Fumbler Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Tadhg Tiogar and myglaren 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myglaren Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 22 days early Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 I'm in for three Roffles at the moment. I still haven't got my licence back so I can't do collections; I've arranged to buy another car for daily use anyway (which I also can't collect yet); I have nowhere to put extra cars; and there's the slight issue of no income at the moment. WTF am I doing? Somebody stop me! myglaren, barefoot, mrbenn and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakebullet Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 10 years of disco td5 ownership today. I got it cheap* as the clutch bearing / dual mass flywheel screams. 10 years later it still screams for the first half mile and then goes quiet. Think that's a win. somewhatfoolish, GrumpiusMaximus, LightBulbFun and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpiusMaximus Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 As long as it doesn’t do what my Golf’s DMF did recently and shats itself at a set of temporary lights during a named storm after being stuck in traffic for an hour after dark, you’re all good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Just watched an absolutely brilliant episode of the Grand Tour. An hour and 20 minutes of the three of them pissing about in RVs. They really are back on form, I was laughing like a drain. The Moog, Fumbler and jumpingjehovahs 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 A number of things have made me happy today, not the least of which was a 'phone call from a proper mate out of the blue (you know who you are and it's much appreciated) and also a very tidy eBay win (not shite related) just now. dome, LightBulbFun, Pillock and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Just watched an absolutely brilliant episode of the Grand Tour. An hour and 20 minutes of the three of them pissing about in RVs. They really are back on form, I was laughing like a drain. +1. I watched that the other week. Throughly enjoyable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Went into Norwich earlier, and the Buick found an even shonkier friend. The Moog, JeeExEll, eddyramrod and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Organised a HubNut meeting. Amazing cars turned up! Bonnet up! 350 miles in two days in the 2CV, which ran perfectly apart from refusing to start at a set of roadworks. I'd turned her off as it was a very long queue. Bit embarrassing. Wonder if she's fouling the plugs up again? That Lancia is lovely. I papped its big brother at Kings Lynn a few months back. JeeExEll and dollywobbler 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 We have life! IMG_7091.MOV Been for a drive this evening and the top end rattle has calmed down a bit as oil circulated about again. Feels perkier as well, which is nice. Rooting around in the car's history the last time I noticed a timing belt being changed was 2003 when my in-laws bought it second hand. Wife's owned since around 2011. It may have been changed between now and then, if not it's managed to do over 100k since the last documented change. It's such an easy little car to work on as well. I'm hoping to get it well into 200k before it dies. It's on 176k at the moment. mrbenn, myglaren, Stanky and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazoli Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 I'm in for three Roffles at the moment. I still haven't got my licence back so I can't do collections; I've arranged to buy another car for daily use anyway (which I also can't collect yet); I have nowhere to put extra cars; and there's the slight issue of no income at the moment. WTF am I doing? Somebody stop me! I have a space in Bowness that you could store one at Eddy, its off the road so no legal issues The Moog, eddyramrod, purplebargeken and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmac Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Well , the Corolla failed the mot sat , noisy r/h front wheel bearing.....damm ! .when she got home I jacked it up and turned the wheel , it made a terrible noise and stiff to turn screech and grind feel to it ,damm damm damm . I removed the wheel and brake pads . Still the same wheel is going to fall off noise . Then I saw what was causing it !the rubber doughnut on the drive shaft had moved down the drive shaft and when jacked up it trapped itself on the A arm pivot , the noise was the rust and dirt as it tuned on the shaft .easy fix just pushed it back up the driveshaft . Back for a free retest next week .i was more worried about the emissions test but passed that easy ! . I am grinning. mrbenn, rainagain, Lacquer Peel and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Reading about the prototype that was made of the Reliant Rebel with a Ford 1600E engine fitted. Given the Rebel weighed absolutely fuck all it had something like 204bhp per tonne. I bet that thing fucking flew. chaseracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 puddlethumper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Not the x-flow Rebel, though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 I have 45 days until retirement. Joey spud, strangeangel, ProgRocker and 21 others 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myglaren Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 For anyone thinking of mounting a propane tank on the roof of their bus - Sceptical about it being Stockholm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 I have 45 days until retirement.46 untill you come over to find your dream Lada then? GrumpiusMaximus and purplebargeken 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SierraMikeHotel Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Saw my family at the weekend, picked my sister up from the station in my Merc on the way to Mum's house. When we got out she looked round it and said, "You know, I miss the days when you had cars whose value doubled when you filled them with fuel." eddyramrod, RobT, purplebargeken and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Saw my family at the weekend, picked my sister up from the station in my Merc on the way to Mum's house. When we got out she looked round it and said, "You know, I miss the days when you had cars whose value doubled when you filled them with fuel."It gets worse when you think how much cheaper petrol used to be mrbenn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SierraMikeHotel Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 It gets worse when you think how much cheaper petrol used to be Well, true! I think the least I ever sold a car for was a tenner mind you, and it probably would have cost £30 to fill its tank at that time (Citroën GSA, 2004ish) myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeJay Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 GrumpiusMaximus, JeeExEll, danthecapriman and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 dozeydustman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Is it Giro day, Tom? JeeExEll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 I have 45 days until retirement. I’m closer to 45years. If ever! purplebargeken and myglaren 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busmansholiday Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Called into Lidl today for some minor bits for Mrs BMH. Had a rummage through their cheap bits box. Yorkshire war cry 'ow much. Oh yes. richardmorris, Sheefag, Alanism and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Jammy sod! busmansholiday and mrbenn 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Got a letter from my insurance company today: I think we can do better than that. Let's see what that meerkat bastard has to say: A definite improvement. Now for that site everyone seems puzzled by: Oh yes, that's more like it! Now, just for fun, lets tell them it has a non-standard engine, uprated brakes and nonstandard suspension.... Well. It'd be rude not to, eh...?I'll be phoning a couple of specialist insurers in the morning as there may be some plans afoot, but I need to make sure they're viable... Sent from my SM-N960F using Tapatalk 320touring, Lacquer Peel and GrumpiusMaximus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Chicken for tea yesterday, I didn't know whether to eat it or buy it a drink paulplom, ProgRocker, sierraman and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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