Delta's tea-break thingy, the lighter wassname - 2013 - Page 55

bauble · 18 May 2013, 09:52 (Ref:3249284)

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Originally Posted by compte deGraves

Here is your answer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCKS9WMRAZI

Absolutely disgusting! Abhorrent, shocking, depraved ............... got any more to share?

PeterMorley · 18 May 2013, 11:24 (Ref:3249327)

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Originally Posted by bauble

Belgium is not famous for much, but they do produce some of the best professional cyclists, and have done for many years, Rik Van Looy, Roger De Vlaeminck, Eddie Merckx etc.so IF you CHOOSE to live there, you must put up with their ways. As an ex- cyclist I well know how easy it is to hold up a string of cars on a winding road, and great fun. A bit like Formula 3 racing.

I agree about old cars my 1998 Astra is perfectly reliable, cheap to run and gets me to where I want to go. Shiny it ain't. Flashy? No way. Impressive? Well only when I drive it!

Flash Git.

They even slipstream like F3 racing!
It doesn't help that we live near one of the most gruelling hills on the Tour of Flanders so they all come to practice it - I have no idea how they manage, it is difficult in a car and I certainly wouldn't want to walk up it!
But it is so annoying when following a bunch of lycra clad bums and you can see the specially laid cycle tracks that is all carefully fenced off form the road and nicely paved and completely empty (unless you are in a narrow car and extremely frustrated when they can become rather handy)....

I could understand the attraction of all the electronickery in modern cars if it was necessary but things like electronic hand brakes offer no advantage over the tried and tested systems.

GORDON STREETER · 18 May 2013, 12:27 (Ref:3249350)

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Originally Posted by PeterMorley

I could understand the attraction of all the electronickery in modern cars if it was necessary but things like electronic hand brakes offer no advantage over the tried and tested systems.

Absolutely ! I have a customer that came up the workshop with a new BMW 1 back in the frosty weather with the window jammed halfway down, My software wouldn't get into it so she had to take it back to the main agents a few miles away to get it shut !
It only wanted resetting but they still charged her a fortune for a couple of minutes work.
I thought that most leccy windows had an overload that reset itself after a while, but not in this case how silly are things getting !!!!!!

Alan Raine · 18 May 2013, 13:50 (Ref:3249390)

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Originally Posted by compte deGraves

Here is your answer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCKS9WMRAZI

IIRC Ed Stewart played that version on Radio 1 by mistake

grantp · 18 May 2013, 16:32 (Ref:3249453)

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Originally Posted by GORDON STREETER

Absolutely ! I have a customer that came up the workshop with a new BMW 1 back in the frosty weather with the window jammed halfway down, My software wouldn't get into it so she had to take it back to the main agents a few miles away to get it shut !
It only wanted resetting but they still charged her a fortune for a couple of minutes work.
I thought that most leccy windows had an overload that reset itself after a while, but not in this case how silly are things getting !!!!!!

Why on earth would the operation of an electric window need to be so complicated?

Eric Falce · 18 May 2013, 18:59 (Ref:3249502)

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Originally Posted by GORDON STREETER

Alice ! Alice ! who the **** is Alice ?

How old is that,I haven't heard that for years.
Yes Gordon, must agree, am in the position at the moment when my daughter wants me to buy something to transport my two and half year grandson and six month old twins around in, plus having to replace rear view mirrors.note they took the mirror and left the car!

**Tim Falce** · 18 May 2013, 19:25 (Ref:3249510)

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Originally Posted by Eric Falce

How old is that,I haven't heard that for years.
plus having to replace rear view mirrors.note they took the mirror and left the car!

Yeah yeah, you'll get the £7 tomorrow when you come round with that brute of a dog of yours.

Eric Falce · 18 May 2013, 20:29 (Ref:3249545)

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Originally Posted by Tim Falce

Yeah yeah, you'll get the £7 tomorrow when you come round with that brute of a dog of yours.

Is that for the mirror or the car.
Poor Toby was attacked today by a Shitsu, came running back to me for protection,ever seen a German Shepherd traumatised.

**Tim Falce** · 18 May 2013, 20:31 (Ref:3249546)

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Originally Posted by Eric Falce

Is that for the mirror or the car.

No, It's for that 340bhp Jaguar race engine that you don't know you bought me last week.

Lancsbreaker · 18 May 2013, 23:23 (Ref:3249600)

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Originally Posted by Tim Falce

I got in my 1995 Corsa the other morning and looked in the N/S mirror and it wasn't there.

Might have one of those mirrors kicking around...I used to sell a lot of pattern part lights and mirrors when I had the scrapyard, and I've still got a big pile of boxes in a corner of my unit. Give me a shout if you want me to have a look.....

**Tim Falce** · 19 May 2013, 09:10 (Ref:3249705)

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Originally Posted by Lancsbreaker

Might have one of those mirrors kicking around...I used to sell a lot of pattern part lights and mirrors when I had the scrapyard, and I've still got a big pile of boxes in a corner of my unit. Give me a shout if you want me to have a look.....

Thanks for the offer but the thing is they are cheap as chips, or if you go to Brands Hatch, cheaper than chips. They nicked the actual mirror glass and backing, which was £5.50 but out of stock, the entire mirror including surround was £7. Why would anyone want to steal one when you can buy the whole thing for peanuts?

garcon · 19 May 2013, 10:08 (Ref:3249739)

Seven quid.

A couple of months ago someone clipped my driver's door mirror in a car park. Mirror glass and mechanism was fine, so it was just replacement of the base, case (with paint) and trim, and a reset of the electrics.

Total cost at BMW dealer bodyshop: just short of 600 English pounds.

grantp · 19 May 2013, 10:10 (Ref:3249741)

Practice Tim.

Probably an apprentice working his/her way up to the trickier and more costly ones. Electric everything and a built in indicator and, probably, outside temp sensor. Takes a bit of special knowledge to pick those by model as ordered. There are probably training courses available once the scrote has proved some basic ability. There may even be government funding ...

grantp · 19 May 2013, 10:12 (Ref:3249742)

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Originally Posted by garcon

Seven quid.

A couple of months ago someone clipped my driver's door mirror in a car park. Mirror glass and mechanism was fine, so it was just replacement of the base, case (with paint) and trim, and a reset of the electrics.

Total cost at BMW dealer bodyshop: just short of 600 English pounds.

Hmm.

BMW eh?

That would be about £15 plus profit margin then.

garcon · 19 May 2013, 10:22 (Ref:3249743)

Probably. It's a nearly new car and I wasn't paying, so it made sense to have it done properly.

grantp · 19 May 2013, 10:56 (Ref:3249751)

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Originally Posted by garcon

Probably. It's a nearly new car and I wasn't paying, so it made sense to have it done properly.

I expect the dealer thought the same.

GORDON STREETER · 19 May 2013, 11:09 (Ref:3249758)

There was a couple of nippers picked up by CCTV nicking mirror backings in our local sainsbugs, Mrs S picked a Beemer one up when she came home from shopping last week and brought it home, when I looked at it the fittings had all been snapped off and screwdriver marks on it proved that it hadn't just fell off.
Some parts like the lower backing on the later Astra's you can't buy at all and I notice there are a few for sale on EBay !!!!

Eric Falce · 19 May 2013, 18:45 (Ref:3249978)

Where have all the 4.2 XJ6 engines gone.Not so very long ago you couldn't give them away,now I can't get a downer engine anywhere .

terence · 19 May 2013, 18:51 (Ref:3249981)

Eric,there was someone on Romney Marsh with more Jags than you could imagine,would have thought you're search might end there. Sorry I cant be more precise,but I stumbled on it when looking for where my Capri lived.

**Tim Falce** · 19 May 2013, 19:08 (Ref:3249990)

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Originally Posted by Eric Falce

Where have all the 4.2 XJ6 engines gone.

I've got quite a few of them.

Hunter1300 · 19 May 2013, 19:18 (Ref:3249996)

Thought I'd share my day in the sun....

Given the fine sunshine today I decided to do a spot of cleaning, an given that the little warrior hasn't seen the light of day since oulton gold cup 2012!!!

She has been washed inside an out, had cutting compound an waxed, wheels off rims polished the full works!!!! Had lots of fun an re-enthused about the old girl. A road trip to Germany is now being hatched for July/August to drop of the remains of my engine an have a shiny new one built with kugelfischer.....

Very excited an wasn't sure who to tell so thought I'd share with you gentlemen as the other half isn't overly impressed as I should have been gardening.
hope you don't mind a giddy little 'youth' in the corner??

delta · 19 May 2013, 20:36 (Ref:3250046)

Thanks Hunter awsome mate and good luck too you.

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Team Delta with friends at Silverstone. Class P2 Etype.
Hey do you remember a couple of years ago we were all moaning about that chef and blond bird driving in the Milla Miglia well it was her Dad that took this picture. Nice chap.

Al Weyman · 19 May 2013, 23:00 (Ref:3250159)

Looks Nice Hunter but what is it? Looks like a SImca or some other old French or Italian job.

MGDavid · 20 May 2013, 00:34 (Ref:3250176)

NSU Al.

Hunter1300 · 20 May 2013, 05:42 (Ref:3250267)

Correct is an original 'spiess' built group 2 NSU TT 1300 built by mr spiess himself in 1973. Rear engine rear wheel drive, weighing in at around 500kg with around 115-120 bhp an similar lbft torque.

It really does handle like a Go Kart!

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