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[fatharris]

Guy at work bought a Range Rover sport a couple of months back, done the usual when he bought it, cleaned it, fitted dash cam, y'know, normal stuff.

 

Battery light came on and he returned it to the garage for work.

 

Gets the car back and checks the dashcam - the mechanic had been using it to ferry his missus to the shops, and his mate somewhere else all the while joking about driving the car.

 

Another Chao has it another time and tries to do burnouts in it by standing on the brakes, flooring the throttle in "D" and letting go of the brakes.

 

The police have arrested the mechanic for TWOC and it's not looking good for the garage.

[hairnet]

Get that out of my sight before I set fire to it

its not a p38 theres fuck all rang wi it did 500 miles in 18 hours

 

apart from sat too high and my right leg goes to sleep and the aerial is shit and cant get rte radio its gr 12

[Lord Sterling]

Ouch. At least it's not yours though!

Yep, I finally got home at gone 11pm. Here is to another early start. Sigh....

 

Can't you get it recovered to where you were taking it and claim all teh cash for the job? Just get the driver to pause momentarily near your hose so you can jump out...

Car was recovered to mine, it got parked up and will now await further recovery. I still get paid for the job anyway but only once it's at it's destination which it should be by today.

[barefoot]

Just nipped to Castle Donington Co-Op in the Jaguar.

Not something I try to do because - fuel economy - but Scirocco ftp.

Parked up next to a chap in an Immaculate J registered black X300

He came from the next village, Shardlow. 

But because fuel economy, he'd come via Stoke on Trent!

Goes there regularly apparently, doesn't know the place, just the roundabout at the Mier Tunnel 

where he turns around and comes back!

[Kiltox]

its not a p38 theres fuck all rang wi it did 500 miles in 18 hours

 

apart from sat too high and my right leg goes to sleep and the aerial is shit and cant get rte radio its gr 12

Having spent 4 days putting an engine in one only to find it's still fucked they can all die

[M'coli]

Aye, but not being able to get RTé is a bit of a deal-breaker, to be fair.

[barmatt]

This all sounds good - if you can make use of it CF I'd be more than happy for you to be a temporary custodian! Car seems to be in the Norfolk countryside sans MOT so epic collections or Shiply would be in order...

 

 

 

Do you know how much work it needs for an mot? I could potentially go and have a look at it and stash it here for a little while if neccesary.

[hairnet]

Having spent 4 days putting an engine in one only to find it's still fucked they can all die

Cheaper to buy than fix - I never buy bikes excepted stuff cost more to likely fix than buy - if I could afford to do that I wouldn't buy sub 1k stuff

[dollywobbler]

Had yet another go at cleaning the S-MX's interior, then got the Bilt Hamber out for this pair.

[vulgalour]

For a second there I thought you'd had the weirdest crash.

[dollywobbler]

Ha! No. I have, however, discovered that the nearside front tyre on the S-MX is down to the chords. I'm ashamed. I've never done that before! Clearly, motorway speeds on an actually-dry motorway have hastened the demise of that tyre. It was merely a bit low on tread a couple of weeks ago when I last checked...

 

It's not going anywhere until the new tyres arrive - allegedly tomorrow.

[twosmoke300]

I did tell you it was bald on the inside !

[dollywobbler]

I did tell you it was bald on the inside !

 

Aye. It's a fair bit more than bald now...

 

Getting hold of tyres has proved frustrating. I really hope they do actually turn up tomorrow.

[New POD]

Just nipped to Castle Donington Co-Op in the Jaguar.

Not something I try to do because - fuel economy - but Scirocco ftp.

Parked up next to a chap in an Immaculate J registered black X300

He came from the next village, Shardlow. 

But because fuel economy, he'd come via Stoke on Trent!

Goes there regularly apparently, doesn't know the place, just the roundabout at the Mier Tunnel 

where he turns around and comes back!

 

 

I understand not the logic. So in order to achieve more than 10 mpg on a short journey of oh 2.5 miles each way, thus consuming 1/2 gallon of petrol, he drives 40 miles each way so he can push up his fuel consumption to what 27.5 MPG, by sitting it on cruise at 50 mph, and consumes 3 gallons, but hey his fuel consumption is better.

 

Plus he went over the Meir Tunnel and Not through it, (something that is fun/loud in the mx5 in 2nd, with the top down at the redline)

 

Knob I say. Knob.

[dollywobbler]

Aye. It's a fair bit more than bald now...

 

Getting hold of tyres has proved frustrating. I really hope they do actually turn up tomorrow.

 

Bonus. The tyres have just turned up! 

[Guest Hooli]

I understand not the logic. So in order to achieve more than 10 mpg on a short journey of oh 2.5 miles each way, thus consuming 1/2 gallon of petrol, he drives 40 miles each way so he can push up his fuel consumption to what 27.5 MPG, by sitting it on cruise at 50 mph, and consumes 3 gallons, but hey his fuel consumption is better.

 

Plus he went over the Meir Tunnel and Not through it, (something that is fun/loud in the mx5 in 2nd, with the top down at the redline)

 

Knob I say. Knob.

 

May also have something to do with Jags and their tendency to flood if turned off after a short run & then refuse to restart for at least 30mins. Mine never did it, but I've heard it's quite common.

[richardmorris]

Aye. It's a fair bit more than bald now...

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Can you comb a bit over like Bobby charlton? ( Victoria wood joke)

[Cavcraft]

Been offered what looks like a really really tidy 1996-ish 827 Sterling for my Calibra, I think he wants a leveller.

[Guest Hooli]

One Thousand Posts!

 

I do talk a lot of shite don't I?

[Barry Cade]

Set of pads and discs, full service then an mot pass with no advisories, nice way to spend a morning. Panda's are ace.

Genuine service kit ordered for the KV6 75. Putting aside a whole day for that...

[Kiltox]

. Panda's are ace...

Yeah they burn well

[hairnet]

Set of pads and discs, full service then an mot pass with no advisories, nice way to spend a morning. Panda's are ace.

Genuine service kit ordered for the KV6 75. Putting aside a whole day for that...

KILTOX LOVES THEM SO DO I

 

DONT DIS PANDA

[Cavcraft]

If it was anyone else I'd be mortified

 

 

[hairnet]

kfw??

[Tayne]

Is it mot-exempt?

[Pillock]

You know when something is Autoshite as it's simultaneously the best, and most awful vehicle in the world.

[cobblers]

That truck is a flipping beauty

[Cavcraft]

kfw??

 

Yes, and were your ears burning?

[Guest Hooli]

I've ordered a new drivers door window switch panel for the goona, this should mean my windows go up as well as down. Any bets if the included kiddy lock switch fixes the non-opening rear doors?

[For Fiats Sake]

Still in the bloody 500C as no word from the dealer on the state of gopping pandas aircon and clonking.

 

I put a tenner of pez in and it said I had over 150miles range in it.  I've done 54 miles and it says I've 40 miles range left.

 

The cunting thing can't count or just lies.

 

I shall bother the loud pedal more tomorrow seeing as it will need more fuel to get it back to the bloody dealer.  

Found the dealer price sign in the boot and its £14995!  Madness!