What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[fordperv]

One of my pet hates it people posting pictures of their dinner on facebook, having said that my mate just posted this and it did laugh.

He just got served this as his started in a restaurant. Do you think they're trying to tell him something?

 

I didn't know partridge was a chef

[HillmanImp]

Knowing Mike, he'll be sorting it out mechanically, if not cosmetically.

 

I beleive that the reason for sale was that it needed a fiar bit of welding. The previous owner had been quoted £700 but that is probably a day or twos work for someone proficient with a welder. At least its gone to an enthusiast.

[The Moog]

Got one of these today,bloody good value for money.

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how does it display the image? Do you need to connect it to a laptop?

[Pillock]

Yeah they're USB, it uses the same thing software as a webcam would.

[Pillock]

Been given a box of Sonos equipment. A Play:5, a Connect and an Amp. Plus some Bose speakers. Sounds awesome!

[hairnet]

eddyramrod

 

tell them.....

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I had a Mini Cooper Supercharger in my shed that I bought off eBay years ago for £120 then never did owt with it. Just put it on eBay last night for £350 BIN and when i woke up it was sold!!!! The lads been in touch by phone and seems capable of normal speech and basic logical deduction so he's probably going to come up with the goods hopefully. Also paying by cash so i don't get tigerbummed by paypal. Ace!!! Now i can buy more shite!

[Pillock]

An Eaton one?

Chances are you've just cashed in on VAGTAX.... the Mini Coops charger has an off-the-shelf kit available to fit onto any of the supercharged Volkswagens (Polo G40, Golf Rallye, Corrado G60) because of the various service items those G-Lader chargers need that are either massively expensive, or pretty much unobtainable. 

 

Last time I had my G40 supercharger serviced it was £475 or something, ten years ago. Plus if you ruin it (like I "might have done" with the loan one the guy put on my car whilst I was having mine serviced) then you're looking for a secondhand one when they only made 900-odd cars with them on in the first place.

[chaseracer]

I remember in my first job being very careful not to get caught out by going to the stores to "fetch a long stand" or the like. So when the guy I was working with asked me to get a bastard file, I really thought he was pulling my leg!

 

 

[Tayne]

Aye, MacDonald Sporrans.

Best selling paint north of Gretna.

[overrun]

Sold me Smart car for £1500, on Sunday. £700 profit and it is on the road. I'll take that.

Just gotta wait for the nice, older gent to trek up from Angelsey. He said this weekend, now it's next - whatevz. He has sent me a deposit.

 

I also saw a car with a wobbly wheel trim. Truely a rare sight, these days.

 

Plus the reg 1 PAC on a new Range Rover gave me an actua-lol. #balla

[daveb47]

how does it display the image? Do you need to connect it to a laptop?

It goes into usb on laptop,software supplied lets you take snapshots or video.

Works very well.

[mat_the_cat]

Well, it's been a day full of grin! Which probably means that somewhere there's a poor soul getting all my bad luck...

 

First of all a guy on the BX forum sent me an intact Plip for the locking, which are rare and pricey. He only wanted postage, but I sent him a bit extra for being a decent bloke.

 

Secondly, I've been dealing with a company (Technobots) regarding some 3.5 mm audio sockets. To start with they sent me the wrong sockets by mistake, but were suitably apologetic and agreed to send out the correct ones. But I confirmed the application I wanted them for and it turned out that even the correct ones wouldn't be suitable. Yet they are still crediting me for the purchase price, the postage to me and when I offered to send them back, they said to keep them as it saves them crediting me for the return postage! I feel a bit guilty

 

Then I drove the Stellar for the first time in more than 10 years - wow, talk about bringing memories flooding back

 

And on the way back home I had sunshine, clear roads and my random selection of MP3s seemed to pick out the absolute best tracks out of the 3500 or so to choose from. And my ABS light went off for the first time in weeks.

 

Happy days indeed!

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

I drove a WWII Jeep today, a Ford GPW. It was great! Also now the oldest thing I've driven. I was surprised by how manoeuvrable it was, and how quick it felt up to about 30. As a passenger, on a busy road, doing about 35 with the screen folded down, I don't think I've ever felt so exposed in a vehicle! 

[nigel bickle]

They are fun ,aren't they?

 

I pulled one out a cesspit near Dorking 20+ years ago, where it had been submerged for at least 10 years. A strip down (wearing marigolds) and using a pressure washer soon had it clean enough to evaluate

A quick jump on the starting handle to free the locked block off, new plugs etc and she wobbled into life.

Brakes were overhauled the following weekend (parts were plentiful ,and dirt cheap) and I was driving it around the grounds of the Management College( I inhabited) within the month.

 

An absolute blast -sadly sold to fund my first bedsit..

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

It certainly got me in the mood for something really old and unashamedly mechanical. 

 

I really fancy a pre-war car. 

[jakebullet]

Bought a duplex attachment for my shitetastic hp 4050 laserjet printer. It makes satisfying mechanical clonking noises and then eventually spits out a double sided print. Setting at 2 pages per side cuts down massively on folders full of printouts in the loft for if mr taxman calls.

[Ianhw77k]

I think I found the fuel leak on my 1995 Citroen Synergie sheep carrier that's been giving me starting trouble. Just need a new filter housing now

[meggersdog]

In 2007 I bought a very rusty Discovery for £200.Ran it for six years on anything that ignited when compressed.Abused it at pay and play sites but fixed what needed to be fixed and drove 50k miles in it.It's been sat in the field for over a year now yet a set of jump-leads and a wire to the ignition terminal of the starter it started better and quicker than it's replacement.The immobilser had kicked in hence the wire.Anyway, loaded it onto a trailer and the local Discovery breakers have just weighed my in £300 for it.

Bangernomics at it's best.

[Station]

Got a refund of 350 quid for my old lockup garage!

Also got a 700 quid refund on a PPI claim I did a couple of weeks ago!

Also off for 10 days and going to France tomorrow! Yay!

[Bobthebeard]

The 'donate' button that pops up under 'forums' whenever I change the page.....

I have already donated, fair play to Dave. He has worked wonders and the forum is now stable and great!

Any one else donated? Seems only fair etc.

[scruff]

It certainly got me in the mood for something really old and unashamedly mechanical. 

 

I really fancy a pre-war car. 

 

I know what you mean - I drove an Austin Seven last week - one of my all time huge wants. I now need one, NEED ONE

[Junkman]

It certainly got me in the mood for something really old and unashamedly mechanical. 

 

I really fancy a pre-war car. 

 

Friend of mine bought a 1930 Donnet last year. It's the oldest car I have ever driven.

Since then, I'm entertaining the idea of having a Model T as a daily driver, because the Donnet felt awfully newfangled and overcomplicated what with its electric starter and six cylinders and windscreen wiper.

[beko1987]

The 'donate' button that pops up under 'forums' whenever I change the page.....

I have already donated, fair play to Dave. He has worked wonders and the forum is now stable and great!

Any one else donated? Seems only fair etc.

Everytime I look at a car magazine I just chip in on here. Much more content and fun! Probably time for me to pop another tenner into the kitty, will see what payday brings.

[inconsistant]

Bloke came to buy the lawnmower

 

http://autoshite.com/topic/16417-proper-petrol-lawn-mower-for-sale-shed-find-win-at-lawn-stripez/

 

and turned up to collect it in a VW Caddy, but not one of the trendy Mk1 Golf derived ones but a rebadged Skoda Felatio pick up one, with a truckman top. After a short chat it turns out he's got an X1/9 and a Nissan Pao too.

 

I thought it was an appropriate situation to mention Autoshite, so I did.

[Skizzer]

The 'donate' button that pops up under 'forums' whenever I change the page.....

I have already donated, fair play to Dave. He has worked wonders and the forum is now stable and great!

Any one else donated? Seems only fair etc.

 

The 'donate' button that pops up under 'forums' whenever I change the page..... I have already donated, fair play to Dave. He has worked wonders and the forum is now stable and great! Any one else donated? Seems only fair etc.

Everytime I look at a car magazine I just chip in on here. Much more content and fun! Probably time for me to pop another tenner into the kitty, will see what payday brings.

 

 

I'm on easy monthly instalments via Paypal. Worth every penny - better than TV and all the car mags put together. Might even up the amount a bit.

[Timewaster]

I remember when working in the car spares place, a guy pulled up in a brand new Caddy.

I could only see it side on out of the window, so when he asked me for a set of mats for his new VW, I just said "nah mate, that's a Skoda"

 

He was NOT happy. So much so, he made me go outside to look at the VW badge.

"fair play mate"......... *whispers* "Still a Skoda"

[cms206]

 

 

I'm on easy monthly instalments via Paypal. Worth every penny - better than TV and all the car mags put together. Might even up the amount a bit.

 

This; think I'm on a fiver a month and it's easily the best fiver a month spent on motoring content anywhere.

[Cavcraft]

Having a fiver a month extra money to spend on beer.

[alf892]

Mature cheddar, fresh bread, butter and proper nice salami for lunch......