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[twosmoke300]

If the arms twisted tho the blade won't flip flop no matter how new

[320touring]

Interesting situation with this..

 

Brake disk has fractured and failed. Locked the wheel up.

 

Rear disc is the bearing in hub type, and the wheel mounts to the disc..

 

RAC man concerned that if the disk fails further then the wheel comes off.

 

Issue is according to his system, he was not allowed to tow from the rear.

 

Truck is 30mins away.

 

[Skizzer]

Eek, that’s a nasty thing to happen.

[ruffgeezer]

How the fuck's that happened?

[320touring]

How the fuck's that happened?

Initial thought looking at the disk in the dark is that there's been a failure in the disk (part of the crack looks rusted), and caliper has stuck on, causing it to heat up and fail.

 

Fuck knows..

[dollywobbler]

If we haven't got an 'impressive fails' thread, I guess we need one.

[wuvvum]

It's now snowing outside.  At the moment it's light powdery stuff which isn't heavy enough to lay properly and is just being blown around by the wind - let's hope it stays that way, if it gets heavier the commute to work in the morning could be fun*.  It's been years since we've had proper snow here so everyone will have forgotten what little they knew about driving in the snow, and it'll be the usual heady combination of old farts and timid housewives crawling along at 8mph on a dead straight road. and bellends in X5s and M-Classes doing 60 because they're too stupid to realise that having 4 wheel drive doesn't help you stop in the snow.

 

Got very little fettling done this weekend because too bloody cold, but I did manage to bodge together the broken driver's side door mirror on the Perodua (some cunt had karate kicked it off) with a combination of large quantities of superglue and big cable ties threaded through strategically drilled holes.  Ideally I would have liked to put a bolt through as well but due to the design that wasn't possible.  I've done 40 miles with it so far and it's not fallen off yet, so that's good.  It would have been easier to buy a replacement, but I couldn't find one on eBay at a sensible price, and a Daihatsu Sirion mirror isn't interchangeable despite being essentially the same car, as the Myvi has its side repeater in the mirror where the Sirion has it in the wing.  Unfortunately having to join the wires back together has meant that I've only been able to reconnect the side repeater, not the electric mirror adjustment, as there wasn't room for five sets of connectors behind the mirror assembly - I think I can live with having to adjust the mirror manually though.

[cms206]

Today started well

 

Had a message about 20 minutes ago, I'm very sorry to say that Hendry of this parish took his own life yesterday evening at the age of 30.

 

Some of his more recent struggles were documented on here, none of which were good - I can only hope he is now at peace.

 

I did have the pleasure of meeting him a few times and a nicer bloke you could not hope to meet.

 

All of you - it is never as bad as you think. PLEASE talk to someone if you're having a time of it, it will help.

 

R.I.P. Greg.

 

 

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[Mr_Bo11ox]

Holy shit

[beko1987]

Fuck me, poor guy

[Brodders]

Fuck that is terrible. I can't really think of anything else to say.

[stillOrange]

Terrible news...

[dean36014]

Christ that's a shock. RIP and hope your at peace now

[17-Coffees]

I’m currently in the Pacific North West of the USA (Washing/Oregon), of all the things to see, some old French shite was not on the list...

 

Dem federalised headlamps...

[Supernaut]

I’m currently in the Pacific North West of the USA (Washing/Oregon), of all the things to see, some old French shite was not on the list...C85F8D5A-0ACF-4085-949D-EF33D4D7CD30.jpeg

 

Dem federalised headlamps...

 

I actually ended up turning the hire car round and driving past again so he could get some good shots of it!

 

 

Talking of hire cars, this is what we're rolling in. A Chevrolet Bland, I mean Malibu. I'm fairly certain it's a new-shape Insignia in a dress. The engine even says Ecotec on it!

 

[egg]

I'm so sorry to hear about Hendry. Desperately sad. We will remember him.

[Supernaut]

Oh, shit.

 

I just saw the post above about Hendry. I feel a bit insensitive posting about my holiday now.

 

I don't know what to say, other than echoing cms' sentiments. R.I.P. Hendry.

[Dirk Diggler]

I'm very sorry to hear about Hendry, RIP

[GrumpyCat]

Shocked. That's terrible news. RIP Hendry.

[DVee8]

Shit I had to read that 3 or 4 times to process it. Lost for words RIP young sir.

[BorniteIdentity]

This is all very sad eh?

As much as he had a bit of a ribbing on here initially, it was clear to anyone that his passion for cars and their details was immense. I’ve never seen anyone become so animated and come so alive on the subject of side repeaters being moved to door mirrors or the differences between Mk4 and Mk4B Mondeos - and this place was richer for it. He took time to make considered posts and I will, genuinely, miss having to take 5 swipes of my phone just to read one comment on Insignia trim levels.

Condolences and thoughts with everyone involved; from family to friends and those who were there at the end. There are no winners here.

To anyone who is struggling mentally, I would say something different. It’s ok to visit for the day, but never indulge yourself in a longer stay. If this means nothing, then lucky you. If it rings bells - message me.

In the fullness of time, it’d be nice to see Hendry’s name permanently adorning its own thread here.

Peace out.

[Kiltox]

Absolutely gobsmacked. Had the pleasure of meeting Greg a few years ago via a different forum and he was a top bloke.

 

Rest in peace Sir.

[cort16]

That’s terrible news. Fuck

[Shep Shepherd]

Sad news indeed.

[iainrcz]

Being new I've not come across the chap's posts, but bugger

 

One reason I'm always cheerful and approachable with folks, you never know what they're going through.

 

If I can cheer someone up with my stupid ADHD shit then it's all good.

 

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[ruffgeezer]

My condolences to his friends and family.

 

He will be missed here that's for sure.

[junkyarddog]

That's terrible news

 

Poor guy,my thoughts and condolences to his friends and family.

 

R.I.P

[trigger]

Just awful news, how bad must things be to take always your own life? I hope he's found the peace that he's been looking for and my thoughts are with his family and friends.

[trigger]

I've just realised Greg was the guy having issues with his ex allowing him to see his daughter, what a fucked up situation that he felt the only out was to end his own life, that poor child.

[egg]

I believe his child was just a baby, so won't know her dad.