Fumbler Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Sister Fumbler happens to be friends with Mr. Micra Sports Club man, who then fell in love with my car. Today, she plonked these down on my desk! With invitation to their big group event next year. I'm chuffed. privatewire, BL Bloke, richardmorris and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangernomics Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 There was a lovely post about meeting roger moore that I can’t find on my phone. Anyone have a linky? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggersdog Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Just as I'm opening up a friend asks if he can test his brakes on my brake roller as the car has been stood for some time. As we are chatting waiting for the rbt machine to warm up Matt says "oh,look a mouse" as it tries to hide under the ramp. Must have come from nextdoor as there is no evidence of mice in my workshop and I know they are there.While we are discussing the lack of droppings another one came out from behind the front wheel and ran outside. Erm, think they might have been in your car Matt. Although on a K.reg the car has a choke , tongue firmly in cheek Matt says " that's a pity, if it had a cat I wouldn't have bloody mice, would I" barefoot, stonedagain, shedenvy and 5 others 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 My 'new' 75 is beginning to make me grin. When I first had it, I thought it an utter slug and wondered what everyone was banging on about - V6 warble? Since I have had the ATF changed and the throttle linkage tightened right up, Although I've not felt it change gear since, I have seen it kick down & pull the best part of 7,000 rpm on a couple of occasions. It howls in a most addictive manner. bangernomics, privatewire, Stevebrookman and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 2 hours ago, bangernomics said: There was a lovely post about meeting roger moore that I can’t find on my phone. Anyone have a linky? Two pages back on this very thread. bangernomics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 I’ve been a bit down recently and generally feeling quite shit about myself. Postman knocks at the door today with a little parcel. I can’t remember ordering anything so I’ve got no idea wtf it could possibly be... A lovely little present from Eddy Ramrod! A Matchbox Superkings Capri II! Properly cheered me up that has. Thanks Eddy! skattrd, xtriple, adw1977 and 18 others 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 (fleur is the pub, chas is the kebab van) DSdriver, BL Bloke, dome and 3 others 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 8 hours ago, barefoot said: My 'new' 75 is beginning to make me grin. When I first had it, I thought it an utter slug and wondered what everyone was banging on about - V6 warble? Since I have had the ATF changed and the throttle linkage tightened right up, Although I've not felt it change gear since, I have seen it kick down & pull the best part of 7,000 rpm on a couple of occasions. It howls in a most addictive manner. Sounds like a perfect chav baiting material... @gnomeot had an s40 t5... That was fun barefoot and myglaren 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Oh dear...Sent from my Moto G (5) using Tapatalk stonedagain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Found my can of Halford's Vauxhall 'Flame Red' spray in the back of my Transit. Pondered if it was the same as the dreadful new (2010) Astra I've bought, so basically just sprayed it straight over some of the scratches. Didn't even clean the car, let alone prep or prime it, and it covered some of them really well! BL Bloke, somewhatfoolish and paulplom 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Sort of a, fuck it I can't make it look any worse , then Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 New mirror. Gumtree. £15. Only just fitted in the car. It's massive. Wack, Burnside, BL Bloke and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 11 minutes ago, New POD said: New mirror. Gumtree. £15. Only just fitted in the car. It's massive. Can't believe you haven't measured it. gm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 41 x 29 inches. I measured the back seat before I went to get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinmasters Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 On 10/2/2019 at 12:06 PM, Kiltox said: It’s actually frightening - they seem so completely unaware that I doubt they’re fit to drive. Not to be all “omg think of the children” but it’s a busy pedestrian thoroughfare (doesn’t look it at 9.30am admittedly) and it could quite easily not have been a cone they hit. Or they could be thinking 'it's only a fucking cone'. Some people have a complete disregard for cones and either move them or drive over them, depending on which car they're driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 so after planning a trip to toronto i decided fuck it and booked a plane to dublin for a mini trip to visit the rellys VCBA being on a plane for hours so soon after the last one ice bergers brunchs irish vintage scene guinness and hopefully not an opel corsa slan go foill!! STUNO and chaseracer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey spud Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 My new job involves servicing and repairs on compressed air systems along with a bit of tool calibration and yesterday i came across my first one of these. Known as an Excalibur because of its blingy handle it can measure from 650 to 1500 Nm and is priced at a very modest £500. Trying to get it to click at 1500 Nm when car wheel bolts are around 120Nm had me pushing down on it with both feet nearly off the ground. strangeangel, Banger Kenny, mrbenn and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey spud Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 If you sack your driver make sure you get his truck back first... MikeR, twosmoke300, Asimo and 15 others 5 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 1 minute ago, Joey spud said: If you sack your driver make sure you get his truck back first... ah now @Six-cylinder can get it to go with his dumper for us to play with at the FoD! Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 6 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said: ah now @Six-cylinder can get it to go with his dumper for us to play with at the FoD! Field! that is ready for the road no damage to the driver's side just a wonky orange light needs fixing! Skizzer, LightBulbFun and richardmorris 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 Lexarse is200 with whitewalls. I wonder if they were a factory option.Sent from my SM-G975F using Tapatalk strangeangel and Tenmil Socket 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 12 hours ago, HarmonicCheeseburger said: jelus coont - you look a bit peaky in that photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 I know we like to moan about Euro carp hearts, but in case anyone else still uses them they have a big DFS style ‘sale’ with payday50 as the code, just got £50 off rear brakes for the V70. Its a bit better than the normal 30% they do most weeks. Floatylight, BL Bloke and myglaren 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 just got a cheapo pressure washer to play with ..... it was 45 spondolies from Argos minus 10 squids off me Necter card leaving me to lever 35 notes out of my clutch ... its already paid for itself by washing the back garden slabs ,,,,, myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 5 minutes ago, MikeR said: just got a cheapo pressure washer to play with ..... myglaren, MikeR and Tamworthbay 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 Looks like another satisfied customer.... GrumpiusMaximus, myglaren, stonedagain and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSdriver Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 21 hours ago, New POD said: New mirror. Gumtree. £15. Only just fitted in the car. It's massive. Hmm there no longer seems to be any worry about people setting fire to their clothes and getting first degree burns because they stood too close to the fire to look in the mirror. Maybe because I'm from an age when there were open fires and highly flammable dresses and nighties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 Walking along beside a main road earlier, I heard an unusual sounding exhaust note. I scrambled up the grass bank and just about managed to pap this: A LWB Austin Pikey still working for a living. Then about 20 minutes later it drove past me again, having unloaded its trailer. So much more interesting than a Series Landy. Skizzer, vulgalour, strangeangel and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 Nice pic of the beach, sea, and overcast sky. Very moody. You could get lost just staring at this pic, you can almost hear the sea rolling in, then the sound of the rocks and pebbles as the sea pulls back out again. Nature is beautiful, just look at it. Immerse yourself in it. Look again. It's the bottom of a car door. BL Bloke, Crackers, twosmoke300 and 8 others 2 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 1 hour ago, DSdriver said: Hmm there no longer seems to be any worry about people setting fire to their clothes and getting first degree burns because they stood too close to the fire to look in the mirror. Maybe because I'm from an age when there were open fires and highly flammable dresses and nighties I’m sure no one here will have a problem with you wearing dresses and nighties stonedagain, myglaren and DSdriver 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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