What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[Gompo]

My 12 year old passed it's MOT with flying colours and I've given it a good seeing to on my drive home. On a related note, loving the clear skies too.

[trigger]

My 12 year old passed it's MOT with flying colours and I've given it a good seeing to on my drive home.

 

That could be sooooo wrong if someone didn't know that you was talking about your car.

 

I'm enjoying the nice weather too, Been using the Kadett today, I've had lots of people randomly coming up to me to chat about it!

[RobT]

Steven Seagal filmshite and their shite titles. Hard to Kill, Marked for Death, Belly of the Beast to name but a few!

 

I watched his Mercenary for Justice earlier and it's got a great line at the end of the film:

 

"You mean to tell me you let that milquetoast pussy get away"

 

Who on earth knows what a milquetoast is? So I looked it up - a weak, ineffectual or bland person. There you go, the great man produces films that are educational

[Guest]

I referred to my old department boss as a "milquetoast cock". I'm quite fond of the word, I just wish more people knew what it meant.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I must say, i'd never heard of that before. How do you pronounce it?

[Guest]

Milk toast, which refers back to the meal on which it is based.

[cms206]

 

I dread to think how pissblindingly awful this would've been, but the adverts would make it all worthwhile...

[Guest]

I love that advert, it's my second favourite old Korean car advert - look at it jump!

 

My favourite is this Espero one where he throws the keys up in the air and grabs them like a WINNER:

[cms206]

I love that advert, it's my second favourite old Korean car advert - look at it jump!

 

My favourite is this Espero one where he throws the keys up in the air and grabs them like a WINNER:

 

Strangely enough my mates don't like Esperos, largely because I like to shout in a powerful sounding voice "ESSSSS-PERO!" every time I see one, in a similar manner to the fella in the advert.

 

An Espero is on my list; I reckon I could possibly be the coolest kid on the street with a Proton and an Espero...

[Inspector Morose]

Sorry if its been here before but this has just made me smile

[cms206]

A mate of mine sent me a text telling me to check out a flickrstream with a load of photos of my home town... had an eye, some interesting stuff which may appeal here...

 

1989.05, South School demolition 03 by robert.tweedly, on Flickr

 

1989.05, South School demolition 02 by robert.tweedly, on Flickr

 

1989.05, South School 03 by robert.tweedly, on Flickr

 

1978.09.04, View E along Lonend by robert.tweedly, on Flickr

 

1978.09.04, View W along Lonend by robert.tweedly, on Flickr

[seth]

Its 3.30am and I've just got home. Only went out at twenty past midnight. Met up with a mate and just cruised about the West End, partly in the Hillman, partly in his Mustang. Just like the kind of stuff we'd do back when were still teens.

[seth]

^^And your belongings weren't piled up on the porch? Does your missus have an available sister?

 

Only a married brother and I'll tell him to put the phone down should a bloke, with an American accent, called Norm call.

 

Another reason to grin is that the renewal for the Hillman's insurance came through yesterday. £97.52. Thankyouverymuch Peter James. That's fully comp, unlimited miles, modifications, parked on the street in London etc. and I can drive other cars too.

[trigger]

I was booked in to go to a car show at a railway museum today but after reading the flyer for the show which said dogs can't go in the railway area as well as looking at the photos of last year's avent were there was about half dozen 1920's cars and a few steam engines i decided to go to a car boot sale instead.

 

I ended up buying a car cover for £5, a 1985 Austin/Rover brochure for £1 and two 1965/66 Autocar magazines for 50p each, So it wasn't all bad although I bet i find out now that the car show was really good and that i should have gone...

[BMC Dan]

Picking up a 1965 "Earls Court Motor Show Number" magazine at a bootsale today for £2, almost 350 pages choc-a-bloc with new shite from the era, about 1/4 of it being Vauxhall PC Cresta and Triumph 1300 content.

[Negative Creep]

It's a beautiful day, I have a new camera and worked out how to remove and store the sunroof. Time for a random drive I think

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now what I need to happen is for it to pass the MOT, then find someone who wants to swap something for it

[CIH]

hey NC that looks alright. Much prefer the earlier tail-lights.

[ashmicro]

Such a nice shape, that MR2.

[Negative Creep]

It really doesn't look 20 years old. Definite future classic (along with the mk.1)

[brammy777]

I decided to wash my mums car today, and despite having to do it with a sponge and a chamois, I made it gleam. It looks brilliant right now, if I do say so myself. Shame the windscreen wash jets have decided to break.

[cms206]

 

Proton returning to their roots. This works for me, and I'd buy one... shame they won't import them. Feckers.

 

Really a grin/moan post, this... !

[trigger]

I went for a long drive this afternoon in the Opel, All through the Suffolk back roads via Needham Market, Lavenham, Sudbury and coming out in Colchester, Fantastic day for it, Past loads of other classics on the road as well though almost all of them being British sport cars, Triumph Stag, TR3 (lush), 4 or 5 50's Jaguar XK's and an Allegro.

 

Also had a girl ring about the Bora this evening who seems very keen for it and has already offered £2400 which is what I'm after for it, Fingers crossed she buys it now when she see it!.

[Justin Case]

Just back from a spring break in Welsh Wales (Ceredigion area) Stunning coastline and lovely seaside villages with easy parking and dogs allowed on the beach at this time of the year . 60 reg Puntos seem compulsory, but I did spot amongst some cars parked in a transport yard a 2CV and a Visa Convertible (didn't even know they existed let alone having actually seen one, factory job or home-brewed?) and to cap it all a Y-suffix Freight Rover pick-up in what looked like the original Council-spec yellow Unfortunately nowhere to stop safely for photos. Also a goodly selection of 90s ERF and Volvo trucks, with a variety of bodies, still in everyday use

[Guest]

Its 3.30am and I've just got home. Only went out at twenty past midnight. Met up with a mate and just cruised about the West End, partly in the Hillman, partly in his Mustang. Just like the kind of stuff we'd do back when were still teens.

 

Was this the Mustang that came to the Ace in primer?

 

I love that car.

 

Also:

 

[Tayne]

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[cobblers]

Newark autojumble. Why the hell have I never been before? its the best place, ever.

 

Ignoring the usual metalwork supplies, matt black paint and so on, My mate got a train horn for £15 and I got full stainless exhaust for my golf for £30, and now I can drive without causing dangerous amounts of noise, and my mate can cause dangerous amounts of noise on command.

 

There was also a beige marina pickup for sale which made me really step back and think about whether I really need to pay the tax man the money I should have paid many months ago and am being threatened with bailiffs over.

[Justin Case]

a Visa Convertible (didn't even know they existed let alone having actually seen one, factory job or home-brewed?)

 

Five door?

 

Factory.

The francophile GP in the village I grew up in had one. He later retired to France.

As an aside, the other GP had a K10 Micra despite being 6'8".

 

Yes it was five door, thanks for that info; another piece in the jigsaw for my knowledge of obscure shite

[ChinaTom]

 

R75 performed faultlessly on a 1500 mile jaunt this weekend to the Highlands. I think it fair to say that everyone should drive the A838 once in their lives. An absolute belter of a drive, and I managed to pick the right weekend for it. 22.5 degrees on Scourie beach. Left Scourie at 15:45 and arrived back in New Buckenham at 00:59, stopping only in Stirling for a pee and a pizza.

[Charlie Croker]

Whatching some smart arsed/greedy young chav win jack shit on Deal or no Deal!

[brammy777]

Finding an obscene amount of tat in New Malden, especially a few cars I seriously did not expect to see. Also, I appear to have stumbled upon a car driving around with a cloned plate, identical to the car with the original, bar one minor detail, the spec. Hmmm.