When I was a youngster working out of IBM South Bank (next to the National Theatre) we used to use a local boozer at lunchtimes and it was opposite the waterloo East station stairway entrance. In one of the railway arches was a business/bloke...

Your phrase "cars I kept the longest" really got me thinking. The problem being that I have a habit of driving cars and then sometimes, especially if they break down, simply parking them up until I can get around to fixing them. Which means that...

Famous for being frontwheel drive as the words "traction avant" indicates, but apparently their drive shafts were a weak point! I know a Brit chap who runs a B& B with his wife, we used to stay with them when going north to the ferry. He is ex...

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Have wanted a Traction for a long time. surprisingly they are not the most expensive of veteran cars over here. Not cheap mind but still not all that bad.

Hi mate thanks for plug pictures could work out that plug turned anti clockwise, was just being over careful didn't want to break the tab, two thumbs and twist of the connector ring thingy and it popped round, up, and off Pins all look in mint...

Thanks again mate will see what happens next as bits now arrived, but would be a great saving if that's the next step, fingers crossed its sensor, what a gerfuffule to get too, and to put back I'll bet, many thanks once again mate, will let you...

Had a few as well but wish I'd kept the '52 Citroen 6 cylinder Traction avant, the Moskvitch and the 66 Austin Cooper The cars I kept the longest were a 2.2 diesel Renault 21, a diesel Pug 106 and an 05 Ford Ranger pickup All other vehicles...

Me pipe is ere. Well appy wivvit.

That post re the 50 best Britsh cars. I am tempted to start one on "Cars I have owned and wish I still did" In my case, Mk2 Jag, Mk1 Cortina, Opel Manta 1900 A series, Renault 17, Dolomite Sprint, "Hot" mini, even a Renault 6 for heaven's sake.

Issit broke'd? They normally are.

Really do feel for both you, your W and the old dear. So sad what dementia does. Do so hope that it gets sorted out eventually. :(

Morning All. :D Nice day, even though its a shopping day. :) Hey, the old gal is throwing a wobbler at the hospital; at about 11:30 Sunday night she got dressed in her going home clothes and announced she was leaving. My wife found her...

Love it!! The pipes under the floor, the rerouting, the new rad. I even ran pipes into my garage from the utility to heat it. Not a lot, but it does make a bit of difference.

Did a bathroom in my old house, run pipes under floor, all soldered joints etc, It's still going strong 20 years later This isn't my property so I'll have to grin and bear it for the time being, I know what needs doing but all they talk about is...

Agreed, if I win the lottery it’s the DB5 for me repainted in bronze green. As expected I’m glad the series and defenders were well up on that. Woulda been surprised if they were lower down. Great post. 😍

I done all the plumbing in my house, never done any plumbing before....fitted a new bathroom, moved the toilet, bath & sink fitted a cubical shower with leccy pump. Kitchen All new pipes with Belfast sink. I even used a freeze kit to freeze pipes...

Cheeky Sod! I done more plumbering than you by a mile. Just in the house I am sitting in at the moment: The house had nowt in when we moved in. Kitchen: double sink together with a dishwasher. Utility: sink plus washing machine. Downstairs bog...

Need a plumber as well to re fit cistern level and line it up with the bowl then maybe it will stop leaking, not hard is it ??

Oh aye thats Peter the python bugger slipped out the back window 🤣🤣

This is getting like ordering a chinese!

Nice. A free number 4 :cool:

Who ?? I thought the man from delmonte done oranges.

We ?? do mean theres another one. :eek: :eek:

Is that a snake on the floor under the engine?

Look at the smoke coming out the back 😣😣

Good start to the week I got 280 ltrs of doosil & this...Go.. I bet you can guess how much 🤣🤣

Got me harvester secured last night. No holes innit so eye put a drain pipe bracket below it as the angle changes. And one 4 inch above so the fixed drain pipe will hold it safe. Angle pipe below fitted to wall. And a small verticle drop into me...

Dpd ses me pipes coming between 10 and 11.

Nah. Its gottid so much power its spinning the urf round.