Panda Alessi: Avril Lagreen

[Aston Martin]

I have officially died.

I must have worn a mask for 7-8 hours today.

 

The car is fabulous obviously. The clutch pedal feels a bit heavy. The biggest issue is the steering wheel, it's horrendous. The outer layer has gone manky and you're left with bits of rubber everywhere.

 

I might try and buy a pair of gloves and be like Nicolas Parsons.

[mk2_craig]

You are literally pissing distance away from somewhere that will sell you a terrible steering wheel cover tomorrow morning. 
 

[Aston Martin]

I wanna know what the hell Thai Dicq is. ?

[mk2_craig]

Dicq is pronounced “Dyke”. 

[Aston Martin]

58 minutes ago, mk2_craig said:

Dicq is pronounced “Dyke”. 

I'm even more intrigued.

[Aston Martin]

5 hours ago, Kringle said:

Did you get her number? Asking for a friend. 

 

 

Here's her heavily edited photos... She has talent I guess.

 

https://instagram.com/samjayne0291?igshid=vbmimx8fj5tw

 

P.s. Blame @Kringle for this filth.

[anonymous user]

1 hour ago, Aston Martin said:

I'm even more intrigued.

I'd give it a miss myself, it sounds like one of those places where you will find that some of those gals are actually chaps.

[somewhatfoolish]

People with first names for surnames are deeply suspicious, desperate attention whores doubly so. Anyone using that much potatoshop must have skin like the dark side of the moon.

[Aston Martin]

The wheeltrims are in the boot. The original little men are interesting. One end is just plastic tabs, the other end is like a metal U-shaped spring clip.

 

 

@doug

[Kringle]

1 hour ago, Aston Martin said:

 

 

Here's her heavily edited photos... She has talent I guess.

 

https://instagram.com/samjayne0291?igshid=vbmimx8fj5tw

 

P.s. Blame @Kringle for this filth.

Ahhhh a trollope. Clearly I can judge what with being such a stud*.

[Aston Martin]

8 hours ago, Kringle said:

Ahhhh a trollope. Clearly I can judge what with being such a stud*.

 

Now imagine a train journey with her talking absolute shite for 2 hours. Even with my airpods on it didn't drown her out completely.

 

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I'll have to wander to the parts shop and look for a cover this morning.

 

The interior is mouldy, @mk2_craig did a great job of cleaning it out. But it needs the seats removing, the carpet and seats wet vac-ing.  He reckons that the drivers seat foam has collapsed. If the seats don't come clean and if the foam has gone. Fortunately I do have a complete interior if I need to swap it all out.

 

For the last few years it was used to ferry dogs about.

 

[Aston Martin]

She's met a french C3.

[Aston Martin]

I've met a beach.

[Aston Martin]

The worst and best £6.09 I've ever spent.

[Aston Martin]

I am at the docks. I can't find my car.

[Aston Martin]

I have a few hours to kill. So here's a few pics of the manky seats.

[Aston Martin]

Not really an issue, just an annoyance. The grill is incorrect, the end rectangles should be body coloured.

I can probably get away with rattlecanning.

 

 

The vinyl windows are manky and will be removed as will random boot stickers.

[320touring]

Those seats will come p fine with a wet vac and a scrubbing brush

[Aston Martin]

Just now, 320touring said:

Those seats will come p fine with a wet vac and a scrubbing brush

 

That's what I hope.

[Aston Martin]

[Aston Martin]

[Aston Martin]

MOT is booked.

It's 13 years old, with 152,000 miles and never been mot'd.

 

I think I need all the luck in the world.

[Aston Martin]

Is this normal?

 

I'm not looking for replies.

[Grumblespeed]

5 hours ago, Aston Martin said:

Is this normal?

More or less..

 

[Noel Tidybeard]

at least you parked them in (reverse) date order ?

[Aston Martin]

Really Avril is this the time to go mental?

 

I'm off to the garage. "Steering fault." Then I have zero steering. Not uncommon, but it's not the time. I fired it back up and it drive fine with no lights.

 

Will she fuck me during the mot? 

Will the mould annoy them?

 

I think it's like when you take the dog to the vet. It knows. ?

[Aston Martin]

Headlights too high!!!

Handbrake travel excessive!!!

Three tyres gammy 🤔

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Passed motherfuckers. 👍😎

[Grumblespeed]

Way to go - another one ready to roll!

[mk2_craig]

This is not how Autoshite is supposed to work.

 

At least not when importing old yad from the Channel Islands anyway.  There should be a mega-fail list resulting from a dozen years lack of proper maintenance.

 

Back of the net!!!

[Aston Martin]

The MOT tester rang and said he needed my logbook. Luckily I had scanned it for the dvla and it was on my phone already.

He loved the car and gave me advice on the manky seats.

"Oxiclean is the best thing for mould."

 

It was an expensive MOT at £50. But it's nice to have a tester that likes the car and offers tips. ??