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And this months award for the longest gap between posts goes to..........[emoji1787] Btw, they are 501. [emoji6] Sent from my SM-G965F (S9+)

I never understood the point of making cards...but then I have the creativity of a brick and can't stand things not being perfect... This gave me a giggle on Facebook this morning.

I do like the pic that a pal of mine tagged me in 😄 me thinks he knows me well 🤔

Wearing her underwear too didn't bother you though?🤣

I do like being able to sit outside and enjoy a beer and a glass of wine outside, very rare this year up here!

As the Mondeo came in last in theft protection in a survey not long ago, I've taken my own measures to beef up security. 😅😅😅😅 Now try pinching my car

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Just had a ww2 Lancaster bomber fly directly over my house so low I could see the pilots!! What a sight and sound

I like finally getting the front recaro’s in! Doing the backs next weekend when I have more time.

Picked her up today. 8 weeks for a factory order, not too bad I think. St-line x 182 auto. Drives really nice, although I need to get used to fwd again. I'll do a proper review after a few weeks

Wuss [emoji39] Sent from my SM-G965F using Tapatalk

Oh, Forgot to say, you need a tow bar on a petrol Mondeo. 😅😅😅😅

Cheeky! Not all techs drink tea and biscuits all day. Well most do. Lol . We sacrificed the biscuits for 40 large dominos pizzas shared round for lunch yesterday paid for by one of our contractors . None of us wanted to work afterwards.

Had to share this, saw it on Facebook last night 😀

Eldest Daughter has gotten her own Samsung phone, She has it locked via fingerprint or password which my wife set, So our daughter logs in via fingerprint & the wife via password, Tonight; our eldest was asleep and the younger daughter was trying to snoop in on her phone by; trying to lift the sleeping daughters hand up to scan it on the phone to unlock it😂

I don't like INADVERTENTLY using my wifes roll-on deodorant this morning! Both armpits done before I realised! Had to pinch the boys Lynx spray to cover up the female fragrance 😀

Anyone on here?

So true 😂 I'm barely fit to walk my calves are aching; he sat in passenger seat and got me to do three laps of the estate that was after doing 2 miles down the road in the bicycle lane; theres no gears on a go kart 😂 the hills are like mountains, hopefully I've gained enough stars with the wife now; To sit down and watch the new show on Amazon Prime called "Good Omens"

@Lenny

Was fun getting back on a Berg Duo Chopper GoKart today at my age 😅 34 With our Son whom is 4, we had a race then pretend to call me the AA recovery, So had to pick him up in the recovery truck from the roadside and toe his gokart with my other hand to the garage 😂 He's getting a bit big for the Berg Buzzy so we got him a larger Berg Ford Mustang GT, He says he's going to win after lunch because it's a proper race car has stripes and everything as his old one is now in the pretend garage having blown one of the turbo's 😂

Been doing mostly nights for 16 years. Tbh it's more fun because that's when most of the scumbags come out to play. [emoji6] Sent from my SM-G965F (S9+)

Clever birds those crows. Found this interesting piece of research online. Researchers for the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority found over 200 dead crows near greater Boston recently, and there was concern that they may have died from Avian Flu. A Bird Pathologist examined the remains of all the crows, and, to everyone's relief, confirmed the problem was definitely NOT Avian Flu. The cause of death appeared to be vehicular impacts. However, during the detailed analysis it was noted that varying colors of paints appeared on the bird's beaks and claws. By analyzing these paint residues it was determined that 98% of the crows had been killed by impact with trucks, while only 2% were killed by an impact with a car. MTA then hired an Ornithological Behaviorist to determine if there was a cause for the disproportionate percentages of truck kills versus car kills. The Ornithological Behaviorist very quickly concluded the cause: when crows eat road kill, they always have a look-out crow in a nearby tree to warn of impending danger. The scientific conclusion was that while all the lookout crows could say "Cah", none could say "Truck."

I love our brainy crows that come on our back yard,we live on end house with fields and large trees so a few birds come but the last 3 weeks i have put a tub of water on our shed as well as having a bird bath. 3 massive crows get there bread and dip it in the bath to make it soft,sometime leave it and come back then eat it and go onto shed as deeper tub (3'') and drink and wash. Will have to have a word with them as they are starting on junk food now,french fries and bits of a beefburger as someone dropped some just outside on the road,keeps the pigeons away which is a great thing.

The only time I like the rain.

Wife and I took the car on a short road trip for a week around Europe with the grand plan being down to Croatia and back via France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia, Austria and Luxembourg. Anyway, just thought I'd share some pics of the car and you might be interested 🙂 Also for those interested, theres a map at the bottom of the rough route. Overall was a good trip and no problems (fortunately) and for a car that's almost 2 tons it doesn't do too bad. Had it cruising at 130mph for a while on the autobahn a few times but couldn't quite match the Mercs/Audis etc 😁 The sign recognition is much more suited for Europe and worked great. Different things in different countries as well as showing speed signs in black for some reason in Croatia, not sure what that was about if anybody knows? Anyhow, total of... 3089 miles 60 hours driving (Trip Computer) Avg. 39.4mpg Rest stop in Hungary Rest stop in Croatia Random village in Hungary Viewpoint in Croatia Viewpoint in Croatia Ferry from Pag to Prizna (Croatia) AC and AC seats quite nice in the heat! Read a lot of bad reviews on the Sync2 but I quite like it and having used a Sync3 in a Lincoln Navigator on a road trip in the US, prefer the style of S2 Apartment in Croatia Bonus pic... Spot the Edge Trip computer reset as we left home Rough route we took except M25 via Dartford both times

Sounds pretty much like the youth of 50 years ago to me, except it was the chip shop then!😀

It’s all about the penetration lol

Glad I amuse.

Has anyone actually used this? Tried it on my focus today, it's auto so does everything. I bottled it halfway through as my instincts couldn't handle what felt like a runaway car. Terrifying 😄

Small and light if it was Lowered and boosted would be alot of fun to drive, wouldn't feel speed ramps neither as the wheel base is so short in distance from front to back axle would be like going over a hill 😂 Oh proper classie way for it to die ☺ Speaking of neon; Got the sons bedroom light fitted today, still gotta do another one on Thursday Range of colours aswell as the led panel can go from 3000k-6000k replicating day light Also has disco mode 😂 From this To this Full install here:

Salary increase is only half the story though, if you look at prices of everything else (rent, bills, groceries, fuel etc) it doesn't usually mean any more money in the pocket unfortunately. It's a shame the stance scene will be over by the time he's driving...it'll be as uncool as neons and body kits are today! 😮 I know this is totally impractical but aesthetically I really like it. 🤭

I just spent an entertaining few minutes looking up ideas and there are loads of websites and blogs which talk about this - just google "sleeping in a hatchback car" for ideas. It seems the most common way is to take out the back seats and build a platform from plywood to raise the bed up and give storage room underneath. You can make up black-out blinds using silver insulation material to help keep warm. Then you take it from there and add features as you want, like lighting, 12V fridge, roof box, cooking stove etc. Looks like fun, but not sure I'd convince my wife to go along with the idea!

Wish my Mrs could say that!😀

Don't know if it's a good time to mention this, but my lads got an Astra, he's also tying the knot today in Greece. I'm hoping he doesn't live to regret either choice.

Any hard setting treatment can trap water. Rust is unstable, and will continue to grow and change under a paint film, which tends to make the paint peel off, creating an ideal water trap. For existing rust, the best pre-treatment is simple phosphoric acid. This is available as Jenolite, or in many other products, or just as plain phosphoric acid (typically 81% concentrate, dilute to about 24% concentration for rust treatment). It converts rust (iron oxides & hydroxides) into much more stable iron phosphate, which acts as a passivation layer, and can be painted over. For protection I just use basic Waxoyl, which does not last long on exposed parts (about a year though), but is easy to apply and does not trap water as it is flexible. Longer lasting treatments will be available, but will be much more expensive, and I have no personal experience to recommend any. I never found bitumen based underbody seals to be of any use at all. Be very suspicious of zinc based primers, most are useless. The zinc is contained in an insulating binder, and can not form the electrically conductive layer essential for galvanic protection. I did look at the Bilt-Hamber version, it specifically claims 90% zinc creating a conductive coating, but it is not cheap! There is no doubt that a really good galvanised style finish, with plenty of zinc, does work very well for rust prevention though, if it can be achieved.

As I say, I'm not 100% on this but I think @iantt mentioned on another thread that the gpf had been fitted to the (otherwise unrevised) 1.0 in the Fiesta.

They are the old sticky pads from previous wheel balancing weights.

The cars back with the Milltek fitted and sounds fantastic, nice and quiet just cruising, but when you floor it, having that gorgeous raspy Milltek sound is great. Will get videos after work. Also had two powerflex exhaust mounts fitted to the back box to avoid it hitting the diffuser, and the garage found a couple of bodged bolts on the cat, which have been replaced, great work from scc. Excuse the filthy car:

Nice pictures of yesterday's clean. Shattered now in bed suffering from yesterday's labour and late night heyfever Applied some angelwax H2GO glass sealant and waxed the paint in the garage. Just need to fix the headlights 😭

I had a 1.6 tdci which made a strange noise after I replaced the timing belt. I took the top section timing belt cover off and could see that at certain rpm the belt was vibrating a lot on it’s downward run from top to bottom. I slackened off the tensioner a tad and it was fine after that. You could try removing that upper cover and see what’s going on.

Physically the lights will fit, but the wiring is different. The mk2 has two plugs which attach onto the bulb holders, whereas the mk2.5 has a loom attached to the bulb holders that goes in behind the carpet in the boot. What you really want is a set of RS/ST led lights that’ll plug straight into your mk2.5 and get them smoked. I just so happen to have a set going spare.😁

Modern cars tend to shout at you if you don't press the clutch to start. However I still know people that have started with the clutch down, then immediately lifted it, not realising the car was in gear, and hit another car or even their house! 🤦‍♂️ I'm the only person that drives my car and never leave it in gear, yet I still always check it's out of gear before starting!

And it’s still attached so I done something right 😂 just done another 2 of them today.

Yeah I needed a T50 torx [emoji3] Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk

So I've gone and done it.. Ordered a Milltek non res race exhaust and paired up with maxd stage 1r with added cat safe overrun/crackles. Will have plenty to post after the weekend:

Tried this this afternoon. The first photo is with a standard iphone and the second is with the same phone with a polarizing sunglasses lens over the camera lens.

God I hope so [emoji23] Sent from my SM-G965F (S9+)

I reckon the voting could take place just as accurately without the actual songs being performed! 🤣