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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: TheBoy on 27 November 2016, 15:59:23

Title: Huge thanks to joshwyatt, Serek and Gixer
Post by: TheBoy on 27 November 2016, 15:59:23
:y

Thanks to Serek for supplying parts to help keep the Silver Bullet going for a bit longer, and thanks to joshwyatt for providing transport to relocate the subframe from Serek's garage to chrisgixer's place, ready for a quick tidy up, then fit, hopefully this side of xmas.

The spirit of OOF lives :y
Title: Re: Huge thanks to joshwyatt, Serek and Gixer
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 27 November 2016, 16:22:12
Wouldn't it be kinder to have her put down? ;)
Title: Re: Huge thanks to joshwyatt, Serek and Gixer
Post by: TheBoy on 27 November 2016, 16:27:15
Wouldn't it be kinder to have her put down? ;)
Yup. But as I tried really, really hard to find a replacement this year, and failed miserably, it has to stay a bit longer.
Title: Re: Huge thanks to joshwyatt, Serek and Gixer
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 27 November 2016, 16:31:14
Wouldn't it be kinder to have her put down? ;)
Yup. But as I tried really, really hard to find a replacement this year, and failed miserably, it has to stay a bit longer.

What about a German Tunniemobile?

He seems happy enough.
Title: Re: Huge thanks to joshwyatt, Serek and Gixer
Post by: TheBoy on 27 November 2016, 16:34:41
Wouldn't it be kinder to have her put down? ;)
Yup. But as I tried really, really hard to find a replacement this year, and failed miserably, it has to stay a bit longer.

What about a German Tunniemobile?

He seems happy enough.
We've been down this several times in other threads. There is more chance of you getting a 1.6 diesel shitbox than me owning anything VAG have produced in the last 10 years.

And even STEMOs snot machine is more exhilarating to drive than a wannabe Passat
Title: Re: Huge thanks to joshwyatt, Serek and Gixer
Post by: STEMO on 27 November 2016, 18:02:01
Wouldn't it be kinder to have her put down? ;)
Yup. But as I tried really, really hard to find a replacement this year, and failed miserably, it has to stay a bit longer.

What about a German Tunniemobile?

He seems happy enough.
We've been down this several times in other threads. There is more chance of you getting a 1.6 diesel shitbox than me owning anything VAG have produced in the last 10 years.

And even STEMOs snot machine is more exhilarating to drive than a wannabe Passat
Hmmmm.....not sure about that  ;D
Title: Re: Huge thanks to joshwyatt, Serek and Gixer
Post by: tunnie on 27 November 2016, 21:03:06
Wouldn't it be kinder to have her put down? ;)
Yup. But as I tried really, really hard to find a replacement this year, and failed miserably, it has to stay a bit longer.

What about a German Tunniemobile?

He seems happy enough.
We've been down this several times in other threads. There is more chance of you getting a 1.6 diesel shitbox than me owning anything VAG have produced in the last 10 years.

And even STEMOs snot machine is more exhilarating to drive than a wannabe Passat
Hmmmm.....not sure about that  ;D

But you have to remember, the Ford Focus which is universally agreed to be a car that handles well. TB has a complete opposite opinion.  ::)
Title: Re: Huge thanks to joshwyatt, Serek and Gixer
Post by: TheBoy on 28 November 2016, 17:21:48
But you have to remember, the Ford Focus which is universally agreed to be a car that handles well. TB has a complete opposite opinion.  ::)
Indeed, god awful handling vehicle, with god awful engines - even worse than Vauxhall small engines, and you know what I think of them ;D

But then, I'm not a FWD Escort believer or a journalist on the waiting list for a GT40, so I give a 100% unbiased opinion on my own personal experiences as a one time Focus owner (well, technically, it was Mrs TB's car - but she thought it was crap in every way as well, apart from "it was a nice colour")
Title: Re: Huge thanks to joshwyatt, Serek and Gixer
Post by: Nick W on 28 November 2016, 18:54:29

But you have to remember, the Ford Focus which is universally agreed to be a car that handles well. TB has a complete opposite opinion.  ::)


One I share: poor handling/ride is one of many issues I have with the Focus.
Title: Re: Huge thanks to joshwyatt, Serek and Gixer
Post by: STEMO on 28 November 2016, 19:53:21
https://youtu.be/T4QAs1ggfFc

New astra seems to be an improvement on previous efforts.
Title: Re: Huge thanks to joshwyatt, Serek and Gixer
Post by: Lagondanet on 29 November 2016, 10:16:15
Another Omega surely?  :y
Title: Re: Huge thanks to joshwyatt, Serek and Gixer
Post by: joshwyatt on 29 November 2016, 18:27:07
I enjoy loaning cars to TB. They come back with more fuel in, and cleaner  ;D
Title: Re: Huge thanks to joshwyatt, Serek and Gixer
Post by: TheBoy on 29 November 2016, 18:46:52
I enjoy loaning cars to TB. They come back with more fuel in, and cleaner  ;D
You were unlucky that Tesco would only allow me to have £99, else I would have filled it, when I nearly ran out...


...is now a good time to admit the range got down to 2 miles  :-[, was getting fully clenched ;D
Title: Re: Huge thanks to joshwyatt, Serek and Gixer
Post by: STEMO on 29 November 2016, 19:50:18
I enjoy loaning cars to TB. They come back with more fuel in, and cleaner  ;D
You were unlucky that Tesco would only allow me to have £99, else I would have filled it, when I nearly ran out...


...is now a good time to admit the range got down to 2 miles  :-[, was getting fully clenched ;D
You wouldn't do that in a captur.