Tadhg Tiogar Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 On 5/22/2021 at 11:13 PM, junkyarddog said: This afternoon I was transported back to 1981,when I was an impressionable car mad 8 year old lad. My cousin had bought a bright orange 1979 Fiat 131 mirafiori sport,it was amazing,especially compared to my dad's Hillman hunter and indeed most of the daily porridge that abounded at the time. Fast forward 40 years. It was a nice afternoon today,so I decided to go for an amble out in my Golf,passing my cousins farm yard gate a glint of bright orange caught my eye,followed by me bringing my Golf to an abrupt halt!! FUCK ME!!!! What a stunner..... You might remember this ad campaign.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 Fancy outdoing the Stolly at Chumley? Withams have a sale on warch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 Isn't 'light tank' an oxymoron? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 A shiter writes.... Austat, Remspoor, mk2_craig and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayts450 Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 mk2_craig, Tenmil Socket, dome and 5 others 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 1 hour ago, High Jetter said: Isn't 'light tank' an oxymoron? Not when this one is comes in at a smidgen over 8 tonnes and a a Challenger MBT can hit 70 tonnes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 Hmm, so not exactly light, but lighter. Like Lurpack Remspoor and Noel Tidybeard 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 28.5 litres & 300bhp in 1910 Wow, I bet that scared the horses 11ccbf50902b0284520b2c30acb7dc9b.mp4 anonymous user, Minimad5, Remspoor and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 mitsisigma01, wuvvum, Minimad5 and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 On 5/24/2021 at 9:04 AM, Tadhg Tiogar said: You might remember this ad campaign.... My Grandad had a Blue 131 Supermirafiori Estate with beige interior in the 80's, my dad recalls it as being "water soluble". Remspoor and DSdriver 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 The weird thing about Mirafioris was that you could find a 7 year old that was ready to be scrapped, but there were some that stayed rust free. I suppose the Soviet steel was very inconsistent, and you would get terrible batches and sometimes really good ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSdriver Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 39 minutes ago, artdjones said: The weird thing about Mirafioris was that you could find a 7 year old that was ready to be scrapped, but there were some that stayed rust free. I suppose the Soviet steel was very inconsistent, and you would get terrible batches and sometimes really good ones. Does that apply to Lancia Betas and Fulvias? A question that has occasionally troubled my brain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 When I was in school,all those years ago, the lad in my year, who was the first to pass his driving test had a yellow Mirafiori. He was very popular for a short time, until in a triumph of enthusiasm over ability he put it on its roof and wrote it off. He had to retake his driving test and it was quite a while before his parents trusted him with a car again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minimad5 Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Bike passed MOT, not one advisory 🥳 Glad it did, done feck all mileage on it really. Mild grump - Battery not covered under warranty twosmoke300, Banger Kenny, Jerzy Woking and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 23 hours ago, andy18s said: Fancy outdoing the Stolly at Chumley? Withams have a sale on It'll go for double that or more; CVR(T)s, especially the ones with turrets that look like tanks despite not being tanks, are very popular due to being driveable on the road and not being 60 tonnes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 2 hours ago, artdjones said: The weird thing about Mirafioris was that you could find a 7 year old that was ready to be scrapped, but there were some that stayed rust free. I suppose the Soviet steel was very inconsistent, and you would get terrible batches and sometimes really good ones. There was probably also the pleasingly-random element of build quality brought in by the assembly line workers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 3 hours ago, artdjones said: The weird thing about Mirafioris was that you could find a 7 year old that was ready to be scrapped, but there were some that stayed rust free. I suppose the Soviet steel was very inconsistent, and you would get terrible batches and sometimes really good ones. My gran had two Supermirafioris, had to get them Ziebarted and they lasted a surprisingly long time. She only kept cars for 2 years at the time, mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainrcz Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 The charging connector in my phone has broken. So I've had to spend some money. Cock. And I've just realised I've posted this in the wrong thread. Even better. Remspoor, stonedagain, adw1977 and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isopon Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 I was going through some old treads and I found this image- removed as an advisory now🤣 (for RJ04ZYX) clayts450, Minimad5 and SRi05 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Ross Robinson knows fuck all Just watching millionaire Which state is the grand canyon in , nope Who does Ian McKellen play in X men , nope What is a Sopwith Camel , nope I think he's been living in a cave but still managed to walk away with 8k Cheggers and Low Horatio gearbox 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Anyone else see what I see in this Western Digital advert for computer storage. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=962500377896964 Vantman, privatewire, Skizzer and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Disco? 🤣 Something about a meeting on Tuesday? myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 robinmasters, Three Speed, Floatylight and 11 others 3 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainrcz Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 I bought a new Samsung Galaxy A210 or something. It's shiny and sleek, and has an iridescent blue rear panel. 5!?! cameras apparently too. And... It's also fucking annoying me already. I just want my phone to be like my PC. I want the shit I want. And the shit I don't want, can go away. I don't want to download and sign up for Tik Tok, I don't want Netflix, I don't want Samsung Galaxy store. We'll get there, eventually. myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 2 minutes ago, iainrcz said: I want the shit I want. And the shit I don't want, can go away. Download Holo Launcher from the play store. Its a new overlay for the UI which allows you to hide apps that you can't install. Its brilliant. iainrcz and mk2_craig 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 I’ve rejoined Twitter for the first time in several years and am quite enjoying it. Having fun trolling Aston Martin. Vantman, somewhatfoolish, Wilko220 and 28 others 12 1 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheefag Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 £20 - Tidy Remspoor, mk2_craig, privatewire and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 6 minutes ago, Sheefag said: £20 - Tidy Guessing that's pre-1995 solder.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Just now, Tadhg Tiogar said: Guessing that's pre-1995 solder.... I hope so , I have a shit load of the full fat stuff in the garage ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 2 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: Guessing that's pre-1995 solder.... Ah, the smell of hot rosin flux. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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