Mally Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 6 minutes ago, Dyslexic Viking said: Oh dear. I don't want to get into politics, but I think Jeremey Clarkson should be given a try. Can't get any worse. I'd never considered this before, but actually Boris and Clarkson are similar in many ways. loserone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyslexic Viking Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 8 minutes ago, Mally said: I'd never considered this before, but actually Boris and Clarkson are similar in many ways. That is entirely possible. So even if it had been entertaining for us in other countries, it probably wouldn't have gone well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J R Hartley Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 28 minutes ago, Mally said: I'd never considered this before, but actually Boris and Clarkson are similar in many ways. I'm not sure if Boris had a regular column or it was just a guest column in a car magazine in the mid to late 90s, but I remember the one I read was all about Boris' adventures and mishaps with his Alfa GTV6. He also said something along the lines of not being a petrol head if you've never owned an Alfa years before Clarkson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low Horatio gearbox Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 27 minutes ago, J R Hartley said: I'm not sure if Boris had a regular column or it was just a guest column in a car magazine in the mid to late 90s, but I remember the one I read was all about Boris' adventures and mishaps with his Alfa GTV6. He also said something along the lines of not being a petrol head if you've never owned an Alfa years before Clarkson. He was consistent.. https://www.carkeys.co.uk/news/boris-johnson-was-once-the-world-s-worst-car-journalist https://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&client=tablet-android-samsung-rev2&source=android-browser&q=boris+johnson+alfa+gtv6 J R Hartley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 12 hours ago, horriblemercedes said: I have never seen anyone include that with their Facebook name. Jesus Christ, that's twatty. Horriblemercedes BA (Hons) Yeah, you've got to be a right twat to do that. Ben brandersnatch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TataBobu Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 On 7/14/2022 at 10:56 AM, TataBobu said: WagonR [...] when I got out it started all right, but cut off and refused to start again. So I had to leave it there overnight. Now I have to arrange some transportation for the ton of metal to get it to a garage, and I'll be without a functioning car for about a week for the first time in almost 20 years. Update: it set me back 700 RON (that's about 120 pounds, or to put it in perspective a bit more than one sixth of the medium monthly wage over here). 200 transport for two miles, 200 for work and 300 for the pump. Which I could have bought for half, but that garage doesn't work with parts provided by the customers. Another bussiness for my "avoid" folder. myglaren, mercedade and Lacquer Peel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 9 hours ago, Dyslexic Viking said: Oh dear. I don't want to get into politics, but I think Jeremey Clarkson should be given a try. Can't get any worse. You have not met Liz Truss then? She has not always been a Conservative. If she wins this could get entraining. Dyslexic Viking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpiusMaximus Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 A true pantheon of oratory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 I'm editing the next couple of issues of the best-selling magazine, 'VW Bus T4& 5+' My grump? I've just had to write an article about a bus with a 'life sized' Bertie Bassett on the roof. You are aware that the chewy little fucker isn't real & therefore cannot possibly be life sized? Coprolalia, myglaren, wuvvum and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rust Collector Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Yeah, surely a life sized Bertie Bassett would just be a roof with nothing on it… or I guess it could be a picture of him at the size it is on the sweet wrapper. I mean for all we know, the picture on the bag could be a 1:1 scale drawing of him. My question is why?? Does the owner feel that a mural of Bertie Bassett is the best way to express their personality*? Maybe I should put pictures of cans of lager and microwave meals on my roof. Back_For_More, barefoot and AnnoyingPentium 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Liz Truss was seen on a train with a colleague,,she was repeatedly putting her hand over her face saying "am I smiling , straight faced or sad" .......and it wasn't all that long ago either ..... Her colleague said she was far from normal..... Just what we need in a new leader then 🤨😳😟🙄😒😣😲😭😭😭 Remspoor and myglaren 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back_For_More Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 4 hours ago, mitsisigma01 said: Liz Truss was seen on a train with a colleague,,she was repeatedly putting her hand over her face saying "am I smiling , straight faced or sad" .......and it wasn't all that long ago either ..... Her colleague said she was far from normal..... Just what we need in a new leader then 🤨😳😟🙄😒😣😲😭😭😭 Practicing - whatever is guessed shell change the visage and lie her teeth out..... Sounds like leadership material to me sadly #sorryslightlypolitical mitsisigma01 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back_For_More Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 I'm currently stuck running cash only.... Can't access my online banking and card now says see bank. Gf also denied access to hers. I'm in UK - bank is in Belgium. I've worked in most Eastern block countries including some not so friendly and recently spent time in Ukraine too.... Gf works for a NGO promoting democracy and supporting activists in some of these countries. We're blacklisted for travel now in a few.... Apparently accounts flagged as potential money laundering so we're snookered. Any funds for pro democracy groups are cash or preloaded card only - NEVER bank transfers. We don't know if EU side did it due to activity on our cards when we were there or its 'them' causing the grief. Grump is trying to sort it remotely - support my fucking testicle. Useless. Going round in sodding circles..... Luckily family can help - but being greeted as Senior Escoban is starting to grate a little...... HillmanImp, Remspoor, sdkrc and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 23 minutes ago, Back_For_More said: I'm currently stuck running cash only.... Can't access my online banking and card now says see bank. Gf also denied access to hers. I'm in UK - bank is in Belgium. I've worked in most Eastern block countries including some not so friendly and recently spent time in Ukraine too.... Gf works for a NGO promoting democracy and supporting activists in some of these countries. We're blacklisted for travel now in a few.... Apparently accounts flagged as potential money laundering so we're snookered. Any funds for pro democracy groups are cash or preloaded card only - NEVER bank transfers. We don't know if EU side did it due to activity on our cards when we were there or its 'them' causing the grief. Grump is trying to sort it remotely - support my fucking testicle. Useless. Going round in sodding circles..... Luckily family can help - but being greeted as Senior Escoban is starting to grate a little...... oNLinE bANkiNg iS sO bRilLiANt mercedade, AnnoyingPentium and twosmoke300 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul-l Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 What tool put the rocker cover on with normal bolts and then put the manifolds on and installed the engine? no way can I get a socket or spanner on the bolts to get the cover off, or even drill the bolt heads off. Remspoor, High Jetter and myglaren 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 5 hours ago, RoverFolkUs said: oNLinE bANkiNg iS sO bRilLiANt Take a look at what's going on in China atm. It seems 5 of their biggest banks were "fooled" into a using a company who promised great returns on using their customers money. Director of the company has now disappeared,along with $6 Billion. https://youtu.be/N57doBGQTNY somewhatfoolish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Super, smashing, great. Princess rear drum backing plates are another NLA item. There's one second hand pair listed on eBay and I've contacted the seller to confirm they're in better shape than mine so I don't waste a 150 mile trip collecting them because there's no other option right now. I've got feelers out for the rear axle mounting brackets I need because supply of those seems to have totally dried up too since I last look and, like the backing plates, I don't have spares in stock. So much for a 'quick brake rebuild'. Remspoor, Dyslexic Viking, Coprolalia and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 On 22/07/2022 at 10:09, barefoot said: I'm editing the next couple of issues of the best-selling magazine, 'VW Bus T4& 5+' My grump? I've just had to write an article about a bus with a 'life sized' Bertie Bassett on the roof. You are aware that the chewy little fucker isn't real & therefore cannot possibly be life sized? Isn't he made of liquorice all-sorts? So would be about 3" tall max. barefoot, Rust Collector and AnnoyingPentium 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Yep.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 137 = shake it all about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Is it me or is car theft going through the roof? Constant stream on these local area Facebook sites going they’ve had their car pinched - presumably by this key relay thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 8 minutes ago, sierraman said: presumably by this key relay thing. Wtf is a key relay , you can start two of mine with teaspoons.... Not the same teaspoons though !!!🤨 Yoss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TataBobu Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Yes, that one. The Wagon R which ate it's fuel pump. 20 miles after getting it out of the garage, 5 miles on my way to the bootsale, it greeted me with a battery light. Went straight back home, and the accessory belt is missing in action. The man who changed my pump told me he had to tighten the belt a bit to stop it from squealing. I bet he never checked to see if any of the bearings are perished: mercedade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegod Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 1 hour ago, sierraman said: Is it me or is car theft going through the roof? Constant stream on these local area Facebook sites going they’ve had their car pinched - presumably by this key relay thing. Let me guess, Ford Kuga/Fiesta/Focus + Range Rovers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 1 minute ago, omegod said: Let me guess, Ford Kuga/Fiesta/Focus + Range Rovers That’s right! Ecoboost though but same difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 1 hour ago, mitsisigma01 said: Wtf is a key relay , you can start two of mine with teaspoons.... Not the same teaspoons though !!!🤨 The Triumph is like that. I've surprised a few people by removing the ignition key without switching it off. You can just pull it out with it still running. Or use any other key in the ignition, even different sizes and shapes. The Škodas I quite regularly forget to lock but they've never been pinched yet. They are their own deterrent with people remembering the old Škoda jokes or they just don't even know what they are at all. And the CDs inside are mostly Marillion and T'pau and nobody is going to want those. Not that most people even use CDs any more. In a nutshell just drive something really undesirable and people will leave you alone. puddlethumper, hennabm and AnnoyingPentium 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegod Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Just now, sierraman said: That’s right! Ecoboost though but same difference. I've vetoed the wife getting a newish focus for this very reason, having looked into it in some depth it's ridiculously easy to steal them in seconds with £50 of amazon gadgetry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Same could be said for most cars and houses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 13 minutes ago, omegod said: I've vetoed the wife getting a newish focus for this very reason, having looked into it in some depth it's ridiculously easy to steal them in seconds with £50 of amazon gadgetry Is it just the keyless entries? Could be worth investing in a steering lock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hennabm Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 18 minutes ago, Yoss said: The Triumph is like that. I've surprised a few people by removing the ignition key without switching it off. You can just pull it out with it still running. Or use any other key in the ignition, even different sizes and shapes. My old 320 was the same. I could start the engine, take out the key and lock it, to allow it to defrost on a winters day. Yoss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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