like an i-pad on the dashboard that does the radio and Nav and all that, which looked cheap, but altogether a nice car.

 

What it will be like in 50.000 miles will be interesting as it doesn't 'feel' like it's going to wear well. But, showroom appeal by the bucketload so I can see why it got bought.

[skattrd]

Nice spotting brookjim, according to howmanylies there's only around 20 on the road.

Is it just me or does the ARO numberplate on  an Umm seem a tad wrong?

 

/me goes off to  see prices of UMM registration plates

[Angrydicky]

Had another no advisories MoT pass, the Maestro this time!

[skattrd]

Nice spotting brookjim, according to howmanylies there's only around 20 on the road.

Is it just me or does the ARO numberplate on  an Umm seem a tad wrong?

 

/me goes off to  see prices of UMM registration plates

 

Yo MO ... http://dvlaregistrations.direct.gov.uk/search/prefix-number-plates.html?prefix=all&numbers=&letter1=U&letter2=M&letter3=M&action=prefix&pricefrom=0&priceto=&prefixmatches=719&searched=true&openoption=&language=en&prefix2_x=66&prefix2_y=22&super=umm&super_pricefrom=0&super_priceto=&sort=price&sortdir=asc

 

Umm plates from £250, tempted?

[dome]

Todays mission-fit the newly reconditioned head to the Merc. Suppose I'd better stop drinking coffee and watching Family Guy and fit the fecker...

 

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Neary there. Got radiator and aux belt to refit then try and fire the fecker up. That's for tomorrow. Tonight, beer...

[DVee8]

Right boys n girls we are back home with a MGF.

6hours to cover 180 miles.66miles in2 hours. The M6 was just a nightmare as the West cost mainline is down for maintance.

No overheating the temp gauge didnt move from just under half given the stop start traffic.Or any problems from the K series-Kettle a cracking little engine.

The car does have some issues like the blowers will only blow hot no cold at all any idea's?

Nothing that some spit, polish,elbow grease and time won't sort out.

It is an agreeable little car that is quite light and nimble on the road.

Thanks Dave Mr Station it was a pleasure meeting you.

No collection thread as the camera was in the other car.I will put some photos up tomorrow.

 

We  stayed in a Primier Inn.We booked in for tea which they managed to fuck up,so myself and No1 son ate the waited 45 mins for No2 sons and MrsV8's  food. So we got the meal free.

Just settling down for some sleep when the floor above started to bounce the noise.A complaint to reception and she goes to knock on the room above all goes quiet for 10 mins the it started again but louder so another word with reception.

As we checked out they asked for the card so they could refund the cost of the room.

[trigger]

Repaired the badly dented wheel arch on my Focus over the last few days, it looks remarkably good considering. I've also swapped the steering wheel back to original one on the Mk1, it feels a bit strange after the old one as it's so big and is closer to you.