What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[clayts450]

Didn't win an eBay auction. Why the grin ? Because the seller and I agreed when I viewed the car yesterday that if they get dicked around (again, 3rd time listed) they'll phone me and we'll do a private sale. Winner of auction ? Zero/minimal feedback.....

 

I await the call from the seller with much anticipation

 

Why it pays to be a nice reasonable human being.

 

Seller rings me today and asked was I still interested following my viewing ? Hell yeah, said I, anticipating she was going to tell me the seller had stuffed her. Anyroad, turns out there was a 'family conference' and the family decided that they wanted me to have it, no matter what, given my love of old chod. It is a one former ex-giffer (now sadly deceased) owner car with low mileage.

 

She's cancelled the sale, and offered it to me for a price lower than the final bid (and just slightly north of what I bid). Told me she'd keep it to allow me to shuffle tthe Snoozer out of the fleet (she was amazed when I said I was delivering it halfway to somewhere, just didn't know where yet as roffle)

 

TL:DR £230 for a car on my bucket list, iz excite. 

[John F]

Why it pays to be a nice reasonable human being.

 

Seller rings me today and asked was I still interested following my viewing ? Hell yeah, said I, anticipating she was going to tell me the seller had stuffed her. Anyroad, turns out there was a 'family conference' and the family decided that they wanted me to have it, no matter what, given my love of old chod. It is a one former ex-giffer (now sadly deceased) owner car with low mileage.

 

She's cancelled the sale, and offered it to me for a price lower than the final bid (and just slightly north of what I bid). Told me she'd keep it to allow me to shuffle tthe Snoozer out of the fleet (she was amazed when I said I was delivering it halfway to somewhere, just didn't know where yet as roffle)

 

TL:DR £230 for a car on my bucket list, iz excite. 

 

What is it? Since you've had a PT Cruiser it could be anything...

[clayts450]

There'll be a lengthy, unnecessarily over-complicated collection thread when it happens.

 

Not gonna jinx it til a collection date is fixed. Shiter's curse and all that jizz. 

[Craig the Princess]

MG's excellent name for their new SUV bring launched this year in India.

 

[Pillock]

I saw that bleary-eyed on my newsfeed this morning and had to spend half an hour fact-checking it because I couldn't believe we've actually run out of less stupid names for a car. But no, it's true. 

 

Also the video introduces it as the "Morris Garages Hector" just for even more awkward Britishness.

 

 

Right. The reason I came here.

https://twitter.com/railwaymuseum/status/1082217479521398785

 

Summary: Bored social media teams at various museums have a duck-based tit for tat. 

[Noel Tidybeard]

having a new job that pays more with better benefits, decent co-workers and company car*

 

 

not allowed to play with blinky blue lights tho not fitted to pictured vehicle

[Noel Tidybeard]

...and before LightBulbFun starts- its all led's in the back! lol

[Guest Hooli]

This made me chuckle earlier - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-46809807

[Ghosty]

First game I've seen one of these in.

Sega Rally 2 for Dreamcast.

[Asimo]

"You have been outbid" 

 

(On that Lancia Y10 in the TaT thread) Thank fuck for that. When will I ever learn?

[Tamworthbay]

[Cheggers]

Off for a weekend in that there London with the gf. Dinner tonight in Mayfair so I'll be keeping an eye out for those old money car spots.

[steveo3002]

https://www.saffronwaldenreporter.co.uk/news/phallic-prankster-finds-novel-way-to-point-out-pothole-problem-in-audley-end-road-in-saffron-walden-1-5846807?fbclid=IwAR36_6jwlitUs3uuS00G9t9yjDPfM3jqjCZdLXXA5qB6riuKzwLlw-nx7Fk

[Floatylight]

Just seen a T plate Avensis minicabing in Derby, amazed they allow 20 year old cars to be plated, looked really tidy though..

 

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[Tadhg Tiogar]

Just seen a T plate Avensis minicabing in Derby, amazed they allow 20 year old cars to be plated, looked really tidy though..

 

If it keeps passing the inspections, why not? I wonder if there are any classic cars / oul shite in use as taxis / minicabs outside of that London?

[Floatylight]

If it keeps passing the inspections, why not? I wonder if there are any classic cars / oul shite in use as taxis / minicabs outside of that London?

No reason but i think my local council has an 8 year limit..

 

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[fordperv]

image.jpghttps://www.saffronwaldenreporter.co.uk/news/phallic-prankster-finds-novel-way-to-point-out-pothole-problem-in-audley-end-road-in-saffron-walden-1-5846807?fbclid=IwAR36_6jwlitUs3uuS00G9t9yjDPfM3jqjCZdLXXA5qB6riuKzwLlw-nx7Fk

Oh partridge what have you been up to now

[myglaren]

Just seen a T plate Avensis minicabing in Derby, amazed they allow 20 year old cars to be plated, looked really tidy though..

 

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Brother in law was a taxi owner in Hull and there was a 5-year age limit on them.

[steveo3002]

image.jpghttps://www.saffronwaldenreporter.co.uk/news/phallic-prankster-finds-novel-way-to-point-out-pothole-problem-in-audley-end-road-in-saffron-walden-1-5846807?fbclid=IwAR36_6jwlitUs3uuS00G9t9yjDPfM3jqjCZdLXXA5qB6riuKzwLlw-nx7Fk

 

gets better -check out the advertising

[fordperv]

Comes up different for me, an advert for hot women in my area and mattresses

[anonymous user]

Comes up different for me, an advert for hot women in my area and mattresses

Links based on your browsing history.

[steveo3002]

Links based on your browsing history.

 

makes sense , ive been searching cocks all week lol

[Eddie Honda]

Brother in law was a taxi owner in Hull and there was a 5-year age limit on them.

 

When I was a taxi driver back in nineteen-canteen, it was 9 for plating and 15 overall in one council area. The adjacent was no limit.

 

YMMV (as in the case of that IoW Audi)

[Tadhg Tiogar]

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gets better -check out the advertising

I believe that's called "Malgorithms"

[Fumbler]

The Malgorithms Drone Special was impressive

[DVee8]

Photo shopped maybe?

 

From facebook

 

[robinmasters]

I've just watched my first five minutes of 'Modern Family'.

 

That's not the grin (obviously).

 

There's no canned laughter (or allegedly live studio audience). In their absence, I am unable to identify which lines the Americans consider humorous.

[myglaren]

They probably think it is a documentary

[Aston Martin]

My kindred spirit.

 

[robinmasters]

Dollywobbler in shameless cross-media self-promotion shocker: