angle Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 xtriple, Craig the Princess, stonedagain and 12 others 1 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtriple Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Not sure if this is a 'grin' as such but it sure ain't news... A while ago at the park they very carefully cleared the hedges (where Phoebe used to lay and destroy the thicket/bracken/thorn bushes) and then planted saplings complete with sticks and ties to support them. Anyhoo, today was a 'Phoebe' day (when she goes out and gets to choose where we go) and so we went to this park we hadn't been to for a while as we don't go in the summer as it's infested with brats and other small humans and is therefore, horrible. Phoebe wandered off and Chester was being his usual pain in the arse and going in a seperate direction and by the time Chester and I had caught up with Phoebe, she had not only destroyed a sapling, she'd destroyed the thick wooden stake that had previously supported the (now none existent) sapling! I very carefully ignored her and any evidence there may have been! anonymous user, busmansholiday, Stevebrookman and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovorsche Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 A drive in an Rover made me grin, if it passes its mot I will grin on the way home. Haven't driven an R8 since about 2001, how easy it is to forget what they are like. Either the steering wheel isn't straight or it isn't round and to match the keep fit windows it is also the keep fit variety of influencing the vague direction of travel. Also non ABS for the brake test! squeal, Slide and SMOKE baby Still has a faint whiff of new to it though, the radio isn't bad and it's in Tarts Handbag Red. DoctorRetro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Canny 1st offer for the v70. Of course I'll be refusing it Sent from my SM-G975F using Tapatalk Banger Kenny and The Moog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Doubles my predicted amount to buy a new car as well.Sent from my SM-G975F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scdan4 Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 She's alive MOV_0525.mp4 Banger Kenny, Tickman, dome and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangeangel Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 vulgalour, Heidel_Kakao, Skizzer and 8 others 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 I have been invited to dig through some BX spares in storage that needs clearing. Don't know exactly what's available but there's hope of a driver's door glass and a good bonnet, I came away with a mudflap and an exhaust hanger today since those were to hand. Anyone need anything BX-y? I'll see if he's got stuff. There's apparently a full GTi interior too. Skizzer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtriple Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 I got home this afternoon (well, there's a surprise!) and in an effort to stay busy (and not then eat early and then fall asleep) I decided to wax the car. Then after I read what I just typed, I changed my mind and decided to POLISH the fucker instead! While polishing away with Autoglym I noticed that the rear drivers side mudflap was hanging on by a fred. This is therefore a 'Grin' as a few more miles and I would be deficient in the mudflap department to the tune of one mudflap, and as they are genuine Mercedes and have SLK discreetly placed upon them, this loss would probably have cost several small fortunes to replace. Getting the clamps off was a bit of a chore until I resorted to gross brutality (I'm really good at that) and used a screwdriver to lever them off (always use the correct tool for the job kiddies ) Once off, a squirt of WD40 and holding them in a pair of molegrips while applying copious quatities of torque via the medium of a 10 mm spanner (Halfords 'Professional' ratchet) soon had them working back as someone once intended. In fact, after an application of care in the community they could be done up/undone with nothing more than finger pressure. The reason they had come undone was someone had fitted them wrongly - there is none of this 'metal to metal' crap going on, there are little tangs built into the flap that fits into a groove in the plastic wheelarch, rubber of course and the tang/flap/whatever was inside the mudflap. Quite how this had happened now I have no idea, just lucky I guess. Anyway, with the wheel still on, room to swing a spanner (even a Halfords 'professional' ratchet spanner) was severely limited and so, in a blinding flash of inspiration, I remembered that I have/had the most beautiful 'Teng' socket set. Really small (but lovely like a Flieschmann 'N' gauge loco - sorry about the spelling) and so I went in search. Wonder of wonders, it is still where I put it about 8 years ago. So a double grin: I still have a Mercedes Benz SLK rear mudflap and I got to play with my beautiful Teng socket set (size small as fook, like an 'N' gauge....) Oh yeah, I lovingly polished my 'Teng' socket set (size small) and I just hope no bugger saw me or they may think I'm a sad old bastard.... strangeangel, Saabnut, busmansholiday and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovorsche Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 The 414 sailed through its MOT with only an advisory for crinkly laquer on the rear indicators. Banger Kenny, The Moog, myglaren and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Brothers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myglaren Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 52 minutes ago, xtriple said: Oh yeah, I lovingly polished my 'Teng' socket set (size small) and I just hope no bugger saw me or they may think I'm a sad old bastard.... Bought my son a Teng torque wrench one of those tiny socket sets, ruinously expensive but better quality that the Bahco ones I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 2 hours ago, strangeangel said: Ah lovely, and , someone else able to provide me with copy for the a series column in the CCC magazine :-). 2cv @ Citroencarclub.org.uk please chaseracer, privatewire, strangeangel and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 3 hours ago, strangeangel said: Oooh, that is a genuine LeMans racecar* M8! Registered in Department 72 which is Sarthe, home of LeMans and Chez Saabnut.fr (TM) Tamworthbay and strangeangel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Sold this today. £300 of the payment was in pound coins. WTF! Now this is my only vehicle: I don't know why it pleases me so much, but it does. I can throw some of the money from the sale of the other van into constantly refueling the thirsty bastard giving this one some loving brownnova, strangeangel, dome and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 3 minutes ago, cobblers said: Sold this today. £300 of the payment was in pound coins. WTF! Now this is my only vehicle: I don't know why it pleases me so much, but it does. I can throw some of the money from the sale of the other van into constantly refueling the thirsty bastard giving this one some loving My pessimist nature wonders if the £1 coins were genuine or fake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 It was from a bloke I know fairly well so I'm not too worried. richardmorris and Banger Kenny 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 The DVLA. I know, I know. But hear me out. Following the demise of my beloved Saab in Germany, I instructed the breakdown people to have it scrapped. However this left the question of what I tell the DVLA. I decided that the best thing to do was to phone them, explain the situation and ask what they wanted me to do. I called up, spoke to a very helpful person having been on hold for all of 90 seconds. I explained the situation and asked if I should mark it as scrapped on the V5c, but would not be able to product a CoD, or mark it as permanently exported. She was slightly perplexed, and asked if she could go away and find out. within 30 seconds she'd come back and said that the best thing to do was send them the V5c and a covering letter and they'd sort it out, confirm I was no longer the registered keeper and refund me the VED. Letter typed up and it'll all go in the post tomorrow. I was very impressed as this is definitely an 'edge case' when it comes to DVLA helpdesk. stonedagain, Skizzer, richardmorris and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Whenever I've had to ring the dvla I've always found them extremely helpful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangeangel Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 4 hours ago, vulgalour said: I have been invited to dig through some BX spares in storage that needs clearing. Don't know exactly what's available but there's hope of a driver's door glass and a good bonnet, I came away with a mudflap and an exhaust hanger today since those were to hand. Anyone need anything BX-y? I'll see if he's got stuff. There's apparently a full GTi interior too. What colour is the GTi interior? I can get a picture of mine when it gets light but it's the blue/black diagonal striped affair. My drivers seat cover is starting to fall to bits... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 22 minutes ago, Stanky said: The DVLA. I know, I know. But hear me out. Following the demise of my beloved Saab in Germany, I instructed the breakdown people to have it scrapped. However this left the question of what I tell the DVLA. I decided that the best thing to do was to phone them, explain the situation and ask what they wanted me to do. I called up, spoke to a very helpful person having been on hold for all of 90 seconds. I explained the situation and asked if I should mark it as scrapped on the V5c, but would not be able to product a CoD, or mark it as permanently exported. She was slightly perplexed, and asked if she could go away and find out. within 30 seconds she'd come back and said that the best thing to do was send them the V5c and a covering letter and they'd sort it out, confirm I was no longer the registered keeper and refund me the VED. Letter typed up and it'll all go in the post tomorrow. I was very impressed as this is definitely an 'edge case' when it comes to DVLA helpdesk. Breakdown cover is insurance. If they are scrapping and dealing with it, then surely that means they have taken ownership of the car. Hence that would make it the breakdown company problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 3 minutes ago, SiC said: Breakdown cover is insurance. If they are scrapping and dealing with it, then surely that means they have taken ownership of the car. Hence that would make it the breakdown company problem? not entirely sure TBH, they've returned the V5 to me unaltered and since my VED refund is riding on it I'd rather take action myself then leave it to a drone at the breakdown company to sort when they feel like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 22 minutes ago, strangeangel said: What colour is the GTi interior? I can get a picture of mine when it gets light but it's the blue/black diagonal striped affair. My drivers seat cover is starting to fall to bits... He didn't say, I'll be sure to get pictures of anything I find that may be of use to folks. I'm happy to be an intermediary to get parts out to folks if his prices are agreeable. strangeangel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 The DVLA helpline seems to be rather pot luck as to who you speak to and how helpful they are, but I have to say that more often than not they've been good when I've called them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 I've just rediscovered the delights of The Real McCoy, black & asian comedy sketch show from the early-mid 1990s thanks to this Youtube recommended video. twosmoke300 and face 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovorsche Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 I would have recorded it as permanently exported, never had any issues with the ones I dumped donated to charity in Gambia and got the tax back with no problem. Banger Kenny, Alan_Green and stonedagain 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_Green Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Rovorsche said: I would have recorded it as permanently exported, never had any issues with the ones I dumped donated to charity in Gambia and got the tax back with no problem. Do tell us more. And let's see some pics, please. Banger Kenny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Telly adverts. There's a lot of shit, but you can find the odd gem. Talk to me, Katowski! Now stand by for a Grump on the same theme... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 that moment , when you are tootling down the M57 in the middle lane because the traffic is filtering on from the left , you get that one guy, despite joining the motorway , who has to overtake the guy in front entering the inside lane , cutting in front of myself and I have to move out to the outside lane to give him space , which exposes the cop car sat behind me , who then lets me move in and then goes to tail him and give him a long hard stare for a few miles ....... eddyramrod, stonedagain, chodweaver and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Looks like the owner of this E class estate may be having some domestic issuesSent from my Moto G (5) using Tapatalk MikeR, chaseracer and HarmonicCheeseburger 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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