ProcrastinatorFraser
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About 3 months ago i thought of something that happened while i was on a trip to get my 1977 series III back for restoration.
It was a rush decision, very much a bargain for a complete series 3 at 750€.
So we rented a trailer to go get it. We had problems with it from the very start, where some lights weren't working properly. We eventually got it sorted and set off on the 1 1/2 hr trip down to near Nantes!
We got there fine. we loaded up the car and set off. It was evening at this point.
Once it became night time, we were rolling down the motorway, and suddenly we lost all trailer lights.
So we had about a 4 ton load, rolling almost unlit down the motorway. Brilliant.
Once we pulled over, we then noticed that what had happened, was the bloody trailer we rented had an adapted unit so it would fit on to regular trailer power hitches.
But when we hooked it up initially, the adapter was actually broken, so it pushed back all the power connectors on the disco's hitch. So, we were sat there for about 20 minutes faffing around with the bloody thing until we finally got most of the lights working again.
And from then, we still had about 45 mins trip back home. Thankfully the lights kept working until we got home.
And for those who think it was a problem with the disco's hitch from the very beginning, we rented a trailer from a different company a while a go to get my 90, and there were absolutely no problems with that one.
Did the company not bother to check the trailer over before they lent it again?
It was a rush decision, very much a bargain for a complete series 3 at 750€.
So we rented a trailer to go get it. We had problems with it from the very start, where some lights weren't working properly. We eventually got it sorted and set off on the 1 1/2 hr trip down to near Nantes!
We got there fine. we loaded up the car and set off. It was evening at this point.
Once it became night time, we were rolling down the motorway, and suddenly we lost all trailer lights.
So we had about a 4 ton load, rolling almost unlit down the motorway. Brilliant.
Once we pulled over, we then noticed that what had happened, was the bloody trailer we rented had an adapted unit so it would fit on to regular trailer power hitches.
But when we hooked it up initially, the adapter was actually broken, so it pushed back all the power connectors on the disco's hitch. So, we were sat there for about 20 minutes faffing around with the bloody thing until we finally got most of the lights working again.
And from then, we still had about 45 mins trip back home. Thankfully the lights kept working until we got home.
And for those who think it was a problem with the disco's hitch from the very beginning, we rented a trailer from a different company a while a go to get my 90, and there were absolutely no problems with that one.
Did the company not bother to check the trailer over before they lent it again?
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