The thread for admitting 'sad bastard' stuff...

[Mally]

It was freezing in my Reliant.

Celluloid side windows and no window in the back because my mate put his elbow through it.

You've never lived you lot

https://nationalmotormuseum.org.uk/vehicle-collection/reliant-regal-2/

 

 

 

[big_al_granvia]

@Flat4 collects animal cages, some have animals like mice, rats and ferrets but most dont. There is empty cages in the furry room, both caravans, garage, shed and garden.. Must be about 30 of them at least

[Tadhg Tiogar]

I have a small collection of...

 

[skoda_fan]

I guess my name alone elevates me to immediate sad bastard status!

[Iamgroot]

I took apart the dash board of the most recent acquisition and pulled the air vents apart and rebuilt them because they weren't all clicked together and lined up properly, also ordered a new bulb for the dash clock to be fitted while it's apart. 

There are more pressing issues.

[reb]

I have on more than one occasion sat and meticulously cleaned all of my tools with isopropyl alcohol. Not that it matters really because my old flatmate borrowed them and put them away wet. Two kinds of people.

[hairnet]

fly to a part of america ive never been 

to meet a man ive never met

to perv over his car

#1 sad bastard

[Retr0naut]

I quite like Moths, own a metal detector and hope to one day own an Austin Allegro ?

[anonymous user]

Don't think they did an Allegro with a wool cloth headlining or you could combine all three interests.

[anonymous user]

My own problem is I collect "stuff", no rhyme, reason, or theme. I like buying it and looking at it, until inevitably I'm drowning in stuff. Then I try to thin it out (I hate dealing with people so that's the hard bit) and end up buying more to replace/go with it.

[xtriple]

14 minutes ago, anonymous user said:

My own problem is I collect "stuff", no rhyme, reason, or theme. I like buying it and looking at it, until inevitably I'm drowning in stuff. Then I try to thin it out (I hate dealing with people so that's the hard bit) and end up buying more to replace/go with it.

I am very like that, I buy stuff 'cos I want it, then once I've got it I realise I didn't really want it in the first place, I have nowhere to keep it and no use for it. At this point, the sensible thing to do would be to get shot, but I don't, I keep it, neglect it and ultimately, forget I own it.

One day, I run across said purchase, am amazed that I own/have one and am deliriously happy at my forgotten treasure.

 

[DoctorRetro]

I remove wheel trims and paint the steels black on virtually every car I own, even if I'm putting the wheel trims back on. But then I think anyone who knows me knows that. 

I also like debadging / rebadging cars as an alternative version / make. I tried to make my Nissan Sunny look like a Mk2  Alfa Arna (even though there was no such thing.)

I wear socks even when wearing shorts. 

Actually, I have loads of weird ways, ask anyone who knows me. But I often leave cupboard doors open and that really annoys people... 

[brownnova]

As a teenager I used to collect tax discs... I’ve got a few hundred in a tin... 

 

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Apparently keeping a small scrubbing brush in the door pocket to brush perfect,y straight stripes in the pile of mats is not normal behaviour.

 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

2 hours ago, brownnova said:

As a teenager I used to collect tax discs... I’ve got a few hundred in a tin... 

That's not sad. What is sad is trying to work out the colours and expiry date format that would be in use today if the VED disc régime had not ended.

[Fumbler]

I collect old intruder alarms. Because.

[reb]

4 hours ago, TheDoctor said:

I wear socks even when wearing shorts. 

Isn't that normal? I've been known to wear steel toe cap DMs with shorts when I'm working on the car when it's pissing it down but also boiling hot...

[New POD]

On 8/24/2019 at 6:53 AM, Eyersey1234 said:

I didn't know there was a national lawnmower museum

I have driven past it in Southport, But don't want to associate myself with its weirdness. 

[TataBobu]

On 8/24/2019 at 2:19 PM, Mally said:

It was freezing in my Reliant.

Celluloid side windows and no window in the back because my mate put his elbow through it.

You've never lived you lot

https://nationalmotormuseum.org.uk/vehicle-collection/reliant-regal-2/

 

Hmmm...using an inflation calculator it seems that £362 in 1953 would be just about £9800. That's a bASe Sandero and a lot of change, or almost Duster money.

[TripleRich]

I'm building a model railway and post videos about it on the internet.

[High Jetter]

22 hours ago, anonymous user said:

Don't think they did an Allegro with a wool cloth headlining or you could combine all three interests.

What would you use the metal-detector for though?

[sierraman]

Whenever I buy a new car I always clean the outside of the reservoirs for the brake fluid etc. How you are meant to top them up when there’s a load of shit waiting to fall in the fluid I’ll never know. 

I also like the Spanish Fuel retailer CEPSA stickers as well. I’ve a supply of them and for some bizarre reason I feel compelled to apply them to my cars

Im also one of these paralysed by indecision when it comes to where to keep tools. 

[Eyersey1234]

43 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

What would you use the metal-detector for though?

Finding where the rusty bits have dropped off lol? 

Only kidding, I know Allegros weren't any worse than anything else at rusting. 

[Timewaster]

My MP3 player has more old radio jingles on it than music.

[ETCHY]

On ‎8‎/‎23‎/‎2019 at 5:22 PM, beko1987 said:

I collect vacuum cleaners! Not alot of people know that... 

I've got a few Numatic Henry type vacuums myself. We always look out for them in shops & hotels if we're away.

Cute little things, they always make us grin

[michael t]

You know the way trainspotters spend hours at stations/next to lines recording various locomotives going past, I do the same with Motorways on footbridges. Been doing it for about 2 years now. Seen plenty of Autoshite. It's a lazy but deliberate way of 'shiting' let them come to you...

[xtriple]

Another one I do constantly, not just my car but every car on the road I pass or see parked, I read the number plates then see what I can make of them. Numbers are easy, the letters into words, less so. It seems I have always done that....

[Mally]

8 hours ago, TataBobu said:

Hmmm...using an inflation calculator it seems that £362 in 1953 would be just about £9800. That's a bASe Sandero and a lot of change, or almost Duster money.

I bought it in 1962 for £80.

I was the only 16 year old for miles with a car.

The front seat tipped, a la Minor 1000.

Made things difficult on the back one at times.