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- Mon Apr 03, 2023 10:40 am
- Forum: Motorised Conveyances
- Topic: Marvin's miserable miniature motors
- Replies: 83
- Views: 8582
Re: Marvin's miserable miniature motors
Yes, I think Philips did one amongst others. ali.jpg I think they used to use a weighted needle to prevent jumping, which had the effect of scratching the records to pieces; said records may also have been specific to the in-car players too. The eight track was a great improvement. Anyone else reme...
- Thu Jan 26, 2023 11:19 pm
- Forum: Motorised Conveyances
- Topic: OK spotters
- Replies: 8
- Views: 649
Re: OK spotters
It might be a Vauxhall Insignia.cuntbuster wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 9:47 pm That's no a 308, too much dashboard between instrument cluster and steering column.
What actually is it? No idea
- Thu Nov 24, 2022 9:08 pm
- Forum: Motorised Conveyances
- Topic: The 'modern cars are shit' thread.
- Replies: 254
- Views: 14914
Re: The 'modern cars are shit' thread.
My parents have got a Mark Three Focus, which is substantially less good than the Mark Two Focus I've inherited from them. They would like to have the Mark Two back, which is telling. Despite mine having the two litre engine, which means a few goodies such as rear discs and an upper strut brace (!),...
- Sun Jul 31, 2022 7:30 pm
- Forum: Motorised Conveyances
- Topic: Definitions of Toyota Model Names
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1188
Re: Definitions of Toyota Model Names
Many moons ago whilst temporarily living in Australia we, I say 'we' but mean my parents as I was a child at the time, owned a Toyota Hiace camper van. My dad, being unfamiliar, didn't immediately twig that the name 'Hiace' was a portmanteau of the English words 'high' and 'ace'. Instead, he thought...
- Sun Jul 10, 2022 5:14 pm
- Forum: Motorised Conveyances
- Topic: Your Driving Test. What do you remember of it?
- Replies: 48
- Views: 3582
Re: Your Driving Test. What do you remember of it?
I failed the first theory test on the hazard perception bit. Being no fan of computer games, I just didn't get it; annoying as I got all the questions right. Passed the second theory with full marks on the questions and just scraping through on hazard perception. I swear the hazard perception test w...
- Sun Jul 03, 2022 8:12 pm
- Forum: Motorised Conveyances
- Topic: Stupid questions about motorised conveyances
- Replies: 1326
- Views: 141872
Re: Stupid questions about motorised conveyances
'Ought I to worry?' is the silly question. The week before last I carried out a routine light check on my car and found that the nearside dipped headlight was not illuminated. The fault was taken to be a blown bulb and a decision made to purchase a replacement the next day. The car was checked again...
- Tue Jun 21, 2022 9:06 pm
- Forum: Motorised Conveyances
- Topic: Crash! Bang! Wallop! - Eddie Honda Shirking His Duties Edition
- Replies: 3473
- Views: 375399
Re: Crash! Bang! Wallop! - 2022 Edition
https://www.itv.com/news/london/2022-06 ... herds-bush
Staying with the theme of electric vehicles catching fire...
Staying with the theme of electric vehicles catching fire...
- Sun Jun 19, 2022 1:37 pm
- Forum: Motorised Conveyances
- Topic: What's the worst deathtrap you've ever driven on the road?
- Replies: 46
- Views: 4937
Re: What's the worst deathtrap you've ever driven on the road?
A test drive at a dealer, rather than anything owned personally. The car was a small silver Volvo S40, the old type that were all the rage at one time, and was in cosmetically excellent condition. A brief look around the interior showed that to be similarly good, and most of the electrical gadgets w...
- Thu Jun 09, 2022 7:40 pm
- Forum: Motorised Conveyances
- Topic: Wobland Spottage
- Replies: 3014
- Views: 615070
Re: Wobland Spottage
mercrocker wrote: ↑Wed Jun 01, 2022 9:44 pm Wareham, today......
Self-extingushing Kamper Von
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One would have thought the efficient German fire brigade would have known where the fire was...
- Sat May 14, 2022 8:11 pm
- Forum: Motorised Conveyances
- Topic: What did you do today?
- Replies: 15748
- Views: 3261621