What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[cort16]

I've just realised Barry Shitpeas has his own forum rank, which is of course £400.

[MrDuke]

I've just realised Barry Shitpeas has his own forum rank, which is of course £400.

 

You too could have your 'own' forum rank. It's changeable under your profile

[hairnet]

I used a recent wedding to make a political statement.

 

mix roy wood with trig - shazam!¬!!!!!!111111one!!111!!!111

[Lord Sterling]

Following a link from what someone else recently posted, this page had sniggering like an idiot:

 

http://www.buzzfeed.com/jessicamisener/the-30-most-hilarious-autocorrect-struggles-ever

Seriously Joe, it's nearly 1:30am and I honestly had shut the page down as I couldn't silence my laughs any longer.

[Ghosty]

Remembering the PC/PS1 game of The Italian Job from about 12 years ago.

• Probably the only game where you can play as a crash-damaged Wolseley 15/60. In red or blue!
• By knocking over some cones in a car park in Turin, a bloke asks you to deliver some pizzas. If you do it, the prize is a solid gold Mini that doesn't damage and does 120+mph.
• The only damage cars take is wobbly wheels that don't affect performance.
• Turin is populated entirely with Fiat 600s, Riley One Point Fives, and a few Alfa Giulia police cars and mafia Fiat Dinos.
• Playable cars include an Anglia police car with bell siren, Mini, E-Type, Giulia police car, Wolseley 15/50, DB4, Miura, Bedford VAL, Fiat 600, Landy, Fiat Dino, Ford Thames 'Dormobile'...

[Lord Sterling]

^^^ I seem to remember some years ago on the game "Driver" if it was completed it would show you a demo of a Series III Jaguar XJ6 being driven through some streets. I heard that it was a playable level on the PC version of "Driver". I've never played it. I also remember there being a Mini in a hidden layer on Driver 2.

 

I also had Midtown Madness 2 with our then-new PC. I played it for ages eventually downloading cars into the game, amongst my favourite were a Ford Sierra and a Leyland National Bus with destinctive Leyland National Bus engine sound.

[jmsguzzi]

^^^ I seem to remember some years ago on the game "Driver" if it was completed it would show you a demo of a Series III Jaguar XJ6 being driven through some streets. I heard that it was a playable level on the PC version of "Driver". I've never played it. I also remember there being a Mini in a hidden layer on Driver 2.

 

I also had Midtown Madness 2 with our then-new PC. I played it for ages eventually downloading cars into the game, amongst my favourite were a Ford Sierra and a Leyland National Bus with destinctive Leyland National Bus engine sound.

Yup, you got to drive the Jag through a basic rendition of Newcastle, where the game was made.

[PhilA]

Finally got the price of using the works van to drive to and from work for the year.

 

$26

 

For once, a tax that isn't hell to pay. I'll take that. Even if it means I have to wash the van every weekend.

 

 

--Phil

[overrun]

[scruff]

 

[Angrydicky]

That takes me back! Used to love driving that Mini, it was on a four post lift in the very bottom of a secret underground carpark and you had to operate the switch to lower the ramp down. It was white with rusty door bottoms and was the most enjoyable car in the game. There was also a secret hippy van in a garage at the top of this hill on the French map on Driver 3. I'm sure there were others to find but I got interested in GTA then.

^^^ I seem to remember some years ago on the game "Driver" if it was completed it would show you a demo of a Series III Jaguar XJ6 being driven through some streets. I heard that it was a playable level on the PC version of "Driver". I've never played it. I also remember there being a Mini in a hidden layer on Driver 2.
 

[HillmanImp]

Was just watching this 306 auction end.

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Peugeot-306-Petrol-Meridian-/331125082148

 

Okay looking car with 11 months test and 6 months tax but sod all other information. Was at £127.27 with 1m to go. Was waiting for the last minute bids to roll in but they didn't happen. With 10s to go I was about to pop in a bid of £150 with no idea where Tilbury is, but with 5s to go the seller pulled the listing as 'it was no longer for sale' which is just as well as it seems it is in Essex and I am in Yorkshire.

 

Can hardly blame them for pulling it but will hopefully teach them to actually put a little bit of effort into their listing next time and is a shot across the bows for me on bidding on cheap cars just because I am bored without knowing where they are. 

[Lord Sterling]

^^^ I didn't think they could pull the listing once a certain time period has passed? I thought it was something like 30 mins before listing end or something.

[spike60]

I think you can't stop a listing in the last 12 hours, though may change with reserve not met etc

[Lacquer Peel]

You know the big charity bags you get? They make ideal 25l bin liners.

 

I HATE CHARITIES.

[Cavcraft]

We use Co-op ones, because we're posh.

[vulgalour]

This popped up on my Twitter feed.

 

I want to make one and convince people it's a Picasso prototype.

[Asimo]

^^^ Is that real (it looks it) or am I looking at photshopfoolery?

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

It's a photoshop of this image, but quite a good one! I'd believe it if someone told me it was a Picasso prototype. 

 

[fordperv]

in between the rain i spied my chance and i finally got time to fit some replacement injector seats to the saph they are crappy plastic that goes brittle and cracks when disturbed, at the same time noticed that a couple of injectors looked worse for wear, changed them at the same time and now the old girl has a new found turn of speed i mean she was no slouch before but now has more punch mid range, the best 30mins ive spent on a car in a long time

[Ghosty]

After yesterday's IBM grump, I've now bought a custom USB converted Model M keyboard, for £18 less than the one I missed out on yesterday.

The only downside is I now have to get by until next Tuesday on €12, $30 and 210CHF that I can't actually spend as I need it next week because I'm going on a trip to CERN and a chocolate factory

[meggersdog]

Coming out of Millfield Autoparts this afternoon and there is a grey lhd FSO Polski-Fiat 125p parked outside.Big crease on the driver's door where the wind had caught hold and it was on old white on black Polish plates..............It looked epic but I had no picture taking device with me and the rain was coming down too hard for a pencil sketch.

[alf892]

I nipped over father alf's today to run the fiesta up as it has been sttod for a couple of month. Took jump box and big charger just in case. Jumped in and it fired up after about 10 turns. Grin.

 

Now ahead of schedule I decided to pop in BiL's for a quick coffee and was handed the keys to this to have a run in:

20140215_123941%5B1%5D by alf892, on Flickr

Absolutely lovely thing to drive. Nice V8 burble......worth driving with the window open just to listen.

20140215_124802%5B1%5D by alf892, on Flickr

T

20140215_125534%5B1%5D by alf892, on Flickr

took it for a nice run around the lanes

It has been restored but very well done and panel fit is spot on. Interior is nice free of rattles.

20140215_124841%5B1%5D by alf892, on Flickr

Mo

20140215_123935%5B1%5D by alf892, on Flickr

modern radio wouldn't be my choice but it gets used a lot so is tolerated.

 

all in all a grin day....

[overrun]

in between the rain i spied my chance and i finally got time to fit some replacement injector seats to the saph they are crappy plastic that goes brittle and cracks when disturbed, at the same time noticed that a couple of injectors looked worse for wear, changed them at the same time and now the old girl has a new found turn of speed i mean she was no slouch before but now has more punch mid range, the best 30mins ive spent on a car in a long time

 

 

I am sending my spare RSi injectors to a guy who will recon and flow test them for £12.

I hope to notice a similar upturn in running.

[oldford]

Travelling up a wet A12 yesterday in a MX5 and getting overtaken by a well used 1983 Sierra XR4i.

[vulgalour]

Met up with the very nice gent that had the Renault 6 wings.  If I'm honest, I was expecting them to be a bit rough and ready but they're 30 year old genuine Renault NOS wings in original primer with very mild flash rusting and literally just need painting and fitting.  He wouldn't let me give him any money for them either.  What a lovely, lovely person, I hope he has much good karma in his life.

[beko1987]

Sat in dads car waiting for the doors to open at our gig in Wolverhampton watching the taxis go past. Seem to all be 54 plate any things! Seen a primer@s estate, astra, foci, vectras, pisshats and a4s.

 

Makes a nice change from the Prius clones in Wycombe!

 

And dads 62 plate sbloatmax is only doing 35mpg and he drives slowly, so the xms 28.3 doesn't seem too bad now!

[fordperv]

 

I am sending my spare RSi injectors to a guy who will recon and flow test them for £12.

I hope to notice a similar upturn in running.

 

 

bloody hell thats cheap, is that the set or each?, the adapter seats cost me peanuts from ford and did need changing, noticing the injectors was a bonus.

 

just had another grin i have just checked the bosch part numbers online and they are 210cc i was always lead to believe they were 170cc as standard

[overrun]

bloody hell thats cheap, is that the set or each?, the adapter seats cost me peanuts from ford and did need changing, noticing the injectors was a bonus.

 

just had another grin i have just checked the bosch part numbers online and they are 210cc i was always lead to believe they were 170cc as standard

For all four, mate. Crazy price, eh?

 

I have already bought a steering column recon kit from him and he is sound, as well as owning an XR3, S1 and S2.

So he'll do for me!

 

It's great when Ford(s) can still get parts in and they surprise you with very reasonable.prices.

Last time I used them, they ordered me a standard CVH exhaust manifold gasket, mind.

 

Your injectors are a lot bigger than I would have expected, as well.

As long as the fuel consumption doesn't rocket up, now your right foot has learned the news. Lol.

[nacho man]

 

Fount this in the Clio after stripping the interior out.