What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[brownnova]

Over the last three weeks this poor car has been subjected to carrying shedloads of stuff for our house move is so grubby both inside and out that it looks like its neglected, has done many many miles ferrying is round to our wedding, family dos and quietly ticked over 192,000 miles last week. 

So today we went for a run for our pleasure and ended up in the Peak District. I thoroughly enjoyed driving it up snake pass. We even had some AS meet up as we bumped into @Ghosty in the pub! 

It truly is the most capable car I think I’ve ever owned! 

Tomorrow I might even wash it! 

[brownnova]

3 hours ago, Ghosty said:

Went out to Wetherspoons in Glossop for lunch with the mother, who should I bump into but brownnova and mrs_brownnova!

And nice it was to bump into you sir! Our double take across the pub was classic! 

[purplebargeken]

The sporty looking Hyundai is ace, I was all over one on the forecourt of the then dealer in Little Bushey.

The Toledo went for some wheel alignment therapy at Formula 1 Auto Centre and the guys were ace, they loved the Toledo and oooh'd over the simplicity of the mechanicals. 

Steering much more pleasant and will take it back in a few weeks to have a free check and tweak of the tracking if required, no need to book, just bring it in

 

[hairnet]

was thinking about going to motegi for the moto gp

its only 70 miles from narita but the train and the bus take more than 4 hours

oh well

dont have the time

[Frogchod]

The Buick is at last French registered

[robinmasters]

I've modified some of our clothes pegs so they're gulf racing colours. Mrs Masters wasn't as impressed as I thought she'd be. 

[hairnet]

13 minutes ago, Frogchod said:

The Buick is at last French registered

pics or didnt happen

 

 

[Frogchod]

53 minutes ago, hairnet said:

pics or didnt happen

 

 

[hairnet]

i meant the plates on the car but hey

[Frogchod]

13 minutes ago, hairnet said:

i meant the plates on the car but hey

Plate pics will happen.  I've had to order them as they're a daft size. 

There'll be a post in the grump thread when it comes to fitting the rear plate. Looks like the rear light panel has to come off.....

[hairnet]

get to know your voiture

[clayts450]

Doubly whammy on  very hard to find parts. R960 radio for the 420 for 30 quid (and another 9 quid for the code), unobtainium alternator bracket including the adjuster for the 214 for 35 quid. Happy days.

[Wack]

I've just read this on a car forum , does anyone on here speak detailing  who could translate 

[SiC]

He's saying that he is using a single bucket to wash his car I think. 

[beko1987]

No, he has a hybrid finish on the car, and doesn't want to damage it. Perfectly sensible, if his routine is correct a good foam and rinse will do, but finding the right product is hard so as not to strip the finish. Then there's drying to avoid marks. Hence the big blower. I used to use a 1992 Hoover Portapower in blowing mode, haven't got that anymore but other vacs with blowers exist. Dog grooming dryers are popular too

I miss detailing... Must do the zx soon, I've got enough stuff I think for a full go over

[Wack]

If you want a wrecked bus in your living room this guy can sort it for you 

[Wack]

It's all graffiti 

[hairnet]

dafuq

thats ace

[twosmoke300]

Seriously impressive 

[busmansholiday]

Mrs BMH has been on at me to redecorate a couple of rooms in Busmans Towers, errrm, tempting but I don't need a week or two in intensive care.

[Wack]

37 minutes ago, busmansholiday said:

Mrs BMH has been on at me to redecorate a couple of rooms in Busmans Towers, errrm, tempting but I don't need a week or two in intensive care.

Sounds like lose lose to me , either way you're going to intensive care

[Wack]

Lol

 

[MorrisItalSLX]

Plate pics will happen.  I've had to order them as they're a daft size. 
There'll be a post in the grump thread when it comes to fitting the rear plate. Looks like the rear light panel has to come off.....

Does the plate slide in the top via the open boot? I understand this to be a Buick thing.

[richardthestag]

my twins have both got 1st choice University courses

David Maths A, Design Tech A*, Physics B - Going to Brum, Mechanical Engineering

Louis Maths A*, History A*, Georgraphy A* - going to Herts Collage Oxford, Human Geography

More chuffed than a cat with two arses

No idea where they got that level of cleverness from

[Garythesnail]

7 minutes ago, richardthestag said:

No idea where they got that level of cleverness from

Satisfying, isn't it.......

Having said that, I'm the only bugger in our house without a degree and haven't been found out yet,........

[New POD]

29 minutes ago, richardthestag said:

my twins have both got 1st choice University courses

David Maths A, Design Tech A*, Physics B - Going to Brum, Mechanical Engineering

Louis Maths A*, History A*, Georgraphy A* - going to Herts Collage Oxford, Human Geography

More chuffed than a cat with two arses

No idea where they got that level of cleverness from

The first proper curry I tasted in 1986 was in Selly Oak. Evenings in the OVT. Oh such memories (I went to Coventry Polytechnic and wife was a student nurse at the QE, so got to walk through the university grounds when pissed) 

Son was born nearby in the QE hospital, and lives in Harbourne.  Lovely city.  

 

[richardthestag]

My oldest has just finished y2 and was living in Selly Oak, September he moves back there again for y3. David will do Y1 in Halls 

[New POD]

20 minutes ago, Garythesnail said:

Satisfying, isn't it.......

Having said that, I'm the only bugger in our house without a degree and haven't been found out yet,........

To be fair, I've got a Degree in Manufacturing Engineering, but there was nothing specific on how to operate a moulding machine that I'm trying to make work today. I've got 100s of pages of manual and not one word of it is helpful. Degree or Not, I'm fecked off.

[New POD]

11 minutes ago, richardthestag said:

My oldest has just finished y2 and was living in Selly Oak, September he moves back there again for y3. David will do Y1 in Halls 

The site of Selly Oak Aldi is where the curry house was.  

[meggersdog]

Car came in for MoT today and it has the wrong size tyre on one side. Checked the date and it's 2018 the other side is 2017. Trying to work out if I missed it last year so in the end I check last MoT. It was done at the main dealer. The relief that I hadn't missed something so obvious was great.

When asked about his tyre the customer shrugged and said it's only ever been to the main dealer until now.