Another evening thread
Whilst I'm cooking my dinner.

Q: What was your first car and what became of it?

Alt Q: What was your favourite toy as a child.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 20:44, 179 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

an h reg nissan micra
I think its still going!it was red and got named the barn by my friend mouse. Who managed to write off three metros
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 20:52, Reply)

Hello OT, just passing through
I had a bronze Vauxhall Nova. It got written off when an ex boyfriend threw battery acid over it and a lot of it melted.
( t0ria has forgotten how this all works, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 20:54, Reply)

hey toria *waves*
And what a cunt your ex was! But you deserved it a bit for having a nova
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 20:59, Reply)

I used to drive my mums Nova
It was brilliant.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:00, Reply)

It was ace
But then I got a peugeot 205 1.9 GTI so it worked out ok I suppose!
( t0ria has forgotten how this all works, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:03, Reply)

Ah Badger
Always able to see both sides of a conflict ;)
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:05, Reply)

hi there jeffthedogfucker,
i've never owned a car jeffthedogfucker because i am an eco warrior and i hate those gas guzzling machines and i love planet earth.
( The Doveston haunted by the memory of his own amnesia, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 20:57, Reply)

im disgusted you were smoking on a bus

( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:01, Reply)

i only smoke herbal cigarettes.

( The Doveston haunted by the memory of his own amnesia, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:04, Reply)

I had a blue
1986 mini mayfair. I actually cried when I had to sell her - was an awesome car but sadly needed far too much work doing to keep it on the road. Sold to someone in Stoke as a project car - she'd bought one for her son and kept nicking it because it was fun to drive, so bought one for herself and her husband to do up. I hope it's still pootling along, somewhere.
(berk, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:04, Reply)

my friends mini had a switch on the dash
Which turned the brake lights on
He enjoyed flicking this on when people were tailing him and accelerate at the same time
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:13, Reply)

My first car
Was a Matchbox Escort that is now buried under my Mum's patio.
I can't drive. That may actually answer question two as well.
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:05, Reply)

I totally wasn't finished being congratulated there
My first car was a Y-Reg Triumph Acclaim Trio-matic. It was such an old man car that it was invisible to the police.

Many's the time I drove down Shirley High Street at 2am with a carful of pissed up mates passing a spliff around, speeding past parked up police cars without so much as a flicker of interest.

Yet my brother couldn't drive down the same road at 7pm bang on the speed limit without being pulled over. Mind you, he drove an Opel Manta.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:12, Reply)

I always like the Manta
Looked proper sporty.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:19, Reply)

unlike your mum

( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:20, Reply)

lol
You're wrong.

My old dear is proper sporty. Proper Sporty Spice. Albeit it one in her 60's.

Zig-a-zig-ahh!
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:22, Reply)

does anyone want to be her lover?

( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:28, Reply)

Yeah. But she doesn't make it easy
As before she'll let you fuck her, you've 'gotta get with her friends'.

At her age, you'd think she'd be less fussy.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:29, Reply)

friends pimp
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:31, Reply)

I am her pimp.
Wanna go?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:34, Reply)

nah ive got al's mum all this week

( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:39, Reply)

My mums sores might have got better by next week.
So you are probably right to avoid her this week.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:44, Reply)

ok you win at the gross out

( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:50, Reply)

**Beams with pride**

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:08, Reply)

Had a Manta too.
Fine car if you ignored the rainwater pissing in through the sunroof and back windows.

C450HDW, because I seem to be able to remember the registrations of all my old cars.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:29, Reply)

Fuckin' Rainman with your cars aren't you!

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:33, Reply)

So it appears
This isn't something I've put a lot of thought to before but yes, I can remember the registration of every car I've ever owned I think.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:35, Reply)

Do you make a point of flying with Quantas?

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:36, Reply)

BA or BMI
I've thought about this and yes I can remember every car I've ever owned.

Is this a crown of autism I see bestowed upon me?
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:43, Reply)

You might just love your cars?

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:45, Reply)

That's the strange thing
I'm not a car enthusiast at all. Don't care about them. I've got two cars now but one is solely for dog transporting purposes.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:48, Reply)

also died in 96

( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:38, Reply)

I'm relieved that I can't
I can remember my first, and then I had a VW Polo and all I can remember of that licence is the number part was 516 and there was another white VW Polo with the same numberplate except it was 517. No, wait, it was the other way round.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:49, Reply)

I bought my first car when I was 14 from an agricultural sale. A Citroen GSA in white.

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:14, Reply)

White Nova saloon
turned into a hatchback by a GTi going into the back of me at 40mph while I was stationary.
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:19, Reply)

if youre going to get rear ended FNAR
old solid metal cars ftw
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:25, Reply)

VNC677S
A bile green Mk 2 Escort 1.3.

It's a bit sad that I can remember the registration 24 years later.

Part exchanged for a Triumph Dolomite 1850 - SEA933W. Sad again.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:25, Reply)

you can check on the dvla website to see if theyre see about still

( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:27, Reply)

Don't know what became of the Escort
But the Dolomite came to an abrupt and painful end in the back of an Astra.

Not, I hasten to add, my fault.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:32, Reply)

escort looks like it died in 96

( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:36, Reply)

The Guinea Badger
AKA. Jeremy Clarkson.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:37, Reply)

Quite astonished it lasted that long
It was a shed when I sold it in 1988.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:40, Reply)

its a fun game
The shitheap of a fiesta I sold to we buy any car is still going!
play here!
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:43, Reply)

We by any car offered me a hundred quid
For my Focus when I was selling it.

I sold it privately for £900
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:46, Reply)

my fiesta had no mot and im pretty sure the front bushes were fucked
They offered me 50 quid I got 125 out of them because the guy fancied me
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:49, Reply)

He fancied you to the tune of £75.00
That's not a lot really, is it?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:51, Reply)

have you seen me? 75 quid is the most i was gonna get

( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:52, Reply)

I haven't seen you.
But I'd be a bit 'meh' if my looks only commanded a £75 premium.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:57, Reply)

i can pull off meh

( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:12, Reply)

i can pull off meh a lot of cocks.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:22, Reply)

I typed in my first car and the details came up
but I suspect the date of liability was its last taxing?

The vehicle details for ROL 70Y are:

Date of Liability 01 03 2000
Date of First Registration 10 01 1983
Year of Manufacture 1983
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1335CC
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status Unlicensed
Vehicle Colour BLUE
Vehicle Type Approval
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:52, Reply)

yeah so it lived till2000
Then they trashed that baby
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:54, Reply)

Did you call your first car Roly?
Or are you not a massive bumder and therefore left it unnamed?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:55, Reply)

I may have initially
but if it lasted a week I'd be surprised. I used to drive all my mates over to a friends house in Erdington and stay sober in exchange for all the weed I could smoke. Thus its invisibility to police was definitely its best feature.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:59, Reply)

I really wish I hadn't known about this
I've just discovered my first ever car is deaded :(
(berk, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:57, Reply)

aww sorry

( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:06, Reply)

I have yet to own a car, because it would cost more than double my rent and bills combined to pay for and run.
Though I am giving serious though to getting CBT and after that, a motorbike. Besides being more economical, it seems like a lot more fun than a car, especially as there's no train lines in the Spen valley/south Bradford and so the congestion is appalling.

My favourite toy was Lego. I couldn't get enough of it; I've always enjoyed making and/or constructing things.
( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:45, Reply)

Lego was and is brilliant

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:47, Reply)

The M-Trons and Space Police were my favourites.

( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:03, Reply)

I liked the technical stuff when I was a bit older

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:09, Reply)

Oh yes, they were ace.
Didn't try many of them though, they were a bit expensive.
( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:14, Reply)

There's a new scheme to get people in to 'biking:
www.geton.co.uk/ - you get a free session to learn about bikes and you get to have a go on one too - sort of a try before you buy.

Lego is the best toy ever ever.
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:50, Reply)

cool i want to learn to ride but an paranoid ill crash epically

( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:51, Reply)

Ah, it'll be fine.
I got knocked off my bike by a bus today, if I'd had an engine I might have got away from it. I doubt it though, bus driver cunt.
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:55, Reply)

aww you alright?
Did you get a photo and upload it on the injurylawyer4u app?
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:57, Reply)

Yeah, fine thanks.
Quite scary though. I caught up with him after and shouted at him.
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:59, Reply)

i hope you said
You sir are a BUFFOON
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:09, Reply)

Yes, there's a place like that in Birstall that does taster sesssions and full training.

( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:58, Reply)

I did this when I lived in Bristol
which has one of the worst congestion problems in the UK. £15 a year tax, £20 to fill up and it'd do 500-odd miles on that (although this was back in 2003) and it took all of about 10 minutes to drive what would take 45 or more in the car during rush hour. The only problem is rain and cold weather - it can make you extremely miserable.
(berk, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:52, Reply)

I am planning to get sturdy gloves and a big jacket too.

( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:04, Reply)

I had those
and it didn't always help*. I would very much recommend spending a bit extra and getting heated gloves for the winter - especially since Bradford is somewhat chiller than Bristol.

*NB, you are probably not stupid enough to drive your 125cc bike from Bristol to Preston on A-roads because you don't want to leave it at uni over Christmas...
(berk, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:14, Reply)

CBT
- Cock and Ball Torture?

Don't, it bloody stings.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:53, Reply)

We are "learning" Heckmondwike-Bradford
In the next couple of weeks so there'll be blue and orange buses adding to your congestion shortly.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:58, Reply)

The 268?
Or a new, yet to be announced service.
( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:59, Reply)

Don't know
Can't see it being 268 though.

I just drive what I'm told to drive.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:09, Reply)

Does it go via Tong Street and East Bierley, or Low Moor and Oakenshaw?
Or neither of the above?
( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:12, Reply)

I'll tell you when we start learning it
It's a new route for us and could therefore be anything.

I have a feeling that it'll be a limited stop extension of Interchange - Airport 747.

Now I've got out of "Management" I'm happy to do what I'm told.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:20, Reply)

I had a 1982 Mini.
It was yellow, with blue stripes on the bonnet. I loved that bloody car.

It died, spectacularly, in 1999. Since, I have had a succession of cars that haven't lived up to the joy of owning that little beastie!
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:48, Reply)

sounds a little gay if you ask me

( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:50, Reply)

You've really got it about you this evening TGB.
Are you over-excited about something?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:52, Reply)

im handing my notice in tomorrow
That may be it
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:55, Reply)

Are you expecting them to make you a counter offer to stay?
Which, if they do, you'll have to turn down?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:58, Reply)

i expect them to go
Bye then
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:07, Reply)

Do you reckon?
You'll be surprised how many companies don't want to lose people who know what they're doing.*

*I assume you know how to do your job.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:11, Reply)

if they offer me anything ill be shocked
As they are proper wankers
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:11, Reply)

Have you said in your letter of resignation why you are leaving?
Sirs,

Sick as I am of working with proper wankers on a daily basis, I've decided to jump ship.

Don't expect a cake on my last day.

Love and kisses,

TGB
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:15, Reply)

no ive kept it to one line
Please accept this as my formal notice of resignation, with my leaving date 30 October.
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:21, Reply)

You've got to give them a bit of feedback.
Why not add the line.

Please accept this as my formal notice of resignation, with my leaving date 30 October.

Oh, and you sir, are a cock.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:25, Reply)

or the line
As you'd rather spend 60k on more managers than give me an additional 2k I can plainly see you have no respect for the people who actually do any of the work and as such you can kiss my rapidly departing ass
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:28, Reply)

Is your arse* departing because you are on some sort of diet/exercise fix?
Is it just because you're leaving?

*I have no idea how big, small, peachy or otherwise your arse might be. Apologies if you 'don't like your arse'.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:30, Reply)

i have a damn sexy arse
*waggles*
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:36, Reply)

When will the waggling stop?

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:37, Reply)

why should it ever stop?

( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:38, Reply)

It's like a perpetual motion machine!

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:42, Reply)

haha
I'll probably stop for a smoke soon
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:47, Reply)

But will the arse still be wiggling?
Right. I'm going for a smoke.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:50, Reply)

Sirs
I am so sick of this job that if you sat me down and asked me why I'd be talking for eight weeks solid.

If you wanted me to count my acheivements we could do so on Douglas Bader's toes.

Now stick it up your bollocks.

By

TGB - Aged (insert appropriate age here)
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:27, Reply)

You are invited to an event, you FB avoider.

( thealternativefact, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:00, Reply)

you bet your sweet ass ill be thete

( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:07, Reply)

*glees*

( thealternativefact, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:09, Reply)

i may end up bringing a gonz

( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:11, Reply)

He has his own invitation.

( thealternativefact, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:16, Reply)

ok let me rephrase
I'll also ensure gonz is there
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:19, Reply)

He won't come.
He prefers not to come and then tell everyone he wasn't invited so that he can sulk and get validated ONLINE.
( thealternativefact, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:21, Reply)

oh he'll be there
Dead or alive
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:22, Reply)

This is why I am so excited about November.

( thealternativefact, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:24, Reply)

heehee
For gonz bullying?
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:25, Reply)

You love a bit of bullying eh?

( wanderlust, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:26, Reply)

*drools*

( thealternativefact, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:28, Reply)

i dunno how im going to control myself having you two on my doorstep

( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:30, Reply)

Don't control yourself.
I don't plan on being the slightest bit reserved when you're about.
( wanderlust, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:32, Reply)

NAUGHTY GLEES

( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:32, Reply)

Al will explode.

( thealternativefact, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:34, Reply)

that will be a massive explosion

( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:35, Reply)

all over your face.

( wanderlust, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:40, Reply)

I'll lick it off.
It'll taste like bacon.
( thealternativefact, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:42, Reply)

im so moist right now

( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:45, Reply)

I wanna be sitting in my flat knowing you're about 15 minutes away.

( thealternativefact, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:30, Reply)

you obviously mean
I want to be helping you clean knowing you are an arms length away
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:32, Reply)

Oh yes, I forgot!
Tell me THE SECOND you know which weekend you're moving.
I already have my rubber gloves on.
( thealternativefact, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:34, Reply)

ooh kinky!
And will do! Woo cleaning party
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:34, Reply)

I wanna be sitting in my flat knowing you're about at least
15 minutes away
+at all times
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:37, Reply)

Fine with me.

( thealternativefact, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:38, Reply)

oh god i love you

( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:56, Reply)

It was a brill car, actually.
I should mention it was not sunshine yellow, more of a dirty yellow.
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:54, Reply)

Minis ftw
I had a blue C reg mayfair. It was great having other mini drivers wave and zooming round corners at what felt like 90 miles an hour but was probably just under 30..
(berk, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 21:56, Reply)

Mayfair
One of the more low-end grot mags from back in the day.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:11, Reply)

I always thought of it more in the upper-middle class
you had your lower-class Razzle and Fiesta, your middle-class Men Only and Club International, then Mayfair was up there with Penthouse and Playboy, at least in my hairy-palmed youth.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:21, Reply)

Men Only was class*
*Your definition of class may differ to that of mine.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:25, Reply)

Thinking about it, I might be thinking of Club International.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:27, Reply)

I wish I could drive so I could get the biggest gas guzzling Land Rover in the world and run down eco warriors.
But I don't trust myself. So I'm not going to ever get a car.
(Barry from Eastenders is, despite the words written above, not a woman, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:14, Reply)

But you sound like you'll be my type of driver!
Get a car!
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:31, Reply)

mine was awesome
it was a 1970's cherry red beetle and i LOVED it. unfortunately every single bit of it broke down so my dad got fed up with paying for all the repairs after a year and part-ex'd it for a fiesta.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:20, Reply)

How long did it last before it died?

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:26, Reply)

well
we had it done up when dad bought it (i was 17) but on the cheap by a family friend. that was probably part of the problem. first the clutch went. then the battery died (it said "replace by 1982. this was 1996). then the accelerator jammed on. that was fun. then the brakes went. then the clutch slipped again. then it failed its MOT on about 137 counts.

so we had it done up properly before selling it, and that must have fixed it, because the girl who bought it had it checked by a mechanic and it passed with flying colours. for all i know it's still going strong (hope so. i cried when she drove it away, even though i had a lovely shiny new fiesta to love instead).
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:31, Reply)

Can you remember the registration number?

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:32, Reply)

of course!
UGT 746M
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:38, Reply)

The car lives - and is now purple.
It's still running.

Date of Liability 01 03 2011
Date of First Registration 07 03 1974
Year of Manufacture Not Available
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1285CC
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status SORN Not Due
Vehicle Colour PURPLE
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:40, Reply)

you're kidding me?????
how did you find that out?

my first baby!!!!!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:42, Reply)

DVLA website.
Doesn't tell you who owns it (or where it lives these days), but the tax is due in March next year.

Put an advert in one of the Beetle mags saying 'wanted' you could buy it back. And write a book about the adventure of locating it and re-owning it.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:44, Reply)

link up there *points*
Maybe here too...
www.taxdisc.direct.gov.uk/EvlPortalApp/application?origin=vehicleDetails_en.jsp&event=bea.portal.framework.internal.portlet.event&pageid=Vehicle+Enquiry&portletid=VehicleEnquiry&portletns=VehicleEnquiry_en&wfevent=link.enquiry
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:44, Reply)

woohoo
this has really cheered me up.

i totally want it back. although dad might not be quite so keen if i dump it back at his house.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:46, Reply)

Will you do anything about it though?

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:49, Reply)

yeah spray it pink

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:50, Reply)

Alright Bob
Where have you been this evening?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:51, Reply)

I have been at a bonfire
on my friends farm. It was hot and smelled lovely.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:52, Reply)

On a farm eh?
Cos us Bristolians are ALL farmers.

(I reckon you were down Turbo Island drinking White Ace with the rest of the Winos)
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:55, Reply)

I don't even know
what turbo island is old man.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:58, Reply)

You do, you just don't know it.
Turbo Island. Explained.

www.yelp.co.uk/biz/turbo-island-bristol
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:03, Reply)

tramp city! I know it.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:09, Reply)

Turbo Island
Do you remember the wino 'Bear' used to make up poetry in exchange for coins?

He died earlier this year. Sad times.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:10, Reply)

Kind a
pretty sure sapphire is still knocking around though. Saw a large black man in a dress the other day so must have been him.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:14, Reply)

Sapphire
I've not seen him in years. Was he still in the killer heels?

Did you have a wank when you got home, after seeing him?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:18, Reply)

Couldn't see was on the bus
Wait til I got home? no chance I sprayed one off on the number 75
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:20, Reply)

Brilliant.
Right. I'm going to bed.

Sleep well Bob.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:22, Reply)

at a bonfire balls deep in a goat
(Zoz prayed for twink on, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:56, Reply)

hahahaha
balls deep in a +MALE goat
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:57, Reply)

I nearly wrote all goats are male then
but quickly realised my mind was trying to trick me
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:01, Reply)

they don't smell as nice

( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:01, Reply)

combine the two though for a lovely stench

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:04, Reply)

i have been
looking up all my old cars. some are still around. in fact my sister-in-law has my lovely little lupo. but the beetle was the best.

what could i do, write to the dvla and ask them to pass on a letter asking if it's for sale maybe??

the only thing is, you need a bf who is good with cars (or to be good with cars yourself, not an option for me, i can't even change a lightbulb) for it to be in any way cost-effective.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:58, Reply)

good evening my dear
how's it hanging.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:00, Reply)

hello sexbomb
knackered... had to leave for work at about 6.30 this morning and then walk all the way home... but it wasn't raining and i had my ipod so it's all good! how's you?
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:01, Reply)

I find myself disappointed at how shit the Inbetweeners has become
but enjoying the golf highlights. My gym bag is ready for an early start and I havea big spliff. I am quite chuffed.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:03, Reply)

i have never seen the inbetweeners
but everyone raves about it.

nice work on the packing/spliffage
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:06, Reply)

extra 15 mins in bed ftw

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:06, Reply)

I only recently started watching The Inbetweeners
On 4Od.

I have to say, that so far, every episode has made me laugh.

And I'm a miserable cunt most of the time, so clearly there is something funny in it. Worth a watch.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:08, Reply)

Am finding the new series is a bit camped up
and try hard. First two series were ace.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:12, Reply)

I've got a friend who restores/modifies Beetles.
What he has put into some of the cars in terms of hours/money is really scarey.

His latest project is to restore a old Beetle with an oval back window back to 'original' condition.

If you want to track it down, the Beetle mags would be your best bet. (My mate still gets e-mails from new owners of cars he has done over the years, sounds like there is quite a community to the whole Beetle thing).
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:01, Reply)

there really is
they all flash at each other!

interesting. i am going to give this some serious thought. i really do love those old beetles.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:02, Reply)

It'll make a good book too!
From B3ta to Beetle (there you go, have a working title).
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:04, Reply)

ha
the car's life story would be much more exciting than mine. "if only it could talk." oh, wait. bindun.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:04, Reply)

You'll sleep well this evening.
As you doze off, thinking about finding your first car, and the new adventures you could have with it!
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:07, Reply)

2cvs do this too
It's cliquey and rude, what if I wanna say hello to a pretty honda driver?
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:04, Reply)

put your cock back in your pants
and wave with your hands like a normal person
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:05, Reply)

ones holding the wheel the other is throwing gang signs for my homies in the hood.

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:06, Reply)

The hood that IS Gloccy Road?

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:12, Reply)

Yeah it's proper street. Been watching the wire I think I'm black this evening.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:13, Reply)

yay good news at last
I feel better for breaking berks heart now
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:43, Reply)