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Originally posted by wurzel View PostNever even thought of that. They're my current client co. too"Condoms should come with a free pack of earplugs."Comment
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Originally posted by amcdonald View PostDon't be a tight arse, go and buy a spare wheel
Just because the car manufacturers economise doesn't mean you have to follow suit
Amazing how quickly a fully fledged wheel can appear out of the parts room.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Originally posted by wurzel View PostNever even thought of that. They're my current client co. too
(P.S. They're my client too. )Illegitimus non carborundum est!Comment
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Originally posted by wurzel View PostGot a puncture on my RAV4 on Sunday. Car has no spare wheel - you get a bottle of gunk instead...______________________
Don't get mad...get even...Comment
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Originally posted by wurzel View PostWhile I'm at it, here's another thing I don't like & I don't know if this is common to most new cars but my dashboard lights up whenever I start the engine. I'm still not used to this & it leads to a subconscious acknowledgement that my lights are on when, in fact, they are not. This has led to a couple of close calls in dusky conditions or in places that are lit by streetlights where it's easy to be unaware that your lights are off.Comment
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Originally posted by kaiser78 View PostI was going to by a RAV4 but didn't purely for this reason as did not fancy getting stranded on the motorway with 2 kiddies in the back etc. So went for a Qashqai instead with full replacement wheel. Having said that have only ever had 1 puncture in my life.Guy Fawkes - "The last man to enter Parliament with honourable intentions."Comment
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Originally posted by wurzel View PostWhen I got there they told me they don't fix tyres that have had gunk in them. New tyre was 180 quid & there was a 3 hour wait . Oh, and it's another 50 quid to replace the gunk that didn't work in the first place. Might just settle for tyre weld next time.McCoy: "Medical men are trained in logic."
Spock: "Trained? Judging from you, I would have guessed it was trial and error."Comment
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Originally posted by zeitghostI've had a couple.
The one in the Chevette was even more memorable since it deflated on a bend & it was sideways to victory time as it left the road onto a railway embankment.
My punctures have all been on my motorbikes. Thankfully 2 of them were found upon opening the garage door, but the other one was up a Swiss mountain at considerable speed. Thankfully I had the CO2 cartridges in a repair kit which were enough to get to the next garage to put 45psi in. Had to eventually resort to a tube of gunk when I couldn't find a hole to plug - was in Nancy at the time with a ferry to catch from Calais. Thankfully it held all the way home but I knew it wouldn't be repairable.....Comment
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Originally posted by zeitghostI've had a couple.
One memorable one in my MkIV Zodiac after tooling it down the M4 flat out (105 ) only to discover one of the rear tyres deflating as I drove into the carpark at work.
The one in the Chevette was even more memorable since it deflated on a bend & it was sideways to victory time as it left the road onto a railway embankment.
I ended up in hospital with concussion, having been missed by a length of fence rail that removed some of the dashboard.McCoy: "Medical men are trained in logic."
Spock: "Trained? Judging from you, I would have guessed it was trial and error."Comment
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