What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[DSdriver]

On 7/2/2022 at 8:14 PM, inconsistant said:

That’s an absolutely gorgeous dash, what car is it?

The car with the best dash in the world

[Asimo]

On 02/07/2022 at 20:25, Wack said:

Fuck me that's horrific 

£77,000.  Seventy seven thousand pounds.  

Fuck off.

[High Jetter]

33 minutes ago, DSdriver said:

The car with the best dash in the world

If Carlsberg made cars...

[Wack]

SUV medical car , seems like a good idea 

 

[wuvvum]

5 hours ago, PhilA said:

A day to celebrate treason with fireworks and barbeque.

Don't know why but it looks like you've been photoshopped into this picture...

[hairnet]

4 hours ago, PhilA said:

Just in time, too.

oh no  - do you have a gazebo

[hairnet]

4 hours ago, PhilA said:

You need something old and American, pre-smog.

Engine capacity: 7210

CO2 emissions: yes

 

4 hours ago, Crackers said:

EPA

 

[Metal Guru]

2 hours ago, Asimo said:

£77,000.  Seventy seven thousand pounds.  

Fuck off.

Just as we are becoming accepting of £2/l fuel, we are also being trained to accept £50k as the minimum for a new “family” car, although they prefer to disguise it as a monthly payment with the upfront and final payment fees hidden deep in the small print.

[PhilA]

1 hour ago, wuvvum said:

Don't know why but it looks like you've been photoshopped into this picture...

No

Doubt it

Definitely not

[paulplom]

7 hours ago, Asimo said:

£77,000.  Seventy seven thousand pounds.  

Fuck off.

I saw a white one of those irl yesterday. Fucking disgusting.

[hairnet]

9 hours ago, wuvvum said:

Don't know why but it looks like you've been photoshopped into this picture...

i think its the shadow from the bbq on the table makes it look odd

[hairnet]

8 hours ago, PhilA said:

No

Doubt it

Definitely not

castle cary arches or ss great britain surely

[Lacquer Peel]

On 7/3/2022 at 2:36 PM, Timewaster said:

Brilliant piece of journalism.

This month's Classic Retro Modern.

 

There's an interesting story to tell around the Tata Indica and the City Rover I reckon. 

[loserone]

22 hours ago, Floatylight said:

regular computerised warnings about my car being over 5years old and more than 90k miles,

sorry, what?!

 

[MorrisItalSLX]

18 hours ago, Andyrew said:

See this at the tip re use centre. Exactly like mine when i was wee.

Used to put mine up on my dads car ramps and lay underneath like a mechanic. when i was single digit age. 

Handbrake drifts yo!

 

Mine is still at my parents house, looking a bit worse for ware but still perfectly functional.

[iainrcz]

Took up the pallet wood walkway I made years ago and reclaimed all the screws and brackets, whoop.

[hairnet]

On 7/4/2022 at 12:26 PM, Floatylight said:

Just registered the SLK on the work system, I imagine someone with their eyes on stalks looking at the CO2 emissions in a world where everyone is getting hybrids and electric. PA! 

I already get regular computerised warnings about my car being over 5years old and more than 90k miles, telling me I need to to address these action points..  not going to happen anytime soon 😂

politely email them asking are they volunteering their wallet to buy a newer vehcile because their snobbery offends you?

[PhilA]

5 hours ago, hairnet said:

i think its the shadow from the bbq on the table makes it look odd

Sun was directly overhead, but obscured by clouds.

[Remspoor]

23 hours ago, eddyramrod said:

I didn't know whether to put this here or in Grump, but I decided here...

Just been on FB and someone has posted up a wall of boxed Vanguards cars at a fiver each plus post, so I sent him a message with some requests.  MrsR looks over from her chair while I'm typing and asks what I'm doing; cue a rant about me having too many already.  Meanwhile I detect an increasingly urgent signal that I should go to the loo.

Well I wasn't quick enough typing, was I?  Just a spot on my trousers (clean on today) and undies (yesterday's) but I've had to put them in the machine and nip upstairs for some clean ones.  I can almost feel her trying not to laugh.

Worse things happen, I guess.

I too  have been so excited I have peed my pants. 😄

[Remspoor]

5 hours ago, Lacquer Peel said:

There's an interesting story to tell around the Tata Indica and the City Rover I reckon. 

Like this.

https://www.aronline.co.uk/cars/rover/rover-cityrover-rd10/the-cars-cityrover/

[New POD]

Wife and me are on holiday.

Camping. Filled the Astra with stuff we might need. But not stuff we do need. 

We went to the beach.

Put the tent and gazebo up

Then I took photos of a 1.8 NA Deisel Romahome. 

[Asimo]

On 04/07/2022 at 12:26, Floatylight said:

Just registered the SLK on the work system, I imagine someone with their eyes on stalks looking at the CO2 emissions in a world where everyone is getting hybrids and electric. PA! 

I already get regular computerised warnings about my car being over 5years old and more than 90k miles, telling me I need to to address these action points.

I think that you should address the actn points with this:- https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/334286474385

[eddyramrod]

4 hours ago, Remspoor said:

I too  have been so excited I have peed my pants. 😄

Sadly, it's getting more and more normal for me.  It's not excitement, nor even fear; it's age.

1 hour ago, Asimo said:

I think that you should address the actn points with this:- https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/334286474385

That is gorgeous!

[Remspoor]

35 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

Sadly, it's getting more and more normal for me.  It's not excitement, nor even fear; it's age.

Sorry to hear that. I was trying to make some light-heartedness out of a not so nice situation. Black humour does not always come across well

[Timewaster]

10 hours ago, Lacquer Peel said:

There's an interesting story to tell around the Tata Indica and the City Rover I reckon. 

You are right, but this just made me laugh.

It is a similar vibe to the infamous Clarkson couldn't be bother to drive a Vectra incident.

[eddyramrod]

1 hour ago, Remspoor said:

Sorry to hear that. I was trying to make some light-heartedness out of a not so nice situation. Black humour does not always come across well

I do realise that, tbh, but thank you for clarifying anyway.  It's been with me some time now and the novelty is wearing off so perhaps I'm just being over-sensitive or something.

[High Jetter]

2 hours ago, eddyramrod said:

Sadly, it's getting more and more normal for me.  It's not excitement, nor even fear; it's age.

I hear you, wife experiencing similar and tbh once or twice myself. New lessons to learn.

[High Jetter]

5 hours ago, New POD said:

Camping. Filled the Astra with stuff we might need. But not stuff we do need. 

What did you omit?

[High Jetter]

23 hours ago, Wack said:

SUV medical car , seems like a good idea 

 

Kept it on the track tho...

[New POD]

9 hours ago, High Jetter said:

What did you omit?

My personality it seems. Or maybe that should have been left at home.  Somehow managed to fuck up the whole trip yesterday afternoon, by getting cross about something.