What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

13,473 · June 5, 2015

^^^ Fancy doing mine at some point? Over the past few I've been with a huge dollop of CBArsedness.

28,799 · June 5, 2015

Took MrsR for a little run in the Vectra the other day, taking advantage of some sunshine. She actually likes it!

15,587 · June 5, 2015

What has made me smile/grin/restored my faith in humanity this week is the general helpful and patient attitude of fellow shiters.

I made my merry way to sunny (when I got there) Maidstone to meet Vantman of this very parish and I swapped pictures of the queen for a sublime slice of mid-noughties executive saloonery in the shape of a superb Saab 9-3. The engine is a peach, it has multiple speeds of automaticness, buttons galore and he was extremely accomodating when local cash machines decided they perhaps didn't want to provide quite as much cash as I had anticipated. The drive back was comfortable, and much works carpark points have been scored.

AS people really are the best kind of people in this world. I'm a very happy boy.

6,584 · June 5, 2015

This

Will soon be joining the Prelude on the Beard driveway. Dusting off the multimeter in anticipation!

WCPGW?

Edit.... Am excited. My first American car.

18,091 · June 5, 2015

i have no practical skills what ever,

i am able to use a hammer the "wrong" way and i'm lethal with a screwdriver,

but i do like that mercury.

12,052 · June 5, 2015

If you make a good cup of tea you could get someone else to fix it

18,091 · June 5, 2015

i do know my way around a kettle, i even know how to work the chocolate biscuits.

dunno if i can make a good cup of tea or a barely acceptable one though.

18,091 · June 5, 2015

on the run home this afternoon, the only cool vehicles on the road was a red tin lizzy i passed on the A1M northbound.

it was on the back of a trailer but it looked ace, and then on the A19 i passed a minty, minty,mint white mark 4 escort ghia. damn thing could have come off the line just the other day. that was ace too.

22,345 · June 5, 2015

The discussion on piss boiling on another thread has cheered me up. Not long got in from work, so I'm glad something has.

20,253 · June 5, 2015

I am quite pissed and MotÃƒÂ¶rhead are on bbc4 playing the hell out of ace of spades !

20,253 · June 5, 2015

Bollocks - Dennis Waterman has just come on singing the minder theme tune time for a top up

18,091 · June 5, 2015

how do you feel about spandau ballet?

18,091 · June 5, 2015

or adam ant?

20,253 · June 5, 2015

like beiing back in the youth club, this is great

19,838 · June 6, 2015

Jean Bruce Scott on magnum not airwolf <3

28,494 · June 6, 2015

Tell him to check his oil

It's ok it's a Toyota, they're indestructible . He'll probably never open the bonnet during his ownership.

4,212 · June 6, 2015

Getting ready to move house next month so thought I'd better get the Dyane mobile. Fuel pump's goosed so rigged a fuel supply from the washer bottle, twenty seconds cranking and she roared into life. Not bad after eight years slumber . Even bigger grin is that the next house has a mahoosive barn so I can finally get on with restoring the Dyane........ Or buy more cars

19,838 · June 6, 2015

Old shit that's been there a while and a mountain

4,212 · June 6, 2015

^ Is that Hugh Grant on top of that mountain ?

12,052 · June 6, 2015

My saph had a small rip on the outer bolster of the drivers seat that had been annoying me for ages but no suitable matching seats have come up for sale, I've finally got a pair of seats that are in good condition, i ended up with a pair of recaros that match the print of the rest of the seats as no good condition standard ones were around, i gave them a clean as they were grubby from being stored in the fellas loft, they dried pretty quickly in the sunshine, i cleaned my back seats yesterday in anticipation, while the seats were out I got to give the car a good hoover,

Here are the seats, what a difference they make to the look and drive

2,109 · June 6, 2015

Got to love a comfy old Recaro, they were the best bit about my old Escort RST, had them in my Capri too and even managed to shoehorn a Capri pair into the front of my Ka !!!!

Handing the post van over to whoever is working next week knowing I have the whole week off always cheers me up no end

12,052 · June 6, 2015

Funny enough the recaros are what I love about mrs fp's s2 rs turbo, they are just so comfy and supportive without being over the top

27,291 · June 6, 2015

Looking at the Autoshite facebook photo's from shitefest,there is some lovely/quality cars there.

Triggs Cortina looks better that factory fresh really nice.

Who does the Cortina estate belong too,and the renault 16? who's is that?

And of course PRIDE of place goes to the star car.

Just so much,fantastic,enjoy.

I may make it one year..

5,965 · June 6, 2015

Looking at the Autoshite facebook photo's from shitefest,there is some lovely/quality cars there.
Triggs Cortina looks better that factory fresh really nice.
Who does the Cortina estate belong too,and the renault 16? who's is that?
And of course PRIDE of place goes to the star car.

Just so much,fantastic,enjoy.
I may make it one year..

Why arent those pics on here I don't use farcebook