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speedingfine wrote: Mon Apr 13, 2026 3:06 pm The people in the cable cars must've had amazing views

Hope they remembered to bring marshmallows and skewers too.

Lovely, you must be happy!

I was more a "I might swing by if I've nothing else on" participant. I wasn't going to go on the drive.. :)


The more the merrier Dinny, would be good to finally meet you if you can make, it even if it only to the caffeine and machine part of the meet. Parking probably wont be an issue if you're ...

Jobbo wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2026 10:48 am Do C&M in Ampthill have people marshalling where you park? Might need to arrive together Marv

I believe in the day, Duncs will be arriving early to dress head to toe in high vis, and will be providing on site marshalling services

It's the official OV9 purple car meet. Please no one park next to Jobbo, so we can park next to each other!

After building the house I'm in now, I'm not keen to build another one either :lol:


With the price of materials I expect it would be double the cost as well which would certainly put you off!


Yeah, some places wouldn't quote us for various things at one point a few years back, because ...

Yep, my sister went finished going through the house selling/buying/moving process earlier this month. It only seems to be getting to be more and more of a pain in the arse process.

After building the house I'm in now, I'm not keen to build another one either

I'm liking the updates Tim

Apparently the Murco in Woopit are selling SUL at 149.9p, so I might scout it on my motorbike and get them to chuck in a tenner and return in my car if it really is that cheap

Just renewed the M3 today. £496 down from £618. Would have been £472, but I increased the value to £70k. Apparently it's now properly insured as a classic, rather than a cherished car which is why the price went down.

Interestingly, when I renewed the 968 last month, Classic Line told me that now ...

^^ Yo everyone, Mik just dropped the MRI scan rap of 2026, check it out while it’s fresh ^^

Watched the Harry's Garage vid on his trip to Liverpool this evening Jobbo (as discussed in the HG thread) BRG looks good on them too (I'm assuming his is BRG) but Daytona Violet looks much, much nicer. Look forward to seeing how it compares with Porsche Amethyst Purple!

Thanks for the nice ...

968 CS

Just a couple of jobs over the winter. Mainly looking at the MOT advisories. First of which is the brake discs which they have marked down as "pitted and corroded" hmm, even before removing a wheel, I can see from the outside face that they look fine...well having taken both rear discs off ...

Seems to work well Tim 👍

I usually go to the Esso on the A12 near Capel St Mary because I've found it to be one of the cheapest for fuel. Your site seems to back that up...interesting the next two cheapest are ones I would not have expected. Including a garage run by an old school friend who I ...

SSSN Barry!

I never bothered replacing the Golf, just use my dads ancient E220 Estate...but if I did need a little work horse for the winter when I don't ride the bikes, then I'd be looking at something similarly small, cheap and reliable

Matt Prior seems to like it alot

Beany wrote: Fri Mar 27, 2026 1:00 pm What AI cumstain wankery is this?

We need an agreement on this forum of no posting of 'funny' AI generated content, because it's all shit.

Lovely, really enjoyed reading that.

There’s so much to Japan, isn’t there? Lots of contradictions to the country, but there’s not any country I’ve visited where there’s the same quiet respectful consideration. Suits my personality down to the ground!

It’s not on my immediate list of places to ...

ov9 forum purple car meet, Jobbo?

Not sure how many of us there will be beyond me and you and I might struggle to keep up

That colour really is wonderful

https://gallery.ov9.co.uk/images/2026/03/30/PXL_20260328_134626734-Large.jpg

Changed the oil, filter and plugs. Greased the kingpins and half shafts, also put 2 new engine mounts in.
Surprisingly nippier after the new plugs!


That's a very British looking part of Australia!

Back in Blighty ...

The idea that people have 'moved on' after 8-9 months is bollocks too - it's not like a BMW M2 is only on sale for nine months FFS.

Sounds like they're just massively overpriced and, frankly, they look a bit shit from a styling standpoint these days.


There's definitely a shifting market though ...