The Doctor's travels through time. Fin.

[DoctorRetro]

[wesacosa]

[DoctorRetro]

19 minutes ago, wesacosa said:

That was earlier today ! 

[castros_bro]

13 hours ago, AxWomble said:

Also, has someone nicked the bonnet stay since we had it?

No, it's still where it should be in the middle of the bonnet but he hasn't noticed it.

[DoctorRetro]

48 minutes ago, castros_bro said:

No, it's still where it should be in the middle of the bonnet but he hasn't noticed it.

🤦

I see it now 😂

I should know, I've owned an AX before.

[AxWomble]

50 minutes ago, castros_bro said:

No, it's still where it should be in the middle of the bonnet but he hasn't noticed it.

I couldn’t see it in that shot but I could see the ratchet propping it up, that’s good  

[Zelandeth]

Doodled while drinking my coffee this morning.

[DoctorRetro]

58 minutes ago, Zelandeth said:

Doodled while drinking my coffee this morning.

Wow, that's... Erm... Yeah... 

[Zelandeth]

Well the day I went to look at the Metro pictured on the previous page I spotted it from approximately two miles away...

Yes I had decided I was buying it well before I actually got there.

Can't be too careful these days can you...always best to make sure dozy SUV drivers can see you...

[DoctorRetro]

1 hour ago, Zelandeth said:

Well the day I went to look at the Metro pictured on the previous page I spotted it from approximately two miles away...

Yes I had decided I was buying it well before I actually got there.

Can't be too careful these days can you...always best to make sure dozy SUV drivers can see you...

You'd think that, but I was still idiot dodging most of the time when I had my pink Metro. 😬

 

[Rustybullethole]

@barrett for the Skoda up page I seem to recall

[wuvvum]

Is that Matiz the one that the dealer was being awkward about?

[Cord Fourteener]

9 hours ago, Zelandeth said:

Doodled while drinking my coffee this morning.

Is this a deepfake or did you paint Docs car for him?

[stuboy]

Yellows the in thing...

[DoctorRetro]

46 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Is that Matiz the one that the dealer was being awkward about?

No, that was a Vauxhall Agila. 

[Zelandeth]

2 hours ago, Cord Fourteener said:

Is this a deepfake or did you paint Docs car for him?

If I'd painted it it wouldn't be anywhere near that tidy!

To be fair, a white car is about as easy as it gets to recolour in a photo editor.

Alternative version without the blacked out B pillar for comparison.

 

...I really bloody miss that Metro.  Was such a cheerful little car which always made me smile.

[davehedgehog31]

How did the engine swap affect your insurance?

[Fumbler]

Mmmm... yellows.

Easily available in tractor enamel, aerosol or tinned, too. I know Buzzweld would fix you up with a few cans/tins.

[DoctorRetro]

3 hours ago, davehedgehog31 said:

How did the engine swap affect your insurance?

Not a lot, it's only 30 quid more than the Carina.

 

[AxWomble]

That's good news, I'm glad it isn't too extortionate - main factor against us was our age, something daft like a 75% 'lean' on the premium cost because we are under 25

[DoctorRetro]

Gone off the idea of yellow.

 

[Low Horatio gearbox]

It's a well known fact red ones go faster. Tho @Zelandeth s yellow one is  lovely, a matt black b pillar and body coloured  bumpers hmmmm.

[DoctorRetro]

Today's news;

I think I'm going to attempt to rectify the white first on the AX, and add some tasteful alloys, which I have arranged to purchase. These type.

Got my conditional offer of FPN through for the speeding offence, 3 points, so that's a relief. 

The 'Chevy' seems ok, picked littlun up from school in it today, he wasn't too embarrassed. It's very tinny, you feel everything through it, but it's quite a capable little thing. I dare say I even like it a bit. 

[mk2_craig]

I like those alloys!! Not a huge amount of choice in 3 stud flava to be fair. 

[AxWomble]

They’ll look ace! I seem to remember there’s some oddness with those alloys, given that they don’t have a hole in the centre. Not every tyre fitter will know what they’re doing with it - any half decent outfit should be fine though. 

[puddlethumper]

7 minutes ago, AxWomble said:

They’ll look ace! I seem to remember there’s some oddness with those alloys, given that they don’t have a hole in the centre. Not every tyre fitter will know what they’re doing with it - any half decent outfit should be fine though. 

I've got alloys with no hole and no matter what tyres I get I have never needed to get them balanced. No vibration until I hit 85 70mph and then only slightly, which might not be to do with balance. 

[AxWomble]

43 minutes ago, puddlethumper said:

I've got alloys with no hole and no matter what tyres I get I have never needed to get them balanced. No vibration until I hit 85 70mph and then only slightly, which might not be to do with balance. 

On an AX? 
 

That’s good going! Must be inherently well balanced and you’ve ended up with decent, even tyres the whole time. I’ve only ever driven tat with battered steelies, which probably doesn’t help the balance situation…

[puddlethumper]

1 hour ago, AxWomble said:

On an AX? 
 

That’s good going! Must be inherently well balanced and you’ve ended up with decent, even tyres the whole time. I’ve only ever driven tat with battered steelies, which probably doesn’t help the balance situation…

No mate. A 305 van.

[AxWomble]

1 minute ago, puddlethumper said:

No mate. A 305 van.

Good to know it’s not always necessary - needing some new tyres on the 106 before winter, I’ll see how it goes…

[castros_bro]

On 9/13/2021 at 12:41 PM, AxWomble said:

That's good news, I'm glad it isn't too extortionate - main factor against us was our age, something daft like a 75% 'lean' on the premium cost because we are under 25

Not sure how but I got £87.49 for a year then additional £40 cashback.    I did try to get "The Pope" addded as an additional driver (he's unlikely to complain) but under "title" there was no "Pope" option.