What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[Cavcraft]

booked flight to Amsterdam

 

Don't buy any space cakes. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*You won't need them!

[Ghosty]

Seems there's someone local to me with a Russet Brown Dolomite on a V plate, seen it twice now. The sidelights appear to be under the bumper next to the indicators, which doesn't seem right to me. Seen it in the dark twice and both times it's looked like it had no lights on.

 

Also, last night I dreamed I bought a BMW 3.0CS off eBay for £290 + £90 for delivery, except all the photos in the ad were of an E30 in that dark turquoise colour, with wheels off an early E39 520,  front panels in primer, and a rear windscreen from a late model Mazda RX-7. Needless to say, my mum wasn't best pleased.

 

When I woke up I actually had to go and check my eBay, I felt worried...

[Cavcraft]

A couple of friends and I have been doing this 'six of the best' thing at the bookies each week. Basically you pick six games from the about 25 or so they list, and in each game you select both teams have to score. Came close a few times, but yesterday we nailed it and got £120 each for the pleasure! Obviously we were sensible and just bought shit loads of doubles in expensive pubs to celebrate.

[cort16]

My Mrs picking up the autoshite calender and asking "who the hell is that!" .

I didn't even try to explain

[Cavcraft]

I'm currently considering some new merchandise and plan to test ordered some rather natty* AS body attire. Just waiting for permission from the great man himself.

 

 

Sadly no beige: black or white only.

 

[tooSavvy]

^^^^^^^^^..... well, no one can say I'm not a '$hitter, through 'n through'.

 

I await my fate..........

 

 

 

TS

[Mr_Bo11ox]

That t-shirt is class in a glass

[Cavcraft]

Do I want to swap my bike for a Quasimidi the raven analogue keyboard? I don't even know what it is, but the answer will be no anyhow!

[overrun]

Fitting a Puma gear linkage to my Escort, the other day.

I also finally have mud flaps.

[HillmanImp]

Apologies if this is glasscock.

 

[jakebullet]

 

I'd buy it... but not at 19 quid. http://slightlywrongquotes.tumblr.com/post/68104869205/zip-a-dee-doo-dah-motherfucker-died-hard

[Lord Sterling]

Just seen a television advert for Carbuyer.co.uk where the narrator asked where the best place was to ask advice for buying a new car. There were 3 fictional characters, 1st, some chav polishing a Saxo, the 2nd a stuck up bint banging on about Hybrid, but the third character made me laugh, a old dour fella called "Uncle Barry" sitting next to a Yellow Allegro in a garage moaning that "new cars don't enjoy a choke-based starting system". When I saw him, for some reason I instantly thought of Autoshite.

[Tayne]

[Cavcraft]

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MASSIVE LOL
 

[Station]

 

I'd buy it... but not at 19 quid. http://slightlywrongquotes.tumblr.com/post/68104869205/zip-a-dee-doo-dah-motherfucker-died-hard

 

They're ace!

[Station]

Finally got the Justy running 95% perfect today! Hopefully it works when I get back on the weekend, and it's not just another phantom spell that plagues the car.

[hairnet]

reg nutsack spotted in nottinghamshire shocker!

[Cavcraft]

For once, Facebook; Thank God for all the mingebags who make stupid offers on things that are 1) cheap enough already and 2) state no offers. I've just scored a right bargain thanks to a tight arse who kept making silly offers. Best of all just as I collected it he was asking if he could have it for the asking price. You snooze, you lose etc. 

[oman5]

Do I want to swap my bike for a Quasimidi the raven analogue keyboard? I don't even know what it is, but the answer will be no anyhow!0

It's a quality German built professional synth from the 90's, used in the Techno/rave genre as well as by Kraftwerk and Jean michelle jarre. quite rare and sought after but only to the right person I guess or matey would have sold it already.

[Cavcraft]

It's a quality German built professional synth from the 90's, used in the Techno/rave genre as well as by Kraftwerk and Jean michelle jarre. quite rare and sought after but only to the right person I guess or matey would have sold it already.

 

I'm about as musically gifted as a one armed, deaf and blind chimp, so I bombed it right off. Is it the kind of thing that's easy to sell and what do you think it would be worth please, assuming it's in the 'very good condition' he says it is?

Cheers

[Station]

The thing with old musical instruments is that only one person wants it in the world, which means you will have a problem selling it probably. Guitars new are about 4 times the price you can sell them for next day as second hand.

[mercrocker]

^Unless they belonged to Eddie Cochran, of course....

[oman5]

I'm about as musically gifted as a one armed, deaf and blind chimp, so I bombed it right off. Is it the kind of thing that's easy to sell and what do you think it would be worth please, assuming it's in the 'very good condition' he says it is?

Cheers

TBH I would only be guessing on value..2-300 quid maybe, but as I said it'd be finding the right person to buy it which may be difficult. They sold so few of them in the UK there's no way to reference its value. 

[Bobthebeard]

Apologies if this is glasscock.

 

I keep showing Mrs Beard posts on Autoshite that make me LOL. She is usually unmoved. This however did actually make her smile!

Well done sir!

[Bobthebeard]

Having just found out that the friend I bought my 1984 944 from has been and had a massive row with the clown that he bought it from......

I discovered horribly bodged sills, bits of metal stuck on with Sikkaflex and some (lots) of the welding* is actually Silicone bathroom sealer.

My friend was horrified that he had sold me a car that he bought as 'professionally restored' and has subsequently been round to the previous seller and kicked off.

He (my friend) has also offered me my money back. Which I declined. Will get the money back breaking it for parts but a nice offer.

Said friend is one of the nicest, most mild tempered guys ever, but seems this has tipped him over the edge.

Fair enough!

[MrDuke]

I can well understand that - you're almost prepared to get stung yourself now and again when buying old tat, but if I felt I'd left someone else in the poo, even unintentionally, I'd be mortified. And very very angry.

[Bobthebeard]

I can well understand that - you're almost prepared to get stung yourself now and again when buying old tat, but if I felt I'd left someone else in the poo, even unintentionally, I'd be mortified. And very very angry.

He was VERY angry.....

The guy he bought it from is a member of a local classic car club, but he is now totally blacklisted!

[wuvvum]

On the way to work this morning, passed a Renault 4 F6 van coming the other way - blue with white Gordini-style stripes and loud exhaust, and being driven very hard.

[Mr Lobster]

I've heard about that 4F6. My neighbour is a truck driver and says he seen it around Norfolk as he delivers to somewhere near Norwich and its always being used hard

[michiel]

POLNUD by Michiel V, on Flickr

 

I guess some people park their 4X4 using the rearmounted spare.... seen in an underground car park.