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by John F
Mon Oct 28, 2019 1:47 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: What did you do today?
Replies: 15645
Views: 3139340

Re: What did you do today?

My 1989 BMW has the original brake pipes, dual mass flywheel and wheel bearings after 315'000 miles. The original clutch still had life in it (albeit not much) at 314'000. I did an E36 clutch 2 months ago, still biting at 190k. Rev, why is it that you use the Swiss system (i.e. an apostrophe) for s...
by John F
Mon Oct 28, 2019 10:45 am
Forum: Introduce Yourselves
Topic: Hi everyone
Replies: 13
Views: 9528

Re: Hi everyone

Hello. Are you a beige refugee?
by John F
Sun Oct 27, 2019 4:15 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: EBay Finds
Replies: 12429
Views: 2838569

Re: EBay Finds

bub2006 wrote: Sun Oct 27, 2019 2:05 pm You're my Austin now Dave
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by John F
Sun Oct 27, 2019 1:58 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: EBay Finds
Replies: 12429
Views: 2838569

Re: EBay Finds

This is fucking ace. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Austin-Seven/303333017947 https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/lsIAAOSw9qFdsJqs/s-l1600.jpg https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/DfgAAOSwINNdsJqu/s-l1600.jpg https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/OJ8AAOSwJYVdsJqw/s-l1600.jpg https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/ZWMAAOSwDF5dsJ...
by John F
Sat Oct 26, 2019 5:12 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourselves
Topic: Hi
Replies: 5
Views: 4534

Re: Hi

'Ey up. Who are you on the vanilla site?
by John F
Sat Oct 26, 2019 9:27 am
Forum: Introduce Yourselves
Topic: Hello
Replies: 14
Views: 10134

Re: Hello

Well, I think I managed to drive this fuckwit off this forum. Success. And now to you ugly lot. Your fucking bathing in your altruism, do-goodness and tolerance, whatever that shit is all about, is seriously getting on my tits. What's fucking next? Endorse Greta Thunberg and what's that snake oil s...
by John F
Fri Oct 25, 2019 7:52 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: What did you do today?
Replies: 15645
Views: 3139340

Re: What did you do today?

That being said, I was amazed at the quality & condition of the fasteners on my old VW LT35's front suspension when I changed its springs a while back. They were in fantastic condition & came apart without a struggle. Not bad at all for a 1988 vehicle.
by John F
Fri Oct 25, 2019 6:43 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: EBay Finds
Replies: 12429
Views: 2838569

Re: EBay Finds

Hooli wrote: Fri Oct 25, 2019 6:38 pm Low roofs, low morals.
I own a -25 mm lowered Calibra and I thoroughly endorse that comment :mrgreen:
by John F
Fri Oct 25, 2019 5:20 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: EBay Finds
Replies: 12429
Views: 2838569

Re: EBay Finds

The Reverend Bluejeans wrote: Fri Oct 25, 2019 5:17 pm
John F wrote: Fri Oct 25, 2019 1:28 pm ^ I'd go with "dismal" myself, but each to their own, eh? :-D

You own a 1998 Discovery though.
I do indeed, and it isn't dismal.

(its fuel economy might be though...)
by John F
Fri Oct 25, 2019 1:28 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: EBay Finds
Replies: 12429
Views: 2838569

Re: EBay Finds

^ I'd go with "dismal" myself, but each to their own, eh? :-D