What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[wuvvum]

Mr. Selecta actually emailed me about buying the Cavalier.  Unfortunately* it had already sold by the time I got his message.

[purplebargeken]

Sainsbury's Star Destroyer carpark in London Colney. Parked across the way from a Fat Fiat 500 Bloatmobile. It had been parked straddling two parking bays as it is simply way too massive* to use a normal space.

 

Then a woman aged around late 50's, pulls up, squeezes into the space between the bloater and the next car. Her new'ish Beemer is parked a gnats nut hair away from the bloater (drivers side). She gets out, looks at the gap and walks off laughing. I like her.

 

Mr and Mrs. Chavwanker plus brat return, look bemused and he slides over from the passenger side and reverses out carefully. It was not as Jeremy Kyle as I'd hoped but I am easily amused. It beat the shit out of actually shopping however. 

[myglaren]

^ I followed a new Fiat 500 a few days ago and it was indeed huge - as big as my C5 in height and width, don't know about length.

[saucedoctor]

He is, mind. Edit: Police matter, it seems.

 

From an FOI request to Doovla:

 

"DVLA does not accept reports of illegal number plates from the public, as the vehicle must be seen by the police on the public highway to establish that an offence has been committed.

[Louise2cv]

Megan and me waving like mad at Mr and Mrs Dollywobbler in their 2cv from a bridge oover the A487. Great way to finish a 2cv weekend with a day out at Trac Môn for the 2cvgb national and 24hr race yesterday. Even OH has been looking at leboncoin.fr

[fordperv]

Spent the day doing nothing but being chauffeured around being hugged tight in the seat of mrs fordperv's escort whilst she was driving for the sake of it to stretch the cars legs, i managed pick up a brand new vice on sale for £14 it's just the job for in the shed, the trip out was ended by going to mrs fordperv's parents to throw a dish basin of ice water over her dad.

[Cavcraft]

I've seen two Chinese MGs in two days now on local roads. One is being used as a courtesy car for a small garage nearby. Maybe they don't want repeat custom?

[xtriple]

In my continuing feud with my next door neighbour, I was pleased today when a mate called to visit and parked his new (to him) bike right in front of my car, meaning that the space available for fuckwit retard next door was reduced by two feet approx. He MUST park right outside his door.... When he came home it was hilarious watching him try and reverse his Golf into a space only just big enough for a 7.5 tonne lorry, cue his wife watching him in and much shouting as he wanted to pull forward so he could get in the boot while she wanted him to be centred in the space.... wankers!

 

My mates bike however is very chodcentric: 'P' reg Yam Thundecat (600) which has had a light drop on the offside so scuffed a bit but otherwise, fine. TandT until next May, new tyres, brakes, chain and sprockets and all for £500. Sounds nice and seems very healthy.

 

Sorry for being so small minded but anyone that reports me to the RSPCA over my dogs  being too fat to walk, earns my eternal hatred - I adore those two mutts and apart from Phoebes arthritus, they are both in rude health. I detest the bloke.

[fordperv]

^ i would poke shit up behind his door handles

[andy18s]

Popped into Currys for a new TV we've been eyeing up.place was rammed! Ever so helpful staff took 20m to even acknowledge we were there.

Pretty little thing came over and ended up steering the Mrs to a TV that has all the toys (Inc wifi for t'internet)

Grin factor 12 as it cost half the price of the original choice..

Delivered tomoz for free as well...

[Pillock]

Popped into Currys for a new TV we've been eyeing up.place was rammed! Ever so helpful staff took 20m to even acknowledge we were there.

Pretty little thing came over and ended up steering the Mrs to a TV that has all the toys (Inc wifi for t'internet)

Grin factor 12 as it cost half the price of the original choice..

Delivered tomoz for free as well...

Which Currys was that?

[Ghosty]

[vulgalour]

In about two weeks time I will get to start playing with a Lancia Flavia.  I am very excited about this.

[KruJoe]

Chumley.

[Cavcraft]

I wonder if anyone can guess what was wrong with this Freeloader in Liverpool on Sat evening? Clue: the owner wore an 'I'm used to this expression' as he walked up the road with an empty 2 litre mile bottle.

 

[Bucketeer]

Had the bestest day of all eva yesterday, rummaging around a huge French barn filled with all sorts of old chod.

All the photos are on my spotted thread (many apologies for self promotion) - http://autoshite.com/topic/14103-fbb-worldwide-chodventuring-bulging-barn-bonanza/page-18

 

Here's a couple of samples.

 

 

 

Also, it has been arranged that I will be returning in the future to help re-commission all the vehicles. HEAVEN.

[Louise2cv]

The local area is crawling with 2cvs. I neeeeeeeeed one!!!!!

[andy18s]

Passed a 4 car convoy of 2cvs on the Shrewsbury bypass/ m54 roundabout yesterday.

Then was tailed and passed by an ex - works(possibly, def xoo reg) mk1 Escort.pics and vid to follow later....

[Keymaster]

Stondon Motor Museum. I wont post any pics as it looks like you all went there before I signed up here & a quick search turns up pics of the same stuff I saw.

 

However a quick rummage in their "gift shop" yielded this little beauty for 20 whole pence:

 

 

Should I scan the whole thing for any of you Japanese Chod pervs ?

[Caffiend]

The wanker in some shiny modern premium barge shite who parked in front of the garage workshop door (as my car was being pulled out) and walked into the reception. Where - from the speed of his exit - they told him to move his car before 'dealing' with whatever he wanted. So he pulled back and reversed the back half of his car into two parking spaces, still leaving his car parked halfway across the access as I thanked my tyre fitter and hopped into my car, now reversed out, and blocking the workshop entrance. No room to turn round without using one of the parking spaces. As tosser-driver walked past on his way back to reception, I couldn't resist: wound down my window and politely said "Excuse me, please would you pull your car back so I don't have to reverse back onto the main road?". So, back he went ... wonder if he spotted that it might have been quicker to have parked properly in the first place. Doubt it 

[retrogeezer]

Our Picasso now has a years MOT without needing a thing doing - result.

[AlabamaShrimp]

Saw a reliant regal estate today that wasn't trotterfied but in red, blue and white stripes all nice and flakey

[Cavcraft]

Thanks to Dave's sterling work with this forum, some silly little child calling himself 'barnanaboat' has made a handful of laughable attempts to spam the place and none of them worked.

[purplebargeken]

Forgot to say. Spotted on the M25 a couple of days ago..... a large convoy of Golfs (early stuff mostly). All from Holland and apart from two with a couple of pineapple chunks were lightly modded and very clean indeed. Made me grin.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

This should be a grump,but it's amazing how shallow and infantile I am when it comes to cars.

 

Yesterday M25 near Woking; I pull gently to a halt in traffic, decide my coffee that's sitting in the cup holder should have cooled enough to risk a sip..... BANG!!!! Suddenly both me and the dashboard are covered in just under scalding temperature Macdonalds finest black coffee.

After what seemed like an age to come to my senses I got out and went round the back ,to see a silver 53 plate A Class Merc pissing steam,oil and antifreeze all over the tailgate of my Chrysler.

It seems driving from Warsaw to Slough with the only rest being on the ferry,makes you a bit drowsy.

Now for the grin , I got it recovered on RAC back home spoke to insurance co, seems everything in order with Wioletta's insurance. Courtesy car coming tomorrow,as only getting registered today( Shit Insignia though). So take car to mates body shop hoping he'll get the job( and maybe tickle some stone chips in the price). Anyway when I get there,he's got a mint ,black 2.8 injection Granada sitting on the ramp,A plate 5 speed manual ,Recaros etc. I knew he was a Granada fetishist and banger racer,but this really is the Holy Grail of Mk2's, reckons he paid £5k for it and spent another 2 tidying it up, it must be the best one extant today.

I really couldn't stop grinning at it, even after he told me the back of my car is bent down with creases in the roof and boot floor.

[Parky]

Forgot to say. Spotted on the M25 a couple of days ago..... a large convoy of Golfs (early stuff mostly). All from Holland and apart from two with a couple of pineapple chunks were lightly modded and very clean indeed. Made me grin.

I saw those on Friday, all had E.38 written on them in blue tape. Also a few Beetles and Dubber vans were in evidence, again Dutch or Belgian. Wonder where they were headed and what the E.38 meant?

[cort16]

I've just been out in my mates new 850 t5 estate. It's a manual one with a rica remap and flippin Nora it's rapid. I can't see how it's possible to get anything quicker for 700 notes.

[andy18s]

Thanks to Dave's sterling work with this forum, some silly little child calling himself 'barnanaboat' has made a handful of laughable attempts to spam the place and none of them worked.

Maybe if it was "Pinearppleboat" he would of got in..........

[Pillock]

E38 = Edition 38.

 

It's a show, club, forum for VWs. Been going a few years now, typically favouring clean and shiny cars rather than rusty shit.

[Cavcraft]

Maybe if it was "Pinearppleboat" he would of got in..........

 

He'll be sat in his Lincoln flat right now I bet, wondering why his posts never made it onto the big screen.