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[aaronjb]

Parked it on a grass verge to let a middle aged woman and her 10y/o son use it as a refuge after she'd stuck her Citroen C1 econobox into a ditch (apparently doing a nice 720 in the process) on 'black ice' (otherwise known as a slippy corner that everyone was taking far too fast, including the MINI who nearly arrived at the scene of the accident) while me and a couple of lads in a Defender pulled another fellas car out of the same ditch (complete with his 3y/o daughter in it) where he'd ended up after avoiding her, then (literally) picked her car up by hand between us and lifted it off the telegraph pole guy wire and road sign she'd parked it on..

Credit to the lads in the Defender, they couldn't have been much more than 20 and they stopped to help two total strangers.

You're brave!!    Remember the woman a couple of weeks back who did this, only to have them complain of neck pain when the fire brigade turned up, so they cut her roof off!!

Oh yeah - I remember reading that and thinking "I wouldn't let anyone sit in my car after reading that!" .. that thought clearly disappeared when I saw her and her young son, both white as a sheet, standing on the same verge they'd come flying over as people went storming past on the road (one or two nearly joining them in the ditch)..

[Marie]

picked mine up from the garage this morning, and marvelled at how quiet it is now with an exhaust that doesn't resemble a tea bag 

Car now under cover.... which is now under snow.

Claire

  cant wait to see her and you guys tomorrow 

[twiglet]

Parked it on a grass verge to let a middle aged woman and her 10y/o son use it as a refuge after she'd stuck her Citroen C1 econobox into a ditch (apparently doing a nice 720 in the process) on 'black ice' (otherwise known as a slippy corner that everyone was taking far too fast, including the MINI who nearly arrived at the scene of the accident) while me and a couple of lads in a Defender pulled another fellas car out of the same ditch (complete with his 3y/o daughter in it) where he'd ended up after avoiding her, then (literally) picked her car up by hand between us and lifted it off the telegraph pole guy wire and road sign she'd parked it on..

Credit to the lads in the Defender, they couldn't have been much more than 20 and they stopped to help two total strangers.

You're brave!!    Remember the woman a couple of weeks back who did this, only to have them complain of neck pain when the fire brigade turned up, so they cut her roof off!!

Oh yeah - I remember reading that and thinking "I wouldn't let anyone sit in my car after reading that!" .. that thought clearly disappeared when I saw her and her young son, both white as a sheet, standing on the same verge they'd come flying over as people went storming past on the road (one or two nearly joining them in the ditch)..

Don't get me wrong mate, I'm sure I (and most decent people) would do exactly the same in your position.   

It's just scary to think that a roof chop could be the end result! 

[twiglet]

picked mine up from the garage this morning, and marvelled at how quiet it is now with an exhaust that doesn't resemble a tea bag 

Car now under cover.... which is now under snow.

Claire

  cant wait to see her and you guys tomorrow 

Looking forward to seeing what you do with the new car Marie. 

[TheBoy]

And all because someone thought they could get a whiplash claim, so moan about their neck.

IME, my back didn't hurt until the next day...

[twiglet]

And all because someone thought they could get a whiplash claim, so moan about their neck.

IME, my back didn't hurt until the next day...

You hit the nail on the head TB!  You do a stranger a favour, and that's how they repay you...

It's a sad world we live in! 

[Guinney1971]

picked mine up from the garage this morning, and marvelled at how quiet it is now with an exhaust that doesn't resemble a tea bag 

Car now under cover.... which is now under snow.

Claire

  cant wait to see her and you guys tomorrow 

Looking forward to seeing what you do with the new car Marie. 

same here, I'm so glad that Morticia is gonna go to a good and competent home 

Claire

[Marie]

picked mine up from the garage this morning, and marvelled at how quiet it is now with an exhaust that doesn't resemble a tea bag 

Car now under cover.... which is now under snow.

Claire

  cant wait to see her and you guys tomorrow 

Looking forward to seeing what you do with the new car Marie. 

well she defo would suit a plain grill always liked them but just couldnt fit one to my motor.

not sure what to do with her as yet once i have had my sticky mits over her im sure ill know what i want to do with her. shes defo going to be our main family car and mine is going to be my work horse to travel to and from work. Morticia will be used rarely for nipping around and jases business. 

[albitz]

And all because someone thought they could get a whiplash claim, so moan about their neck.

IME, my back didn't hurt until the next day...

When swmbo and I got whiplash after being hit up the rear we both had sore necks within about half an hour.

[cem_devecioglu]

clit : manifold had a leak.. all gaskets under/around changed
 
omega: after the "special" egr setup no disturbing idle problems so far..  so now I'm sure its opening at idle although it doesnt give any EML light.. egr is shut obviously..
 

[Guinney1971]

So what have you done to your car today?

Sold it !   

Gonna miss the old barge, but she's gone to a great home - I'll be sure to check in on OOF in the future to see how she's getting on

Claire

[TheBoy]

Been happy far too much fun with it in the snow

Taken it to Daventry. Twice.

Not "car" related, but recovered my mates bike this afternoon.


At some point in the last hour or 2, I've sprained/pulled my ankle a bit, not sure how, guess I've slipped a bit or something.

[Marie]

So what have you done to your car today?

Sold it !   

Gonna miss the old barge, but she's gone to a great home - I'll be sure to check in on OOF in the future to see how she's getting on

Claire

DOnt worry she will be looked after already starting a list of things that need looking at and doing to her. Wont be for a bit due to weather and work but once i have some time at home i will be sorting her out

[Gaffers]

Cleaned the MAF.  Still got a misfire though 

[Guinney1971]

DOnt worry she will be looked after already starting a list of things that need looking at and doing to her. Wont be for a bit due to weather and work but once i have some time at home i will be sorting her out

so glad you've saved her from my stepson who wanted her for a banger rally round Southern Europe this year