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[Craig the Princess]

WW buys VW, do you still have the no pineapple decal?

[Jim Bell]

No I sold them all. Which is what fate may also befall this tinker, depending on how we get on.

[Bear]

It'd be the easiest collection thread though.

 

"Got on train. Got off train. Paid. Put car in pocket. Got back on train."

 

Wheels are broken. Far too much positive camber, they look almost vertical. And what's up with those tyres, where's the "speed angle" on the side?

[Largactil]

 

MOT time for the LNA.... Please light a candle in the house of the Autoshite deity for me...(!)

[twosmoke300]

You don't need that carb ! Let me have it for dads one !

[cort16]

Thinking of buying a Mac Book Pro with delusion of writing an iphone app that's going to make me look like this.

 

 

 

 

Fuck, it gets expensive fast.

[Bear]

I considered doing that. Had a game idea and everything.

 

One tiny hitch.

 

I haven't written a computer program since COBOL ceased being relevant.

[doobietoo]

Picked up my 99p allegro interior today. ..... the seller seemed a little off can't think why I was also shown apparently the only factory allegro rally car which made my vdp look like a minter...... a snip at £50000 ah ha......

[The Moog]

Took civic out after doing new brakes all round. Everything hunjy dory till sat at station waiting to pick missus Moog up.

 

Drove off and after 5 minutes noticed smoke pouring off rear right brakes. It looks like using the handbrake causes the brakes to stick on. Quick fix by never using handbrake from now on

[cort16]

Objective C is about as modern as Cobol it's fucking shite, which is why apple release Swift, which is much more accessible to VB and C# dunces like me.

[Bear]

VB confused the hell out of me. "Draw a button. Now say what you want the button to do."

 

WTF? UI elements come last! What sorcery is this!

 

(Years ago there was an application language called "The Last One" - I used it on Apple ][ to write database applications. It was a sort of plain-language system and I don't think I've met anyone else who used it, ever).

[Bear]

Took civic out after doing new brakes all round. Everything hunjy dory till sat at station waiting to pick missus Moog up.

 

Drove off and after 5 minutes noticed smoke pouring off rear right brakes. It looks like using the handbrake causes the brakes to stick on. Quick fix by never using handbrake from now on

 

A whole lifetime without thinking Honda + sticking brakes.

 

Now, a week of reading with every mention of Honda including the phrase "sticking brakes".

[twosmoke300]

Shitty Lucas calipers usually .

[The Moog]

Shitty Lucas calipers usually .

Shitty rusty Lucas calipers!

[twosmoke300]

Yup . The nissen ones on jap Hondas are usually much better . Usually !

[twosmoke300]

Sometimes it's the clevis on the caliper end of the cable seized tho

[Lord Sterling]

My new job at the Council requires me to to take a 'driving test' in order to show that I can drive thier vehicles safely. I passed, happily and was granted a card which entitles me to drive any thier 'Light' Council vehicles for the next few years. I was promptly told to go out in one thier Ford Transit Connects and take a another fella to show him where another Council compound was located (right near Ma_Sterling's too) and waste a bit of time as there was nowt to do back at base.

 

There was a really bad wheel bearing noise on the Transit as I drove it about. I reported straight away but they knew about it already (so why send me out in the bloody thing?) I also got to drive an LDV Maxus, which was actually Ok, yeah, there are much better vans out there (Mercedes Sprinter being amongst my faves) but the LDV is alright for works hack.

[stuboy]

well mondeo failed its mot... 

 

commence welding and buying many parts from euros

[Bear]

My new job 

 

Awesomeness. Also what IS the Maxus like to drive? Always felt that between MGR and LDV, the real stinker and loss was LDV because they needed so little cash to keep trading (and it's the better conspiracy theory).

[catsinthewelder]

 Also what IS the Maxus like to drive?

 

Bloody awful, Korean charm* with Birmingham build quality*.  Bring back the Convoy,  all is forgiven.

[cms206]

 

 

There was a really bad wheel bearing noise on the Transit as I drove it about. I reported straight away but they knew about it already (so why send me out in the bloody thing?)

Welcome to the world of fleet motors and engineering budgets Mo; I've had a coach running since May with no alternator 'cos the fanshaft sheared and Volvo want about £850 for a new one. It's a schoolbus which doesn't go out at night so it gets connected to a mains charger every couple of days.

[richardmorris]

Four hours to get through the eurotunnel last night. No help apologies or accurate information from the staff. The matrix signs kept saying 30 min delay due to a technical issue, after not moving an inch through the check-in terminals for three hours this was getting silly. I was booked on the 21.20, turned up early enough to be on the 20.20 normally and was on the 00.20. On the plus side the merc doesn't half shift when you put your foot down- even fully loaded it was the fastest thing on the m20. Got in 1.30 this morning.

 

Only interesting car was a lotus lean ( square one) alongside.

[richardmorris]

oh and this happened on Friday morning. Car also managed just over 30mpg too on the last fill. Super 98 about 1.34€ in the supermarkets which makes it 99p a litre.

[DSdriver]

Took civic out after doing new brakes all round. Everything hunjy dory till sat at station waiting to pick missus Moog up.

 

Drove off and after 5 minutes noticed smoke pouring off rear right brakes. It looks like using the handbrake causes the brakes to stick on. Quick fix by never using handbrake from now on

I got out of the habit of using the handbrake when I had a CX Familiale and then another. Every time they went in for a dealer service they told me they needed new handbrake pads. I was able to say NO THEY DONT, I NEVER USE THE HANDBRAKE so that all the other customers in the service department reception could hear me.

[Bear]

They don't need new handbrake pads. They need a couple of 2ps popping in.

[holbeck]

Short pockets in my work uniform trousers meant a cash cascade as I got into the 205 last night.

 

Fucksticks! 10p now lodged in the  handbrake.

 

Common problem for a Peugeot I understand

[anonymous user]

I think you need to put another 10p in to get the full effect

[Sloth in a bowl]

My new job at the Council requires me to to take a 'driving test' in order to show that I can drive thier vehicles safely. I passed, happily and was granted a card which entitles me to drive any thier 'Light' Council vehicles for the next few years. I was promptly told to go out in one thier Ford Transit Connects and take a another fella to show him where another Council compound was located (right near Ma_Sterling's too) and waste a bit of time as there was nowt to do back at base.

 

There was a really bad wheel bearing noise on the Transit as I drove it about. I reported straight away but they knew about it already (so why send me out in the bloody thing?) I also got to drive an LDV Maxus, which was actually Ok, yeah, there are much better vans out there (Mercedes Sprinter being amongst my faves) but the LDV is alright for works hack.

 

 

Time to moonlight as a removal/delivery man?

[Bren]

Picked up my 99p allegro interior today. ..... the seller seemed a little off can't think why I was also shown apparently the only factory allegro rally car which made my vdp look like a minter...... a snip at £50000 ah ha......

I hope you asked for your change......

[xtriple]

Just spoken to the guys doing the bodywork on my car. Very upbeat they are too! Seems it is in fine fettle under the few dents on the drivers side and the bad paint on the passengers side was really unnecessary as it was tiny scrape. Should be all painted tonight and in the booth to dry overnight then sand and polish tomorrow.

 

Isn't it amazing how fast people can do things when you are prepared to pay them shitloads to make your life convenient?

 

Apparently they worked until 1:00 a.m. this morning on it then went back about 10:00 a.m. and expect to be there until midnight. I wonder if the same tactic will work on Specialist cars... probably not as they are paying some of it!