Growing up in the 70,s

[chartpolski 28,777]

14 minutes ago, Qbgrey said:

I always think if they built a pick up that you can jet wash out, no electric seats, handbrake, parking sensors the lot, just wind down windows, heater , radio that’s it I reckon would sell well. My Mrs can start her car and put the heating on it from her mobile ffs

The Toyota Champ is just that;

Under $10,000, but sadly not available here or I’d have one .

Cheers.

[dai dogs 2,193]

[Qbgrey 4,396]

My mini pick up year 1979 is no mot or tax and £65 a year insurance = happy days 

[Borr 8,502]

45 minutes ago, Qbgrey said:

I did nt mean good going mate for 40,000 , those effing things normally go wrong well before that, I agree it’s disgraceful, I’ve had Isuzu trucks off eBay that have done 175,000 on them and I’ve taken it over 200,000 without a murmur. My sisters got a new Peugeot, no end of problems too. They make them unreliable with electric gremlins. I always think if they built a pick up that you can jet wash out, no electric seats, handbrake, parking sensors the lot, just wind down windows, heater , radio that’s it I reckon would sell well. My Mrs can start her car and put the heating on it from her mobile ffs

Chatting to some friends, one mentioned a car without all the electrics etc would sell, my other mate a mechy said wouldn't stand a chance of passing emissions without all computers , game over.

Edited 15 hours ago by Borr

[Borr 8,502]

I think they thought they could tax EVs into mainstream, now they've started taxing them, no chance lol

[jackthelad 2,122]

The shop for yer gats yer pellets pen knives bits n bobs a place tae spend yer pocket money two lads I no are blind in one eye over  toys wee bought in that shop haha aye tweet tweet …. Now a kebab shop 

[WataWalloper 4,386]

2 minutes ago, jackthelad said:

The shop for yer gats yer pellets pen knives bits n bobs a place tae spend yer pocket money two lads I no are blind in one eye over  toys wee bought in that shop haha aye tweet tweet …. Now a kebab shop 

No bennets, no vic morris bet the knife crime has nearly stopped haha 

[jackthelad 2,122]

Just now, WataWalloper said:

No bennets, no vic morris bet the knife crime has nearly stopped haha 

Tenner shot ? Still got one in ma shed  haha

[WataWalloper 4,386]

2 minutes ago, jackthelad said:

Tenner shot ? Still got one in ma shed  haha

Can remember going into bennets as a 9!year old an buying a pack a caps for my gun, an he done me a deal on 2 wee lock back knifes for £3 ffs haha haha only thing he said tk me was, don’t try be fly way them knifes son as soon as I see your ma or your granny out for the messages I’m telling them you bought them haha haha

[terryd 8,999]

Great days groups of us kids playing in the rough fields. Hiding behind turned over cars throwing bricks at each other. Top tip don’t peep over the top when it goes quiet. That hurt. Running round the fens with my homemade bow arrow after pheasants. That was a roaring success

trips to wales in the reliant robin with granddad

later on the copper at door were you digging badgers sir your van was spotted. No officier. Ok that’s fine bye

much better times never appreciated it back then bloody do now 

[Borr 8,502]

I was fortunate as a young kid although mostly solo I was in the sticks with guns and knives messing about in the woods , when we moved to towns it was BMX adventures and fishing , a lifetime away from my teens.

[TOMO 29,604]

1 hour ago, Qbgrey said:

My mini pick up year 1979 is no mot or tax and £65 a year insurance = happy days 

None of my cars had tax mot or insurance....drove perfectly fine without any of that nonsense...lol

[Qbgrey 4,396]

I used to have a yard full of mk1 granadas ready for banger racing prep, if I got a better one in than my road car I just swapped the tax disk and number plate . 

[WILF 51,663]

13 minutes ago, Qbgrey said:

I used to have a yard full of mk1 granadas ready for banger racing prep, if I got a better one in than my road car I just swapped the tax disk and number plate . 

I had a 2.8 Ghia X when I was about 18, lovely motor…..loved that car at the time…..this would have been 1989, all the boy racers giving it big licks in badly done up heaps, that 2.8 auto wiped the floor with all of them.

It was totally standard as I like standard cars without silly add ons.

Saying that, my Jaguar XJR supercharged was also pretty fun to play with but the juice broke your heart ! lol 

[WILF 51,663]

1 hour ago, TOMO said:

None of my cars had tax mot or insurance....drove perfectly fine without any of that nonsense...lol

Funny, my D series Tipper did the same ! lol