What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[anonymous user]

This:

 

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Made me laugh somewhat. The most inaproprate application of a bumper step I have ever seen.

 

I wonder if it makes the car a bit light at the front now?

I'm more intrigued by the random gates, gateposts and no fence

[dome]

A well made roll up still smells as good as fresh bread to me, five years on. L1_snr reckons he gets stopped in his tracks any time someone is smoking a pipe nearby, and that's 30 years plus..

I hear that. A good 10 years after quitting the smell of someone sparking up a Marlboro Light got me climbing the walls. I'm closer to 20 years now and its passed thankfully.

[Pillock]

The "aiding and abetting" wouldn't apply in those circumstances, and the "causing or permitting" only applies if you are actually in a position to (cause or) permit the illegal use of the vehicle - i.e. if it's your car and you lend it to someone who hasn't got cover to drive other vehicles. If you've sold the vehicle then you no longer have any control over it and are not in a position to cause or permit its use or otherwise.

 

Besides, despite what insurers may want you to believe, the Road Traffic Act makes it almost impossible to invalidate third party motor insurance, and something as trivial as lack of tax certainly wouldn't do it.

I dunno then.... Maybe they just had some chancer stopped on the way home in his new, untaxed car and they tried on the "I thought they taxed it" line.

 

AvailableCar actually send you up to the post office in your new* vehicle to buy tax over the counter. It's about a mile, wonder if the police just turn a blind eye or if it's the low probability of getting caught in a little village.

[Wack]

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[DeeJay]

Is that last pic a "David Thorne"?

[overrun]

Put my old Mondeo up for sale on Monday. Spoke to a guy on Wednesday, and he came today. Deposit left and collecting next week.

He loves the car and can't believe the condition of it. He's happy, and I'm happy.

 

I do like a nice, easy deal. (Obviously FB mugs sent derisory offers in their droves, tried to swap me E46's, L200's etc) and most amusingly, low specced, small engined, older Mondeo's! - When I already said I had a replacement.

[chaseracer]

No Xboxes?  Disappointing... 

[chaseracer]

In other news...

 

Having visited Dunkerque earlier today (well, yesterday...) I can understand completely why the Wehrmacht set fire to it in 1940.

[Datsuncog]

Realising that I'm contributing a full 33.3% of Lidl carpark's giffermobile quotient tonight, fifteen minutes from closing - all three of these fine vehicles now entering their third decade. 

 

 

Must be something to do with the yellow-stickered lodger loaves at that hour of the night...

[spike60]

Life imitating art?

 

'Roman Haul' turns out to be TV show "Detectorists" prop.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-42887063

[dollywobbler]

In other news...

 

Having visited Dunkerque earlier today (well, yesterday...) I can understand completely why the Wehrmacht set fire to it in 1940.

 

Didn't think it was that bad when we visited last Easter. Bit like a French Aberystwyth in many ways. Ok, that's not necessarily a compliment I'll concede...

[spike60]

Dunkerque is twinned with Middlesbrough. I live near M'bro and have visited Dunkerque and it's pretty apt.

 

The main difference is their steel plant hasn't shut.

[loserone]

I hear that. A good 10 years after quitting the smell of someone sparking up a Marlboro Light got me climbing the walls. I'm closer to 20 years now and its passed thankfully.

Someone sparking up a MB Light would have me climbing the walls to get out, binds are and always were absolutely disgusting (in my opinion, obviously!)

[DeeJay]

Just watching American Pickers and Barry has a convertible AC/Invacar in his garage.

London Calling, Ep 4, season 6

[DVee8]

Tickets for Skid Row at the O2 academy Newcastle next month..

[Hendry]

For some reason the price of a 20 deck of Club fags is down by over £3 just now. 

[Cavcraft]

Work's do=utterly destroyed

[STUNO]

Proof that cars CAN rust in the antipidies....

The Ventora looks ok though.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[andy18s]

Work's do=utterly destroyed

Are these a monthly occurrence or something?

Or do you have many,many companies in your portfolio?

[Mr A Lawrence]

Are there any vacancies in your "works" ?

 

Monthly works do's sound fun. 

[beko1987]

My dad's neighbor has an excellent taste in cars

 

[DeeJay]

Work's do=utterly destroyed

Making up for last week?

[vulgalour]

Here's a photo of a one-year only Canadian market Dodge Viscount (bascially a Plymouth Fury with Dodge front end) ... in Israel.

 

[hairnet]

Dunkerque is twinned with Middlesbrough. I live near M'bro and have visited Dunkerque and it's pretty apt.

 

The main difference is their steel plant hasn't shut.

can understand them

 

better food

 

its not near boro

[Frogchod]

I've been discussing a fuse board replacement with a client, I asked for a picture of the existing one.

She sent me this saying it's through the door and in the hallway

[vulgalour]

 

Cheers to William for the Facebook tip off...  a familiar Ital van bothering name there too...

[Cavcraft]

Are these a monthly occurrence or something?

Or do you have many,many companies in your portfolio?

 

Basically, it's just getting absolutely wankered on as many Saturday nights as possible, sometimes on the proceeds of the many many rubbish cars I get weighed in. 

[fordperv]

Does the heavy drinking lead to the purchase of more cars that no one else would touch with a shitty stick?

[vulgalour]

It's a terrifying thought that Billy might have been buying cars sober.  Have you seen them?

[DodgeRover]

Not wishing to condone drunk driving but barring a biohazard suit heavy drinking would definitely be required before delving under the seats in some of them!