1988smithy
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**** dude that's a catalogue of despairWell... my own fault as much as it hurts to say
Short..medium..longish version... after making it to Budapest, I had 2 cracked front brake pads and some xmas lights on the dash... good timing, replaced 4 front pads in Budapest. Made it to Romania about a month ago... after a lot of snowy mountain tracks using downhill decent I completely lost a rear brake pad... erm didn't have the parts to fix so had the garage put a bolt through the banjo to cut the brake off till I bought new ones, the caliper had self destructederm fast foward a bit and my 4 new calipers, 4 new discs, 8 new pads and a hawkeye tool arrived.. great, lets get it to the garage and have them done.. they couldnt do it that day so went to drive back, its like a 5 min drive on small roads..by now the rear brakes had been shut off presumably by the ABS block, and the front brakes were sorta either off or full on. the one time I didn't bother putting it in low range, going down a small road, didn't see a corner and hit the brakes... front locked and rear kept pushing.... over a concrete "bridge" and thats that.. of course this is all on icy snow... -20 degrees. And erm my guess, slider pins on most of the brakes were seized causing the pads to crack... fukin MOT with no advisors before I bought it 3 months ago...
But yeah.. my own fault
So going to try and get it transported back to the UK, and then find myself another...
Magicgrotto
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Jamiegreen
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A @Weldy chuck that book away OR use it tu wipe yu arse !
All yu need tu remember is !
IF it's mechanical HIT it with a HAMMER If that dunt fix it HIT it with a BIGGER HAMMER !
And if it's a lecy fault get some F00000ker else tu fix it !!
But make sure to hit the lecy fault with the hammer before moving onto something dramatic like letting someone else do it
Weldy
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Sounds like an adventure but Not your fault at all mate!!! You trust mots.. they are there for a reason!!! But if you need to get another one through an mot.. I can get one posted out you!!! And I will get a few advisories out on for safe measure!!Well... my own fault as much as it hurts to say
Short..medium..longish version... after making it to Budapest, I had 2 cracked front brake pads and some xmas lights on the dash... good timing, replaced 4 front pads in Budapest. Made it to Romania about a month ago... after a lot of snowy mountain tracks using downhill decent I completely lost a rear brake pad... erm didn't have the parts to fix so had the garage put a bolt through the banjo to cut the brake off till I bought new ones, the caliper had self destructed
But yeah.. my own fault
So going to try and get it transported back to the UK, and then find myself another...
All joking aside... glad your ok bud
Well... my own fault as much as it hurts to say
Short..medium..longish version... after making it to Budapest, I had 2 cracked front brake pads and some xmas lights on the dash... good timing, replaced 4 front pads in Budapest. Made it to Romania about a month ago... after a lot of snowy mountain tracks using downhill decent I completely lost a rear brake pad... erm didn't have the parts to fix so had the garage put a bolt through the banjo to cut the brake off till I bought new ones, the caliper had self destructed
But yeah.. my own fault
So going to try and get it transported back to the UK, and then find myself another...
good to see ur safe and well
plus good excuse to get a D3 , lol
Weldy
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I will bare that in mind!! As my n/s indicator goes off sometimes and you have to bash it and it comes back on!! But she hasn't got the brute force to do it !! What size hammer would you recommend she keep in her handbag for such occasion?? Baring in mind her hand bag is full to the brim with cake!!!But make sure to hit the lecy fault with the hammer before moving onto something dramatic like letting someone else do it
A @Weldy chuck that book away OR use it tu wipe yu arse !
All yu need tu remember is !
IF it's mechanical HIT it with a HAMMER If that dunt fix it HIT it with a BIGGER HAMMER !
And if it's a lecy fault get some F00000ker else tu fix it !!
Ere, u told me to stand in a bucket of water , plug a 240 volt extension lead in the bucket to prevent my feet from getting cold, THEN to only use my right hand finger because that’s to test DC and left hand for AC
does it mean i’m doing it wrong
Jamiegreen
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Well in all fairness I drove 100km without touching the brakes cause my breakdown cover had expired.. and its a fukin auto
thanks for the offer haha, but an MOT over here, 15 quid tip and its a pass.. similar story with the police
but we're all fine, dogs took a little bit of a smack but no injuries
Magicgrotto
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You will av that knocked out in a day couple of NEW windows & jobs a good un !
couple of NEW windows & jobs a good un !
Jamiegreen
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Not with what I've heard about how hard they are to fix things compared to a D2... and I ain't made of money
Jamiegreen
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Might be better off kicking it a couple times in that case, tell her to use the heels
Not with what I've heard about how hard they are to fix things compared to a D2... and I ain't made of money
ah u woose, live a little and take on a challenge , easy peasy ,
snigger , lol
Weldy
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Would the one I'm giving away fix his.. I couldn't recognise what model it was from the underside .. and I'm too lazy to scroll up and read anything else.. as I will give him the bits and even post them over!!! Ain't I nice ... we stand together.. all for one and one for the roadYou will av that knocked out in a day
Weldy
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Lol... She wears rigger boots mate and I'm frightened she dints me wing!!! Not very coardinates wor lass... she's like "Bambi" on steroids...Might be better off kicking it a couple times in that case, tell her to use the heels
Might be better off kicking it a couple times in that case, tell her to use the heels
heard this works quite well
Jamiegreen
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Appreciate the offer mate but its more fooked than it looks, whole thing is out of shape, boot is out of line about 6 inches, bonnet and front of car is done in, I dont wanna cause myself anymore pain so I'll stop
Found a lovely D2 on autotrader but im here for a couple weeks more so doubt it'll still be there... but the world is never short of d2s haha
Weldy
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So is this one mate!! That's why I'm giving it away lol .. do you want it back to the uk?? As I will start a go fund me page!!! It will pay for all us on the forum to come over on an all expenses paid trip to see it and evaluate how to get it home for you.. I don't mind, it's no troubleAppreciate the offer mate but its more fooked than it looks, whole thing is out of shape, boot is out of line about 6 inches, bonnet and front of car is done in, I dont wanna cause myself anymore pain so I'll stop
Jamiegreen
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Just checked yours out, thats nice of you mate! I deffo want to get it back to the UK, too many upgrades on there to scrap it... fuk it, if I have to I'll strap 2 floodlghts to the front of it where the lights used to be haha
Yeah that sounds a good idea, if you really make a lot of money, you might even get to stay somewhere where the toilet is inside the house haha
Weldy
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Toilet inside!! Feking hell!! One up from a premier in then!!! tell you what!! I will keep the doner vehicle.. it's in good nick. Good engine pitty it's one those tractor engine diesely things... so if you find a cheapo with a buggered engine gearbox or out else !! You have free parts to fix it and get yourself on the road again!!!
