Fumbler Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 Because I live in a village full of elderly people, and I live near a couple of churches, I see a fair few funeral processions go past the house. They are usually Jaguars and Volvos, but today I've just seen a debadged Vauxhall Astra herse and a debadged Astra limo go past. I never knew they made such things! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 2 hours ago, paulplom said: Financing this and picking it up tomorrow. Is it too new for a collection thread? Sent from my SM-G975F using Tapatalk that number plate needs to be transferred to late MGB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 3 hours ago, paulplom said: Financing this and picking it up tomorrow. Is it too new for a collection thread? Sent from my SM-G975F using Tapatalk Don't worry, I'll pick it up for you, you just put your feet up and wait ? paulplom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 6k miles and He's got it up for 200k. Making a loss. He told me a year ago he could have bought a top spec range rover with what he spent on the optional extras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 4 minutes ago, reb said: Don't worry, I'll pick it up for you, you just put your feet up and wait ? pm me your details ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 You could buy a brand new one for that. Or 800 Saab 9-5 estates. paulplom, myglaren and Skizzer 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 Just successfully used the welder to repair something totally non car related. Bracket for one of the foot rests broke off one of our office chairs a year or so back... finally got around to welding it back on today. Far better that than bin it for the sake of a silly flimsy bit of metal. paulplom, beko1987, LightBulbFun and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyrew Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 BL Bloke and jumpingjehovahs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUNO Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 Paulplom.......... I'm coming to UK soon for a while, Can I borrow it for a few weeks ? The other question is How far can you go before the fuzz stop you for speeding ? Even just a little bit ! paulplom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 On 8/17/2019 at 1:59 PM, hairnet said: LOL @STUNO @STUNO STUNO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vin Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 I quite like Woodstock and the associated acts, to the point a couple of years ago, I had Woodstock as a 'specialist subject' in a local quiz... Anyway, it's 50 years ago and this excellent documentary is on Iplayer...https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0007n24/woodstock-three-days-that-defined-a-generation And from it, I noticed that somebody left their Lada* parked on the side of the road... Also Triumph TR and Citroen DS in the thick of it.... (the ID of that red car in the background is comin...) On first viewing, I was like 'how on earth did a Hillman Hunter get to Woodstock?'. On proper freeze frame viewing, tis a MK2 Cortina though. National Guard Bell Huey and MK2 Cortina... * OBVS it's a Fiat 124... strangeangel, danthecapriman, BL Bloke and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 6 hours ago, STUNO said: Paulplom.......... I'm coming to UK soon for a while, Can I borrow it for a few weeks ? The other question is How far can you go before the fuzz stop you for speeding ? Even just a little bit ! They have to catch you before they can stop you. He said it's frightening and he's had super cars as long as I remember. 0-60 in 2.7. 0-124 in less than 8 iirc. Red lines at 7k. The n/a one red lines at 8k. For some reason they dropped it for the turbo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 5 hours ago, paulplom said: The n/a one red lines at 8k. For some reason they dropped it for the turbo. Emissions innit. paulplom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Also scary that the current bASe model Ferrari will piss all over an F40. paulplom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 On 8/22/2019 at 10:23 PM, Amishtat said: I did try peanut butter when I first got the car but didn't find it to be very effective. Also the dog found the bumpers irresistible for a day or two. That Autoglym stuff gets my vote for chalky grey Volvo trim I bought some Mr Fix from ebay, it's great on black trim , put it on and it stayed black for months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Came in to work today to repair a dash cluster for an indian dude who couldn't really take the thing off the road in the week. I don't mind doing stuff on a weekend, I'm nearly at 6 months straight working 7 days a week, 12 hours a day so what's another day? Anyway, nicest bloke you could hope to meet, had a good crack with him and he brought me 4 bottles of mysterious strong beer and a load of absolutely beautiful food that his mrs had cooked to say thanks for coming on on the weekend. Absolutely made my day, best customer ever. DeeJay, twosmoke300, Tenmil Socket and 20 others 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Grimbergen is ace:) nice work on the "being a guid chap" front! cobblers and HarmonicCheeseburger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skattrd Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 I had the Grimbergen in Belgium earlier this year, its quite nice … The Moog, HarmonicCheeseburger, Tadhg Tiogar and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Yes, I can confirm that it is pretty nice. Two down. The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 The welder fairy has been ? chodweaver, dome, loserone and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Every time someone who has only ever been in a modern gets in one of my elderly heaps they remark on how comfortable it is, some even mentioning they thought older cars weren't comfortable. Every new car I'm forced to endure sees me remark how intolerable the seats are, with the only exception being a 2012ish Renault Clio which had some sort of memory foam thing going on that was quite nice... then instantly spoiled by the massively reflection prone 'smart panel' or whatever that occupied the whole middle third of the dashboard. chodweaver and EssDeeWon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 9 hours ago, skattrd said: I had the Grimbergen in Belgium earlier this year, its quite nice … Is that one of those 18% triple brewed "gay beers in a gay beer glass" * ? *reference to the film In Bruge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Well, that’s tonight’s entertainment sorted. The best dollar I’ve spent in a while. Cavcraft, RobT, Ohdearme and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 along with the lost episode of Rainbow .. EssDeeWon and dozeydustman 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey spud Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 richardmorris, chaseracer and Ohdearme 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey spud Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 I was in a window frame factory the other day and spotted an old unloved lathe in the corner complete with a Reliant Robin steering wheel. MorrisItalSLX, stonedagain, cobblers and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtriple Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Phoebes birthday today (Phoebe is the older dog, she's 12 today) and I have spent £62 in Pets at home buying her a new bed (her old bed is full of her toys!!) and a variety of treats and bones and another £32 on poor moo cow for their dinner. Everyone thinks I am mad, glad to prove them right Oh and the very nice lady (Cheryl) who serves me every time I go in, carried my bags out to the car and kissed me as well! Amazingly, I actually like her as well which is why I will never ask her out. No point in ruining someones life when you like them, I reserve that for people I fancy but don't like! DVee8, RayMK, BL Bloke and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Little White Dog fest again today. The numbers were down on the last time we went, but it was still GR8. Dave_Lee_Cartland had an absolute blast and made lots of new friends. Mucky dog liked him a lot DeeJay, xtriple, blakey79 and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtriple Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Chester had an interface with a white pup that looked exactly like your mutt, they seemed to like each other... a bit too much if you know what I mean. The lady on the other end of the dogs lead (stupid, let the dog run and be a ...dog!) was mortified that her precious could do such 'mucky' things and even worse was when Chester returned the favour! busmansholiday, Cavcraft, dome and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Just after finding some oul cassettes to play in the CX.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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