Mcdonalds can kill you...
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So... My M5 decided to try and kill me today, not in the traditional loss of traction sense, but in an altogether more amusing, yet sinister fashion.
I picked up a Maccy D's meal yesterday (merits of which I will let you decide, but I like them) stuck the drink in the cupholder for the short drive home, like I have many times before. Only this time, the drink decided on the left hand turn just outside Asda to make it's break for freedom. The coke managed to throw off its paper cup shackles and leapt for the floor... It succeeded...
A bit of paper towel action when I got home, and a promise to do a proper shampoo and cleanup once the weather gets a bit nicer and all was fine, if a little raw in the throat from the new swear words I had discovered earlier in the day.
<scooby doo cut to present day>
Making significant progress down the dual carriageway, on the way home from the parents, at [cough] miles an hour, my arse twitched. That was slightly weird, as it wasn't actually my arse that twitched, but something that twitched my arse.
<cut to ten seconds later>
I am now a foot closer to the steering wheel, and finding it moderatly difficult to carry on driving. The recline motor on the seat had shorted out and decided the best course of action was to slowly, but inexorably, move me as close to the steering wheel as possible. It's a mildly disconcerting feeling to be travelling at 70.1 mph, while the speedo is showing 70. It gave me plenty of time to imagine any sort of possible combination of trapped limbs, no arm leverage and crushed ribcages, before bursting into flames as I careered wildy off the road with my knee trapped between steering column and accelerator.
Looks like I need a new recline motor then, I wonder how much that will cost...
I picked up a Maccy D's meal yesterday (merits of which I will let you decide, but I like them) stuck the drink in the cupholder for the short drive home, like I have many times before. Only this time, the drink decided on the left hand turn just outside Asda to make it's break for freedom. The coke managed to throw off its paper cup shackles and leapt for the floor... It succeeded...
A bit of paper towel action when I got home, and a promise to do a proper shampoo and cleanup once the weather gets a bit nicer and all was fine, if a little raw in the throat from the new swear words I had discovered earlier in the day.
<scooby doo cut to present day>
Making significant progress down the dual carriageway, on the way home from the parents, at [cough] miles an hour, my arse twitched. That was slightly weird, as it wasn't actually my arse that twitched, but something that twitched my arse.
<cut to ten seconds later>
I am now a foot closer to the steering wheel, and finding it moderatly difficult to carry on driving. The recline motor on the seat had shorted out and decided the best course of action was to slowly, but inexorably, move me as close to the steering wheel as possible. It's a mildly disconcerting feeling to be travelling at 70.1 mph, while the speedo is showing 70. It gave me plenty of time to imagine any sort of possible combination of trapped limbs, no arm leverage and crushed ribcages, before bursting into flames as I careered wildy off the road with my knee trapped between steering column and accelerator.
Looks like I need a new recline motor then, I wonder how much that will cost...
M5Tom said:
Made me laugh. A lot.
On a more serious note, I'm surprised that spilt coke just on the carpet would do that.....did it go on the seat itself as well?
A tiny bit on the seat, but almost exclusively on the carpet under the seat. Looking underneath the motors and wiring are all exposed, so not entirely surprising that it buggered up one of them. There was a distinct smell of burning for a minute or so after I had my knees round my ears, so i'm not sure if it is a connector that has shorted, or a control box that has fried rather than the motor itself.On a more serious note, I'm surprised that spilt coke just on the carpet would do that.....did it go on the seat itself as well?
All other motors are working fine, it's just the recline that does nothing at all when I press the knob at the moment.
Luckily the seat rail adjustment is fine, so with a bit of height and lean adjusting, my driving position isn't too bad at all for now, if a little more cantilevered back than the ideal. She is due a service pretty soon, so I'll get it sorted then. I can't imagine it is too tricky a job, as removing the seat is simple enough and all the motors etc... are easily accessible.
I would have a go myself, but electrics are not my strong point, I quite like the fact that my car still starts and I can get all radio channels, give me 5 minutes with a soldering iron and I could fix that...
trooperiziz said:
smack said:
And that is perfect example why my car is not a restaurant!
Neither is mine! I never eat in it, apart from the occasional polo, but I do use it to transport various take-aways every so often 
fluffnik said:
If BMW had intended the cup holders to hold cups they'd have made them completely differently...
Top tale.
Top tale.
Mine has successfully managed to release a cup of (McDonald's) coffee from it limp-wristed grip, soaking the parts of me I hold dearest in scolding hot liquid.
It hurt.
Great Pretender said:
fluffnik said:
If BMW had intended the cup holders to hold cups they'd have made them completely differently...
Top tale.
Top tale.
Mine has successfully managed to release a cup of (McDonald's) coffee from it limp-wristed grip, soaking the parts of me I hold dearest in scolding hot liquid.
It hurt.
Sadly they don't do them for the front.
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