What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[richardmorris]

Go Eddie!

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/09/03/thousands-to-march-for-europe-in-protest-against-brexit/

[fordperv]

I do love a nice curry

[Tetleysmooth]

A couple of Mondays ago, I bought myself a P reg V70 2.5 turbo.

So far, I've replaced the rear pads and front pads and discs. When starting from cold, it fired up immediately, but after a while the revs would drop like it was going to stall.

So today, I attacked it. Fitted a set of plugs, cleaned out the idle control valve and throttle body.

Put it all back together, it hesitated at first, then fired up. Idled at just over a thousand revs, then as it warmed, it settled back to about nine hundred. Spot on. No more fluctuating idle. Ran it for ages and the tickover speed stayed constant.

I'll consider that job jobbed.

Very satisfying. Big grin factor.

More jobs tomorrow.

[drum]

[The Moog]

Did a speed awareness course this afternoon.

 

Aside from some batshit people attending it, it was quite interesting. A bit long at 4 hours.

[M'coli]

Did a speed awareness course this afternoon.

 

Aside from some batshit people attending it, it was quite interesting. A bit long at 4 hours.

Couldn't they have done it any faster?

[Split_Pin]

Forgot about his until now, on Friday I passed an actual Astramax van, E reg, parked in the entrance to a piece of waste ground, multicoloured panels with the owner flytipping out the back.

 

Don't agree with the flytipping but but the scene was totally 1997.

[barmatt]

Got the Roffle Rover in for an mot this morning (my local, friendly tester actually opened up on a Sunday morning to fit me in) the only failure was a split cv boot and 1 advisory for a power steering leak. New boot ordered so we should have a years ticket on it in a couple of days. 

[Pillock]

Forgot about his until now, on Friday I passed an actual Astramax van, E reg, parked in the entrance to a piece of waste ground, multicoloured panels with the owner flytipping out the back.

 

Don't agree with the flytipping but but the scene was totally 1997.

 

Well he's fucked that up - the idea of flytipping in 1997 in a knackered Astramax is that you were completely invisible out on the road.

2016? Ring the police, "Yeah I've seen a multicoloured Astramax flytipping"

"Oh, that'll be Dave the Builder down on the high street. We'll go and have a word"

 

You need to be using a rusty Sprinter really.

[DeeJay]

Must be the politest car forum thread ever.

 

http://www.pakwheels.com/forums/d-i-y-projects/199291-rebuilding-triumph-herald-63-original-convertible-my-son-spitfire

[320touring]

The 335i is back in the game after a good used AFM from Bavarian retro. cheers Boyd!

[BavarianRetro]

You're very welcome.

[michael1703]

MotoGP, what a race!

[michael1703]

Black Sabbath 'War pigs'  @ about 11

Having a music night

Look up black sabbath live in Paris 1970, there's videos on YouTube, tight performance and mental drumming

[DVee8]

Speed with Guy Martin on Ch4 now.

[Sheefag]

[fordperv]

saw this lovely bus last night

 

 

another grin is the speed of post from Hong Kong, I ordered some wing mirrors for my capri and they were here in a couple of days

[vulgalour]

The internet is a peculiar place inhabited by strange people. Where else would I get gems like this from the Princess forum after the recent light install update.
 

Im sorry to say this because you have put a lot of work into this car it is a shed the best thing you could do with it is crush it it should never be allowed on the road.i know you wont like my comment but its only my opinion. any way good luck with your prodject.

[purplebargeken]

Cunt can't spell project. 

 

Please provide a link so we can rip the piss out of him

[fordperv]

so a rivet counter doesn't like what you are doing to your car vulg, that says to me you are doing the completely correct things to it, keep it up and really upset them

[vulgalour]

Meh, no need to white knight, this is in the grin not the grumpy thread after all.  It's more the fact someone would tell me in the same breath to scrap my shed and to carry on with the project.

[Slappy]

The UK's number one selling single namechecking Rover repeatedly in the chorus...

 

"Oh Baby pull me closer/On the back seat of your Rover". Lyrical geniuses clearly

 

With proof from the video at 50ish seconds.... https://youtube.com/PT2_F-1esPk?t=50s

 

Don't care if they really mean Range or Land....

[burraston2006]

I know my punctuation leaves a lot to be desired but he is a knobhead so can not construct a sentence! Carry on doing what you are doing and see if it annoys him even more!

[Kiltox]

prodject

[Skizzer]

Golly. It's a big leap from "I don't particularly share your enthusiasm for the style of your car" to "it must be destroyed by the authorities."

 

And so many internal conflicts and self-contradictions in one outburst: there's a whole psychology textbook right there. Ah, the joys of one-model owners' clubs.

[TataBobu]

I want the same sort of thing but for a tape player! They seem to be not made though

 

What, those? They are made, but too pricey.

[purplebargeken]

No need to white knight indeed but I would like to say my piece and take the piss out of him slightly 'cos the insurance companies are making me want to kill.

[dean36014]

Decided to run the Pug 206sw of much cheapness in for a MOT to see if was worth fixing or just scrap it. It only went and passed with no advisories and the tester commented its in really good nick underneath! I might get the aircon leak tested know and see if thats fixable as the it always seems stuffy inside with poor airflow through the vents.

[Kiltox]

Decided to run the Pug 206sw of much cheapness in for a MOT to see if was worth fixing or just scrap it. It only went and passed with no advisories and the tester commented its in really good nick underneath! I might get the aircon leak tested know and see if thats fixable as the it always seems stuffy inside with poor airflow through the vents.

Pollen filter is probably clogged if there's poor air flow

[dean36014]

I pulled that and it looked Ok. Might treat it to a new one incase its a rubbish cheapo one.