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Old 18-03-2007, 09:26 PM
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went out in the bm 316 compact last friday night test driving it to c if it would over heat (dont ask) and i think i test drive it a wittle twooo hard ended up distressing it a bit giving it a bit character u could say can't wait to get my mk 2 escort out atleast ill have a cage in it and i might use the seat belt next time haha
Old 18-03-2007, 09:31 PM
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oops, was it your car? and how did it happen?
Old 18-03-2007, 09:32 PM
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Old 18-03-2007, 09:39 PM
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Old 18-03-2007, 09:40 PM
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Well, you broke that one

What happened?
Old 18-03-2007, 09:42 PM
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Fookin ell! mate did you hurt ya head on the windscreen...

Did it over heat then?
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i've often contemplated writing a car off because i couldn't fix it, never had tha balls to actually do it though!





glad ya ok!
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yep was my car decided id keep the revs up and the back wheels spinning going round a sharp left hander that work fine went into a gradual right and is spun out the other way went up a get to stop it spinning and didnt work kep going taking down 20 metres of fencing which i had ti fix because i work along side farmers and new the owner of the fence truse me not cheap things too hit and then it flipped over sending me rolling about with no seat belt on (oooppsss always wear a seatbelt kids)
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lucky the posts never came through the windows.
Old 18-03-2007, 09:47 PM
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Default answer to did it over heat

the p1sser is no it didnt over heat infact it was still running upside down in the field and the elctric window that had never worked works well aswell never did like the car much dont no waht ti get next have a mk 2 escort gettin built slowly hope i dont do that to it
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side windows were fine untill i stuck a forklift through them to turn it back over now that was more fun than crashin i wasnt hurt freind has a bruised arm mmmm what car to get next
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Nasty Accident that mate!
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i notice your in edinburgh . where abouts did this happen then?
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down a lonly backroad haha didnt claim not worth it for 1000 pond car puts my insurence up with being a young driver think the farmer was shocked when he drove past and seen me and me mate hammering in fence posts and nailing up barbed wire lol
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