The Official Pleasing Purchase Thread

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My hose clamp pliers arrived today. I'm not planning on removing my radiator anytime soon, but when I do, I'm going to be so pleased with myself.
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I have a Halloween car show this evening & two more tomorrow. All three are "Trunk or Treat" so hordes of kids wanting candy. Bought a large bag of cheap crap for them & a smaller bag of the good stuff for me :)
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A Korean War era military footlocker. Just two weeks ago I watched YT vid of two gals resotring their dads one. Today I stopped by an antique store that just opened & they had one just like it sitting there. $30. Sold!
Inner lift-out tray is missing, but that's a piece of piss to make.
Needs sanding/stripping & the veneer is cracked/lifted in multiple places, but that's another easy fix.
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"New" Honda Shitvic for Mrs D.

The old one is still roadworthy but it's get an ever growing list of niggles/problems. It's had a weird "is it actually there?" noise (I think) coming from the gearbox for a while and yesterday it wouldn't go into the odd numbered gears. Also has clunky suspension, no AC, intermittent instrument back lights and an ABS fault which occasionally pops up.

Anyway...spotted a 2 owner, 80k replacement this morning 5 miles away. Basically the same car but everything works and it doesn't smell of wet dog. We don't even have a dog.

So I bought it :thumbup:
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..and you're going to put the plates from the old one on the new one to save all the hassle of changing the tax and insurance.
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I'm trying to figure out how I can keep the 4 wheels with nearly new tyres currently on the old one. :think:
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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2024 7:06 pm I'm trying to figure out how I can keep the 4 wheels with nearly new tyres currently on the old one. :think:
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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2024 7:06 pm I'm trying to figure out how I can keep the 4 wheels with nearly new tyres currently on the old one. :think:

Studs or bolts are the usual method.
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It was rust on my old BMW, fuckers always refused to come off.
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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2024 8:37 pm It was rust on my old BMW, fuckers always refused to come off.
They always come off with appropriate application of kinetic energy.
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I've always bought Wahl, I mean why wouldn't I they're what every barber in the land use, but these are 1 million percent better than anything Wahl has dumped on the consumer market trading off their name.

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Mind ewe, I'm bloody glad I paid no where near the current asking price