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[Lazydocker]

Today has been one of those days

Tried to get the Estate inspected and certified... The guy asked me to go this afternoon (well, he actually wanted me to go at 6pm but I said I'd go earlier in the afternoon). Arrived to be told it would be at least 3 hours

So I popped over to Neo Brothers (as they were only 12 miles or so away) because I was planning to try out the Neuton NT5000 that are raved about by the Saab drivers. After I'd spoken to them this morning to check they had the tyres I wanted in stock I arrived and it took them over an hour to realise they didn't have any in stock, having removed at least one of my tyres from the rim. They then proceeded to try and convince me to have a smaller size To top it off, when they refitted my old tyres at least one of them is out of balance and giving a frustrating vibration

Bunch of rather halfwits!

Rant over!

On the plus side the Elite passed the inspection and will soon be on the register But even that wasn't easy... Discussion over the Vaporiser location and the spacing of the pipe clips. I ended up sticking COP 11 under his nose and pointed out that it was perfectly acceptable as the exhaust was shielded and the clips were closer than 600mm apart

Good price though...

[Lazydocker]

Oh... And to top it off I rang my insurance company (as a courtesy) and got hold of someone in Delhi who didn't understand that I couldn't notify the DVLA at that time of day and it takes a few days anyway

[Ken T]

I hope you provided test evidence that the shielding was effective enough and that the ambient temperature at the shielded section  did not rise above the LPG ignition temperature.

Or would he know the difference ?.

Its a bit sad when you have to tell the "inspector" his job 


Congrats on the pass, and welcome ( again ! ) to half price fuel 


Ken

[Lazydocker]

I hope you provided test evidence that the shielding was effective enough and that the ambient temperature at the shielded section  did not rise above the LPG ignition temperature.

Or would he know the difference ?.

Its a bit sad when you have to tell the "inspector" his job 


Congrats on the pass, and welcome ( again ! ) to half price fuel 


Ken

Of course I did

He did admit that there isn't really anywhere else to mount it

Oh... And commented that it was a very tidy job

I had a peek under the bonnet of a Subaru they were working on and I hope it was nowhere near finished as it wasn't to a standard I would accept... Although they were just leaving to calibrate it when I left

[Ken T]

Mind you, considering the people who did your install 

ken

[albitz]

Bodgitt,leggit & scarper.

[Lazydocker]

Bodgitt,leggit & scarper.

You forgot Breakitt

[Kevin Wood]

Tried to get the Estate inspected and certified...

Hmm... Give that one a miss then.  Think I'll try my local guy.

Kevin

[Lazydocker]

Tried to get the Estate inspected and certified...

Hmm... Give that one a miss then.  Think I'll try my local guy.

Kevin

TBH, once we'd had a little "discussion" regarding COP 11 and the fact that the Vaporiser and pipework is close to a shielded exhaust component and that passes he was good as gold... Had a quick look at the ECU on ACSynchro and gave me a couple of pointers, although he did say that the map was pretty much spot on and would leave his place like that, and generally had a laugh

He also offered to supply any small parts if we have trouble getting hold of Teilo

That said, if the local guy is reasonably priced it's probably not worth you trekking into the depths of Barnet I just needed it done ASAP as my insurance company were being a little awkward and I need to take the car into the centre of London on Saturday

[Ken T]

Now we have to watch here, there are quite a few companies associated with the name, which one did you use ?  :

BODGED PUBLICATIONS LIMITED       
06752029                   BODGE IT LIMITED       
 06715009             D       BODGE IT RACING LIMITED       Dissolved
06328844             D       BODGE 'N' RUN LTD       Dissolved
00176283                   BODGERS OF ILFORD LIMITED       
01485968                   BODGET & SCARPER (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED       
05546374             R       BODGETT LIMITED       
05596736             R       BODGETT 2 LIMITED       
05428908             D       BODGINI LIMITED       Dissolved
01968726             L       BODGIT AND CREEPAWAY LIMITED       in Liquidation
06698631             D       BODGITANDLEGIT LIMITED       Dissolved
07453794                   BODGIT AND LEGIT LIMITED       
04198177                   BODGIT & SCARPER LIMITED       
02668925                   BODGIT AND SCARPER ENTERPRISES LIMITED       
06337492             D       BODGIT AND SCARPER PROJECTS LTD
      

I remember an ad in Bradford for builders  " You have tried the Cowboys, now try the Indians " 

Ken