I *heart* my car mats

[Summo]

This thread could legitimately be titled 'I am a sad little fucker.'

A few days ago I bought some car mats for my MX-5. I didn't have any and was already beginning to cut grooves through to the road with my heel. 'Car mats,' I thought, 'best get some.'

After some deliberating I purchased a brand new pair of official MX-5 mats for £45. Not the standard ones, you know. The luxury mats. Mine have the MX-5 logo embroidered on, while the cheap, gypo ones merely have a sticker. They're £15 cheaper, but no doubt the logo gets kicked off after a few miles. I will know I'm in an MX-5 until the end of time, thanks to superior needlework, while those other tight-fisted bastids will be confused after 12 miles. Treat myself, I thought. Why not?

So now I have a nice set of mats (carpet, not rubber) and that's that. But you see it isn't!

Every time I get into my car now I think, 'Hmm. Nice mats.' Or 'Oh! I'm in an MX-5' and sometimes, 'They do fit well, don't they?' or 'That emboidered logo is really rather spinky.'

I have turned into a sad little fucker that gets excited by his car mats. I've even showed them off to my friends, family and work colleagues.

So... (I'm thinking) there must be stupid, petty little things that the BW forum peeps have purchased that make them feel all warm and fluffy inside, while at the same time filling them with self-doubt and embarrassment.

I wanna hear them. I've shared my painful car mats experience. Now its your turn...

 

[old.Jas]

Please tell me you have something in your life more interesting to think about than car mats

 

[old.Munkie]

I really worry about you sometimes Summo.

 

[Trem]

Summo and Damini should get married imo(soz Kenneth)Well i cant recall owt right now summo but samm bought me a lickle cactus in a cool mexican type pot which i look at and think "could my life be any better". Oooh i bought a GC as well and i look at that and think how cool it is cause everything is kinda half the size (power lead connection etc). I look at my willy a lot but until I get the implants I aint paid any money for it yet

 

[throdgrain]

Summo get a grip m8
Ps i bought some for my new car a few months ago

 

[Disco PhoolCat]

For me at the mo it's probably the cheapo aftermarket compatable CD-changer that I managed to shoehorn into the back of my van a few months back. I still love it! It plugged straight into the loom & works perfectly with the radio & the little joystick control thingy on the steering column. Class.

Oh, & the sad satisfaction I get from being able to put nice labels on cd's...

 

[Testin da Cable]

I have the same thing with my mtb's saddle. It's a "speshul" one, unlike the rubber covered steel core tush-torturers you usually get. My saddle is a streamlined, ergonomically formed, gel filled bit of design that makes my ride as plush and smooth as were I riding on a cloud.
What makes it even better is that my saddle is made by the same manufacturer as is my bike, with logos and all. I found it in a little mtb store in Utrecht, and a blonde grrleh with the same bike as I have sold it to me. We chatted for about an hour too. Everything is perfect about my saddle.

 

[Summo]

I knew I wasn't the only one!

You peeps make me laugh. More, please!

 

[Daffeh]

my tin of SPAM

in fact everytime u speak it reminds me of it

 

[PR.]

I'm getting meh new car in a couple of days and I currently can't think of anything else :/

It will also need car mats, cos the footwell just has that little padded plastic protector in the carpet which has been valetted (sp?) so is all slippery

 

[Embattle]

Well outta of Summo, Damini and me, I could end up being the most normal out of the proposed Mods for the General Forum

 

[xane]

Serves you right for getting a poncy little jap car, proper cars have mats supplied and don't get grooves in the floor because Mr Speshul wants to wear his high heals today.

 

[Wazzerphuk]

You're so gay, Robin.

I also purchased leet mats for my car. Quality thick jobbies all over, with a metal plate for grip on the drivers side. This was ages ago now though. And I'm not gay enough to boast about them. Never mind, I suppose *somone* has to cut Dale Winton's hair.

 

[Summo]

(It's so weird seeing my name on here )

Next BarryBeer, Glenn. You, me, car-park...

 

[Wazzerphuk]

I'll bring the lube?

 

[bigbb]

Can I come, can I come!?

 

[Wazzerphuk]

Yes woomie, please do!

 

[bigbb]

Yey, lossa fun.

 

[Testin da Cable]

I'll bring a camera!

and PhoolCat can do the lighting! Scooba n Staz can dj!!!

WE AER HAV TEH PARTEH!!!!11

 

[PR.]

who would do the BBQ?!?!1

 

[Sar]

Well Summo technically speaking would be having his meat browned already...

 

[Skyler]

Interesting summo, I bet that makes you wanna drive with ya shoes off?

 

[Trem]

Originally posted by Sar
Well Summo technically speaking would be having his meat browned already...

LMAO, you are like lightning sometimes Sar babeh.

 

[Durzel]

I bought this:

..for my car recently.

It's an "oil cooler kit with remote filter adapter", and unlike this picture the cooler bit (the black radiator like thing) was anodised blue. I took some pictures of it before it was installed but they didn't come out.

The worst part about it (besides the fact that I'm a very sad bastard) is that everything you see basically installs behind the bumper, so you never see all of the gold and blue anodised goodness. Still, allowed me to come over all Fast & Furious for a bit.

 

[Damini]

I bought a large cushion type thing that is a soft cuddley version of the three eyed aliens from Toy Story, and I love it. Very much. Kenny had a fit of financial anger at me, for it stupidity and uselessness (You cant eat it!! You can't plug it in!! Why? Dear gods why?) but me and the alien just slinked into the corner and waited for his collection of wires to distract him. I now have it on display in the lounge.

 

[WPKenny]

She has it propped up, facing the door, ready to scare the shit out of potential burglars. At least I hope that was her intention. Otherwise it's in a really crap place and I'll be moving it when I get home.

 

[Damini]

Will you. Will you really.

Wow... I feel some DIY coming on...

*Plays with power tools*

 

[WPKenny]

NO!!

PUT THE DRILL DOWN AND STEP AWAY FROM THE PLUG SOCKET!!!

Damini, now I know I've been promising to put that mirror up in the hall for some time now but...I really can't be arsed.

Mirrors aren't my thing. Drilling holes for the purpose of putting speaker brackets up is something I can prioritise.

Okay okay, so I'll be putting up that mirror when I get home. Just PLEASE don't try it yourself!

 

[Damini]

*pout*


*strop*


*chase ball of string*


*giggle*

 

[kanonfodda]

ROFL, nice to see tihngs back to normal