What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[ruffgeezer]

The late 70s must have been the time for hiding tit mags, I found a decent stash when repairing the floorboards in my house, complete with muffs like Doyle's head.

[dave21478]

When I stripped out the brown and orange formica kitchen in the house my sister had bought, I found a load of 70's jazz mags under one of the kitchen units. They were properly ropey Readers Wives and 40+ kind of things. Crotches like roadkill badger.

[Pillock]

Do you lot not have scanners or something?

[wuvvum]

I went for a walk today along a local footpath that I'd not really explored before (it was actually a railway line before Beeching fucked everything up). Bit overgrown in places, but quiet and quite pleasant, with loads of blackberries to nom. Then after a couple of miles I came across a field full of llamas.  I had no idea there were llamas in Norfolk.

[richardmorris]

There are Llamas in the field next to the hotel I regularly stay in at the foot of Helvellyn at Thirlmere. Makes a change from sheep!

[purplebargeken]

Doyle's head was a muff.

[beko1987]

However Mrs Imp drives a manual and never changes gear, instead screaming along the road at 6,000 rpm in 2nd for 3/4 of a mile until she thinks its a good time to change up to 3rd. I am currently trying to convince her to get an Auto as I suspect she will be considerably better off with one one. She has driven the Jaguar okay.

 

Like I have always said, an auto is better 95% of the time but when you get that bendy country road, its got to be a manual.

This is why my grandparents need an auto, even an auto version of the horrible i20 they have now. Never though I'd feel sorry for a 60 plate washing machine but my heart went out for the poor thing when I got a lift with grandad one day.

 

I always thought the xm would be bearable in manual, especially for the first 8 and llast 8 miles of my commute. The amount of times I shouted at it to change down. And whilst it did kick down and fucking go when asked (which was rare as I could watch a tenner go in one trip, and I refuse to pay through the nose to commute) the ZX is just better, from keeping the revs below 1.5k for mingebaggery, or going all the way up to 6k when a decent song comes on the 10 minute takeover, or IIpit Dream Theaters In the Name of God on just before chinnor...

 

Can also go the other way, Amy's in 5th at anything above 25, often forgetting to change down for corners, inclines etc, as you all know the sodding thing gums up constantly...

[bub2006]

My wife is exactly the same beko. She was always taught to get in a higher gear as soon as possible. Only changes down when the car starts juddering. Even on the bypass if we come up behind a slow car she will indicate and pull out in top at 55/60 and pin throttle to accelerate. I get a bollocking if i leave car in third around town or drop a gear or two to overtake. She would be better with an auto but the omega 2.2 we borrowed and the merc e200 we owned where so woefully underpowered with an auto box it put her off them.

[dollywobbler]

As this is the grin thread, I shall add balance by pointing out that my wife is quite capable of using a gearbox. I knew it was love when she performed a perfect double-declutch into first gear during her first ever drive of the 2CV. What a woman.

[TagoraSX]

[Cavcraft]

Then after a couple of miles I came across a field full of llamas.  I had no idea there were llamas in Norfolk.

 

I see them myself on a Dalai basis.

[purplebargeken]

Okay, okay, don't make a llama out of a crisis.

[320touring]

Okay, okay, don't make a llama out of a crisis.

 

 

there are plans to race them..

 

it means people get the opportunity Tibet on them..

[vulgalour]

Alpaca my bags and leave if these llama puns carry on.

[rml2345]

there are plans to race them..

 

Will they allow contact? Or would rama-llama ding-dong?

[320touring]

Will they allow contact? Or would rama-llama ding-dong?

Proposals i've seen so far are wooly on the detail

[chaseracer]

You're making me angora now...

[320touring]

You're making me angora now...

Aww.. it was my dream to become a Llama Glama Farma one day..

 

(Look up the scientific name for em;)

[vulgalour]

Live pictures of the grin thread, as it happens.

 

[Skizzer]

The first thing I thought on seeing that picture was that's not a Toyota, it's a Volga.  Only then did I think about llamas.  Does that mean I need therapy?

[dollywobbler]

Maybe it's a Volgo with a Toyota engine. Clearly it doesn't have a llambda sensor...

[Skizzer]

I was going to make a joke about a Fiat 131 Panollama, but you'll be glad to know I stopped myself.

[Rocket88]

It's the spitting image of a camel..................

[beko1987]

Booked a holiday in a caravan on a holiday park in Newquay ages ago. Had a look last night at what was on over the weekend

 

Now going to this http://www.visitnewquay.org/events/newquay-towan-blystra-welcomes-you-to-the-newquay-beer-festival-2014-p1573903

and this (hopefully) http://www.visitnewquay.org/events/st-mawgan-steam-and-vintage-rally-2014-p1593083

and this http://www.visitnewquay.org/events/thundercat-power-boat-racing-series-p1401513

 

Looking forward to it more now!

[saucedoctor]

DollyWobbler's Road tests. Just watched the FE Victor one on Youtube. No "Road Test Bingo" nonsense, he just says what's what. How (relatively) little DW says illustrates the sheer amount of bullshit that the TV people come off with. And I bet they don't know the half of what the folks on Autoshite know about cars.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I've just watched that too. Its really good!!! Nice work Bruce_WobblAr. Particularly like the nice weather and lovely scenery in the background!!!!

[chaseracer]

DollyWobbler's Road tests. Just watched the FE Victor one on Youtube. No "Road Test Bingo" nonsense, he just says what's what. How (relatively) little DW says illustrates the sheer amount of bullshit that the TV people come off with. And I bet they don't know the half of what the folks on Autoshite know about cars.

 

The Wobbler has a good voice for TV.

 

Face for radio obvs, but a good voice...

 

[dollywobbler]

Thanks chaps. Well, two of you anyway.  

 

I'm keen to get my hands on more chod for testing purposes. If anyone with suitable chod is planning to go to the Cosford for the Citroen XM/Autoshite meet thing, then I'm all ears.

[chaseracer]

Would you like to test the Merc when it's back on the road?

 

 

Dyane?  205?  No...?

[dollywobbler]

You may struggle to get me out of a Dyane once I get in one. I seriously fancy one. With those seats, you may struggle to get me in your 205 too.