Thanks to various people for helping me move the car!

Thanks to various people for helping me move the car!

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LukeBird

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17,170 posts

224 months

Friday 8th January 2010
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Just a generic thanks to the people who helped me get the car unstuck (3 times today!) around Gosport today.
Obviously a slim chance they're PHers, but a big thanks for helping me out!
One guy chuckled at me and said "I used to have one of those, but they're crap in the snow. So I bought an Integrale..." biggrin

There are some genuinely nice and helpful people out there still! thumbup

MarkwG

5,579 posts

204 months

Friday 8th January 2010
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Hey Luke, there's one for sale near me, if you fancy a swap? I'm over at Badger-world next week, I wonder if I'll get back up the hill...

LukeBird

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Saturday 9th January 2010
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MarkwG said:
Hey Luke, there's one for sale near me, if you fancy a swap? I'm over at Badger-world next week, I wonder if I'll get back up the hill...
Bit early for that, only picked this one up on the 23rd December! wink
What have you been commuting in? The MX-5 has been stupidly sideways on the way to work... an LSD certainly makes roundabouts fun though... even if the sliding is unplanned!

MarkwG

5,579 posts

204 months

Saturday 9th January 2010
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We've dodged most of it, so far - the line seems to be around Picket Post. Just enough white to build a snow-guinea pig, sadly. Over Xmas & New Year the 5 did the family tour of England, so it's coated in a thick layer of sludge & ice, so last week the 3 took the load, rather than snap the door handles breaking in. Next week I'm hoping to car share with a Cherokee driver, just in case...I hear some ended up sleeping in cupboards at Fareham eek

LukeBird

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Saturday 9th January 2010
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I'm fully expecting if the predicted weather comes, that I'll get stuck at Swanwick!
A friend of mine had to abandon his MX-5 by the Security gate the other day as he couldn't drive out...! frown

My car is hideously filthy as well!!!

MarkwG

5,579 posts

204 months

Saturday 9th January 2010
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LukeBird said:
I'm fully expecting if the predicted weather comes, that I'll get stuck at Swanwick!
A friend of mine had to abandon his MX-5 by the Security gate the other day as he couldn't drive out...! frownMy car is hideously filthy as well!!!
not good, all that salt frown : I can hear the tin worms munching away from here! Just checked your fleet, good choice, welcome to the Right Wheel Drive club wink

LukeBird

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Saturday 9th January 2010
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Thanks! driving

And yes, the first moment I can (i.e. not freezing!) I'll give the car it's first clean in my ownership! smile A good one as well... I don't want the salt nesting in it!!

Syndrome

892 posts

189 months

Sunday 10th January 2010
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The biggest problem with getting an MX5 stuck in snow, is the fact that all the owners seem to have a common genetic problem, which leaves them with chronicly limp wrists. This makes it impossible to get a grip on the car in order to push it out of the snow. hehe Only joking thumbup

Edited by Syndrome on Sunday 10th January 10:53

LukeBird

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Sunday 10th January 2010
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hehe

Barsteward! wink

T5SOR

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240 months

Sunday 10th January 2010
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I got my MX5 stuck on the M27 on Tuesday trying to get up the hill past Fareham. After sitting on the hard shoulder for 7 hours and waiting for a tow from the AA I got home at 1:30AM. Car is now in the garage and I'm using my gf's Astra.

MX5's and snow just don't go.

LukeBird

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Sunday 10th January 2010
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Bugger!
Fortunately haven't had mine really stuck anywhere! Fingers crossed...!

minimatt1967

17,285 posts

221 months

Sunday 10th January 2010
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LukeBird said:
Bugger!
Interesting choice of phrase...


wink

LukeBird

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Sunday 10th January 2010
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I'm not bothered Matt... wink
Mine's the GHD Special Edition dontcha know?! hehe