auntiemaryscanary Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 2 hours ago, Wack said: A mate is in Jamaica, I asked how it was 32° at 09:30 Just sent me this picture I replied 7° feels like 3° here Yeah but it looks right breezy over there. No chance of your bins blowing over! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 7 hours ago, High Jetter said: Expenses paid? Hell no! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyesWeldedShut Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 7 hours ago, auntiemaryscanary said: I replied 7° feels like 3° here (grogee said really) Feels like nothing here this morning - I'd take the 32 degree breeze any day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 On 07/03/2024 at 22:44, HillmanImp said: Just on Whatsapp talking to my mate, telling him about the new mountain bike I've just ordered and I got a text through saying that I've won a 1980s Raleigh BMX on one of those online roffle things. WTF am I going to do with that? Anyone got a roofrack, Volkswagen and pineapple for sale? They do seem to sell for good money on ebay. Whether this is a desirable one or not I'll have to check. Plus I'll need to see what condition its in when it gets here. I rarely enter these things, I was just at work and the system went on a go slow so got bored, went on my phone and had a punt on this. I might be keeping this, well I say me, Imp Jr. Top tube looks too short for me even with my short stature but it may well be a good fit for him. After discussing it with him, we've tentatively agreed that if he likes it, I'm gonna swap it for 2 of his bikes that he's too big for now which I can then sell in place of this one. Thats my BMX at the back for scale which I bought in my mid 40s, the aptly names wethepeople 'Crysis'. The small ones a Raleigh performance 14, reckon I could get £75 for it or something? It was £250 new I think and is in good nick. The slightly larger one is a wethepeople seed. These are £500 new, maybe £175? As the Raleigh isn't massively desirable, its probably worth £400? So I'm probably only £150 down compared to if I sold it and we've got rid of 2 bikes that aren't used anymore and one cool as milk retro BMX. Doesn't seem like a terrible idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goosey Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 although it looks bad, I’m actually very happy this came out without snapping off. now to find an M8.1 tap to chase the threads Banger Kenny, Rustybullethole and Rust Collector 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 Jeremy Clarkson sings Angels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 On 08/03/2024 at 16:06, Popsicle said: Sports steering wheels in vans are ace - deffo increase power too! 100% agree. Here's my Kangoo Genuine Momo from an Integrale apparently 😳 It now has the correct Momo horn push. Rust Collector, privatewire, Popsicle and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil1971 Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 Facebook algorithms gave me a laugh the other day, popping up a video of a red Fiat 500 drowning in a ford, followed immediately by a red Fiat 500 for sale, fortunately not the same one. Remspoor, Yoss and myglaren 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sham Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 A clean MOT pass on a 14 year old 140k mile Skoda workhorse. That's the previous 3 years motoring for £85 per year plus fuel, oil, filters and insurance. Can't help but grin at that, and long may it continue. Tickman, rainagain, GrumpiusMaximus and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 MiniMinorMk3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
808 Estate Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 adw1977, Remspoor and High Jetter 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 9 minutes ago, 808 Estate said: That's so 20th century Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morris 63 Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 17 minutes ago, 808 Estate said: My OH is in the US at the moment. She sent me this snap from one of the shops her and her sister were browsing in, along with a strident "No, I didn't buy any!!" MiniMinorMk3, Joey spud, Remspoor and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 *sorry will go away now @Parky Banger Kenny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Don't know whether @Tommyboy12 knows but he unintentionally features in an Aronline article about base model Montegos (sort of). "The A Plus was never offered in the Montego estate, although there is one on the road with a perplexing engine downgrade". 😆 GrumpiusMaximus, High Jetter, horriblemercedes and 5 others 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 i was thinking thats not a gti but when you go round the other side - has alloys @Schaefft does he explain why? (theres no subtitles) also looks like hes at one of the remise places /nerd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EspenO Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 It’s looking a lot like the one in Berlin (Classic Remise) @hairnet He’s saying the wider TRX alloys on the other side are optional, but I can’t make out the last part. hairnet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Yeah, apparently the steelies with trims are the original wheels while the alloys would be optional equipment. In his opinion the alloys give the car a whole different presence. hairnet and EspenO 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 one way onto isle of wight in the car 118 quid on the bike 34 cant do it until the week before cos have to wait for the weather been in the car before but that was for a week - for 2 hours on the island 120 charlies seems a bit steep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Daily Mirror report on a growing anti tourist movement in Spain , quoted Malaga bar owner Dani Drunko . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommyboy12 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 17 hours ago, Matty said: Don't know whether @Tommyboy12 knows but he unintentionally features in an Aronline article about base model Montegos (sort of). "The A Plus was never offered in the Montego estate, although there is one on the road with a perplexing engine downgrade". 😆 Well now I need to go an lose several hours reading ARO again... Matty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 There is a huge satisfaction to be had from realising that the correct tool for a job is expensive. However you can attack a £15 one with the grinder for ten minutes and it should work just fine. Especially grin worthy when it does work exactly as planned. vulgalour and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 I've just been into Warrington town centre for the first time in ages, completely dead I'm thinking some foreign investors have been looking at a map of the UK upside down so they think Warrington is in the south Banger Kenny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 One of my biggest stresses about moving back up north was the cost of just stuff in general. I don't have the best relationship with money, I'd rather it didn't exist and I dislike having to strive to acquire a certain amount of it every week but until a better alternative arrives I suppose I'll just have to tolerate it. Anyway, one of my big fears was just being able to afford enough food to be healthy because I've been used to Kent prices. Kent prices, it turns out, are actually insane. Being able to eat healthily and within my budget is kind of a big deal for me. Also, next month I'm checking out the local gym since my old one doesn't have a location up here and if it's as good as it looks on paper, that's going to be half the price for the same equipment and better opening hours (it's a 24/7 one, which I wasn't expecting outside of a big city). This week has felt much more stable. Routines are re-establishing themselves and a lot of my fears of going back into rented accomodation haven't been realised which in turn is helping me stay more focused and productive with work. Makes it a lot easier to stay positive about things. Remspoor, Floatylight, Rust Collector and 18 others 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyslexic Viking Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Today has been the best day I've had in a long time, I got money back on the taxes, and I've had the highest temperature since October with close to plus 10. And best of all, dad and I have now got something we've been dreaming about and wanting for years a small wheel loader. It is Chinese and electric but this brand has been sold in Norway for a long time and has a good reputation and we have a dealer close by who seems good so it is worth taking the chance on and it has exceeded expectations so far .And it may look like a toy but is bigger than it looks and can lift 500kg. Have tested it on snow removal today and am very happy with it so far. artdjones, Datsuncog, Supernaut and 28 others 31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 so reading gandinis wiki looking down the list of stuff designed reliant fw11 didnt know that - thought it might be not a car or summat apols if been nerded before oh and the nostrils on modern beemers? gandinis fault Snake Charmer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Charmer Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 10 minutes ago, hairnet said: reliant fw11 Thankfully they stopped on the TW postcodes with the Bond Bug at TW11. TW18/19 could have been an Ali G special with a yellow bifocal windscreen. CaptainBoom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 2 minutes ago, Snake Charmer said: fw11 is that where frank got inspiration from Snake Charmer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Charmer Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 8 minutes ago, hairnet said: is that where frank got inspiration from Brilliant! 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 4 hours ago, Dyslexic Viking said: will the zetor get a go at that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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