tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951383775805178587.post3250189615877010714..comments2024-03-28T18:43:48.393+00:00Comments on Scroblene...: Blasted electric windowsSen. C.R.O'Blenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07482646859547203051noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951383775805178587.post-4946289680178390802007-09-26T16:32:00.000+01:002007-09-26T16:32:00.000+01:00Not impressed with Skoda then :-(Re Lilith ... 'tw...Not impressed with Skoda then :-(<BR/><BR/>Re Lilith ... 'twasn't me.Electro-Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18073103431166273080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951383775805178587.post-22094987834319562582007-09-26T13:48:00.000+01:002007-09-26T13:48:00.000+01:00Ayscers...Didn't Ian Fleming drive one of those Be...Ayscers...<BR/><BR/>Didn't Ian Fleming drive one of those Benicles?<BR/><BR/>Bristols have a large impression on my memory. I rode in one when I was eight, and have never looked back since; (or forward for that matter...)!Sen. C.R.O'Blenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482646859547203051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951383775805178587.post-48830553661204389962007-09-26T13:45:00.000+01:002007-09-26T13:45:00.000+01:00Dear Evelyn,I can assure you that nothing could ev...Dear Evelyn,<BR/><BR/>I can assure you that nothing could ever be uttered from the secure microcosm of Scroblene Turrets that would upset Lilith!<BR/><BR/>I fear Electro-Kevin's attentions may have kept her in a darkened room, whence I fully expect her to emerge with all perceptible imperfections to the forehead area dissolved to a 'round robin' of congratulation, red wine and a short visit to the park to walk her little dog!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for considering the rapier though, I misted over at that...Sen. C.R.O'Blenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482646859547203051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951383775805178587.post-7214712826046994042007-09-26T08:50:00.000+01:002007-09-26T08:50:00.000+01:00Great Uncle Finlay had a green 1930 4½ Litre Conve...Great Uncle Finlay had a green 1930 4½ Litre Convertible Coupé blower Bentley, with French Marchal headlamps and an Amherst Villiers supercharger. As far as I recall it used to gulp down the petrol.<BR/>But I bow to greater knowledge, so in an attempt to help with the environment, I am having Mrs. Nippard paint the old Bristol 405 a lovely leaf green, (we have an old tin of lead paint from having done the deer park railings.)Metody Jankowiakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04054707883827526775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951383775805178587.post-42017469309053878062007-09-26T08:34:00.000+01:002007-09-26T08:34:00.000+01:00Scrobs,Have you been ungallant with Lilith? I know...Scrobs,<BR/>Have you been ungallant with Lilith? I know you silver swordsmen... all affability on the surface, but with your rapier tightly gripped down the side of your leg.<BR/>I'll have to keep an eye on you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951383775805178587.post-26554092876858635222007-09-23T17:28:00.000+01:002007-09-23T17:28:00.000+01:00I used to run a Skoda Estelle which was given to m...I used to run a Skoda Estelle which was given to me. The electrics were crap but I learned a lot. Thankfully the care was dead easy to work on. The bodywork and mechanics was sound as a pound though. The whole back of the car came off to allow access to the entire engine.<BR/><BR/>Once, on the motorway, the water system developed a catostrophic leak. I decided to carry on as far as the car would let me. It heated right into the red but did not sieze. I got off the motorway (30m) organised a tow home - patched up the water system and refilled it. It ran for another 2 years before I gave it away still in working order.<BR/><BR/>An incredible car really. Such an embarassment to be in though.<BR/><BR/>I remember colliding with another Skoda going round the Elephant and Castle roundabout - we'd crunched door panels and I looked at the other driver, we shrugged and just carried on as though nothing had happened. It just didn't matter. A bit of dent pulling - no problemmo.Electro-Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18073103431166273080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951383775805178587.post-38562197761952553052007-09-23T05:32:00.000+01:002007-09-23T05:32:00.000+01:00Eleccers; Sorry to hear about that.Apparently, bef...Eleccers; Sorry to hear about that.<BR/><BR/>Apparently, before Skoda became an acceptable and damn good car, they used to unload them at Sheerness. The entire wiring systems were deemed unworkable, and would have failed their MOTs immediately!<BR/><BR/>It just shows how successful their new owners have made the name work and good luck to them!Sen. C.R.O'Blenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482646859547203051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951383775805178587.post-59312527119456485702007-09-23T05:28:00.000+01:002007-09-23T05:28:00.000+01:00Idle;17 litres is the imagined size of the engine ...Idle;<BR/><BR/>17 litres is the imagined size of the engine when it arrives at the pumps...<BR/><BR/>This is also a figure based on the consumption of a Lotus Sports Van!Sen. C.R.O'Blenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482646859547203051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951383775805178587.post-18331061808100441302007-09-23T05:26:00.000+01:002007-09-23T05:26:00.000+01:00Lilith; Mrs S has always been in control! When sou...Lilith; Mrs S has always been in control! When southpaw was under wraps, she took me everywhere, and I've just remembered, she is owed some expenses...<BR/><BR/>Her previous car was a Renault, which also needed three people to turn the steering wheel to park. (One to turn the wheel, another to look out the windows, and a third to yell out 'beep - beep - beep, REVERSING....REVERSING....HEY, DIDN'T YOU BLOODY WELL HEAR ME YOU UGLY PILLOCK, I'M MOVING THIS SOD BACKWARDS...'!Sen. C.R.O'Blenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482646859547203051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951383775805178587.post-44478222287668478272007-09-23T03:30:00.000+01:002007-09-23T03:30:00.000+01:00Hear hear.E-K senior has just had to fork out not ...Hear hear.<BR/><BR/>E-K senior has just had to fork out not only for the window that jammed, but for the whole system to be renewed AND ... new ignition too ! Bloody madness.Electro-Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18073103431166273080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951383775805178587.post-2472746460769360842007-09-22T21:32:00.000+01:002007-09-22T21:32:00.000+01:00Is 17 litres the interior cabin space?Is 17 litres the interior cabin space?idlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09938525768274527540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951383775805178587.post-54035134231761958732007-09-22T12:26:00.000+01:002007-09-22T12:26:00.000+01:00I had a diesel fiat uno two cars ago. Used to driv...I had a diesel fiat uno two cars ago. Used to drive between Salisbury and Sevenoaks in it. It was like driving on spin cycle with a brick in the drum. I would arrive thinking "That wasn't so bad" and then park it up, which would finish me off completely. (No power steering).lilithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05011676751221508167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951383775805178587.post-15423544906181552132007-09-22T09:33:00.000+01:002007-09-22T09:33:00.000+01:00Do you and Mrs S make like the advert, when he pat...Do you and Mrs S make like the advert, when he patronises her driving and she gives him a demonstration of how in control she is? "Fiat Punto - Driven by Passion"lilithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05011676751221508167noreply@blogger.com