What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[richardmorris]

Enjoyed finding time to semi-recreate this photo today:

 

What Car? Road Test Yearbook Oct. 1992 - Hoxne Village Store, then by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

I realised it was taken at a village not far from me. Sadly, I didn't have a Colt or a Clio available (slightly less sad in the case of the latter).

 

Sunny at Hoxne Village Store, now by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Of even more importance was booking the Camry Estate to be collected and taken for an MoT/lookover at a local garage, with a view to getting it back on the road. That's happening next weekend, I'll try and spend an hour or two on it in the meantime and knock off some of the easier/more obvious jobs. For example, it might help if the front and rear plates matched....

 

Complete with modern fly tipping!

[xtriple]

I seem to recall there was much mirth at my expense when I paid silly money for a pair of vents for the wings of my car. Well, I can now better that... I have been having chats with the editor of 'The Spirit' who is featuring my old dollop in the next issue and he has been hassling me (gently) to spend MORE money on my car. Apparently I 'need' mesh radiator grill and the Mulliner exhaust tip.

 

Now he has this tip which is an oval stainless steel finisher that goes over the original twin pipes, imagine something you'd buy in Halfords or Ripspeed for about £30 and think you'd been robbed. Anyway, the 'proper' part is £430 odd... for a stainless tailpipe!

 

Oh yes and a bit of chicken wire to go in my original grill frame is £850 odd!

 

Bollox to that!

 

In other news, my mate is talking to me again. Words have been spoken twixt him and his other half and he is allowed to talk to me now. Was good to catch up and take the piss out of him and the fact (now established) that he is under the thumb, hen pecked and a poof  

[richardmorris]

Not so much mirth about the expenditure, but sheer astonishment about the cost. Anyway, what does it look like now and are you happy? If good and yes, then who cares?

[Cheggers]

Didn't Mike & Edd fit a mesh grille to the Bentley they tarted up on Wheeler Dealers? - I seem to recall they went second-hand or pattern due to the extraordinary cost of a genuine new one

 

 

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[Tamworthbay]

Sorted:

 

http://www.screwfix.com/p/apollo-50mm-galvanised-wire-netting-0-6-x-10m/55438?kpid=55438&cm_mmc=Google-_-Product%20Listing%20Ads-_-Sales%20Tracking-_-sales%20tracking%20url&gclid=Cj0KEQiAt9vEBRDQmPSow-q5gs8BEiQAaWSEDh5k4qxJp2UiNocYBg5vNi2cOwozwSZ4WQ57trb1FuoaAlev8P8HAQ

 

With enough left over to sell a few on.

[richardmorris]

£850!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bentley-Grill-with-original-maskot-And-Mesh-Flying-B-UB71743-Mulsanne-Brooklands-/162383431406?hash=item25cece86ee:g:qV0AAOSwEzxYS-hw

[Skizzer]

£850!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bentley-Grill-with-original-maskot-And-Mesh-Flying-B-UB71743-Mulsanne-Brooklands-/162383431406?hash=item25cece86ee:g:qV0AAOSwEzxYS-hw

For £850 I'd want 'grille' and 'mascot' spelled correctly.

[Richard]

He got "B" right, what more do you want?

[Bren]

Just called round at my mate's dads ( he's in his 80's) to borrow his booster pack.

He told me that as he never uses it I cam have it ( I was going to buy one). I will keep it charged up in case he or my mate ever need it.

 

 

However, I am grumpy because national tyres took over £300 off him for four budget tyres for his note. Twats.

[155V6]

When I worked at MFI,me and 2 other lads had a Sierra 4x4 which we used for trackdays.It used to run a bit hot,so we made a Cosworth grille by cutting a hole in the front panel & filling it with some wire mesh from a returned kitchen door .It was indistinguisable from the real thing 

[Guest Hooli]

When I worked at MFI,me and 2 other lads had a Sierra 4x4 which we used for trackdays.It used to run a bit hot,so we made a Cosworth grille by cutting a hole in the front panel & filling it with some wire mesh from a returned kitchen door .It was indistinguisable from the real thing 

 

I did that with a XR4i, it was cheaper, easier & looked better than fixing the leccy fan.

[garbaldy]

However, I am grumpy because national tyres took over £300 off him for four budget tyres for his note. Twats.

Friend just had two fitted on his note and they cost £154 fitted they are 185/55/16 so not exactly cheep.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

I seem to recall there was much mirth at my expense when I paid silly money for a pair of vents for the wings of my car. Well, I can now better that... I have been having chats with the editor of 'The Spirit' who is featuring my old dollop in the next issue and he has been hassling me (gently) to spend MORE money on my car. Apparently I 'need' mesh radiator grill and the Mulliner exhaust tip.

 

Now he has this tip which is an oval stainless steel finisher that goes over the original twin pipes, imagine something you'd buy in Halfords or Ripspeed for about £30 and think you'd been robbed. Anyway, the 'proper' part is £430 odd... for a stainless tailpipe!

 

Oh yes and a bit of chicken wire to go in my original grill frame is £850 odd!

 

Bollox to that!

 

In other news, my mate is talking to me again. Words have been spoken twixt him and his other half and he is allowed to talk to me now. Was good to catch up and take the piss out of him and the fact (now established) that he is under the thumb, hen pecked and a poof

 

Don't put a mesh grille on , they're unbelievably tacky. But if you did.

These are exactly* the same, I've got one in my shed that I took off my old estate and replaced with the proper Ventora lookalike grille. You'd have to buy the 'B' sticker off eBay though.

[richardmorris]

Currently watching a rubbish ray winstone film " the hot potato" set in th sixties, but the cars are brilliant. Looks of 2cv, h Van, mark 2 jags and mercs etc. Oh and a Peugeot just got rolled.

[xtriple]

I have no intentions of buying the mesh grill - I did make one for a car (sons Skyline, rip) which looked great to be honest and that was genuine, chicken wire from B and Q! Cost about £4... The exhaust tip is another thing on the 'I'd rather burn in hell than buy this shit' list I don't even like them as they look, to me at least, a bit chavy, just as if some pillock has bought a barry boy exhaust and stuck it on a Bentley!

[xtriple]

Currently watching a rubbish ray winstone film " the hot potato" set in th sixties, but the cars are brilliant. Looks of 2cv, h Van, mark 2 jags and mercs etc. Oh and a Peugeot just got rolled.

 

I thought it was good! Not great but alright indeed if just for Mr Winstone and the cars.

[richardmorris]

Well ray is always watchable. As a chemist though they'd all be throwing up by now with radiation poisoning oh there's just been a nice Citroen ID.

[Lord Sterling]

I partly watched 'Shed and Buried' today, I think it's gonna be my new Sunday early afternoon viewing. 2 blokes walkimg around and peering into old sheds and buying stuff to make a bit of money on. Today they found an old barn full of cars which included an old Roller, W126 Merc, a couple of 70s Mini Clubmans and all other assorted chod. One of the chaps even did a "wollard" on an old Land-Rover Series 2. They ended up buying a Vauxhall VX420 fitted with a roll cage. It was sold for a bit of profit to someone who is going to restore it to its former glory.

[Guest Hooli]

That should be a brilliant show, but I can't stand Herny Cole

[Guest Hooli]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fucking,_Austria

 

I've been there & the only reason go is a pic with the sign, but it still makes me grin like a 10 year old when it's mentioned. To top it off, we found a place called Dick about 3 miles away!

[hairnet]

been to twatt fucking wankum also

 

cock bridge in scotland and kok in the netherlands

[Guest Hooli]

Aye I've been to Twatt and Dull.

[oldcars]

Went to a night out with my wife's work. These things are normally awful but this once was class. Free bar, folk were great to. Chatted about cars a bit. DJ Baz finished off with this classic old track.

 

 

He even shouted "Here we Here we Here we go" Reminded me of nights out in the mid 90s.

[hairnet]

Aye I've been to Twatt and Dull.

There's mong in Ireland there's eejit but don't need to go there as svm make up for that * ducks * runs

[John F]

^ The Muff Diving Club is well known within BSAC circles

 

My grin today is that my 1997 Disco 300 TDi has just completed its 5th consecutive annual trip to Austria with flying colours. Not bad for an old nail.

[John F]

It seems that South West Germany has formed an opinion on one of Autoshite's regular contributors...

 

[Pillock]

Today's grin is courtesy of Dave Aspley, mobile mechanic extraordinare and all round lovely bloke.

Fitted a cambelt and wasserpump to the daily in a couple of hours, gave me a lift into town and back, and even taught me something new - my car has an aux heater!

 

Highly recommended if you're anywhere near Nuneaton. Or further!

[Cavcraft]

I looked and saw how much my breakdown cover was costing me before as I was going through my Direct Debits. I rang the RAC, cancelled it immediately and told them it was far too much money etc. I quoted Green Flag as being shit loads cheaper and wasn't going to take no for an answer, all that sort of gubbins.

Then I rang Green Flag and discovered their cover was basically just dog shit on toast (it's load of shit if you want cover on motors more than 16 years old) so I did the honourable thing and rang the RAC back and took a new policy out.

 

TL:DR that's an hour of my life getting back the same thing I started with, so basically just out-knobheaded myself. Again. 

[bub2006]

Today's grin is courtesy of Dave Aspley, mobile mechanic extraordinare and all round lovely bloke.

Fitted a cambelt and wasserpump to the daily in a couple of hours, gave me a lift into town and back, and even taught me something new - my car has an aux heater!

 

Highly recommended if you're anywhere near Nuneaton. Or further!

I've been saying that for donkeys! One of the select few I trust to work on my cars

[DaveAspley]

Today's grin is courtesy of Dave Aspley, mobile mechanic extraordinare and all round lovely bloke.

Fitted a cambelt and wasserpump to the daily in a couple of hours, gave me a lift into town and back, and even taught me something new - my car has an aux heater!

 

Highly recommended if you're anywhere near Nuneaton. Or further!

 

Thanks Chris , and thanks for the reviews you've left on the web. Pleasure to be of service