What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[Three Speed]

29 minutes ago, Borsuq said:

One of my parents' neighbours has performed a brilliant repair job in his bonnet.

A+ if you ask me.

I can’t even see it

[andy18s]

Scooby is in for it's yearly check over....

Starting to get a bit rough around the edges but keeps on plugging away

Even though I've just had to weld up its exhaust, which was still on the original Subaru back box!

I'll treat it to an oil and plug change soon enough once it cools down a little weather wise

[paulplom]

@gm at teeside at present.

[paulplom]

This jag was awsome. Proper flyer and must have been straight piped.

[gm]

He let me have a go for two laps and I’ve broken his car ! 
 

[High Jetter]

That's a grin because...?

[gm]

[eddyramrod]

I sold a box of leftover Granada parts today, and was telling the buyer about AS.  Don't be surprised to find him joining up!

[loserone]

Popped a brake line?

[paulplom]

Small rad hose.

[gm]

1 hour ago, High Jetter said:

That's a grin because...?

Oops - thought we were in news 24 there  

grin is we borrowed tools and made good a repair and were back out on track within twenty minutes  

the offending article - a smoll rubber coolant  nipple buried at the back of the engine 

[DVee8]

On 7/23/2020 at 1:19 PM, gm said:

Homemade ramps look suspiciously like IKEA dvd shelves lying on their sides 
 

https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/324238223062?ul_ref=https%3A%2F%2Frover.ebay.com%2Frover%2F1%2F710-53481-19255-0%2F1%3Ficep_ff3%3D2%26pub%3D5575378759%26campid%3D5338273189%26customid%3D%26icep_item%3D324238223062%26ipn%3Dpsmain%26icep_vectorid%3D229508%26kwid%3D902099%26mtid%3D824%26kw%3Dlg%26toolid%3D11111%26srcrot%3D710-53481-19255-0%26rvr_id%3D2525245487873%26rvr_ts%3D7b709f501730ac3cc731a1a9fffee895&_mwBanner=1&_rdt=1&ul_noapp=true

 

 

If you don't trust those ramps how about these?

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/854907731671164/

[gm]

Yikes - that is proper sketchy stuff !

[gm]

Mr Plom having fun this evening down at Teeside trackday

 

[paulplom]

On 7/26/2020 at 8:32 AM, gm said:

Don’t break it before tomorrow ! 

I'll leave it for you to break then.

[gm]

I must be jinxed ! A thousand apologies to you, sir !

[paulplom]

At the end of the day material things don't matter a fuck.

Had a cracking time. 10/10.

Would track again.

 

 

 

[gm]

as if those arch gaps weren't bad enough !

[hairnet]

going to berwickshire on saturday

 

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I can’t access FB at the moment but I spotted something great on there this morning on my phone.

 

A lad jumping in his van, driving to Spain (Benidorm to be exact) and driving back with a MINT Metro GTi dragging behind him on an A-frame!!!! He’s pulled it out of a barn, washed the dust off, pumped up the hydragas and set off home, all the way up through France and Spain . Looks like there were 3 of them in the van kipping in the back and taking turns to drive. A real mission. He reckoned he knew it was legally dodgy but worth the chance, which seems to have paid off for him, thinking that he would probably only do it once in his life. The mission cost £2000 including the price of the Metro.

 

If anyone else wants to check it out its on the ‘cars you don’t see anymore’ group, just posted up this morning. Great stuff.

[loserone]

34 minutes ago, Mr_Bo11ox said:

‘cars you don’t see anymore’

https://www.facebook.com/groups/carsyoudontseeanymore/permalink/2834062490248631/

 

Link for the lazy.

 

What a hero!

[808 Estate]

 

[hairnet]

jo blythe obvs

 

[angle]

On 7/27/2020 at 12:11 AM, Jon said:

Was just perusing my business bank account when I noticed 3 repayment had been made to the account from my car insurer. Naturally, I think the Autoshite way and assume the worst and invent the scenario that my insurer has decided to cancel my insurance and isn't this an outrage, etc.

After calling the insurer, they've informed me that they've refunded me 40% of my policy for the 12 weeks of lockdown, due to reduced risk associated with reduced usage of cars at that time.

I'm only paying £12 a month TPFT with windscreen cover on a 2006 Mondeo as it is (could pay less if I bought a yearly policy, too) but I'll take back £14.something or so gladly!

This is not the first time NZ car insurance has made me comment positively on here - it's so much easier to deal with when it isn't compulsory and there's no whiplash claims etc. that the insurers are liable for. 

In fairness to them, Admiral gave every single customer £25 for the same reason (including me) 

[Tamworthbay]

Had my renewal today and it’s £20 less than last year and now under £150, not bad on a 2.5l TDi, happy at that..

[DoctorRetro]

In spite of all my woes today, my other half brightened up my day. She does anyway, but today she went to pick up her order from Holland & Barrett, to be met by a surly workman at the door who told her to come back tomorrow as they weren't open yet. Now Claire isn't the sort of person to cause a fuss, but she remarked that the email had said to collect from the 14th July, and at that moment a suited man came round the corner, listened to the situation and went into the shop and picked her whole order from scratch, and also put in a jar of Manuka honey for her trouble. Presumably he was some sort of area manager or something. We checked the website later and the rrp for the honey is 30 quid! 

I absolutely love my honey, so this is a big thing for me, as I've never had Manuka honey! 

[155V6]

Miss_155 said that she needed to get some apple cider vinegar for a diet she's trying.

I said that that I thought we sold it at work(horse & pet supplies)& it turns out that it's actually cheaper than at Holland & Barrett or similar.

Plus,as a bonus,it will give her a shiny coat ?

[jmsguzzi]

The E39 of three wise shiters passed it’s MOT today with little fuss hurray ?

now which one of you put K seal in it and why...... ?

[Roobarb]

Saw this posted today...

Made me smile!

[mitsisigma01]

2 hours ago, jmsguzzi said:

now which one of you put K seal in it and why...... ?

Who says it wasn't all three..... 

 

Or indeed any of them ?