What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[fordperv]

I like hearing about the people who do good work and take pride in it, you rarely hear the chuffed people, its always the unhappy people who make noise

[richardmorris]

That's true. Getting a thank you is like blood out of a stone.

[Pillock]

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

 

Because this:

 

I like hearing about the people who do good work and take pride in it, you rarely hear the chuffed people, its always the unhappy people who make noise

 

I deal with customer service a lot, and the sad fact is grumpy people shout louder than happy people so I aim to balance it out.

That said, all your reviews are five star anyway so you must be doing something right!

 

Spent the afternoon reading up on aux heaters in between five minute bursts of working.... seems it's there because that engine takes so long to warm up, but it might have a firing issue which is why it tried to smoke you out of your workshop. I've just got so used to keeping the heater on cool until the temp gauge starts to move, it might have been working all this time!

 

Also, there's a kit to turn it into a remote controlled "parking heater".... for £300! It looks pretty much the same deal as R75s etc got.

[cms206]

On holiday in the lakes for a week. 740 Turbo behaved impeccably all the way down. Oldest car on site too by about 25 years too.

 

 

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[andy18s]

Because this:

 

 

I deal with customer service a lot, and the sad fact is grumpy people shout louder than happy people so I aim to balance it out.

That said, all your reviews are five star anyway so you must be doing something right!

 

Spent the afternoon reading up on aux heaters in between five minute bursts of working.... seems it's there because that engine takes so long to warm up, but it might have a firing issue which is why it tried to smoke you out of your workshop. I've just got so used to keeping the heater on cool until the temp gauge starts to move, it might have been working all this time!

 

Also, there's a kit to turn it into a remote controlled "parking heater".... for £300! It looks pretty much the same deal as R75s etc got.

Is this the Disco 3?

If so then there's a guy on various LR facebook pages who is very well thought of with regards to upgrades on these

His name is Ian Bodsworth and we had him do a remap,gearbox software update,egr's deleted,3 flash indicators, clock in dash ect ect....

[STUNO]

Just a small grin. Coming home a few hours ago, i drove past a Parked Corvette about 50 yards from home,with a young lady exiting. I looked at her and her Corvette. It was only a RHD one so very very rare. I can't remember what she looked like though !

[DodgeRover]

Just a small grin. Coming home a few hours ago, i drove past a Parked Corvette about 50 yards from home,with a young lady exiting. I looked at her and her Corvette. It was only a RHD one so very very rare. I can't remember what she looked like though !

I bet it was an Aussie import, they seem to be the only place they get converted to RHD.

[cort1977]

I think all aussie states now prohibit lhd. Half of them can't manage to bring in a roadworthy test but steering wheel on the wrong side is far too dangerous!

[NorfolkNWeigh]

 

Parking spaces were so much bigger in the 70's. Bloody car park operators trying to get more spaces to make more money.....

[NorfolkNWeigh]

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

Don't fancy a day out in Milton Keynes do you?

Arosa electrical problem causing mayhem- VOR

206 CC - back box fell off, complete new exhaust in shed. VOR

C200 developed a massive misfire at MOT, still only failed on emissions- coil pack? VOR

 

On Friday my Merc is going in for transmission ECU (£800!!) and 3 of the taxed fleet unacpvailable, I need a decent mechanic and can't find one round here that is not either useless or cripplingly expensive.

 

I might just buy another car before Friday.

[Bobthebeard]

Owing to temporarily having three useable cars, the MG ZT has been sat unused on the drive for a few weeks. Now that the Honda Accord has been sold on we are back to two. Mrs Beard has taken the Saab to work today so I went out in the MG. Made me grin. What a lovely car to be in. Reminded me just how nice these things are. Went the long way round to the town centre and ended up driving 25 miles instead of the 2 miles actually required.

[Bobthebeard]

The rented house next door makes me grin. Just because stereotypes. We have lived in our (own) house for 7 years and have had three changes of neighbours since then. Each change results in similar folks. The woman is overweight, the man is skinny and wears a baseball cap permanently. Several kids etc. Always a dog that lives outside and barks a lot. Fat wife always yelling at dog/kids to 'fuckin get in here now' .

Asda van delivery once a week and fat wife always moaning about the stuff she ordered. Benefits innit.

Strange how these people seem to be always fat and have dogs/kids/snakes/cats/60inch TV/a bad attitude and let the house and garden go to ruin. Plus always a broken washing machine or a pile of soggy cardboard on the drive.

Gotta love stereotypes.

[garbaldy]

/\ I read that and though you where over egging it but come to think of it I know of two families that are as near as damn what you describe.

[Bobthebeard]

/\ I read that and though you where over egging it but come to think of it I know of two families that are as near as damn what you describe.

Tis true. Always the same!

I don't really mind as such. Just an observation.

Not sure why the woman is always fat, but they are.

[anonymous user]

The C15 is still on junk shifting duties and has now done over two thousand miles since I collected it in December.

Highlights of today's rummaging in the loft

 

This belongs to my sister it's been up the loft for about 50 years and it was nowhere near new when it went up there. I am really pleased with the hat I had for Christmas which has a built in torch, which was very useful when I had to crawl under the eaves

The trouble is I end up bringing junk back

[DVee8]

A great 25 min video from facebook

 

 

https://www.facebook.com/SunderlandOnFilm/videos/398323517188786/

 

Sorry i can't work out how to get the video from facebook.

[Mr A Lawrence]

Can't view Facebook vids.

 

Can't you download it so non Facebook users can see it?

[Mr A Lawrence]

This.

 

[vulgalour]

My list for the Princess' MoT

> connect fog lights

> connect number plate lights

> stick number plates on

> make the indicator lights work

> pump up the suspension

> fit the new tyres

> fit a new washer jet pump

> tune the carb.

> find the loose steering component

 

It's sooooo close!  It's making me happy now rather than frustrated.

[bramz7]

Flickr hero made my day with this amazing sight seen this month:

 

DFV 383C (2) & XVB 338G by Kevin Miller, on Flickr

 

What?! How?! So many questions...

[Guest Hooli]

About £1,000,000 of Escort there the way prices are going.

[michael1703]

Driving home last night I passed a vw golf which had gone into a ditch, I had a tow rope so pulled it out quite quickly and easily, it was funny, it looked a bit like the bus on the Italian job, it was perched at an angle with the rear wheels a foot or so off the road. If that had been an old normal height car it probably would have reversed out

[JeeExEll]

[JeeExEll]

Oh bugger.

[dave21478]

 

 

LOL. 

"slow down? nah mate, its a facking RANGEROVER innit? facking unstoppable innit; Four wheel drive will make it go anywhere....."

 

I love it when people find that 285/40/19 summer tyres might as well be ice skates for all the use they are in snow, all wheel drive or not.

[BavarianRetro]

[Guest Hooli]

There was a D4 in a ditch near me just like that recently. No idea how it wasn't even slippy.

[Bobthebeard]

Our new* Saab has now done almost a thousand miles since collection. All good so far. Now on 136,500 miles. Oil and filter change tomorrow, plus new rear brake pads.

Air filter and pollen filter soon. Also planned is a full transmission fluid change.

[bub2006]

Erm well. I seem to have acquired a modern vehicle. Small engine, cheap to run, and economical. Takes some of burden off the van as a daily driver

[Tamworthbay]

Erm well. I seem to have acquired a modern vehicle. Small engine, cheap to run, and economical. Takes some of burden off the van as a daily driver

I think I speak for everyone when I say............ PICS!!!!!