What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[RedSparrow]

Who are these people, and what did they do with the real European Commission?

 

(tl;dr Finally, a decision that makes sense - no more EU funding for BNP-alike political parties in Europe)

 

Good. If anything because they bleat on about being anti-EU but are happy to accept cheques from that system.

Sounds a bit like the 'immigrant Muslim terrorist Polish scroungers' they bleat on about doesn't it. Hypocrites much?

 

Mind you, being hypocrites is the least of their faults.

[Rocket88]

"Bank error in your favour, collect £3912". I was sold one of those dodgy PPS schenes by MBNA....I never believed for one moment I'd get a penny.............

[sporty-shite]

Been quad trekking with Mrs S today, and it was ACE. It was the last of her birthday presents from me, which we've had since March, but haven't had chance to do.

 

Went on a 10 mile, hour long trek around a massive farm, taking in loads of steep banks, streams and a tunnel under the M6. At the first steep bank, I thought Mrs S might bottle it, but she loved every minute. Quads were pretty cool, too. Would pull up any of the banks from tickover, no problem, so ne risk of getting stuck, and the instructor was one of those down to earth, straight talking types, who didn't fill you full of crap, just encouraged you to do as much as you felt comfortable with.

 

Top day!

[TimothyClaypole]

Bloke on tele with 36 convictions moaning because he's had a beating from the poor bloke who's van he was trying to rob from.

 

Boohoo.

[Wilko220]

This isn't so much hilarious, more just a bit puzzling. Didn't think it deserved its own thread though!

 

Just when you thought the VW scene couldn't get any more ridiculous...

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... gates.html

[Cavcraft]

I think I've sold the Cinq and hopefully doing a deal involving two hopeless old chodders coming my way.

[Louise2cv]

Thanks for the congrats everyone, I'm still on a high from it all, really enjoyed the birth this time.

[messerschmitt owner]

belated congrats, Lousie!

 

My grin is selling the house today for a grand more than we sold it for last time plus having an extra £50 grand to spend thanks to a lucky early inheritance. Oh, and not having to give the Santander two grand is good too.

 

Now the real grin would be that we could buy the house we should have moved into a month ago.

[messerschmitt owner]

http://www.flickr.com/groups/686090@N21/

 

one for the autoshiteist!

 

clock the link, click the link - lololol

 

http://www.flickr.com/groups/686090@N21/

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

http://www.flickr.com/groups/686090@N21/

Morris Ital Sl by Charles Dawson, on Flickr

[Spiny Norman]

Any advance on 5 different colours on the same car?

(The Polo Harlequin doesn't count btw)

 

[Wilko220]

[cobblers]

Some poor sod on wheeler dealers just gave Mike Brewer £23,000 for a AC Cobra rep which is running a Chevy 350 and a big carb. Mike added a pair of cats to get it through the IVA emissions, which it just snook it through with brand new cats. Good luck replacing £600 worth of cats for every MOT Needs a computer controlled carb like and R reg Lada. Oh, hang on, no, even those plugged the cats up by the first MOT

 

Wasn't a bad 45 minutes telly though.

[RedSparrow]

http://www.flickr.com/groups/686090@N21/

Morris Ital Sl by Charles Dawson, on Flickr

 

Rockin the 1988 paedo look there.

[cobblers]

Some poor sod on wheeler dealers just gave Mike Brewer £23,000 for a AC Cobra rep which is running a Chevy 350 and a big carb. Mike added a pair of cats to get it through the IVA emissions, which it just snook it through with brand new cats. Good luck replacing £600 worth of cats for every MOT Needs a computer controlled carb like and R reg Lada. Oh, hang on, no, even those plugged the cats up by the first MOT

 

Wasn't a bad 45 minutes telly though.

[Lord Sterling]

The bloke who spotted the Morris Ital also spotted some other cars on the saem stretch of road in a similar condition, one of them was ratted Vauxhall, done so well it really did look patina'd, but upon closer look, it looked deliberately done, too neat and tidy in some places and the body left in a generally bad condition:

 

Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6 Base by Charles Dawson, on Flickr

 

I suspect they were coming from some sort of show/retro rides gathering?

[Tayne]

Some poor member of the production teamon wheeler dealers just gave Mike Brewer £23,000 for a AC Cobra rep which is running a Chevy 350 and a big carb.

Because that's what it said in the script.

 

EFA.

[M'coli]

That shonky Ital's still marked as taxed, although it's due at the end of the month.

[Negative Creep]

The bloke who spotted the Morris Ital also spotted some other cars on the saem stretch of road in a similar condition, one of them was ratted Vauxhall, done so well it really did look patina'd, but upon closer look, it looked deliberately done, too neat and tidy in some places and the body left in a generally bad condition:

 

Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6 Base by Charles Dawson, on Flickr

 

I suspect they were coming from some sort of show/retro rides gathering?

 

 

Now that's how you do rat look

[cort16]

It seems MG might have cottoned on to the fact that no-one wants to pay 16 grand for one of their cars. If you trade in your current bit of old rammel they'll give you 3 grand off making an MG6 £12,455.

I guess at that kind of money it's a bit more tempting as you'd not even get a bogo Focus for that (although a bogo Focus might be better?)

 

http://www.cardealermagazine.co.uk/publish/mg-dealers-mega-value-deals-on-mg6-models/69767

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

Just noticed this on Autotrader. Thank you Autotrader!

 

[messerschmitt owner]

thank goodness autotrader have done that - I'll be using it a lot.

[Caffiend]

The BX passed its MOT

 

It also needs a new high pressure return pipe (temp fix done for MOT), but oh well - so chuffed about an MOT pass with no advisories that I don't care.

[Alexg]

thank goodness autotrader have done that - I'll be using it a lot.

+1

[ProgRocker]

On TV - Sort of half watching 'Murder, She Wrote' on ITV3. This time, Jessica Fletcher is in Ireland (the accompanying actress is putting on an unconvincing Irish accent ). She has just been dropped off in a fairly basic series 1 Citroen CX. Seeing the Renault 21 hatchback and a 'behemoth' Merc S Class indicates that it was probably filmed in the early to mid 1990s.

 

I wonder if Angela Lansbury is a secret fan of Citroen CXs? Last week, she was in Hong Kong and there's a shot of a CX Pallas or Prestige pulling up outside some posh establishment.

[retrogeezer]

Trusty Mongdeo has just gone straight through another MOT.....just the thrill of forking out another £220 for the tax again next week.

[outlaw118]

Outraged from Tunbridge Wells having a go at me on the "Bargains" thread.

Laugh? I nearly shat.

[willswitchengage]

[ing]pic deleted by me as apparently facebook just gives you stupidly high resolutions - 2002 Clio van[/ing]

 

COURTESY CAR SHITE!

 

As the supplier forgot to send my local garage the bits for a timing belt change, I've been lent this. Low miles 220,000, actually feels surprisingly well screwed together with a pretty decent engine (1.5dci) and smooth gearbox. Couple of dashboard lights on but they never harmed anybody. Sorry to admit but I actually quite like it

[Louise2cv]

Finished browsing www.classicBMW.com? Try this:

 

http://gizmodo.com/5944472/the-most-ins ... -ever-seen

 

[Cavcraft]

Outraged from Tunbridge Wells having a go at me on the "Bargains" thread.

Laugh? I nearly shat.

 

I can see that daft twat turning into EPIC TROLL in record time. He's already donr that bit where he quotes everyonr then adds the sort of response you'd expect a slightly deranged 7 year old to make, and the usual flexing of the e-cock has been done

Let him twat on about trying to sell rattly old clunkers for five times their value, we can just sit back and laugh at him.