What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[320touring]

Little brothers stag do in Edinburgh this weekend, will be a sensible* restrained* experience.

WiFi on the train is fantastic, well impressed Autoshite is a great way to spend time traveling. May not be up to posting for 48 hours.

If you need Bailed don't call me;)

[mat_the_cat]

 

[Jazoli]

I was 3 last time I was there. I'm sure it will be exciting*. Is it worse than Blackpool?

It's much worse than Blackpool, there is nothing there apart from a statue on the seafront and the polo tower, the whole town is a dumping ground for the unemployed and feckless, you'll just have to get very very very very pissed

[eddyramrod]

The sun's out.

 

Doesn't take much, does it?

[KruJoe]

Mat, have l missed the back-story to that letter from Swansea?

If not, I think we'd all like to hear it, or at least what you told them!

[mat_the_cat]

No back-story mentioned on here, but all I did was explain the circumstances and to my amazement it seems like a bit of common sense has been applied! I will refrain from DVLA bashing for at least a short while...

[Asimo]

Saw a beige BX doing school-run duty this afternoon

and 

got a pic. of this Standard at last.

 

I have been seeing it all winter at commute time, rain and shine, salt and fog. There is another hero using a P2 Rover for winter commuting but no snap of that. Yet.

[Cavcraft]

Awarded myself a virtual e-pat on the back for some pretty ELITE SKILLZ YO! ANPR dodging, I just discovered the vehicle in question is MOT'd and taxed anyhow.

[beko1987]

Massive Kebab mmmmmm

[Ghosty]

Might want to censor that letter a bit, Mat...

[Pillock]

Might want to send it back and ask them to sign it, the lazy buggers.

[trigger]

I was in Cornwall earlier this week for a few days to see family, My sisters partner owns this stunning XR2 and it was the first time I've got to see it.

 

It's a unrestored 39000 mile example what was owned by just one lady before him (he's had it 11 years), He took me for a ride in it, i forgot what fun these little cars are, it's surprisingly nippy and that exhaust rasp is very infectious, I'm not sure it's worth £8000+ like people are asking but it's left me kicking myself for turning down the black A reg one i got offered with 40k on the clock back in 2001 for £500!.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[michael1703]

That looks mint, the tape doodah on the dash.... I remember them, was that an option or aftermarket addition?

[andrew e]

Fischer C-box innit!

[andrew e]

Trigger that is fabulous! Quite common round here too when I learnt to drive, I don't think anyone in Essex ever bought poverty spec.

[trigger]

That was a aftermarket option fitted by the first owner.

[michael1703]

Today I mot'd the blue thing

 

The guy drove it from turkey to mine, a distance of 4,200KM's

 

Guess how many failures ?

 

[trigger]

Thats a long way to drive for a Mot.

[andrew e]

7

[michael1703]

There's 7 in the front axle alone, I abandoned the test because I couldn't be arsed, I just wrote a "to do" list instead.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratchet strap holding the engine in

 

 

 

Soldered brake pipes

 

 

This is body filler

 

 

A snippet of my list:

 

 

Front axle rotten and patched in places inadequately and skimmed with filler and under sealed over,steering idler arc welded up with bits of angle iron,osf lwr arm arc welded,steering play,wheel bearing play,handbrake cable routed over the axle,no brake lights,no side or tail light on near side,number plate light not working,headlight lenses on upside down (lhd anyway) upper and lower ball joint dust seals torn on both sides,body filler in chassis,both rear brake pipes have been soldered,rear flexi perished,battery insecure

[trigger]

Jesus! And he drove all that way like that!

[MarvinsMom]

no mot's needed in turkey....

[xtriple]

I am feeling sorry for myself so I have been scoffing Haribo sour things and they are fucking lovely.... best bit is: the dogs don't like them so I get to eat the sodding things all to myself!

[myglaren]

Went to Lidl this evening, a tale in itself.  Got the bags out of the boot and as I walked away the car wouldn't lock.  Thought "Oh well" and left it - the chevrons protect it from potential thieves.

 

When I got back after shopping discovered the reason it wouldn't lock - drivers door left open 

Kindle was on the front seat too.

[Urko]

Found out I was papped by Pillock on the M1 last Sunday (see lazy spotters thread).

[Lord Sterling]

Today I mot'd the blue thing

The guy drove it from turkey to mine, a distance of 4,200KM's

Guess how many failures ?

I take it it's the Greeny-Blue van that was driven from Turkey? If so, the '33' denotes that it's from the Mersin province of Turkey, about 280 miles from the capital Ankara.

 

Number '34' province is Istanbul where I met Lady_Sterling, also '34' province in France is Languedoc-Roussillon is where I lived before I went to Istanbul, Turkey.

[mercrocker]

Stuck in traffic in Salisbury yesterday.....Normally avoid the place but had to go to Burlen to pick up a new float chamber union.   Waiting at one of the 249 red lights on a roundabout I saw a grubby, tired looking white DB6 hooning across the opposite junction and up toward the A36.   Bloody fantastic sight and sound and so much better than seeing it gleaming in a white room somewhere.

[beko1987]

london later, enforced fully paid for company pissup!

[DVee8]

One of my mates has just sent me this.Sunderland remembered around 1993.

 

[xtriple]

I ordered a set of spark plugs at 1:00 A.M. Friday morning (so, no one at work) and they arrived this morning! That's good service in my book. However, they were cheaper than anyone else so now I am worrying that they are fake.... I love being me!