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[cort16]

lets make that be a happens!

The Saturday one also includes tools, road rollers, old bin lorrys and stolen push bikes retrieved by the police.

[Inspector Morose]

And you can pick me up from the airport when exactly?

[cort16]

It's the one on the 29th it's usually mobbed with people trying to bulk buy 30 broken sanders .

 

http://www.wilsonsauctions.com/view-auction/Dalry/

[brownnova]

Spent the past two days driving this, which I've actually rather enjoyed too be honest. I only get to drive cars normally!

[fred]

Twat of a neighbour  who was (who has just had a heap of gravel put down for his driveway) giving a kid a bollocking and taking their ball off him for playing football by his house, well on the grass 30 yards away from his house.. ...has had his answer back .

Now a heap of gravel is quite the ammo for a kid and his gang who have been bollocked, to be fair I know these kids and they are a good lot, always polite and have a bit of a laugh with them. But as every kid about 12 0r so, devilment becomes them so said gravel hath become the weapon of choice apparently, his new Dacia having repaired once because he reversed into his porch door, has a finish Tiger Woods would be happy with all dimpled and white ......I saw fuck all...... as he is a Arsebiscuit

[drum]

'Kinell, look at the time. I must have been having great fun in the garage tonight.

 

I've been plumbing in new master and slave cylinders on the '64 swb LR.

 

Quite chuffed with the new flaring tool.

 

 

[LC Torana]

Oh, nice work.

[twosmoke300]

Those flaring tools are brilliant .

[purplebargeken]

Ghosty, on 29 Jul 2015 - 9:22 PM, said:

A4's gone on a trip to Essex for the week with Old Man. Apparently it has an integrated 'take a break' warning that comes on after a while. Nifty feature for 1996. 
Expansion tank was meant to show up today courtesy of UPS, but it hasn't.

Yes mine had that. It flashes up after 2 hours if I remember correctly. 

 

 

Surely that is called a fuel gauge

[cms206]

Carlisle overnight tonight and all day tomorrow waiting on a bus to arrive, then to Wales, returning north on Sunday. With a Rover 75.

 

Why do I get all the good jobs

[jonathan_dyane]

Supposed to be writing an essay but can't stop fantasising about buying a nail of a Laguna dci...

[vulgalour]

Now that derv is cheaper than unleaded for some reason.

You're welcome. If you need petrol to be cheaper I'll go out and buy a diesel car.

[dollywobbler]

I even got some bumper/trim stuff out for the XM. It's brushed up quite nicely.

 

Will be interesting to see what a show crowd think of it tomorrow. Mind you, I've been roped into playing in a band, so I may not be able to hear complaints.

[Ghosty]

Boring update: yesterday the expansion tank and V5 arrived for the A4. 

A4 is currently on the A1 somewhere.

[oldcars]

Carlisle overnight tonight and all day tomorrow waiting on a bus to arrive, then to Wales, returning north on Sunday. With a Rover 75.

 

Why do I get all the good jobs

75's are good

[Asimo]

I even got some bumper/trim stuff out for the XM. It's brushed up quite nicely.

 

Will be interesting to see what a show crowd think of it tomorrow. Mind you, I've been roped into playing in a band, so I may not be able to hear complaints.

 

If you lower it to the bump stops, public will love it. And yellow the headlights for maximum Frenchness.

[xtriple]

The old XM looks really rather pleasant

[tooSavvy]

rather nasty coming together on the A1M, earlier thisafternoon....

 

 

Everyone looked ok, other cars had hauled up - this is about 5Mins after.

 

Bit of 'Central Wall' tickle I reckon - T boned by another car. Big estate further up the road with severe Drivers side bonnet rearrangement.

 

No fuzz no Jummbelances YET.....

 

 

TS

[cort16]

There was a 728i sport on gumtree I liked the look of. Under 100k, FSh and described as "no rust and in as new condition ". It being gumtree the photos are pish but I knew where it was so did a stalkerish drive by. Drivers mirror cover burst off and rust and on the arches and door bottom.

Glad I didn't call

[derskine]

Looks like I've agreed to buy a Beetle...
 

 

[Vin]

My sister wanted to top the oil up in her car. But, the bonnet release was seized..so with a bit of brute force, screwdriver and some plus gas I got it open...She did the top ups and whatnot while I wire brushed the release and lubricated it all and got it working freely. Jobs a good un I thought.

 

It wouldn't friggin shut though. The release handle won't return, so it's come off a support somewhere or the cable is stretched...Too much hassle for me to deal with and she's going back home in the morning...

 

So I did a 5* repair using a ratchet strap, a sponge, gaffer tape, zip ties and some old underpants...

 

That should keep it in place...

 

I am VAG TECHNISHUN.

 

 

[dollywobbler]

OMG RATLOOK GOLPH.

[scaryoldcortina]

I hope she isn't going far, or quickly.

[tooSavvy]

I hope she isn't going far, or quickly.

Ha! I got a 'loaner' van once, whist mine was in for a service.... had a roof rack and anything over 28MPH I got deafened by 'WhuummmmmAmmuuummm.....'

 

Faster = LOUDER!

 

Hope that strap doesn't HUMMMMMMM... 

 

 

TS

[dollywobbler]

If you lower it to the bump stops, public will love it. And yellow the headlights for maximum Frenchness.

 

I certainly plan to slam it. If it was quicker at rising up, I'd risk it in the parade circle at lunchtime. However, all that'd really happen is that I'd look like I'd broken down while I desperately wait for it to unslam. May go for maximum height, but not for long! Bouncy. The yellow headlamps will have to rely on the natural yellowing of the lens within the headlamp unit. The bulbs are unnecessarily fiddly to get in and out.

[vulgalour]

The Rover might be getting some three spoke alloys because I bought three with tyres from eBay for one shiny electronic pound.  Once I have an address to collect them from and a date to go and collect them I'll see how they look on the car.  Doesn't matter if the fugging things are square, I can't fail to get my money back on them.

 

Three wheels with tyres for a pound!  I find that utterly amazing.  Yes I'm aware my car has four wheels as standard, but these aren't exactly a rare wheel so I'll pick up a fourth if I like them on the car.

[fred]

Billy bargain of bargains Vulg !

[fred]

Twat of a neighbour  who was (who has just had a heap of gravel put down for his driveway) giving a kid a bollocking and taking their ball off him for playing football by his house, well on the grass 30 yards away from his house.. ...has had his answer back .

Now a heap of gravel is quite the ammo for a kid and his gang who have been bollocked, to be fair I know these kids and they are a good lot, always polite and have a bit of a laugh with them. But as every kid about 12 0r so, devilment becomes them so said gravel hath become the weapon of choice apparently, his new Dacia having repaired once because he reversed into his porch door, has a finish Tiger Woods would be happy with all dimpled and white ......I saw fuck all...... as he is a Arsebiscuit

Update - Police been round asking Neighbours if they have seen the culprits,  being as most watched the event not one saw anything - Jeebus even I didnt know he had pissed off the whole fecking neighbourhood! You have to be a true cunt to piss off all and sundry. Car was collected (again) for repair - and the kids had a new ball to play footie with this evening !

[dollywobbler]

Here's the video on Richard's delightful Volvo 850. Contains headlamp wipers and five pot warblings.

[Richard]

When it was new the 850 would have cost about the same as our first flat, which we bought on the same day.