Random Irritations

[Bunkermagnet]

It’s not discriminatory, it will try to kill anyone.

Wasn't it one of those that threw Clarkson off a straight runway?

 

[KenL]

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This one in this colour

Loved it

My pal’s was exactly the same. He hit 8k revs in second and could not believe how quick it was getting there. The Teslas of the time.

 

[GreiginFife]

Wasn't it one of those that threw Clarkson off a straight runway?

That was a M135 when they were still RWD and totally unbalanced. Runway was soaking too.

 

[Beezerk]

Similar for me, but love a reverse sear with a big steak on the bbq.

I've done lots of sous vide steaks but never a reverse sear. One day I will pluck up the courage...one day

 

[rulefan]

I think I’d have cried if someone did that to my one!

Another car I had when I was younger that was immense. My dad actually gave me, a 1989 MG Maestro 2.2L Turbo they were limited edition 0-60 in 6.7 seconds and Top Gear had one on a few years ago racing a 911.

That was a phenomenal car ran on 4* leaded petrol was a beast of a machine. Gutted I ever got rid of it for sentimental reasons as much as anything. Couldn’t find one the same colour mine was Atlantic Blue with the white alloys

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I had one in British Racing Green.

Like S off a shovel

 

[Lucifer MorningStar]

I had one in British Racing Green.

Like S off a shovel

I doff my hat to thee

That was the colour my dad wanted when he originally bought it but as there was so few of the cars in general he settled for the Atlantic blue! Which in itself was a lovely colour , but British Racing Green in that car

You’re not wrong about the off a shovel. So much power in a 4 door hatch you literally could drive it like you’d stolen it.

 

[chellie]

Car talk

 

[GreiginFife]

Car talk

At least it put an end to the steak talk. That was just making me hungry.

 

[Slab]

At least it put an end to the steak talk. That was just making me hungry.

Nuff said

 

[Orikoru]

Have caught my wife's cold 4 days before my birthday (and one day before celebration BBQ tomorrow). Typical.

 

[Sid Rixon IV]

My dad had the Montego EFi as well in a metallic red he spent more time polishing that than he did with us kids

You'd have liked your Dad to have spent more time polishing you?

 

[Pin-seeker]

Have caught my wife's cold 4 days before my birthday (and one day before celebration BBQ tomorrow). Typical.

You’ll be reyt after a few beers

 

[Crazyface]

Not finding posts for free stuff on FB until the damn stuff has gone. Loads of music stuff. grrrrrrrrrrr

 

[Neilds]

Hotel newbies nicking the sunbeds we had claimed for the past 3 days, forcing us to move along the row.

 

[BubbaP]

Smart/crafty lady that wife of yours

My wife actually did ask about putting the heating on the other day. I just laughed in her face.

Have caught my wife's cold 4 days before my birthday (and one day before celebration BBQ tomorrow). Typical.

 

[Pin-seeker]

Smart/crafty lady that wife of yours

Seems she had the last laugh

 

[PNWokingham]

Tube strikes again for 7 days from this evening!!! The conservative estimated cost to the economy £230m and amonsgt other things they are striking to bring down weekly hours to 32! With the economy in this much of a mess.....

 

[RichA]

I'm not quite old enough to be stuck in the past, but I miss the days when garages were open to drop your car off for servicing before you went to work or on the way.
None of them around here are open for business until 0830. It used to be 0700 or 0730 at the latest.

 

[Bunkermagnet]

I'm not quite old enough to be stuck in the past, but I miss the days when garages were open to drop your car off for servicing before you went to work or on the way.
None of them around here are open for business until 0830. It used to be 0700 or 0730 at the latest.

Can we also add not open for servicing on a Saturday morning, when it's a commercial vehicle and obviously needed during the week to earn money?
Mercedes did used to do 24 hr servicing for their comomercial vehicles, but that appears to have stopped as well.

 

[chellie]

I'm not quite old enough to be stuck in the past, but I miss the days when garages were open to drop your car off for servicing before you went to work or on the way.
None of them around here are open for business until 0830. It used to be 0700 or 0730 at the latest.

We drop ours off early and post keys through the door.