When the sun comes out...,

[Darrell]

The garage queens come out.

In Mill Hill Broadway today jostling for space outside the coffee shops we’ve seen:

2no Maclarens
4 or 5 Ferrari’s
A couple of Massers
1 lovely BMW 3.0 CSA
1no Jag xjs cabrio
1no Triumph Stag
Untold Bentleys
Untold Porsche’s

And?

My Porsche!! Because I’ve finally taken it out for a spin after sitting in the garage since November. I brought it back from my sisters in Warlingham yesterday and my word it’s f*****g fast!!

 

[BTB 500]

Yup Mrs BTB nabbed the SL to go to work today!

 

[tbourner]

Took the BM out today with the roof down. I do love driving that car.

 

[Ted]

80 miles in the clk with Mrs Ted with the roof down, followed by around 35 miles on the bike.
Mrs Ted had the dinner ready when I got back, so we had it al fresco in the back yard and I washed it down with a bottle of cider and a bottle of porter, then had a snooze.
Great way to spend a bank holiday.

 

[wu56Shoozz]

How's the van Bill...

 

[moonloops]

When the sun comes out...

You get:

#1 The constant drone of lawnmowers
#2 The sh1tty stink of bbq's
#3 The chance to kill lots of ants (Mcparltin will probably kill himself no doubt)

 

[BTB 500]

How's the van Bill...

Running fine now, touch wood (there was an electrical connector on the EGR valve that wasn't fully home).

Need to sort out the instrument cluster next ...

 

[wu56Shoozz]

Oh No! What's happening there mate..

 

[BTB 500]

Oh No! What's happening there mate..

There's an intermittent power loss on the cluster while driving - everything momentarily goes off and the dials drop to zero, then it all comes back on again. It wipes the trip mileage and all the miles/avg mph/avg mpg data though, which is a pain. I'm pretty sure it'll just be a cracked solder joint somewhere on the PCB (probably where the loom connector is), but sending it away for repair will put the van off the road for a week or so. I've done similar repairs myself in the past but I think a cluster is ££££ to replace so not sure I want to risk a DIY job here.

 

[renault12ts]

You get:

#1 The constant drone of lawnmowers
#2 The sh1tty stink of bbq's
#3 The chance to kill lots of ants (Mcparltin will probably kill himself no doubt)

Not if your nearest neighbour is more than 200yds away!

 

[moonloops]

Not if your nearest neighbour is more than 200yds away!

There was a holiday cottage in N. Yorkshire I used to recommend to my coworkers in London village. Most of them complained they couldn't sleep due to lack of noise.

If I remember correctly the general area was one of two of the quietest places in the UK on record.

One chap nearly had a heart attack when he flung open the patio door curtains only to be faced with a huge cow staring directly at him. Evil beasts they are

 

[BTB 500]

Friends who have moved out to the countryside have said exactly the opposite - woken at ungodly hours by livestock, wildlife or farm machinery!

 

[renault12ts]

There was a holiday cottage in N. Yorkshire I used to recommend to my coworkers in London village. Most of them complained they couldn't sleep due to lack of noise.

If I remember correctly the general area was one of two of the quietest places in the UK on record.

One chap nearly had a heart attack when he flung open the patio door curtains only to be faced with a huge cow staring directly at him. Evil beasts they are

We bought our house because when viewing it a lamb ambled up to the living room window..."we'll take it"...