What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[AlabamaShrimp]

Think I'd be leaving the very tried and tested Valencia engine alone, look at all the extra useless plastic sensor shit on top of the mondeo one. It's bound to go wrong over some tiny insignificant problem*

 

 

 

Anyway enough moaning and sort of related. I need one for my wall if someone can crochet

 

[skattrd]

  On 20/07/2015 at 19:28, dave21478 said:

Sack off the aircon and all needless pish and fit one of these ecoboost engines to a mkI Fiesta and see what economical and fun motoring should be like.

 

Don't bother, just buy a Daihatsu ... Charade GTtis of 25+ years ago did 100+bhp from a 3 pot 1 litre in a light shell and were quite* reliable.

[bub2006]

I can cross stitch. Misspent youth,growing up living with my nan........

[Richard]

  On 20/07/2015 at 17:55, dollywobbler said:

Great stuff. Mrs DW also enjoyed a visit to the exchange earlier this year. In fact, she spent so long in there I thought I'd lost her. Did you get my email by the way?

I did, thanks. I meant to reply from the hotel but their wifi was having a moment.

[bub2006]

Xsara sold. Bloke rang,at the door in 10 minutes,took it up Street and said Yea ok and gave full asking price

[bub2006]

Gumtree honest buyer shocker

[andy18s]

  On 20/07/2015 at 19:48, bub2006 said:

Xsara sold. Bloke rang,at the door in 10 minutes,took it up Street and said Yea ok and gave full asking price

Did you tell him about fuse 29 ?  

[bub2006]

No,that was in the vectra mate!

[cort16]

I'd never seen a picture of a Pontiac Le Mans before. It looks strangely familiar.

 

[Ghosty]

BEST STEELS EVER

 

 

(the first time I wrote that, it came out as BEST STELS VEER).

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Built in Romania no less

[richardmorris]

  On 20/07/2015 at 08:29, richardthestag said:

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someone sign her up quick

I'll ask her next time she flies in.

[Aston Martin]

An X-type estate... driven by the Queen. Money must be tight.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[fred]

Looking at the dog guard in the back, delivering another stud for Princess Anne to devour

[AlabamaShrimp]

Lol at the second picture. She's going "er was that the Queen driving?"

[Cavcraft]

F_LOL

 

[bub2006]

Clit needs bleeding. Many laughs had at muppets

[fordperv]

A woman at work has an a great bodge on her car to open it from the outside, her handle broke and her m.o.t was looming.

 

 

[Skizzer]

Operation Big Shed is go!

 

I expect everyone has forgotten, but last autumn I talked about a former chicken shed I was hoping to rent at a secret location not very far from home.  Anyway, I've been to look at it this morning and it now has the promised new wooden frame with steel sides and roof.  It looks fantastic, and I'm moving in at the beginning of September.  Storage for 5-6 cars easily, plus a working area and room to spare for storing tools etc.  Power isn't wired up yet, but that will come in a couple of months.

 

I'm very, very excited about this.

[forddeliveryboy]

[anonymous user]

Skizzer, It is a well known fact* that the number of cars you own will increase to exceed the storage space available.

 

p.s. I'm sure you need a new best friend to help you fill the space.

[daveb47]

Aint this the truth

 

[TimothyClaypole]

[purplebargeken]

^^ Wow!

[Skizzer]

  On 21/07/2015 at 14:02, anonymous user said:

Skizzer, It is a well known fact* that the number of cars you own will increase to exceed the storage space available.

 

p.s. I'm sure you need a new best friend to help you fill the space.

 

Ah, you speak words of great wisdom, as ever.

 

The only trouble is, looking at the space again this morning, the number of cars I own appears to have already increased to exceed the storage space available.  (I had been thinking impure thoughts about JohnK's/Trigger's Merc 190E, but I fear that would be at least one jalopy too many.)

 

Sadly I could possibly have squeezed an A35 convertible in, but I didn't know when (or even if) this was going to happen and now it's too late  

 

I'll see what it looks like with a couple of cars inside, in a few weeks.  Then I'll let you know whether it's worth being nice to me

[scruff]

 

Kwalz

[dollywobbler]

  On 21/07/2015 at 14:21, TimothyClaypole said:

 

Sorry. I prefer the first version they did. This lady is incredible. 

[catsinthewelder]

Ms C has sold my camper after a month of Ebay and Gumtree messers.

 

We chucked a decent battery on and bump started it down the road and obviously didn't* take an untaxed van that's been sat unstarted for 3 years for a five mile test drive up the lanes.

 

Buyer is quite tempted to drive it to a pre-booked MOT near home but wonders if a three hour drive might be taking the piss.

[hairnet]

 

was gonna post madonna but wanted a sad bastard link

 

go on...... cliff mitchelmore anne (greig)? and the john fella - whats his surname??

 

im sad but not that sad - cant remember i didnt google

 

bimble to leics then down to harpenden

 

tunnel to frog then dunkrk tomorrow eve

 

boulogne coast to berck then cross country to ypres

 

eindhoven friday for daf

 

then cross cuntree sat to mannheim to be near lobbach on sunday

 

dusseldorf (must find out remise address) then home monday

 

norfolk coast then home tuesday

[cort1977]

  On 21/07/2015 at 21:29, catsinthewelder said:

Ms C has sold my camper after a month of Ebay and Gumtree messers.

 

We chucked a decent battery on and bump started it down the road and obviously didn't* take an untaxed van that's been sat unstarted for 3 years for a five mile test drive up the lanes.

 

Buyer is quite tempted to drive it to a pre-booked MOT near home but wonders if a three hour drive might be taking the piss.

Last year i didn't drive a SORNed car from Co. Kerry to London for a pre-booked MOT.   In fairness I booked an MOT in Pembroke by the ferry but got delayed so the place was shut and I certainly didn't carry on to London.

 

Verdict - 3 hour drive is nothing, he'll be fine. a big deal - don't do it.