Went the day[s] badly...........

[Rocket88]

Set out from Portsmouth last Saturday morning at stupid o'clock [06.30], to deliver Riley Roadster to place near the Dartford tunnel. As car has no roof, it was a trifle chilly, and arrived ok, if a little cold. Now, as part of a complicated 3 way transaction, I was taking a little Polo in p/x, and then chopping that in against a Bitter I was buying in Stourbridge. Polo looks fine, and after taxing it, set off for the wastelands of the W.Midalnds. Polo starting to get nice and warm, which was nice after the roofless Riley............until we got on the M25, when the temperature gauge started to head north at an alarming rate, so pulled into Clacket Lane services, where I found the rad was stone cold. Expertly diagnosed a knackered thermostat, inexpertly remembered I'd left all my tools in the Riley, so fished out RAC card. After a two hour wait, bloke turns up, and guts the thermostat, and I go on my way.

Turn up at Stourbridge at about 5.30, and take possesion of Bitter, and set off for Bristol, and my sister's place. Car 's going nicely, seats extremely comfortable, lovely.................until somewhere round Junction 15 of the M5 the oil light comes on. Pull in, oil all over the front driver's side of the engine bay........oil coil had virtually disintegrated. Call RAC, after 2 hour wait, get recovered to Bristol on a low loader.

Sunday was spent ringing round trying to fine someone to fix it, which I did, and by Monday tea time all was well. I was due to catch the 08.00 sailing from Portsmouth back to Jersey the following morning, which meant living Bristol at 4 am, which I did. 25 minutes later, all my headlights fail. After contemplating a match in the petrol tank, once more it's a call to the RAC, and an hour later a truculent oaf [not RAC] and finds the problem, duff fuse and a bad earth.

Set off again, sailing down the M4, when , adjascent to Swindon, the temp guage goes batshit, and the charging light comes on...........fanbelt has let go. "Hello, is that the RAC?"

2 hours later, RAC bloke turns up, tows me off at the next junction , and manages to find a belt that fits, and off I go again, managing to get to Portsmouth without anything else falling off...............missed boat of course, and had to fly back

[Cheggers]

No-one ever said it was going to be easy

 

That sounds like an epic round trip, well done for resisting the temptation to consign it to a fiery grave. How's the Bitter getting over to Jersey, do you have to fly back & ferry it??

[cort16]

At least you've got good value for money from your RAC membership.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

RAC is brilliant innit, I am a big fan. Excellent persistence shown there!

[FredTransit]

you can expect a letter from the RAC shortly informing you that you are near the call out limit...........

10 /10 for persaverance though

[Rocket88]

No-one ever said it was going to be easy

 

That sounds like an epic round trip, well done for resisting the temptation to consign it to a fiery grave. How's the Bitter getting over to Jersey, do you have to fly back & ferry it??

 

 

Came on the ferry "unaccompanied"