More importantly a car is a tool for getting you from one place to another quicker than you can walk, no-one else cares what it looks like as you flash past them.

1 hour ago, sepulchrave said:

More importantly a car is a tool for getting you from one place to another quicker than you can walk, no-one else cares what it looks like as you flash past them.

 

That's for sure but mine puts a real smile on my face and gives great entertainment as the need arises - Its a tool alright but its the right tool for the job in hand !

 

Id say yours is an absolute riot to drive with the Bilstein's and a 2ltr NA plant !  You wouldn't be too short on smiles yourself either ! 

Couple of quid in the power-washer thing and it looks better, I think. Most importantly, I got the grime out from behind the mudguards etc.

 

 

^ I like those alloys, Ryan 👍

3 minutes ago, TMB said:

^ I like those alloys, Ryan 👍

 

Cheers, Lee! They came off of a written-off Bohemia IIRC and are needing a wee bit of TLC, but it's nothing major.

 

I just need to hope another Bohemia pops up without a wrecked interior next time...

On 15/11/2021 at 21:26, TMB said:

Window arrived today. Only thing is that it's green tinted and the car only has clear windows. Didn't look tinted in the ebay pic and wasn't listed as tinted. Will drive my OCD mad 🤪 Oh well, at least I'll have the car back as I'm lost without it.

 

Digging this back up, as I've realised that mine has the mild green tint as far as my eyes can tell.

 

It's perhaps quite apparent here...

 

^ Yes, it certainly looks like it 👍

Really tidy wee car there Ryan - Well done keeping her clean with all the crappy weather we are having ! 

55 minutes ago, VanhireBoys said:

Really tidy wee car there Ryan - Well done keeping her clean with all the crappy weather we are having ! 

 

Thanks! I done the 5 miles back home from the petrol station and it was dirty again! 

Been snowing here.

 

 

 

 

Edited 27 November, 20214 yr by TMB

57 minutes ago, TMB said:

Been snowing here.

 

 

 

 

 

Your Fabia is looking good!

Cheers, Ryan

Ever fancied a vRS steering wheel, Ryan? I have one on mine.

 

5 minutes ago, TMB said:

Ever fancied a vRS steering wheel, Ryan? I have one on mine.

 

 

It was tempting. I'm quite keen on the 4-spoke so I might get one from a facelift Elegance since they had a leather covering. 

7 minutes ago, AnnoyingPentium said:

 

It was tempting. I'm quite keen on the 4-spoke so I might get one from a facelift Elegance since they had a leather covering. 

 

Nice one. My vRS one has a real leather covering as well 👍

Edited 27 November, 20214 yr by TMB

Just now, TMB said:

 

Nice one. My vRS one has a real leather covering as well 👍

 

Real leather is always a nice touch in a car IMO. I went with real Italian leather for my gearstick gaiter.

 

Before:

 

 

After:

 

^ Nice

Been messing about with so-called "filters" on my new phone. Honestly doesn't look too bad IMO.

 

A photograph from my Portpatrick trip...

 

The amount of penguin waddling required to walk around the car for a photograph whilst wearing trainers was unreal.

 

^ Looking very chilly there 🥶

2 minutes ago, TMB said:

^ Looking very chilly there 🥶

 

It's meant to drop below freezing again tonight. That was a sudden shower of hail that woke me up at 3:00 this morning and was still there by the time I took those photographs around 10:30 this morning. 

On 15/11/2021 at 21:38, TMB said:

 

Yes, I saw that too. Must be their scrapyard cat. Window came from a breakers yard in Norwich.

 

Guess I could always get some tint film for the other windows 😀

That wasn't Hainford Hall scrapyard was it ?