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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: TheBoy on 25 January 2008, 13:09:56
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the end?
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?????
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what happened......if there are any pics i cant see them
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ave ya bent it?
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Have you upset it by paying too much attention to the MV6?
It's got feelings you know!
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running two cars is like having two women.....costly on the pocket and very time consuming
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Have you gone over a speedbump, taken out that sump plug lost your oil and killed it?
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.filled it with petrol ::)
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:o
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I rekon he's banged it into something :-[
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I rekon he's banged it into something :-[
Or.... he's banged something into it???
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I rekon he's banged it into something :-[
Or.... he's banged something into it???
Wouldn't put it past him ;D
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I reckon he's thrashed it to within an inch of its life and then some ::)
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I reckon he's thrashed it to within an inch of its life and then some ::)
Goes without saying,
Have you ever been in a car with him driving? ::) :o
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I reckon he's thrashed it to within an inch of its life and then some ::)
Goes without saying,
Have you ever been in a car with him driving? ::) :o
He doesn't hang about!
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I rekon he's banged it into something :-[
Or.... he's banged something into it???
Like Sammy Sledge? ::)
Maybe those rear tyres let go one time too many? I know mine did on the way to work this morning! ;D
Kevin
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got it home at last, time to inspect the damage :'(
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Oh dear. :'(
Kevin
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Bloody Hell, you only typed this at 10.45 this morning and its come back to bite you on the bum already:o
Quote by TB
"You've heard me say before, everyone needs a significant accident"
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Probably been burned up by someone towing a caravan.
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got it home at last, time to inspect the damage :'(
Damage to the engine, or the car? Are you alright?
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I suspect and hope Jamie is okay.
I am wondering if its his mischevious humour....again hope so.
Maybe he is going to post a picture of the damage....aka a towbar fitter :-/
Anyway hope i am right, and if not, hope all is well.
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running two cars is like having two women.....costly on the pocket and very time consuming
:y :y
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got it home at last, time to inspect the damage :'(
WHat happened there :-?
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I suspect and hope Jamie is okay.
I am wondering if its his mischevious humour....again hope so.
Maybe he is going to post a picture of the damage....aka a towbar fitter :-/
Anyway hope i am right, and if not, hope all is well.
:o :-X
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He's keeping us guessing well though :-?
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i'll take a look on my way home tonight! ;)
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Maybe he just had enough of it? :o
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PUT US OUT OF OUR MISERY....please
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Was Mrs TB driving it at the time :-/
Only way i can think of it been dented a tad ::)
Opppss sorry mrs TB ........im sure your a good driver :y
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the end?[/quote]
Of not being able to get away at the weekend. Congratulations on your purchase of a caravan. Which site are you going to first? :y
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Was Mrs TB driving it at the time :-/
Only way i can think of it been dented a tad ::)
Opppss sorry mrs TB ........im sure your a good driver :y
No. Mrs TB was my knight in shining armour, came out and towed me home (always a tow pole in back of tractor, even though I said to tunnie thursday night I may take it out :-X)
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come on then whats the damage bud ::) ::)
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Bloody Hell, you only typed this at 10.45 this morning and its come back to bite you on the bum already:o
Quote by TB
"You've heard me say before, everyone needs a significant accident"
I've had my (several) significant accidents many years ago. I try to refrain now....
It wasn't an 'accident' in the normal sense. Yes, the car hit something it shouldn't have - the road...
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Was it the extended sump plug then?
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I am in on the secret following a few texts yesterday......
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Have you gone over a speedbump, taken out that sump plug lost your oil and killed it?
2.5 out of 4 - half point only as it wasn't a speed bump, but a bump taken at speed ::)
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I am in on the secret following a few texts yesterday......
Again, thanks for info Mark :y
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Ohhh dear, is it fatal?
I will have to rely on 4th hand info as we are off to Keswick for a week today :)
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Does this mean that there will be an AR35 available shortly???? :D
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Does this mean that there will be an AR35 available shortly???? :D
Nope ;)
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did you launch it off a humpbacked bridge. ::)
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did you launch it off a humpbacked bridge. ::)
Nope, a straight bit of road, just approaching a corner....
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The suspense, the suspense!!!!
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The suspense, the suspense!!!!
Surely you mean "The suspension, the Suspension"
Max
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The suspense, the suspense!!!!
Surely you mean "The suspension, the Suspension"
Max
;D ;D
By the way Jaime, at this rate we will be celebrating the 2nd birthday of the forum before we are fully availed of your incident. ;)
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Apologies for lack of info - first 2 posts were done from mobile, so short and sweet.
Jimbob pretty much hit the nail on the head on the first page.
For those following the tractor saga will know that in an effort to to stop stripping sump plugs on this stupid bmw monkey metal engine, I fitted a 'quick drain' plug to it. M_DTM helicoiled it to fit. It hung slightly lower than anything else.
Nipped out to dealer yesterday morning, during an early lunchbreak. So many knobheads driving at stupidly low speeds made me late, so I decided to come back the back way, round the country lanes.
It was going well, until I hit a bump a tad quick, and having a boat anchor for an engine meant that the front came down a bit hard. This ripped the sump plug out.
I knew exactly what had happened (the noise of the sump plug rattling down under the chassis, and the black cloud in the mirror), so pulled it up quick (in a gravel layby as well :y) and got it switched off before the oil light could come on. Looked for sump plug, couldn't find it.
Got Mrs TheBoy to tow me home, but had to leave on road (drive has a slope, no way could we push it up).
Not wanting it left on the road, I put a spark plug in the sump, put some oil in, and moved it under its own steam on to drive.
Went to Pug dealer to get some suitable sump plugs, which I fitted earlier today. Put yet another 6.5l of oil, and started her up. The tractor breaths again.
I shall take out for a spin tomorrow.
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Just think of it as an early oil flush/drain/change :y :D
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Just think of it as an early oil flush/drain/change :y :D
And no need to dispose of the old oil :y
Kevin
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I feel for the bikers :o
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Yep, he's always saying how we should change the oil every 500yds ;)
Bad luck pal! :y
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good, nothing serious happen.. :)
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VERY lucky escape
i was expecting "drove round a corner too quick and car left the road"!
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Glad it wasnt smacked.......and it ended up ok :y
I was suprised actually.......now that ive got mud flaps fitted (vx ones)....how easy it is to ground those over bumpy country lanes when your moving a bit.......there has to be about 6in clearance from the road.....thats a lot of movement in the suspension :o
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how easy it is to ground those over bumpy country lanes
You want to try a Morris Ital with mud flaps then! I ended up with barely any rubber extending under the body and they'd still rub during "normal" cornering.
Mind you, it did have the most appauling suspension I have ever come across. ;D
Kevin
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how easy it is to ground those over bumpy country lanes
You want to try a Morris Ital with mud flaps then! I ended up with barely any rubber extending under the body and they'd still rub during "normal" cornering.
Mind you, it did have the most appauling suspension I have ever come across. ;D
Kevin
I had an Ital van for work. What a heap. Even on flat ground, throw it in to a bend, the mudflaps would rub on ground...
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i dont ever again want to try a morris ital.....with or without mud flaps! the memories just wont go away. ive tried counselling and everything! ;D ;D ;D
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I had an Ital van for work. What a heap. Even on flat ground, throw it in to a bend, the mudflaps would rub on ground...
A truly nasty car - but it was free and I was glad of it when I was a student bum. Didn't go too bad really. 1.7 O series engine proved to be pretty much indestructible. Leaked oil like bu66ery (all over the exhaust, which meant it was a bit stinky and threw up a bit of a smoke screen until it all got hot enough to burn off properly). Gearbox whined something chronic in 2nd but was also indestructible.
Bodywork had incredible powers of self-destruction and was welded up and sprayed from an aerosol on a regular basis. 8-)
If you got too enthusiastic with the 78 BHP you'd better hope the road was straight, cos if you over cooked it straight was the only option. :o
Still, put about 50k on it with surprisingly little hassle.
Kevin
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i dont ever again want to try a morris ital.....with or without mud flaps! the memories just wont go away. ive tried counselling and everything! ;D ;D ;D
Funnily enough, I was in your patch when I had it. Used to live in Elmstead Market.
I do wonder what they'd be like to drive today, in comparison to my current cars. As long as I could dump it by the side of the road and walk home when I'd had enough. I wonder how far I'd get?
Kevin
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how easy it is to ground those over bumpy country lanes
You want to try a Morris Ital with mud flaps then! I ended up with barely any rubber extending under the body and they'd still rub during "normal" cornering.
Mind you, it did have the most appauling suspension I have ever come across. ;D
Kevin
I nearly bought one - needed a banger but it was too much for a rust heap
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i dont ever again want to try a morris ital.....with or without mud flaps! the memories just wont go away. ive tried counselling and everything! ;D ;D ;D
It bet it was better than an Escort Abysmal ((c) Top Gear)
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i dont ever again want to try a morris ital.....with or without mud flaps! the memories just wont go away. ive tried counselling and everything! ;D ;D ;D
Funnily enough, I was in your patch when I had it. Used to live in Elmstead Market.
I do wonder what they'd be like to drive today, in comparison to my current cars. As long as I could dump it by the side of the road and walk home when I'd had enough. I wonder how far I'd get?
Kevin
IT is basically a LWB Minor - I rode in one once - IT WAS DIRE!
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IT is basically a LWB Minor
Yep. Hence the annual job of changing the front lower trunnions.
Another BL "management says we've got to use x,y&z from the parts bin" design.
Kevin
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i dont ever again want to try a morris ital.....with or without mud flaps! the memories just wont go away. ive tried counselling and everything! ;D ;D ;D
It bet it was better than an Escort Abysmal ((c) Top Gear)
Now Escorts of the era (ie MkII) weren't too bad, and much better than the shite BL were churning out at the time (before they got in to bed with Honda)
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when i was 16/17 i was passenger in a works Ital pick up iirc
we were doing 70ish we hit a dip in the road went airborne for a second or so landed hard and broke the leaf springs it was like a scene out of the cannonball run. It scared the crap out of me
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Had the Ital diff leave a scrape mark on the road before. Similar scrap mark in my undies as well....
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I had sparks once. ISTR I was nominated driver after a party and the car got loaded to the roof with pished students, including the boot (it was an estate).
Kevin
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Had the Ital diff leave a scrape mark on the road before. Similar scrap mark in my undies as well....
the blokes i used to work with had a competition to see who could make the apprentice's they had at the time scream the loudest or get out of the car shakeing the most
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Had the Ital diff leave a scrape mark on the road before. Similar scrap mark in my undies as well....
the blokes i used to work with had a competition to see who could make the apprentice's they had at the time scream the loudest or get out of the car shakeing the most
Common around our way as well ;D
Also, we used to have races, but only allowed to use 1st and 2nd gear. Strangely, I only ever wrecked one engine, and that was not my fault (they gave me a temporary Ital when mine was in for repair, but had a damaged engine mount). Engine dropped at about 80mph. That was one of those 'oh dear' moments as well...
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LOL, I was reminded of this incident yesterday. Every time I drive past the layby where I managed to stop it, I always have a look at the oil slick, and a little chuckle to myself of the 'fond memories' (Not!) of the incident.
However, this time when I drove past, it looks like the oil slick is barely noticible now. I'm surprised how long it has taken :o
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'fond memories'
Do you still have the same memories of the tractor in general?
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'fond memories'
Do you still have the same memories of the tractor in general?
Both Mrs TB and I miss the tractor :'(
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How about fitting a sumpguard?
I don't suppose anyone ever rallied an Omega but I bet someone has made a sumpguard. I might be interested in one if anyone has ever seen one!
varche
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How about fitting a sumpguard?
I don't suppose anyone ever rallied an Omega but I bet someone has made a sumpguard. I might be interested in one if anyone has ever seen one!
varche
I suspect in this case, the key is probably not to launch the car :-[
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running two cars is like having two women.....costly on the pocket and very time consuming
agreed.. :y
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How about fitting a sumpguard?
I don't suppose anyone ever rallied an Omega but I bet someone has made a sumpguard. I might be interested in one if anyone has ever seen one!
varche
I suspect in this case, the key is probably not to launch the car :-[
that sump plug was just too low, could never last :'(
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How about fitting a sumpguard?
I don't suppose anyone ever rallied an Omega but I bet someone has made a sumpguard. I might be interested in one if anyone has ever seen one!
varche
I suspect in this case, the key is probably not to launch the car :-[
that sump plug was just too low, could never last :'(
It could have lasted, just not with me....
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Found a sumpuard for you but it is in Oz!
http://www.holden.com.au/vehicles/Commodore/Omega/features
see Country spec
Why didn't GM ever sell those cars over in Europe?