What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Hey that chair looks comfy

[gm]

I fancied a bit of fresh air yesterday so took the mazda for a run up to glencoe and kicked the shit out of it - what a brilliant bit of road

 

 

very pretty

 

[taxi paul]

Well done Mr x triple. Hope your back never gave out on you. That chair looks comfy captain 70 's . I saved two glass lampshades from the tip last week. They are smoked glass from the 70's and very cool. My lady friend thinks they are hideous but she likes ikea so has no taste whatsoever. On that note me and my lady freind are doing well . I am going to be meeting and introduced to her grown up children in the next couple of weeks. She is a bit nervous about this but it will be fine. I am not a racist bigot or leach so I should get the seal of approval needed.

[angle]

I've just bought a house, which is a grin if only to mask the terror I'm feeling at having spent two people's life savings in one go.

 

However - I'm going to need to up my shite game to compete with the neighbours:

 

 

The XM appears to have had a bite taken out of the rear wing by a particularly large dog, and the A30 is everything people were worried would happen when the MOT exemption for old cars was brought in - it looks like a light parking knock would make it fall apart, clown-car style...

[fordperv]

today ive realised ive warped mrs fp, i was cleaning and tidying my shed, she popped down with a brew for me and i thought id test her, there was a section of exhaust pipe with the box cut off that i pulled out and popped on the floor, i asked her go on tell me what that fits, she looked at it and pondered and told me "its off a cortina backbox its the part that goes over the axle" she was spot on i asked her how she knew, she told me "well the bend is completely the wrong shape to be off a capri" what a woman

[Frogchod]

I'm in that there England tomorrow for a long weekend (usually a grump) But this time even more proper beer and curries will be demolished.

Might even go to Practical Classics show.

XM is doing wafting duties again. (not at same time as beer demolition)

[fordperv]

Turns out vauxhall have a sense of humour and support to its customers

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/cars/article-4356126/Vauxhall-names-yellow-paint-Maddox-car-colour-victim.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

[hairnet]

I'm in that there England tomorrow for a long weekend (usually a grump) But this time even more proper beer and curries will be demolished.

Might even go to Practical Classics show.

XM is doing wafting duties again. (not at same time as beer demolition)

bon vacance

 

je vais en irlande

[Guest Hooli]

 

They never get old.

[willswitchengage]

https://youtu.be/oqUlSw1uqaw

 

[Ghosty]

Got some random emails from MoneySupermarket this morning with quote prices in them for cars I'd enquired about in the past.

 

Seems owning and running a car for 2 months has reduced quote prices for me by about 50% - I could do a 2010 Bini for £750, or Old Man's A4 quattro for £1150.

 

I'd been thinking about getting something to have on a classic policy when funds permit, this seems like it's going to be all the more doable. 

 

[Spottedlaurel]

1) Picked-up a stack of 90x 1990s What Car? mag's off eBay for a mere £10 (sellers typically want anything from £2 up to £7 each for them). Bonus grin here is that a certain Southend-residing AS member is going to collect them for me and I'll get them from him in a week or two when I combine it with a birthday treat day out down that way.

 

2) I am now at last in a position where I can buy the parts for the Camry estate. Just placed a £320 order for a load of Blueprint/KYB stuff, now to book it in and get it fitted. With fingers crossed that they can fix everything with what I’ve bought, I’m going book it into the next RAF Marham trackday. For the sake of £70 it’s probably worth a speculative punt, and if not I’ll just go in one of the others and blag some rides out. Very pleased to be finally getting somewhere with it.

[cobblers]

[BavarianRetro]

 

[fordperv]

Double whammy spot that mrs fp took for you all earlier

 

Look at it peeking out from behind the stag

 

 

There it is

[twosmoke300]

Shamelessly stolen off Facebook but made me laugh

 

An engineer from Land Rover goes on an exchange visit to Toyota in Japan and watches the engineers developing the latest Land Cruiser bodyshell. He notices that on the workbench they have a cat in a small cage and he asks what it's for. The Japanese engineer tells him when they have finished a Land Cruiser they lock a cat in it and go home. If the cat has suffocated when they return in the morning they know the shutlines on the doors are up to their high standards. The LR guy likes this idea and when he gets back he takes a cat to work and locks it in a Defender and goes home for the night. When he returns in the morning the cat has gone.

[155V6]

I saw an UMM 4x4 being towed by a Transit yesterday while I was driving out of the yard at work.It was heading towards the pikey site which is behind where I work,maybe the kids will be driving it round the field instead of their quad bikes 

[Vin]

I've just watched this after getting it for my birthday...

 

'The Moon and the Sledgehammer'. It's excellent...

 

There are some wonderful gems from old man Page - It's OK having a kangaroo cos it will stand up and be able to drink a cup of tea...A monkey on the other hand would be a disaster. When you dismantle a magneto it will just steal the bits and you don't want that...

 

[Bianconeri]

Tomorrow is April 1st, the Goddess is insured. Serviced, charged the battery, started today, suspension went up....

 

Trouble is, it will probably rain tomorrow.

[Danblez]

That properly warms the cockles!

 

 

 

Turns out vauxhall have a sense of humour and support to its customers

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/cars/article-4356126/Vauxhall-names-yellow-paint-Maddox-car-colour-victim.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

[STUNO]

Alfa Romeos!  A call from Philibusmo and Petrolize this afternoon led them to my place to dump Phil's Alfa v6 at my house and borrow my 1994 Mazda to carry on their long journey to Auckland. Much water was consumed by the Alfa and a decision was made to swop for something reliable to save the head gaskets exploding. And goodbye to Petrolize , it has been a pleasure to know you. He will be back in Scottish land in about 2 1/2 weeks.

 

I have this delight to care for tonight, But they forgot to leave the keys.

 

 

And as Petrolize is leaving the country I can publish his photo without fear of retribution.

Philibusmo drives Petrolize to the Airport.

 

[Guest Hooli]

A dead Goona2 was causing traffic on my way home from work yesterday. I couldn't help but smile & think I'm glad I don't have one anymore.

[tooSavvy]

I am now at last in a position where I can buy the parts for the Camry estate. Just placed a £320 order for a load of Blueprint/KYB stuff, now to book it in and get it fitted. With fingers crossed that they can fix everything with what I’ve bought, I’m going book it into the next RAF Marham trackday. For the sake of £70 it’s probably worth a speculative punt, and if not I’ll just go in one of the others and blag some rides out. Very pleased to be finally getting somewhere with it.

Did you run any 'hard to source' parts through Mick's Garage, Ireland?

Got the full set of dampers for my Toyyo & cheap! - no local factor could find the part no... let alone an actual part!!

 

TS

[doobietoo]

[M'coli]

Alfa Romeos!  A call from Philibusmo and Petrolize this afternoon led them to my place to dump Phil's Alfa v6 at my house and borrow my 1994 Mazda to carry on their long journey to Auckland. Much water was consumed by the Alfa and a decision was made to swop for something reliable to save the head gaskets exploding. And goodbye to Petrolize , it has been a pleasure to know you. He will be back in Scottish land in about 2 1/2 weeks.

 

I have this delight to care for tonight, But they forgot to leave the keys.

 

phil & paul 002.JPG

 

And as Petrolize is leaving the country I can publish his photo without fear of retribution.

Philibusmo drives Petrolize to the Airport.

 

phil & paul 001.JPG

Philbusmo looks as if he's not far off needing these:

[wuvvum]

Spotted at my local Tesco pez station a short while ago, a battle-scarred diesel Austin Pikey still working for a living.

 

[Negative Creep]

Anyone remember that story of the pensioner that attracted the ire of his village for buying a yellow car?

 

 

It was later vandalised but he still refused to get rid of it, and today there was a big yellow car rally in support of him

 

 

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-39456449

[Pillock]

Went to a chocolate fair in Coventry and had a wander around the Fargo thing it was held in. Found a bookshop with a workshop manual for a Horizon (apt for Coventry?) but also bought this for £1.50

 

 

[bramz7]

Just called my insurance to change over the car, (more later), and after being told a 1 litre AX was more to insure than my BX, I was pleased to hear my new purchase is less! Same engine as the BX too.....

And i didn't get charged an admin fee this time.

[Craig the Princess]

Had a lovely day at the NEC restoration show.