Richard Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 I saw someone towing a Rolls Royce Silver Spirit on a trailer behind a Frontera on the M40 today. It was snaking like a bastard at 40mph and made my stomach churn just thinking about it!!!! Luckily I was able to drive past it and think about summert else. WCPGW? http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/13341096.Vintage_Rolls_Royce_owner_had_car_for_just_hours_before_it_overturned_on_A350_near_Trowbridge/ John F and Lacquer Peel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 WCPGW? http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/13341096.Vintage_Rolls_Royce_owner_had_car_for_just_hours_before_it_overturned_on_A350_near_Trowbridge/ very scary, I think people forget just how heavy those old barges are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skattrd Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 You know when you buy a car and he seller has "lost/misplaced" the history and will send it on if they find it ... We all know the car has no history and they will never find it. The Volvo I recently bought came with a box file full of history and no such words from the seller. Today I got a fat hand written envelope in the post, which is not a common thing these days, so I curiously opened it: Yes, more history for the Volvo file. andrew e, Lacquer Peel, Bucketeer and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheggers Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 You bought a Volvo from Shane Ritchie?? Stanky and michael1703 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 The C70 I bought for £120 last month to break had loads of history,even loads of old insurance documents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrsix Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 I don't care if you think its wrong, you don't like it or its on its way to the scrapyard..... It makes me grin.... And if I saw it on the road I would be going mad, pointing, shouting and grinning from ear to ear...... and MrsD would be giving me that "grow up" look .......... Don't they have an aluminium bonnet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panhard65 Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 I saw someone towing a Rolls Royce Silver Spirit on a trailer behind a Frontera on the M40 today. It was snaking like a bastard at 40mph and made my stomach churn just thinking about it!!!! Luckily I was able to drive past it and think about summert else.When I bought my Spirit I trailered it the fist 100 odd miles home and they are bloody heavy. With the right trailer and tow car 50 is just about ok but I was using a 3.1 Trooper with a 17ft bed Brian James trailer. You really need to concentrate to keep the speed down or it will snake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 If not they definitely have plastic bumpers and mirror caps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 I saw someone towing a Rolls Royce Silver Spirit on a trailer behind a Frontera on the M40 today. It was snaking like a bastard at 40mph and made my stomach churn just thinking about it!!!! Luckily I was able to drive past it and think about summert else. The braked towing weight for a Frontera DTI is 2.8t, a Silver Spirit is 2.25t - it might have been within 2.8t if it was a light trailer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BavarianRetro Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 They're not the easiest things to move. I asked Brian James if it'd fit before taking this job. They said, "No". Banger Kenny, Lacquer Peel, The Moog and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 I bought some proper BMW mats with clips and a couple of folders containing some more BMW bumph that was missing from my set. The other folder was for receipts and MOT documents. Little things like this make me happy. srad34, anonymous user, beko1987 and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Lord 316i SE. beko1987, michael1703, Tamworthbay and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Arrggh, he's turning into a BMW slut now. He'll be too good to talk to us lot soon enough lol. beko1987, myglaren and Lord Sterling 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Morose Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Nah, he'll just stop indicating. Skizzer, purplebargeken, Banger Kenny and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerzy Woking Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Planning my annual trip to meet up with some mates living in the Czech Republic in May - this year it's in the home town of the original Budwieser. I'm going to ride my 125cc scooter there, just because............. Found I can put it and myself on a motorail train between Dusseldorf and Vienna for €168 return, meaning just a leisurely 5 hour ride from Coquells to Dusseldorf and a two hour from Vienna to Ceske Budejovice. This means iI can go out on Thursday morning and be home Monday evening. Sweet. I think a car is €90 each way for the same week ( plus €39 each way for your seat). Is ther a cheaper way to cross Europe (www.obb.at)? phil_lihp, dollywobbler and The Moog 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panhard65 Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Planning my annual trip to meet up with some mates living in the Czech Republic in May - this year it's in the home town of the original Budwieser. I'm going to ride my 125cc scooter there, just because............. Found I can put it and myself on a motorail train between Dusseldorf and Vienna for €168 return, meaning just a leisurely 5 hour ride from Coquells to Dusseldorf and a two hour from Vienna to Ceske Budejovice. This means iI can go out on Thursday morning and be home Monday evening. Sweet. I think a car is €90 each way for the same week ( plus €39 each way for your seat). Is ther a cheaper way to cross Europe (www.obb.at)?Ooooo what 125 scooter have you got. I have just the thing for a road trip to the Czech republic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerzy Woking Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 It's a modern I'm afraid - Yamaha Vity. What is it you have? I wanted to take my 1983 butchered CZ250 Custom but I doubt I will get it ready in time without lots of time spent on it which I don't have at the moment, as that needs to be spent on the Mercedes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panhard65 Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Ahhh I am just recommisioning a Tatran 125. No pictures on this computer though. It is a surprisingly good bike for an Eastern block design of the 60's it's very advanced with electric start and indicators. Jerzy Woking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 That sounds like a great adventure! Jerzy Woking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerzy Woking Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Really wanted to take the CZ. We did a group visit to the Jawa museum a couple of years ago, and they were the only ones I saw whilst there. All the Czech's I know all ride BMW GS's which is disappointing. Those Tatrans look great - are spares a problem? CZ and Jawa spares are so easy to get and not at all expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Anyone hereabout driving a blue M-reg Fiat Tipo past Burton College at around 1.45 on Thursday afternoon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doobietoo Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 went down the tip today to drop off some more crap in the PT and a bloke walked up to me and asked me if I wanted another PT...... for free...... picking it up in the week..... myglaren, andrew e, Tickman and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skattrd Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Is PT short for something other than a vehicle made by Chrysler? because if you've been offered a free PT cruiser then you might be posting in the wrong thread myglaren, nacho man, Aston Martin and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston Martin Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 C+E assessment next week. It's only an hour, but they give you the keys and just say go. No practise or pissing about first. I'm terrified of where the trailer ends up when cornering. I'm still going to class this as 'grin' for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Thank you everybody for looking out for Chompy and Bub. I wasn't involved in the accident and I feel selfish saying it but the outcome has hit me pretty hard today. Chompy's my little brother and Bub is a top bloke I respect, to have lost both together in one incident... It doesn't bear thinking about. To see the support, well wishes and even battle plans to get Bub mobile again is really heartwarming and just further proof of why being part of this community is so good. RobT, DVee8, privatewire and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston Martin Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 I was in a carpark when a Vantage drove behind me... Fuck the car unless it's the V12. This was V12 'white' but sounded like an angry bastard of a V8. The car is parked about 6 cars away and I can't see it, but I see a guy loitering, not sure of it was the driver or an admirer. As I'm leaving he has parked in two bays. Crummy private reg. I see no badging on the back, but I see the V12 bonnet vents. I also see an a4 piece of paper on the windscreen 'TWAT' DVLA results? 2005 V8, maybe the paper was correct. myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheggers Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Waking up to this view made me grin. Sent from my SM-N910F using Tapatalk Aston Martin, Bucketeer, andrew e and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Honda Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 CMPG â€@CMPG Feb 16 1/2 2 vehicles travelling together stopped travelling south on #M40 both seized as uninsured. Drivers arrested...... CMPG â€@CMPG Feb 16 2/2 for producing fake insurance documents. Wonder what 1st caught or eye!!! #hastobeseentobebelieved wuvvum, michael1703, andrew e and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Wana biy a mitsoobishee? Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Shotgun wedding Cheggers?... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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