Heidel_Kakao Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Say what you want about Prince Philip but you can't deny this is a cool hearse. greengartside, Skizzer, adw1977 and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggersdog Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 It's a car guy thing. Just had a customer in who moved 35 miles away a couple of years ago. About six years ago he restored a Peugeot 205 GTi and has brought the car here for it's MoT ever since. His wife questioned why he would go all this way for an MoT. "because he is the only other person that has driven my car" he told her. The Moog, Tickman, Skizzer and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myglaren Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Someone commented that this was how it was with his Civic. It was that way for me with my Accord and the current Civic isn't much better. Tadhg Tiogar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 1 hour ago, meggersdog said: It's a car guy thing. Just had a customer in who moved 35 miles away a couple of years ago. About six years ago he restored a Peugeot 205 GTi and has brought the car here for it's MoT ever since. His wife questioned why he would go all this way for an MoT. "because he is the only other person that has driven my car" he told her. Same reason why I take the CX (and the 635 before that) to the same Aussie MoT tester every year, even though he works for Kwik-Fit. He just understands old cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 15 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: Same reason why I take the CX (and the 635 before that) to the same Aussie MoT tester every year Now that is a long way to go for an MOT. LightBulbFun, Skizzer, myglaren and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 being stalked by @Slartibartfast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgRocker Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 11 hours ago, Heidel_Kakao said: Say what you want about Prince Philip but you can't deny this is a cool hearse. I was about comment about this. What a beast! LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegod Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Looks like Bentley chucked their whole fleet at the royals for the occasion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 oh @Saabnut niiiick Saabnut, myglaren and The Moog 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 I posted earlier that I am taking the fuel tank out of my Westie so that I can treat if with POR to stop it rusting. Well as per Hubnut, things are not going to plan. However, I did find metal badge under the tank of a Dutch garage. The car was originally registered in The Netherlands. That company is still in business and is family owned. I wrote an email later last night asking id they were ever Austin dealers back in the year the car was registered, 1963. Received an email in less then 24 hours saying that they were although they have no records from that time. That was nice of them to respond so quickly. I do like it when you can find some history on the car. I actually purchased the car from a town near to the dealership, around 30 miles away. Looks as if it did not move far during it's life. Well until I moved to Spain with it. LightBulbFun, Amishtat and Skizzer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 5 hours ago, omegod said: Looks like Bentley chucked their whole fleet at the royals for the occasion Those are all cars in the royal garages. I did wonder who had the cheap modern one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 18 hours ago, Heidel_Kakao said: Say what you want about Prince Philip but you can't deny this is a cool hearse. I wonder if it will ever be used again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengartside Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 That’s the way I’d want to be transported to the cemetery. For sure. There’s no denying the man had some seriously cool taste in that respect. Slightly O/T but managed to catch a few minutes of Radio 2 on Friday morning and they were playing Gary Kemp’s new song. I’ve pretty much had it on repeat all weekend. He’s not everyone’s cup of tea but he can write some bloody good songs. Vantman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegod Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 Yeah lets disconnect this fuel line about 6 inches from my face, great idea, IN YOUR FACE , HIGH OCTANE EYEBATH !!! I'm so stupid I make myself laugh sometimes HillmanImp, myglaren and STUNO 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 20 minutes ago, omegod said: Yeah lets disconnect this fuel line about 6 inches from my face, great idea, IN YOUR FACE , HIGH OCTANE EYEBATH !!! I'm so stupid I make myself laugh sometimes Did the same replacing the fuel lines on the 944 the other week. omegod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myglaren Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 rainagain, GeorgeB and Remspoor 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 As the race for London Mayor hots* up, I'm surprised the satirists aren't making hay with the idea of voting for a Gammon(s). To be fair, he's not the only loony. There are 19 others.... My vote's going to Count Binface on the basis that all the others are some way beyond the pale.... puddlethumper, myglaren and HillmanImp 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Q Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 Wish count binface or similar was standing for mayor round here (West Yorkshire) as I genuinely can't decide which of the candidates are least shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 9 minutes ago, Dave_Q said: Wish count binface or similar was standing for mayor round here (West Yorkshire) as I genuinely can't decide which of the candidates are least shit. Max Fosh is doing some good stuff on YouTube, love that the kipper is called Gammon tho! Remspoor, Banger Kenny and morris_ital_lover 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 When we lived in Paphos we would often go to see an Elvis tribute called Chris King. He's very good, and since we left he's opened his own bar where he can host live music. He is also on the radio at weekends and MrsR has worked out how to pick up his show on her tablet, through Facebook. We like his Sunday morning show and almost always listen. So this morning I was busily painting the yard wall and MrsR came out with the tablet, to sit and listen to Chris. ...And then Chris read out a request, for Ed for his birthday, from Lynne! Not only that, he found the song she asked for too! What a lovely morning! Skizzer, Coprolalia, DVee8 and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 Happy Birthday, Eddy. eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 Thank you; it was Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 spent the day clearing out some more of the shed . as said before , I am getting rid of shite no questions asked ... why is that going ? , the mice have touched it , oh ok then ... somewhatfoolish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 What is missing from new cars. https://www.hagerty.co.uk/articles/lists/20-old-car-features-we-miss/ There are also a few other suggestions in the comments. Maybe there should be a twin to this article asking what Classics should have and found on newer cars. Shite Ron, JeeExEll and Wilko220 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 6 hours ago, Dave_Q said: Wish count binface or similar was standing for mayor round here (West Yorkshire) as I genuinely can't decide which of the candidates are least shit. Count Binface has been careful not to publish a wishlist manifesto, unlike the other loonies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 makes me eek its in grin cos its been fixed right now Jenson Velcro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarvinsMom Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 had a day tinkering again. got the exhaust all sealed up onto the manifold, well it is nice and quiet at the moment, but lets face it, that won't last! then with the aid of the big book of BL words, have adjusted up the front brakes. now last time i did this, i just adjusted 1 of the adjusters, fogetting that there are in fact 2 of the litte sods, with the second one hiding up behind the bit where the steering trackrod fastens to the hub. a little grease in the suspension nipples, just cos well, we were there, so lets get some more un just because. and some fresh paint on the cylinder head, tightening up the thermostat casting the other day has it seems done the trick at stopping the water leak, and as the ht leads were grotty, they got a clean up too, just to lift the engine bay a little bit. then on too the intermittent function of the indicators, fiddling with them pointed too a bad earth somewhere, to be honest i was thinking the column switch, but i did have a look at the tell-tail into the speedo clocks, and then the relay itself. that was warm to the touch, so i have found in the big box of bits the NOS genuine Unipart one and put that in the car. and guess what? they work perfectly..... boyed along by this small victory, i have squirted a drop of WD40 in the seatbelt mechanisms, and then gave the seatbelt webbing a clean with some warm water. its brought them up lovely. i have also found that one of the belt mechanisms does adjust slightly as the book of words said it would, and the other one does not. ammusingly, its the n/s that has the adjustment on it, while the o/s belt does not! the belts do not appear to be handed, so i am thinking (hoping?) that one of them is older than the other. just cos i got them as a pair it don't follow that they were always a matched pair! so then the car got a wash, and a wipe of polish, with it sat out at the moment, putting as much polish on as i can will, i hope seal the paintwork and protect the metalwork as much as possible! and that wraps it up, as i had had enough buggering about by!! only disaster i have had today was tearing a hole in the jeans i like the best. i only have a couple of pairs, the other been skinny ones, which frankly i do not care for one bit, been fatter the belly than i am in the arse, so i did the only think possible, and effect an truly invisible* repair. that will have to do until i get chance, or can be arsed to got ant try to buy some more. Banger Kenny, rainagain, adw1977 and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 a new AA battery . a flick of the switch and the sweet smell of fresh 3in1 oil from the nasal clippers .. thats me done from top to toes , hair , shower and shave .... all ready to shift a car full of shit on Monday privatewire 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 Two good(car related) things happened today. Firstly, the Ibiza sold to the first person who viewed it. Secondly, the Range Rover and I covered 200 miles today with no issues. The previous slight coolant loss seems to have been cured and the oil leak seems a lot better. Still got a rocker gasket to change though. Remspoor, gm, The Moog and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 Unipart were so cryptic, GFU means Genuine Flasher Unit. [slogan]The answer is Yes - now, what's the question? [/slogan] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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