spike60 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 My 1.9D was spot on in the bad winter (2010?) with new battery and heater plugs, a little Trojan. Don't buy cheap Ebay heater plugs, they were shit. I think the drivers door switch fires the heater plugs once anyway. I think when the plugs fail they open circuit, you can check by taking the leads off and putting a meter between the threaded post and any earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panhard65 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Killed my iPhone with the LR (by accident) today. Left it on the wing top and it vibrated off then got run over. And I don't really give a shit... I've wasted too much time dicking about on FB or trying to get on the interweb, trying to find somewhere to charge it etc etc. Would like to think I could function in an olde worlde stylee but guess I will need to buy another phone; a fucking basic one.Try to find a SamsungGT-B2710. They don't seem to stock them anywhere any more but there are plenty of new ones turn up on ebay. I have had mine 3 years which is a first for me to find a phone that can put up with being dropped in buckets of water run over etc. It can get on the internet but is pretty shit at it. It lasts a week on a charge as well. I have bought myself a spare one for when it finally dies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Civic started making a banging today on the motorway. My shitey senses started tingling running through all the issues in my head. By time I stopped and checked exhaust etc I had conjured up rear suspension failure. After finding nothing amiss I continue on journey, until I had a eureka moment. Missus moog fitted an antenna topper so she could find the beast in the car park. At 65mph this bangs on the roof! Best fix evah! TS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Met with a good mate tonight and drove a 3.0 Triumph Stag V8 which is run as a daily Driving cars like makes me wonder I bother persisting with 800s. But then 800s are too deep under my skin for me to easily chuck them away... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 The local round table people have a Santa that tours round town for the kids! I saw them at the side of the road having a fag earlier when I nipped out, they've sleighed up some sort of trailer, and pull it round with a navara. Never seen it before, its a great idea. Eva nearly wet herself with glee when they came down our road, Santa said he was checking there were enough children in our road to warrant filling the big sleigh up and driving over from Lapland! I did laugh at them as the poor bastard driving the navara reversed back out of our road, basically one long corner with cars parked down one side, with no rear visibility at all! A few people helped him. Now have an excited child before bedtime though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drum Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 I was scrolling through some pics from earlier this year and came upon this one.Unlike some on here, I like e-types and this one belongs to a pal.The grin though is that as we drove through the town, almost everyone stopped and stared, pointed, gasped etc. Not at the jag but at my allegro! Cavcraft, Banger Kenny, oman5 and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Work of art the E-type, beautiful looking cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Indeed. Pure beauty that steadily got uglier and uglier. Unlike the XJ-S, which steadily got prettier. Pretty rare that I reckon. Cavcraft, Rusty_Rocket, saucedoctor and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philibusmo Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Just finished watching the new episode of Black Mirror, which is not only an excellent program which I recommend everyone to watch (from episode 1 series 1) but also this time featured a Microcar MC2 and a Rover 200 in SD3 flavour. This show has excellent shite credentials. Inspector Morose and jmsguzzi 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Morose Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 So did I. That 200 was mint! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinmasters Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Every time I see this Boots advert I think this woman is wrapping up twenty Superkings for some lucky child. vulgalour, Lord Sterling, Conrad D. Conelrad and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I've since swapped the engine for an earlier cast iron one (75cc?). Which runs on the dellorto carb off the original one at full beans, but won't idle. I have 2 of the zenith carbs, but they're in very poor condition. Think dumped in a garden for 10 years. I've tried a week soaking in paraffin, and am now on day 3 of buzzing them in the ultrasonic cleaner and tons of crap still keeps coming out Yeah, the cast iron ones are 75cc.. great long throw, huge torque. If you get to the point you can think about using the Zeniths.. better too, if you need to procedure to set them up spot on (see how mine settles from full tilt down to a steady idle?) let me know It does involve pulling the bottom of and making sure the big end bolts are tight againdt the oil dipper and clamped with the tab washers because it includes some really quite high RPM Be prepared to give the neighbors the irrits! Always makes me grin --Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUNO Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Yesterday I was grinning over the Irish Kayak carrier, so today I had better put the story as right as I can.POLICE RED-FACED OVER IRISH KAYAK BLUNDER http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/64246065/Police-red-faced-over-Irish-kayak-blunder And yes the wind was a howling gale ! Rusty_Rocket 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSdriver Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I've just tried the BBC's global fuel price calculator. Apparently I could save over £90 by filling up in Venezuela. How much would it cost to get there and back by car?http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30507970 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 The local round table people have a Santa that tours round town for the kids! I saw them at the side of the road having a fag earlier when I nipped out, they've sleighed up some sort of trailer, and pull it round with a navara. Never seen it before, its a great idea. Eva nearly wet herself with glee when they came down our road, Santa said he was checking there were enough children in our road to warrant filling the big sleigh up and driving over from Lapland! I did laugh at them as the poor bastard driving the navara reversed back out of our road, basically one long corner with cars parked down one side, with no rear visibility at all! A few people helped him. Now have an excited child before bedtime though...We've had one for years, he appears in the Christmas parade and then tours all the estates over the next couple of weeks and the kiddies love it. Our Santa outshites yours though as he travels in an old LDV Convoy with a cottage on the back and waves from the chimney beko1987 and mat_the_cat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 today whilst i was checking the earth on mrs fp's escort headlight, i caught glimpse of this coming towards me KruJoe and vulgalour 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 also saw santa driving a bus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I've spotted some ace things today. Such as this happy scene. And this Amazon, which I passed while hooning in the 2CV yesterday. Wonder if it's local. But get the flags out for this MGB Utility complete with sporty body-coloured bumpers! Asimo, DVee8, cobblers and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Its not often i see lights worse than the e30.. i highly suspect those lights are modelled on black holes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scruff Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I'm supposed to be writing but Phillipa Vale is on Bergerac, I want to go back to Jersey c. 1987 and marry her please. YUM M'coli, HMC, DSdriver and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Its not often i see lights worse than the e30.. i highly suspect those lights are modelled on black holesPeople use e30 lights as upgrades on capri's so imagine how bad the originals are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 today whilst i was checking the earth on mrs fp's escort headlight, i caught glimpse of this coming towards me Ahh Haa.... I followed a silver Vectra, up the Spine Road, the other morning. Tried to get a phottie (difficult as I was driving & laughing..!!) >> basically the same level of muppeteering BUT he had some sort of '12foot plastic soffit' out of the pass window, about 6 bits, and they began to split apart & waft - like peely cheese strings - and then he lost his bottle and he pulled into the lay by. TS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Was it someone on here😊http://elitedaily.com/humor/husband-draws-penis-wifes-white-board-every-day-entire-year-video/ KruJoe, catsinthewelder and Alan_Green 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUNO Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 NO..that dickhead has absolutely no class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_Green Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Superbad inspired? You can buy a coffee table book of these drawings too.http://youtu.be/fzuvQXDUybE?t=50s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wackeldackel Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Very good, brings to mind the old joke about the teacher. On monday morning, she went into the classroom, and on the corner of the blackboard someone had drawn a penis. Quickly she grabbed the blackboard duster and wiped the drawing away, and hoped none of the pupils saw. On Tuesday the same thing happened, but this time the drawing had grown a little bigger and more detailed. Quickly she wiped the board and blushed a little, she was sure one of the pupils had noticed. On Wednesday morning the little doodle had taken over almost half the blackboard. She wiped and wiped with the duster and was visibly embarrassed. The sight that greeted her on Thursday morning was enormous, taking up the whole blackboard, drawn in great detail. She tried as best she could not to get embarrassed as she wiped the board clean and vowed to arrive extra early the next day to catch the culprit.Friday morning, an hour before the bell rang for the first lesson, the teacher went to the classroom and opened the door, dreading what might be doodled on the blackboard. But instead of any more anatomical images she was greeted by the words "The more you rub it, the bigger it gets" Lord Sterling and STUNO 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Any motoring and hot beverage enthusiast would be delighted to receive The Mike Brewer, a coffee machine based around the popular* Wheeler Dealers star which, at the push of a button, invites you to ‘old aaahhht your ‘aaaand and then pours scalding hot liquid onto it. Cavcraft, Craig the Princess, Ghosty and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuke Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Simon Stahlenhag's pictures. Some of the most utterly beautiful 'left-field' artwork I've seen. Plenty of bonus shite content too. Fat_Pirate, cms206, Stanky and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 The Saab 900 with dropships one is brilliant - I'd love that on a massive canvas in the front room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlabamaShrimp Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Those paintings are amazing. The cars give it a much better sense of realism. Wish I could draw/paint like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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