What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[Sloth in a bowl]

Episode 25 of Roadkill is out and it's a good one.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II3z353OZWA&feature=c4-overview-vl&list=PL12C0C916CECEA3BC

[trigger]

I watched that the other night, I loved that Ramp truck smoking around the course and trying to stop at the end!

[cobblers]

Roadkill is the show that Top Gear should be if it didn't have to be aimed at thickos. It's just so satisfying.

[RedSparrow]

Episode 25 of Roadkill is out and it's a good one.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II3z353OZWA&feature=c4-overview-vl&list=PL12C0C916CECEA3BC

 

Hey this programme is quite good.

WHY HAVEN'T I HEARD OF IT UNTIL NOW?

[trigger]

I've only just got into it myself, along with Fast N Loud and Counting Cars, I'm so behind the times.

[skattrd]

From the Roadkill faceache page it sounds like they're expanding from their once a month show ... i really hope they do.

What I need to know is how the hell they are allowed to drive some of those things on the road, do they not have any sort of MOT type test over in the states?

[Pillock]

Size of country divided by number of police cars is probably a better number than in the UK.

 

I notice that some US states want to introduce ANPR-style cameras which would have a record of which cars were seen where (very similar to what we have in a lot of places). The American citizens are up in arms so I guess they currently enjoy a lot more motoring freedom.

[cort16]

Say hello to my new friend.

 

cortina by cort16, on Flickr

[skattrd]

Nice one Cort16, I can't remember the last time I saw a 2dr Cortina

[Cavcraft]

Wow, 2 door! When did you get that?

[cort16]

Exactly what I said. It must be 20 years ago since I've seen one.

I've not got it yet billy I get it in a couple of weeks. It's a 1.3 base but it's got a 2 litre pinto and 5 speed in it.

[MrDuke]

Well, I was feeling a bit gutted that your SD1 had eluded me, but now I'm just going to wait until you get tired of that absolute honey instead

[nacho man]

Reading this Renault workshop manual someone emailed me for the Clio, which I then printed off all 91 pages. I came across this which made me giggle.

 

 

Just saw of the corner. Ok Renault.

[cort16]

Well, I was feeling a bit gutted that your SD1 had eluded me, but now I'm just going to wait until you get tired of that absolute honey instead

 

I still have the SD1, well for now anyway.

[Pillock]

Saw off corner of sump. Keep corner of sump, throw away Clio.

[Sloth in a bowl]

Say hello to my new friend.

 

cortina by cort16, on Flickr

 

 

I like green cars* and that is a proper green car, though to be fair, it would look good in any colour**.

 

* to become my user name when I have enough posts and the V40 gets sold

** shite American spell checker highlighting colour rather than color pisses me right off and I'm dyslexic so rely on the prompting 

[saucedoctor]

I saw a Mercedes Technical Service Bulletin for the W639 Viano which tells you to put the rear wiper relay inside a plastic bag to stop it getting wet.

[trigger]

Welcome to the Cortina club Cort!

[Ghosty]

 

* to become my user name when I have enough posts

 

Enough is 500 as I found out the other day

[cort16]

First time my user names been relevant in about 5 years.

[hairnet]

2 door tinas are the dog knob

[Sloth in a bowl]

Enough is 500 as I found out the other day

 

I need about 140* more posts

 

*now 139

[skattrd]

I'm working down in London this week, so I was going to buy a (not cheap) weeks ticket for the journey. I went on the website earlier to double check train times, and was surprised when I saw the fares. I'm travelling out of peak hours so I can get cheap tickets ... The usual railway rubbish, 2 singles are cheaper than a return, so I bought 2 singles for the journey tomorrow, £16.50 outward and £12 for the return journey, distinctly less than average daily cost of the weeks ticket.

[eddyramrod]

My boss is talking about replacing my van.... again.  This time he seems rather more serious, and has uttered the phrase "pre-registered Transit."  I could be in for something nearly new here!

[Sloth in a bowl]

My boss is talking about replacing my van.... again.  This time he seems rather more serious, and has uttered the phrase "pre-registered Transit."  I could be in for something nearly new here!

 

Next week you will be looking at a something with 3 letters and 3 numbers on the the plate.

[wackywacerwill]

Whoa, 2 door mk4 gives me wood. Well played that man.

 

Found a few old pics of my first (legal OTR) car the other day, I'll scan them in sometime and post them up.

[oman5]

My boss is talking about replacing my van.... again.  This time he seems rather more serious, and has uttered the phrase "pre-registered Transit."  I could be in for something nearly new here!

New transits are bloody fantastic to drive. we hired one with less than 100 miles on the clock a couple of months back, just the bog standard low roof swb but it was amazingly refined, comfy, powerful, in fact I'd be happy with one as an every day hack. genuinely little to dislike about it.

[Ghosty]

I need about 140* more posts

 

*now 139

265+139 = 404???

[Richard]

My current avatar is a screen grab from Challenge TV, a couple of minutes into this episode of Celebrity Squares in fact

 

 

Hey, Richard, I could be wrong but that video of a noisy turquoise Volvo probably isn't the one you meant to post.

 

 

Balls. I've fixed it now.

[daveb47]