chrisb Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 Just finished the 1st set of minor winter upgrades - all front end work, tidying up the car etc, new wings etc. Decide to take the car for a minor blat yesterday (I left in sunshine and returned in a blizzard!) Pulled into petrol station. Car in front pulls forward, and tries to leave through a little gap. Decides they can't get through. So reverses looking over his left shoulder. I'm sat there on the horn and lights, trying to re-start car and get it into reverse as fast as possible, but then comes the invevetable "bang / Crack" New nose required, and the new powder coatings all scratched. At least he couldn't deny doing it...... *mad* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynne Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 oops - and the morale of this story 🙆🏻 PENNILESS WIFE (HUBBY GOT ALL THE MONEY TIED UP IN THE CAR) AKA HM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry21p Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 same happened to me last year - 800 pound repair as well. Bugger was uninsured and vanished too.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 Mmm, my nose was crunched twice in the first year - but it's unpainted grp, so isn't such a big-deal. Have you uprated your klaxon (phew! mustn't give pd a look-in ) - there's a decent set, that are easy to fit, available from Halfrauds for about £15 IIRC. Much, much louder and more manly.... Project Scope-Creep is underway... Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻™ Alcester-Racing-Sevens.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry21p Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 air horn fitted now. is (only just) louder than the engine though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delbert Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 Chris Was that you in Matlock with the ROOF UP..(dark blue ) As an aside snow settles on the windscreen and also on the rear wings and you look a complete prat in a snow storm with the roof in your garage Pedant (noun), one who exhibits one's learning or scholarship ostentatiously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisb Posted February 14, 2005 Author Share Posted February 14, 2005 Was that you in Matlock with the ROOF UP..(dark blue ) Certainly not. For a start mines red, but roof....... Nope, I went out in clear sunshine and no clouds in the sky, I then proceded to get wet, then frozen, then snowed on then crashed into, before arriving at my parents for a nice cup of tea and some therapy with a chainsaw 😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delbert Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 E 'ow we larffed in the snow sitting at traffic lights in Buxton some bloke commented " To$$er" and for once I thought he was near the mark 😬 Pedant (noun), one who exhibits one's learning or scholarship ostentatiously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil.cavanagh Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 hoods? doors? winscreens? you great big raving norfern softies! down sarf we (I) were driving in snow/sleet with aeroscreen only! though i do admit the slush on the m25 was rather chilly when sprayed all over you... ☹️ 😬 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normans_Ghost Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 I left home at 8:45, drove to Manea which is about 8 miles from March (nr Peterborough). Had new tyres fitted and drove home. Got in about 16:15 and have taken an hour to defrost. No what was someone saying about suvern softies? Norman Verona, 1989 BDR 220bhp, Mem No 2166, the full story here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delbert Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 Exacterly, I was out chasing clouds for 250 miles yesterday, no slush just real snow and closed roads Pedant (noun), one who exhibits one's learning or scholarship ostentatiously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil.cavanagh Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 "no slush just real snow and closed roads" look guys, if you need to borrow some tarmac abd stuff to keep your roads open i'm sure we can find some southern excess supplis for you... 😬 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delbert Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 you takin the p1$$ outa mi spellin Pedant (noun), one who exhibits one's learning or scholarship ostentatiously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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