What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[richardmorris]

This is a very interesting car vid with a czech guy who escaped in the 1940s. He’s 91 and looks and sounds 70 at most.

 

 

 

[myglaren]

[reb]

I found a (relatively) small amount of BTC in a wallet on one of my laptops. The price has nearly doubled since I acquired it, and I don't necessarily believe it to be a viable investment in the long run. So I sold it and used the proceeds to buy two months worth of cat supplies.

This probably means the price will go to the moon now, but oh well. 

[loserone]

I recommend not spending money on khat

[junkyarddog]

This utter turd of a Mk2 Escort turned up at a show yesterday. 

Nice to see one in such a ruinous but totally original condition. 

The giffer owner plasters the body work with old oil,don't think it's really working.

 

[Barry Cade]

19 minutes ago, junkyarddog said:

This utter turd of a Mk2 Escort turned up at a show yesterday. 

Nice to see one in such a ruinous but totally original condition. 

The giffer owner plasters the body work with old oil,don't think it's really working.

 

I believe that's a "Linnet" special edition..

[Barry Cade]

2 minutes ago, Barry Cade said:

I believe that's a "Linnet" special edition..

Oops, my bad... it's a Goldcrest..

[richardmorris]

[Surface Rust]

55 minutes ago, junkyarddog said:

This utter turd of a Mk2 Escort turned up at a show yesterday. 

Nice to see one in such a ruinous but totally original condition. 

The giffer owner plasters the body work with old oil,don't think it's really working.

 

That's fantastic, I'd drive that!

It's triggered a great memory from my childhood of sitting in traffic in the back of our car and there was a Donegal registered MK2 alongside us in the queue, I was level with the rear wheel.

Unremarkable except I could see clear through the MK2 to the traffic passing on the other side of the road.

The piece de resistance was the baler twine connecting the bootlid to the bumper, not sure which was holding which on.

[somewhatfoolish]

That Escrot is impressively hanging. Old engine oil has acids and other crap in that will accelerate rather than retard corrosion.

[paulplom]

Fb memory from seven years ago. A great tow car. 2002 C70 T-5 manual.

[EyesWeldedShut]

12 hours ago, Barry Cade said:

Oops, my bad... it's a Goldcrest..

Proper macho names back then on the 'specials'  
"Just popping out in the Escort Budgerigar, need anything from the local emporiums?"

[andy18s]

[Wack]

[hairnet]

On 06/08/2024 at 19:24, Barry Cade said:

I believe that's a "Knackered" special edition..

 

[Barry Cade]

Driving me Traaansit all over Scotland,  there's not much else to do but look out the window.. once you see something it's hard to unsee it.. volvo xc40 rear reflectors looks just like old trafficators..

And these new BYD things have sequential indicators, which go out and down. .. looks like the car's having a stroke..

And I'm really thinking the Citroen C3 Aircross is a very neat little car. 😯

 

 

 

[andy18s]

On 07/08/2024 at 10:47, andy18s said:

 

Update,Crocky has been taken into protective care whilst the authorities try to determine the best course of action. 

[hairnet]

TEBOGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ftw

fuck lyles

[Sir Chocolate Teapot]

2001 mk 7 honda civic bought off here 3 years ago just passed mot again.

Everyone should have one tucked away for rainy days.

[egg]

[myglaren]

[Markeh]

15 hours ago, Barry Cade said:

And I'm really thinking the Citroen C3 Aircross is a very neat little car. 😯

My next door neighbours chopped in their increasingly battered 14 plate Swift a couple of months ago for a 6 month old regular C3 and I have to admit I keep looking across when I walk out of the house and thinking it looks quite smart.

[Joey spud]

My son who helps run a really decent RC shop dropped in last night with something for me to play with.

I'm not sure how he acquired it, possibly a part exchange as nowadays most RC stuff is battery operated so there's little demand for two stroke petrol goodness. It looks well made being fibre glass and has water cooling too.

I've been tasked with getting it running and he messaged me this morning to suggest I need to disable the drive system as he once lost his favourite T shirt to a high revving prop shaft when he got too close.

[comfortablynumb]

That looks like a motor and a half! @Joey spud

Any idea what capacity?

[Joey spud]

I think it's only 26cc.

[reb]

Ordered a pizza in order to try and fight the hangover with grease. Ordered a 10" and they've given me a 12"

The perks of knowing a couple of folk who work in the shop!

[GrumpiusMaximus]

5 hours ago, Joey spud said:

I think it's only 26cc.

That’s not the model shop near Teynham is it?

[Joey spud]

29 minutes ago, GrumpiusMaximus said:

That’s not the model shop near Teynham is it?

No Rochester R.C at Rochester airport.

Honestly great guys to deal with.

[Barry Cade]

Bloody apprentices. No concentration,  apt to wandering off, don't listen and cover the inside of your van with hair and snot.  No wonder this country's in a mess...

 

[155V6]

On 07/08/2024 at 07:36, paulplom said:

Fb memory from seven years ago. A great tow car. 2002 C70 T-5 manual.

Miss my old coupe.I started looking at them again briefly a couple of weeks ago when I thought my SLK would fail it's MOT,but it passed.There's a nice looking convertible on eBay at the moment,orangey seats too 😎