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Old 07-11-2008 | 11:28 PM
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Default *Urgent* flat bed in essex? VIDEO CLIP ADDED

lets see if the passionford crew can come together to help a fellow enthusiast

a guy i know has came over from Norway to pick up a grp.a escort cosworth

basically the gearbox has blown up on him on the way to the ferry port

he's stuck in Rivenhall, witham, Essex and needs to get to the ferry port in Harwich (essex)

has anyone got a flatbed (needs to be a flat bed) just to get him to the ferry port that wants to earn some cash and save this guys bacon?

i know its a complete long shot, if not does anyone know of a 24hr recovery service in the witham/ essex area?

any help would be sooooo appreciated!

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sorry mate i dont know anyone!"but if ya a member of the AA etc wont they come out?
Old 07-11-2008 | 11:31 PM
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sorry mate i dont know anyone!"but if ya a member of the AA etc wont they come out?
alright bud

i'm a member of the RAC, but obviously i'm not there, so the wont help out would they??
Old 07-11-2008 | 11:33 PM
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ah na soz lol!thought you was there and doing this through your phone lol!
Old 07-11-2008 | 11:34 PM
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Originally Posted by mechanic28
ah na soz lol!thought you was there and doing this through your phone lol!
no worries
Old 07-11-2008 | 11:34 PM
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Originally Posted by LHD220Turbo
alright bud

i'm a member of the RAC, but obviously i'm not there, so the wont help out would they??
Unless your mate pretends to be you*

*That wont work if he has a foreign accent
Old 07-11-2008 | 11:37 PM
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Originally Posted by A J
Unless your mate pretends to be you *

*That wont work if he has a foreign accent
AJ, i had thought about that; but jesus, a bloke with a norweigian accent with a name of Matthew dont quite look right!

anyone else got any recomendations of a recovery place in essex?
Old 07-11-2008 | 11:39 PM
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how about dan@rapid ford?although not sure on the cost side of things
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http://www.motortrades.co.uk/cars/br...ford-essex.asp


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Old 07-11-2008 | 11:42 PM
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Ive pm'd you my mates number, he has a flatbed and he aint to far away
Old 07-11-2008 | 11:50 PM
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Ive pm'd you my mates number, he has a flatbed and he aint to far away
cool, cheers, just spoke to him - he's seeing what he can sort out

Old 07-11-2008 | 11:52 PM
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No problem mate, hope he can help you out. He has a few trucks about
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If that bloke cant help why not Dan@rapidford a pm hes online and has a trailer
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cheers all; i'm trying to sort something out for him

friggin nightmare! - blown fcuking gearbox of all things!
Old 08-11-2008 | 12:18 AM
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Originally Posted by LHD220Turbo
cheers all; i'm trying to sort something out for him

friggin nightmare! - blown fcuking gearbox of all things!

Just heard you on phone. did you pass on the message to your mate ?
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Originally Posted by davemark
Just heard you on phone. did you pass on the message to your mate ?
i've text him; for some stupid reason i cant ring him; he can only ring me - probably some restriction on my phone or something

the later it gets i'm sure the more expensive it'll be
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Originally Posted by LHD220Turbo
i've text him; for some stupid reason i cant ring him; he can only ring me - probably some restriction on my phone or something

the later it gets i'm sure the more expensive it'll be
Na he will look after you mate, may be a few hundred quid but its nearly midnight . i know id pay it if it ment i didnt have to sleep on the a12 . worst case i could put him up for the night but it would mean leaving the car ............
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did this get sorted?
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Originally Posted by davemark
Na he will look after you mate, may be a few hundred quid but its nearly midnight . i know id pay it if it ment i didnt have to sleep on the a12 . worst case i could put him up for the night but it would mean leaving the car ............
this is a nightmare! - there's 2 of them anyway bud, and i'm sure they wouldnt want to put you out
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Originally Posted by LHD220Turbo
this is a nightmare! - there's 2 of them anyway bud, and i'm sure they wouldnt want to put you out
Ive got R.A.C ?
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Originally Posted by davemark
Ive got R.A.C ?
would you be willing to go there for cash...(obviously)?
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Originally Posted by LHD220Turbo
would you be willing to go there for cash...(obviously)?
Yeah but what do i do when i call the rac and say ive broke down in a escort cos when my 3 door is sitting there ? and would i have to go to the port with them???? if i can get away with it il do it
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Originally Posted by davemark
Yeah but what do i do when i call the rac and say ive broke down in a escort cos when my 3 door is sitting there ? and would i have to go to the port with them???? if i can get away with it il do it
i've done it before; you just have to be with the vehicle and phone up; for all the RAC know you could have just done a track day and your going back to Norway with them -

your mate Q has offered someone to do it, if your not up for it

i completely understand if you dont want to Dave
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Originally Posted by LHD220Turbo
i've done it before; you just have to be with the vehicle and phone up; for all the RAC know you could have just done a track day and your going back to Norway with them -

your mate Q has offered someone to do it
yeah i said id do it to him , he's on the phone now
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Originally Posted by davemark
Yeah but what do i do when i call the rac and say ive broke down in a escort cos when my 3 door is sitting there ? and would i have to go to the port with them???? if i can get away with it il do it
get sumone to drop you to them and go from there
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Originally Posted by davemark
yeah i said id do it to him , he's on the phone now
as i said Dave; i'd understand if you dont want to bud
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Originally Posted by mark
get sumone to drop you to them and go from there
yeah then il walk the 50 miles home ..................................
Old 08-11-2008 | 12:59 AM
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Originally Posted by davemark
yeah then il walk the 50 miles home ..................................
thay can pop back and pick you up soon as the rac get there
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Originally Posted by mark
thay can pop back and pick you up soon as the rac get there
Mate you mad, its nearly midnight

Sorted now anyway, il just get there and bluff the rac saying i was following them to the port as they just bought it from me
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lol i am a bit m8

nice one for sorting sumthing out
can you pop over to me sunday and get them out to my xr
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Was this a Yellow one? with white wheels??


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Originally Posted by RS220Turbo
Was this a Yellow one? with white wheels??


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i know its yellow; but if it was along the a12 i'm sure its the same one
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If its the one of pistonheads, its got stickers all over it, my mate said he rang but was sold, its got a RnD 6 speed box so hope it aint to bad...



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If its the one of pistonheads, its got stickers all over it, my mate said he rang but was sold, its got a RnD 6 speed box so hope it aint to bad...
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must be the same one sunny; the lad that has bought it is a race engine builder so i'm sure if its fixable he can do it

fingers crossed tho hey
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Just want to publically thank DaveMark for all his help tonight - he's gone out to see the guy that's broken down to see if he can help

what a top fella; its gone midnight and on a friday night

that's what makes the Ford scene what it is; people like him!

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best of luck to him mate, mate was saying its got a very big spec to it was only up for 14 grand so cheap aswell..



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best of luck to him mate, mate was saying its got a very big spec to it was only up for 14 grand so cheap aswell..
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very big spec on paper and very big in reality is 2 different things tho - some things were not quite as said in the advert
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bit late but can always try PM to nikki and/or M K as iirc she works for a recovery firm in essex
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bit late but can always try PM to nikki and/or M K as iirc she works for a recovery firm in essex
cheers! i'll keep that in mind

you never know they might not be able to get the rac to do it so keep that in mind for tomorrow mate

got a number for them?



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