What Have You Done To Your Merc Today?

[Bobby Dazzler]

I moved it from one space in a French car park where locals could easily drive into both sides as well as the front and back to another where one side is protected.

It's like a lottery parking in France - you know someone's going to bounce their car off yours sooner or later....

I’d have done the same! Enjoy your Holliday

 

[Mactech]

I moved it from one space in a French car park where locals could easily drive into both sides as well as the front and back to another where one side is protected.

It's like a lottery parking in France - you know someone's going to bounce their car off yours sooner or later....

Yes, parking by brail is just assumed normal in France.
I hope you manage to survive unscathed and still shiny!
You know it's different in Norfolk, apart from the temperatures, which remain very comparable.

 

[Londonscottish]

Yes, parking by brail is just assumed normal in France.
I hope you manage to survive unscathed and still shiny!
You know it's different in Norfolk, apart from the temperatures, which remain very comparable.

Parking by braille LOL.

You trying to tempt me to retire to Norfolk?

It does recur in our admittedly vague plans.

 

[Mactech]

Parking by braille LOL.

You trying to tempt me to retire to Norfolk?

It does recur in our admittedly vague plans.

Andy Wallace and I took inspiration from this unique French way of parking to increase the top speed of our Renault 5 rental cars way back in the 80's.
We found that travelling (literally) bumper to bumper on the Autoroute heading to Paul Ricard we could get and extra 20kph.....
Different times!
Andy is now the only person to have done 300mph in road car, on his own!

 

[tomw]

I moved it from one space in a French car park where locals could easily drive into both sides as well as the front and back to another where one side is protected.

It's like a lottery parking in France - you know someone's going to bounce their car off yours sooner or later....

I have several new dings in doors from my week there.

 

[Londonscottish]

I have several new dings in doors from my week there.

FFS just popped out to have a look and a huge woman and kids were dragging their bikes up the wrong side of the bike racks missing the side of my car by millimeters....FFS!@@

Moved a couple of feet over towards the shitty little Peugeot parked on the other side. Hmm....

Twitch....

 

[BTB 500]

Here’s the mean machine in question:

My Mean Machine (back in the early '80s) was even smaller and less powerful!

 

[BTB 500]

My 25 year old R129 passed its MOT today with no advisories

Also took the S205 for its first one and that also got a clean pass

 

[SpikyMikey]

My Mean Machine (back in the early '80s) was even smaller and less powerful!

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Fabulous!

 

[Londonscottish]

Got my Android Auto working again. Good support from IA. Now I need to train my family how not to break it.

 

[L80OUS]

Banged some spacers on today, 12 front 15mm rear nicely beefed up the looks imo....

Last pic before bottom after top ^^

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

My Mean Machine (back in the early '80s) was even smaller and less powerful!

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[ALFAitalia]

Banged some spacers on today, 12 front 15mm rear nicely beefed up the looks imo....

Last pic before bottom after top ^^

Nice....and as they should have been from the factory IMO!

 

[Londonscottish]

I have several new dings in doors from my week there.

Went to have look this morning. Enormous van parked millimetres away from the drivers side. Climbed in the passenger side, chambered into the divers seat and moved it back 2 feet closer to the bike racks again.

Passed it later and, guess what? A load of bikes down the passenger side chained to the wrong side of the bike racks. Again. Sigh.

I'm looking for the hidden camera. Maybe this is for the French version of You've Been Framed.

 

[tomw]

Went to have look this morning. Enormous van parked millimetres away from the drivers side. Climbed in the passenger side, chambered into the divers seat and moved it back 2 feet closer to the bike racks again.

Passed it later and, guess what? A load of bikes down the passenger side chained to the wrong side of the bike racks. Again. Sigh.

I'm looking for the hidden camera. Maybe this is for the French version of You've Been Framed.

I thought I was the only one who was so paranoid about stuff like this. Drives my girlfriend mad

 

[colinallcars]

Went to have look this morning. Enormous van parked millimetres away from the drivers side. Climbed in the passenger side, chambered into the divers seat and moved it back 2 feet closer to the bike racks again.

Passed it later and, guess what? A load of bikes down the passenger side chained to the wrong side of the bike racks. Again. Sigh.

I'm looking for the hidden camera. Maybe this is for the French version of You've Been Framed.

Nothing quite like a stress free, relaxing holiday ………

 

[G7Wagen]

Nothing quite like a stress free, relaxing holiday ………

It's a game the French play.....


Encadré les Britanniques

(box the Brits)

 

[Londonscottish]

I thought I was the only one who was so paranoid about stuff like this. Drives my girlfriend mad

Not helped by the fact that I had my rear bumper sprayed a couple of weeks ago. What was I thinking?!?

LOL.

 

[Londonscottish]

Nothing quite like a stress free, relaxing holiday ………

I'm trying not to get too stressed. But I'm one panel and a machine polish away from perfect paint. So close.........

 

[colinallcars]

That looks excellent!

I had lots of paint left over so decided to do the whole panel. Quite pleased with the result.