What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[alf892]

Been at Pendine Sands for the VHRA sprints today as a couple of friends of my dad's were racing. Some nice hot rods and an interesting spectators car park!

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More pictures required!.......many more

[BavarianRetro]

I could get my 3,9 manual RR Classic down to 11mpg.

My 3.5 with the Torquflite 3 speed box was good for 13 mpg average.

[RoadworkUK]

My Saab 9000 2.0 n/a auto could squeeze....32mpg on a run. Hopeless.

 

But lovely.

[eddyramrod]

If I'm gentle about it, I can get 18mpg on a long run...

Driving a cool old Cadillac with nearly 8 litres of V8 is absolutely perfect compensation though!

[Sigmund Fraud]

My Saab 9000 2.0 n/a auto could squeeze....32mpg on a run. Hopeless.

 

But lovely.

 

Same as my n/a manual NG900. I suspect Turbos benefit significantly from the Trionic EMS, which was fairly advanced for its time.

[sierraman]

Got some bargainz at the car boot sale today, I'd gone to sell... however...

 

Got a fork type ball joint splitter for 50p - you never know, I realise the press type ones are more likely to save the boot but if you are swapping the entire joint you won't give a shit so it was handy to have in for when I need it. Another 50p got me a drift in a size I haven't got, just the right size for reluctant pinch bolts on bottom arms.

 

Best purchase was 3 x G Clamps by Record and Paramo, a 4, 6 and 8 inch selection, £2 the lot. You can't go wrong at that money, proper solid reliable tools that lasted. Love the old Record stuff, it was just quality. Plus it's from Sheffield so sentiment comes into it.

[Snipes]

Got home from an overnight stay in Margate to find the car missing from it's usual spot. It's a crappy old fiesta parked behind locked electric gates so theft seemed unlikely but my g/friend loves the damn thing so some mild panic ensured. After racking my brains trying to think where else it may be it transpired I'd left it in Asda's car-park and forgotten abut it. She probably thinks I don't care about it.......which is probably true......

[robinmasters]

http://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/car-a-write-off-after-sewage-127728/

 

'He added: “I’ve been told the vehicle, which is sort of a classic car, is virtually a write-off.'

 

Mk3 Mondeo ST. Sort of a classic.

[Guest Hooli]

I could get my 3,9 manual RR Classic down to 11mpg.

 

I could get down to single figures without much effort, I had to really baby it to get to 14mpg.

[Bobthebeard]

The Oldsmobile has been in the garage/on the drive unused for well* over a year now whilst work has been occasionally done. Only started it up once or twice. Today poured in a couple of gallons of pez and started it up to move it to a different place on the drive and thought "hmmm...I wonder if the aircon works?"

It only actually worked! Proper chilly.

Plus it started instantly. Helped with the mojo no end.

[beko1987]

Home! Oxford-exmouth-oxford in less than 48 hours!

 

Was worth it

[gm]

a robot lawnmower roaming about on the steep grassy area on the Mound, slap bang in the middle of Edinburgh. looks to be keeping the grass in good condition too

 

[DodgeRover]

How long before that's on gumtree or Facebook selling pages?

[gm]

I like to think it would have some sort of anti-kidnap mode where it scuttles off amusingly as the crims chase haplessly after it

[DodgeRover]

I like to think it would have some sort of anti-kidnap mode where it scuttles off amusingly as the crims chase haplessly after it

While somewhere the Benny Hill theme plays..

[The Moog]

I could get down to single figures without much effort, I had to really baby it to get to 14mpg.

Got the puma down to 18mpgs yesterday

[Cavcraft]

I'm slowly eating away at 320T's mpg record. Down to 53mpg now I think.

[320touring]

I'm slowly eating away at 320T's mpg record. Down to 53mpg now I think.

You'll learn there's no point in thrashing it..

[Cavcraft]

You'll learn there's no point in thrashing it..

In fairness, M8, it's not actually too bad through the gears. Obvs. like loaded up it's not winning any awards, but it does enough not to be too annoying. You can feel the small (by modern standard) wheels with the almost balloon tyres, I think it'd inspire faster and better cornering with a set of different wheels and 195/50/15 tyres, or summat. That said, it's not jarring my spine on pot holes etc, so even though it's a very soft drive, it could be worse.

[MarvinsMom]

no pictures sadly as I didn't have a camera with me, but....

 

we got the Rover serviced in Pickering over the weekend.

 

while Geoff was doing it, we ad a walk into town.

 

we had a walk into the railway station just as a train came in.

 

76020, a standard 4 mogul was doing the honours, and one of the first group passengers off were a wedding party who were having some pictures taken with the locomotive.

 

the bride was a game lass, as she didn't need asking twice to go up on to the footplate in her big white frock, for some more pictures!

[Cavcraft]

Some right bum nugget blocked the petrol station off before, despite being told by a gully sucker driver the far pumps were free.

I got pissed off waiting, so squeezed past just as Mr Angry then decided to reverse. He shouted 'OI' at the top of his voice at me, then wouldn't make eye contact as I got out to fill my car up. He then turned round and must have been as far as possible away from the pump and stretched the lead over. I wish I'd get a picture, he was some massive big balloon of a bloke with the obligatory shit tattoo on his leg and was driving a Kia Sedona.

[AlabamaShrimp]

It could have been Ronnie Pickering

[Mr A Lawrence]

Who's Ronnie Pickering??

[Eddie Honda]

RONNIE PICKERING!

[Guest Hooli]

Who?

[robinmasters]

I like to think it would have some sort of anti-kidnap mode where it scuttles off amusingly as the crims chase haplessly after it

 

Some lawnmower thieves in Edinburgh, yesterday.

 

 

 

While somewhere the Benny Hill theme plays..

 

Always read to the last page before posting an original* comment. How embarrassing.

 

EDIT: Also, check the source of your pictures. I'll get my coat.

[Guest Hooli]

I've got an interview for a better paid job doing what I do now closer to home

[eddyramrod]

http://autoshite.com/topic/28621-dollywobblers-proton-g-reg-g-reg/

 

This.

[Stanky]

I'm very slowly compiling a list of things that I'm amazed they let you take on trains.

 

So far the list has comprised just 'Motorbike Wheels' which I happily took, one under each arm - completely unchallenged - on the train and then underground to Borough station in central London.

 

Today, the list doubled. I arranged to sell a mower to a chap and he asked if he could meet me at the local station. "no problem" thought I. Anyway, the bloke was good to his word, paid the asking price and made smalltalk. I offered to help him get it into his car, but he replied "No need mate, I'm going home on the train"

 

Ok. well, its your mower now so off you go.

 

He happily wheeled a petrol mower, which I had just demonstrated running and with half a tank of pez straight past a British Transport policeman and two South West Trains employees and off onto the platform. They didn't even blink. I got a text later on saying thanks and how pleased he is with it.

 

Incredible.

[cobblers]

When you think though, It's just a mower, and it's only a train. I'm glad it worked out well, that reminds me, I need to rebuild the carb on my mower again.