What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[gm]

I've been looking for a set of Bini steelies for my mx5 recently, having missed out on a couple of sets I gave up and bought a set of alloys instead. so obviously a set has just popped up locally at a good price.

 

the seller helpfully shows them fitted to an mx5

 

 

but wait a minute, that car and location looks familiar

 

 

yes, one of my previous mx5s, parked outside my old house up in Edinburgh ! cheeky bugger !

 

I'll probably buy the wheels anyway and keep them in the shed for the next time I'm needing tyres

[shedenvy]

Just now, gm said:

I've been looking for a set of Bini steelies for my mx5 recently, having missed out on a couple of sets I gave up and bought a set of alloys instead. so obviously a set has just popped up locally at a good price.

 

Bargain!  When I had a mk3 Golf estate back in 2010 I found a set of 4 BRAND NEW R56 mini steels with Michelin tyres for £100 on gumtree.  I had to grind out the centres to fit the 57.1mm VAG hub but It was well worth it.  A few weeks later I ripped a huge hole in a sidewall after hitting a curb - because dumbass.

[New POD]

9 minutes ago, gm said:

I've been looking for a set of Bini steelies for my mx5 recently, having missed out on a couple of sets I gave up and bought a set of alloys instead. so obviously a set has just popped up locally at a good price.

 

the seller helpfully shows them fitted to an mx5

 

 

but wait a minute, that car and location looks familiar

 

 

yes, one of my previous mx5s, parked outside my old house up in Edinburgh ! cheeky bugger !

 

I'll probably buy the wheels anyway and keep them in the shed for the next time I'm needing tyres

I bought some daisies with almost brand new pirelllis about 8 years ago. Still in the shed. Probably flat. It seems impossible to wear out the shite tyres that are on our monza. 

[gm]

I’ve already got three sets of wheels for the car but I do prefer the look of steelies, I’m just waiting for the guy to get back to me to arrange collection and I’ll make space in the shed  

[Tayne]

9 hours ago, paulplom said:

Happy 47th to me yesterday. My girlfriend got my my favourite whisky. My mother the stormtrooper whisky cooler for the fridge and my mate's wife made me a fresh cream cake. I've just eaten half for my breakfast. I feel a bit sick now although it was worth it.

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An excellent choice of beverage, less so your preference to refrigerate.

 

I recommend you visit the distillery next tiime you’re up this way.

[clayts450]

F1 Autocentres Bulwell.

I know everyone says all fast fit chains are a bunch of rip off merchants but I've never had bad service off this particular franchise in  Nottingham - they do all my MoTs now (firm but fair) and never upsell me anything.  The manager John knows me because of the conveyer belt of Rovers they've had of mine.

Today they surpassed themselves - front section of exhaust on 214 needed fitting, but decided 'sod the cost, look at the state of them rusty nuts - fuck that for a game of soldiers'.

Supplied them the pipe, the gaskets etc - unusual in itself for most places, fitted the thing for me (and it was a fight too). Cost ? I thought anywhere between 100-150 would be about right. Nowhere close..

40 quid.

That's 40.

Fucking heroes.

They're getting loads more business  from me now and some glowing interweb reviews, as I need tyres for a couple on the fleet.

[The Moog]

Handed in my notice today - 11 working days til I start my new job in September. Quite excited.

[Pillock]

It's just been pointed out to me that I'm about to hit my 20,000th post on here so I wanted to make it a good one.

TITS BUMS WILLIES GUSSET GUSSET GUSSET.

I'm done.

[chaseracer]

15 hours ago, paulplom said:

The cake looks tiny in the photo but it covers a large tea plate.

Not any more, it doesn't!

[hairnet]

you went round?

oh sorry you ARE round

[loserone]

I just had a phone call from a seller of a car with fucked paint and a fucked clutch, which has been off the road for 13 years, and he still want £500 for it.

 

It took two emails and a half hour phone call to establish it was a Peugeot 406, but now I know about jobs he had in the early eighties, his relatives, his class one licence, and all sorts.

 

He'd probably fit in here, but I couldn't quite bare it to be honest.

[paulplom]

12 hours ago, Tayne said:

 

An excellent choice of beverage, less so your preference to refrigerate.

 

I recommend you visit the distillery next tiime you’re up this way.

I just keep grants in the fridge. The Balvenie is in a cupboard. Grants actually makes it iirc.

[Tayne]

14 hours ago, paulplom said:

I just keep grants in the fridge. The Balvenie is in a cupboard. Grants actually makes it iirc.

 

Good call.

William Grant & Sons started Glenfiddich and later Balvenie with Grants being the blended product. They’re the biggest Scottish owned distiller.

They also have Tulamore Dew, Hendricks and Sailor Jerry.

The Balvenie distillery tour is the best I’ve ever been on with the tasting session consisting of 6 Balvenie expressions (sometimes including the 40 year old).

I am partial to The Balvenie.

[brownnova]

20 hours ago, gm said:

I've been looking for a set of Bini steelies for my mx5 recently, having missed out on a couple of sets I gave up and bought a set of alloys instead. so obviously a set has just popped up locally at a good price.

 

the seller helpfully shows them fitted to an mx5

 

 

but wait a minute, that car and location looks familiar

 

 

yes, one of my previous mx5s, parked outside my old house up in Edinburgh ! cheeky bugger !

 

I'll probably buy the wheels anyway and keep them in the shed for the next time I'm needing tyres

Ooh I like the look of Mini Steels on the MX5... 

Maybe that’s what I should go for... 

[brownnova]

My own grin.... 

Seeing this very retro poster in the Post office window in Rhos-on-Sea... 

[wuvvum]

Driving into work this morning I passed an attractive young 20-something blond lass coming the other way.  Driving an 8-legger Renault tipper.

[gm]

9 hours ago, brownnova said:

Ooh I like the look of Mini Steels on the MX5... 

Maybe that’s what I should go for... 

I agree

 

 

 

[garbaldy]

Broken down get in.

Why the grin then ? well take a look

Couldnt have broken down in a nicer spot.

[clayts450]

The front exhaust pipe blanking plug popping out on a fast stretch of the M1 and making the 214 sound OMGMAXPOWER.

Nursed it gingerly home - the plug was still in the engine bay - needed it to be a little bit longer, I think.... will fish it out when it's a little cooler

[dollywobbler]

I also broke down in a pretty place today.

 

Not my car. Was doing a video and POP went the boost pipe. Then it did it again. And again. Then I found the boost gauge pipework hanging down having popped off itself. Ripped the end off (baggy), reattached, reattached boost pipe using the screwdriver in the Saab toolkit. Sorted!

[Skizzer]

6 minutes ago, dollywobbler said:

Blimey, that’s a different look you’re sporting there DW.

[dollywobbler]

Aye. Chop chop! New starts and all that. Also, doing this has somehow raised over £1500 for charity!

[Noel Tidybeard]

11 minutes ago, dollywobbler said:

 doing this has somehow raised over £1500 for charity!

blinkin flip that's gone up since yesterday!

[Wack]

[Jerzy Woking]

[dozeydustman]

18 hours ago, dollywobbler said:

Aye. Chop chop! New starts and all that. Also, doing this has somehow raised over £1500 for charity!

Well done sir! I can imagine and wish for £2,000 being reached over the weekend.

[Tamworthbay]

Walking back to the CJ at Asda this afternoon when I spy an Aston convertible park up next to it. As I get closer I hear the female passenger saying how cool the CJ was and ‘I bet it doesn’t cost them £2000 for a service’. I couldn’t resist a cheeky grin as I got in.

[Cheggers]

Finishing early, meeting up with the gf for a few drinks and booking an unplanned holiday

[iainrcz]

Kept my currently 5 year run going.

Blocked the thunderbox in the hotel.

Left it late this year, we're going home tomorrow.

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[Cheggers]

I met the gf's brother for the first time last night...Nice guy but, as it turns out, somewhat of a militant vegan who spent half the dinner telling me why my choice of food (basically chicken and cous cous) would kill me and why I wouldn't eat meat if I'd ever set foot on a factory farm. I've nothing against vegans or anyone who chooses to follow their own path, but Steve is the type who will visit busy town centres with a banner and try to convert people going about their own business.

In an effort to change the subject I went for the old male standby of "what do you drive", and it turns out he's a bit of a closet 'shiter. After the main course we head out to the car park to look at his immaculate black LWB X308 Sovereign complete with personal plate with "Love animals, don't eat them" message along the bottom...And, yes, full leather interior