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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 06:10 PM
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....Been towed home by the RAC or AA ect?
0 for me
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 06:14 PM
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Once when my front prop blew up on the way back from germany!!!! Got dropped off first in the queue for the ferry - loads of people saying cool car mate etc, etc. Then they all watched me get dragged onto the boat!! RAC home from folkstone!!
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 06:57 PM
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Zero for me!
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 07:52 PM
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once towed home,once repaired on my birthday at bluewater
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 09:54 PM
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The first weekend of cossie ownership and had to be towed home. Not a good omen. Not to impressed either
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 10:51 PM
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big fat zero here too

think this cossie unreliability is all a myth!!
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 11:10 PM
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The cossie ermmm twice now, and my 306 was once when i got rear ended about 2yrs ago!!
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Old Jan 27, 2004 | 08:08 AM
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Got towed home once in the cossie, limped home in her after breaking something more times than I can remember
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Old Jan 27, 2004 | 10:23 AM
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Old Jan 27, 2004 | 10:43 AM
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once the day i bort my 4x4 cossy poped a shaft out.....
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Old Jan 27, 2004 | 11:49 AM
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Got towed home from a cruise once after only having it a few days!! It was sooo

I was out on Sunday and was following a Crystal Blue Saff that was being towed by the RAC!
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Old Jan 27, 2004 | 12:40 PM
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I think it happens rather often I know someone who has had it done 3times in a year
Hence why I started this topic
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Old Jan 27, 2004 | 05:49 PM
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Twice.

Once gearbox mount and second after an engine bay fire.

That is over nine years though.
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Old Jan 27, 2004 | 07:27 PM
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Not bad going over 9years really....
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Old Jan 28, 2004 | 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Darrone3dr
Got towed home from a cruise once after only having it a few days!! It was sooo

I was out on Sunday and was following a Crystal Blue Saff that was being towed by the RAC!

Was it around Wallington ?? If so that would've been me, crystal blue saff with PJ Motorsport sticker.

Alternator packed up on a run around box hill. Were you in a 3 door ???

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Old Jan 28, 2004 | 09:06 PM
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Hi mate, Yeah that was me! I was on my way back from Box Hill too! I was down at the bottom by Rikers.

Also replied to your PM!

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Old Jan 29, 2004 | 06:56 AM
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once - by the adac which is the equivalent over here. was after a track day at hockenheim and the alternator had packed in due to heat.

the twat tried to find the problem and repair it first, for some reason he jacked it up by the tca to have a look underneath and somehow managed to drop it off, bending the steering rod in the process.

forget german efficiency, there's as useless wazzocks prat's here as over there.
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Old Jan 29, 2004 | 07:18 AM
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RAC or AA....niether always a bloody contractor,both are crap.
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Old Jan 29, 2004 | 10:22 AM
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3 times for me....but in a R5 GTT theres a sursprise lol

once for a collapsed Wheel bearing while driving (12am)

another for a rear brake Disc failure which left flames coming off the rear arch (2:30am)

and the last one was for an Alternator fault..Earth Strap had snapped (10pm)

Good ol AA heh
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Old Jan 29, 2004 | 11:17 AM
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zero for me. trusty focus
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Old Jan 30, 2004 | 10:17 AM
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Old Feb 1, 2004 | 06:05 AM
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once in the cossie, when i blew it up at brunters
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Old Feb 1, 2004 | 09:41 AM
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Old Feb 1, 2004 | 07:36 PM
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Never had to have a tow but I was in Birmingham up the "Track" aka Birmingham Wheels last week and a 2 pence bloody O Ring let go on my Power sterring rack pissing fuild all over the road. Which Was Nice!!
It was bitch to drive home felt like I was driving an 18 Wheeler, and parking it was nigh on immpossible.
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Old Feb 1, 2004 | 07:58 PM
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twice for me, once on way to trax, busted turbo waterfeed pipe, and 1ml from
home when my old vecta immobiliser decided 2 cut out
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