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  • lilelvis2000
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    May I suggest Blogger.com for these rather feeble life's up and down type stories.

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  • TykeMerc
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    Ok I'm totally fed up with these feeble stories, time to expand my ignore list by one.

    Pathetic trolling like this isn't amusing.

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  • OwlHoot
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    Originally posted by Wilmslow View Post
    Took the car to the local Ford Dealership last night on the promise of a courtesy car.

    Drove the thing off the road narrowly missing a ditch.

    Front tyre totally bald, checked it out at local tyre place and they advised well below the 3mm min. Hence had to get a new tyre as garage closed for swapping the car.

    It is a 02 Lean with a dodgy exhaust for good measure, and a wing mirror falling off.

    Oh, and 4 different brand hedgehunter tyres with varying tread.

    Apparantly they ran out of cars, so he is using his uncles loan car from the bodyshop next to the dealers. Complete with animal feed in the boot, and damp problems – it is used on the family farm.

    About to phone Ford HO.

    All I want is a car that is relatively new and works, don’t care if it is my Focus or a new Ka, just not a jalopy wreck!

    If only it was an A3. That would be superb. Better still an Aygo. Not a 7 year old clapped out Seat…..

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  • BoredBloke
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    If it's dry, bald tyres are better than ones with tread. Was it wet, if not you must be a really bad driver.

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  • DiscoStu
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    Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
    So man in front with red flag required?
    Only if he wants Wilmslow to run him over...

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  • BrilloPad
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    Originally posted by Dark Black View Post
    OK it's Christmas, I'll feed the troll

    1. The legal min is 1.6mm not 3mm.

    2. Why didn't you check the tyres etc before leaving the garage - I always do so with any courtesy or hire car.

    3. Learn to drive properly or stay within the limits of the car's handling if you can't. I can drive a tired old Sierra which wallows all over the show substantially quicker down the lanes than most people driving their nice new shiny things.
    So man in front with red flag required?

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  • d000hg
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    Even with bad tyres, going off the road indicates it's your fault unless someone jumped out of a junction or a child ran into the road.

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  • Dark Black
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    Originally posted by Wilmslow View Post
    ...Drove the thing off the road narrowly missing a ditch.

    Front tyre totally bald, checked it out at local tyre place and they advised well below the 3mm min. Hence had to get a new tyre as garage closed for swapping the car....
    OK it's Christmas, I'll feed the troll

    1. The legal min is 1.6mm not 3mm.

    2. Why didn't you check the tyres etc before leaving the garage - I always do so with any courtesy or hire car.

    3. Learn to drive properly or stay within the limits of the car's handling if you can't. I can drive a tired old Sierra which wallows all over the show substantially quicker down the lanes than most people driving their nice new shiny things.

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  • smiff
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    Originally posted by Wilmslow View Post
    Took the car to the local Ford Dealership last night on the promise of a courtesy car.

    Drove the thing off the road narrowly missing a ditch.

    Front tyre totally bald, checked it out at local tyre place and they advised well below the 3mm min. Hence had to get a new tyre as garage closed for swapping the car.

    It is a 02 Lean with a dodgy exhaust for good measure, and a wing mirror falling off.

    Oh, and 4 different brand hedgehunter tyres with varying tread.

    Apparantly they ran out of cars, so he is using his uncles loan car from the bodyshop next to the dealers. Complete with animal feed in the boot, and damp problems – it is used on the family farm.

    About to phone Ford HO.

    All I want is a car that is relatively new and works, don’t care if it is my Focus or a new Ka, just not a jalopy wreck!

    If only it was an A3. That would be superb. Better still an Aygo. Not a 7 year old clapped out Seat…..
    My titanic struggle with years of insomnia is over. Thank you so much.

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  • BrilloPad
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    Originally posted by Wilmslow View Post
    Took the car to the local Ford Dealership last night on the promise of a courtesy car.

    Drove the thing off the road narrowly missing a ditch.

    Front tyre totally bald, checked it out at local tyre place and they advised well below the 3mm min. Hence had to get a new tyre as garage closed for swapping the car.

    It is a 02 Lean with a dodgy exhaust for good measure, and a wing mirror falling off.

    Oh, and 4 different brand hedgehunter tyres with varying tread.

    Apparantly they ran out of cars, so he is using his uncles loan car from the bodyshop next to the dealers. Complete with animal feed in the boot, and damp problems – it is used on the family farm.

    About to phone Ford HO.

    All I want is a car that is relatively new and works, don’t care if it is my Focus or a new Ka, just not a jalopy wreck!

    If only it was an A3. That would be superb. Better still an Aygo. Not a 7 year old clapped out Seat…..
    If you were a contractor you could afford one.

    Leave a comment:


  • Wilmslow
    started a topic Car update….

    Car update….

    Took the car to the local Ford Dealership last night on the promise of a courtesy car.

    Drove the thing off the road narrowly missing a ditch.

    Front tyre totally bald, checked it out at local tyre place and they advised well below the 3mm min. Hence had to get a new tyre as garage closed for swapping the car.

    It is a 02 Lean with a dodgy exhaust for good measure, and a wing mirror falling off.

    Oh, and 4 different brand hedgehunter tyres with varying tread.

    Apparantly they ran out of cars, so he is using his uncles loan car from the bodyshop next to the dealers. Complete with animal feed in the boot, and damp problems – it is used on the family farm.

    About to phone Ford HO.

    All I want is a car that is relatively new and works, don’t care if it is my Focus or a new Ka, just not a jalopy wreck!

    If only it was an A3. That would be superb. Better still an Aygo. Not a 7 year old clapped out Seat…..

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