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Old 17-04-2005, 10:04 PM
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Had a great day at santapod, bit burnt but hay ho

driving back was hard work. didn't use any fuel , had my feet on the dash most of the way

apart from the half hour on the M1 hard shoulder then the following hour at a recovery place





<----- real tears

One of my followers decided to do one and well fell apart by the sounds of it. when I get my hand on it

And I have lost about 2Bar of my oil pressure. Where ??? Fook knows
no smoke or anything.

looks like my bank manager may be getting a phone call tomorrow
Old 17-04-2005, 10:05 PM
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well i came back on a low loader too

the fooking conversations with em
Old 17-04-2005, 10:05 PM
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Old 17-04-2005, 10:08 PM
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oh dear
Old 17-04-2005, 10:10 PM
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As said Max, fingers crossed there's not too much damage, seems to have been a really bad day for white saffs?! Wasnt there something like 3 white saffs with fooked diffs inside the pod, yours and now Ginge
Old 17-04-2005, 10:10 PM
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looked like it was a day to break white saphs

Saw a couple go at the pod and i feel sorry for spadge. 1st run of the day and he moved about 20 foot until his diff spat the dummy out
Old 17-04-2005, 10:10 PM
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not good mate
Old 17-04-2005, 10:11 PM
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was a good day too

not good news mate
Old 17-04-2005, 10:12 PM
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nevermind. I am getting a bit pissed at the mo

Seems to be making me feel better
Old 17-04-2005, 10:18 PM
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well im actually glad that mine died and the AA patrol man knew his shit ( not the tow bloke though, he was a nobber of the highest kind )

tested and told me the alt aint doing enough charge and the batt is not the right batt and so its not gonna last whejn ua give it beans ( we detoured down the A507 on the way home )


but now i know where the missfire and the cars playig up is comming from


think that would also explain why i couldnt get over 125ish with a fiesta behind me flashing me out the way


but now i know ill be back


recond you will be fine too max, if not then ill pop round to help on the rebuild as iv bought a few rebuild toys for some reason
Old 17-04-2005, 10:23 PM
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nice one mate. better get saving then

fair play to the AA working out what was wrong with ya car
Old 17-04-2005, 10:27 PM
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my escort broke i dinteven get to the pod
Old 17-04-2005, 10:30 PM
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Not a good day for the cossies,quite a few went back on the backs of lorries.




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Old 17-04-2005, 10:42 PM
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I've just seen your post dave not good mate
I had a plug melt in mine a few months back but I think someone was lookin over me

What happened to yours gus? hope it's nothing serious
Old 17-04-2005, 10:47 PM
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max yours melted to its self that day, and then we also founf the extra boost it was running aswell


sory to hear about your escos dave and gus


heard another member on here had a gearbox giving way too but i seen him drive home so wasnt that major im guesing
Old 17-04-2005, 10:57 PM
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ouch
Old 17-04-2005, 11:21 PM
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No!

I came flying down the M1 sliproad about five cars behind you, then floored it, and saw you pull over under the bridge.

I was gonna stop, but I wasn't sure about jamming the brakes on and cutting across three lanes in the wet

It's Keith, I'm telling you - he's jinxed!
Old 17-04-2005, 11:25 PM
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you have got a good point there. every car he goes in seems to breakdown

He even asked to drive mine. imagine the outcome then
Old 17-04-2005, 11:40 PM
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Unlucky Max
It sounded awesome when you booted it away from the T junction on the way home
Hope it isn't too bad mate!
Spadge...
Old 18-04-2005, 12:07 AM
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Old 18-04-2005, 07:48 AM
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Originally Posted by SPADGE
It sounded awesome when you booted it away from the T junction on the way home
.....that junction & every junction on the way home by the looks of it!!!

Gutted for ya mate....did seem to be going well though!!!
Old 18-04-2005, 07:55 AM
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well we went down the pod in a mates s2 cus the cossie was fuct and we pulls into watford gap services and the piece of shit spat its gearbox so we dumped it and piled in the back of beaches van
Old 18-04-2005, 07:58 AM
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Old 18-04-2005, 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Lee_R21Turbo
Originally Posted by SPADGE
It sounded awesome when you booted it away from the T junction on the way home
.....that junction & every junction on the way home by the looks of it!!!

Gutted for ya mate....did seem to be going well though!!!
Nothing to do with the donuts on the grass aswell i wonder

We got lost at one point & followed the snaking tyre marks

Hope you get it fixed soon Max
Old 18-04-2005, 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by SPADGE
Unlucky Max
It sounded awesome when you booted it away from the T junction on the way home
Hope it isn't too bad mate!
Spadge...
Think I may have givin it a bit too much on the way home

Well new set of followers are on order. hopefully have them by tomorrow and get the bitch back on the road

Do you think it would be ok to drive the car with a fooked cam follower as long as I don't give it death??
Old 18-04-2005, 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Sticker Paul
Originally Posted by Lee_R21Turbo
Originally Posted by SPADGE
It sounded awesome when you booted it away from the T junction on the way home
.....that junction & every junction on the way home by the looks of it!!!

Gutted for ya mate....did seem to be going well though!!!
Nothing to do with the donuts on the grass aswell i wonder

We got lost at one point & followed the snaking tyre marks

Hope you get it fixed soon Max
I forgot about the grass bit Don't think clare liked that much as it was infront of her car

That reminds me. I must check the state of me rear tyres. Think they may be a tad warn now
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At least it was driven like a saph is ment to be. Sideways all the way
Old 18-04-2005, 01:58 PM
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I really enjoyed the drive to the pub

Only wish a I had the bottle to take down the stip but I thought i might break it lol
Old 18-04-2005, 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Max
I really enjoyed the drive to the pub

Only wish a I had the bottle to take down the stip but I thought i might break it lol
I wanted to take mine down the strip aswell but i new if i did i would kill it
Hope you get yours up and running soon m8
Old 18-04-2005, 02:13 PM
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bad news max, hope it dont cost to much to fix mate
Old 18-04-2005, 02:17 PM
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just sounds like a cam follower has had enough. There is no smoke and no noises from the bottom end. just from the head. I probably could have drivin it home lastnight but didn't want to make it any worse

Oh and Cheers to keith for leaving me on my own at Guise Recovery

He phoned his misses to pick him up coz he couldn't be arsed to wait




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