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What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

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Cheggers Rank: Lancia Gamma

Cheggers

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After something of a sabbatical, I'm back on Autoshite :smile:

 

Ironically, for the first time in ages, my only car's a modern (Alfa 159 Sportwagon, so still has credentials...).

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dollywobbler Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

dollywobbler

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Excellent. You haven't been hiding in a cupboard with Boobydoo have you? We've lost him too.

The Moog Rank: Talbot Tagora

The Moog

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My wallet that I lost on the way to get the Xantia has been handed in to Glasgow police station. Best thing is the cash is still in it so I am now 21 quid better off. :-)

vulgalour Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

vulgalour

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wb Cheggers and that is unusual The Moog, normally that £21 would be claimed as a personal 'finders fee'.

Cavcraft Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Cavcraft

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Welcome back, Keith!

Vin Rank: Renault 16

Vin

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Catching up on previous weeks episodes of The Young Montalbano on BBC4 last night and as well as an extremely fit brunette bird there was a Fiat 128 being used as a taxi, Alfa Giuliettas and Fiat Cromas being used as Police cars and a Fiat 130 coupe and an Alfasud Sprint in a car park.

I may have made a slight squealing noise... :oops:

 

I also love the fact that Inspector Montalbano has been driving a Fiat Tipo diesel for the past 20 plus years 8)

Sigmund Fraud Rank: Renault 16

Sigmund Fraud

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Just got back from the garage, where the 'hairdresser special' was pronounced roadworthy* for yet another year !

 

What made me grin even more was the drive to there and back, which allowed me to road test the new* (= used and shonky-looking) coilovers. I was expecting all my fillings to fall out and my back to require the services of a chiropractor, but I was completely wrong. It is lower and firmer, of course, but not harsher than with the OEM suspension. Great stuff !

skattrd Rank: Lancia Gamma

skattrd

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I plugged the boring in to the diagnostic whilst at the garage today to see if there were any faults logged.

There was an intermittent fault for the EGR valve showing. I found this quite humourous, as it's in a box at home :lol:

vulgalour Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

vulgalour

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Today, at the scrapyard.

"Yeah, I mostly need this stuff for my Princess"

"So what do you normally drive then?"

"My Princess."

"You're brave."

Station Rank: Isuzu Florian

Station

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Metal fans: Got 'Philip H Anselmo and The Illegal's' album 'Walk Through Exits Only'. I don't listen to much 'mainstream' metal anymore, as most of it is awful, and I never really liked Pantera too much and have listened to Down, etc  but never really gelled with it, but this is pretty awesome, if you like straight ahead metal/hardcore. Mr Anselmo is on form and definitely the best thing he's done since TGSTK.  :)

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oman5 Rank: Renault 16

oman5

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I was driving the 240 torslanda yesterday and passed another 240 coming the other way. we both gave each other the nod.

cool. 

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cobblers Rank: Isuzu Florian

cobblers

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We're moving stuff about at work and they are being well ruthless with throwing stuff out, anyway they know I'm a bit of a bin sniffing gyppo type so today I came home with what would have been probably thousands of pounds worth of random electronic components and wire etc , all new, unused but all mixed up and not worth spending "paid time" to sort and find a place for. Not worth selling but deffo worth having about the place when I'm pissing about with making electronic stuff. All the wire is new and on unused reels, but not ROHS compliant so we're not allowed to use it.

 

Plus I got a great big flippin LED destination sign off the front of a bus that I'm going to try and program to say rude words.

vulgalour Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

vulgalour

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I was going to make a grump post then I found the ignore-user function and turned it into a grin.

alf892 Rank: Renault 16

alf892

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just heard from an old work mate..

 

She was terrible at parking and on arrival at the yard would sometime ring me to park her old astra for her...........

 

She just got married and hubby bought her a nice new Bini.

 

Email from her.........

 

'love the new car but just waiting for new rear bumper after parking incident' Also needs a new parking sensor!

overrun Rank: Renault 16

overrun

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BRIAN the robot hooked me the fuck up after Swift Cover wanted me to take out a mortgage to pay for their insurance quote.

That's where three(?) years of being a loyal, perfect customer will get you.

 

"How can I save you POUNDS?" *Fanfare*

HillmanImp Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

HillmanImp

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I might be moving and need a more sensible car that returns a better MPG. I have just been looking at cars that might float my boat and actually found myself clicking on this and reading the description. Suddenly it started looking very familiar.

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1995-PEUGEOT-405-1-6-Style-/321221090085?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item4aca44db25

 

$T2eC16J,!)YFIc!sGjpqBSP3hM3RZ!~~60_12.J

 

Took me a few seconds to realise what it was.....

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beko1987 Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

beko1987

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It's BACK! No mention of the 20p, but it seems to have broken the handbrake as now it needs a whole new cable!

 

Watched...

John F Rank: Lancia Gamma

John F

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I might be moving and need a more sensible car that returns a better MPG. I have just been looking at cars that might float my boat and actually found myself clicking on this and reading the description. Suddenly it started looking very familiar.

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1995-PEUGEOT-405-1-6-Style-/321221090085?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item4aca44db25

 

$T2eC16J,!)YFIc!sGjpqBSP3hM3RZ!~~60_12.J

 

Took me a few seconds to realise what it was.....

 

That definitely made me grin! :-D

autofive Rank: Renault 16

autofive

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ah well

 

i was hoping it was comedy

 

i.e. funny

beko1987 Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

beko1987

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Been a good night!

All packed to take the xm for some relaxation therapy tomorrow

 

Fixed the stubborn buttons on my Hoover Sensotronic by dismantling the switch panel and reassembling it

 

Dyson DC14 is sold and being picked up tomorrow

 

Dyson DC07 is washed and ready for re assembly

 

Packed some bits up to send out

 

Done some washing

 

Sure is productive with swmbo at work!

Conrad D. Conelrad Rank: Lancia Gamma

Conrad D. Conelrad

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A stranger on the internet suggested using biological Persil to clean old oil stains off a driveway. 

 

It worked so well! I'm just awed by how well it worked (expectations were low). A decade of drippings in one spot, two catastrophic oil spills in another and a long trail of splodges from a recent accidental conversion to total loss lubrication - all much reduced. 

tooSavvy Rank: Talbot Tagora

tooSavvy

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Ex S-i-L had OMGHGF Rover75 event on Friday am..... bridged @ £190..... now looking for chavvy 4x4 [likely Jeep].

 

tooSavvy

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