What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[Ghosty]

 

Though admittedly it seems to have been done for some sort of reality TV show involving a bloke that used to be in Boyzone. Seems to be suspension, wheels, cut arches, vinyl wrap and semi-functional metalwork.

[chaseracer]

 

World Cup Rally, 1970

[Mr A Lawrence]

I think I've won this game.

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

Munchkin strikes again......... offered to help a lovely looking lady with her shopping to the car. Loose items so she was struggling..... bit of banter, she asks him to marry her before planting a smacker on his cheek.

He shoots back - If only you were a few years younger........ but at least you could drive me to my friends places. I'll think about it.

 

He has better luck and lines with the ladies at 7 than I ever have/did!

[castros_bro]

Bored at work.........................well swamped with too much to do and can't be arsed so had a look for some other work and found..............................just need CPC and digital tacho card update....

 

Driver

McLaren Automotive Ltd

Woking, GB Job description

Job Type: Permanent

Contract Duration: Permanent

Purpose Of The Role

As a professional driver you will fulfil delivery and collection requirements, co-ordinated by the Transport department, fully supporting the logistical needs of the McLaren Group.

Principal Accountabilities

• Delivering and / or collecting parts and materials within the UK and Europe.
• Extensive travel and periods away from home.
• This may include evening and weekend working.
• Carrying out VIP driving duties, and any other driving related duties.
• Ensuring allocated vehicles are kept tidy and in a safe roadworthy condition.
• Carrying out daily checks of oil, fuel, water etc.
• Valeting company vehicles when requested to McLaren standards.
• Other duties as required.

Knowledge, Skills And Experience

• You will need to be in possession of a current C1+E, (Class1), licence and in possession of digital Tachograph card.
• All drivers to be in possession of a current passport with a minimum 6 months remaining.
• Experience of European driving an advantage.
• Experience of driving left hand drive vehicles an advantage.
• Working knowledge of EU Tachograph and Working Time Directive rules.

Personal Attributes

 

• Ability to work to tight time lines.
• Flexible approach to changing agendas.

[Inspector Morose]

Bah, wrong licence.

[cort1977]

Being reminded of the existence of Lunn Poly on Trigger's Ital van thread. Used to love looking through holiday brochures from the local Lunn Poly, especially the Yugotours ones which occasionally had the odd naked lady in them. Very exciting to a 10 year old.

[Tamworthbay]

Swapped the hedgehog resistor out on my E46 after work today. Loads of horror stories about what a bastard it is so I wasn’t looking forward to. 40 minutes start to finish and all good. Lots of lying with my head up the back of the dash but at least not the three to four hours some have said it takes. The endoscope was an absolute godsend.

[oldcars]

Being reminded of the existence of Lunn Poly on Trigger's Ital van thread. Used to love looking through holiday brochures from the local Lunn Poly, especially the Yugotours ones which occasionally had the odd naked lady in them. Very exciting to a 10 year old.

Villmar & Best Travel did too 

[Guest Hooli]

I found my pet Cobbley, I've had this little lad about 20 years now. Best pet I've ever had.

 

[richardmorris]

[Ghosty]

y tho

[mercrocker]

I have absolutely sod all money left for Christmas.   Even the bonus I "might" get next month will have to pay off credit card bills.   I did buy a few things last pay day to put away but that's it - all anybody is getting is already bought.   Why grin thread? 

 

Cos I spent every fucking penny on my cars!  

 

Bought a Fiesta WBoLD (Little Distinction) to save salting the good stuff.....Put a long-overdue new exhaust system on Mrs Rocker's Merc, poly-bushed the Minor and now replacing all the brake pipes and hoses before it gets a little tickle on the body.   Most of all I have my Cowley back with fresh new rear wheel arch and door skin repair.   Bloody dear but an absolutely superb repair (thanks for the recommendation, Dan the Capri Man!) and one that will see me out.     

 

The best bit was taking the morning off work on a really lame made-up excuse and driving the newly quiet 190E down to Bosham, pick the Cowley up and drive along the coast road in absolutely beautiful winter sunshine before calmly putting all the stuff back in the boot and inside the car and garaging it.    Just having a nice bit of cake and a cup of tea and I will slide back into work about 1pm.  

 

As Pa Larkin had it.....Perfick!

[bramz7]

This isn't car related but I just saw that none other than Reading Elvis turned on the Christmas lights this year. There had been a petition for it to happen, quite surprised it actually did.

 

For those not in the know, he loves Elvis. He tells everyone in the street this. He's done this for 30+ years. Harmless and friendly.

 

There's a picture of the Queen opening the revamped train station and he somehow managed to get right in shot.

[PhilA]

Honda engines are reliable if people actually service the fucking things properly

This includes changing the coolant and doing the valve clearances ( every 27k on 9k intervals )

I would like to see this included in F1. Stop in for an oil change, they cut the filter open, chief mechanic sucks on his teeth looking at it while the other guys are fiddling with the tappet clearances and one guy is industriously filing the breaker points with an Emery nail file "borrowed" from his missus, all before changing the tires and refilling it with fuel for another 27 laps.

 

Lots of early failures because someone refitted the thermostat with the little hole at the bottom, didn't burp it right and there's HGF coming into the second turn.

 

I might watch it then

 

 

Phil

Edited November 17, 2017 by PhilA

[vulgalour]

A replacement clutch master cylinder spring for the 1100 arrived in the post today.  No clues on or in the envelope so I don't know who sent it, even the address was printed rather than handwritten and the franking stamp is an illegible blur.  If it was someone from here then thank you!  This should get the little purple monster driveable.

[fordperv]

Fil fp has given me a new 100cm by 50cm sheet of 1mm mirror stainless that he saved from going the scrap bin at work

[hairnet]

Oh fuck

[mercrocker]

That's going to be a good collection thread.....

[hairnet]

when i get there who knows whatll happen

[loserone]

There's a twat driving a black Fabia vrs round the valley, and from about three miles away the dump valve sounds like a crow.

[omegod]

Heard on the news some famous actress actress has been stabbed...Reece?????

[omegod]

I'll bite.

 

Witherspoon?

No with a knife 

[spike60]

US Navy: Penis in sky drawn by jet trail was 'unacceptable'

 

Due to randomness I can show the plane that drew it but not the trail....

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/42032629

 

 

[STUNO]

Oh fuck

 

Stuno awaits being Hairnetted with great trepidation    

[Guest Hooli]

New council gritters.. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-42026485

[Guest Hooli]

It's Donny council, anything they can do to waste money they will. It's the same place that spent 70million on a new office rather than 500grand to fix the old one. The new one looks a lot shitter too.

[fordperv]

US Navy: Penis in sky drawn by jet trail was 'unacceptable'

 

Due to randomness I can show the plane that drew it but not the trail....

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/42032629

 

 

I didn't know partridge had joined the US navy

 

Here's the jetstream

 

I also think it's hilarious that the planes called a growler

[Guest Hooli]

Snoop Dog does Attenborough

[mercrocker]

New council gritters.. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-42026485

 

How about Rusty Busty, and Plowie-All-Your-Money-Into-Fucking-Welding-Again