What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[DodgeRover]

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Kinda. I'll be damned if I'm paying the toll to go over the lake on the bridge and I'm not going to drive through the traffic hell that is Slidell.

 

So yeah, just around the corner. Ish.

Phil

Is waiting for the lake to freeze then driving over whilst mooning at the toll bridge an option?

[PhilA]

If that lake freezes, we have some serious issues, like an ice age occurring or something.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Flippin Heck I was in Slidell about 18 months back

[PhilA]

Sorry.

 

 

You should have hollered, you could have taken a drive in the special, spectacular* engineering that is The GTA.

 

Hah

[catsinthewelder]

Wierd news is making me grin Batshit crazy vs certifiably insane

[320touring]

PhilA you NEED that car.

 

Epic

[PhilA]

Case of trying to convince SWMBO that it's worth digging into the savings for.

 

Phil

[richardmorris]

Boris Johnson appears to have a Citroen AX...https://www.facebook.com/565135849/posts/10156653468360850/

 

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It’s probably the lower stairs kitchen maid’s.

[cobblers]

I took the camper to a not-shit tyre place after work today and they SPIT ROASTED it and had four tyres fitted in about 20 minutes, no messing not like the slack bastard I usually go to who always seems pissed off when a customer turns up because he's got to stop fucking about with his motorbike and actually do some work.

 

Anyway these lads were spot on, they even tried to look in the book for the correct wheel torque and tyre pressures, but they were completely unaware that Talbot was a brand of vehicle so they kept asking me "what make is it?" and I kept saying "Talbot" but I think they presumed that was the coachbuilder or something. 

[somewhatfoolish]

Perkins offer a straight-8 4000 series diesel engine if you want an upgrade, only available in fixed-speed 1500rpm or 1800 rpm flavours though. 30 litre swept capacity.

Pfft; the day job is running a 2000bhp MAK, similarly-cylindered and 50 litres. Redline is 1000 rpm. It weighs in at a feathery ~14 tonnes.

[320touring]

Case of trying to convince SWMBO that it's worth digging into the savings for.

 

Phil

"It gets delivered in a week"

 

Have fun!

[PhilA]

"It gets delivered in a week"

Have fun!

"Funny, I checked the calendar and that's the same date there's a booking for you to have your testicles removed!" -SWMBO

[320touring]

"Funny, I checked the calendar and that's the same date there's a booking for you to have your testicles removed!" -SWMBO

Like they were not already In the handbag..

[vulgalour]

Take a leaf from Mrs CCC and tell her it's a wedding present.

[M'coli]

Surely living in America and being a "car guy" demands you have a big V8?

Only if you want to live the postwar dream stereotype.

 

A straight-8 is NOT that stereotype...!

[PhilA]

No, due to Family, finances haven't fallen as expected this month. Due to this, I'm a couple thousand dollars poorer than I had intended on being. Handbag or no, someone's gotta stop me from being quite that impulsive. Mortgage company doesn't care if I want a car

 

I already own a big V8*, which is attached to a pickup truck though.

 

Cookie crumbles in cruel ways.

 

 

I'm still holding out hope. The car's been for sale for a while. I think it's more of a project than a lot of people want to take on. Looks okay to me. I might try go look at it this weekend if it's still there.

 

(Notice how this isn't in the grump thread. Not just yet.)

 

Phil

 

 

*5.3

[eddyramrod]

Good luck Phil!

[sierraman]

Looking forward to a severe waxoyling Session this weekend if it arrives tomorrow morning.

[Aston Martin]

I was on an A-road and needed to turn right onto a B-road. A 746 year old woman in an Aygo was doing 3.5MPH coming towards me and turning left, so I'd be stuck behind her for a mile or so, fantastic...

 

It turns out she must have been a rally driver in the 1700's, she was fucking off. Eventually we hit a 30mph village and she goes back to her doddering.

[Guest Hooli]

I once had an old dear like that in a 240 estate vanish into the distance when I was visiting Cornwall in a Sierra I has, I'd swear I saw four wheel drifts at times.

 

Insane and amusing at the same time.

[SiC]

V5 for Jag arrived today. Impressive speeds for the DVLA, since I only did it on Tuesday. Admittedly expectations are low and they really should be able to do it next day nowadays.

[Tamworthbay]

Got one of those nice beer kegs last week, bloody thing leaked like a bastard and I only got about 6 pints out instead of the ten promised. A quick call to the number on the back and today £30 in vouchers arrived (it cost £14). Thanks Heineken group UK! That’s customer service for you. So do I buy two more kegs or spread the joy around their range a bit more?

[richardmorris]

Got one of those nice beer kegs last week, bloody thing leaked like a bastard and I only got about 6 pints out instead of the ten promised. A quick call to the number on the back and today £30 in vouchers arrived (it cost £14). Thanks Heineken group UK! That’s customer service for you. So do I buy two more kegs or spread the joy around their range a bit more?

Try your local independent brewery?

[robinmasters]

I don't know what to make of this, but grinned because it didn't have a T* 'personal' plate, bonnet bra, garlands hanging from the mirror, etc etc.

 

 

[Kiltox]

Got one of those nice beer kegs last week, bloody thing leaked like a bastard and I only got about 6 pints out instead of the ten promised. A quick call to the number on the back and today £30 in vouchers arrived (it cost £14). Thanks Heineken group UK! That’s customer service for you. So do I buy two more kegs or spread the joy around their range a bit more?

Those kegs are such a disappointment - I would use the vouchers to buy some bottles / cans.

[Tamworthbay]

Try your local independent brewery?

The vouchers won’t work there, I like trying as many different beers as possible but fook that for a bbq where most people won’t care. And fair do’s, I am the first to criticise big corporations (as you may have noticed) so it's only fair to comment when they do actually give good service. And to be fair the beer was decent, not the usual crap.

[cort1977]

Got to travel for work and received a very serious email asking if a Renault Fluence will be acceptable for collecting us at the airport.  Couldn't really explain to my boss why this made me laugh but I'm looking forward to a ride in a Renault.

[cobblers]

The Talbot is in good company at my mates wedding.

 

[155V6]

Just this place.

 

Only ever met a few of you,but would really miss it if it wasn't here.

 

That's all.

[catsinthewelder]

I don't know what to make of this, but grinned because it didn't have a T* 'personal' plate, bonnet bra, garlands hanging from the mirror, etc etc.

 

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It's an oddity alright,  I thought it was a Razorback at first but it isn't.  Presumably it had a side door on the other side?