LightBulbFun Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 My entire 70 page thread on Invacars is probably worthy of a sad bastard nomination LOL Three Speed, mat_the_cat, skoda_fan and 6 others 5 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 49 minutes ago, PhilA said: Wait, you're supposed to wash cars? and hoover them out ! Craig the Princess 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 Whenever I “break” a car for scrap, or just scrap it, I always clean them out. I suppose it’s a bit like a send off and final clean before it heads to the big car park in the sky. Don’t know why, I just do. HarmonicCheeseburger, paulplom, Sudsprint and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinmasters Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 12 hours ago, brownnova said: First thing I did when I bought my Saab 9000 was paint very carefully the wiper arms as they were going rusty. That said I should do that on my other one too actually! This is a big thing for me. You can't see most of the rusty bits when you're driving, but you can see wiper arms. xtriple and brownnova 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 I'm a stickler for OEM-correct items. I don't mind some upgrades but as long as they are OEM. A new (old) car will see me fetching sad things such as OE handbooks with correct wallets, OE floor mats, OE wheels/wheel trims. I'll try and source dealer stickers aswell if I can. I also like photographing cars like mine; now with Rover 800s, its understandable, they are rare etc... but I even photograph stuff that I now drive like the e46 BMW and Vectra C estate. twosmoke300 and Bamboocarman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 Cleaning cars comes before feeding the kids. Everybody knows that TrabbieRonnie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrabbieRonnie Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 I've spent far too long t-cutting and polishing the cloudy crappy plastic they choose to front headlights with nowadays... bloody love a glass headlamp. EDIT... Also, literally cannot drive any car with misaligned heater vents. Crackers, purplebargeken, dome and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 Thats ocd that is (i do it too) TrabbieRonnie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 4 hours ago, PhilA said: Wait, you're supposed to wash cars? Only if you don't go to church on a Sunday morning. One man's obsessive cult us another man's made up religion. All bow down to the great God pinto/zetec/XE/A series/K Series/insert engine type/V8/V6/Vvt/SEH* *delete as appropriate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 52 minutes ago, Matty said: Cleaning cars comes before feeding the kids. Everybody knows that If they are hungry enough, kids will feed themselves. (Age 2 and upwards) Matty and paulplom 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Honda Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 16 hours ago, paulplom said: I have a fetish for really clean glass. I'm often out polishing it on the van and car. They can be completely filthy bodywork wise but the glass must be impeccable. I even have a sqeedgie thing for removing the condensation from the glass and mirrors before I set off in the mornings. God forbid any frost. I share your appreciation of clean glass. Bloomin' hate net curtains! However I also suffer from being a lazy bastard that can only be motivated by it being quite bad before doing something about it paulplom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 4 minutes ago, New POD said: If they are hungry enough, kids will feed themselves. (Age 2 and upwards) Not if youve hid the key for the fridge padlock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 2 minutes ago, Matty said: Not if youve hid the key for the fridge padlock They'll find a way. Kids are relentless. Matty, scdan4, DSdriver and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 20 hours ago, New POD said: One man and his hobby is clearly another man's mental illness. .... 6 hours ago, beko1987 said: I collect vacuum cleaners! Not alot of people know that... Who knew?? beko1987 and Sudsprint 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Yeah, that's why I bought Hetty off him. One less for the collection. Beko, you should take yourself off the the National Lawn mower museum, to see if you can find inspiration for the next level.of collecting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 16 hours ago, New POD said: Is it true that clean Windows don't freeze up ? No, it's bollocks. it must be the overnight condensation that freezes. I have a fair few wet towels in the back of my van and it's not uncommon for the inside of the screen to freeze when it's really cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 2 hours ago, New POD said: Yeah, that's why I bought Hetty off him. One less for the collection. Beko, you should take yourself off the the National Lawn mower museum, to see if you can find inspiration for the next level.of collecting. I didn't know there was a national lawnmower museum Tadhg Tiogar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudsprint Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 I laboriously file every bit of old history of a car I buy in those clear plastic wallets. I need help. ..there.....said it in public Bamboocarman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 11 minutes ago, Sudsprint said: I laboriously file every bit of old history of a car I buy in those clear plastic wallets. I need help. ..there.....said it in public I've done that with vacuum cleaner brochures... Bamboocarman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 3 hours ago, New POD said: Yeah, that's why I bought Hetty off him. One less for the collection. Beko, you should take yourself off the the National Lawn mower museum, to see if you can find inspiration for the next level.of collecting. Can't start collecting mowers, haven't got the space! I know some washing machine collectors! One has a shed* at the bottom of their garden (I'd call it a flat tbh) with about 70 vintage ones in. All wired up and plumbed in! (apparently only about 5 can be used at once or the breaker in the shed trips) busmansholiday, dome, Bamboocarman and 4 others 1 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 1 minute ago, beko1987 said: Can't start collecting mowers, haven't got the space! I know some washing machine collectors! One has a shed* at the bottom of their garden (I'd call it a flat tbh) with about 70 vintage ones in. All wired up and plumbed in! (apparently only about 5 can be used at once or the breaker in the shed trips) I know a washing machine collector too! He is an odd fellow, but so am I. Telephone collecting is probably just as strange in the eyes of a “normal” person, especially when I say I specialise in Telecom Australia models from 1962 to 1995. Bamboocarman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busmansholiday Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 On 8/23/2019 at 3:27 AM, New POD said: That said I once rebadged a cavalier mk2 1.8 SRI with all the correct Opel Ascona C 1.8 GTi badges, Ha, ha, did something similar with a Mk 1 Cavalier. Then there was the Lada 1500 I pop riveted AEC badges to the chrome wheel trims. Bamboocarman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 I used to drive a Reliant whilst wearing yellow gloves. If you are not familiar with the lyrics, I'm second verse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louiepj Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 I really have to fight the compulsion as a front seat passenger to not open the glove box on the car to see its storage capacity and operation, maybe its contents as well...Luckily I don't get in the front of a taxi that often. Bamboocarman, Sudsprint and LightBulbFun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inconsistant Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Matching dust caps.. (I’m not admitting to collection Scalextric MG Maestros again, I’m sure I’ve already done that in another thread) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warch Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Not me personally, but I went around to see my friend Chris a few years ago. We were sitting in his front room watching tv and became aware of an intermittent high pitched buzzing noise outside. Turned out it was the bloke next door cleaning all the rust off the underside of his old Civic. With a Dremel. Someone I know not only cleans all the shut line (doors/bonnet/boot/petrol cap filler but polishes the paintwork too. His Orion 1.6 GL was a minter (literally, it was light metallic green), shame he didn't investigate below the waterline, the sills were completely buggered. Bamboocarman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Mally said: I used to drive a Reliant whilst wearing yellow gloves. Freak. I mean who wears gloves???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 3 hours ago, Sudsprint said: I laboriously file every bit of old history of a car I buy in those clear plastic wallets. I need help. ..there.....said it in public 2 hours ago, beko1987 said: I've done that with vacuum cleaner brochures... Bamboocarman and Sudsprint 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 17 hours ago, hairnet said: i havent cleaned my motorcycle for at least 6 months (apart from lube cables clean lights and clean calipers) This hasnt even been dragged out the barn for a year,needed to move it to the new place Aired up the tyres,check the oil and it started on the 3rd kick...... scdan4 and warch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 I collect Rover memorabilia! Mainly pin badges but anything from dealership signs to carrier bags. Also a bit of MG or Land Rover thrown in. Bamboocarman and skoda_fan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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