What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[gm]

mx5 track day wheels x 4

mx5 alloys x 4 (sold pending collection)

bini steelies with fecked tyres x 4 (intended for the mazda road tyres but bought a week too late) 

winter tyres x 4 (in a size that fit neither of my current cars )

I also need to fit a mountain bike in there, it’s a bit of a squeeze - still, might keep the wasps away  

[The Moog]

#jealous #lifegoals

[Wack]

On 6/28/2019 at 6:00 PM, Tamworthbay said:

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.

He's with the wrong woman , I bet he's had "let's take my car it does double mpg to yours" as well

Not that those words have ever been said to me

[rainagain]

8 hours ago, gm said:

mx5 track day wheels x 4

mx5 alloys x 4 (sold pending collection)

bini steelies with fecked tyres x 4 (intended for the mazda road tyres but bought a week too late) 

winter tyres x 4 (in a size that fit neither of my current cars )

I also need to fit a mountain bike in there, it’s a bit of a squeeze - still, might keep the wasps away  

What size are the winter tyres?

[gm]

1 hour ago, rainagain said:

What size are the winter tyres?

 

they are zeta antarctica 5 in size 205/55/16 91h with between 6-7mm on them, I'd be looking for around £100 for them ? 

[rainagain]

Right size but I’d only be after two of them as I’m a skin flint that likes to live dangerously. 

[omegod]

Was next to this guy at the lights, huge fella blasting heavy metal. I’ve seen this robin a few times loaded to the gills towing an equally loaded trailer. Guy runs an architectural salvage yard, says a robin is stage perfect vehicle ! 

[Floatylight]

Having a v.long wait at Chunnel, the grin, loads of Lotus', a Lambo, Roller etc etc, the gem though a Gold Ovlov 940 with a #volvo600 sticker...

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[Tadhg Tiogar]

Managed to buy an original workshop manual for "the CX Automatic Gearbox". If I'd had this early last year, I might have had better warning of the thing going bang later on.

[quicksilver]

The Maxi has been pretending to be a Citroen again with an unscheduled trip to the D Rally this afternoon.

Lots of gorgeous DSs but this was the real highlight - a RHD UK-market genuine Decapotable. A similar car sold for more than £170,000 recently!

This 'D-crap by Harri Crapron' is more in our price range though

Astroturf carpets, gaffa taped seats and no roof whatsoever. Perfect*

Mirror-image blue Safaris are pretty special too

A most pleasant afternoon out, finished off with a visit to Mrs6C and a glass of her famous cider.

[anonymous user]

I went down to Pembrokeshire to visit my sister, lots of nice stuff on the roads down there, the highlight (for me) being a Morris 8 by Whitland, not sure if there was a classic rally/show somewhere as also saw a rallied up Avenger on a trailer, a few Stags and a very nice Mk3 Capri.

Also when I had a wee stop, at Swansea services on the way back, more proof that all Vauxhalls etc. Some poor sod with a Corsa with three AA vans in attendance, not sure if they were doing anything or just commiserating.

[Roobarb]

Just seen this for sale. 

Who even realized they sold Rovers this late into the US!

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/cto/d/sterling-825/6925140312.html

[PhilA]

The fact this happened outweighs the actual sadness of the instance; today I went outside because I could hear a helicopter hovering- medivac machine slowly flying along, walked to the end of the drive and there's a procession of pretty much every ambulance, fire engine and police car in this end of the parish passing by on highway 1.

 

Local paramedic lost his life in a house fire, funeral procession. Done right.

 

I'm proud of the people round these parts sometimes.

 

 

Phil

[Snipes]

At the airport waiting for a flight to Malta.

[Frogchod]

Since SF19 my XM's throttle position sensor has made the throttle pedal feel like I'm pushing it into a bucket of gravel.

I blagged a new* TPS from Poland, it arrived in the week when I had a quick look under the bonnet and decided it looked a shit job best saved for the weekend. TPS is easily accessible but I couldn't see where it plugged into.

Turns out the plug lives under the LHM resevoir.    Airbox out, LHM reservoir out and remove a couple of air ducts, two bolts and it's done in half an hour. Big Grin

Glad that's done coz the aircon doesn't work in the Buick

New* quality* Bosch TPS in place.

 

[Lord Sterling]

Inspired by my KV6 Sterling that he saw a couple of years ago, a mate has gone out and bought an M-reg Rover 620Si !

50k miles and 2 owners from new, he just bought it for £650. He intends to use it as a weekend car. His everyday car is a Skoda Octavia.

I've got some floor mats and a possibly a bookpack somewhere which I'll give to him when I pop to Birmingham again at some point.

Edit* Looks like I don't actually have an owners manual for the 600, I do have a wallet for it though. Arse. Anyone got a bookpack they'd like to part with?

[richardmorris]

Just seen on pistonheads ( I know, but I can’t resist looking ).

 

when one just has to have a period tow vehicle.

 

[myglaren]

[anonymous user]

Loads of respect for the tow car but sadly no period trailer in that tow outfit. Years ago when I used to frequent Prescott hill climb you would still sometimes see some of the old boys in the VSCC turn up with a complete lash up of a trailer (usually with Land Rover wheels) behind a hefty tow car with a priceless vintage car on it, to thrash up the hill. Although they would be frowned on by those who drove theirs to the meet ( with wife following in grotty Morris Minor van containing wheels and tools). 

I always liked to see some of the specials, where the body had been thrown away, a couple of feet cut out of the chassis, until it was more or less riding an engine up the hill. No doubt some of these are now restored* to be something they never were in the first place.

[Garythesnail]

Mine is the green one.

[hairnet]

doing a very long weekend the end of july that involves bike, car, possibly a train boat and now

a plane

madness

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Coming back from Gatwick this morning at at about 04.00, cruise set at 85 , as it's a Monday even the lorries weren't out yet.

When I was passed by a 19 reg Audi A8 that must have been doing at least 150, it rocked my Merc in lane 1 as it went by in lane 4 . It was doing that bounce/wobble thing that usually precedes a big off, too. Although I saw no evidence of disaster.

[Kiltox]

Can’t think of a car more designed for fucking the fuck off on a motorway

not sure it’d be worth doing time over though 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

2 hours ago, NorfolkNWeigh said:

Coming back from Gatwick this morning at at about 04.00, cruise set at 85 , as it's a Monday even the lorries weren't out yet.

When I was passed by a 19 reg Audi A8 that must have been doing at least 150, it rocked my Merc in lane 1 as it went by in lane 4 . It was doing that bounce/wobble thing that usually precedes a big off, too. Although I saw no evidence of disaster.

Probably just bedding-in the engine before the first dealer service....

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Have finally tracked down an offside bi-optic headlamp for the CX with very good reflectors. The asking price, though, is eye-watering compared to the shite ones I've picked up to date. Still, beggars can't be choosers so I'll have to fork out.

Blowing exhaust joint next.

[wuvvum]

Having recently discovered that MX-5 drivers wave to each other when passing, it now appears that it's also a thing with Rover 75 owners, as I got a wave earlier from a chap in a rather smart black facelift saloon.

Also on the way in to work this morning I passed a youngish lad driving rather enthusiastically round the roundabout on the northern bypass.  In a russet brown Triumph Toledo.  

[Supernaut]

Half grin, half bricking it.

I'm getting on a train on the 21st, all the way down to Stoke on Trent.

 

I'll be there for a week, then driving a van all the way back north again. Said van will also have a lot of PPE and other gear in it, related to installing and repairing fibre internet connections...

 

It's a collection mission of sorts!

[hairnet]

YEAH YOUR FUCKING CAMERA YOUVE NOT USED FOR TWO YEARS ISNT WORKING 

COS THE FUCKING BATTERY IS IN THE WRONG WAY ROUND

WANKER

[puddlethumper]

4 hours ago, wuvvum said:

Having recently discovered that MX-5 drivers wave to each other when passing, it now appears that it's also a thing with Rover 75 owners, as I got a wave earlier from a chap in a rather smart black facelift saloon.

Also on the way in to work this morning I passed a youngish lad driving rather enthusiastically round the roundabout on the northern bypass.  In a russet brown Triumph Toledo.  

I would start a waving club for 305 vans but I've yet to see one, so that's a non starter.

[Aston Martin]

Got fucked over by Scousers, spent an hour and a half on site, instead of 15 mins.

 

As an apology...