What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[Aston Martin]

Ben Coombs drove his V8 Chimaera for 27,000 miles across 3 continents to get from the world's northernmost pub to the southernmost.

 

https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/travel/a18227537/this-has-to-be-the-toughest-tvr-on-the-planet/

[wuvvum]

Had a family reunion yesterday, of my mum's side of the family, held at my mum's cousin's place near Woking (he's the only one with a house big enough to hold 40-odd people).  My uncle came over from Massachusetts for the weekend, and my brother and his Mrs. came over from France with my nephew, who is now 9 months old and walking, and a proper cheerful little chap who smiles at everyone.  Was good to catch up with second cousins who I hadn't seen in years, the older generation had all cooked so the food was good, and the weather was pretty much perfect.  To cap it all off I passed a DeLorean on the M11 on the way there.

[Guest Hooli]

https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/travel/a18227537/this-has-to-be-the-toughest-tvr-on-the-planet/

 

Fucking hero!

[AMC Rebel]

Decided to go for bike ride - we polled up at Carsington Water to find a car show in full swing.  I have never seen as many Matra/Simca Bahgeera/Murenas in one place - there was also a B-Prefix Rancho and numerous rare Simcas and a couple of Talbot Alpines.

 

I also stumbled across a Vincent on an N suffix.  Turns out to be a one-off made on 1974 by a Swiss bloke - custom frame and a 1947 Vincent engine. 

[Aston Martin]

Big event in Italy, that I’m not at.

 

P.s Thats the worst letter D I’ve ever seen.

[oldcars]

This weather. Its been great. Other than some heavy rain last weekend we have weeks of dry. Make a change last year it rained all summer here. This is brilliant.

[Guest Hooli]

I should pretend to work harder at work...

 

[Datsuncog]

Oooops...

 

Sports car crashes into Subway at Dover service station

 

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-44601959

 

No injuries, fortunately.

 

Crash investigators may wish to examine the role of illegal black and silver number plates in the accident...

[Aston Martin]

'Sports car'?

[Datsuncog]

^^^ BBC News ain't what it used to be...

 

(Or else the editor nixed 'Old Shitter' for the headline)

[oldcars]

Oooops...

 

Sports car crashes into Subway at Dover service station

 

Reliant Scimitar dhc smash June 2018.jpg

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-44601959

 

No injuries, fortunately.

 

Crash investigators may wish to examine the role of illegal black and silver number plates in the accident...

I think the MOT tester way back saw this coming

 

 

Date tested3 July 2008 PASS

Mileage4,225 miles

MOT test number2817 9548 8123

Test locationunavailable until further notice

Expiry date1 August 2009

Advisory notice item(s)

• Mars bar in Nearside Steering rack gaiter (2.2.D.2d)

 What are advisories?

Date tested2 August 2007 PASS

Mileage3,587 miles

MOT test number3334 5431 7412

Test locationunavailable until further notice

Expiry date1 August 2008

Date tested2 August 2006 PASS

Mileage2,312 miles

MOT test number6320 3451 6220

Test locationunavailable until further notice

Expiry date1 August 2007

 

 

[xtriple]

I am having apple and blackberry pie and ice cream for my din-dins. Phoebe and I are enjoying our meal while Chester is going mad getting every last morcel out of the ice cream container! 

[Tamworthbay]

Stunning weather again, stuff the med, my back garden is 30 degrees but just perfect in the shade. Shame I am not on holiday but great to come home to again.

[DodgeRover]

It's lovely and warm and I'm no longer working under a tin roof over a scaffold, pretty sure it was pushing well over 30 in new money under there this afternoon.

[SiC]

Spotted a really nice CVT Micra yesterday, and got nattering to the owner, I now have a spare CVT box in my kitchen ( shes such a keeper) which is especially handy given mine has started making noises.

 

Soo 1001 way to cook Ramen plz.

It's not a Gearbox, its an automotive inspired coffee table.

[yes oui si]

Spotted a really nice CVT Micra yesterday, and got nattering to the owner, I now have a spare CVT box in my kitchen ( shes such a keeper) which is especially handy given mine has started making noises.

 

Soo 1001 way to cook Ramen plz.

I can confirm two things about CVT Micras:

 

1 - they lose all drive if you try to neutral-drop them at 4krpm

 

2 - "Fuck it, have you tried revving the bollocks off it?" Results in a very loud bang, and the gearbox starts working again P E R F E C T L Y

[purplebargeken]

MISSING ANDROID GALAXY TAB A10

THIS TABLET HAS BEEN TRACKED TO THIS PROPERTY ADDRESS.

COULD YOU PLEASE HAND IT IN AT EDMONTON POLICE STATION IMMEDIATELY OR RING

07931-308-202

Came home to find this shoved through the letter box. Hmm, somehow I don't think so. For one I don't have any GALAXY tablet. Secondly.... would you really leave such a note? I'd be camped outside stalking the place out!! Scammers, you have to give them 9/10 for trying.

 

Please, please, please feel free to call or text  the number and leave many amusing, instructive and inventive messages. Scamming gits.

[Guest Hooli]

If you can find him, then maybe you can hire the Shefang....

[purplebargeken]

He'll be along in a minute....................

[alcyonecorporation]

I went to a stately home yesterday. 

There was a massive Linden tree in the courtyard. 

Erm. 

[beko1987]

Went to scrap a hoover earlier and found the missing part rattling around in the motor housing! Result, I can keep it now

[clayts450]

Picked this weighty tome off the Bay for £6.55 coupla days ago, a veritable bargain as it usually costs way more than that

 

[Guest Hooli]

[Guest Hooli]

[Roobarb]

Just back in the US after a smashing long week in Worthing, West Sussex.

Only a little rain on one day, and Roobarb Jnr (just turned 9), found a love for driving go-carts.

 

Is that view heavenly or what!

 

Bitter sweet seeing the end of the old carpark near the train station in Worthing.

 

While we were bumping around in the next village (to the east), we saw a house with about 10 classic minis / mini based cars (moke etc) outside.

I wanted to stop and have a look, but was outvoted as I’d just spent 10mins about 5miles before looking at an old DS...

[twosmoke300]

Did a trampoline park fitness session last night .Big step for me really, ive never been confident enough to wear a t shirt in public but I bloody did it. Really hard session in silly heat. The instructor was the closest thing to perfection in a human body ive seen . ( for me anyway) . Quite short but the strongest thighs ive ever seen on a woman. Good lord!!!

 

Then at the gym this morning and still managed to grind out a 5k row . Feel like im finally getting somewhere now. Within a couple of pounds of my 3 stone weight loss target

[New POD]

Exactly the same story with the airbag warning light on my OH's Mini. Sensor under the passenger seat is knackered so the light comes back on almost immediately.

ours was the fact that the cable to the passenger seat airbag was too tight amd pulling the connector apart.

It's been off for 3 years now.

[New POD]

 

My council tax paid for these iron men.

99 of them are still standing.

[AlabamaShrimp]

Racist twats

 

[Guest Hooli]

Are so they are to be sure, to be sure.