What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[cobblers]

9 minutes ago, somewhatfoolish said:

You've got to have a head that zips up the back to pay that for tyres.

Yeah, fuck that I'd just stretch some 205/50/15s on and use the remaining £8650 to pay that company to post dogshit through the letterbox of anyone who moaned about it.

 

EDIT: In fact look at this, you can get A RANGE of tyres in literally millimeters different size for £100 - £269 each,  which would be absolutely impercieveably different and a damn site better than running round on 6 year old tyres.

https://camskill.co.uk/m54b0s13116p0/Car_Tyres_-_MPV_Tyres_-_People_Carrier_Tyres_-_17_inch_R17_inch_-_315_70_17_315_70R17

What a fucking brain donor

[155V6]

10 hours ago, ProgRocker said:

It's a funeral so it shouldn't make me grin but check out this procession of cars:

Classic Citroens line street for car enthusiast's funeral

Reminded me of this one from a few years back

 

[High Jetter]

The guy who had a shop next to one of mine was a biker. You know the slogan "think once, think twice, think bike!" That was his. Many, many bikes followed his bike-hearse. Lovely (gruff) guy.

[Wack]

Jus watching the 1st episode of top gear from 2002 

Citroen Berlingo on a booze cruise to France ( remember those) 

 

Still chugging along 

 

I wonder if the warehouse owner and his girlfriend lasted as long 

 

 

[PhilA]

Vindaloo.

(Na-na-na).

 

Quite an unusual dish for around these parts. Got the neighbors looking to see what the smell is already.

Phil

[iainrcz]

Just found this little guy in the factory. Nearly squashed him.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

2 hours ago, PhilA said:

Vindaloo.

..... Got the neighbors looking to see what the smell is already.

Wait 'til it comes out the other end.

[Markeh]

9 hours ago, Wack said:

I wonder if the warehouse owner and his girlfriend lasted as long 

The chap was murdered by his own son in 2014 and the shop is no more, I'm led to believe!

The booze cruise is still somewhat plausible now, even post-Brexit the limits are not too low (about 5 cases of beer, 4 cases of wine, 4 litres of spirits or 9 litres of weaker stuff and 200 cigs per person) - not worth going in a car on your own any more really, but if there's 2 or more people in your car, or you're happy to do it for a laugh/the experience, it's still worth the trip, particularly if you're down that end of the country anyway. About £49 on a day return with P&O at the moment. Bit more expensive for me as have to factor in a tank of petrol and a hotel, doing Nottingham to Calais and back in one hit is not fun. Depending on covid/other things, I'm definitely planning on another trip in the next couple of months.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

3 minutes ago, Markeh said:

The chap was murdered by his own son in 2014....

Son might be due for early release next year if not already....

[myglaren]

Just had one of my grandsons over - just taken his test, passed first time.

Put me on his insurance and saved himself £250

[hairnet]

14 hours ago, PhilA said:

Vindaloo.

(Na-na-na).

 

Quite an unusual dish for around these parts. Got the neighbors looking to see what the smell is already.

Phil

Oh no y'all someone's opened a curry 7-11 on our street

[hairnet]

12 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Wait 'til it comes out the other end.

Isn't gumbo or jambalaya that spicy I don't think they'd notice

[anonymous user]

4 hours ago, myglaren said:

Just had one of my grandsons over - just taken his test, passed first time.

Put me on his insurance and saved himself £250

Make sure you borrow his car a few times then

[richardmorris]

On 11/14/2021 at 10:45 AM, hairnet said:

The last paragraph lmao

I’ve met her at Brooklands. She came over to have a chat about my x1/9 as she had just  bought one at auction.

[myglaren]

5 hours ago, myglaren said:

Just had one of my grandsons over - just taken his test, passed first time.

Put me on his insurance and saved himself £250

And unfortunately his car won't start.  It has stood for months waiting for him to get his licence.  His mother used to go to work with him driving then bring the car back, the go for him in the evening and he drive back.  Unfortunately she is in hospital so it hasn't been used in ages.

I charged the battery for him a couple of weeks ago. and to be on the safe side he also bought a new one.  Flattened it trying to start the car.  I couldn't see what was wrong and he has had someone out to look at it - seized alternator.

[Remspoor]

 

[Andyrew]

53 minutes ago, myglaren said:

I couldn't see what was wrong and he has had someone out to look at it - seized alternator.

Im going to say its a fiat punto?

[myglaren]

Just now, Andyrew said:

Im going to say its a fiat punto?

You would be correct.

Is this a common problem with them?

[Andyrew]

Just now, myglaren said:

You would be correct.

Is this a common problem with them?

Indeed especially if the puntos been sat for a little while, choice of 3 or 4 types fitted depending on the spec of car,  sometimes the casings crack making a recon alt the expensive option as you dont get surcharge back as its beyond repair. 

Thats where the new chinesium units come in handy from companys like hella/wai/fahren/rollco and many others that just re box the things. 

[myglaren]

^ Sounds like good news.

Thanks though.  Best to be aware.  And avoid ECP.

[Andyrew]

7 minutes ago, myglaren said:

^ Sounds like good news.

Thanks though.  Best to be aware.  And avoid ECP.

If its yourself fitting it, its Worth getting the old one off first to get some numbers off the back to check before you order online / at a motor factors.

If you get stuck, pm me a reg on wednesday and ill look on the system at work and get you some part numbers.

[dozeydustman]

Found an original set of alloys for the C2 locally. Going to see them tomorrow and hopefully they aren’t completely bollocksed.

[myglaren]

1 hour ago, Andyrew said:

If its yourself fitting it, its Worth getting the old one off first to get some numbers off the back to check before you order online / at a motor factors.

If you get stuck, pm me a reg on wednesday and ill look on the system at work and get you some part numbers.

Thanks for that.

It won't be me doing it unfortunately.  A few years ago but getting a bit too creaky for such exertions now.

He has someone coming to see it about now, if he doesn't go with them I'll have my mechanic look at it tomorrow.

[hairnet]

just watching the hornby thing on yesterday and theyre talking to the chap who has a set/diorama where he has cars lined up (in period)

a scrapyard

and cars running up and down - turned it over after watching something else turned back he was back on and the cars going down the road (pulled by little brass tangs under the road

mk3 capri chased by an sd1 and boxes for the capri to crash thru

LOLZ

you lot have probably seen him before

 

[catsinthewelder]

He's on here mate 😂😂

https://youtu.be/LRaC5Uy1PGg

[loserone]

Aye, that'll be @TripleRich I think?

[Wgl2019]

We do like an advisory free pass!

(Last year was only for a slightly rusted brake line)

[Remspoor]

Oh my Bog. A skull shaped WC.

A toilet that is smart phone connected, with LED lights, sounds, Voice control through Siri and Google thus it is hands free.

https://waterthrone.fr

 

[angle]

My uncle is moving house. So here's the first of several trips...

[Bren]

A friend - ex trade- let me know about the current deals on dacia sandero's.

A short time later I am aralditing the vectra's vents.